Chapter 1502: Her Highness the Princess (52)

“What skill?”

“Besides divination and predicting the weather, and treating illnesses, you've now trained your tongue well enough to know how to sweet-talk people and make them happy.”

Hearing that, Yun Buxiu was only too delighted.

“Then does Your Highness think it's good or bad?”

“Naturally, it's good. Words that can make people happy are good words. Who wouldn't like hearing them?”

“Then from now on, I'll say them to Your Highness every day. How about that?”

Tang Guo pursed her lips into a smile. “Aren't you afraid your tongue will get tired?”

“As long as Your Highness is willing to listen, Buxiu's tongue will never tire.”

System: I can't take it anymore. I'm stuffed.

Yun Yin: I'm dying from overeating.

Yingzhu: Can I not listen? Sigh, it was precisely because she had witnessed the National Teacher's feelings for Her Highness that her entire life had been delayed. Nowadays, whenever she saw a man, she unconsciously compared him with the National Teacher.

It wasn't that those men were bad, but she simply couldn't agree with many of their views.

For example, the scholars here all believed that women should support their husbands, teach their children, and bear offspring. Quite a few even thought the more sons, the better.

Poorer men might only take one wife and refrain from taking concubines, but that was merely because they were poor and couldn't afford more.

She was the chief palace maid by the side of the Grand Princess. Why should she marry such a man and waste her life?

Those from somewhat wealthier families or minor official households had countless rules. As the principal wife, one had to bear sons to secure her position.

Regardless of whether she could produce sons, such men would certainly take concubines. At their age, they likely already had several bedchamber maids.

She too envied the idea of one life, one partner; two people looking upon each other with affection, marrying happily after their feelings had reached a certain depth, raising children together, and spending their lives hand in hand.

Even though she was Her Highness's chief palace maid and held a respectable status, enough to marry into a decent family, there had been no shortage of marriage proposals over the years.

But she did not wish to live that kind of life. With Her Highness before her eyes as an example, she would rather continue serving Her Highness. Why live a life that made her uncomfortable?

Like now, traveling the world and admiring mountains and rivers. Had she truly married back then, she probably would never have stepped outside the imperial city. How could she have witnessed the beauty of heaven and earth? Spending every day inside a residence, competing for favor and scheming against others—just imagining such a life made her feel unbearably troubled.

Since she had a choice, naturally she would choose the most comfortable life.

“My young master wasn't like this before,” Yun Yin said, noticing the similarly indescribable expression on Yingzhu's face and unable to resist striking up a conversation. “He used to be quiet and cold toward outsiders. He was never like this. I don't even know how to describe him anymore.”

Yingzhu came back to her senses and replied, “My family's princess has always been this way. I think it's very good. Her Highness's thoughts can never be wrong.”

Yun Yin: How is this conversation supposed to continue? We don't have a single common topic. She's truly a loyal girl.

“Her Highness is indeed a woman rarely seen in this world. It's no wonder my young master has fallen into Her Highness's hands,” Yun Yin continued.

Yingzhu lifted her chin proudly. “Naturally. Forget Beixia Kingdom—even among all the neighboring countries, go ahead and search. Can you find a woman more outstanding than my family's princess? Noble in status, brimming with talent, and caring for the common people. Who could compare?”

Yun Yin: She's really that confident? But thinking about it, it seems to be true.

“If Young Master could marry Her Highness, he would certainly be very happy.”

Yingzhu immediately became displeased. “My family's princess has already said it. She will never marry in this lifetime. Whoever dares force her, she'll definitely throw them out.”