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Chapter 191: About the Child's Name
Chapter 191: About the Child's Name
The Qi King remained worried and sniffed at himself again.
As he sniffed, he wondered: Why isn't there any odor?
It smells pretty good, and it smells just like the princess.
When Sue Sue wakes up, she'll surely be happy to smell her father.
However, remembering Sue Sue's pitiful past, the Qi King quickly frowned.
The Queen couldn't understand why the king smelled, and soon they were talking about the previous visit to the palace and the matter with the empress.
Hearing that he wanted his royal brother to help with the name, the Qi King became displeased: "Why should we let the royal brother choose? He's so busy, when does he have time for these things? I'll choose it myself, by myself. It's my child, so why should I trouble others? No need, absolutely no need!"
The Qi King thought: I finally have my own daughter, how can I let others help choose a name?
That's definitely impossible!
Although she's not my biological daughter, looking at those eyes, how can she not be my own flesh and blood?
I like her, so she's my own daughter.
Of course, more importantly, the princess likes her.
How could the Queen not understand his thoughts?
She wanted to say: The name given by His Majesty, can it be the same as the one you choose?
A name given by the Emperor can also be called a bestowed name, and that is an honor.
The name you choose is just a standard procedure.
However, these words were a bit stimulating, and the Queen did not want to say much more, especially with the Empress present.
Remembering what the Empress had said about waiting for Sue Sue to truly stand on her own before giving her an identity, the Queen sighed softly, feeling a little wronged: "It seems that our little Sue Sue will have to live without a proper name or status for many more years."
Waiting for the child to truly stand on her own would probably take another three to five years.
She would have to grow up to be at least eleven or twelve years old before it could be certain that she had truly stood on her own.
Little Sue Sue was just a little over five years old now, and there were still many years in between.
The Queen thought, how could she let others look down on Sue Sue like this?
Not having a proper identity was indeed a cause for concern.
Hearing this, the Qi King became unhappy again: "Mother Empress, your thoughts on this matter are not thorough enough."
The Queen remained silent.
It wasn't appropriate for a son to criticize his mother like this, so she didn't want to say more.
If word got out, what would people think?
Moreover, her mother-in-law was the Empress.
The Qi King didn't expect the Queen to say anything, and he soon continued: "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace and discuss with the Empress. Our eldest daughter of the Wang Manor cannot be wronged like this. Since she is qualified to be a princess, we should confirm it early. I may not be able to choose a name, but I should be able to bestow a title upon her, right?"
Thinking of a title, the Qi King hehe smiled, almost rubbing his hands in glee: "How about we call her Princess Baoyue? Little Sue Sue is like a precious moon sent by the heavens!"
"No, no, the moon has too much yin energy, it's not suitable for a girl. Let's change it, change it."
"Then how about Princess Jiaoyang? Our little darling is like the fierce sun."
"Hmm? Isn't that too similar to the royal sister's title? Seems like it won't do as well, the Empress might be saddened by it."
"Then how about Princess Baojiao? Father's precious little darling, it sounds so nice."
......
Queen:......
She was not surprised by the King's culturally stable level, which had remained unchanged for several decades.
She had something else on her mind, so naturally, she did not offer much opinion on this matter.
The Queen thought for a moment and brought up the key point: "I feel that little Sue Sue is pitiful, and there's no one to uphold justice for her. Now that this matter has become like this, if it gets any bigger, it will truly be inappropriate. We can't just let such a good child enter the Jin Yang Hou Mansion, right? So I'm thinking, should we teach the Chen family of Qingzhou a lesson?
"Chen Sanniang left behind quite a sum of money when she passed away.
While the Jin Yang Hou was not a sentimental or responsible man, he was generous with his wealth. Those who followed him, regardless of whether they parted ways amicably or not, as long as they didn't create an ugly scene that would cause a loss of face, would receive a substantial amount of silver.
According to the investigations sent by Prince Qing, there should be at least a thousand taels of silver involved.
In Princess Qi's opinion, this amount wasn't significant.
However, for an ordinary farming household, ten taels of silver could sustain a large family for a year or even longer.
A thousand taels of silver would be enough for them to live comfortably for a long time.
How could they be so heartless, just for the sake of raising a child?
Princess Qi felt anger welling up inside her as she thought about this.
Prince Qi, who had been immersed in the matter of bestowing a title upon his precious daughter, became curious when the princess brought up this topic. He asked, "Then, what should we do?"
Princess Qi wasn't surprised by her husband's lack of knowledge about the situation in Qingzhou. In fact, she would have been worried if Prince Qi had known about it.
As Prince Qi inquired further, Princess Qi quickly explained, "Last year, His Majesty intended to develop the coal mines in Qingzhou, but the plan was delayed due to various reasons. I'm thinking that if someone could bring it up with His Majesty now and get last year's plan back on track, the labor force required for this year's corvee in Qingzhou will definitely need to be increased. At that time, we can manipulate things so that all the male members of Chen Dalang's family will be sent to work in the mines."
Speaking up to this point, Princess Qi let out a soft hmph. "I'm not sending them to their deaths, although it would serve that fake person in the capital right if they did die. I just want to tire them out and give them a hard time."
Prince Qi vaguely remembered this matter, and it was something that the princess had mentioned to him before.
However, who could he find to lobby for this cause? He had little talent or involvement in politics.
The only friend he could think of to help him with this was Prince Qing.
But...
Prince Qing had recently gone out of the city to inspect the areas outside, and it would probably take him seven to ten days to return.
Prince Qi was impatient and didn't want to wait. If there was a more suitable candidate, he would pay them a visit immediately and ask them to bring it up with the Emperor the very next day!
With these thoughts in mind, Prince Qi waved his hand and said, "There's no need to lobby anyone. I'll go directly to the Empress and speak to her about it."
Afraid to face his brother, the Emperor, and now even afraid to face his mother, the Empress? Aside from his late older sister, the person the Empress doted on the most was him.
Prince Qi had absolute confidence in himself!
If it were in the past, Princess Qi would have smiled and nodded in agreement.
But recalling what the Marquis of Hanguo had told her about the charcoal briquettes, Princess Qi thought...
This matter had actually become simpler now.
She quickly explained the situation with the charcoal briquettes.
Upon hearing this, Prince Qi slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my, my lady is indeed more remarkable than anyone else! It's only right that such a capable person becomes my wife!"
His voice was loud, and he ended up startling Sue Sue in the neighboring room.
Sue Sue cried out in fear.
This cry startled not only Sister Xiang, who was watching over her, but also Princess Qi, who rushed over to the neighboring room.
Prince Qi wasn't far behind, quickly following his wife's footsteps.
By the time they arrived, Sister Xiang had already picked up Sue Sue, who was crying and gasping for breath, and was comforting her gently.
Princess Qi felt her heart ache as she watched, and she sat down next to them, taking Sue Sue into her arms. She gently patted the child's back while soothing her, "Shh, Sue Sue, don't be afraid. Mother is here."
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