The women lined up facing each other at the palace premises.
They were all dressed in lime green colored dress and a white shawl, their hair tied in a bun hairstyle.
They had their heads lowered and their eyes glued to the floor as they dared not to breath while the empress questioned them.
Cai Ruolan was wearing a white colored dress with red flower shaped patterns painted on the collar.
Her long silky white hair was in a bun, with beautiful pearls dangling from the golden hairpins clipped to it.
She held her pet fox and a white fan in her hand, as she thoroughly questioned the new maid servants and observed them with a scrutinizing gaze.
“What is your name?” she asked a fat, older looking woman, she seemed to be the eldest among all the newly employed maid servants currently.
“My name is Wang Che your majesty” she bowed and responded with respect.
“Wang Che” Cai Ruolan repeated, nodding her head. “That’s a pretty good name” she remarked. “Welcome to the palace”
