Hongshi did not rush to ask about the matter, but asked: "Did anyone see you when you came?"
Jiang Ying pointed to the inconspicuous robe she was wearing and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I changed my clothes and came here in a carriage, and went to another place in the process. No one should be able to find me."
Hongshi nodded and said: "I heard that half of the 300,000-strong army has been assembled. Have you found out the marching route?"
Faced with Hong Shi's inquiry, Jiang Ying took out a yellowed map from his sleeve and said with a serious expression: "Master Shangshu kept this matter secret, and the lower officials never found out. However, he accidentally found it once.
I saw the fourth elder brother and the fifth elder brother looking at a map and arguing about a certain place.
, but after seeing Xiaguan go in, he immediately stopped and put away the map, so Xiaguan suspected that the place where they were arguing should be where the army was going to march, so Xiaguan secretly wrote down this place." Jiang
Ying pointed to the circled place and said, "Look, it's right here."
After Hongshi carefully looked at it, he said: "Just leave the map and while the army has not moved, we can look for an opportunity to inquire and see if we can get a clearer route."
"Yes." Jiang Ying responded and said with some hesitation: "My lord, what do you want this road map for? Is it possible that you also want to go to the border?"
"It's not that I'm going, it's just that I have something to do." After saying this, Hongshi looked at Jiang Ying who still had questions with a smile and said: "Anyway, you do what I say, and wait until I succeed.
, I will never forget you. You have stayed in this position for many years, and it is time for you to be promoted."
Jiang Ying looked happy and said quickly: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will try my best to serve Your Majesty."
He had been in the Ministry of War for many years. Originally, Yingge wanted to find an opportunity to mention him. Unfortunately, he had been questioned about test questions before that. His life in the Ministry of War was not easy this year, so Hongshi found him.
He agreed without much hesitation.
After Jiang Ying left, Hongshi ordered Wang Zhong to call Dark Falcon and take him to Zhungeer with this map and give it to Galdan. As for what should be said, Hongshi had explained it in advance and asked him to follow it.
Give orders and act.
After arranging all this, Hongshi went into the palace to see Nala. This time, Jingxin Incense was still lit in Kunning Palace, and the soothing fragrance floated in the hall with every step. However, Hongshi's face was wrinkled. Nala
It was really unreasonable for him to burn incense so frequently, and it also made him feel that there was something wrong with the incense.
Thinking of this, Hongshi didn't even have time to salute. He quickly stepped forward, picked up the remaining half of the tea, poured it into the Boshan stove, and extinguished the incense inside.
His movements were too fast, and neither Nala nor Xiao Ningzi could stop him. Nala's face changed with horror, and a rare hint of anger arose, "Hongshi, what are you doing? You know that the fragrance of tranquility is precious,
It’s better to waste it and go crazy?”
Hongshi did not argue with her, and simply said: "I know I made a mistake, please ask the emperor to blame me."
Faced with his admission of mistake, Nala snorted coldly and said: "Leave aside whether you blame it or not, I just want to know why you did this?"
"Because... I suspect that there is something wrong with this fragrance." With these words, Hongshi elaborated on the fact that he discovered that Qian Moduo and the best perfume maker could not smell the last spice in Qixiang Pavilion.
Read it again.
As he narrated, Nala's face became more and more ugly, and his eyes staring at the incense burner were eerie. Xiao Ningzi also remembered something and said: "Yes, I remember that this Jingxin Incense is Qian Moduo
I have to give it to the slaves, saying that the best effect is to calm the mind and calm the mind, so let
The slave must give it a try to the master. At that time, the slave thought that he wanted to please the master, and after using it once, the effect was really good, so he didn’t think anything about it. Now that he thinks about it, there is really something wrong with it, and this fragrance is the only one we have here.
, I’ve never seen any palace use it again.”
Hongshi said rather nervously: "Mother Huang, after using it for so long, do you feel anything is wrong?"
"That's not true. On the contrary, when I burn incense, I will feel particularly comfortable, and my headaches will be reduced a lot." As he spoke, his armored hand gently stroked the sterling silver incense burner, making a soft "ding" sound.
"Then, Queen Mother, have you noticed that you burn the incense of tranquility more and more often. These two times, every time I come here, you burn this incense?"
His words reminded Nala, yes, she used to only use it once a few days, but recently she has to smell it almost every day, as if she feels uncomfortable if she doesn't smell it for a day.
Nalash didn't say anything, but his eyes were gloomy and terrifying, "Besides what you just said, what else did you find out?"
"Not yet, but I will hire a better incense maker to find out what the last spice is. Before that, please ask the Queen not to use this incense for the time being."
"I know." Nala smiled coldly and said, "You don't have to go to so much trouble to find an incense maker. I will tell you a simpler method."
Hongshi was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Eniang, please tell me!"
"The owner of Qixiang Pavilion is named Chen, right?" After Hongshi nodded, she said: "Let An Falcon arrest this person and torture him. I don't believe that he will not be able to find out."
Hongshi didn't expect such an answer, he frowned and said, "But in this way, it's easy to scare off the enemy."
"It's good to startle the snake. I would like to see who made the Jingxin Incense." With that said, Nala said again: "Let Dark Falcon use his hands and feet more neatly, so that Shuntian Mansion won't find us.
.”
Hongshi hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "To be honest with the emperor, I have sent Dark Falcon out of the capital and will not be back in a short time."
Nala's eyelids twitched and he said calmly: "Have you got that thing yet?"
"I got some, but I'm not sure yet, but I think it's better to prepare early. If I get more precise information, I can send it over at any time."
Nala pondered for a moment and said: "You are no less thoughtful than Huang's mother now. Since you have decided to do this, Huang's mother will not say anything, but you must be careful about this matter without any negligence.
Otherwise, we will both be killed."
"I will save you the trouble." After saying this, Hongshi said: "Over at Qixiang Residence, I will send a dark eagle to do it. As soon as there is news, I will go to the palace and inform the emperor."
"Okay, in any case, be careful in everything you do. We can't lose at this critical moment." After giving a careful warning, Nala closed her eyes tiredly. Hongshi did not interrupt and quietly left.
The sky passed slowly and quietly. After a long time, when the sun set, Nala opened her eyes and said feebly: "Xiao Ningzi, why don't you go and burn incense?"