Lin Youchu always felt that her identity was that of Li Chang'an's wife.

She never knew the weight of the words "princess".

She never imagined that her status might be even more noble than that of the Empress.

Lin Youchu has never changed; she is still that timid, shy, and obedient little girl in the mountains.

She never felt that she was any different from others.

Aside from marrying a deity, I am just an ordinary person.

Now, she begins to understand that she may indeed be different from ordinary people.

The market, which had just been bustling with people, instantly fell to its knees the moment she appeared.

From the moment the first person knelt on the ground and said "Greetings to the Princess," everyone else put down what they were doing and knelt down as well.

Although Li Chang'an kept emphasizing that there was no custom of kneeling down to pay respects in Tai'an City, the common people felt that it was better to kneel down when they met someone important.

Habits formed over so many years cannot be changed overnight.

The fat man who came out of Tongfu Inn saw that everyone else was kneeling, so he immediately pulled Liu Yue down to kneel as well.

After kneeling down, they heard someone call out the words "Your Highness the Princess". Curious, the two of them secretly raised their heads and glanced at Lin Youchu.

They wanted to see what kind of person was worthy of being the legendary disciple of the immortal, Li Chang'an, the regent of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Yue was somewhat disappointed when she saw You Chu.

She imagined the princess to be adorned with jewels, covered in gold and silver, followed by countless servants and maids, and accompanied by a magnificent carriage.

As a result, Youchu only had a simple dress and a wooden hairpin in her hair.

She didn't look like a noblewoman at all; instead, she resembled the wife of an ordinary merchant.

Even her attire wasn't as dignified as that of the county magistrate's wife.

After all, the county magistrate's wife was wearing a lot of jewelry and looked very elegant; she would never look like this.

So when Liu Yue saw You Chu, she was both disappointed and proud. What kind of princess was she? She wasn't even dressed as well as You Chu.

Lin Youchu was unaware of what others were thinking; she was somewhat frightened by the scene before her.

She stood helplessly at the entrance of the market, not knowing what to do.

After a moment of surprise, she remembered what the Princess of Lingnan had taught her, and then stretched out her hand and said softly, "Get up, all of you, get up."

However, her voice was too soft, and hardly any people heard her.

Seeing her flustered appearance, Luo Yang took her hand, stepped forward, and shouted with his inner strength.

"By order of the Princess, all my beloved ministers, rise."

The Empress was giving birth. Luo Yang went to the palace banquet. You Chu didn't like such things, so only she could attend.

Before they even entered the palace, Emperor Jianyuan's imperial edict was issued.

This allows Luoyang to skip the formalities in the palace, since she is the Crown Prince's tutor and there's no rule about elders bowing to juniors.

So when the Empress came out carrying the child, all the other noble ladies knelt down, but Luoyang was the only one eating.

At that banquet, besides eating, Luo Yang only remembered this phrase: "All my beloved subjects, rise."

Upon hearing this, the people all stood up, finding nothing strange about the words "Rise".

The prince is a deity; those who are worthy of him are heavenly bodhisattvas.

The Bodhisattva said, "My beloved subjects, rise. What's wrong?"

Seeing that the people had all stood up, Youchu turned to look at Luoyang and whispered a thank you.

She didn't feel that Luoyang had stolen her husband.

In her eyes, her husband was so capable that it was only right for him to have multiple women.

She felt that Li Chang'an was only marrying two women, which made her husband feel somewhat wronged.

Wherever Luo Yang took Lin Youchu, a large open space would appear.

The local people didn't dare to look at Lin Youchu or get close to her.

They were afraid of offending someone important.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty were truly frightening to the common people.

Even if Li Chang'an appeared kind and approachable, in the eyes of ordinary people, he was still a high-ranking nobleman.

Seeing these people's reactions, Luo Yang was furious.

Although she always dressed as a man when she went out, she never concealed her identity as the second wife of the Prince's mansion.

Most of the shopkeepers in the market knew that she was the second wife of the Prince's mansion.

Every time they met, he would bow and greet her with a "Hello, Second Madam."

But no one has ever treated her with the same respect as they have treated Youchu.

Some vendors, in particular, were incredibly excited when they saw Lin Youchu approaching, and they just kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.

In their eyes, if their goods could be seen by the Bodhisattva, it would mean their ancestors' graves were emitting auspicious smoke. They would have no desire to do business at all and would rather offer everything they own to the Bodhisattva.

Looking at these people, Luo Yang's mood immediately soured.

"A bunch of bastards! The Second Madam of the Prince's Mansion isn't a madam anymore? Really!"

Looking at her, Lin Youchu reached out and patted her back, unsure how to comfort Luo Yang.

After a while, she finally spoke up, saying, "How about you become the princess and I become the second wife?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yang's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.

Having followed Li Chang'an for so long, how could she not know Lin Youchu's status?

In this world, everyone combined might not be as important as Lin Youchu in Li Chang'an's heart.

"Never mind, I'll just be the second wife."

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