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In Wanshou Hall, colorful lanterns adorned every corner, exuding joy and festivity. For the occasion, even the screens were replaced with pearwood ones featuring jade carvings of the "Five Sons Passing the Imperial Examination."

All the Liang family's ladies were present, their attire dazzling with pearls and jade and the air filled with fragrance and laughter.

The Old Great-grandpa was overjoyed upon seeing the two little fellows, and upon learning that Brother Cheng had grown to be eight and a half jin and Brother Xin had also reached eight jin, he exclaimed repeatedly, "Good, good, such handsome and healthy boys."

Seated on the luohan bed, she even held each child in turn. By "holding," it meant placing the babies, swaddled like little hot peppers, on her lap while Wet Nurses crouched by her side for support.