Chapter 99: Premeditation

After all, the emperor is not present when every child is born, especially when the mother is of low status.

As for concubines of high rank like Concubine Shu, when they gave birth, the emperor would just take a quick look and that was it.

The only ones that Emperor Jingwen really looked at carefully from beginning to end were the children who had died in infancy, as well as the surviving eldest prince, princess, and crown prince.

More than 20 years have passed, and the memory of the deceased child is now vague. Emperor Jingwen still remembers the eldest prince, the eldest princess, and the crown prince, but these three children were all quite upright when they were born.

No matter how ugly a newborn baby is, how can it be this ugly?

So when the crown prince arrived, Emperor Jingwen didn’t think much about it and just smiled and talked about this with him.

“Come and take a look at Xiaojiu’s painting skills.”

He thought the prince would definitely laugh with him, but when Emperor Jingwen turned his head, he met the prince’s slightly strange look.

The prince hesitated for a while, not knowing whether he should say it or not, but in the end, he still said it.

“Well, father, Xiaojiu didn’t lie this time. A newborn baby is indeed… like this.” As for why the prince was so experienced, it was of course because the concubine’s son was born recently. The prince took a look and saw that the shape of the child’s head was also very irregular, but not as deformed as the little princess’s.

In other words, the little princess…really looks like this.

The smile on Emperor Jingwen’s face gradually froze.

Oh my god, if this is what a princess looks like…

Looking down at the painting again, Emperor Jingwen imagined it and felt sick.

Seeing Emperor Jingwen’s behaviour, the crown prince beside him hurriedly comforted him, “Don’t worry, father. Children’s bones are soft and they will grow up in the future.”

“…Are you serious?”

Under normal circumstances, the prince would definitely answer, and of course he would mean it seriously.

But unfortunately, the little princess’s head was too pointy. If it was really like what was shown in the painting, the prince couldn’t be sure.

Xiaojiu is really something, why does he have to be so honest? If the little princess in the future remembers things, how embarrassing it will be for a girl!n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The other concubines would try their best to show the good points of their children and hide their bad points for fear that others would see their shortcomings. This was especially true when it came to their father, the emperor, who would praise them to the utmost.

But Xiaojiu was different. Not only did he not cover it up, he almost pointed it out to them.

The father and son looked at each other and almost held their foreheads at the same time.

the other side.

After waiting for a long time until the princess was one month old, Ye Shuo went to take a look and found that although the princess was not as beautiful as the maids said, she was still pretty enough. So he reluctantly looked at her a few more times.

As for the most worrying part, the head, now a month has passed, has recovered a little and is finally not as deformed as it was at the beginning.

“It’s been a month, how come it’s only recovered to this point?” Can the condition really be completely reversed before the child’s skull hardens?

Ye Shuo expressed great concern.

Ye Shuo used to think that he was not obsessed with looks, until now he realised that it was not that he was not obsessed with looks, but that everyone around him was good-looking, so he didn’t feel anything.

To be honest, Ye Shuo was a little uncomfortable with the sudden appearance of an ugly thing.

The nanny at the side saw that the Ninth Prince was so worried that his facial features were squeezed together, and she was so happy that she couldn’t even stand up. She answered the Ninth Prince for the umpteenth time: “The princess has fair skin, small nose wings, a round and full nose bridge, and a pair of almond eyes like the queen. She will definitely have a good future.”

“…Okay.” The nanny saw beauty in everything, so whatever she said was the truth.

Ye Shuo quickly gave up arguing.

Now his mother has finished her confinement and is now recovering from childbirth under the guidance of the imperial physician and the nanny. Watching his mother walking back and forth in the room, Ye Shuo sat down.

Suddenly remembering something, Ye Shuo asked, “By the way, mother, has my sister’s name been chosen yet?”

Except for the eldest princess, few other princesses were given names by the emperor. Most of them were chosen by the ladies themselves, so Ye Shuo asked this question.

Speaking of this, Concubine Rong became very conflicted.

After all, she had not read much, and naming a princess required special care. The name had to sound nice, have a good meaning, and appear cultured, so that people could tell at a glance that this was an extremely noble and beautiful woman. This put the imperial concubine in a difficult position.

The imperial concubine has been struggling with this for almost a month now, and still hasn’t made up her mind.

“How about… asking your father to pick one for her?”

It was obvious that the imperial concubine knew that she was favoured. It was just a name, and she never thought that the emperor would refuse.

The reality is indeed like this. If the imperial concubine asks for it, my stepfather will have to give her some face.

However, giving face does not mean doing your best. Giving a princess a random name and choosing one from a dictionary are two completely different concepts.

Ye Shuo thought about it and said, “Okay, leave it to me.”

Ye Shuo was particularly adept at dealing with his cheap father, and the key was that he could make his cheap father unaware of it.

As for the nickname——

“How about calling you Jianjian as your nickname?” Ye Shuo asked with a blink of his eyes.

The imperial concubine was stunned: “Jianjian?”

What is this name? It sounds weird.

“Why is it called Jianjian?”

Ye Shuo didn’t even think twice and said without hesitation: “Because her head is pointy.”

The head is pointy, so I’m called Jianjian. Is that wrong? No, it’s not wrong!

The moment the words fell, almost everyone in the room fell silent.

Even the imperial concubine couldn’t help sweating, “Shuo’er, this…isn’t this too hasty?”

“What’s the big deal?” In his previous life, a certain emperor was called Little Pig, but it didn’t affect his fame at all, didn’t it?

“A cheap name is easier to keep, so let’s call her Jianjian.”

In the end, Ye Shuo made the final decision.

Concubine Rong: “…”

Concubine Rong couldn’t help but look at her daughter with pity, and then she realised that leaving her daughter to be raised by her son was not a good decision.

But there was no way, she had already agreed, and it was too late to regret now.

I really hope my daughter will never know the origin of her nickname…

After Ye Shuo returned, he decisively asked Xing Yucheng to help him write a letter.

Xing Yuben thought he had become numb, but after listening to the Ninth Prince’s narration, he still inevitably felt shocked.

“Really… want to write it like this??”

Ye Shuo nodded: “Write yours, don’t worry about the rest.”

Xing Yucheng no longer dared to imagine the emperor’s expression after reading this letter.

On the other hand, Emperor Jingwen soon received another letter sent by Xiaojiu.

As he watched, Emperor Jingwen’s blood pressure began to rise.

This kid is like this, he can make people mad even if they are thousands of miles away.

Look at what names he gave the princess!

The prince couldn’t help but secretly glance at the letter. Just one glance made the prince silent on the spot.

Ye Mei, Ye Zhen, Ye Zhu, Ye Baoer, Ye Fugui… These are the names ordinary families give their children. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using names to express good wishes for children, but this is a bit too vulgar!

If you hope that the princess will become beautiful in the future, you can call her Mei. If you hope that the princess will be as precious as a pearl, you can call her Zhen, Zhu, Baoer. And this Fugui…

The prince couldn’t hold it in and laughed out loud.

Emperor Jingwen: “…”

How come his son seems to have never been to school? If he had learned a few words, he wouldn’t have been able to come up with such a name.

Oh, I suddenly forgot that this son really didn’t receive much education.

Especially at the end of the letter, the little bastard was still smug and was ready to pick one from here as the princess’s name.

It would take several days to walk from the temporary palace to the imperial palace. If he didn’t hurry up, given his son’s temper, he would really call the princess Ye Mei.

After taking a deep breath, Emperor Jingwen waved his hand and said, “Come here, bring paper and pen!”

Emperor Jingwen, who was always casual in naming his children, was unusually serious about it.

After pondering for a long time, Emperor Jingwen began to write, and soon, three big characters appeared on the rice paper in front of him.

Ye Chen Hei.

The peach tree is young and lush with leaves. The character “熙” symbolises the dawn, which means bright and hot.

“Zhen Xi” has the same pronunciation as “Zhen Xi”, which means “cherish”, so Emperor Jingwen put more effort into choosing this name than most other princes.

It seems that the emperor is really disgusted with Xiaojiu’s naming skills.

The prince was startled at first, then he burst out laughing.

“Go and make sure to hand these words to the Ninth Prince.”

In this way, the messenger arrived at the palace at full speed.

Zhenxi…

It’s just barely okay.

“I don’t think it sounds as nice as Ye Baoer.” Baoer Baoer, down-to-earth and easy to pronounce, what a great name.

Fortunately, there were not many examinations in ancient times, otherwise the princess’s efficiency would be much lower than others just based on these two words.

Ye Shuo sighed.

Xing Yucheng, who was standing by, was about to speak but stopped talking, full of confusion. How could His Majesty have the nerve to think that the name he chose was better than the one chosen by His Majesty?

And… judging from the way the two characters “Zhen Xi” were written, His Majesty must have been very angry at the time…

Looking at the two words that were so powerful that they could be seen through the paper, Xing Yucheng silently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

However, Ye Shuo didn’t care about that and turned around to announce the news to his sister.

“From today on, Jianjian, your full name will be Ye Zhen xi.” She is treated the same as the eldest prince, the second prince and the crown prince, and is unique among the princesses.

Ye Shuo reached out and gently touched the princess’s little face, then spoke with a smile.

“Are you happy? Are you happy?”

The little baby girl didn’t understand any of this, she just felt very uncomfortable that the person in front of her was always fiddling with her, and she kept whining but couldn’t resist, it was so suffocating.

Before the princess burst into tears, Ye Shuo withdrew his claws contentedly.

The wet nurse at the side lowered her head tactfully, angry but not daring to say anything.

The queen almost crushed the spoon in her hand when she received the news.

The princess was just one month old and had not yet returned to the palace, but the emperor had already given her a name and had her sent to him at full speed. In comparison, the prince she had given birth to was already a hundred days old, but the emperor had not even asked a single question. The contrast was so stark, how could the queen not hate him?

Zhenxi… cherish…

These two words were like a stab into the Queen’s heart.

But what else could she do? The queen could only watch helplessly.

The only thing the queen could do was to return to the palace earlier.

She had already been disliked by the emperor. If she didn’t return to the palace soon, she would have no place to stand in the palace.

As for the imperial concubine…I’m afraid she won’t be able to stay here for too long.

His Majesty has no intention of coming to the garden again this year, so she will definitely go back early.

Thinking of this, the queen suddenly had an idea in her mind.

In this way, in July, the Queen proposed to leave. Now the little prince is half a year old. If she was careful, he could be moved, not to mention that there were so many imperial doctors accompanying him.

Although the little princess was only a hundred days old, she was in good health and could already lift her head. The imperial concubine thought about it and did not refuse.

However, when the day of departure approached, news suddenly came that the queen was ill, but the imperial concubine had already packed her things several days ago.

Now that the house has been emptied, it is really troublesome to go back and forth to clean it up.

“Forget it, forget it. If the Queen doesn’t want to leave, let’s go first.” It’s only July now and the weather is not that hot. By August or September, it will be so hot on the road that people will die.

The imperial concubine didn’t think so much about it at all, she just felt that the queen was really pretentious.

She was clearly incapable of taking it, but she still insisted on going back. Now she is feeling better, and she has made herself sick. I don’t know why she was so anxious.

After the eunuch beside the queen finished delivering the message, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but frown as he looked at the other person’s back.

Something is wrong.