Naming Yan Yan was the thing Su Yu Shan looked forward to the most, and also the most nervous, because the name would determine Yan Yan's fate.
"Really? Which character did His Majesty give Yan Yan?"
But then Hongli said, "It is Yonghuang. Huang is a curved jade object used to worship the Black Tortoise God of the North. It has a very auspicious meaning. Do you like it?"
Yonghuang? So, her son is the First Prince? Upon hearing this name, Su Yushan couldn't help but fall into deep thought. In her vague memory, the First Prince seemed to be disliked by Emperor Qianlong and had even been severely reprimanded by him. After that, the First Prince was unsuccessful and died young in depression.
Will her son suffer the same fate?
In reality, the First Prince's biological mother was not Lady Su. Su Yushan's arrival changed everything. So what about Yonghuang's fate? Will it follow the trajectory of history, or will it be changed because of her appearance?
Hongli currently values this child highly, but he doesn't know what the future holds.
Lost in thought, Su Yushan forgot to reply until Hongli called her twice, at which point she snapped out of her daze, "Huh? What did you say?"
"I asked you if you like this name."
With her name already chosen, her fate was sealed. Su Yushan had no choice at all. She dared not voice her true thoughts and forced a smile, replying, "What the Emperor has decided is naturally very good."
Although she was smiling, Hongli sensed that she had something on her mind. "You don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"
If she didn't give a reason, Hongli probably wouldn't let it go, so Su Yushan made an excuse: "I was just thinking, the one in the other courtyard was born half a month earlier than Yan Yan, has the Emperor named that child yet?"
In the past two years, Hongli has rarely visited that child, only making a brief visit during the annual New Year. Today, however, the Emperor brought it up.
"Father said that the son of the Jin family is not included in the imperial genealogy, so this child cannot be made public. Therefore, he cannot be brought to the palace for smallpox vaccination. He ordered the imperial physician to go to another hospital to vaccinate him. If the vaccination is successful, I will name him."
The names of imperial grandsons were always chosen by the emperor himself. Now, Yongzheng actually did not intend to name Jin Minjing's son, which shows that Yongzheng did not care about that child.
Although Su Yushan had a grudge against Jin Minjing, she didn't hate the child. Even though he was born with a disability, she still hoped that he could survive the smallpox vaccination.
However, there are many things that are beyond her control; let's leave it to fate!
As for Yan Yan, he has now been officially named Yong Huang. Regardless of what kind of person the First Prince was in history, Su Yushan hopes to change her son's fate through her own efforts, and hopes that he will not be disliked by Hongli when he grows up.
Before they knew it, half a year had passed since the imperial concubine selection. Su Mingfeng and Songying had long since broken up. Songying always believed that Su Mingfeng was greedy for fame and fortune, and she had completely given up on him and had never contacted him again.
Her father, Etuhun, had already arranged a marriage for her, choosing Ortai, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, as her son-in-law.
Most of the Manchu Eight Banners children liked riding, archery and martial arts. When they reached a certain age, they did not need to take the imperial examination and could directly enter the palace as guards. However, E Rong'an preferred reading, especially Han culture. Therefore, despite his father Ortai's opposition, he insisted on studying at the Imperial Academy to prepare for the imperial examination.
E Rong'an, who was studying at the Imperial Academy, naturally recognized Song Ying and had heard about her affair with Su Mingfeng.
On their wedding night, E Rong'an lifted her red veil.
He had seen Songying dressed as a man and looked dashing, but he never expected that she could be so gentle and beautiful in red. Under the light of the dragon and phoenix candles, her moon-shaped eyes were exceptionally dark and bright.
However, on this joyous day, she showed no smile. She glanced at him once and then indifferently looked away.
To be fair, E Rong'an is indeed handsome and refined, but unfortunately, Song Ying's heart has already belonged to someone else. This marriage is only arranged by her parents and is not her wish. Therefore, she has no expectations for tonight's wedding night.
When E Rong'an turned his head to kiss his bride, Song Ying instinctively flinched and turned her head away.
With displeasure, E Rong'an raised a finger, grabbed her chin, stared intently into her eyes, and spoke bluntly.
“I know you don’t want to marry me, but there’s no possibility between you and him. Now that you’re marrying into my Xilin Jue Luo clan, from now on, your body and your heart will belong to me!”
Songying was spoiled by her father and brother at home and never obeyed anyone's discipline. "My body can be yours, but you have no right to control my heart!"
"How audacious!" E Rong'an frowned slightly and scoffed, "Do you think any man would allow his woman to have different dreams while sleeping in the same bed?"
He knew the truth, and Songying didn't bother to hide it. "Since you know my heart doesn't belong to you, why did you still marry me?"
Sitting upright to one side, E Rong'an sneered, "It's just an order from my parents. Do you think I wanted to marry her?"
"I was just following the matchmaker's orders. We were all forced into this marriage. We were just a couple in name only. Nobody cares about anyone else."
Upon hearing this, E Rong'an raised an eyebrow slightly, "You said it yourself. If I take a concubine in the future, you are not allowed to interfere."
He wasn't the one she liked, so Songying didn't care at all. "Take as many as you want, I don't care."
"We'll talk about the future later. Let's consummate our marriage tonight." E Rong'an was about to kiss her, but she still turned her face away, unwilling to kiss him.
He didn't mind, and took the opportunity to pull her into the tent, raising his fingers to undo her knotted buttons.
In the end, she had already married E Rong'an, and consummating the marriage was inevitable. Since Su Mingfeng was not sincere towards her, there was no need for her to continue to suffer for him.
After figuring it out, Songying stopped struggling and let his fingers loosen her outer garment, move around to the back of her neck, and untie the thin ribbon...
The spring night is short, the threads of love are severed, and the mandarin ducks will never be a pair again. The red thread binds them in two rows. Is it fate or resentment? They say there will be plenty of time in the future.
After Songying got married, Hongli thought that Su Mingfeng probably had no more desires, so he decided to arrange a marriage for him.
Since he was his brother-in-law, Hongli naturally wouldn't be careless and chose the daughter of Zhang Tingyu, a Grand Councilor.
Zhang Tingyu was a veteran official of two dynasties and could be considered the foremost minister of the Han people. The Zhang family were Han Chinese and could not intermarry with the imperial family, so they had intermarried with the scholarly Yao family of Tongcheng for generations.
As expected, Zhang Tingyu's youngest daughter will also marry into the Yao family. Coincidentally, the Fourth Prince intends to arrange a marriage, wanting Zhang's daughter to marry the elder brother of Consort Su.
Zhang Tingyu knew long ago that Emperor Yongzheng would pass the throne to the Fourth Prince, who was the future heir to the throne. If the Zhang family could become in-laws with the Fourth Prince's brother-in-law, it would be entirely beneficial.
Therefore, Zhang Tingyu did not refuse and readily agreed.
Su Mingfeng is already twenty-one years old this year, long past the age to get married, but he has been delayed until now due to various reasons. Songying has already married, and he has no hope. In the end, he still has to get married, otherwise he would be letting down the Fourth Prince's good intentions.
To avoid worrying his family, Su Mingfeng finally agreed to the marriage and took Zhang Tingyu's daughter as his wife.
With her brother's marriage finally settled, Su Yushan was relieved of one worry. She focused on her pregnancy at home and lived a happy and carefree life.
Plants wither and flourish every year; the winter snow gradually melts, orioles sing and grasses grow. In early February of the ninth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign, Su Yushan started bleeding. After examining her, the midwife said that Princess Su was about to give birth!
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