After the birthdays of the imperial concubine and Xiao Si, a few days later, on the third day of May, Yin Reng also celebrated his ninth birthday in Chuxiu Palace.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, all the masters and palaces in the Forbidden City ate the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings. The palaces in Chuxiu Palace began to prepare for the move of Si Age. Qingyan would also bring her with her every day when she came back from the Princess Academy.
Bai Lu went to the Nansan Institute to personally observe the decoration of the Xiaosi courtyard by the palace people.
She has also been thinking about the accidental breakage of the dining table of the fourteenth child, and specifically asked the nannies to pay close attention to the daily situation of the twins recently.
The imperial concubine's act of personally breastfeeding the twins for more than half a month made the wet nurses worried. They were worried that they would not be able to stay in Chuxiu Palace for long before they would be sent back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs by the imperial concubine. Later, when the wet nurses finally
After having the opportunity to breastfeed the twins, they kept hanging high
The heart in their throats was relieved, and they mistakenly thought that the imperial concubine's initial breastfeeding behavior was a slap on them. Therefore, they usually took good care of the twins. Now that they had the imperial concubine's instructions, they wanted to give their eyes to them.
Stick to the twins tightly and never leave for a moment.
After careful observation for less than half a month, Xiao Si Si’s nanny An Shi gradually discovered that there was something really wrong with Si Si Si.
At the beginning of the evening of May 17th, the imperial concubine and Bai Lu, who were wearing aqua blue palace clothes, stood in the inner room, watching Grandma An half squatting down while turning the wooden railing on the cradle bed and lowering it.
The voice spoke softly to them both:
"Mother, this is what I accidentally discovered this morning when I was breastfeeding Brother Fourteen."
"Look, the wooden railings on Thirteenth Brother's side are all good, but the row of wooden railings on Fourteenth Brother's side are obviously a lot looser."
After listening to her words, Qingyan hurriedly reached out and touched the loose wooden railing. She looked at the twins lying side by side in the cradle bed, head to head, sleeping soundly in a "big" shape, and her brows furrowed tightly.
stand up.
Bai Lu, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but said in a low voice with some concern:
"Master, the day before yesterday, a big hole was poked in the sturdy cowhide head of the rattle that Brother Fourteen had kept on the bedside; yesterday, his little brocade quilt was also torn by his feet.
It's broken, and a lot of fluffy white cotton is exposed; the wooden railing is also loose now, do we have to ask Doctor Zhang to come to Chuxiu Palace to see Brother Fourteen?"
Qingyan did not immediately answer Bai Lu's words, but rubbed her fingers and thought for a while, then bent down and took out the little fourteenth who was lying inside through the railing, patted his little body gently, and signaled to Aunt An to take it out.
Xiao Shisan, who was sleeping soundly next to him, was also taken out. He turned his head to Bai Lu and said:
"Lu, you first go outside and find two young eunuchs and ask them to move in the spare cradle bed in the warehouse. Let Xiao Xizi see if this bed can be repaired. Wait until Xiaosi moves it to the South Third House tomorrow afternoon.
Later, let Dr. Zhang come over to take a look at Thirteen and Fourteen. It's a bit late now, so I'm afraid I won't be able to tell anything."
"Hey, okay, slave, I'll go right away."
Upon hearing this, Bai Lu hurriedly leaned over, walked out of the inner room quickly and ran outside to call someone.
After the confidant of the eldest palace maid left, Qingyan lowered her head and looked at Little Fourteen, who was held in her arms and sleeping soundly. She couldn't help but rub her face against her little son's smooth and fleshy face.
He sighed deeply in his heart.
Now she can't figure out what changes have happened to Xiao Shisi's body, and she doesn't understand whether this change is a benefit or a disadvantage to him. It is precisely because the unknown is elusive that she gives up to her mother.
She couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Even in history, one of the two brothers was the iron-hatted king who was praised by Emperor Yongzheng as "the whole man of the universe", and the other was the high-spirited "general king" who was personally conferred by Emperor Kangxi. Compared with these dazzling prospects and abilities,
Said, in fact, she hopes that the two brothers can live in peace and happiness for the rest of their lives, even if they are an idle clan...
The next day, Xiaosi was specially allowed to take a day off by their Khan Ama because they were moving. It happened that Qingyan was also on the college's mid-term break.
It was early in the morning, the air was very fresh, Qingyan and Xiaosi sat together to have breakfast after washing.
At this time, Little Thirteen and Little Fourteen, who were crying loudly, were suddenly carried to the side hall by the nannies in a hurry.
"What's going on?"
When the two brothers saw their mother, they immediately stretched out their short arms and let the imperial concubine hold her in tears.
Qingyan was startled and quickly put down the chopsticks in her hand, stood up from the carved chair, and hugged the two brothers one by one. Then, with Bai Lu protecting her, mother and son sat down on the chair again.
"Little Thirteen, Little Fourteen, what's going on?"
The twins usually like to cry when there is thunder and no rain. Xiao Si has not seen the twins cry like this for a long time. He quickly put the half-peeled tea eggs in his hands on a small white porcelain plate and took the white sweat towel beside him.
I wiped my hands, got up from the chair and ran to my mother and two little brothers. I stretched out my hands to squeeze the twins' little hands and coaxed them. I turned my head in surprise and asked the nannies standing in front of the dinner table.
Thirteen’s nanny, Mrs. Wu, leaned over embarrassedly and spoke first:
"Your Majesty, Fourth Brother, I blame this servant for not being careful. Just when I was about to feed Brother Thirteenth Brother, I discovered that a small white tooth tip suddenly appeared on Brother Thirteenth Brother's jaw. It may be because of his long teeth.
Ya, I cried when I felt unwell, and my crying woke up the 14th elder brother next to me, who also started crying."
"Yes, my dear, after the two little brothers started crying, the two servants saw that they couldn't coax them, so they quickly brought the two little brothers over to you."
Grandma An also added hurriedly with shame on her face.
After listening to what the two of them said, Qingyan reached out and gently pinched Xiao Shisan's chin open. Sure enough, she saw that a tooth as big as a grain of rice had popped out at the position corresponding to his pink lower gums and front teeth.
When the head came up, she then pinched Xiao Shisi's chin open again, and saw that his lower gums were also bulging, obviously he was about to have teeth.
"It's not your fault. It looks like Thirteen's teeth popped out last night."
Qingyan knew that most babies would be irritable, crying, drooling, and some would have a fever when they were about to start teething. After understanding the situation, she no longer panicked. She smiled and patted her little nose with her big eyes, making her cry.
The red twins comforted her softly.
With the comfort of E Niang and Fourth Brother, the two brothers gradually stopped crying, but maybe it was because they really felt uncomfortable because of the teething, and their spirits were obviously not as good as before, and they were all wilting and furry.
The little head rested on the mother's arms.
Qingyan no longer had the appetite for breakfast, so she asked Xiaosi to finish his tea eggs and milk obediently, and then the mother and son moved to the hall.
After a while, at the fourth quarter of the morning, Zhang Tianxi led four young eunuchs who were about the same height and about ten years old across the threshold and walked in.
"Master, these four people are all carefully selected by the servants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are from clean family backgrounds and are smart. You can follow them to take care of the fourth elder brother in Nansansuo."
After listening to Zhang Tianxi's words, Xiao Si realized that these four people were the eunuchs his mother had prepared for him to use as his confidants in the future.
As soon as Zhang Tianxi finished speaking, the four young eunuchs all bowed to the imperial concubine. Seeing that the fourth elder brother had turned his attention to them, they hurriedly and standardly leaned over to the concubine.
When the twins saw a stranger walking in, they seemed to be interested. They both lay in E Niang's arms and turned their little heads to look back. Qingyan changed the two brothers' positions so that they could see the little eunuchs head-on.
Then he turned to his eldest son sitting next to him and said:
"Xiao Si, all four of them look good. You can choose the one you like the most to be your personal eunuch."
Hearing the words of the imperial concubine, the four young eunuchs couldn't help but feel nervous. After all, becoming the fourth elder brother's personal eunuch means that they can become the steward eunuchs next to the fourth elder brother in the future! They all look forward to being selected by the fourth elder brother.
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Xiaosi stood up from the chair, walked a few steps in front of the four young eunuchs, and looked at the beginning and end. When his eyes turned to the last person, he saw that although this person was shorter than the three in front, he was still
But his back was very straight, and he looked very ambitious. He couldn't help but become interested, and asked:
"What's your name?"
The little eunuch is the youngest of the four. He is only eight years old this year. He never thought that the fourth elder brother would ask him first, so he hurriedly leaned down and said respectfully:
"Returning to Fourth Brother, the slave's surname is Su. People in the village think that a nickname can make a living easily, so they named the slave 'Su Goucheng'. When he entered the palace, the eunuch in charge said that the slave's name was too ungraceful, so he changed the name to 'Sheng'.
The word "Sheng" was changed to the word "Sheng", and the slave was called "Xiao Shengzi". At the end of March in the spring, shortly after the Eight Banners draft ended, the slave entered the palace."
Xiao Si counted the days in his mind and realized that this little eunuch had only been in the palace for less than two months. In such a short period of time, he had caught Zhang Tianxi's eyes and was selected by him from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It proved that he was capable, so he turned to the imperial concubine with a smile and said:
"Mom, I want this little Shengzi to serve me personally."
Zhang Tianxi glanced at the fourth brother and did not expect that this man had such good eyesight. Among the four, he also felt that Xiao Shengzi had the most potential.
Qingyan heard that Xiao Shengzi's surname was "Su" and felt that the name was somewhat familiar. She was trying to recall it in her mind when she heard Xiaosi say again:
"Xiao Shengzi, please change your name to 'Su Peisheng' from now on. This 'Gou Sheng' doesn't sound good either."
When Xiao Shengzi heard this, he leaned over in surprise and said loudly: "Slave Su Peisheng, thank you Fourth Brother for the name!"
The remaining three young eunuchs standing nearby also understood that Brother Si had chosen his personal eunuch, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
After Qingyan heard the three words "Su Peisheng", her long-lasting memory was instantly opened up. She hugged the two brothers and her eyes widened in surprise. She didn't expect that this little boy who now looked only a head taller than Xiao Si
The eunuch turned out to be the most capable and capable eunuch supervisor around Emperor Yongzheng in history. After knowing the fame of this little eunuch in later generations, he smiled and nodded in agreement.
In the afternoon, Qingyan put the twins in a double-decker stroller and pushed them to Nansan House. Watching Xiaosi move, they had something to share their attention with. The two brothers were in much better spirits, but they never expected to wait until
In the evening, not long after the mother and son returned to Chuxiu Palace, Qingyan had just finished taking a bath when Aunt An came to her in a panic and said:
"My dear, my dear, it's not good. Brother Fourteen is feeling hot."