After a casual chat between the Emperor and Empress, the list of female attendants was finally finalized.
Of course, before officially issuing the conscription documents, Xie Yuan would secretly inform everyone on the list.
When it comes to recruiting talent, it still depends on mutual consent.
Xie Yuan, a person who traveled from the future, also likes "mutual selection".
She didn't want to submit a marriage proposal unilaterally only to find out the other party wasn't interested at all.
Such situations are rare, but not impossible.
After all, there are always a very small number of people who like to make a name for themselves by challenging imperial power, showing that they are not the kind of people who would bow down to the powerful and wealthy or for a pittance.
Xie Yuan wanted to extend goodwill to the powerful and influential circles in the capital, not to put his face up and be trampled on!
The six candidates were all very happy to hear that Xie Yuan wanted to recruit them as ladies-in-waiting to serve as the empress's personal attendants.
This is not only an honor for the family, but also a recognition of her as a person.
The position of female attendant was to advise and assist the empress, and only those with both talent and good character could hold this post.
This is like the prime minister of the previous dynasty, one in a million, second only to the emperor.
Although the title of "female attendant" is not exactly the same as that of "prime minister," it roughly conveys the same idea.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be called a female prime minister!
All six (or their family members) replied, expressing that it was their honor to be able to assist the Queen.
Having received a clear response, Xie Yuancai personally wrote out the summons and sent his trusted men to deliver it to each residence.
"Haha! Your maternal grandmother is truly amazing! She just changed the name and got you into the palace so easily!"
Holding the "letter of appointment" personally written by Xie Yuan, Princess Yongchang couldn't stop smiling.
Originally, she thought the Empress Dowager's method was too roundabout.
A female attendant?
That's so troublesome!
The Empress Dowager was the most senior member of the family in the palace.
Helian Jue has already lost one empress dowager, so it wouldn't be good to have another scandal involving disobedience to the Grand Empress Dowager.
Therefore, as long as the Empress Dowager speaks up, Helian Jue should not refuse the old lady's kindness.
Nanling will then be able to enter the palace smoothly, and perhaps even become a concubine.
Unlike now, where they insist on using the title of "female attendant," going through all that trouble!
However, it wasn't until he received the betrothal letter personally written by Empress Xie that Yongchang understood the Empress Dowager's brilliance—
In the imperial harem, the empress was the true mistress of the six palaces.
If the Empress is unwilling, the Empress Dowager, relying on her age and seniority, will allow Nanling to enter the palace, but Nanling may not have a good life there either.
Sigh, there's nothing we can do about it!
My daughter is too soft-hearted. Despite her noble birth and lack of powerful backers, she's like a doormat.
If they force their way into the palace and offend Empress Xie, she can easily use some means to make Nanling wish he were dead!
How great it is now!
Empress Xie took the initiative to send a betrothal letter and personally brought her Nanling to the palace.
Yongchang doesn't even need to keep an eye on things; Empress Xie will take good care of Nanling herself.
Perhaps Empress Xie will care even more than Yongchang, and will try every means to protect Nanling.
Nanling was her lady-in-waiting; if she were bullied, it would be a disgrace for her as the empress.
Furthermore, Nanling is her cousin, and Empress Xie is her sister-in-law.
My cousin was wronged by my cousin's wife, and Empress Xie didn't know how to explain it to the Empress Dowager, Yongchang and other elders!
For both personal and public reasons, Empress Xie will treat Nanling well.
As for Nanling, all she needs to do is find an opportunity to cultivate a relationship with Helian Jue, and then everything else will fall into place naturally.
Nanling: ...No!
She doesn't want to!
With her head bowed, the pale and thin Princess Nanling's eyes were full of resistance.
She didn't want to enter the palace, much less marry Helian Jue.
yes!
Helian Jue was the emperor, as handsome as Pan An, and also his own cousin.
But Nanling simply didn't want to marry him.
To put it more bluntly, Nanling was terrified of Helian Jue from the bottom of his heart.
Nanling was a few years younger than Helian Jue, and because of Yongchang, she often stayed in the palace since childhood.
At that time, the late emperor was still alive, and the Empress Dowager, the late emperor, and even Ashina all doted on her.
However, they did not know how uneasy and timid Nanling felt, a child who lost his father at birth, whose mother remarried again and again, and who could only live in the palace.
She felt like a pitiful little thing living under someone else's roof.
In the palace, the princes and princesses were more noble and "legitimate" than her—this was the palace of the Helian clan, and she did not bear the surname Helian.
There were also some powerful eunuchs and palace maids who were arrogant and domineering.
Nanling lacked confidence and a sense of security, making it prone to shrinking back in fear of change.
Helian Jue, on the other hand, is the crown prince, but also a willful and stubborn brat.
He never actively bullied Nanling, but Nanling had witnessed him punishing palace servants and beating and scolding other princes.
In her young mind, Helian Jue was a terrifying little tyrant.
The most outrageous time was when Nanling saw Helian Jue, who had just finished a fight, and saw the fierce and cold look still on his face, she was so frightened that she burst into tears.
Helian Jue probably also disliked her for being such a cowardly crybaby.
When I see her, she almost never gives me a friendly look.
This creates a vicious cycle!
Even now that she's grown up, Nanling knows that Helian Jue is probably not a bully who casually humiliates the weak, but the impression she has from childhood is so deep that she is still afraid of her cousin who has become the emperor!
Waaah, even before Helian Jue was emperor, he was extremely willful, capricious, and cruel.
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