Duàn Yì spent several days in the residence living as carefree as an immortal, and Guō Qíng and Yang Wuxia stayed behind as well.
Though nothing had been made explicit, the relationships between the women and Duàn Yì were plain for all to see.
What surprised Duàn Yì was that, with only five women, they had somehow begun playing the game of forming factions and scheming in the inner palace.
Ding Ling and Qin Xin were one group, while Guō Qíng and Yang Wuxia were close to one another. The two factions were like kings who never met, each minding their own business.
When they occasionally ran into each other, exchanging greetings was already quite good.
As for getting along like close sisters, that was impossible in the short term.
As for Helan Yue'er, she was still young and had none of those winding thoughts. She simply felt that seeing Duàn Yì every day and playing with him was already a tremendously happy thing.
Duàn Yì doted on her the most, granting whatever she asked for.
And she became someone Ding Ling and Guō Qíng secretly sought to win over, leaving Duàn Yì, who saw it all, both amused and helpless.
It seemed that if he wanted the inner palace to remain peaceful and have everyone sleeping under one blanket, the road ahead would be long and arduous.
At the same time, the situation in Heyin County changed in a very short time.
First, because the White Lotus Sect repeatedly stirred up trouble, while certain people with ulterior motives secretly incited disorder and fished in troubled waters, Heyin County, which had been stable for many years, now became a key concern for both the authorities and the military.
The common people and great clans throughout the county all lived under