It was late at night, and the silver moon was dotted with a deep blue sky.

There were rows upon rows of palaces. The banquet had ended, and very few people were still strolling about.

Meng Zixian relied on her memories to reach the Jade Beauty's palace.

The jade beauty accompanied Jun Xing. Apart from her personal maid, the main palace wasn't there. All of the palace maids and eunuchs took their breaks.

She easily entered the Jade Beauty's room.

The Jade Beauty was a new concubine. If it weren't for the dance tonight, she would have received the grace of the Holy Maiden. Therefore, this sleeping quarters were indeed much smaller than the concubines', and the pearls and jewels were also much fewer.

Meng Zixian sat in front of the cabinet and flipped through to the first floor. Inside were several boxes of rouge. She opened them and smelled them, and a fragrant aroma wafted out.

"It tastes pretty good. I'll buy a box of it some other day." Meng Zixian mumbled to herself, closed the rouge box, and put it back.

The second layer of the box was filled with several strings of earrings. They were all very pretty, and one of them was a string of white jade pearls. She liked them very much.

The pearl was engraved with a strange pattern, and there was a split line in the middle. Meng Zixian pinched it a little more.

"Eh, what's wrong?"

Meng Zixian grabbed the pearl with both hands, and it actually opened!

White powder scattered everywhere. Her black clothes were stained by a familiar smell. She inhaled some air through the mask and her dizziness overcame her.

She felt dizzy and her consciousness turned blurry. She pinched her thigh with all her might, the pain and the desire to sleep assailed her brain.

"What a complete failure!" Meng Zixian cursed in a low voice.

She removed the powder from the ground and from her body as best she could, stuffed it back into the pearl, and put it back where she remembered it.

Meng Zixian staggered towards the door. The knockout drug had made her lose her mind. She didn't notice that she had missed the stairs, and her legs were weak as she fell to the ground.

She cursed out loud and pinched her thigh with all her strength once more. Borrowing her slight sobriety, she quickly got up and left.

This powder also had a lot of resistance to those who knew martial arts. When Meng Zixian used this technique, she felt the internal energy in her body was in chaos.

Ah!

She let out a low cry and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

Fortunately, she was not tall, or else she would know what it meant to have one's body smashed into pieces. Even so, it was enough for her to hug her leg and take a deep breath.

Lying on the ground, she didn't want to get up in an instant. She opened her eyes and looked at the sky.

The sky was covered by the tall buildings, and only four corners could be seen, specks of light could be seen in the sky. The weak moonlight shone down, causing her eyes to be especially bright.

"Sigh, if I hadn't gone to steal that Ning Yuxi, I wouldn't be lying here right now." Suddenly, Meng Zixian felt wronged, and she sighed helplessly.

Suddenly hearing the sound of footsteps, her heart tensed up. Her instinctive desire to live made her straighten out and quickly hide.

"What's wrong?"

"Everything is fine."

It turned out to be a guard patrol.

She let out a light breath, and her heart sank back into her stomach. However, she didn't dare to use her qinggong. She could only carefully limp back to her own bedroom.

As soon as she saw the bed, Meng Zixian was so touched that she almost shed tears. She threw herself on it and fell asleep without even taking off her clothes.

"Little Lord, get up."

Mencius was still sleeping. The noise made it hard for her. She mumbled something under her breath and went back to sleep.

Ling'er was helpless. It was already late in the morning, and even noble Huai had drank two pots of tea, yet he still could not wake her up.

Seeing Ling'er come out, noble Huai knew that he probably wouldn't be able to see Meng Zian today. She put down the teacup in her hand and Ling'er timidly looked at her.

She laughed softly, "Ling'er, you don't have to be afraid of me. I'll be leaving first. Remember to tell your family's young master that I've been here before."

"Right, this is a gift I brought to your family's young master." Honorable Master Huai stood up and left while swaying his body.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Meng Zixian suddenly woke up. She sat up straight and felt her stomach empty. She knew very well that she had made a "goo" sound. She then shouted, "Ling'er!"

Ling'er, who had been standing guard outside the whole time, came in as soon as she heard the sound.

"Little Lord, you're awake?"

"Ling'er, I'm hungry." Meng Zixian hugged the quilt, looking very pitiful.

"Young master, please wait for a moment. This servant will prepare it for you now." Ling'er turned around and ran away like a little bird.

Meng Zixian sat up. Her mind was still not clear, and her whole body was in pain as if it had been torn apart.

Twilight was like a large gray net, quietly sprinkling down and enveloping the entire land.

"I've really suffered a huge loss!" Meng Zixian slapped the bed, her heart filled with rage.

He was naturally angry that he had fallen into such a trap, causing him to be in such a sorry state.

Rumbling sounds came from afar. The sky was terrifyingly dark, and Ling'er had yet to return.

No matter how the pearl was hidden, once one opened it to take a look, they would discover that there was a lot less powder, revealing the fact that it had been touched.

It seemed that he had to visit the jade beauty tonight.

"Little Lord." Ling'er returned with the box. Meng Zixian looked at the box expectantly, only to see Ling'er's sullen face.

As soon as the box was opened, Meng Zixian said in disappointment, "Ah, it's a steamed bun!"

He had slept for a long time, and there was no taste in his mouth. He was looking forward to the feast, but it was this steamed bun.

"Little Lord, I'm sorry, I didn't bring back anything good to eat."

It was only then that Meng Zixian noticed the five handprints on the left side of Ling'er's face, and her face darkened.

"Little Lord, I'm sorry .."

"Who did this to your face?"

The two of them spoke at the same time. Meng Zixian was furious, and Ling'er was stunned when she heard this.

Ling'er covered her face, still feeling the burning pain. "It's alright. Your servant was the one who did the wrong thing."

"Are you the one who went to get the items, and it was that old witch who deducted us?!" Meng Zixian put her hands on her hips, and her cheeks bulged.

"Little Lord, this servant doesn't feel any pain." Ling'er felt very warm inside, and she smiled as she consoled Meng Zixian.

Meng Zixian held back his anger and took out the steamed bun. He handed one over to Ling'er, who held onto the cold steamed bun as she bit into it with tears in her eyes.

This meal was quite boring. Meng Zixian told Ling'er to go to bed early and not to disturb her. After locking the door, she put on some night clothes and slipped out.

Dark clouds covered the sky like a black boulder, pressing down on top of his head. Thunder and lightning flashed in the distance, indicating that there was going to be a storm tonight.

She squatted in the Jade Beauty's room for a long time, but she did not see any movement. She thought that she would not be able to find anything tonight, but in the end, she saw someone wearing black coming out.

Originally, Meng Zixian only wanted to gamble to see if the jade beauty would find out, but tonight's trip was worth it.

The jade beauty walked all the way to the back door of a chamber and was welcomed in by others. Meng Zixian hesitated for a moment before flying up to the beam.

He had been a gentleman for a long time.

She gently lifted up a piece of tile, allowing her to see the scene inside. However, her voice was very soft.

Inside, the lights were dim, a veil covered it, and the figures were wrong.

"Aiya, what are you talking about!" Meng Zixian's heart was filled with anxiety, and he was gnashing his teeth.

This night, the mosquito bites made her feel unbearable and her waist was sore. She felt that she should get more benefits from Song Que.