This could not be allowed. Her daughter's future, her precious only child's entire life, could not be jeopardized for something so recklessly foolish as sentiment toward a mere servant.
Yes, the marriage to the Crimson Howl Clan might indeed prove advantageous to their house, their standing, their alliances, but it would be conducted with proper dignity, orchestrated on their terms, negotiated when they decided the timing was right.
Not rushed through like some merchant's transaction, not born from the desperate, frantic attempt to save a dying slave who should have been left to his fate.
Lady Yuwen's jaw tightened as she stared at the letter, weighing its contents against her daughter's wellbeing. Every maternal instinct within her recoiled at the thought of Yueshuang binding herself to strangers, traveling to distant lands, all to save someone so utterly beneath her station.
