Chapter 421 - 415 - _1
"But, Princess..." Lin Yue was still somewhat worried. She didn’t believe for a second that Princess Yong’an’s martial arts skills were any good. After all, which royal princess would seriously practice martial arts? Most likely, it would be all show—a case of style over substance. The palace servants, eager to curry favor with their masters, naturally wouldn’t dare to strike hard. But out in the real world, who cares if you’re a princess? They won’t pull their punches just because of that. So when Lin Yue heard that Princess Yongle seemed to be looking for a fight, her anxiety only deepened, and her troubled expression was impossible to hide.
When Lady Roujia saw Lin Yue like this, she knew the girl was worrying too much. "Alright, alright, Yueyue, stop fussing. Since we’ve already decided, why talk so much? It’s better if we just head out quickly. It’s getting late, and if we delay any further, there won’t be much time left for us to enjoy our outing."
"Yes, let’s hurry up and not waste any more time dawdling," said Princess Yongle as she took the lead and walked out. Lady Roujia and Lin Yue hastened to follow her.
The gatekeeper, seeing three men coming toward the side gate to exit, initially wanted to stop them, but upon recognizing who they were, he was startled and knelt down with a thud. "Your servant has seen the Princess and the Commandery Princess."
"Shh, we are incognito. Don’t let anyone find out about our whereabouts. You mustn’t make a fuss, and no one is allowed to speak of our outing, or I won’t let you off the hook," Princess Yongle threatened the servant, who hastily complied in fear. They were not among the favoured servants who attended to Princess Yongle and Lady Roujia and wouldn’t dare go against the princesses’ wishes—there was only one consequence for doing so.
"Your servant obeys, I would never dare to divulge any information about the Princess and the Commandery Princess."
"Smart of you. Roujia, the servants in your residence seem to know their place, unlike those deadbeats in my palace, each only obeys my imperial brother. Let’s go," said Princess Yongle, pleased with her successful intimidation of the servants, and even rewarded them with a few taels of silver from her purse.
Lady Roujia looked at Princess Yongle doing so, shook her head with a smile, and Lin Yue also began to understand—this wasn’t Princess Yongle’s first time doing something like this.
Lin Yue had been worried at first, but once they reached the street and started to indulge in food, drink, and shopping, she too began to enjoy herself. Shopping with the princesses was truly different. Both high-ranking figures, they were not likely to be bothered by anyone with a modicum of sense; for the senseless, there was no need for politeness—just move directly to action if words failed, with no fear of trouble later. The Commandery Princess aside, Princess Yongle was the Emperor’s own blood sister, his legitimate close relation, and he had always shown her partiality and protection. Even if she maimed someone, no one would dare to raise a voice. Challenging a princess and then being beaten was simply asking for it.