Just as Ling Yuezi secretly instructed Ah Qing and Ah Lan to set fire to the side hall's small room, someone unexpectedly came to Moonlight Palace.
Li Xingsheng, resting his chin in his hand, sat on the courtyard wall, leisurely watching the two maids bustling around.
He smiled lightly and did not disturb them.
Thinking there would be a good show to watch tonight, he neither interrupted Ling Yuezi nor left, instead staying hidden in the shadows, observing Ling Yuezi tidying up the "villains" around her.
Not until the fire started, when Ling Yuezi feigned panic and rushed out to complain to the Little Emperor, did he take advantage of the chaos in the Imperial Palace to leave.
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The fire at Moonlight Palace did not burn Ling Yuezi, only some flames sparked in the small room, scorching curtains and drapes, and slightly burning the palace maids' bed, but the smoke billowed heavily.
That night, Ling Yuezi was "sickened" by the smoke.
