After reminding Qian Ertong to always pay attention to Xie Yang's activities, Qin Rushuang calmed down and prepared for the child's first birthday party.
What followed was another problem that should have been solved long ago but has no clue yet.
That is what to name the baby.
This time Qin Rushuang and Xie Xun both contributed.
The two spent the whole afternoon thinking about it in the study, but still couldn't decide on the name of their child.
Scraped papers were spread all over the floor, but I still had no clue.
Xie Xun chose a few names according to the generation of Da Qi, but he didn't like them very much. After showing them to Qin Rushuang, Qin Rushuang was not satisfied either.
Qin Rushuang had been reading ancient books all day to see if she had any thoughts. After reading the book all afternoon, her neck was sore.
He gently rubbed his neck with his hands and looked up outside. It was almost dark.
Xie Xun saw Qin Rushuang's neck discomfort and took the initiative to stand up and walk behind him.
Warm hands were on Qin Rushuang's neck, and there was a warm voice above her head.
"Don't move, I'll press it for you."
Qin Rushuang did not refuse after hearing this, she lowered her head and allowed Xie Xun to move around his neck.
Soon, strong fingers began to pinch his neck and shoulders.
Unlike the maid who was careful when beating her, Xie Xun was obviously more vigorous when kneading her.
Her sore neck was greatly relieved.
But the force was well controlled and would not cause her any pain.
After a while, Qin Rushuang slowly exhaled.
I felt that the fatigue of the afternoon had faded away, and Xie Xun's faint laughter came from behind.
"I have never seen you so tired when I was leading troops in battle."
"Well, it's been a long time since I've been sitting inactive for such a long time. I still need to decide on the child's name as soon as possible."
Xie Xun thought for a while.
He suggested: "Why don't you eat in the house today? I'll take you out for a walk. There are many delicious and fun places in Kyoto. Go out and change your mind."
Since returning to Jingdong, Qin Rushuang has been busy with various things in the house. After thinking about it, she agreed to Xie Xun's proposal.
The two of them took no one with them and took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to stroll through the streets of Kyoto.
Both of them were wearing casual clothes. People passing by in a hurry felt that these two people had extraordinary bearings. They looked at them from time to time, but they did not cause any trouble.
Qin Rushuang was walking aimlessly along the way, but as she walked, she realized that Xie Xun seemed to be taking her with a purpose.
Finally, we walked into a deep alley.
"Where are you taking me, Your Majesty?"
Xie Xun smiled and said: "In this capital, if there is anyone who has learned a lot and understands the art of Zhouyi, I am afraid that the only one left is my master."
"He has a private house here, a small house. I will take you to try your luck to see if he is here. If he is here, just ask him to help name the child."
Qin Rushuang raised her face and thought for a while.
Taoist Yiqing's talent and learning are indeed extraordinary, if he can be named after him.
It is also an honor for the baby.
Xie Xun continued: "My original name was also chosen for me by Master."
Xie Xun rarely mentioned his past affairs. Qin Rushuang raised her eyebrows in surprise when she heard this.
"I thought you only became a disciple of Taoist Master Yiqing when you were young, but I didn't expect you to do so so early."
Xie Xun nodded when he heard this and said, "As soon as my mother-in-law was pregnant with me, Taoist Master Yiqing had already visited her. I asked my mother-in-law to hold me for him for a while after I was born, and he would give me a name."
Qin Rushuang was even more surprised when she heard this.
By that time, Taoist Yiqing must have gained considerable respect from Emperor Qi.
So he couldn't help but ask, "You haven't been born yet, and Taoist Yiqing pays so much attention to the child in the concubine's belly. Isn't it a little too eye-catching?"
Hearing this, Xie Xun's face looked a little lonely.
"Yes, my concubine was still pregnant with me at that time, so she gained the favor of Taoist Yiqing. All the empresses in the palace regarded my concubine as a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh."
"Later, when I became wiser, I also asked my master why he went to find his mother and concubine so early. It was for no reason that I was ostracized and isolated by the princes when I was a child."
After he finished speaking, he smiled with emotion, "I was still too young at that time, and I couldn't hold back my worries, so I just asked like this. Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit treacherous to question Master so straightforwardly."
Qin Rushuang was very interested in Xie Xun's childhood, so she asked, "How did Taoist Yiqing answer you?"
Xie Xun paused and thought for a while before continuing, "Master said that my destiny is like this. Even if he didn't accept me as a disciple when I was a child, I wouldn't be liked by several brothers. It's better for him to let my father take notice of him early."
As a mother-in-law, I will be most loved by these empresses and princes in the future, but at least they dare not touch me."
In fact, Xie Xun did not tell Qin Rushuang directly about some things.
When he was still in his mother's womb, Taoist Yiqing had approved his destiny.
Said that he was destined to be lonely in this life.
The imperial concubine didn't believe it, so after he was born she invited Taoist Yiqing to come and see him, but she still received the same criticism.
"This boy has been lonely all his life and has a very hard destiny. Either he will become a dragon or he will die without a burial place."
This was said by Taoist Yiqing only to the imperial concubine, so since he was a child, the imperial concubine had been protecting him like an eyeball.
But later Taoist Yiqing gave another order.
That is, before he achieves great things, he will encounter a life-or-death crisis. At that time, a noble person will help him, and that noble person will be the person who will accompany him throughout his life. If he seizes the opportunity, he can achieve great things.
Moreover, that person was still tied to him by marriage, and they were entangled throughout his life.
This is why Xie Xun led the border guards and was in danger at the border. After being rescued by Qin Rushuang, he mistakenly thought it was Qin Fanghao and was so grateful to Qin Fanghao.
He even disobeyed the emperor's order and wanted to marry her into the palace.
Because in the past ten years, he has been too alone and lonely.
When the destined person appears, he doesn't know how to describe his feelings.
It's a feeling of surprise and fear, like a child who has been alone for too long and wants to hold tightly to his only playmate and his destined lover.
Even later, after he secretly fell in love with Qin Rushuang, he tolerated Qin Fanghao's mistakes in every possible way.
He was really afraid that the only person who would accompany him throughout his life would leave him.
This was also why he hated Qin Rushuang so much in the beginning.
Because Qin Rushuang deprived him of the position of the concubine in his heart.
Of course, everything that happened later made him understand that the person he was destined to be might be Qin Rushuang.
At that time, in addition to regret, he also felt fear.
Regretful that he had pushed his destined person so far. Even before he knew that Qin Rushuang was still alive, he almost thought that he would really die alone and die without a burial as Taoist Yiqing had said.
place.
But what he was more afraid of than death was losing Qin Rushuang.
When he later learned that Qin Rushuang was not dead, he simply couldn't describe his feelings at that time.
The joy of regaining something, the excitement of seeing a ray of light in despair, the emotion of wanting to hold her tightly in my arms and never let her go for the rest of my life...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Qin Rushuang's voice made Xie Xun regain his thoughts.
They had arrived at a small, dark house at the end of the alley.
"This is it."
"My master has already chosen the house to be so hidden, but I still asked you to find it!"
