Clearly, after being reminded by Lady Fucha, Xiuning also considered this possibility.
Xiu Ning's expression unconsciously turned serious. "Then this matter is a bit troublesome."
Given their wariness of her, they certainly don't want her to enter the palace. So who would do such a thing? The Empress? Impossible. The Empress isn't concerned about her right now; Consort Shu's pregnancy is waiting for the Empress to take care of it.
Consort Shu? Possibly. This person is an illegal immigrant, and now that she's pregnant, she's bound to have other ideas.
"Mother, has anyone found out who was behind this?"
Xiu Ning didn't have much hope for this. If she knew, Fucha would definitely have reminded her, but Fucha hadn't mentioned anyone else since the topic came up, which showed that the family was also clueless.
Fucha's shaking of her head solidified Xiuning's belief that the family truly did not know.
"There are too many people involved, and there are also people from the palace involved. The Hitara clan doesn't have that kind of resources, unless they use the Fucha clan's own connections."
"But if you use your connections in this way, Xiuning, it will be even harder for you to survive when you enter the palace."
Fucha's tone was worried, not because she was reluctant to give up Fucha's connections, but because they had already joined forces with Fucha and agreed to her conditions, so there was no need to be stingy.
However, considering the future, Lady Fucha believed that it would be more worthwhile to expose herself now and let Xiuning use her resources if she entered the palace later.
Xiuning understood Fucha's meaning, and she also understood Fucha's actions.
However, leaving this hidden danger could be a ticking time bomb for Xiuning's re-election.
However, Xiu Ning has always emphasized that she is very capable. In fact, she has a system with her, which makes her more able to detect problems than the average person.
It's just a matter of a few points. I'll use the connections that Fucha had laid out beforehand on this. "Mother, I'm not afraid of the person behind this."
Furthermore, such a commotion during the preliminary selection will put both the imperial court and the harem on alert.
"Now that the power in the palace is still in the hands of the Empress Dowager, if any concubines in the harem were to participate, the Empress Dowager would not tolerate it."
This effectively ruined the lives of two eligible young women from the Hitara clan. They failed the initial selection, and their future was practically ruined. Even a small family like the Hitara clan shouldn't be treated with such humiliation.
"If the Empress Dowager disapproves and chooses to intervene, then the period of her daughter's re-selection in the palace will be much easier."
Mother, from another perspective, this is actually a good thing for me.
However, this kind of good thing comes at the cost of two young ladies' lifelong happiness, and if possible, Xiu Ning would rather not want it.
Fucha sighed helplessly, "That's the only way to think about it."
What else could be done? The deed was done, and even the wrath of the entire Hitara clan would be of no use.
With a forced smile, Fucha patted Xiuning's shoulder. "It's hard to say whether this is good or bad. There were other voices in the clan before, but now it seems that you are the only one who can go."
Since the remaining two people were gone, Xiu Ning became the sole heir of the Xitala clan, and was not afraid of the Xitala clan diversifying their investments.
Xiuning smiled and nodded. Seeing that Fucha was still in a bad mood, she simply changed the subject, "Mother, why didn't I run into any of the people you and Father arranged when I went to the palace today?"
The whole thing was done by Xiuning herself through bribery. Of course, it was bribery, but it went a little too smoothly. Wait a minute... Xiuning's eyes widened as she looked up at Fucha, who was already smiling. "Could it be that they are all..."
“Xiuning, being from the palace, knows best what can and cannot be taken.” Without Fucha and Xitala Debao’s prior efforts to cultivate relationships, even if Xiuning held a treasure in her hands, the other party would not accept it.
You should know that giving gifts in the palace isn't about who's the most generous. In such a place, there are pitfalls at every turn. Giving and receiving gifts is a rather profound art.
Xiuning was genuinely shocked. She hadn't expected that Fucha's connections would be like this, but upon reflection, she could understand it.
Palace servants also need to make a living. It's perfectly normal for them to earn some extra money for themselves, as long as they don't offend any of their masters.
Thinking about the extra route that the old woman had reminded her to take when she left home, Xiu Ning suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. If she hadn't taken the initiative to contact her, the old woman probably wouldn't have bothered to explain it to her.
Is this what the imperial harem is like? Although dangerous, it strangely attracted Xiu Ning's attention.
She would be living in such a place from now on, and she couldn't let herself suffer in silence for no reason.
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