Chapter 346 Extra: Even the Emperor's Daughter Worries About Marriage (Part 5)
Ye Yunshu was also a little surprised to hear Princess Shou Kang say that.
"What's wrong? Isn't it good to send you out on an errand? Haven't you done errands before? What, do you think the Great Yu has changed just because I gave the throne to Jue-ge'er?"
"Juege'er is hoping you'll do more errands! Or... do you yourself not want to do errands? Tell me properly." Ye Yunshu asked, looking at Princess Shou Kang, whose expression had relaxed.
Princess Shou Kang let out a long sigh and then quickly shook her head.
"No! Eldest sister, actually this is what I thought before: you were afraid that I would be indulging in eating, drinking and having fun, so you assigned me to do errands."
I was quite happy at that time, feeling that you treated me like a younger sister.
I really want to do my job well. I think if my elder sister can do things for Da Yu, I can definitely do things for Da Yu too.
Actually, I've always been reluctant to discuss marriage because of this selfish reason.
I am a princess of the royal family. Both my father and you have been good to me, and even the current Emperor Juege respects me.
But I also know that no matter who I marry, that person's family will always benefit.
Or rather, they always seek to benefit themselves in various ways.
They use my name to do shady things, or things that harm the interests of ordinary people.
Eldest sister, being a princess of the royal family sounds nice, but in reality, you're also someone else's target for schemes.
I don't want to cause any more trouble for Jue-ge because of me. Besides, being alone is fine too.
Now I can do whatever I want, right?
Drinking tea, listening to music, going to restaurants, visiting brothels or male escort services, and if you get bored, going to a villa to see the male concubines. Isn't that quite comfortable?
but……
"If there's anything I need to do, I'm willing!" Princess Shou Kang said with a smile.
Ye Yunshu didn't say anything, but simply took the fish food from Zheng Wanwan and threw some into the pond.
Seeing that all the fish in the pond had swum over and eaten all the fish food, Ye Yunshu threw another handful of fish food into the pond.
Princess Shou Kang remained silent, simply gazing at Ye Yunshu.
After the fish in the pond had eaten their fill, Ye Yunshu took the handkerchief handed to her by Zheng Wanwan and wiped her hands.
"Let's go sit in that pavilion over there!" Ye Yunshu pointed to the small pavilion not far away.
The palace servants and eunuchs immediately went over to clean up.
When Ye Yunshu and Princess Shou Kang arrived at the pavilion, benches, tea, and snacks were all prepared.
Apart from Zheng Wanwan, all the other palace servants and eunuchs were sent away.
After admiring the scenery of the Imperial Garden, Ye Yunshu looked at Princess Shou Kang.
"Lan Qian, I know exactly what you're thinking."
Don't forget, I am also a princess. Before I ascended to the throne, I was also a princess of Dayu.
No matter the dynasty, a princess's life... was never that comfortable.
Or rather, regardless of which dynasty a princess was from, her life before marriage might have been very comfortable, but once she got married... life wasn't so comfortable anymore.
Royal princesses—it sounds nice and respectable, but aren't they all just puppets on strings?
When a country is weak and is invaded by foreign tribes, princesses are often chosen for marriage alliances.
A group of gentlemen who couldn't handle weapons and dared not fight a real battle with the foreign powers came up with the best way to live peacefully.
They sent princesses to marry into foreign lands, using women to ensure their own safety.
Later, the foreign tribes calmed down, and it was no longer worth the Central Plains imperial court exchanging a princess for safety.
Those people then thought of using the princess to balance the political situation.
A princess marrying into a powerful family was considered the highest honor, but it also became a means of controlling a family.
If the emperor wanted to seize power from a particular family or remove it from the court, he only needed to marry his princess to them.
The title of royal princess... has become a rope binding those people.
Ultimately, it was because those people themselves were incompetent. Whether dealing with foreign tribes or powerful officials in the court, they were extremely weak and could only use women to balance these situations.
"The royal princess...it's quite pitiful, actually!" Ye Yunshu said with a sigh.
Princess Shou Kang remained silent.
She initially thought that before her elder sister ascended to the throne, her future might be that of a pawn in balancing the court.
Later, the eldest sister took over...
“Elder sister, the princesses of our Dayu are all different. They don’t have to go to marry foreign rulers or balance the court. In fact, the princesses of our Dayu live the most comfortable lives.” Princess Shou Kang quickly said a few polite words.
"Comfortable? Comfortable about what?"
Do I look comfortable now?
Lan Qian, don't worry, as I said, you can get married if you want to, or you can stay single if you don't.
No matter who speaks, it won't work; don't wrong yourself.
"Just live your own life. I don't want you to suffer because of things that have nothing to do with feelings," Ye Yunshu said to Princess Shou Kang.
Shou Kang Gongzu's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed Ye Yunshu's arm and started to act coquettishly.
"Elder sister, if Father Emperor were to write to you asking you to arrange a marriage for me, what would you say?"
"What do you mean? Just say it! He's so old and he hasn't even figured out his own marriage back then, and now he's worrying about the younger generation's marriages!"
"Although Father Emperor has a thick skin, he is in the wrong in this matter and won't say anything!" Ye Yunshu said with a smile.
Princess Shou Kang silently cursed in her heart.
Eldest sister is truly remarkable; she even dares to speak out against Father. No wonder Father always sent everyone in the Hall of Diligent Governance away whenever eldest sister entered the palace!
He's probably afraid that what his older sister said about him will get out!
"Elder sister, what about my mother..." Princess Shou Kang looked at Ye Yunshu expectantly.
"What about your mother? If she mentions this, just say it was me who said it, and that I want to keep you here for another two years."
In addition, Juege'er has only been on the throne for a few years and doesn't have many capable people at his disposal. As his aunt, you are capable of handling things.
"Your mother is thinking of planning something for Twelve, she'll definitely be happy to!" Ye Yunshu suggested to Princess Shou Kang.
Princess Shou Kang nodded immediately.
"Then... I can keep as many male concubines as I want in the future, right?"
"Keep as many male concubines as you like! I know you only keep male concubines for visual pleasure."
"Those people... you can keep them. It's them who can't live without you, not the other way around." Ye Yunshu, who already knew the background of those gigolos, said indifferently.
"That's good. I'll definitely do my job well from now on! And I'll definitely listen to my elder sister!"
Eldest sister, please have some tea! I will definitely visit the palace more often to keep you company.
Oh, by the way, I saw my brother-in-law outside the palace yesterday. He was going to buy you some hibiscus cake, right? I secretly hid and watched him; I followed him the whole way!
My brother-in-law bought some hibiscus cake and went to the palace; he didn't go to any shady places..."
Ye Yunshu...
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