binnovel Chapter 260 Naming
Chapter 260 Naming
After court was dismissed and breakfast was finished, Qin Zhi strode straight to the study.
"I'm going to pick up names for the kids. Go get the list drawn up by the Ministry of Rites. Hurry up. How could I forget such a small matter?"
The officials from the Ministry of Rites were trying to come up with names for the princes, and when they had some time, they named the sixth prince, the seventh prince, the eighth prince, and the ninth prince together.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Deli hurriedly took out the list that was almost covered with dust and presented it to him.
The Ministry of Rites drafted names for each royal heir on the day of their birth, but His Majesty shelved them all. There were ten alternative names for each royal heir.
Your Majesty has not yet named the previous royal heir, so when the Ministry of Rites drafts a name for the next royal heir, the same characters as in the previous list cannot be chosen.
The princesses are fine. There is only one princess who has not been named yet, the third Princess Zhaode.
The most important thing is that His Majesty has not set any restrictions on the selection of names for the princesses. There is a lot of room for creativity. Just come up with names with good meanings and submit them.
Not to mention that there is only one princess to be named, and only ten alternative names need to be proposed. Even if there are ten princesses, it is a simple matter to propose twenty names for each princess.
As for the names of the princes, the Ministry of Rites did not have much room to play with. The first character, "Ming", was fixed and could not be changed, and the second character could only be chosen from characters with a slanted jade radical.
There are quite a few characters with the slanted jade radical, and there are many characters with the slanted jade radical that mean stones that look like jade, and there are also characters that mean jade with flaws. These cannot be used. Although these are all trivial things, their officials who come from the Ministry of Rites have to be more careful about these things.
Stones like jade are just small matters, but the characters beside the slanted jade have great meanings, and there are many characters related to the emperor, including those that may imply the position of crown prince. They must be avoided as much as possible, and Your Majesty must not misunderstand.
Therefore, the ones presented for selection are all quite standard, symbolizing the beauty of jade and the brilliance of jade.
Starting from the sixth prince to the current ninth prince, there are four princes, and each prince must choose ten words, and there can be no repetition.
Seeing that the Queen is pregnant with twins, and Lady Shi and Guard Bai Xuan are also pregnant, if Your Majesty does not name the previous princes, there will not be enough characters to choose from.
"They are all old foxes, so obedient." Qin Zhi spread out the four lists on the table, glanced at them, and pushed them aside without looking at them anymore.
"Get a pen and paper."
"Let's call Xiaojiu Mingxuan. Xuan jade is the large jade used by the emperor for offering sacrifices to heaven." Qin Zhi picked up the pen and wrote the word "Xuan".
The sharp-eared palace servants were slightly shocked when they heard Qin Zhi's words.
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba..." Qin Zhi picked up four lists and started flipping through them.
"Rui means auspiciousness and a talisman, and Yan means beautiful jade. The seventh prince will be named Mingrui, and the eighth prince will be named Mingyan. Do you want to write it down? Ask someone to draft an edict!"
"Your Majesty, there is also the Sixth Prince and the Third Princess Zhaode!" Zhang Deli reminded.
"The Queen and I have already decided on a name for the third princess. She will be Lingyi, but we have not issued an edict yet. We will use the same name this time. As for the sixth princess, let's call her Mingjun (fourth tone)." Qin Zhi lowered his eyes, looked up at Zhang Deli and smiled.
"Jun" simply means beautiful jade, but it does not prevent some people from making associations. Qin Zhi looked at the shocked expressions of Zhang Deli and the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall, and leisurely put down his pen.
The princes should be courageous, ambitious, and able to take on responsibilities. They should shoulder the responsibility of governing the country and its people in the future. They should start from small things and must not be blinded by opportunities, flattery, standing in a team, power, the intentions of the monarch and his father, all of which are real and fake.
Who he likes now doesn't mean that it won't change. The children are still young and no one can predict the future.
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The eldest prince Qin Mingyu, his adoptive mother Shi Qingzhang
Prince Zhaohui Qin Mingheng, mother Consort Yi Meng Wuyue
The third prince Qin Mingjin, mother Li Xihua
The fourth prince Qin Mingyun, his mother is Concubine Hui Meng Xinghe
The fifth prince Qin Mingzhang, his mother is the concubine Fu Mengli
The Sixth Prince Qin Mingjun, his mother is Consort Zhen Lü Xiyin
The seventh prince Qin Mingrui, his mother is the Imperial Concubine Meng Wuyue
The eighth prince Qin Mingyan, mother Jiang Lanzhi
Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan, Queen Mother Shen Ningyue