Chapter 221 Daughter
He said, "It would be even better if my personality was like yours. I can also see you as a child."
Yu Huatang was a little embarrassed by what he said. At this time, the midwife came in and asked her to leave while she fed the baby with colostrum. But he said it was nothing and that he was the father.
Later, in the days that followed, he took care of her daily life and helped her with some things as before. Sometimes, she asked him to ask other people to come, but he would not allow it, thinking that these were his responsibilities.
Sometimes, the child cried in the middle of the night. Because he was going to the capital, he would tell the maid what to do early before leaving. After he left, several servants would secretly tell Yu Huatang that her husband was a rare caring person.
Spring passed quickly, and the two of them exchanged letters. Several times he wanted to come pick her up early, but she refused. Finally, he insisted and set a time.
When the child was four months old, Zhao Yan came from the capital again, this time to pick them up.
This time, she would basically never come back. She took Zhao Yan to see her cousin. Ji'an is now married and will give birth next month. Then the two of them went to see the courtyard. She started from here and went to the capital, where she met him. Now fifteen years have passed and the house has become old.
After returning to the capital, the Zhao family first held a banquet for Xiangzi. He named her Zhao Yunheng, and her nickname was Xiangzi.
It means that "Heng" is Duheng (fragrant grass), which symbolizes nobleness and fragrance.
He thought it would be good if his daughter was like her.
She had no objection, but said that the nickname always sounded like a box. He retorted that "Zi" had a great meaning, with both fairy spirit and elegance, like vanilla in the clouds.
She originally wanted to change it, but then everyone got used to calling it that. Fortunately, the full name was good, so she felt it was okay.
When she first arrived in the capital, she was a little nervous. Mrs. Zhao had a helpless attitude when they got married, and they only stayed in the capital for a few days before returning to Quanzhou. But now they have to live here for a long time.
But later, no one in the Zhao family asked her whether she would open a shop in the future or what her future plans were. She also understood that he had already taken control of this place and arranged everything as early as when she returned to the capital, and she just had to stay.
Time passed and Xiangzi was three years old.
Zhao Yan doted on her too much, and she was always worried that she would become a little tyrant in the future. He laughed and said, "Even if Prime Minister Zhao's daughter became a tyrant, no one would dare to say anything."
She smiled and said nothing, just watching her daughter running around in the yard.
Not long after, it was Mrs. Zhao's 60th birthday. At the banquet, Zhao Yan was feeding Xiangzi. She opened her eyes wide, eating what was in her mouth while staring at what was in Zhao Yan's hand.
Yu Huatang couldn't help but ask, "Xiangzi, have you already eaten a bowl of rice today?"
Xiangzi could only count a few numbers, stretching out her fingers, one, then two. She said, "Mom, I only ate one bowl."
Yu Huatang didn't believe her and told Zhao Yan to stop feeding him, saying that he would eat more than his brother if he continued.
Zhao Yan gave her the last piece of chicken in his hand and said, "That's enough. Your mother won't let you eat it anymore."
Xiangzi said, "I know mother is afraid that I will grow up to be a fat boy. But my uncle and aunt all say that I am a fairy, so I will not grow up to be a fat boy."
Xiangzi looked like him, and most people would say she was a little fairy when they saw her. She was young and could not remember the words, but she only remembered this one thing. Although her arms and legs were short, she knew that she had to be held by her nanny to look in the mirror every morning.
When he saw it, he just thought his daughter was cute and didn't want to think about how narcissistic she had been since she was a child, okay?
Yu Huatang laughed and said, "It's hard to say if you eat like this every day."
After the banquet, Yu Huatang took his two children back to rest.
Jingming is a little older now, but he is not as naughty as before. Yu Huatang sometimes finds it cute and funny when she sees him saluting her. He is only seven years old, but he wants to act like an adult.
When they returned to the room, Xiangzi was already very sleepy. The wet nurse came over and took the two children away. The two had been busy arranging their mother's birthday party recently and had indeed been away for a long time.
After he finished bathing, he leaned over.
After the birth of two children in succession, he said that he didn't want to have any more children. Later, he found a prescription from somewhere and said it was for men. He drank another bowl of it tonight.
Yu Huatang shook his head, "You're older now, you need to be more restrained..."
"You don't know if I'm old or not. Can my age make you gasp like this?"
Knowing she had angered him, she begged for mercy, but he only hugged her and smiled softly, "We agreed on two times, you can't cheat..."
"...You promised, you can't go back on your word."
Yu Huatang: “…”
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After a few days, the Queen Mother invited her into the palace to talk.
It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Empress said, "I didn't know you were from Heyuan Street. Before I went to Suzhou Prefecture, I spent two years at my grandmother's house in Luzi Lane behind Heyuan Street. After my grandmother passed away, I never went back. So we have a great connection."
Yu Huatang was stunned when she heard this. According to the thoughts of the nobles in the palace, did he mean that he wanted to get more familiar with her?
She knew that the Queen Mother was intelligent and would not say these things for no reason. She also thought about the fact that the Queen Mother's eldest son was already fifteen years old this year, His Majesty had not yet appointed a crown prince, and some of the concubines in the harem also had sons. Zhao Yan had just taken over His Majesty's new policy reforms this year, so was the Queen Mother trying to win him over?
Her mind raced, using her limited political thinking to think about what Zhao Yan had said to her. He said that the current Empress might have that in mind, so for her, the Empress was not only a past relationship, but also the Crown Prince. So, if she wanted to be close to the Empress, she would agree. If she didn't want to, that was fine.
Because he was blocking everything in the court, the Queen Mother knew it and would not blame him.
But having a better relationship with the Empress should also bring benefits, right?... And the Empress had spoken up for me when I came to the capital. She was just trying to find support from the court for her son, just in case the other concubines had other intentions. Why should I be so dismissive...
In addition, she didn't want to rely on Zhao Yan to protect her from the storm all the time, so she had to build a good relationship with the Queen. Maybe she could do something to help him in the future.
After figuring all this out, she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty's kindness, I dare not refuse. I didn't know you were from Luzi Lane before, but now I know, I am half a fellow villager. Your Majesty assists in managing the six palaces and is the mother of the country. It would be my honor to have a relationship with you."
The Queen said, "Then it's settled. From now on, we're from the same hometown. If you have any problems, just come to me."
Yu Huatang said happily, "Of course I would love to have that. Your Majesty is of noble status. Although I am younger than you, I would never dare to call you sister. I only want to devote myself to you from now on."
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