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.
Mr. Du had just led them out of the study. Yan Shujin chose two travelogues, but Yan Qiyu didn't buy anything. He hadn't finished reading the books at home yet, but Mr. Du had prepared calligraphy practice books and such.
Yan Shujin had already memorized the general contents of the items.
Mr. Du not only took Yan Shujin and Yan Qiyu to those shops, but also took them to the street stalls for a long time. When they were all tired, they chose a teahouse to rest.
There was a storyteller in the teahouse. Mr. Du asked for a private room on the second floor, ordered some snacks and tea, and then asked, "How does it feel?"
Yan Qiyu held the teacup in both hands and took a few sips: "Expensive. Many things are more expensive than in town. Some are much more expensive, some are only a little more expensive, and some are cheaper than in town."
Mr. Du asked, "Why?"
Yan Qiyu thought for a moment before saying, "It's more expensive than in town because the capital is more prosperous and has more wealthy people, so renting a shop or hiring people will be more expensive."
Mr. Du nodded: "And what about a cheaper price?"
Yan Qiyu also had some doubts: "I don't know, I found that some books are cheaper than in town."
The main problem was that Yan Qiyu couldn't remember whether he had seen any travelogues or similar books in the town.
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