Chapter 541: Naming
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Mingzhu had nothing more to say. Yuwen Chu put on a relaxed demeanor and said, “Bring Zhuang Zhuang over here.” Then he reassured Mingzhu, “Don’t frown like that; the child is watching.” Seemingly casually, he added, “Just now, I discussed with my father-in-law and decided on a name for Zhuang Zhuang. Let’s call him Pu.”
Since her father and he still had the mood to discuss the child’s name, the situation couldn’t be that serious. After all, her mother always managed to survive until the end. Fourth Brother might have a smooth journey after escaping this ordeal. She shouldn’t let herself be disturbed by Fu Zifei’s casual words. Mingzhu heaved a sigh of relief and rallied Su Mei, “Go and bring Zhuang Zhuang over here.”
Zhuang Zhuang was still asleep, but as soon as he was in Mingzhu’s arms, he seemed to know and turned his head to find food in Mingzhu’s chest. Mingzhu couldn’t help but smile, gently touched his cheek, and said, “Little glutton, you already know where to find food after eating once.” Naturally, she felt the wetness in her chest again, indicating her breasts were full.
Yuwen Chu felt something was wrong as he listened. He furrowed his brows and asked, “Are you breastfeeding?”
Mingzhu smiled and said, “Yes, Fu Zifei was making a fuss here earlier, which scared him. I happened to feel a bit full, so I fed him to soothe him. He ate very well.” As she spoke, she was eager to try, intending to unbutton her collar to breastfeed Zhuang Zhuang.
Yuwen Chu remained silent, watching her clumsily breastfeed, before taking Zhuang Zhuang into his arms and gently soothing him, saying, “I am Daddy. Call me Daddy.”
Zhuang Zhuang half-opened his eyes, stared at him for a while, yawned, and fell asleep again.
Yuwen Chu hadn’t had enough of being a father yet, saying, “You slept in your Mother’s belly for so long, and you’re still not done sleeping.”
“Newborn babies are like this,” Mingzhu said, showing off the knowledge she had just learned from the nurses to Yuwen Chu. “They need to eat well and sleep well to grow well. Your Highness, look, isn’t he more handsome now than in the morning?”
Yuwen Chu stared at Zhuang Zhuang, confirming that he couldn’t see the change, but he always found him pleasing to the eye. Trying to please Mingzhu, he said against his will, “Yes, he’s getting fatter and fairer, looking more like me.”
Su Mei and the others on the side couldn’t help but smirk. Suddenly, there was a soft sound from the swaddle, and the wet nurse quickly took Zhuang Zhuang, saying, “He’s pooped.”
With only the two of them left in the room, Yuwen Chu saw that Mingzhu’s emotions had stabilized and bid her farewell. “Although nothing serious happened to them, there’s still a lot of follow-up work to do. I feel they won’t strike only once, and they must be taught a lesson. You focus on taking care of yourself. I have things to do.”
Although Mingzhu was reluctant to part with him, she had no reason to keep him. After giving him some important reminders, she watched him leave.
After leaving the room, Yuwen Chu glanced at Su Lan, who was waiting by the door. Su Lan understood and quickly followed him. They only stopped outside the courtyard gate before Yuwen Chu whispered to Su Lan, “Tell someone to inform the mansion and have the Eldest Madam to come and visit Wangfei tomorrow. Tell them… in short, make sure Wangfei believes what I said earlier.”
Su Lan agreed, feeling happy for Mingzhu. There was no man more considerate to his wife than His Highness.
Yuwen Chu then asked, “What happened to Miss Fu from the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion?”
Su Lan immediately recounted the events at that time, and Yuwen Chu frowned. “Zhou Nushi and Ping Nushi will be rewarded fifty taels of silver each. Say they have contributed to comforting the Wangfei.”
This was to encourage the people in the mansion to stand up for Wangfei and protect her from getting angry. Su Lan was happier to bestow the silver reward than she would have been if it were given to herself. She happily gave Yuwen Chu a salute, saying, “Yes!”
Yuwen Chu left the inner courtyard and personally went to Qi Wang’s mansion. He first had a private conversation with Qi Wang for a long time before meeting Qi Wangfei. “Aunt, you must already know what happened in our mansion. I’m tied up these days, and there will be many guests coming to congratulate me. I need a respected elder to support me. The women of the Fu Mansion are busy, so I have to ask Aunt for help.”
Qi Wang’s mansion had already had significant financial transactions with him before, and later they even jointly pressured the little emperor when he was confined to Zhaochuntai. Now, with the marriage alliance between the Fu Mansion and their family, the three families were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Qi Wangfei had no reason to refuse, and she immediately agreed, “Nephew, rest assured, this matter is on Auntie’s shoulders. Even the betrothal gifts will be taken care of for you. I guarantee that everything will be handled properly, and your wife and son will be well taken care of.”
Yuwen Chu and Qi Wangfei agreed to send a carriage to pick up Mingzhu early the next morning, then he went to Yue Guo Gong’s mansion and had another private conversation for a long time. After leaving Yue Guo Gong’s mansion, he visited several households before returning home late at night.
At that time, the moon was beautiful, and the entire capital was quiet and peaceful, showing no signs of the intense battle that had occurred the night before.
In a small shop on the street, the lights had long been extinguished, and the window was slightly open. Two people sat in the darkness, staring at the carriage of Ying Wang. They only stopped watching after the carriage had passed for a long time. Then one of them slowly said, “He’s living quite comfortably.”
The moonlight shone through the window, illuminating her face clearly. If you looked closely, you could see that she was missing her left ear. However, instead of covering it with long hair like most people would, she deliberately tied all her hair up, intentionally exposing this mark of imperfection.
This person was Jiang Shanshan, whose legs were chopped off and ear cut off by Yuwen You. She deliberately exposed her damaged ear to remind herself of the shame and pain brought to her by Yuwen Chu, Fu Mingzhu, and Yuwen You.
Hearing her bitter words, the person beside her chuckled softly, “Being betrayed and abandoned by the man you once admired, seeing him and his woman living a happy and bright life while you struggle in the mud, barely surviving day by day, is it not painful?”
Jiang Shanshan suddenly turned her head, glaring at the person beside her. “Fifth Master, you don’t have to deliberately provoke me. Even if you don’t provoke me, no one in this world hates them more than I do and wishes them dead.”
Yuwen Cong grabbed her wheelchair and pushed her into the inner room. “Alright, alright, I won’t provoke you anymore. This assassination of Fu Mingzheng, you have contributed. Your crossbow was very useful, but why did the Fus and Ying Wang Mansion also have it? And their crossbows have a longer range and greater power than ours? Why didn’t Fu Mingzheng die?”
He suddenly pushed the wheelchair forward, and it collided with the wall. Jiang Shanshan was caught off guard and her head hit the wall with a loud “bang”. She felt dizzy all over. She sprang out of the wheelchair and fell softly to the ground, shouting, “I don’t know! I don’t know!”
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