Fu Long and Long Ziyue requested an audience.
But to their surprise, Chu Qianli was unwilling to meet.
When the maid came back saying that Her Majesty had already retired to rest, both of them felt somewhat astounded.
This was the first time Ali had refused to see them.
Although Fu Long was also uneasy, he was more able to take it in stride.
"I think, probably after leaving the city, Ali couldn't get over her own mental barrier. She has always been a person of great responsibility," he suggested.
Because she was so conflicted, she returned after departing, true to Jiangshan and its people, yet she betrayed Feng Yexuan and her own desires.
With such a heavy heart, she didn't want to see anyone and preferred to be alone.
Actually, there was nothing strange about this.
"But still..." Long Ziyue had seen Ali after she came back.
If not, she might have thought like Fu Long.
But tonight, she truly felt that Ali was very different.