Chapter 64: Making a Move: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand
After Ye Jiuge returned to the Zhilin Residence, Qing Mama said to her worriedly, “Eldest Miss, the Empress is clearly going to deal with you. What should we do?”
“Counter soldiers with arms and water with a dam. There is nothing to be worried about,” Ye Jiuge replied absentmindedly.
Her grandfather, Yun Tianwei, was the Lei Kingdom’s top elixir alchemist. People from other countries who had never even heard of the Lei Kingdom knew of him. As her grandfather’s only blood descendant, even the Emperor wouldn’t dare touch her—let alone the Empress.
If they challenged her limits, she would appear and say that the Dongfang Clan had persecuted the faithful and honest. The elixir alchemists who worshipped her grandfather would curse the Dongfang Clan to its doom.
“No matter what, this is a feast at Hongmen, Eldest Miss, so you should be prepared.” Qing Mama’s face was still full of worry.
If the late Madame were still alive, many upper-class women would be competing to accompany the Eldest Miss to the palace to keep her safe. However, since the late Madame had passed away, the Eldest Miss’s case had become hopeless, and the aristocratic families who had relations with the Yun Clan had broken off communications. It would be difficult to pick up these relationships again.
“Yes, you are right.”
Certainly, Ye Jiuge felt the need to make preparations. She needed a way to survive in case the Empress flew into a rage out of humiliation and contrived an “accident” so that she would perish inside the palace.
“I will write a letter to the Jin Clan, the Zhao Clan, and the Li Clan to see if they are willing to escort you into the palace,” Qing Mama said with a strong fighting spirit.