Chapter 11: Title

After Chu Qinshu returned to the East Palace to change her clothes, she had a hearty meal and fell into a deep sleep again.

Cui had no plans to return home. The prince had not yet sent any news of his return to the capital, so she had to stay in the palace to take care of her daughter and grandson.

Chu Yanjing came back from Yu's study and went straight back to his own courtyard under the pretext of reviewing.

Chu Qinshu's thoughts were too shocking to him, and he had to go back and think about it.

Of course, he also did not forget that Chu Qinshu wanted to give him bath water to drink.

Hide if you can.

"Master, there is a letter from His Highness."

Yu Jinyi was watching Cui embroidering tiger-head shoes for her daughter when she heard the deliberately suppressed voices of the secret guards outside the bedroom.

"I'll get it."

Cui put down her needlework and went to the back window to take the bamboo tube containing the letter.

After checking to make sure the wax seal was intact, he handed it to Yu Jinyi.

"Mother, His Highness said that he has submitted a letter to the Emperor about his intention to return to the capital, and he will be able to leave for the capital in a few days."

There was joy visible on Yu Jinyi's face.

The prince went south to provide disaster relief and had been gone for more than two months. She had been worried every day, but now she could finally rest assured.

"That's good. It only takes ten days to get back to Beijing from Jingzhou by express horse. My daughter won't be able to catch up with her third-day bath, but she can catch up with her full-moon baby."

Cui was also very pleased that the prince was able to return to the capital safely.

She grew up in the palace and knew very well how deep the royal family was.

If the late emperor had not granted marriage between Yu Jinyi and the crown prince, she would never have wanted her daughter to marry into the royal family.

"The imperial edict has arrived~"

The mother and daughter were chatting happily in the bedroom when they heard Lin Fu's festive voice coming into the yard.

"It must be the emperor's decree to bestow a title on our daughter."

As Cui said this, she smiled and carried Chu Qinshu in her arms, along with a group of palace maids, to go out to receive the imperial edict.

Yu Jinyi had just been born and according to the rules she could not go out to see people, so the matter of receiving the imperial edict had to be handled by Cui and Chu Yanjing.

Lin Fu waited for all the people from the Eastern Palace to arrive before he began to read the imperial edict with a smile.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, summons you. The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Chu Chengyi was born on an auspicious day and time in the twenty-third year of Yongping. She was born with good fortune and luck. I am very pleased. I specially give her the name Qinshu and the title Anping. I hope you will be kind, intelligent, healthy and harmonious..."

Chu Qinshu was awakened and opened her eyes curiously.

She heard someone calling her again, Qinshu, that's her name.

"I, the grandson of the emperor, Chu Yanjing, accept the imperial decree on behalf of the Eastern Palace to express my gratitude. Thank the emperor for bestowing a name on the little princess. Thank the emperor for bestowing a title on the little princess. Long live the emperor."

Chu Yanjing thanked him respectfully and raised his hands above his head to receive the order.

Lin Fu closed the imperial edict and handed it to Chu Yanjing respectfully with both hands. His eyes, which were already small to begin with, were almost narrowed into slits due to his smile.

"Congratulations, little princess. Congratulations, little princess."

Lin Fu looked at Chu Qinshu, who was still in the infant, and felt deeply moved.

The only princess in two generations of the royal family, no wonder the emperor likes her.

The Ministry of Rites proposed no less than ten titles, but the emperor did not like any of them.

The final name "Anping" was proposed by the emperor himself.

Sheng, An, Yong, and Ping each have one character, which is a title given to the little princess from the country's name and the emperor's title.

This honor is unprecedented.

According to the rules, Cui asked the palace maid to give Lin Fu the tea money, and asked the steward of the East Palace to personally escort him out.

Then he happily carried Chu Qinshu back to the bedroom.

[Yeah~ I got a ban, my life is saved, that’s great~]

Chu Qinshu cheered in her heart.

Although I don't know why her fate did not go according to the original book's plot, who wouldn't be happy to be alive?

Cui: “…”

She heard auditory hallucinations four times a day. Was she possessed by evil spirits?

No, this cute little baby voice...

Cui looked at her granddaughter in her arms and recalled what she had heard several times before. She was so scared that she almost slapped her thigh.

She...she could actually hear her granddaughter's thoughts?

Oh my God, is her brain blessed? She has such an amazing ability?

Isn't it amazing that I can hear my granddaughter's thoughts just by holding her in my arms?

"Mother, mother, you..."

Yu Jinyi saw Cui standing at the door for a long time without moving. She did not think that she could hear her daughter's thoughts, but just thought that she had an emergency.

She was so scared that she called Cui several times.

"Hey~ Hey~ Mom, I'm fine. I just had a headache."

Cui reacted, concealed her guilty conscience, and hurriedly carried Chu Qinshu into the inner room.

"Look at Shu'er, she's so happy. Even such a small girl knows that this is an imperial decree for her."

Chu Qinshu now had an official name, and it was given by Emperor Yongping himself, so Cui naturally had to change her name quickly.

But you can’t call anyone “Nannan” anymore.

"Yes, this child is very intelligent and luckier than her second brother."

After Yu Jinyi heard what Cui said about Yu's study, she also thought about her daughter's thoughts several times in her heart.

The queen wanted to kill her and also accused her daughter of being an evil spirit.

No matter how you think about it, this is somewhat similar to the situation when my second son was born five years ago.

That day, as soon as the second son was born, there was a loud noise from the direction of the altar.

Later, it was heard that the altar had collapsed, and the imperial teacher immediately predicted that a disaster star had been born in the East Palace.

The emperor ordered to burn the child to death without even looking at him.

If my mother and the prince had not begged on their knees for half a day, how could my father have agreed to send him to Xiangguo Temple?

If it weren't for my daughter's reminder about the crow incident today, I would definitely not have been able to see you.

And if those crows really flew into the East Palace, she would not be able to argue with the Imperial Master and the Queen even if she had a hundred mouths.

In this way, what happened five years ago will happen again.

…

Although Chu Qinshu knew the plot of the original book clearly, her little head was always confused.

It is difficult for her to think of people she has never met or no one has mentioned.

So, she heard Yu Jinyi mention her second son, and her little head started searching for memories like a radar.

[My second brother was framed. The altar was filled with gunpowder by the national teacher in advance. When my second brother was born, someone lit the fuse and blew up the altar. Then the national teacher said that my second brother was a disaster star.]

Yu Jinyi: “…”

The second son was indeed framed, but what is gunpowder?

The continent where Sheng'an Kingdom is located is still in the era of cold weapons. Agriculture is the main industry, industry is developing slowly, and commerce is not taken seriously.

So no one had ever seen black gunpowder, and they didn't even investigate the collapse of the altar and naturally thought it was God's will.

"Mother, have you noticed that what happened to Sui'er five years ago is exactly the same as what happened today?"

After hearing her daughter's voice, Yu Jinyi really wanted to expose the imperial teacher immediately and take her second son back.

"Jin'er, don't think too much. The altar..."

Cui couldn't hear Chu Qinshu's thoughts unless she was holding her. When Yu Jinyi suddenly asked her about what happened five years ago, she felt confused.

The collapse of the altar concerns the fate of the country. Who dares to make trouble for the altar?

"My mother is right. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Yu Jinyi said no more. She was no longer naive and understood Cui's reaction.

Before today, she, like Cui, had never suspected anything about her second son.

After all, the theory of celestial phenomena has a long history, and most people in the world believe in it without a doubt, even the prince and the emperor are no exception.

She herself did not think it was man-made.

But now that her daughter's inner voice has told her the truth, how can she give up?

"Jin'er, you are still in confinement, don't worry too much. The prince has made good arrangements for Sui'er, and mother visits him every month, so you should be at ease."

Cui felt bad when she thought of her five-year-old grandson.

Fortunately, the rumor of God's will has not left the palace, and there will always be a chance to bring him back in the future.