Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Wei Wu didn't think too much about Zhu Yuxuan's question.

A maid, especially a young maid of Zhu Yuxuan's age.

It is considered good luck not to be bullied in the palace, and it is a great fortune to be taken care of by others.

Not to mention that the person taking care of Zhu Yuxuan is a princess, no wonder this girl cares so much about her.

But since Zhu Yuxuan wanted to know, Wei Wu would not hide it.

"Okay, which princess do you want to ask about? Um...wait, just say which princess it is."

"There are not many records about princesses in later generations. Most of them don't even have their names, only their titles."

In fact, Wei Wu was also quite helpless, as there were indeed not many records about the princesses of the Zhu family.

Moreover, many of them had bad endings, either becoming a widow, being exiled, or dying early.

Only five of them have their names accurately recorded, and all the princesses only have titles.

Wei Wu knew about the title, but the problem was that in the early Ming Dynasty, it was stipulated that princesses could only be given titles after they got married.

So he could only let Zhu Yuxuan use the princess's ranking as the positioning.

After listening to Wei Wu's words, Zhu Yuxuan pondered for a while, and then came up with a little idea.

"I don't know what the princess's age ranking is. How about you tell me everything, young master?"

Hearing this, Wei Wu was stunned and couldn't help but ask a question.

"Aren't you serving in Kunning Palace? Even if I don't know your rank, I should know your name!"

"Master, didn't you say you didn't know most of the names? Even if I told you a name, you still wouldn't know it!"

"Um... that's true. I only know a few names, but Mr. Zhu has more than a dozen daughters."

Wei Wu nodded, and then began to speak:

"The eldest princess was Princess Lin'an Zhu Jingjing, who was later implicated in the Hu Weiyong case and exiled to Jiangpu. She died at the age of 62."

"The second princess was Ningguo Princess Zhu Fuqing. She became a widow, but she lived a life of luxury and wealth and died at the age of 70."

"Then there is the third princess."

When Zhu Yuxuan heard the name of the third princess, the expression on her pretty face immediately became a little strange.

However, Wei Wu was talking and did not notice the abnormality on Zhu Yuxuan's face.

"The third princess's birth and death dates are unknown, and neither is her name. We only know that she was granted marriage by His Majesty in the 17th year of the Hongwu reign."

"She was given the title Princess Chongning and married to an ordinary man named Niu Cheng. Later, Niu Cheng was exiled to Jinchiwei, Yunnan for committing a crime."

"Princess Chongning didn't have to go, but because of her kind nature, she was willing to follow Niu Cheng into exile if she married him. Your Majesty had no choice but to agree."

"Princess Chongning died on the way, but the cause of death remained suspicious. Finally, His Majesty was furious and ordered Niu Cheng to be executed."

Having said that, Wei Wu couldn't help but shook his head slowly and sighed softly.

"Alas! Princess Chongning could have lived a life of luxury, but she still wanted to share the good and the bad with her husband."

"I have to say, women like this are rare even now, and even rarer in the future!"

"As for the fourth princess..."

Wei Wu was about to continue speaking when Zhu Yuxuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly interrupted.

"Master, you just said that if I make a wish and blow out the candles, it might come true. Is that true?"

Wei Wu turned his head and looked at Zhu Yuxuan. He hesitated for a moment before answering:

"Actually, I don't know either, but people should always yearn for beauty and strive to run towards happiness, right?"

Zhu Yuxuan looked into Wei Wu's eyes, smiled sweetly, and then continued to ask:

"Master, are you happy in your life six hundred years from now?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu's expression froze.

This girl, why is she always bringing up things that are not relevant to the topic! How can I be happy as an ox or a horse?

Isn't this like cutting open a person's scars alive and then sprinkling salt and cumin chili powder on them?

After a moment's silence, Wei Wu finally answered the question.

"Happiness is achieved through comparison. Compared to the people of today, my life back then was happy."