In the third month of the fourth year of the Tiansheng era, the palace held a selection of imperial concubines every year at this time. Especially after Yu Qianqian was determined to be unable to conceive and become a mother for the rest of her life, the ministers intensified their efforts to urge Mu Beichen to hold a selection of imperial concubines as soon as possible to select several women of excellent character to produce offspring for the royal family. However, he never allowed it.
The scenery was beautiful that day; the sun was shining brightly and the weather was warm.
Right now, it should be the season for going out to enjoy the flowers and the moon, but Yu Qianqian is being held captive by Mu Beichen in Fengyi Palace. Ever since their last unpleasant parting, she has never left her palace, and every word and action she takes is completely under Mu Beichen's watchful eye.
The Phoenix Palace is now no different from the Cold Palace. From the palace gate to the room, Mu Beichen's eyes and ears are everywhere, giving her no chance to escape. She is not even allowed to eat less of her three meals a day.
Yu Qianqian survived under his control, but her days were filled with no joy. Although she was taking her medication on time, her health was deteriorating day by day.
She lay bored in bed all day, and before she knew it, it was time for dinner. Although she was reluctant to eat the food Mu Beichen brought, the people from Luochen Palace wouldn't leave her sight until she finished her meal.
Even though she noticed that her complexion had suddenly turned extremely bad, the palace maid beside her remained standing there without moving, nagging her incessantly: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I did not mean to offend you. Moreover, His Majesty specifically instructed me that I must watch Your Majesty finish this meal before I can return to report. Please do not make things difficult for me."
Yu Qianqian slowly turned her gaze and saw that those people were locked in a stalemate with her for a long time. She was immediately furious and simply turned her head away, not even bothering to look at them.
Especially considering that even the servants of Luochen Palace were so domineering, one could imagine how vile Mu Beichen's possessiveness was. She was seething with anger, and Mu Beichen's face kept flashing in her mind, causing her to tremble uncontrollably in her agitation. The angrier she got, the less she could utter a single word.
Then, annoyed, she turned around, only to hear the impatient voice of her maidservant behind her again: "Your Highness, please have your meal..."
"Enough!" A loud voice, carrying an extremely sharp momentum, rang out from outside the door like a whistling wind.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was stunned. They all looked over in astonishment and saw that the one who had spoken was a young eunuch. He was tall and strong and wore a dark blue palace dress very stylishly.
"Your servant Meng Fulin is here by order of the Emperor to serve the Empress's daily needs. From now on, Meng Fulin alone will be enough to take care of Her Majesty. You people should not stay here and get in the way."
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell completely silent. The palace maids who had been guarding Yu Qianqian also left in silence.
However, what was surprising was not the word "Emperor" mentioned by the little eunuch, but his composure and his powerful and forceful words. His tone was not like that of a messenger, but rather like that of someone conveying his own command.
Yu Qianqian looked up blankly and carefully examined Meng Fulin opposite her. He was wearing a vermilion hat and his snow-white sideburns fell straight down. From this angle, his skin looked very fair and his features were exceptionally delicate and three-dimensional.
Even she herself didn't know why, but the more carefully she looked at this person, the more unsettled she felt, as if she had an inexplicable sense of familiarity with him.
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