The child grew up very fast. When Lu Qing was still in confinement, he changed from a red and wrinkled ball to a white and tender little meat dumpling.
Mandong squatted beside the bed, staring at the sweetly sleeping child without blinking, and said softly to Lu Qing: "The young master looks like the prince, he really looks like him everywhere."
Lu Qing turned sideways and touched the child's little face tenderly: "It's good to be like the prince." It was better for the boy to be like the prince than to be like her, Lu Qing was secretly glad in her heart.
Mandong nodded vigorously in agreement, then thought: "Concubine, when will our little master have a name?"
Forget about being servants, even if they have a name, they can't call the young master by his first name, but the concubine is different from the prince. He keeps screaming like a child, and there is always something missing.
Lu Qing thought thoughtfully: "Let the prince pick it up. The prince will probably remember it."
Yan Fuguang more than remembered that long before Lu Qing gave birth, he had filled up his study room with several names he liked, just waiting to choose the most suitable one after the child was born.
But things didn't go well, because after Emperor Xihe came to see the child that night, he turned around and deprived Yan Fuguang of the right to name the child, saying that he would go back and think about it and give the child a good name.
Although Yan Fuguang was dissatisfied, he could not say anything, so he had to go to Emperor Xihe every day.
Emperor Xihe reviewed the memorial and saw that Yan Fuguang was still there. He couldn't help but be curious: "Fuguang, the Ministry of Punishment is not busy recently, is it?"
"Busy, but there are other adults here, and my son's temporary absence will not have any impact."
Yan Fuguang was always at ease in front of Emperor Xihe, so he said bluntly: "Father, did you forget the name you agreed on?"
Emperor Xihe retorted: "Don't accuse me unfairly, the name has been chosen a long time ago."
Yan Fuguang raised his thick eyebrows: "What's your name?"
Emperor Xihe wrote two words on the rice paper, then he raised a face begging for praise and said with a hint of pride: "Mencius said: To see the water, you must watch its waves. I gave the child the name Guanlan to help him. How do you feel about it?"
"Yan Guanlan." Yan Fuguang read it once, then suddenly smiled and said, "Very good, I am worthy of being my father."
Xihe Emperor Longyan was delighted and laughed.
Lu Qing, who was in confinement, was also happy when she found out. She stretched out her finger and pointed on the tip of the child's nose, and whispered softly: "Brother Lan, you have a name."
Brother Lan liked the smell of his mother's body. He opened his clear eyes and showed a soft smile, and he was extremely intimate with Lu Qing.
Recently, Yan Fuguang has the habit of going to Qiyun Pavilion to see her children first after getting off duty, and sometimes she even hugs and teases her on a whim.
Lan Ge'er is small, but he is born with a keen eye. Sometimes he won't cry even if he is uncomfortable being held.
When Grandma Zhong saw Yan Fuguang holding the child, she felt indescribably soft in her heart. Once upon a time, she had watched Concubine Zhao hold His Highness in her arms and comfort her like this.
"Your Highness, the young master is very close to you. Except for Concubine Wei, the young master will not be so quiet in the arms of others. The wet nurses will cry if they hold the young master for too long!"
It's really strange that Yan Fuguang rarely finds a sense of accomplishment in things other than going into battle to kill enemies. Now, hugging a child is not a big deal for him. When Aunt Zhong said it, he suddenly felt full of fatherly feelings.
Not long after, Brother Lan fell asleep in his arms, and Yan Fuguang handed him over to Aunt Zhong.
"I'm going to check on the Wei family."
Lu Qing leaned on the big soft pillow and continued to sleep day and night. Her head almost hurt from sleeping.
Yan Fuguang entered the inner room. Lu Qing glanced at him and lowered his head: "I have met the prince."
"Yes." Yan Fuguang stood in front of the bed, condescendingly observing the woman who had given birth to his child.
She was already delicate and beautiful, but now she has a somewhat mature charm. Under the dim candlelight at night, she looks gentle and charming.
Yan Fuguang thought he was not good at womanizing, and was especially concerned about chaotic and casual love affairs between men and women. It was an accident that he favored Lu Qing at that time. He did not expect that she would give birth to a child who was related by blood to him.
"How are you recuperating?"
Lu Qing was used to maintaining a smile in front of Yan Fuguang, and she said warmly: "Aunt Zhong and Doctor Jiang helped me, and the princess also sent people to send a lot of supplements. I eat and drink well every day, and I am recovering well."
"You will be pregnant in a few days, and Brother Lan is also one month old. What reward do you want?"
reward? Lu Qing really didn't think about it seriously.
"The prince likes any concubine he gives." Anyway, Yan Fuguang is not stingy when it comes to giving, and he will like any concubine he gives. These words are completely from the bottom of his heart.
Yan Fuguang looked at it for a while, then suddenly came closer and raised his hand to support Lu Qing's chin: "You like everything? Do you like the status of concubine?"
Lu Qing was surprised, concubine? Yan Fuguang is indeed generous.
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
On the day of Lan Ge'er's full moon, Yan Fuguang announced the news that Jin Luqing was the concubine.
Ning Huayue twisted her face amidst the laughter and laughter in the room. Concubine, I was given the status of concubine after giving birth to a child. I have never discussed it with her before. I don’t have her as a princess in my heart, and I don’t give her face in front of outsiders?
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
There was a loud noise of congratulations. Ning Huayue looked at the graceful Lu Qing sitting quietly in the banquet from a distance, and beside her, the child held by the wet nurse was the prince's eldest son.
Ning Huayue was just a concubine and held a big banquet. Ning Huayue couldn't bear to express her anger, but there were other unsighted people who came forward.
"Even if Concubine Wei is blessed, the Princess is even more blessed. It won't be long before we hear the good news about Princess Jin!"
As soon as these words came out, Ning Huayue's face turned darker. The marriage has never been consummated, so where did the child come from?
She looked sideways at Yan Fuguang beside her with sad eyes, but she saw that his eyes were not directed at her at all. He was either looking at the child in the nanny's arms, or looking at Lu Qing who was having a meal.
"Concubine Wei became the concubine of Wei because she gave birth to the young master. All the sisters in the house must work hard too. Our prince is a generous man and he will not treat you badly when the time comes!"
Ning Huayue deliberately directed the resentment and jealousy of the woman in the backyard to Lu Qing, and she waited with great interest to see how Lu Qing would react.
Lu Qing knew that Ning Huayue was deliberately making things difficult, but she responded with a smile: "What the princess said is absolutely true. I am able to live today because of God's blessing. It is also because the prince and princess are so generous to others. I am very grateful."
After getting rid of her status as a maid and a concubine, it seemed that she had grown up a lot overnight. Her restraint and humility disappeared with every word and action, and her waist and back became much straighter.
Ning Huayue hated seeing her change like this.
"As long as Concubine Wei understands, I hope you will take good care of the young master and make sure nothing goes wrong, otherwise I will only ask you!"
Lu Qing bent down and said, "Yes, I will bear in mind the teachings of the princess."
Ning Huayue was finally satisfied. What about the concubine? Should she not bow her head and kneel down in front of her?
But before she could be proud for long, Yan Fuguang beside her made a move.
"That's it for today. Concubine Wei and Brother Lan can't stand being tired, and I can't bear the noise." After saying that, he stepped forward to help Lu Qing up with one hand and carried her out of the house.
From beginning to end, Yan Fuguang never had Ning Huayue in his eyes.
Ning Huayue sat alone on the main seat, her face turning red and white.
