When Mrs. Gu couldn't get through to Mei Wanying, she decided to go to the palace and ask the Empress Dowager to decree a marriage between Gu Xun and Lin Jixue.
'Xun won't listen to his elders, but he can't possibly defy an imperial edict from the Empress Dowager, can he?'
If she had a choice, Mrs. Gu wouldn't want to force Gu Xun this way.
He was her own son, her own flesh and blood!
It pained her to see her son in anguish.
But it couldn't be helped. Continuing the family line was a matter of utmost importance. Since Xun stubbornly refused, they, as his elders, couldn't just stand by and watch him go astray.
'Xun might hate me, but that's alright. Once he's married and has children, he'll understand the difficult position I was in.'
Such is the heart of a parent; everything she did was for Xun's own good!
Since the Empress Dowager had yet to meet Lin Jixue, Mrs. Gu planned to take her to the palace so she could make an appearance before Her Majesty.
