My father is Yongzheng, and I am Qianlong?

Chapter 273 The birth of twins, a boy and a girl, brings great fortune to Hongli!

Seeing her flustered expression, Hongli left with a wicked smile to talk to Li Zhenxia and Cao Lu.

Nianzhu stood still and touched her face.

Upon seeing Hongli leave, a hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.

But she knew why Hongli didn't go any further after attacking her, and why he only hoped that the day when she, the Fourth Prince, would become emperor would come soon!

A person with a wealth of knowledge naturally exudes elegance; moreover, Li Zhenxia and Cao Lu, who grew up in Jiangnan, were already quite good-looking.

Among them, Li Qiyun, who is as delicate as a willow swaying in the wind, and Jin Yuchai, the plump and fair-skinned cousin of the Jin family, are particularly outstanding.

This made Hongli feel less helpless about not being able to have sex with Nianzhu for the time being after seeing these people.

However, Hongli was not a lustful person.

So, despite the presence of so many beautiful women, he still inquired about the serious matter of reviewing the manuscript.

After learning that the women were making considerable progress in reviewing the documents, he went to Princess Gao's courtyard with satisfaction.

Because Princess Gao was pregnant, Hongli would often come to visit her.

But before Hongli even reached Gao's courtyard, he saw Song, the old woman beside Gao, rushing out in a hurry.

"stop!"

Hongli shouted loudly.

Only then did Granny Song notice Hongli, and she quickly knelt down.

"What are you doing, all flustered like a chicken?"

Hongli asked.

"Your Highness, the princess is about to give birth. This servant is going to call the midwife."

"That's what Granny Song replied."

Upon hearing this, Hongli stepped aside and said, "Go ahead."

"Thank you, Fourth Master!"

Granny Song quickly got up and ran off.

In the guest rooms of the Prince's concubines who were about to give birth, there were always experienced midwives available.

Therefore, Granny Song doesn't need to go too far.

Since this wasn't the first time Hongli had encountered a woman who bore him children, he was naturally much more composed than before and not too worried. Only after hurrying to Gao's courtyard did he ask a young maidservant outside, "How is the princess?"

As soon as Hongli finished asking the question, the sound of a baby crying came from inside.

This greatly surprised Hongli, who wondered if Lady Gao was in premature labor.
Therefore, Hongli immediately went into the main room.

"Fourth Master, you can't go in yet!"

But Song, the nanny beside Gao, stopped him.

Hongli had no choice but to step back a few steps and stand still. He knew that some pregnant women would have a sudden labor, especially young pregnant women.

However, he had heard that pregnant women in precipitous labor are prone to perineal tears and massive bleeding due to excessively strong and frequent uterine contractions.

Therefore, Hongli couldn't help but clench his fists and pound his palms, worrying about Lady Gao.

But at that moment, Hongli heard several slapping sounds.

He knew that some newborn babies wouldn't cry because their airways weren't open, so someone would have to turn them upside down and pat them to make them cry, thus opening their airways.

"Didn't you already cry?"

Hongli asked this question.

But at this moment, Song, the nanny beside Madam Gao, came over and said, "Congratulations, Fourth Master! Congratulations, Fourth Master! The Princess has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and both the imperial grandson and granddaughter are safe and sound!"

Hongli nodded after hearing this: "Where is the princess?"

"Gege is fine, just very tired."

"That's what Granny Song replied."

Hongli was relieved to hear this: "That's good!"

At the same time, Hongli did not stop walking and had already arrived at Gao's side, and he exempted Gao from the formalities.

Lady Gao, looking tired and listless, said, "This servant has caused Fourth Master worry."

"It's good that everyone is safe and sound."

Hongli smiled and said something, then looked at the two babies that the nannies were holding in front of him.

Suddenly, Hongli's gaze softened as he looked at the two infants before him.

"They're twins! Xiao Gao, you've given me a wonderful gift!" "I'm sure Father, Mother, and Mother are very happy too."

Hongli smiled and began to speak, instructing Li Yu to immediately send someone to the palace to inform them.

In private, he usually refers to Princess Gao as Xiao Gao.

Now, Hongli also addressed her in the same way, and then looked at Gao Shi with tender affection, couldn't help but smile, and took the initiative to reach out and stroke Gao Shi's wet black hair.

After Gao smiled sweetly, she closed her eyes, but Hongli did not let her sleep. He only let her listen to him talk.

Emperor Hongli was not only delighted that Lady Gao had given birth to twins, adding a son to his family and a daughter to his already complete family, but he was also overjoyed that Lady Gao in this life did not remain childless like some in history.

The reason might be that his scientific reproduction in this life has indeed made it easier for women to conceive, given that he was already prone to having children.

Not long after, Emperor Yongzheng also learned that Lady Gao had given birth to twins.

This naturally delighted Emperor Yongzheng, who said to Su Peisheng, "Very good, give the order to reward him according to custom!"

Then, Yongzheng couldn't help but say to his thirteenth son, who happened to be in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, "This Hongli is truly blessed by Heaven. He has had a son and a daughter so quickly. He is truly a man who has many children and many blessings."

"This shows that the Qing Dynasty also had many children and many blessings."

The thirteenth brother chuckled and replied, then muttered to himself, "Now we can have some good wine to drink again."

"You're not feeling well, so you should drink less."

Yongzheng said something.

The thirteenth prince said, "Good!"

Yongzheng then had Gao Bin's memorial brought to him, and in his own words, he shared this good news with Gao Bin.

Gao Bin was the father of Princess Gao, who served Emperor Hongli.

He is now the Suzhou Textile Commissioner.

Gao Bin was able to serve as the Suzhou Textile Commissioner because he was a bondservant of the Imperial Household Department who had served Yongzheng since he was a prince, and was a loyal and trusted servant of Yongzheng.

Otherwise, Emperor Yongzheng would not have betrothed Gao Bin's daughter, Lady Gao, to Hongli as a princess; his purpose was to show favor to Gao Bin.

The news that Hongli had another son and a daughter quickly spread throughout the capital.

In a time when people believe that the prosperity of one's offspring is linked to one's fortune, this undoubtedly makes everyone more amazed at just how good Hongli's luck is. Consequently, it's hard to doubt Hongli's ability to handle the affairs of the vassal states, and people might even believe that his ability to handle these affairs has been recognized by Heaven.

However, the fact that Hongli had another son made Hongxi very unhappy, and he said to Wang Tingcheng with a frown, "How can Hongli be so prolific in bearing children? He has had another son!"

Wang Tingcheng smiled bitterly and remained silent.

Hongxi, however, felt even more somber.

Hongshi, who was being watched over by the twelfth prince, gave a rather helpless and bitter laugh after learning about this, and said to Prince Lü:

"Uncle Twelfth, please congratulate the Fourth Prince on my behalf, no, congratulate the Fourth Master!"

As he spoke, Hongshi put his hands behind his head and sighed, "In the end, it was Hongli who was truly blessed!"

At the same time that Hongli had another child, Kolychev was also brought to the capital to be jointly interrogated by the Court of Colonial Affairs and the three judicial departments.

When Hongli, who was in charge of the Court of Colonial Affairs, met Kolychev, he asked in a cold voice, "Kolychev, did you ever think you would end up like this?"

"I haven't thought about it! But I hope you Qing people can think carefully about the consequences of offending our Rakshasa Kingdom in the future."

"Today, my Rakshasa Kingdom has had to compromise and make concessions for some reasons, but this does not mean that we will need to compromise and make concessions in the future. In fact, we may even hate your country because of our current grievances and retaliate tenfold when your country is weakened in the future!"

Kolychev, who could speak Chinese, sneered at this point:
"Fourth Prince, if you truly want your Great Qing to enjoy long-term peace and stability, you should understand that it is not important how many people a country loses, but whether it deserves the hatred of its neighboring countries."

"Therefore, if you truly want peace between our two countries to last, you should forgive me and make appropriate concessions to me, the Rakshasa!"

"In your words, it's like saying, 'A moment of patience brings calm, a step back opens up a vast sky!'"

"Therefore, please forgive my bluntness, but your handling of the vassal state is actually not mature. I don't know if you are acting so foolishly because you have to conform to the will of your emperor, or if you are really young and naive, but it is indeed very unwise of you to create hatred in order to please the Mongol people!"

"presumptuous!"

Hai Shou, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, couldn't help but get angry and shouted first.

Hongli glanced at him, and he had no choice but to apologize and shut up.

At this moment, Hongli gave Kolychev a cold smile: "If we're talking about creating hatred, you were the ones who created hatred first, weren't you?"

"We are killing Mongols and creating hatred between us and the Mongols. What does this have to do with you Manchus? It has even less to do with the Han people!"

Kolychev suddenly responded loudly, his face contorted in a grimace.

"ridiculous!"

Kolychev then sneered, "On the contrary, your killing of us Russians will only make us Russians more united in our hatred of the enemy! We will be even more willing to do anything to cause internal strife among you, and then we will gradually devour you!"

(End of this chapter)