Princess Fan would chant scriptures, copy them, and then offer them before the Buddha, praying for the Bodhisattva to bless the Emperor's safe return. These things became part of Princess Fan's daily routine, taking up more than half of her time each day. Therefore, I think Princess Fan loved Yinzhi.
Recently, Yinzhi's unusual behavior has attracted Hezhuo's attention.
However, it's more important to deal with the immediate issue first. The palace is currently in turmoil due to the Emperor's illness. If something goes wrong, Consort Hui will likely target the First Princess first.
Emperor Kangxi and the Empress Dowager would also feel that Hezhuo was immature and lacked a sense of propriety, and might even doubt her ability to manage the inner court. Hezhuo absolutely could not allow this to happen.
Therefore, He Zhuo's first order was to have Lin Mama bring the twin princesses to Fan Gege, so that Fan Gege could see her two daughters and not do anything rash.
In addition, Chunfen was asked to go to the front yard to collect 4 liang of Liuan tea, half a jin of red dates, 10 jin of black charcoal, and a newly delivered "Abundance Every Year" ornament.
These were given to Princess Fan as a reward for her devout copying of scriptures and praying for her husband's safety during his time with the army.
Two more ornaments embroidered with "foals" were given to the twin princesses, one each, as their zodiac sign is the horse.
These ornaments were presented by the people from Yinzhi's shop this month. From Hezhuo's perspective, they were not particularly exquisite. They were Suzhou embroidery, and the wood used was elm, not any special wood. However, they were all small animals, which were adorable.
The day after Yinzhi returned to the palace, he brought back six of them. He brought them all here. Little Treasure chose the one of a kitten chasing a ball, and also helped the eldest prince choose one of a puppy chasing a butterfly.
The remaining two were placed in the storeroom of the head maid in the front yard. The other two were this "little colt", "abundance year after year" and "little hen with two chicks".
Let's give away the last one too. The embroidered ornament of a little hen with two chicks will be given to the second princess.
This was the first time He Zhuo had been so generous. He Zhuo had never given his own things to his concubines and daughters, and he rarely bestowed gifts upon them.
The concubines only received a greeting gift during the wedding ceremony; all other annual and festival gifts were given according to the prescribed allowances.
The same applies to the daughters of concubines; they only receive gifts on the third-day celebration and the full-month celebration, and otherwise they receive only a fixed allowance.
This was the first time He Zhuo had given an ornament as a gift, although it came from Yin Zhi's shop. He was not particularly fond of these embroidered ornaments, and couldn't think of anything else from the front storeroom to give as a gift, so he brought this one.
There was another reason for sending Chunfen to deliver the gift. Although Chunfen was young and the youngest among the dowry maids, she was always smiling and had good interpersonal relationships. Sending the gift would show the Fujin's concern. Moreover, Chunfen had high emotional intelligence, so sending her to check on Fan Gege's situation was a good idea.
In the palace, princes and princesses were actually of lower rank than other officials. Although there were no specific regulations on the daily necessities of princes and princesses, their allowances were slightly less than those of a concubine.
Therefore, it is assumed that the utensils used by the concubines are slightly reduced. Why are they all slightly reduced? Because concubines have two maids, while princes and princesses only have one maid.
He Zhuo thought that these embroidered ornaments could be placed in the princess's courtyard, since it was against the rules, right?
Moreover, Fan Gege's matter needs to be dealt with as soon as possible; this way, it will be resolved more quickly.
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