Once they had left the pavilion, Yu Qingyi let out a soft breath.
Though she had appeared calm just now, she had been on edge the entire time.
After all, that was the Crown Princess, Da Rong's future Empress.
She had to tread carefully.
As for the Crown Princess's niece, Yu Qingyi pondered her as she walked away from the pavilion.
Miss Zijin seemed like a fine young woman!
And though the Crown Princess's family currently held only a Thousand-Man Commander's post, once the Crown Prince ascended the throne, they would become imperial in-laws.
Ordinarily, imperial in-laws were granted the titles of marquis or count in life, and duke after death.
The Crown Princess already had two sons and two daughters. The Yu Family was certain to receive at least a marquisate.
Titles granted to imperial in-laws were hereditary, just like Yang Zhengshan's title of Marquis of Jing'an.
The Yang Family and the Yu Family were well matched in standing, and Miss Zijin seemed quite good too.
Yu Qingyi's sole concern was that the Yu Family would be imperial in-laws.
Imperial in-laws were different from the Nobility. Their ties to the imperial family ran too deep; if anything happened within the imperial family, they could never escape being implicated.
When the previous Crown Prince had been deposed, for instance, almost his entire maternal family had been driven out of the Capital.
If the Yu Family suffered a similar calamity one day, the Yang Family might well be dragged down with them.
Imperial in-laws were also easily drawn into struggles between imperial princes.
Lady Yu's position was secure now, but who could say what the future held?
Emperor Chengping's Empress had once held a secure position too, yet she had passed away more than twenty years ago. Though Emperor Chengping had