Fletcher's Descent into the Abyss Chapter 120

There is no place for women in the court.

The laws of heaven drove them into the boudoir, and they became fragile objects in the small courtyard of the Red Mansion. They were protected by monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons. When they were getting married, they were like porcelain vases that were valued. They did not need to have any ambition to move them.

The Empress Dowager Hua Hewei came from a distinguished family and was the legitimate daughter of the Hua family. She had never seen the sky outside the wall before her hairpin, and she still guarded the deep courtyard wall after her hairpin. She took away the supreme power in the world from her husband, but she never stepped out of that line. Instead, she lowered the bead curtain and sat behind it cautiously.

Marshal Qi Zhuyin also came from a distinguished family. She was the daughter of a general in the Qi family. She was engaged before the war, but no one dared to marry her after the war. She did not receive the rewards she deserved, but was only given up in front of the Jade Dragon Stage. The Ministry of Rites said that she did not deserve the privilege of having her name offered to the emperor after her death. The name Qi Zhuyin was still labeled as the little girl of Qidong. As long as Qi Shiyu's sons were more motivated, she would not be the marshal of the army.

Xue Xiuzhuo had no intention of supporting Lingting at first. When he learned that the emperor's heir was a daughter, his extreme disappointment made him immediately change his strategy. But when he saw Lingting, he changed his mind.