In the third month after Yongzheng's death, a smile appeared on Nian Shilan's tired yet expectant face.

Accompanied by a loud cry, two new lives came into the world - they were a pair of lovely twins, and both were little princes!

When the midwife carefully brought the two little princes to Nian Shilan, she was so excited that tears filled her eyes and her vision was instantly blurred by the tears.

Once upon a time, Nian Shilan dreamed of giving birth to a prince for the "Emperor".

Now her wish has come true, but the "Emperor" has left her.

Looking at the two children in her arms, whose features were extremely similar to those of Yongzheng, Nian Shilan felt endless relief and emotion in her heart.

They seemed to be gifts from God, and became her only two remaining thoughts about the deceased "Emperor" in this world.

In order to reassure his brother Nian Gengyao who was far away in his hometown, Nian Shilan immediately sent a trusted person to deliver a letter at full speed to inform him of the good news.

Nian Gengyao was overjoyed when he received the news. He decided to set off overnight without hesitation and rode as fast as he could, wishing he could grow wings so that he could see his sister and two newly born nephews as soon as possible.

Finally arriving in the capital, Nian Gengyao did not even take a rest and rode straight to the palace.

Nian Gengyao bowed respectfully to Nian Shilan and said with a trembling voice, "I pay my respects to Concubine Hua."

He was so excited; he hadn't seen his sister for so long.

Nian Shilan was unable to get out of bed at this time. When she saw her brother coming to see her, she was very happy. Apart from these two children, she only had her brother.

"Brother, no need to bow, get up quickly!" Nian Shilan's eyes were slightly red, and she pretended to get up from the bed.

Songzhi said quickly, "My Lady, please go slowly. Let me help you sit up."

Nian Shilan sat up with difficulty, as she had just given birth three days ago and her body was still a little weak. She had suffered a lot when giving birth to these two children and almost had a dystocia.

It is said that giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell, and she has truly experienced it.

When Nian Gengyao came closer, Nian Shilan quickly ordered someone to offer him a seat.

Nian Gengyao looked at Nian Shilan's pale face and asked with concern, "Sister, are you okay?"

Nian Shilan nodded gently and said with a smile on her face: "It's better now, just like overcoming a tribulation. Fortunately, two lovely children were born safely, and they are twins."

Nian Gengyao relaxed a little, "I'm glad you're feeling better. You're my only sister. You need to take good care of yourself so that you can take good care of the two children in the future."

Nian Shilan: "Okay, don't worry, brother. I guess you haven't seen the two children yet."

Then Nian Shilan instructed Songzhi, "Songzhi, ask the nurse to bring the two children over."

Soon two wet nurses came over, each holding a little prince.

Nian Gengyao immediately stood up and went to see the two little princes. One was a little thinner, and the other was a little fatter, but they both looked very healthy.

He said happily, "The two children are so handsome. Their eyes and mouth look like yours. Oh, this one's nose looks like mine. People say the children look like their uncles. Hahaha~ As expected, I am an uncle now, but I have two nephews all of a sudden."

Nian Gengyao never mentioned the part where his facial features resembled Yongzheng, because he was angry with Yongzheng. He had once been suppressed by Yongzheng. He could have been a great general and a national hero, but later on, for the sake of his sister, he decided to retire and return home.

But now Yongzheng passed away early, leaving behind his sister and his two newborn children without a father. As an uncle, he felt pity for his sister and two nephews just by thinking about it.

Nian Gengyao wanted to hug the baby, but he made several gestures in the air and didn't know how to hold the baby. He was afraid of dropping the baby. Nian Shilan felt a little funny when looking at Nian Gengyao at this moment, and knew that his brother must want to hug the baby at this moment.

So he said, "Songzhi, teach my brother how to hold the baby, and let the nurse give the baby to him."

Then Songzhi took out a pillow from somewhere and put it in Nian Gengyao's arms. She then taught him the key points of the movements and asked him to observe the gestures of a wet nurse holding a child.

Soon Nian Gengyao said confidently: "I can do it. Hahaha~ Holding a baby is not difficult for me, Nian Gengyao."

Then, Nian Gengyao carefully hugged one of the little princes. His palms were sweaty. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. He was still quite nervous, and it was also his first time to be an uncle.

"It seems that my brother likes children very much. It's time for him to get married and have children." Nian Shilan said with a smile.

"Having you as my sister and two little nephews is enough for me. If there are more people, I won't be able to take care of them all." Nian Gengyao smiled like a child.

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A month later, Nian Shilan and her two little princes moved out of the palace, and the other concubines in the palace moved to the Old Summer Palace because Nian Shilan gave birth to two little princes and there was the precedent of An Lingrong.

Nian Shilan's two children were also conferred the title of prince, one was named Prince Rong and the other was named Prince Guang.

The plaque on the mansion reads: Prince Guangrong's Mansion

Nian Gengyao also became a permanent guest at Prince Guangrong's mansion. Nian Shilan specially selected a good villa for Nian Gengyao to live in. The two children had been without a father since childhood, and she, as his brother, had no official position, so she could help take care of her two children.

Nian Shilan knew very well that she had lost all her power. Now the world belonged to Emperor Qianlong. All she wanted was for her children to grow up safely and healthily. Her brother was a military commander, so it would be great if she could teach them martial arts in the future.

Half a year later, Nian Shilan found a day and took her two children to Zhen Huan's grave. She felt that she should thank Zhen Huan. She once hated Zhen Huan, but later she realized that Zhen Huan did not have much hostility towards her.

During the imperial examination, she was diagnosed by the imperial physician as being pregnant. Zhen Huan said that she might be carrying twins. Sure enough, she really gave birth to twins, two little princes. For some reason, she just wanted to tell Zhen Huan that she really lived up to her words and gave birth to twins.

After that, every year when visiting the graves, Nian Shilan would bring her two children to Zhen Huan's grave. Every time she would lament that Zhen Huan was stupid and wondered why she had to drink poison to commit suicide.

As the two children grew up day by day, their personalities seemed to be like hers, and they both had extremely hot tempers. Sometimes she was overwhelmed by the noise, with one calling her "Mom" and the other also calling her "Mom". Fortunately, her brother helped her, otherwise she really couldn't cope with it.

Life was interesting. Now she would occasionally think of Yongzheng and the love he once showed her, but she could only keep it in her heart.

At least she and he had two sons. She was already content. Watching the children playing and fighting in the yard, she smiled.

This article is over~

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