As usual, He Zhuo wrote the two characters on Yin Zhi's hand.
"The character '宁' means peace and stability; the clouds in the sky are all white and beautiful, and they can bring rain and dew to nourish the earth. What do you think, sir?"
Yinzhi stroked Hezhuo's full lips with his calloused thumb and said ambiguously, "Your Majesty's mouth is truly amazing. These words, spoken by you, are all excellent words."
He Zhuo blushed slightly, but did not remove Yin Zhi's hand. There were guards at the left and right doors, who would remind people when they arrived.
He Zhuo stared intently at Yin Zhi, as if he were the only person in the world.
"So, what do you think, sir?"
Yinzhi was burning with rage. It was still daytime, and engaging in lewd behavior in broad daylight would damage the reputation of his wife. Otherwise, he would have truly wanted to get rid of this little vixen.
"What the Princess Consort said is so good, how could the Prince disagree? Second Princess Fangwan, Third Princess Fangning, Fourth Princess Fangyun."
"My lord is off today, and I would like to hold a family banquet to celebrate the good names that the Second Princess and the others have received, which were chosen by their father."
Yinzhi looked at her in surprise. Wasn't this name given by the Fujin (principal wife)?
What did he say?
The girl in his arms winked at him, and after thinking about it, he understood. This made it seem like he, as her father, valued his daughter. Oh well, let it be.
"Alright, let's get together and have a chat as a family. It's been a long time since I've seen the Second Princess and the others."
He Zhuo gestured to Dong Hui: "Go and tell the Second Princess and the others that dinner will be postponed to 4:45 PM tonight. Come to the main courtyard to get together and celebrate the name given to them by their father. If they are hungry, let them have something to eat first."
"Xiao Qianzi, go and tell the kitchen staff to send it over later."
During the Qing Dynasty, people ate two meals a day, plus snacks and a late-night meal. Khoja did not change this, and dinner was usually around 2 p.m.
"Sulan, put the watermelon and honeydew melon in the well and let them sit. Don't use ice, children have weak stomachs and can't eat ice."
Yinzhi held Hezhuo's hand: "You are always so considerate to children. The Third Princess and the Fourth Princess are twins, and their physiques are weaker than ordinary people. Thanks to you, they are doing well now."
He Zhuo covered his mouth and laughed: "What you say is true, Master. The third and fourth concubines are very fortunate to have been taken care of by their wet nurses and nannies."
"I know that you have instructed Granny Shi to visit the three princesses in Zhilan Courtyard every three days. The servants are aware of your importance to this, so they dare not neglect it."
"Then wouldn't the concubine be just occupying a title for nothing?" He Zhuo's eyes crinkled with a smile.
These were indeed done by He Zhuo. He Zhuo was not the kind of person who did good deeds anonymously. He Zhuo would have kept his name when he did good deeds.
Regarding the naming matter, although it was said that Yinzhi was the one who chose the name, those around Hezhuo would not help Hezhuo keep his merits hidden. The First Prince would know about Yinzhi and Hezhuo's conversation about choosing a name today.
You know, people are strange creatures. If you're always nice to them, and one day they stop being so nice, they might start to hate you.
This is the common saying, "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."
If you treat him indifferently, occasionally offering small favors, he will be grateful to you.
The situation was exactly like that of the First Prince. In fact, He Zhuo treated his concubine daughters very indifferently. Little Zhenbao and the others rarely had contact with their concubine sisters. On the contrary, the people serving the Second, Third, and Fourth Princesses always said that the First Princess was good and treated her concubine children well.
In reality, He Zhuo was a hands-off manager. He would only ask a few questions about the situation when he paid his respects to her each month, and otherwise ignored her.
In fact, this is just what He Zhuo thinks. As the mistress of the house, He Zhuo does not deduct her allowance, does not prevent her husband from seeing his illegitimate children, and does not hinder them from seeing Consort Hui. Although it is only once during the New Year, it is already very good.
Consort Hui was also very satisfied with this.
Because many principal wives wouldn't do this; they would usually only bring their children to the palace to meet the emperor's grandmother when the children started school. That was considered good; many imperial princes' concubine daughters could only meet their imperial grandmothers before their marriages.
But that's a story for another time; at present, none of the imperial princes have any children.
He Zhuo did not prevent people from seeing their birth mother.
However, the second princess's birth mother was sensible and worried that seeing too much of this would displease the princess.
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