Chapter 138 Nickname? Xiao Ming? Lan Hui came at this time...
Lan Hui came at this time and conveyed Qi Buchen's meaning. Yinzhen instantly lost his previous frustration and spread out a piece of paper with great energy and began to give his son a nickname.
Qi Buchen received an A2-sized piece of paper with no less than a dozen names written on it in very large characters.
Lan Hui suppressed a laugh. "I was afraid you'd strain your eyes, so I copied them a bit larger. These are the best ones I've picked out. I told you to take a chance and choose."
Isn't it good? The names on it are all Manchu, meaning either jade, health, strength, fortune, intelligence, talent and virtue, etc. She has met at least eight people with these names in these years.
Qi Buchen frowned, trying to find a name with a lower chance of duplication.
...Sorry?, couldn’t find it.
Qi Buchen didn't want to embarrass himself, so he decided to embarrass Yinzhen. He handed the paper to Lan Hui and said, "Tell your father, these names are too common. I want to give the young prince a different one. Let him think about it again."
Lan Hui stood in front of the master, wishing she could bury her face in his chest so that she wouldn't have to worry about exposing her face which was distorted from trying to hold back her laughter.
Yinzhen held the paper his wife had sent him back and after a long pause said, "...I understand, Master."
Perhaps Qi Buchen's requirements were too high, and until the third day of her baby's birth, Yinzhen did not send her a new name for her to choose from.
Qi Buchen was lying on the bed, but her eyes were staring towards the front yard. A banquet was going on there, and she seemed to be able to hear the bustling noise even from such a distance.
Unfortunately, she could only wait for Baozhu to come back and tell her about all the excitement.
"Our brother cried so loudly, he will definitely be blessed in the future!" Baozhu said with a smile.
Qi Buchen thought silently, that's not blessing, that's being frozen.
Even though warm water was used and a charcoal basin was heated in the room, the baby, who was only three days old, still couldn't stand the stimulation of being suddenly stripped naked.
Baozhu continued: "…Just as I brought our prince here, someone came from the palace. The emperor gave our prince the name Honghui. From now on, our prince will be Prince Honghui! In addition to the emperor's rewards, the empress dowager and other concubines in the palace also…"
Baozhu kept talking, but Qi Buchen's mind was completely filled with the two words "Honghui".
Honghui, Yongzheng's eldest son, only lived for eight years.
Now the person inside the Ulanara family has changed, but the child born is still named Honghui. Is this some kind of revelation from fate?
Qi Buchen felt heartbroken when he thought about what kind of fate his soft and sweet son might experience.
As Baozhu was talking, she noticed that Fu Jin's expression was not right, as if she was in pain. She immediately said in fear: "Fu Jin, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere..."
"Fujin, Master has chosen a nickname for Prince! Okay!" Lan Hui came in cheerfully, but she realized something was amiss in the room. She turned around and was about to leave, "I'll go tell Master!"
"Stop!" Qi Buchen shouted. There was nothing wrong with her body, but she had a mental problem. What's the point of telling Yinzhen?
Lan Hui was frightened and stood there at a loss as to what to do.
Baozhu's face turned pale: "Fujin, what on earth are you..."
"I'm fine." Qi Buchen frowned, trying to divert his attention from thinking about those trivial things. Chao Lanhui stretched out her hand, "Give it to me."
Lan Hui glanced at Baozhu, walked over and unfolded the paper for Qi Buchen to see.
Qi Buchen looked carefully and saw that it was written: Hui means light; Guang means brightness; shining on all directions? Ming has too big a meaning. Honghui's nickname could be Xiaoming.
Xiao...Ming? !
The gloom in Qi Buchen's heart was dispelled by these two words, and then filled with question marks.
Is there something wrong with me or is there something wrong with the world?
What the hell is Xiao Ming?
Yinzhen, have you been penetrated?
Baozhu and Lanhui noticed that the painful expression on Fu Jin's face disappeared and was replaced by an indescribable one.
"That's enough." Qi Buchen waved his hand weakly, "Tell me, since the emperor has already given you a name, there's no need to give you a nickname."
Nickname? Xiao Ming? I can't tell them apart.
This time, Lan Hui not only lowered her head, but her waist was almost bent.
"..." Yinzhen didn't know what his expression was. He curled his lips and said, "Su Peisheng, burn all of this!"
Su Peisheng walked forward like a cat, picked up the stack of papers with various names written on them, and threw them one by one into the charcoal brazier in the corner.
He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "My master has been reading almost non-stop these days just to give my prince a good name, but the result... Alas, my wife is too unromantic."
Yinzhen was still there asking, "You just said that Fu Jin looked distressed?"
"Yes." Lan Hui chose the words carefully. "Fu Jin said that she accidentally moved and pulled the wound."
"Yeah." Yinzhen nodded. "Go back and take good care of Fu Jin." The two of them were obviously in the same yard, but they couldn't see each other or even talk. Fu Jin had been lying in bed. If he wanted to shout, he had to speak very loudly so that the servants in the yard could hear him. What else could he say in this situation?
Qi Buchen lay in bed for almost ten days before the pain subsided. She was no longer confined to the bed. If she wasn't allowed to leave the house, she could at least walk around inside, right? If she wasn't allowed to bathe, she could at least wipe herself, right? Even her scalp was itchy. She wiped it with a wet cloth, but it still itched.
But after she was able to get up and walk around, the couple were finally able to talk to each other through the window.
"Have you looked at the arrangements for the full moon banquet? Is there anything that needs to be adjusted?" Honghui's full moon banquet will be in a few days. Yinzhen is in charge of everything, and Qi Buchen doesn't have to worry about anything.
Qi Buchen was very satisfied with this: "No, you arranged everything very well." She hesitated for a moment and said, "I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter? Tell me." Yinzhen thought, it's not good if he can't see the person. The concubine is already estranged from him, and she doesn't even tell him directly if there is something wrong.
Qi Buchen said a little embarrassedly: "Well, the Chinese New Year is about ten days away. I was thinking, can I tell the palace that my pregnancy is a bit difficult and I need to observe a double confinement period?" She wanted to take a break during the Chinese New Year in a legitimate way.
"..." Yinzhen didn't know how to describe his feelings at the moment, and could only say, "It's too late."
"Ah?" Qi Buchen didn't understand.
Yinzhen, for once, remained expressionless while speaking to her: "On the day Honghui was born, I reported to the palace that both mother and child were safe."
“…”
How come your hands and feet are so nimble! Qi Buchen really wanted to question Yinzhen like this, but she knew she was being unreasonable. How could Yinzhen know that she could have such thoughts? Even she herself didn't think of it at first, and it was only when Baozhu mentioned that it was the New Year that she remembered it.
Qi Buchen was extremely depressed, and his whole body seemed to be covered with black lines from a comic book, and he was just short of having a few mushrooms growing on his head.
"And..." Yinzhen gritted his teeth and lowered his voice as he spoke from across the window, "You still want me to wait for you for another month? Dream on!"
He has been alone in the empty room for a month, and this woman doesn't miss him at all?
Qi Buchen had three black lines on his forehead and didn't want to pay attention to him.
On the day when Honghui was one month old, Qi Buchen got up early in the morning and soaked in the bathtub for almost half an hour before he felt that he was clean.
After packing up, she finally walked out of the room where she had been confined for a month. Yinzhen was standing at the main door waiting for her, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you so slow!" He felt like he had been waiting for a century.
But the look in his eyes when he looked at her was so gentle that it seemed to be suffocating.
Being stared at like this in public, Qi Buchen felt a little shy. He walked closer to him and said hesitantly, "Well, I haven't bathed in a long time."
Yinzhen looked at her with a smile: "Why have you become so timid during the confinement period?" In the past, when he said this, her hands would have reached out to his waist.
I'm just thin-skinned, unlike you, whose look looks like you want to eat me, Qi Buchen complained in his heart.
The thin-skinned Qi Buchen changed the subject: "Okay, let's go, the guests will be here soon."
The guests were divided into two areas, male and female. Qi Buchen finally breathed a sigh of relief and no longer had to face Yinzhen's naked gaze.
The female members of the family were still mainly her sisters-in-law. Jueluo also came, but she only glanced at Honghui through the wet nurse's hand, without the usual loving gesture of a grandmother holding her grandson tightly, which made some guests murmur in their hearts.
The Third Lady had sons of her own, more than one, and was pregnant with another, so she just praised them casually for a few words and showed them to her younger brother and sister-in-law; the Fifth Lady touched Honghui's face, her expression unable to hide her sadness; the Seventh Lady looked at Honghui with envy and desire in her eyes. She had given birth to a daughter and wanted a son.
Baya's expression was indescribable. Perhaps the handkerchief twisted in her sleeve revealed the complexities of her heart. She had been married for over a year, yet there had been no news. She had summoned the imperial physician, but he only said she had a cold uterus and needed to recuperate. But looking at Qi Buchen, her anxiety settled. After all, the man in front of her had only just received news of their marriage consummation over three years earlier. Their situations were similar. If Qi Buchen could have children, she could surely do so, just a matter of time. What was there to be afraid of?
Thinking of this, she finally smiled. She generously pulled out a jade pendant of excellent quality from her body and stuffed it into Honghui's bag: "This is given to you by your aunt. Take it and play with it."
This move of hers made the faces of the people in front of them change. They had all seen the children say a few auspicious words and that was all, so why did you suddenly start giving gifts? It's not like they hadn't given any gifts yet, it was unnecessary, and it seemed that the people in front of them didn't care!
The Third Lady wanted to scold Baya in her heart, but she had to smile on the surface: "Look at me, my memory has become so bad after giving birth to two children. I clearly prepared something for Honghui, but I forgot it in the car."
She had nothing suitable to give, so she could only find an excuse and then wink at the maid, asking her to go to the front to find Yinzhi and take something from him.
However, she did not forget to sound sarcastic while speaking, and she emphasized the words "gave birth to her twice" in order to stab Baya in the heart.
Unfortunately, her words had a wide impact. Not only did Baya's expression change, but the Fifth Lady and some other childless royal family ladies also looked unhappy.
Qi Buchen could only come out to smooth things over. He took out the jade pendant given by Baya from Honghui's package and stuffed it into Baya's arms: "What is Eighth Brother's wife doing? How can he, a little kid, use such a valuable thing? Take it back quickly. Third Sister-in-law, don't send anyone to get it. You give me one, and I have to give you three in return. I won't do this at a loss."
This was an amusing remark, and many people laughed. The Third Lady also laughed and said, "Alas, that's exactly what I had in mind. I didn't expect you to see through it. Well, well, well, you're known as the Fourth Lady's treasure pot for a reason. I'd better not show off my skills before an expert, or I'll end up losing both my wife and my army."
"Haha, what the Third Lady said is true. The Fourth Lady will never let us take advantage of her so easily."
"That's right. We earn a little money throughout the year, and in the end, we give it all to the Fourth Lady."
Qi Buchen didn't care about their jokes. He smiled and complained, "You told me to act like I was robbing you. This is really unfair. We are just trying to earn some hard-earned money to supplement our family income."
Seeing that the topic was about to be diverted, Baya suddenly stood up, stuffed the jade pendant that Qi Buchen had stuffed back into Honghui's swaddling clothes, and said with a smile: "I don't need Fourth Sister-in-law to return three, Fourth Sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about losing money."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Qi Buchen paused for a moment, then raised her face again: "Since my eighth sister-in-law is so eager to give me money, I would be disrespectful to refuse it." She looked at the others and said with a smile, "If anyone else wants to give me money, just come on. I promise I will accept no one."
"Bah, you wish! I won't send you off." A joke-loving royal family lady responded with a laugh and scolded.
The others followed suit and started to jeer: "Exactly, giving money to the cornucopia, do you think we're stupid?"
With a chuckle, Qi Buchen signaled the wet nurse to carry Honghui and spin around quickly so that everyone could see him, and then immediately sent Honghui back to the backyard.
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