Given the Empress's age and circumstances, she was probably unable to have children. In other words, if Emperor Mingwu had no legitimate son, the eldest son would have the highest status.
Yan Shujin glanced at Mr. Li. She thought Mr. Li didn't like her and her brother. If he wasn't genuinely worried, he would never have said such a thing: "So what? In this life, am I supposed to wrong myself for others?"
Mr. Du said, "You are not surprised that you were granted the title of princess."
Yan Shujin nodded and said, "When I first arrived in the capital, my uncle told my grandmother that he would make me a princess. I originally thought that those noble families would make trouble and bring up the rules and such, and that it would probably take my uncle two years to fulfill his promise. I didn't expect it to be so soon."
Mr. Du and Mr. Li both realized that Yan Shujin felt it was only natural for her to be granted the title of princess, and that it was perfectly normal for her to have a title that surpassed that of Emperor Mingde's own daughter. For a moment, they didn't know how to comment on it.
Yan Qiyu looked at the two gentlemen and said, "Are you worried that they will make things difficult for my sister in the future?"
Mr. Du and Mr. Li did not speak, but judging from their expressions, Yan Qiyu already knew that he had guessed correctly: "But that's a matter for the future."
Yan Shujin smiled and said, "I know that the two gentlemen mean well, but who knows what the future holds? Who can guarantee that if I always put them first, they won't make things difficult for me later?"
Mr. Du laughed upon hearing this: "We were just worrying unnecessarily."
Mr. Li didn't say anything more, and Mr. Du said, "Alright, you can go back and continue reading."
After Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu left, Mr. Du noticed that Mr. Li still looked worried and said in a low voice, "Just like Princess Yongfu said, nobody knows what the future holds, so why worry so much?"
Mr. Li shook his head, but didn't know what to say.
Mr. Du looked towards the direction of the imperial city: "Two years ago, could you have imagined that the Yan family would be sitting in the palace now?"
Mr. Li's expression changed drastically.
Mr. Du then asked, "Ten years ago, could you have imagined that the previous dynasty would perish like this?"
No, no one could have imagined that the previous dynasty would perish at the hands of such a pair of brothers.
Mr. Du smiled and said, "What will things be like in two years, ten years, or twenty years? Nobody knows. Why should we worry about things we don't know?"
Mr. Li felt that Mr. Du's words were not quite right, and suddenly realized something. He looked at Mr. Du and asked, "Why don't you become an official?"
Mr. Du smiled at Mr. Li and asked, "Why don't you become an official?"
Mr. Li took a deep breath: "My reasons for not becoming an official are different from yours."
"So what?" Mr. Du said, "The result is the same anyway."
In fact, Yan Shujin also had doubts. She didn't think there was anything wrong with being named Princess Yongfu. In fact, the one who was wrong was her cousin.
Yan Shujin felt something was wrong, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.
When Yan Zhili thought of his elder brother's children and then looked at his own two children, he felt happier no matter how he looked at them.
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu had finished their homework while waiting for Yan Zhili in the afternoon. After washing up, they rested separately. However, they did not discuss Mr. Du's question, because Mr. Du had told them to think about it on their own and not to be influenced by each other. If they really wanted to discuss it, they would wait until class.
Although Yan Zhili did not answer, Yan Shujin already had the answer in her heart. It was probably her uncle Yan Chao who had planned ahead about the lack of food supplies for the Battle of Suhu.
Yan Qiyu thought carefully about what Mr. Du had taught her, and silently recited the books she needed to memorize before closing her eyes and going to sleep.
Yan Zhili had already told them about going to the palace. Mr. Du and Aunt Fang had already given prior notice, and the homework Mr. Du had assigned had also been sent over.
This was Yan Shujin's second time entering the palace. The time between her first and second visit was not long, but the feeling was completely different.
The first time I entered the palace, I felt a little lost and helpless, but this time I entered the palace with great ease, just like visiting a relative's house, even though this relative's house was a bit too big.
Yan Zhili only escorted them to the palace gate, and only left after watching Chen Qiu's personal maid take them away.
Chen Qiu had been waiting for them for a long time, and when she saw Liu Qin leading the children over, she took the initiative to go and greet them.
Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu called out at the same time, "Auntie."
Chen Qiu smiled broadly, her eyes gentle as she looked at the two children: "Why didn't you come in a sedan chair? Weren't you tired from walking all this way?"
"Please sit down." Liu Qin and Chen Qiu hadn't seen each other for many years, but when Liu Qin first married Yan Zhili, Chen Qiu took care of her like a younger sister. The two had a very good relationship and there was no awkwardness between them. "It's just that halfway there, Bao Jie and Gui Ge wanted to walk by themselves. I saw that it was still early before the appointment time, so I brought them here."
Yan Shujin said, "Auntie, I'm not tired."
Yan Qiyu nodded in agreement.
Chen Qiu then stopped talking and said, "I'll take you to see Mother. She keeps talking about you."
Yan Shujin stepped forward and placed her hand in Chen Qiu's, saying, "Auntie, I really want to eat your locust flower buns."
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