Chapter 71: Narrator

Princess Rowena had followed her grandmother’s orders well. As she looked in the mirror at the finished results she was rather pleased with the image looking back at her.

It had been quite some time since she’d had a reason to get dressed up like this, a long time since she’d felt the need. But now she was glad she’d followed her grandmother’s orders, so pleased with the results was she.

As she left her quarters in her grandmother’s palace and headed for the Imperial garden, she had hope once more. Hope that this time she would be successful.

It was a fact that the Emperor needed a son. He’d been on the throne too long without an Empress by his side, something that was frowned upon by all.

As she walked she boosted herself up with these reminders. And by the time she reached the south gate to the garden she was feeling much more confident than in times past. Besides, there was no one else capable of taking the place of empress, no one to stand in her way this time.