This selection of Fine Ladies has a total of two thousand participants.
After going through a series of initial selections based on family background, appearance, and health checks,
there are about six hundred left.
These Fine Ladies, having passed the initial selection, are arranged by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to enter the palace and learn palace etiquette and protocol.
The previously desolate Chuxiu Palace is now fully occupied with people.
The rooms, originally housing two people each, have been converted to accommodate four due to a lack of space.
The number of Nursing Sisters and Managing Eunuchs has increased from four to eight.
This is to prevent any trouble that may arise from the crowd.
For the next month, the Fine Ladies are busy learning palace etiquette and rules.
Meanwhile, Xia Ruqing, Consort Hui, and others can take a moment to breathe.
At the same time,
Xia Jingfeng and his group, bearing the expectations of the Emperor of Great Chu,
