"Is there a strange smell?" Lan Yunyi's eyes widened. When she thought about the crazy wolf pack she met that day, and there was also a strange smell on her body, her pupils narrowed, "What kind of smell is it?"
It's a pity that the dress was torn to pieces by her and can't be found at all.
Bai Zhen'er pursed her lips: "I can't describe it - the fragrance is so strong that it makes people feel dizzy when smelling it. I have never smelled it before."
That’s the scent!
Lan Yunyi's heart suddenly tightened, her eyes widened, and she grabbed Bai Zhen'er's hand with some excitement.
"Where did you go before you left the palace? Who did you meet? Where did this smell come from?"
Lan Yunyi's reaction caught Bai Zhen'er off guard. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment before answering slowly.
"Of course I didn't use this kind of strange fragrance before, but before leaving the palace that day, I followed the empress to the palace of Concubine Hui. The smell on my clothes was probably the incense from Concubine Hui's palace.
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The incense in Concubine Hui’s palace?
Lan Yunyi frowned slightly.
In her mind, she recalled how Concubine Hui was taciturn and watching from afar. Her family was so prominent that even the queen had to ask her for her ideas before making a judgment.
I don't know what she has in mind, but she looks like a very deep-seated old fox.
If Concubine Hui burns this strange incense in the palace, who is she trying to deal with?
Isn't this a way to kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses?
Bai Zhen'er felt a little strange when she saw Lan Yunyi's reaction. She leaned forward slightly and said curiously: "Sister Yunyi, is there something wrong with this fragrance?"
Lan Yunyi concealed the doubts in her heart, with a bit of caution on her smiling face: "I don't know very well, but I have seen animals being frightened before, so I was a little curious and asked a few more questions."
Bai Zhen'er's eyes flickered as she listened. She said "Oh" softly, not knowing what she was thinking.
Lan Yunyi was suspicious, but there was no evidence at the moment, and the Bai Zhen'er in front of her didn't know that there was also the old palace maid she met a few nights ago...
Lan Yunyi once took the old miracle doctor to see the body of the palace maid.
The old miracle doctor only said that when she was poisoned, the toxin had already invaded her internal organs. Even if he was present at the time, he could not save her.
Lan Yunyi tentatively asked Grandpa Bu if he knew the old palace maid. Grandpa Bu shook his head calmly.
The clues about the old palace maid ended here.
But Bai Zhen'er's words today connected the strange things inside and outside the palace again.
Concubine Hui...what role did she play in this?
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As the Queen Mother left, the remaining concubines and wives also took their leave.
The originally noisy Nanhu lakeside suddenly fell silent.
Lan Chongzhou slowly walked out from the shadow of the trees.
He looked down at his hands, which had just held Yun Yi's wrist, as if they were still filled with Yun Yi's warmth.
Lan Chongzhou held his hands with some nostalgia, his eyes became a little moister, and he took a few steps towards the place where Lan Yunyi had just slipped.
The edge of Nanhu Lakeside is made of bluestone, while the area two or three inches further in is usually paved with dirt.
But Lan Chongzhou looked at the ground where the incident happened with a cold face, and saw that there were many pebbles embedded in the soil.
Lan Chongzhou slowed down, pulled a pebble out of the soil, and looked at it carefully.
"Guard Lan, what are you doing squatting here? Empress Li concubine fell from here just now. This is an unlucky place!"
A little eunuch came over and asked a little strangely.
"I have never seen these pebbles on the edge of the South Lake before. Were they put down recently?" Lan Chongzhou asked calmly, playing with the moss-covered pebbles in his hands.
"That's right! The people above thought the bareness of the South Lake was unsightly, so they asked us to pick out some nice-shaped pebbles and put them in. They were just put there a few days ago!"
It was just placed a few days ago? But the one on his hand is covered with moss, which is definitely not right.
"Then what were these pebbles used for in the past?" Lan Chongzhou's face turned cold and hard.
"In the past, they were placed in potted pine trees for decoration!" the young eunuch replied.
"Then who ordered the singing, dancing and kites in the lake today?" Lan Chongzhou continued to ask.
"I heard that it was arranged by Miss Yunyi who is close to Concubine Zhen? The superiors said it, and we subordinates can only do it!"
The little eunuch answered truthfully.
When Yun Yi was in Lan Mansion, she was pushed into the lake by Lan Yuan Zhou. She was extremely afraid of water and would never arrange such things in the lake.
Someone must be trying to frame Yunyi...
Lan Chongzhou's pale lips pursed tightly. After bidding farewell to the little eunuch, he walked forward along the mossy cobblestones.
There is a short bush in front of it, and there seems to be some rag hanging on the bush.
Lan Chongzhou hurriedly stepped forward, took off the small rag, held it tightly in his hand, and observed it repeatedly.
His expression gradually became serious, and he murmured to himself: "Yun Yi, there is really someone in this palace who wants to harm you..."
He clenched his fists and then went to each palace to check the pine tree pots inside.
This time...this time, even if he risked his life, he would still protect Yun Yi.
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Lan Wanru has been staying at Jingci Temple for a week.
Ever since she bribed the little nun and sent the letter to the Lan Mansion, she had been sitting in front of the Jingci Temple in her spare time, hoping that her second brother would come to pick her up after seeing her letter.
But she waited and waited, even Princess Lingshu was picked up by people from the Lin Mansion, but she still didn't wait for her second brother.
Lan Wanru had to chant sutras and sit in meditation every morning. After eating half a steamed bun, she would go up the mountain to chop firewood. In just a week, calluses had already formed on her delicate hands.
She was staring at her scarred hands at this moment, but she felt that her hands had become as ugly as Lan Yunyi's rough hands. She clenched her hands into fists in fear.
At this moment, my heart was filled with despair.
Why didn't the second brother come to her?
Just as Lan Wanru was thinking about it, she suddenly heard the sound of a carriage coming from outside the door.
In addition to the sound of carriages, there was also a commotion of human voices.
She straightened up hurriedly and threw herself in front of the door almost overjoyed. She pressed her ear against the wooden door and listened to what was going on outside.