Now I mix my own spices, make rouge, and do embroidery, and quietly save up a lot of money. When the palace maids and eunuchs see me, a weak little concubine with a poor family background, they are full of expectations that I can get some benefits from them. Giving them a little more will make them feel surprised beyond their imagination. Isn't that good?

Concubine Hua was watching An Lingrong fiddling with the abacus beads while she talked about her experience in rewarding people and how to control her subordinates. She was so choked that she was speechless for a long time.

This small family really has its advantages. One tael of silver can have the effect of spending two taels of silver. If Concubine Hua still ignores An Lingrong in this life, she will never know that there is such a way to calculate silver.

But Hua Fei is different. She always has to find some fun in this endless life.

"Songzhi, I remember there's a small white jade abacus the size of a palm in the storeroom. Find it and give it to Consort An," Hua Fei said. "Pick out some other small gold and jade trinkets from the storeroom. I'll make them as a gift for the Princess of Yanxi Palace when she's one month old."

"Yes."

***

The little princess was one month old, and the emperor was worried about the drought in Henan. Naturally, no one was busy organizing a full-moon banquet for his less favored daughter.

Even now, the emperor hasn't even given the little princess a name.

Everyone in the palace also calls her the Little Princess of Yanxi Palace.

The Imperial Household Department drafted a few good words and presented them to the emperor, but the emperor put the paper among a pile of memorials and forgot about it in his busy life.

It was not until the princess's full moon that the empress dowager finally packed up and went to the Yangxin Palace in a sedan chair with a plate of rose-shaped pastries presented by Noble Lady Fucha of the Yanxi Palace.

Even though the emperor is very busy, I still have to see him.

A plate of rose mille-feuille with the fragrance of roses and the aroma of burnt roses that had been baked in the stove for half an hour successfully awakened the emperor who was buried in his paperwork.

"I remember that the roses in the Yanx Palace bloomed the best." The emperor said while eating snacks.

"Exactly. Fucha is filial. She didn't keep the rose for herself. Instead, she plucked the last petals from the leaves and flesh and made some snacks for me. I thought the emperor must be tired from his busy government affairs. He needs these snacks more than I do."

"Well... Noble Lady Fucha has become more docile since she gave birth." The emperor does not like sweets, so there is no extra sugar added to this rose mille-feuille, only the sweetness of the petals themselves is retained.

It was sweet but not greasy, and Su Peisheng served him a cup of tea, which made the emperor's mouth full of fragrance.

"The Emperor has been very busy with government affairs and hasn't been to the harem for a month. The little princess is almost a month old. Have you been there to see her?" The Queen Mother put down half a piece of dessert and spoke.

"When the baby was first born, the Queen brought him to me to see."

"The harem is childless. Princess, you are the first child since you ascended the throne, so you should be given due attention. Henan is suffering from a severe drought right now. Although the princess's full moon banquet can be kept simple, the emperor should still give her a name."

The Queen Mother slowly stated the purpose of her trip.

"It is the Empress Dowager who reminded me. I forgot, Su Peisheng, where did the Imperial Household Department put the name that was proposed for the princess?" The Emperor tried to look for it among a pile of memorials.

"Oh, Your Majesty, the names proposed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs are just some auspicious words. How can they be as meaningful as the name you personally chose for the princess~" Su Peisheng said from the side.

"What Su Peisheng said is that the Emperor might as well give the princess a name himself."

"The rain has brought forth the seedlings, and the cool breeze has brought forth the ears of corn. The people of Henan are now longing for the sweet rain from heaven and the cool breeze to bring forth the ears of corn. Why not call the princess Suichu?"

The emperor picked up his pen and wrote the two words "Sui Chu".

After finishing his writing, Su Peisheng happily picked up the paper from the table. His apprentice Xiao Xiazi came forward with a tray and asked his master to put the princess's name there.

It will be sent to the Yanxi Palace later.

The Yanx Palace seems to be on the verge of recovery. Noble Lady Fucha can now ask the Empress Dowager to plead for her. This woman who has survived the palace after many dangerous situations should not be underestimated.

Xiao Xiazi decided to worship more Buddhas, who knows which Buddha might show his power one day.

The master is right. When working, you can't just focus on money.

Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue without charging a penny is also an investment.

When the empress dowager saw that the matter was accomplished, she told the emperor not to overwork himself and then left.

As soon as they walked out of the Yangxin Palace, the empress dowager asked Zhuxi to go with Xiaoxiazi.

In addition to telling the princess her name, she also asked Zhuxi to send the princess a pair of golden lockets made of pure gold to show her grandmother's care.

It is amazing that Noble Lady Fucha came to her own Shoukang Palace to pay her respects right after she came out of confinement.

After several ordeals, Noble Lady Fucha's chin became pointed and her clothes became much looser. She had suffered a lot in order to give birth to the child.

Well, the Queen has to pay for some of the sins she has committed.

The Ulanara family has been stained with too much blood for the throne.

When Noble Lady Fucha saw the piece of paper Xiao Xiazi was holding, she was happier than anything else. Her daughter finally had a name.

"Sui Chu." It sounds so nice.

This name is rooted in the earth. Although it is not as elegant as other princesses' names, Noble Lady Fucha thinks it is excellent. With this name, her daughter will surely grow up safely like an ear of wheat.

Although the emperor was ruthless to her, fortunately he still cared about her daughter.

That person's advice was indeed correct.

It is easier to deal with the Empress Dowager than the Emperor.

"Xiao Suichu, you have to grow up quickly." While coaxing the child, Noble Lady Fucha put the red gold Ruyi lock awarded by the empress dowager on her daughter.

The Empress Dowager was thoughtful and had clusters of plump ears of wheat engraved on the Ruyi lock.

The empress followed the emperor's lead and gave him a pair of Hetian jade ruyi and a few pieces of fine material as a reward to celebrate Suichu's full moon.

Hua Fei: What a sloppy blessing.

Concubine Jing sorted out the old clothes that Wen Yi could no longer wear from Xianfu Palace, washed them with hot water, disinfected them, and dried them. She worked on this for several days and finally packed up all the clothes that children should wear for one, two, three months, and even one and two years old. She then packed them up and sent them to the Yanx Palace.

In addition to giving Linglong some small clothes that she had worn, Concubine Xin also gave Concubine Fucha a book of children's stories that she had recently written. Early education should start from the full moon.

Exclusively customized and tailor-made.

Noble Lady Fucha looked at the thick stack of books, and she didn't know whether Sui Chu would cry or laugh if she really read it out.

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