In the first year of entering the palace, she was just a Lady of Talents.
In the fifth year of entering the palace, she became a Handsome Fairness.
In the tenth year of entering the palace, she aspired to become the Empress, since it was the only way she could hold onto everything dear to her, never to be taken away.
 She could protect herself, her children, and most importantly, be with him.
This was a path with no retreat; stepping back would be an irreversible calamity.
The bright yellow silk umbrella advanced, and the Emperor's procession slowly entered the city gate. The yellow silk umbrella, the sun-and-moon fan, the purple banner... At that moment, the sunlight dazzled the eyes. Empress Xie's phoenix carriage moved forward along the imperial road, meeting him halfway.

Empress Xie

The springtime was supposed to bring in a new batch of beauties into the palace, but for some reason, it was delayed until the fall, almost half a year later. This time, the chosen ones were not plentiful, selected from the neighbouring Jingzhou and even some from Jiangnan. After being filtered through layers of screening, there were only thirty-some candidates left. After the emperor personally handpicked them, only eleven were left to be brought into the palace.


Xie Ning was not particularly interested in this matter, but those around her all thought that "Beauty Xie must be anxious and worried", and they all rushed to give her the news.


One day, Zhou Gonggong came and said that the eleven newcomers were now being settled in Yeting and needed to learn the rules well. Among them were two or three of the most outstanding beauties.


"How pretty are they?" Xie Ning asked with a smile.


Zhou Gonggong also smiled, "As charming as Handsome Fairness Chen and Beauty Liang."


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