Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 493 Hawksbill Turtle

"Go and bring me the names that the Ministry of Rites had proposed for the fifteenth prince and the fifteenth princess."

Qin Zhi finished reviewing the memorials and was about to take a break when he remembered the requests in several of them.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The errand boy immediately brought the list prepared by the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Deli quickly took it and handed it over.

Qin Zhi took a quick glance and found the bright spot. He chuckled and said, "Who got involved? Go check it out."

The two characters "玳" and "瑁" are quite suitable for the twin brothers and sisters, the fifteenth prince and the fifteenth princess, one for each of them.

"Hawkward turtle" is a kind of turtle that lives in the South China Sea. Its shell is used as an ornament.

When two words are put together and asked to choose, it is easy for people to overlook the implicit meaning.

"Dai" means jade and is a beautiful thing that resembles a turtle. It also symbolizes literary talent. It is chosen as a person's name in the hope that his virtue will be as pure as jade and his longevity will be as long as the turtle in the South China Sea. It has the meaning of being as beautiful as brocade and precious and beautiful, so it is very suitable for a princess.

There is absolutely no problem with the character "玳".

The problem lies in the character "瑁". "瑁" is said to be a kind of auspicious jade, a sign of courtesy and trust, which is indeed true. However, "瑁" also has the implication of "a jade article held by the emperor, used to cover the jade tablets of the princes", which has been deliberately ignored.

If you are ignorant and careless, you will be deceived.

Looking at the proposed names one by one, Qin Zhi sighed. The person who nominated them had taken into account his previous laziness in naming the princes.

He never gave any of his princes a name that meant a stone that resembled jade or a jade with flaws.

Except for the two characters "玳" and "瑁", these are all the characters on this list.

Qin Zhi guessed that they had already thought of a reason.

It was simply that before the birth of the Fourteenth Prince, princesses in the palace gave birth one after another, and no prince had been born for ten years.

When the Fourteenth Prince was born, they were overjoyed. They racked their brains overnight to come up with many names with good meanings for the Fourteenth Prince and presented them to His Majesty.

So much so that by the time of the fifteenth prince, there were not many good characters of the jade element left.

It was not convenient for them to repeat the list that was prepared for the Fourteenth Prince and give it to the Fifteenth Prince again.

There is a reason for everything.

"Your Majesty, what's the problem with this proposed name?"

Zhang Deli took it and poured a cup of Yangxian tea himself and served it to him. Seeing that Qin Zhi was not angry, he asked carefully.

"Very good." Qin Zhi drank the tea with a smile.

Not long after the fifteenth prince was born, someone remembered the flaw in the crown prince's birth.

It's both "代" and "瑁".

It seems that the birth of the Fourteenth Prince is not only what the Miao family is looking forward to.

The rumor that the Queen was pregnant with a boy and a girl spread out. No matter who gave birth to a prince among Miao Heqing, Miao Yueji, and Alanruo, who were pregnant earlier than the Queen, the person who had ideas about the Queen's pregnancy had already prepared names for the princes born by the three pregnant women, which were multiples of the number of names he had previously planned for other princes, before the Queen was born.

"Go and get the list of names that the Ministry of Rites has proposed for the Fourteenth Prince." Qin Zhi put down the teacup and gave the order in a gentle voice.

Qin Zhi took the list, unfolded it slowly, glanced at it, and threw it to Zhang Deli.

"Look, look, the name that the officials from the Ministry of Rites came up with for the Fourteenth Prince took several pages longer than that for the Fifteenth Prince."

The name drafted for the fifteenth princess was extremely feminine, all of which were mainly used to praise the virtues and demeanor of women. It seemed that it also criticized Princess Qin Mingyue of Hengshan. Only the character "Dai" was left, which scratched his sore spot.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

"Have they figured out my pattern for naming the heirs? The proposed name for the Fourteenth Prince was submitted to me, but I did not immediately name him, so at least I can delay it until he is one year old."

"In addition to the name, there are also memorials. In the past few days, I have seen several memorials urging me to name the fifteenth prince and the fifteenth princess, which are auspicious signs of dragon and phoenix.

The Fourteenth Prince, who had been highly favored by them and whom they had given many good names, was no longer mentioned by anyone.

The memorial from the Imperial Observatory said that the names of the twin fifteenth prince and fifteenth princess should be closely related.

What do these people want to do? Should I give in to their wishes? "

"In front of me, they are making a fuss about the name of the emperor's heir. Should we say they are cautious or reckless?"