Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 837: Li Xingsheng & Ling Yuezi Extra (07): Night Visit_3

The country has been established, but no one knew how to make it operate normally.

At that time, the Southern Yue King sent people to Zhao Country to learn.

They learned the script of Zhao Country, learned their attire and etiquette, government structures, and selection of officials.

They even copied the layout of Zhao’s capital and Imperial Palace to build a scaled-down version of the capital, Luocheng, and a scaled-down version of the Imperial Palace.

They even affixed some of the palace names from the Zhao Country’s Imperial Palace onto their own palaces.

The story of how the Nanyue Palace was established was no secret within the court of Zhao Country.

Li Xingsheng, familiar with the Imperial Palace of Zhao, walked through the Nanyue Palace as if he were in the Imperial Palace of Zhao.

Combining with some general customs, Li Xingsheng speculated about the layout of the Nanyue Palace.

The southernmost part must be the council hall, the middle is the Emperor’s residence, and the rear would be the concubines’ residence.

But the Nanyue Emperor is only twelve years old, not yet of age to take concubines, and since the Princess lives with him in the palace, it means the Princess’s residence would be among the concubines’ quarters.

Following his guess, he easily found the Moonlight Palace. At this time, the Regent King and the others had not arrived yet.

Li Xingsheng glanced at the tightly closed door and climbed over the palace wall from the side wall.

In the main hall to the north, candlelight was flickering.

Li Xingsheng walked over and stood by the door to peek inside.

Indeed, he saw Ling Yuezi!

Ling Yuezi had changed her outfit, wearing the attire of women from the Nanyue Royal Family, and was speaking softly with Ah Qing and Ah Lan.

Just as Li Xingsheng was about to intrude into the main hall, there came a knocking sound from outside the palace courtyard, "The Regent King has arrived!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Why has he come in the dead of night?" Ah Qing sneered.

"A grown man coming to find the Princess at night, I’m sure he doesn’t have good intentions," Ah Lan sneered as well.

"He’s the Regent King. If we don’t let him in, my brother will be in trouble. Let him in." Ling Yuezi stuffed a few plans into her bosom, tidied her collar, and sat calmly at the head, "Go open the door."

Ah Qing and Ah Lan exchanged a look and went to open the door together.

Li Xingsheng hid behind a corridor pillar.

The night was dark, and his clothing blended with the color of the corridor pillars, making it hard to notice his presence without a close look.

The Regent King entered the palace courtyard, glanced at Ah Qing and Ah Lan, and said indifferently, "Why did it take so long to open the door?"

Ah Qing replied, "The Princess had already gone to bed. Upon hearing the knock, she had to dress again, hence the delay."

"The Princess went to bed quite early today, unlike last night at this hour," the Regent King remarked with a faint smile.

"There will be a challenge competition the day after tomorrow, and the Princess said she needs to rest well for it," Ah Lan added.

"Is that so?" The Regent King chuckled softly, stepped onto the stairs, and entered the main hall.

With a cold expression, Ling Yuezi looked at the Regent King, "What brings the Regent King here so late?"

The Regent King glanced around the hall, "Is this how the Princess talks to me? Not even offering tea?"

"Drinking tea at night will cause sleeplessness; Yuezi never drinks tea at night, so there’s no tea prepared. Please forgive me, Regent King." Ling Yuezi remained cold and calm.

The Regent King’s eyes turned cold, "I know a place that’s great for tea drinking. I intend to invite the Princess tomorrow afternoon; does the Princess..."

"I have no time, I need to rest for the competition the day after tomorrow." Ling Yuezi bluntly refused.

"The Emperor will be there too, doesn’t the Princess want to go?" The Regent King smiled, "The Emperor really likes the tea there, at Mingyu Pavilion, Princess, don’t forget."

Finished speaking, he turned and walked away with a smile.

Ah Qing and Ah Lan glanced at Ling Yuezi and escorted the Regent King out.

When they returned after closing the door, they noticed Ling Yuezi’s face had changed, and she was trembling and muttering, "What a despicable man! A scoundrel!"

"What’s wrong, Princess?" Ah Qing asked concernedly as she approached.

"Do you know what Mingyu Pavilion is?" Ling Yuezi gritted her teeth angrily.

The two maids shook their heads, "No, where is that?"

"This afternoon I found out my father’s ashes are hidden there! He deceived the Emperor, saying that only he knew how to retrieve the late Emperor’s urn from the bottom of the well at Mingyu Pavilion. But the condition is that the Emperor has to kowtow in front of the well at Mingyu Pavilion, and he calculates when. The Emperor has always believed him, doing whatever he says."