As they walked, Lian Bingcheng was alerted by Xiao Lian Hua and realized that, at some unknown point, someone with an unfamiliar face had followed them and was getting increasingly closer, showing no restraint whatsoever.
Just as he was shaking with fear and at his wits' end, they passed by a place where he happened to see eunuchs and government officers from the palace recruiting palace maids. The line was not long, and the recruitment seemed to be nearing its end. A young eunuch called out in a high-pitched voice that there was only one spot left, urging those interested to hurry.
It was then that he remembered something he had heard about by chance.
He had heard that a few years ago, shortly after the new Emperor ascended the throne, there had been a major purge in the polluted and chaotic harem, bringing order and clarity to the entire harem.
