Chapter 81 It’s not your turn to worry about Xiaoliu’s name, Yu’er…
Having the fifth prince added to the palace was originally a great thing, but on the same day, a fire broke out in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Naturally, this was turned into various stories by the people in the former dynasty and the harem.
Xiu Yu was originally in confinement after giving birth, and Xuanye didn't want her to know about what happened in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. However, there were many gossips in the palace. Although the servants in the Yikun Palace could keep their mouths shut, the ladies in the Yikun Palace all had their own ulterior motives under the pretext of visiting the little prince. So it didn't take long for Xiu Yu to know about what happened in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Xiao Tao was naturally indignant about this matter: "The fire in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the birth of our Fifth Prince are two completely different events. Those concubines in the harem insist on lumping the two together. They are really trying their best to throw mud at our Yikun Palace."
Xiu Yu held the little prince in her arms, her eyes filled with tenderness. "Let them say whatever they want. Are those old-fashioned ministers from the previous dynasty going to come to the harem and point swords at the little prince?"
"Of course they wouldn't dare, but this still doesn't sound good." Xiao Tao was a little indignant. "That little eunuch is also... he could have been so careless on any other day to be on duty, but he had to choose the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month!"
Xiu Yu was amused by Xiao Tao, and the little prince in her arms actually laughed out loud. Xiu Yu felt that laughing was not a good thing, so she held it back and said, "This kind of thing is not what he wanted to choose. Have you seen the Hall of Supreme Harmony? It really is a scorched earth."
Xiao Tao nodded with regret: "There's not even a frame left. I don't know how such a big fire started."
"It's actually better if there's no more airs. If there are any, it'll be even harder to deal with." It was Xuanye who said this. He walked over to Xiuyu and sat on the bed. While teasing Xiaowu, he said with a smile, "I had thought I could keep the matter of the Hall of Supreme Harmony secret from you, but it seems there really is no impenetrable wall in this world."
Xiu Yu said, "The walls of the Forbidden City are even thinner. In fact, instead of letting me hear this news from others, it would be better if you told me directly."
Xuanye's eyelids drooped, thinking that this was indeed the truth: "Then from now on, I will tell you everything, and you will be the first to know. Will you be happy?"
Xiu Yu Yanran: "This is better, so it won't be sudden."
Xuanye pinched Xiaowu's cheek, and seeing that Xiaowu was about to cry, he immediately withdrew his hand. "Regarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I have discussed with the Ministry of Works and have decided not to build it according to the original drawings. We will build a smaller one than the original one. Even if this is a warning from Heaven, it can be considered that I have listened to Heaven's advice."
Xiu Yu shouldn't have interfered in the affairs of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. After hearing Xuanye's arrangements, she just nodded to show her support.
"Also, I chose the character Qi for our first little prince, Yinqi, which means happiness and auspiciousness. What do you think?" Xuanye looked into Xiu Yu's eyes with anticipation.
Xiu Yu naturally knew that the fifth prince was named Yinqi, and there was nothing to be surprised about. However, after experiencing the earthquake in the capital and the burning of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it seemed that there was no need to explain why Xuanye named his child Qi.
Xiu Yu said softly: "Yinqi, it's a nice name."
"Of course." Seeing that Xiu Yu liked this name, Xuan Ye became even happier. "I've asked the imperial physician, and our Xiao Wu didn't give you too much trouble. Although you're still under the moon on New Year's Eve, you can still bear to attend the family dinner and stay up with me."
Xiu Yu pondered Xuanye's words, then looked at his expression and said, "Is the Emperor asking for my opinion, or is he 'commanding' me to attend the family dinner?"
There seemed to be some joking in this sentence. Xuanye hesitated for a moment and asked with a smile: "You don't like family dinners?"
Xiu Yu naturally couldn't say what she was really thinking, so she just said, "I was thinking of taking a year off, but I'm really tired of dealing with all the comings and goings at the family banquet. Can you just let me go for this year?"
"It sounds like this family banquet seems to be a tiring thing for you to deal with?" Xuanye asked this deliberately even though he knew what Xiu Yu was thinking.
Unexpectedly, Xiu Yu actually nodded: "I have to attend, sit there, and have to deal with your concubines who have their own thoughts. It's really tiring."
Xuanye laughed out loud: "I don't blame you for saying that. I also feel that family banquets are meaningless, but I have to hold them."
Xiu Yu handed Yinqi to Xiao Tao, took Xuanye's arm and said, "Then... please allow me to be lazy just once, just this once, and never again!" As she spoke, she pursed her cherry lips. Although she was already the mother of two children, she was still so cute and lovable.
Xuanye raised his hand and brushed Xiuyu's long hair back, scratched her straight nose, and said, "This is just the first time, it won't happen again."
On New Year's Eve, at the family banquet, Xuanye's concubines did not see Xiu Yu. Naturally, some said that she was spoiled, but Xuanye directly retorted with one sentence. Xuanye now understood that Xiu Yu was destined to be a dazzling existence, and there was no need for him to hide his love for her.
In the Yiku Palace, Xiu Yu's health has greatly improved under the careful care of the imperial physician. She had just coaxed her two children to sleep, and now she and Xiao Tao were sitting by the stove, roasting the meat that had been marinated in the afternoon.
As Xiu Yu brushed the sauce on the skewers, she said, "It's more relaxing to spend New Year's Eve this way, but it's much more comfortable than eating and drinking at a family dinner."
Xiao Tao added some orange juice to Xiu Yu's empty glass cup. "That's not true. At family banquets, the ladies always say one thing but they mean ten more. Who knows how many layers of meaning are hidden behind what they say. It's really boring."
Xiu Yu sighed, "Maybe it's just boring staying in the harem all day. I always have to find something to talk about, something to say, or even someone to vent my anger on."
"Then they have chosen the wrong person." Xiao Tao flipped the skewers: "They don't know that when our master was surrounded by men, she was also like this." As he said that, Xiao Tao gave a thumbs up.
Xiu Yu shook her head. "It's been so long. A hero never brags about his past achievements. Now..." She looked at the two children who were already fast asleep not far away and sighed. "As for me, I'm almost embroidering all day long."
Xiao Tao looked at the glint in Xiu Yu's eyes and said, "I, your servant, do not believe that your master's ambitions lie in the boudoir. It's just that the time has not come yet."
"The situation is different." Xiu Yu picked up a skewer of grilled meat and handed it to Xiao Tao. "Here, after all, our hands are tied. The fire in the Hall of Supreme Harmony almost burned our Xiaowu. It's not easy to raise the children safely and teach them not to follow the old path."
Xiao Tao smiled and said, "My master is the best. There is nothing you can't do as long as you want to."
Xiu Yu picked up the glass cup and took a sip of orange juice: "Life is most comfortable when there are no ties. Once people have ties, they will become restricted."
The gossip that the burning of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the birth of Yinqi happened on the same day did not disappear with the arrival of the New Year. It was not until February that Depin of the Yonghe Palace gave birth to the sixth prince, and Xuanye named the sixth prince Yinzuo, that no one discussed Yinqi's matter anymore.
"Yinzuo..." In Chengqian Palace, Tong Jia Zifu pondered the two words, touched the back of Yinzhen's head, and said with a smile: "Your father really gave your sixth brother a good name."
Yinqi raised his head and looked at Tong Jia Zifu, and asked, "Mother, my sixth brother's name, 'Zuo', and my son's name, 'Zhen', both mean blessing, so we are brothers, right?"
"That's right." Tong Jia Zifu held Yinzhen's hand and wrote the character 'zhen' on the paper, then 'zuo' next to it. "Both characters do carry the meaning of blessing. However, my Yinzhen is more blessed. Your blessing was earned by moving the gods with sincerity."
After all, he is just a child. When Yinzhen heard Tong Jia Zi Fu say this, he felt happy and the smile on his face became brighter.
Tong Jia Zifu picked up a small red sandalwood box placed beside her, took out a small string of small-leaf red sandalwood Buddhist beads from it, and put it on Yinzhen's wrist: "This is a gift from your mother. May the Buddha protect me, Yinzhen, for the rest of my life."
Yinzhen touched the Buddhist beads on his wrist, smelled the fragrance of small-leaf red sandalwood, and moved closer to Tong Jia Zifu, kissing her on the cheek: "Thank you, mother. I like this gift very much."
Tong Jia Zi Fu picked up Yinzhen and hugged him, her chubby little face close to his. Her whole heart was warmed by this little boy.
In the Yiku Palace, Xiu Yu also wrote the word "Zuo" on the paper. Then she clasped her hands together, frowned slightly, and finally told Xiao Tao to light a candle, and then let the paper turn into ashes.
Xiao Tao continued to grind for Xiu Yu and said with a smile, "Ever since the Emperor gave the Sixth Prince a name, the focus of all the palaces has finally been on the Sixth Prince in Yonghe Palace. We can finally have some peace and quiet."
Xiu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Tell me, why did the emperor give the Sixth Prince the character 'Zuo'?"
"Is Sixth Prince the Fourth Prince's biological brother?" Xiao Tao blurted out without thinking, "It has to be related to good fortune and also has to be from the beginning. There aren't that many words in the dictionary that fit the bill."
Seeing Xiao Tao's eyes evade, Xiu Yu knew she understood the second meaning of 'Zuo': "If it's just about good fortune, I'm afraid the focus of all the palaces won't be on Yonghe Palace. 'Zuo' also means the throne."
Xiao Tao, however, didn't take it seriously: "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is fine, and the Emperor is cultivating him with great care. There are always some boring people who want to think that way. Well, let them think whatever they want. It has nothing to do with us anyway."
"Yeah." Xiu Yu sighed softly and whispered, "It has nothing to do with us anyway, that's all."
Seeing that his master's face was still filled with worry, Xiao Tao simply said bluntly, "Even if the emperor had an ulterior motive in naming the Sixth Prince, the name has already been chosen and cannot be changed. Besides, it's really not your turn to worry about the affairs of Yonghe Palace."
"Xiao Tao is right." Xuanye walked in, wearing a fox fur coat. "The affairs of Yonghe Palace will be taken care of by the people in Yonghe Palace. You only need to take care of the affairs of Yikun Palace."
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