The Pheonix and The Dragon

1.Death of the Emperor

Lady had two sons and two daughters, The two young masters and Eldest Miss were all much older than Miss, so they all favored their younger sister greatly. It was natural for Miss to not bear for Eldest Miss to get married.

The small eastern courtyard was not far from the main yard. Lisa did not have to walk for long before she reached the main yard.

Chaerin was telling servants how to pack up the residence. Seeing her daughter come in, she said, "Lili, why are you here?" Then she had a servant make tea. She went to touch Lisa's hand to see if she was too cold.

When she became pregnant with this daughter, she was in her early thirties. When her daughter was born, her features had been better-looking than the previous three children's, but she had been thin and small. She had always worried that this child would not live, so she and the father had given her the name "Lili" in the hopes she could live long and peacefully.

Ten years had passed, and the young infant had grown up adorable without any sign of her past fragility and thinness.

"Mother, Eldest Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law". Lisa bowed to the three people in the room and said with a faint smile, "Mother, you do not have to worry. I came over wearing a lot so I did not get cold."

Eldest Sister-in-law Jisoo and Second Sister-in-law Jennie stood up and returned half a bow. Then they came forward and sat beside Lisa. They started to touch her clothing and confirmed she spoke the truth before they comforted their mother-in-law, saying that their younger sister-in-law was worried for everyone. Their words and actions revealed their affection.

Chaerin saw the sisters-in-law like this and said helplessly, "Never mind, let her stay here. In any case, no one can go to sleep right now."

Then she continued to arrange the affairs of the residence, and occasionally asked for opinions from her daughters-in-law. She was busy but not panicked.

Lisa held her tea and watched the three women manage the entire count residence in an orderly and tidy manner. She couldn't help but think, this was the ability of a woman from an aristocratic family. At any time, they would display their bearing and presence.

In less than two hours, all that should be instructed was already arranged. Chaerin said to her daughter and daughters-in-law, "I wonder which prince residence the new emperor will come from."

The previous emperor had no sons, so after his death, the new emperor could only be adopted from the children of his two brothers. Thinking of how the emperor, wanting to have his own child, had delayed adopting one of his nephews, grown obsessed with concocting immortality pills and cultivating, and believed the nonsense of those taoists, Chaerin felt the previous emperor was not reliable.

Jisoo and Jennie were also from aristocratic families and heard things about matters of governance. So Chaerin was not the only one curious about this matter.

While the previous emperor had passed away, the empress Bae Jieun was still alive. So the selection of the new emperor would most likely be up to the empress.

Speaking of this empress Jieun, she had some relation to the Ningping Count Residence. In terms of relationship, the old madam of the residence and the mother of the empress had been blood sisters. So if they were talking in private in this generation, they could call the empress Paternal Aunt.

While the old madam had passed away several years ago, the blood connection still existed. Otherwise, Father-in-law and their two husbands wouldn't have hurriedly gone into the palace immediately. Weren't they just worried that the empress would be bullied after the death of the emperor?

When one mentioned the empress Jieun, they couldn't help but mention her ferocious mother. Before Jieun entered the palace, she had already married once. However, that husband had not been sincere, and privately had concubines and mistresses. This grandaunt of theirs, after learning the news, had taken people along to smash the gates of that family. She had made the other come to the home to apologize, managed to take back Jieun's dowry and had the two divorce.