The Sixth Prince carried a small schoolbag to and from school every day, and had horse riding, archery, and wrestling classes in the afternoon, so he didn't find going to school that scary anymore.

And so it came to April, the first birthday of the twin princesses.

Kangxi prepared to hold a banquet in the Cining Palace. Firstly, there had not been a banquet in the palace for a long time. Secondly, the twins' safe arrival of one year old was worth celebrating. Thirdly, the Empress Dowager was not in good health, and he wanted to take advantage of the excitement to make her happy.

The twins' order of seniority is the fifth princess and the sixth princess. The fourth princess before her is the daughter of Concubine Yi's elder sister, Noble Lady Guo Luoluo.

The fourth princess is already six years old. She looks like her father and is obviously a beauty.

She acted like a big sister, holding the twins' hands and walking step by step to the Empress Dowager. She also gave the twins some snacks and played with them.

Concubine Yi raised the four princesses. Seeing the children playing together, she chatted with Shen Jiang: "Girls are less troublesome than boys."

Shen Jiang agreed: "That's right!"

The Sixth Prince was very dissatisfied when he heard this. He climbed onto the kang and clung to Shen Jiang like a piece of candy, protesting, "Ernie, what's wrong with me? What's wrong with me?"

Shen Jiang's back ached from the noise, and he said, "You're not at ease now, get down here!"

The Empress Dowager laughed and waved to the Sixth Prince: "Sixth Prince, come here, come to me!"

The Sixth Prince ran to the Empress Dowager, looked up at her and said, "Mother Wuku, my mother dislikes me now that she has a sister."

The Queen Mother looked at his big, twinkling eyes, her heart melted, she hugged him and said, "No, no, your father loves you, and Mother Wuku loves you too!"

Shen Jiang didn't know who the Sixth Prince inherited his personality from. He would strike when the time is right and would shine if given a little sunshine.

There was a great deal of joy in the Cining Palace, and soon Kangxi came with Tong Jia.

Since the death of the little princess of Tong Jia last year, her health has been getting worse and worse, and she is always lazy and unwilling to go out. This time, she rarely came out for the banquet in Cining Palace.

Everyone greeted each other, and Tong Jia's eyes fell on the twins.

The two princesses are playing jigsaw puzzles. They are wearing cheongsams of the same color and style. They have exactly the same smile and expression, which is really eye-catching.

The Fourth Prince walked up to the twins unnoticeably, bowed to them, and blocked Tong Jia's gaze.

Tong Jia's eyes dimmed, and Su Malagu said quickly: "The emperor is here, it's time to take your seat."

Kangxi nodded, and saw the Sixth Prince rushing up to him. A smile appeared on Kangxi's face naturally, and he picked up the Sixth Prince as usual.

The Sixth Prince stood still and said like a little adult: "I'm grown up now. I don't need to be hugged. If you want to hug me, just hug my sisters!"

As soon as Kangxi saw the Sixth Prince, he was in a particularly good mood and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go and hug my sister."

He held the twins in each hand, and they shouted happily, "Ama, Ama."

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "The first thing these two children learned to call was Ama. As their mother, I am really sad."

Concubine Hui smiled and said, "They know that the emperor loves them, so they naturally call him Ama first. When the eighth prince was young, he first called him 'E'E'. If you didn't know him, you would think he was reciting a poem!"

Everyone laughed at what she said, except Tong Jia, who didn't smile and just twitched the corners of her mouth slightly.

She didn't want to get involved in the topic of children, it just added to the sentimental memories.

Seeing her like that, Concubine Hui snorted coldly and muttered quietly, "What are you talking about? You're acting like everyone has lost a child. Didn't I lose my previous child too? Or I raised him outside the palace. Concubine Rong gave birth to six children, but only two survived. Is that true? She's just born into a noble family, so pretentious!"

Concubine Rong pursed her lips and lowered her eyelids, pretending not to hear.

Shen Jiang looked at Concubine Hui in surprise. Didn't I say that the barrier is something worth showing off? Besides, today is the twins' first birthday party after all, why are you saying such unlucky words here?

Even Concubine Yi couldn't stand listening to this and glared at her: "Say less! If the emperor hears it later, we will all be punished for it!"

Concubine Hui snorted again, sat up straight and waited for the food to be served.

After dinner, the ceremony of "Zhuazhou" was held as usual. Concubine Hui was very yin again and said, "Concubine De is still very lucky. The Fourth Prince's first birthday banquet was held in the Cining Palace, and they also held "Zhuazhou". This year it is the turn of the Fifth and Sixth Princesses. How can other concubines have such a blessing!"

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "If Sister Huifei is envious, then take the opportunity to have another child and raise him under the lap of the Grand Empress Dowager. Then we can also hold a one-year-old birthday celebration in the Cining Palace and do the Zhou-Zhua ceremony!"

Concubine Hui's face turned pale with anger. She was not favored by the Emperor and he rarely turned to her. If he could have another child, would she have to make sarcastic remarks here?

I never expected that Concubine De, who usually doesn't say much, could make people so embarrassed when she started to scold them.

Shen Jiang wanted to tease her: "Do you know why you are not favored by the emperor? It's because of your chatterbox!"

I ate so many delicious foods just now but couldn’t shut her mouth!

When the ceremony of grabbing the first month of the lunar calendar began, the fifth princess grabbed a rattle and the sixth princess grabbed a small bow and arrow.

Shen Jiang picked up the fifth princess and said, "The rattle represents worry-free. I hope our little princess will live a worry-free life when she grows up."

Kangxi was inspired and said, "In that case, the fifth princess' name should be Zhuobolakuyierha! Worry-free flower, worry-free flower, my little worry-free flower."

Shen Jiang: “…”

Is it necessary to be so awkward?

Since the name of the fifth princess was decided, the name of the sixth princess was also decided, Bushunda.

One worry-free flower and one lily, pretty good.

After the banquet, Shen Jiang returned to the palace and coaxed the twins to sleep first, then sent the Sixth Prince back to his room. Then, she sat down with the Fourth Prince and talked.

The Fourth Prince was somewhat worried and asked, "Will the Imperial Concubine..."

In his previous life, Ene did not give birth to twins. His first daughter died young, and his second daughter was raised by the Queen Mother. Unfortunately, she died of heatstroke at the age of twenty.

Enie had six children in his life, but in the end only he and his fourteenth brother were left.

There are many variables in this life. The two younger sisters were not raised by the Empress Dowager, and the Imperial Concubine just lost a princess. I wonder if she will adopt the twins.

Shen Jiang touched his head and comforted him, "Don't worry, since I can protect you and your sixth brother, I can naturally protect your two sisters."

The Fourth Prince nodded. Since both mother and son had different experiences, and most of the changes came from Ene, it was obvious that Ene was more capable than he thought, so he really didn't need to worry too much.

Shen Jiang has made up her mind that all the children must grow up by her side and no one can take them away.

In the past, her status was not high enough, but now that she has become a concubine, there is no reason for her to give up the child.

No matter if it was the emperor, the empress dowager or the imperial concubine, whoever tried to take advantage of her, she would teach them a lesson even if it meant breaking the rules!

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