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.
Looking at Baojie's thin and dark appearance, Madam Wang said, "If you can't eliminate the threat, keep him by your side. Remember one thing: unknown dangers are the most frightening, and unseen enemies are the real enemies."
Baojie looked at Madam Wang, and she found many of Madam Wang's words strange, yet very reasonable: "Then, Madam, what about the visible enemies?"
"They are enemies, but visible enemies, like vicious dogs laid bare in the open." Madam Wang's voice was gentle, and when she smiled, fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, yet it made her look beautiful: "Do you understand?"
Bao Jie nodded and said, "I understand."
Madam Wang smiled, her eyes crinkling.
In fact, after following Lady Wang, Baojie rarely did any work. However, she liked to bask in the sun, practice martial arts every day, and wield swords. Lady Wang never stopped her and would even watch her through the window.
While Baojie could practice swordsmanship, she also needed to learn things like painting. In fact, Baojie had a feeling that Madam Wang had placed her affection for her two children on her.
Besides these, Madam Wang taught Baojie a lot. She didn't seem to expect Baojie to understand everything immediately, but simply wanted her to keep it in mind.
Originally, Madam Wang thought that Baojie would need to grow up a bit more before she could understand, but she didn't expect that not only was she teaching Baojie, but Baojie's aunt also arranged for someone to teach her.
The maids noticed that Baojie was awake, but seeing that she didn't move, they didn't dare to disturb her as they didn't know her temperament. They just stood quietly to the side. However, someone had prepared hot water and a change of clothes, just waiting for Baojie to speak.
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