Chapter 67: Name Giving

They knew the result the next day. Perhaps because he knew that this year's tribute was not enough, the emperor wrote an imperial edict early in the morning to give names to several courtyards in the garden.

It's strange to say, although he dealt with so many government affairs, he didn't have to attend court like he did in the Forbidden City. In Changchun Garden, the emperor could still have one or two hours of leisure time every day.

Jingyi took away so many jewelry yesterday, so Kangxi wanted to find something to make up for it. Later, he thought of giving a name to the residence in the garden.

He thought for a while and came up with all the names. At dinner time, he personally delivered it to the Empress Dowager's residence and had a free dinner. Then he strolled back to Taoyuan Book House and called a young concubine who had been very popular recently, and spent a wonderful night with her.

On the second day, the eunuchs at Qingxi Book House began to deliver names to their masters. Liang Jiugong personally delivered the names of the four concubines and the crown prince, and Wei Zhu delivered the rest.

After breakfast, everyone inquired and learned that the Empress Dowager's residence was the Zen Mountain Retreat, Concubine Yi's Moon-Watching Pavilion, Concubine Hui's Xiyue Pavilion, Concubine Tong's Yinyue Pavilion, Concubine Rong's Lanyue Pavilion, Concubine Ding and Concubine Min's Nongyu Cottage, and the other concubines all lived in the Peach Blossom Cottage. Next was the Crown Prince's Qingfeng House, the Eldest Prince's Shanhe Xiameng, the Third Prince's Yasong Study, the Fourth Prince's Songlin Cottage, the Fifth Prince's Muyue Courtyard, the Princesses' Morning Rest Pavilion, and the unmarried princes' Xinghu Yeyu.

Everyone was savoring the name bestowed by the Emperor, and it truly had a unique flavor. The Crown Prince knew that the Emperor was attracted by the suggestion of living in Changchun Garden and working there.

Nowadays, people will actively name the residences that they are willing to live in and are very satisfied with. Otherwise, why do you think these courtyards had no names before?

However, Changchun Garden is really big. You wouldn’t know it if you didn’t hear it. But after hearing the name, you can see that there are really many courtyards inside.

The twins will not be attending classes today, because Kangxi has already agreed that they will officially start school in two days when he cleans up a room here to be used as the Shangshu Office.

Seeing this, Buerhe invited the two little kids to go to the Morning Rest House to visit the Sixth and Ninth Princesses. Because the Eighth and Tenth Princesses were staying in the Nongyu Cottage with Concubine Min this time, the Morning Rest House was only occupied by the two princesses.

Bu Erhe brought snacks, clothes and jewelry that he had prepared long ago, and Jingyi also brought two exquisite ornaments that she had looted from the emperor yesterday. As for Hongye, he was afraid that the two aunts would be lonely and bored here, so he brought a book of poetry that he had recently liked very much, ready to give it to the aunts to cheer them up.

When Buerhe saw the jewelry box Jingyi brought, he nodded in praise, but turned around and looked at the gift Hongye brought with an indescribable look. How straight of a man is he to actually think of bringing poetry for a girl.

I finally got a chance to go out and have fun, to spend my summer vacation, but I still have to think about studying every day. Besides, just because Hongye likes this poem, doesn't mean everyone will like it!

This time, Buerhe brought Nanny Li with him again. She was the one who took care of everything last time. Now that they were familiar with each other, they didn't need to bother others to do it all over again.

The Morning Rest House was some distance away from the Prince's Qingfeng House. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they finally saw the Morning Rest House.

This is not a single courtyard, but a courtyard composed of several courtyards. The entire large area is the morning rest hall.

Although the emperor does not pay as much attention to the princesses as he does to the princes, their living standards are not low. This can be seen from the houses prepared for the princesses.

From a distance, the Sixth and Ninth Princesses were already waiting at the main gate of the courtyard to greet them. They both exchanged greetings: "Your humble servant greets the Crown Princess. May your Highness be blessed." The twins: "Hongye/Jingyi pays respects to the Sixth Aunt and the Ninth Aunt. May your Highness be blessed, may your Highness be blessed."

Buerhe helped up the two sisters-in-law, and the Sixth Princess and the Ninth Princess also called the twins "boy and girl". The group walked into the yard affectionately.

As the eldest sister in the palace, the Sixth Princess introduced herself to Buerhe, saying, "After the Emperor named this large courtyard this morning, my Ninth Sister and I also gave our small courtyard a name. Does it sound good, Crown Princess?"

Buerhe nodded with a smile: "Let's call her Second Sister-in-law. Calling her Crown Princess feels too strange. We are sisters from the same family. There's no need to be so distant, right?"

The Sixth Princess laughed even more happily: "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, my Ninth Sister and I live in the row on the left. The small courtyard in front is mine, named Xifeng Courtyard, and the one in the back is my Ninth Sister's, she named it Yangliu Fuchun."

Buerhe was deeply moved. The Emperor's children were all outstanding. Even the usually low-key Sixth and Ninth Princesses were talented women. Jingyi also clapped her hands: "What beautiful names! Sixth and Ninth Aunts are awesome!"

Seeing the expectant eyes looking at him, Buerhe did not hide his love for their names. "These names are so beautiful. The Emperor has already named the place where I live with the Crown Prince, but that's for the whole courtyard. I'm still thinking of naming the small courtyard. After hearing the names my two sisters gave, I suddenly understood what to name for my own place. The names you two sisters have chosen are so beautiful!"

After receiving the praise from the Crown Princess, the Sixth and Ninth Princesses, who had been looking at Burhe boldly, blushed and lowered their heads: "Thank you for the compliment, Second Sister-in-law."

The group then entered the Sixth Princess's small courtyard. It can be seen that the owner of this courtyard is very romantic. The whole courtyard is created with a scholarly style. It would be blind to say that the Sixth Princess does not like reading. With such obvious scholarly style, ten people can see how much the owner of the courtyard is a woman who loves reading.

Bu Erhe had never expected that the Sixth Princess was such a princess. Thinking of the book of poetry prepared by Hongye, Bu Erhe realized that it was not what he thought. Hongye was not too straight, but he knew the Sixth Princess's preferences in advance and made the best use of her!

All I can say is that there was a misunderstanding here. It was just a coincidence that caused Hongye to give the gift by accident. From the perspective of Hongye leaving this incident, he is still a straight man.

The Sixth Princess led a few people to the pavilion nearby, where tea and snacks were already prepared. She also thoughtfully lit moxa sticks.

This garden is good in every way except that there are a lot of mosquitoes. Even though it is bright outside, there are still many mosquitoes hiding in the corners, ready to attack your exposed skin at any time.

When Buerhe saw that the pavilion was not surrounded by curtains but was bare, he winked at Nanny Li, indicating that she should go down and find out more.

Nanny Li nodded in agreement and quietly withdrew to a place where no one was paying attention. She hadn't expected that the servants would still be negligent in the place where she had already warned them. It had only been two days since the last warning. Had these servants in the garden forgotten their status as servants because they were so far away from the Forbidden City?

Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and went to the Imperial Household Department in the garden. Although this place and the Forbidden City were under the same jurisdiction, this place was more like a branch of the Imperial Household Department. Usually, all matters here were handled by themselves before the emperor came. It could be said that this place was like a local tyrant.

Nanny Li strode directly into the Imperial Household Department and entered the room of the most important person here - the deputy general manager. She saw that the deputy general manager Zhang Lin was lying on the chaise longue with his eyes squinting and singing a little song. There was a big ice jar next to him, and cool air was coming out of the ice jar.

Nanny Li said sarcastically, "Butler Zhang really knows how to enjoy himself! This little life is like living in heaven!"

Hearing Nanny Li's voice, Zhang Lin finally opened his eyes and blurted out, "How dare you! Who let you in..."

However, after seeing the face of Nanny Li, he quickly shut up. He knew this Nanny. He had seen her in the palace of the Empress Dowager when he was still a young eunuch in the palace.

Zhang Lin quickly stood up and walked over to Nanny Li, saying with a lecherous look, "What brings you here today? If you have something to ask, why don't you just ask someone to tell me? Why would you come here in person?"

Nanny Li didn't say anything. She just walked to the place where Zhang Lin had been lying before and looked at it carefully. The cushion was made of kesi silk. She could only tell the difference because she had seen it before in the Empress Dowager's palace. It was really luxurious!

You should know that kesi is extremely rare. There is a saying that one inch of kesi is worth an inch of gold. Such a large piece would probably be worth as much as a small box even if it were measured in gold.

There is also a fruit plate next to it. This fruit plate is ordinary and inconspicuous, but if you look closely, you will find that it is carved from a whole piece of jade. Although this jade cannot be considered a good jade, it is such a large piece that even if the quality is not good, it is still very valuable.

Finally, Nanny Li looked at the ice jar that was emitting cold air. Wow, there was such a big piece of ice placed directly inside it. One could feel the coolness even from two meters away from the ice jar.

In the Forbidden City, even the Crown Princess uses crushed ice to cool down. This servant actually used such a large piece of ice in such a cool place. It's really hateful and disgusting.

Thinking of this, Nanny Li didn't intend to ask why the princess didn't prepare a tent, but instead called out to the outside: "Guard Nara, Guard Fucha, please come in."

Then, as Zhang Lin stared in disbelief, two tall, muscular second-class imperial guards barged in, rushed towards him, and grabbed his hands, preventing him from moving. Before Zhang Lin could even cry out in innocence, Nanny Li casually pulled out a rag from the room and stuffed it into Zhang Lin's mouth, silencing him completely.

After finishing all this, Nanny Li smiled at the two guards and said, "I'd like to trouble you two guards to take this thief with you. I need to report to the master first. I will obey the master's orders when the time comes."

The two guards were ordered by the Crown Prince to be left with the Crown Princess. They had been following the Crown Princess's orders all this time. Knowing that Nanny Li was the Crown Princess's confidante, they did not refuse but nodded, signaling the Nanny to rest assured.

Nanny Li turned around, took the brocade cushion and held it in her hand, then quickly returned to the Morning Rest House, where the gift exchange was in progress.

The Sixth Princess liked the gift from Hongye very much and gave him a hand-embroidered purse in return. The Ninth Princess felt a little embarrassed because she did not like reading and would put the poem aside after receiving it. However, the Ninth Princess also gave him a brush that she had received before in return.

There is no girl who doesn't like the jewelry Jingyi gave her, especially since it is a tribute from Jiangnan. The two princesses couldn't take their eyes off the exquisite design as soon as it was taken out.

This time, the Sixth Princess accepted the gift with a smile, and reluctantly took out a small rattan ball from her treasure chest. It was bright red and covered with small Chinese knots.

The Sixth Princess said: "This is made by your Excellency. I like it very much. Now I give it to Jingyi. I hope you can take good care of it."

Seeing how much the Sixth Princess valued the little rattan ball, Jingyi solemnly reached out to take it: "Don't worry, Sixth Aunt, Jingyi will keep it carefully."

The Ninth Princess walked up to Jingyi holding an unclear object in her hand and said, "I don't have any good things. This is a small seal that I carved myself in my spare time. I give it to you. I hope you like it." After she said that, she stretched out her hand, and a seal that looked a little rough appeared in front of everyone.

Jingyi took it with a smile: "I don't mind, I don't mind. The gift is small but the sentiment is great. This is made by Auntie Nine herself. It is much more valuable than those things."

While a few people were still chatting and laughing, Bull saw Nanny Li rushing in from the corner of his eye. Nanny Li's usually kind face now had a serious expression, and it was obvious that something big had happened.

Buerhe let the others continue chatting, while he took the palace servants to meet Nanny Li.

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