C30 He had brought this upon himself!

After a long time, the people in the palace gradually got familiar with Sun Yingyi. Because she was outgoing and approachable, the people in the palace would greet her when they saw her. This treatment was even better than Zhao Mohan's.

This caused Zhao Mohan to be dissatisfied. Every time something like this happened, if Zhao Mohan was present, he would always complain unhappily, "I don't know who was so timid back then that he didn't even dare to say a word to me. Now, he is fighting fiercely with someone else."

And every time this happened, Sun Yingyi would not back down and retort, "I am the kind of person that people like. If you don't keep pulling your face, others won't treat you coldly."

The meaning of her words was that it was a sin to be unpopular.

Zhao Mohan was also helpless when he heard this. He did not expect that the little cat that he used to play with would also learn how to bar its fangs and brandish its claws. The world was truly changing.

Whenever he could not win against Sun Yingyi, Zhao Mohan would always raise his hand and rub her head. He knew that Sun Yingyi was most susceptible to this.

"What are you guys talking about? Why are you chatting so happily?"

On this day, Sun Yingyi was walking towards Zhao Mohan's palace. She saw a few familiar people discussing something interesting, so she also went over to listen.

However, when those people saw Sun Yingyi, they all shut their mouths, as if they had seen something terrifying. They waved their hands and left the place.

The curious Sun Yingyi found a few more groups of palace maids who were talking about the world, but their reactions were the same.

Therefore, Sun Yingyi decided to secretly listen to what they were talking about. She hid behind the palace wall and pricked up her ears, finally hearing a few whispers.

"Do you know that the Third Prince seems to have someone he likes?"

"Isn't Lau Qianqian the most likely candidate to become the Third Imperial Consort? I heard that she has been pestering the Third Prince for many years."

"Then do you know why the Third Prince has not agreed to the Liu family's national beauty?" "It is said that the Third Prince is a man of passion and has the habit of cutting off his sleeves."

"Who did you hear this from?"

"Can you still guess the Third Prince's appearance in the past few days?"

Sun Yingyi no longer had the mood to listen to the rest of the conversation. She had thought about it for a long time, but she did not expect that the rumors were actually from Zhao Mohan.

However, Sun Yingyi felt a little unhappy.

Judging from the reactions of the palace maids just now, one of them must be Zhao Mohan, and the other one must be her. Otherwise, why would they be so evasive when they saw her? It was completely different from their usual appearance.

Thinking about it, Sun Yingyi seemed to have been in the palace more frequently in recent days. She also chatted with Zhao Mohan all day long. Qiao Yu only went there occasionally.

It was reasonable for the palace servants to misunderstand such a man who had been with Zhao Mohan for a long time.

Thinking of this, Sun Yingyi felt a headache coming on. She changed her plan at the last minute. She grabbed a familiar palace servant and said to him, "Please tell the Third Prince that I still have some things to do today, so I won't go look for him anymore."

It was better not to interact with Zhao Mohan before the rumors dissipated. That was what Sun Yingyi thought.

After saying that, before the person could react, Sun Yingyi hurriedly turned around and headed to the Jade Palace.

Her original intention was to tell Qiao Yu about the rumors, but as soon as she said it, she changed the topic to something else.

After all, this was not a glorious matter. It would be embarrassing to say it, not to mention that she was a girl. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to say such a thing? After thinking about it, Sun Yingyi decided not to say it.

Since then, Sun Yingyi would go to the palace every few days, but it was different from the past. She would deliberately avoid anything related to Zhao Mohan and would accompany Qiao Yu instead.

This made Zhao Mohan very confused, but he could not find the time to ask Sun Yingyi, so he could only give up.

In any case, the monk could run away from the temple, and the two of them had eaten the Contracted Pill. He was not afraid that Sun Yingyi would go back on her word.

"I have something I don't know if I should tell you."

Sun Yingyi hesitated and did not dare to look into Qiao Yu's eyes.

"Just say it. After being together for so long, I naturally won't mind what you say." Qiao Yu was very magnanimous and did not seem to mind.

"Do you also have the Spiritual Force? I always feel that you are a little unusual." Although she was afraid of alerting the snake, Sun Yingyi was born with such a straightforward personality, so she could not hold back the words in her heart.

When Qiao Yu heard this, she only smiled. She looked at Sun Yingyi with her gentle eyes and did not get angry because of her distrust. Instead, she explained in a gentle voice, "How can that be? I want to learn it, but I am stupid. If I can't learn it, then I will just forget about it."

Qiao Yu's words were very natural, and it made people have to believe her words.

However, Sun Yingyi was still skeptical.

After interacting with Qiao Yu for a long time, and with her mastery of the Elemental Cultivation, Sun Yingyi gradually realized that something was not right.

For example, she could also sense some power from Qiao Yu, but this power was different from the Elemental Cultivation.

For example, when something unexpected happened, Qiao Yu always had a way to turn the danger into an opportunity. Some people even forgot what had happened when they came into contact with Qiao Yu.

This made Sun Yingyi begin to suspect Qiao Yu. Moreover, Zhao Mohan had told her to be careful of Qiao Yu, which made Sun Yingyi even more uncertain about whether Qiao Yu was an enemy or a friend.

Because of this, Sun Yingyi decided to investigate quietly.

It was easy to say, but she had no idea how powerful Qiao Yu was. Since that was the case, it was no different from finding a needle in a haystack.

However, the current situation was special. Even if she wanted to ask Zhao Mohan, she had no way to ask. After all, she had to avoid the gossips of those people.

Helplessly, Sun Yingyi decided to trouble Xiaolin. She was brought to the library by Xiaolin. Xiaolin did not really understand it. In recent days, Sun Yingyi had been acting so mysteriously that she was at a loss.

"What's wrong with you? You seem to be a little strange recently."

"It's nothing. It's just that I don't quite understand the Elemental Cultivation. That's why I want to read more information."

Sun Yingyi hid the truth, but she found an excuse to comfort Xiaolin.

"You are too hardworking. You have to take a break. Come to think of it, although you have just arrived at the academy, you are better than anyone else in terms of hard work. Even I feel ashamed."

Xiaolin teased her.

Sun Yingyi only smiled shyly and did not say anything.

For the next few days, Sun Yingyi stayed in the library. She even had to settle her meals and rest in the library. The heavens did not disappoint her. Finally, she found some clues.

When she was curiously flipping through a forbidden book, she found a forbidden art that had been lost for a long time — the seduction technique.

The content of the description was almost exactly the same as what Qiao Yu had observed around her.

From then on, Sun Yingyi began to suspect Qiao Yu. It was not because of other reasons, but if Qiao Yu was not guilty, why would she hide it from her? It was because she knew the Seduction Technique, which was prohibited.

This was unreasonable. There must be something else going on.