The commotion outside has nothing to do with Jiang Shaohua for the time being.
She slept for most of the day and didn't wake up until the afternoon. I looked at my daughter once, drank some hot porridge, and then fell asleep again.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already the second day.
Adequate sleep and rest greatly alleviate the fatigue and pain of childbirth. She already had the strength to stay down. However, as soon as her feet hit the ground, she was stopped by Sun Zelan: "Your Majesty, please lie down quickly. After a woman gives birth, she should not move around for a month. She should lie down and rest peacefully."
"This is the rule for women during the confinement period. I know that the emperor's dragon body is healthy and strong, which is different from ordinary people. However, I still follow the old rules and complete the confinement period well. This will avoid any minor problems."
Yin Zhu Tubai on the side nodded in agreement.
Cui Du also came over with his daughter in his arms: "My daughter and I are here to accompany you."
Jiang Shaohua smiled helplessly and had no choice but to lie back down.
Cui Du sat beside the bed and carefully placed his daughter next to Jiang Shaohua. Jiang Shaohua turned sideways, stretched out his fingers, played with his daughter's little hands and feet, and then pinched her tender little face.
Cui Du reminded nervously: "Just hold back your strength."
Jiang Shaohua smiled and rolled her eyes at him: "I know that I am strong, so I must hold back my strength. This is my biological daughter, how can I hurt her?"
In the past, I always put her first, but now that my daughter is born, she has obviously been moved to second place.
Cui Du heard her slight dissatisfaction and laughed softly: "In my heart, you will always come first, and my daughter will only come second."
Jiang Shaohua refused to admit that there were times when he was so naive: "That's not what I'm talking about."
Cui Du secretly laughed in his heart and followed her words: "Your Majesty the Empress has a broad mind, so naturally she won't care about such trivial matters. I can't hold back my words, so I have to say whatever comes to my mind."
A smile flashed in Jiang Shaohua's eyes, and the corners of his lips raised visibly.
Sun Zelan was so numb that he coughed and said: "I will leave first."
Before leaving, he winked at Yin Zhu Tubai. The two of them suppressed their laughter and left together.
All the people in the dormitory were gone, leaving only a family of three.
Jiang Shaohua touched her daughter's little face and laughed softly: "It's strange to say that when I first saw her, I thought she looked like a red monkey. Now I look more and more pleasing to the eye."
Cui Du also smiled: "The first time I saw my daughter, I thought she was ugly. Now the more I look at her, the more beautiful she becomes."
However, he asked enthusiastically: "Tomorrow is the child's baptism. Have you decided what to name your daughter?"
Jiang Shaohua pondered for a while: "The name must be based on the Jiang family tree. The generation of King Ping started with the name page, and the next generation started with the name Congbao. Let's call it Jiang Ning!"
Ning means tranquility. Growing up in peace is a mother's best wish for her daughter.
Cui Du nodded repeatedly, praising the name as a nice one.
Jiang Shaohua laughed softly and said: "I will give her a big name, and you can give her a nickname."
Cui Du racked his brains: "She is the apple of our eye, how about we call her Baozhu?"
Jiang Shaohua's mouth twitched slightly and he glanced at Cui Du. Cui Du smiled: "It's a bit tacky. Then I'll think of another one."
After thinking hard for a long time, another one came up: "Otherwise, call it Mingzhu." Jiang Shaohua couldn't laugh or cry: "Pearls come and go, and it sounds like calling a piglet. Just call it Bao'er!"
Cui Du was named Bao'er happily.
Princess Bao'er waved her little hands on the bed, as if she understood the conversation between her mother and father, and expressed satisfaction with both her first and last name.
After playing for a while, Princess Baoer suddenly cried and her little body twisted around in the package.
"You must have peed or you were hungry." Jiang Shaohua had experience in giving birth and raising children, so he didn't panic at all.
Cui Du, a new father, was quite nervous. I unwrapped the package clumsily and saw that it was indeed urine. There was a clean and soft diaper nearby. Cui Du took one and changed it for a long time before putting on a clean one. After the tossing was over, there were beads of sweat on Cui Du's forehead.
Jiang Shaohua was so amused.
Baoer soon started crying again. Cui Du knew this from experience: "She must be hungry. Our daughter has a very good appetite and needs milk every hour."
Cui Du planned to go out with the baby in his arms to find a nanny.
Jiang Shaohua was a little reluctant to leave: "Let the wet nurse come in to feed the child! I'll take a look at the wet nurse by the way."
Cui Du nodded in response and went out to call the nanny to come in.
There are two wet nurses feeding Bao'er. These two wet nurses are both in their twenties or thirties. They have given birth to two to three children themselves and have rich experience in feeding children. They were all selected from the good families outside the palace. When they entered the palace, they were considered as errands and received a monthly salary of ten taels of silver. Such a generous monthly income is enough to make up for the regret of being separated from my children.
After staying in the palace for two or three years and raising Princess Bao'er, they can go home with plenty of money.
Even on weekdays, the two wet nurses can leave the palace once a month to spend time with their families. However, someone must keep an eye on the food, clothing, housing and transportation to prevent sneaky people from tampering with the nanny's food.
After the nannies came in, they felt a little embarrassed and knelt down to kowtow to Her Majesty the Empress.
The throne changed, and the Liang Dynasty gained a new empress, Her Majesty. This is also a big event for the people in the capital. Both of them were lucky people. After many rounds of screening, they were selected to be the nannies of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and they were also lucky enough to meet Her Majesty the Empress.
Jiang Shaohua was very kind to the nanny: "You all get up."
One of the wet nurses picked up Princess Bao'er and breastfed her in front of the emperor, which actually required some courage. Fortunately, Uncle Chang Ning had the wisdom to avoid it. The emperor was also a woman. The nanny was a little panicked at first, but soon she became calm.
Jiang Shaohua first asked the other nanny's name. The wet nurse answered tremblingly: "The civilian woman's surname is Wu, and her surname is Pang. The emperor can just call the civilian woman Wu's family and Pang family."
The selection of nanny was all handled by Chen Changshi. She deliberately avoided all the female relatives of the clansmen with prominent families and surnames, and was selected from ordinary good people. Even after learning the rules for two or three months, she still looked cramped and petty.
Jiang Shaohua smiled and said: "You two will live in the palace for a long time. You can see me every day from now on, so don't be alarmed. Also, I am used to calling people around me by their full names. What is your maiden name?"
A woman has a maiden name in the boudoir, and when she marries someone, she becomes the daughter-in-law of a certain family. Even the names Wu's and Pang's are very elegant to them.
Wu was suddenly asked about her maiden name, which she had not used for a long time. She was a little surprised and subconsciously answered: "A civilian woman's name is Wu Guihua."
A very simple name.
Jiang Shaohua nodded slightly.
Pang, who was feeding Princess Bao'er, mustered up the courage to reply: "The civilian woman's name is Pang Cuicui." (End of Chapter)