Yu Qianqian hid in the corner and watched as Li Chunfeng walked towards Luochen Palace. She waited for more than two hours, but he did not come out. Instead, she saw a woman in purple walk past her in the shadows.

The moment the woman in purple came into view, she was momentarily stunned, and inexplicably felt that the person looked somewhat familiar.

Yu Qianqian lifted her chin with her fingertips, unable to resist staring intently at the woman in purple. She slowly realized the source of her excitement: this woman was one of the candidates who had appeared in the palace selection a few days ago—Ye Xiyan.

Watching Ye Xiyan being escorted by several servants as she walked towards Luo Chen Palace, she couldn't help but want to rush up and ask her why she had suddenly come to the palace.

But……

She reconsidered. If she rushed over recklessly with her current status, it would not only be beneath her dignity, but it might also cause a big commotion. Also, what would Mu Beichen think of her if he found out?

He might think she's jealous, and then start trying to please him like before, or he might fly into a rage and banish her to the cold palace in a fit of anger.

Clearly, neither outcome was what she wanted.

Immediately afterward, a flash of inspiration struck her, and without a moment's hesitation, she immediately called Meng Fulin to go and find out the situation for her.

After Meng Fulin came out, he didn't ask any questions and directly followed her instructions to catch up with Ye Xiyan. Then he sent all the other attendants away. No one knows what they talked about afterward, but not long after, Meng Fulin was seen jogging back the way he came.

"Your Majesty, I have inquired carefully. Ye Xiyan was summoned to the palace by the Emperor himself, but the reason behind it is still unclear." Before she could ask, Mu Fulin came to her breathlessly and told her everything.

She had to admit that when she heard those words, she felt a little upset, though she wasn't entirely sure why.

"Alright, I understand." Yu Qianqian replied coldly, "Since it's none of our business, I don't need to interfere."

After saying this, she ignored Meng Fulin, who was still standing there staring blankly at her, turned around and went in the opposite direction from Ye Xiyan and the others. She went straight back to her palace and went to sleep.

At first, she thought that Mu Beichen did this just to get back at her and to show off his power. Otherwise, she wouldn't have happened to run into Ye Xiyan entering the palace today.

Rather than being seen as a coincidence, it all seemed more like a trap the other party had set long ago. But whatever Mu Beichen's true intentions, she had no interest in knowing the inside story.

However, what she found particularly unbelievable was that, even when she stayed in the palace for several days, she could still hear some gossip. It was said that Luo Chen Palace had been very lively recently because many beautiful women had suddenly come to the palace and were singing and dancing with Mu Beichen every day.

She suddenly thought of these things, and at this moment she inexplicably began to feel restless and irritable. She wanted to slap all the people who were gossiping behind her back, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that if she did so, she would be falling right into their trap.

So, Yu Qianqian decided to go all in and completely ignore those spreading rumors, letting them spread whatever they wanted while remaining oblivious to everything.