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The novel actually explained more in depth about why Cayena took in Julia and put her in one of the more important positions (managing food, medicine etc.)
You’re almost 100% on the dot on your speculations. IIRC, she placed Julia in that position so that she can use Julia as a pawn to bring down her brother (Rezef’s assistant).
Right now, she’s not planning anything drastic for Rezef (until a little later) so she’s focusing on bringing down Julia’s brother first since he’s the one controlling the people around Rezef.
So if Julia messes up in her duty (Cayena getting poisoned, etc.), her brother and family can face strong consequences for implicating the royalty. Julia’s too much of an airhead to realise this, even MUCH later in the novel.

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julia would do something like being rezef spy, she want's to be the empress or rezef lover if i am not mistaken..obviously she would do something stupid and being a bitch that jealous with cayenna, after that her brother (rezef assistant) who thinks cayenna was a threath for his plan.. doing something ridiculous to her and ended up died in rezef hands and from that she start learning how shitty her brother and her father was... in the end cayenna offering her a hands and gave her a choice wheter she revenge and became the head of her houses or back to a playing doll for her family, ofc she would take the revenge and join a hand with her
and the reasons why cayenna took her in bcs she want to get rid her brother from rezef

thank uuu <3
this is unrelated but can u tell me if heinrich (idk if i spelled his name right but the other guy that's aiming for the throne and also placed spies in the palace such as the head maid and head chef) will develop feelings for cayenna? just answer with a yes or no. don't elaborate bc i just started reading the novel and i just wanted to confirm or deny my suspicions.

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I'm on chapter 62 and he has shown interest in her. after zenon (rezef's assisstant aka julia's brother) colluded with the guy that stalked cayenna and kidnapped her, heinriech stepped in and threatened zenon to not touch cayenna again. His interest in her so far isn't romantic but rather of curiosity and slight obssession. He said he was interested in how cayenna has all these men interested in her that they would go to all these lengths or her (that stalker guy had her kidnapped, rezef disobyed the emporer's probation in order to find cayenna, raphael quickly took the title of duke so that he'd have the authority to assemble knights and rescue cayenna). He said the following two quotes to threaten zenon "Treat the princess well" "Don't touch my toys" the toy in question being cayenna. That's not the reason i asked abt romantic feelings though. Cayenna said that in the original novel, heinriech (along with rezef and raphael) developed feelings for olivia. Heinriech planned to use cayenna and marry her so that he'd ascend to the throne. Afterwards he would kill cayenna and lust after olivia. So far in the story the men who originally sought after olivia, seem to be more interested with cayenna (be it romantically or obession wise).
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I think the reason Cayena took Julia as her lady in waiting is something like this
Julia will somehow meet Rezef later and fall in love with him, and Rezef will know and try to use Julia as one of his pawn in Cayena's palace(because all of his pawn got fired with the whole kitchen thing)
But because Cayena know how naive Julia is, it will be easier for her to double cross Rezef like manipulating everything Julia will reposrt to Rezef or something like that.
Again this is just what i think it will be, IDK what the real thing will be like in the future lol