Inside the main hall, someone started speaking to the Empress Dowager again, and the previously cold atmosphere warmed up once more.
Currently, the New Emperor had not yet taken control and therefore had not chosen new concubines. In the palace, apart from the newly appointed Empress, there were only three palace maids who had served the previous Emperor, now promoted to Cai Ni and Bao Lin. Among them, one palace maid who gave birth to the Emperor's eldest daughter was promoted to a Sixth-rank Noble Lady, and there were no others.
The New Emperor would soon assume control, at which point new selections would certainly occur. The Empress Dowager, being the master of the harem, held the power to decide who could enter the harem.
Thus, many noblewomen in the hall were eagerly flattering the Empress Dowager, with several boasting extravagantly about their daughters' virtues and talents.
