Sometimes Xie Ning truly envies the palace servants on the border. 。We have prospects and can strive for promotions and salary increases. We also have the opportunity to leave the palace when we turn twenty-eight. 。"What is your name"Xie Ning was startled, hearing the emperor say again, "Look up and answer..." 。"I... am Xie Shi, a talented woman from Yingxiang Pavilion. I respectfully request your well-being, Your Majesty." 。She was a fifth-rank court lady in the harem of Emperor Yongkang of the Xia Dynasty. 。This was the entirety of Xie Ning's conversation with the emperor. From beginning to end, Xie Ning remained in a state of utter bewilderment. 。Even if the emperor allowed one to look up, one must still lower their eyes. To look directly at the dragon would be a crime. 。So, after the emperor and his retinue had left, as people buzzed around gossiping, Xie Ning was deep in thought. He had met the emperor twice before, but he still didn't know what he looked like... Was this a blessing to have seen him Don't be ridiculous. 。Now even the emperor's height, weight, and features are unknown. No one knows what his eyebrows, eyes, nose look like. 。When facing absolute power, especially when they hold your life and honor in their hands and you're powerless to resist, surviving is the most important thing. 。Xie Ning looked at the faces surrounding him, some familiar and others completely unknown. 。The emperor's charisma was truly powerful. Just one remark he made to himself, and now people saw him as if he were coated in gold, everyone vying for his attention. 。Back at Yingxiang Pavilion, Xie Ning rushed into the room and sat down, kicking off his shoes: "These shoes are too much trouble..." 。Two maids rushed over to pick up the shoes: "My lady, please don't do that. New shoes always need some breaking in, just wear them more." 。"Its feet were like the hooves of a pig tied up in chains...",The voice was soft, but both palaces heard it. 。The elder of the two, Qinghe, said, "I'll go borrow a pair of boat shoes to prop myself up. Two nights should be enough." 。Xie Ning was pondering what he could eat for lunch. As someone of his status, it was said that he couldn't order dishes, he could only eat according to the set portions, whatever the kitchen served. 。When you encounter something edible, of course it's a stroke of luck, but the probability isn't very high. Most of the time what is sent over is food that isn't very appealing or that one wouldn't want to eat in the first place. 。,So over the past two years since Xie Ning entered the palace, the greatest result has been -- he has gotten along well with the kitchen staff.。