A one-month-old baby is not even as big as a fingernail, how can he be well-behaved?

Shi Nanxi did not answer Kangxi's idiotic question. She leaned lazily against his chest and picked up the two sheets of rice paper spread on the desk.

Each of them was filled with words. One of them was written with words starting with the radical 礻, such as 祎, 祜, 禝, 禖, 戚 and other princes' names with good meanings.

The other one clearly has the princess' name written on it. Chunyi, Duanyi, Qiongzhu, Yujiao, Peizhen, Rongzhao, etc. also have good meanings.

"Is this the name the emperor gave the child?"

Kangxi couldn't sleep last night. She was somewhat conscious when she got out of bed, but she didn't expect that he would come to the study to name the child. He had also chosen a name when he learned that she was pregnant, but he was not satisfied with it.

Kangxi hugged the little girl carefully, fearing that she would fall and get hurt.

Hearing this, he glanced at the name on the rice paper and said with a smile:

"Yes, I felt that the names I picked before were not good enough. I couldn't sleep last night, so I picked new ones. Do you like any of them?"

Shi Nanxi did not answer immediately. Her eyes moved between the two pieces of rice paper. After a while, she pointed to the words Yi and Qi on the first piece of rice paper, and then pointed to Chun Yi and Rong Zhao on the other piece of rice paper, and said:

"Your Majesty, these two pairs of names are good."

When Kangxi saw the two pairs of names pointed out by Shi Nanxi, he nodded first, then became curious and pointed at the names of Yujiao and Duanyi, and said:

"I think these two pairs of names are good, why don't you choose them?"

Shi Nanxi looked at it,

Directly:

"That's right, but I only hope that the child will be safe, healthy, happy and worry-free in the future. If it's a prince, the size of the two will be too big, and I'm afraid the child won't be able to bear such a great blessing. As for Yujiao and Duanyi..."

She paused.

Cai Dao:

"If she is a princess, I hope she is as beautiful as jade, but not too delicate. She should be as tough and full of vitality as pine and cypress, and be able to cope with whatever she goes through."

Then he pointed at Duan Yi and said:

"As for Duanyi, this name sounds nice and has a good meaning. I like it too much, but it has too many strokes and is difficult to write."

The princess also has to go to school. If she has to use so many strokes to write her name every time, it will take up a lot of time and her wrist will be sore.

Kangxi nodded first, then was stunned. After hearing the reason why Yujiao was not chosen, he thought there was something wrong with Duanyi. It turned out to be true - there were too many strokes and it was difficult to write?

At this time, I heard another muttering in my ear:

"In fact, these names all have a lot of strokes, so I can only pick the best among the short ones."

This sentence hit Kangxi's heart again. Looking at the words on the rice paper, he murmured:

"That's a lot of strokes? Then wouldn't the prince's names have even more strokes?"

Shi Nanxi pretended not to hear it and hesitated for a while among the four names. Finally, she chose two, namely the boy's name Qi, which means pray, praying that the child would be safe and happy.

The girl’s name, Rong Zhao, sounds nice and is easy to write. I hope she will be as bright and glorious as the sun all her life.

After hearing Shi Nanxi's words, Kangxi came to his senses and also approved of the two names.

"Then the little prince will be named Yinqi, and the little princess will be named Rongzhao."

After that, he said softly to Shi Nanxi's still flat belly:

"Are you the emperor's little Yinqi or little Rongzhao?"

Looking at this scene, Shi Nanxi's mouth corners slightly raised.

At this time, Xiao Ruzi's voice sounded outside the door:

"Madam, there are many ladies outside the door coming to congratulate you, and they also brought gifts. Do you see?"

Hearing this, before Shi Nanxi opened her mouth, Kangxi said:

"Tell them to go back and tell them that the Imperial Concubine is in the early stages of her menstrual period and that it is not appropriate to disturb her for the time being. Just wait until the gifts arrive."

Xiao Ruzi responded immediately and retreated. Shi Nanxi didn't say anything. Kangxi's decision was exactly what she wanted. She didn't want to deal with too much on normal days, and even less after she became pregnant.

"I'm tired of standing, so sit down first. I'm not saying I want to give my child any prenatal education."

Kangxi let go of her hand and instead held Shi Nanxi's arm and walked towards the couch.

Shi Nanxi struggled but failed to break free, so she had to be helped to sit on the couch. Then she couldn't help but glance at Kangxi.

"Your Majesty, I've only been pregnant for a month. You don't have to be so cautious. If someone sees me, they might think I'm pregnant!"

Kangxi saw that Shi Nanxi had sat firmly, so he let go of her hand and sat on the other side of the couch. Hearing this, he smiled and said:

"It's not just a gold nugget, but the gold nugget in my heart," he said, his eyes falling on Shi Nanxi's belly, his expression so gentle that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

Seeing Kangxi's look, Shi Nanxi shuddered. Well, it's better for Kangxi to like children than not.

Then Shi Nanxi leaned on the couch, and Kangxi took out a copy of the Analects and was about to read it. Shi Nanxi saw the cover and immediately stopped him.

"Wait, Your Majesty, you want to read the Analects?"

Kangxi paused.

Surprised:

"Yes, didn't you say that I should read to the child in advance? You said that when the child is born, he will be smarter and remember my voice, and will be closer to me in the future."

He raised the book in his hand again.

"The Analects teaches one to cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country and bring peace to the world. It is a book that lays the foundation for students. I think it is the most suitable."

Shi Nanxi chuckled in her heart. Who wants to listen to the Analects? Her child was born to enjoy happiness, and she didn't intend for him to be like the prince's brothers, getting up earlier than chickens, sleeping later than dogs, and being more tired than cows all day long.

But he said:

"Your Majesty, the child is still young. The Analects is too profound. Let's wait until he grows up. It's better to read travel notes to broaden his horizons."

She picked up a travel book and handed it to Kangxi. Kangxi hesitated for a moment, thought it made sense, took the travel book, turned it over and started reading.

Not only did Kangxi's voice sound deep and pleasant, but even the pregnant woman Shi Nanxi was listening with great interest. A quarter of an hour later, when Kangxi stopped, she was still not satisfied.

Afterwards, Kangxi accompanied Shi Nanxi for a walk in Chuxiu Palace. This was instructed by the imperial physician that pregnant women should walk more. As they walked and talked, Kangxi asked:

"By the way, now that you have been conferred the title of Imperial Consort, will you confer the title on your parents as well?"

When a concubine is canonized, the family will also prosper, but he knew that the little girl was not close to her parents, and he also minded that the Shi couple ignored the young girl, so he asked this question.

Shi Nanxi listened,

He immediately said:

"I have received the Emperor's grace, which is already a great favor. My father is a third-class baron, from the first rank, and my mother is also a first-rank baron. The lady of the baron is honored and glorious, so there is no need to reward her separately."

The original body died quietly, not because the Shi family's parents didn't care, but because the original body was still thinking about them in his memory before his death, so she didn't touch them.

Feeling the little girl's depressed mood, Kangxi squeezed the little girl's hand and regretted why he brought up this matter.

"Okay, it's up to you."

Shi Nanxi smiled again. Kangxi did not return to the Qianqing Palace until he had finished dinner with Shi Nanxi, took a nap, and a minister asked to see her.

After the emperor left, Nanny Yang came over with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, I found something wrong with the gifts sent by the palaces today."

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