Am I currently living under the same roof as the people in the palace?

Before Lin Luyin could finish speaking, Song Liyun's smile froze on her face, as if she had been struck by lightning.

She stared blankly at the palace maid Xu, who stood upright to one side like a clay or wooden sculpture, and felt a chill run down her spine.

It's true that Zhao Tingduo is a member of the royal family, but that's still not as good as having the Empress Dowager send a palace maid all the way to the border town...

Could it be that they deliberately sent this person to teach them etiquette and palace rules, and then try to torment them?

Suddenly, Song Liyun's mind conjured up images of herself learning embroidery and sewing, her ankles bound as she tried to walk with each step like a lotus flower, and she couldn't help but shudder.

She wanted to refuse, but the person had already come to her door. As an adult who had to consider her reputation and be sensible, Song Liyun forced a smile.

Facing Granny Xu's expressionless, taut face, Song Liyun curtsied.

She didn't understand the palace rules, and since Granny Xu was an old servant of the Empress Dowager, she must have come to make things difficult for her.

Before she could finish her formalities, Granny Xu reached out to help her up: "Please rise, young lady. This old servant has already left the palace. She was just a nanny sent by the garrison commander's wife to teach you some trivial matters. There's no need for such a grand ceremony!"

"real?"

Song Liyun felt relieved and smiled. It was good that they hadn't come to make things difficult for her on purpose.

"It's true! Young mistress, please rest assured, this old servant will not make things difficult for you."

Granny Xu bowed her head respectfully and spoke in a gentle and calm voice.

With the new emperor's ascension to the throne, the palace was filled with new people, and these old palace maids who had spent their entire lives in the palace had reached the age to leave.

The Empress Dowager allowed them to arrange their own way out.

Several of the women from the Shangyiku (clothing store) of the same age chose to stay in the capital and work as tutors for wealthy families, teaching young ladies needlework and embroidery.

She was the only one born in Yunzhou who was sent directly to Hecheng by the Empress Dowager.