CHAPTER 2032: CHAPTER 2034

First Madam Luo’s eyes lit up, "Good, that’s simply wonderful."

"Now the Emperor is our first cousin, but it’s a pity that because of that foolish grandmother of ours, who tries to keep relations with all the princes, our family isn’t close to him at all. The fact that our first cousin gave the title to the third branch of the family might have something to do with grandmother, and thus, even when he conferred titles to his maternal family, it had nothing to do with our first branch. Thinking back, the whole of grandmother’s family always sided with Prince Le, so even if we were to ask our first cousin to give the title of Marquis Wu’an to father, he wouldn’t agree. He might even rebuke us."

"Rather than losing face like that, we should take matters into our own hands and make him willingly give us the title."

Luo Linfei spoke these words with a hint of resentment in her eyes, hating that old undying lady, Old Madam Luo, even more so the entire Li Family.

Because Old Madam Luo kidnapped Lele, spreading rumors about her, and because that old woman caused her to be confined for so long.

It was a hard struggle to come out, yet she hadn’t married, and now with that old woman dead, she would have to observe mourning for three more years. By then, at the age of twenty, what good family could she possibly find as an old maid?

Moreover, with grandmother’s family rebelling, it’s likely that she couldn’t marry into any respectable family in the Capital City. Thinking of this, she continued,

"Mother, one more thing, if you don’t want to seize the title from the third branch, and still wish for father and elder brother not to be suppressed by them, then you must help me."

"Help you?" First Madam Luo, somewhat understanding her daughter, said, "Fei’er, you better abandon this thought. I know what you’re thinking; you want to enter the palace. But not to mention the Emperor has just ascended the throne, and the coronation ceremony hasn’t even taken place yet. It will be at least next year before he selects a consort. Even then, you’ll still be in mourning; if you wait until your mourning period is over to participate in the next selection, you’ll be too old, how could you compete with those young girls in their prime?"

"Moreover, the matter of planning to send you into Prince Le’s Mansion, although done discreetly, it’s hard to escape the Emperor’s notice. Just based on that alone, even if you enter the palace, you won’t be favored. If you’re not favored, not only will it not benefit the family, but the family might even have to support you financially."

"You are mother’s only daughter; life for an unfavored woman in the palace is comparable to a dog’s. I don’t want you to live like that." First Madam Luo advised, "Once the mourning for that old woman is over, mother will find you a good family outside. Once our first branch seizes the title from the third branch, with your father and brother there, your future in-laws won’t dare mistreat you, so life wouldn’t be bad."

"Mother!" Luo Linfei was still somewhat unwilling, wanting to stand at the peak of the crowd, with no intention of moving to those rural areas.

Indeed, in her eyes, everywhere outside the Capital City was considered rural.

"Is elder brother the only one in your eyes? I am plotting for elder brother’s benefit; why can’t you think of me? How do you know I won’t be favored? People make things happen; if I’m successful, wouldn’t elder brother be better off too?"

"I don’t care; my future is my business. You and father just need to find a way to send me into the palace. As for everything else, I have my methods."

Seeing her daughter’s persistence, First Madam Luo could only respond helplessly, "Alright, I’ll discuss it with your father, see what he thinks. As for your plan, I’ll have to talk to him too; after all, it’s up to him to assign people. Hmph, what belongs to our first branch cannot be taken by the third branch."