Chapter 70 An Unforgettable Birthday Gift

Most streets in the capital are under curfew. No one is allowed to walk outside after this time, and officials patrol the streets.

There are also some prosperous commercial streets that are open all day long, specifically for dignitaries, wealthy businessmen to enjoy themselves openly in the evening.

The scenery along the way was extremely new to Honghui. He showed some childishness for a rare time, lifted the curtain of the car, stuck his head out and looked around.

The shouts of the merchants and the sounds of children chasing and playing were attracting Honghui, who had never left the palace.

At the corner of the street, the carriage gradually stopped. Yinzhen got off the carriage holding Honghui, adjusted his cloak, and walked slowly forward holding his little hand. On the surface, only Su Peisheng followed behind them, but secretly they had their own guards following them.

"Hold on tight, be careful not to get hurt." Yinzhen warned carefully.

Honghui's little hand was tightly held by Yinzhen's big hand. He was a little uncomfortable. He looked up and asked, "Father, what is Pai Hua Zi?"

"They are human traffickers who specifically prey on good-looking, delicate-skinned kids like you."

Honghui smiled secretly when he heard this: "Honghui thanks Father for the compliment."

"What did I praise you for?" Yinzhen was a little confused.

"You said I'm good-looking." Honghui blinked, "But you're just bragging. You said your son looks like you."

Yinzhen was somewhat speechless. This son, who was one year older, could obviously feel that he had left behind some useless baggage. In simple terms, he had become thicker-skinned.

"Father, father, there is a shop selling women's accessories. Let's go and pick one for mother." Honghui looked around first, and suddenly found the target. He pulled Yinzhen straight to the small shop.

The ornaments here are not precious, but they are quite wild.

Honghui picked out a set of head ornaments made of sparkling stones for Yihua, and a set of little girl accessories made of rabbit hair for the eldest princess.

"Father, settle the bill." Honghui didn't even ask how much silver there was in total. He spoke directly to Yinzhen with a very confident tone.

Yinzhen signaled Su Peisheng to take out the silver. He felt a little jealous when he saw the little guy acting more and more arrogantly today.

Yinzhen took Honghui to visit all the stalls from south to north. On the way, he also bought a tiger-shaped mechanical toy for Hongyun. It was a fruitful experience.

The three of them were tired from walking, so they sat down in a dessert shop to rest.

Honghui drank the honey water, took out a seal from his bosom, put it on the table, and pushed it to Yinzhen: "Father, this is what my son chose just now. Although it is not a good jade, it is rare to see it in a transparent and pure state without any other colors. I bought it with my monthly allowance. Please take a look and see if you like it."

Yinzhen saw that the little guy had prepared gifts for his family. He originally thought that there was no gift for him, but he unexpectedly got something unexpected. He took the thumb-length seal and carved a "four" on the bottom, which was quite appropriate.

"It's better than nothing." Yinzhen replied, and his hands were not slow to put it into his arms immediately.

"Father, it would be great if mother could come out with us." Honghui said with some regret.

Yinzhen promised: "When your mother is well again, we will go out together again."

Seeing Honghui's somewhat lonely expression, Yinzhen glanced at Su Peisheng, who understood and immediately gave a signal.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky, and the fireworks exploded and slowly scattered for a long time.

The honey water stall where Honghui was working was in an excellent location, allowing him to witness the entire fireworks display. It was the first time for him to see such a gorgeous scene. He opened his mouth wide, mesmerized.

The fireworks lasted for half an hour. The whole street was watching the fireworks, and everyone was guessing which dignitary was having fun.

Yinzhen was relaxing, leaning back in his chair and looking up at the sky. Yihuan must be looking up in the same position in the mansion. Listening to the sound of fireworks exploding, the chaos and noise in the court seemed to dissipate with the fireworks, and a sincere smile appeared on his face. "Father, is this what you prepared for Honghui?" Honghui knelt down and kowtowed to Yinzhen, "Honghui likes it very much."

"My mother can see it too, right?"

Yinzhen nodded and motioned him to sit down: "Father, I wish your life will be as dazzling as fireworks. Grow up slowly, Honghui."

Many years later, Honghui still remembers his sixth birthday, the bowl of longevity noodles from his mother and the spectacular fireworks from his father. Those were the most meaningful blessings he had ever received during his freest time.

That is the transmission of love that cannot be replicated.

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With this preparation, Yihuan calmly accepted Honghui's move out of the main courtyard.

He would come back every day to have meals with me and tell me some interesting things that happened in the study, mostly about who fell asleep while studying, who was beaten by the teacher, who was caught skipping school, etc.

There was also Honghui's dazzling first-place result in the ten-day exam. He excitedly showed the exam paper to Yihuan, and also gleefully told her that Hongqing had received a poor evaluation, and had stayed in Rongfei's palace at night, not daring to return to Prince Cheng's mansion.

The only thing in which he was slightly inferior to others was riding and archery. What happened back then had left some shadows in Honghui's mind. He was very unfamiliar with riding and archery and showed extremely little understanding.

On this point, Yinzhen was not qualified to guide Honghui, as he himself was mediocre in riding and shooting. It was the Fourteenth Prince who patted his chest and said that he would give his nephew special lessons and practice in private.

Time passed little by little, Yihuan's belly was one month old, and the Beile Mansion entered a tense "war preparation" state.

The midwife and the court physician both lived in the mansion and were always ready. Imperial Physician Qin was asked to check Yihuan's pulse twice a day, and Nanny Chen always went to the delivery room to check again, fearing that something extra might be harmful to Yihuan.

Despite Madam Ulanara's objection, Yinzhen still slept in the same bed with Yihuan. As Yihuan got older, she often got up at night to go to the toilet, and Yinzhen personally helped her go. From then on, Yihuan completely lost her sense of shame in front of Yinzhen.

That night, Yihuan felt a pain in her stomach while she was sleeping. She woke up and subconsciously touched it and found it was wet. She immediately pushed Yinzhen and said, "Yinzhen! My water seems to have broken."

Yinzhen woke up instantly after hearing that. He immediately wrapped Yihuan in a quilt and carried her to the delivery room. After three or two minutes' walk, the whole main courtyard was brightly lit and the servants began to get busy one after another.

Seeing that Lady Ulanara was watching in the delivery room the whole time, Yinzhen felt a little relieved and immediately asked Su Peisheng to invite Imperial Physician Qin over in case of emergency.

This was Yihua's first real childbirth. When she gave birth to Honghui, she had just come across it and it was already at the end. After pushing hard, the baby popped out. Now, as she endured the pain of the cervix opening and closing, she felt that she might as well die.

"Where's the painless injection?" Yihuan shouted subconsciously, then realized that such a high-tech product does not exist yet.

Madam Ulanara heard this and was a little confused: "What is a painless injection?"

"Nothing." Yihua adjusted her breathing rate according to the method of the midwife, "I was just talking nonsense."

The midwife touched Yihua's belly and looked unhappy: "Fujin, you have been too exhausted before, and the little master is a little big, and now the position is not right. Please bear with it. I will put the little master in the right position first, so you can give birth easily."

"In the past few days, I insisted on massaging your belly every day to ensure that your body position was normal. I didn't expect it to be crooked."

Ulanara was a little panicked when she heard this, but she pretended to be calm: "Thank you, let's get started."

As soon as the midwife put pressure on Yihuan's belly, Yihuan couldn't help but let out a wail.

"Please bear with me, I will do my best!"

Yinzhen was waiting outside. When he heard Yihuan's shrill voice, his face changed immediately. He instantly thought of the late Empress Xiaochengren and walked quickly to the window: "Fujin, what's wrong?"

Yu Xiao quickly came out to answer: "To answer the master's question, the fetus is in an abnormal position. The midwife is trying to find a way. The process will be a bit painful."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yinzhen instantly understood that Yihuan was having a difficult delivery.