okay, as someone asked, many believe that MC died right after ML returned, right?
as i mentioned, in the chapter where MC reminises as a baby, it was mentioned that MC got to be the empress and lived alongside ML for a long time.
well, now i know that i was only half right:
MC did become the empress, but he didn't live for very long. as mentioned, he was ill and nearly dying, so he only lived for 2 more years, right after he finished his version of "civil law". (this info is mentioned in chapter 15)
oh, an MC was invited to Empress Dowager's 60th birthday feast. the empress dowager had plans for MC (bc he was known to be very, very smart as a 4 year old), so when it was time to choose ML and JW's schoolmate (a childhood "friend" that go to school alongside them), she wanted MC to be brought there, too. she used her birthday feast as a fixed date to bring all the young children over 6 years old from prestigious families to the palace.