"Rise. I hoped you weren't waiting too long, Lady Diona."
"I dare not trouble my Lady." Lady Diona straightened her back and smiled.
Cailina nodded and gestured her to start.
Lady Diona was sent by His Majesty, her presence was the confirmation that Cailina is set to be the future Crown Princess. Lady Diona was the tutor of the daughters and daughters-in-law of the Imperial Family. She was appointed as Esteemed Supervisor of the Imperial Harem. Matters relating to the Inner Palace were also reported to her; after all, a man cannot understand a woman's mind.
"Lady Cailina, I presumed that you are well-versed of the protocol of the noble circle..." She pulled out a book, as thick as a palm of a man, which contained portraits of the Imperial Harem.
"I will now brief you with the hierarchy of the Inner Palace."
Cailina listened attentively, albeit finding the lesson dull.
