Chapter 128 - 35 Forced Marriage
Shortly after Yue Jinghua headed to the Outer Court, Lie Rou took a Jade Bottle and carefully stored the few Youthful Elixirs she had obtained, then lightly applied some rouge and changed into an exquisite skirt.
"Hongling, prepare the carriage and horses for me, I need to see the Empress Dowager," upon seeing Lie Rou’s appearance, Hongling also knew she was going to the palace to see the Empress Dowager.
"Lady, it’s getting late, why not go to the palace early tomorrow?" Hongling suggested.
Lie Rou shook her head. "There are no secrets that remain hidden forever. These past few days, my uncle has been sending people to watch Jingxin Courtyard. I’m afraid they’ve begun to covet the item left by my mother. Just now, Huahua’s words reminded me, my husband has been gone for exactly four years. During these years, I’ve only indulged in my sorrow with each changing season, causing hardship to Minzhi and Huahua, failing to fulfill my duties as a mother. It is time for me, as a mother, to fight for something for my children," Lie Rou said, her mind clear about the stakes involved.
Listening to her, Hongling could only nod her head, prepared the carriage, and accompanied Lie Rou to the palace.
The mistress of the Lie Family Mansion, Feng Wanwan, while alive, had a very close private friendship with the current Empress Dowager Jin.
Later, when the Empress Dowager entered the palace and became the Empress, she went for many years without children. Feng Wanwan then used a Secret Technique to help Empress Dowager Jin conceive the Dragon Seed.
During childbirth, Empress Dowager encountered life-threatening complications due to hemorrhage. The life of the current Emperor was nearly lost, but Feng Wanwan saved both mother and child using two Life Extension Pills.
After Feng Wanwan’s death, Empress Dowager Jin always took good care of Lie Rou and her children. "Yue Jinghua" was allowed into the Royal Xuanji Academy due to the Empress Dowager’s intervention. Even the marriage between "Yue Jinghua" and Prince Xiao Yi was facilitated by the Empress Dowager herself.