Yun Shang raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose, then turned around and looked at everyone, "Can you smell the fragrance?" Before they could answer, Yun Shang put down the oil lamp in his hand and smiled.
He smiled and said, "It was this fragrance that almost made Hui Zhaoyi lose her baby in her belly."
As soon as Yun Shang finished speaking, Luo Qingyan was the first to react. Luo Qingyan hurriedly walked to Yun Shang and threw the tables, chairs and screen out of the hall.
"What's so unusual about this fragrance?" the queen asked lightly, with a bit of doubt in her eyes.
Yun Shang smiled and said softly: "In order to prevent the furniture from being mothed or cracked, a layer of tung oil will be brushed on the surface of the newly made furniture. Tung oil has a very strong smell, and it smells a lot.
, it is also harmful to the human body, especially for pregnant women. The things just now were delivered to Hui Zhaoyi's bedroom not long after they were newly made, and the smell of tung oil had not yet dissipated. And
In order to cover up the strong smell of tung oil, some lily fragrance was added. Lily flowers look very beautiful and have a fresh and elegant fragrance, but they can also cause fetal instability and even miscarriage. These two things together,
It would be fatal to the child in Hui Zhaoyi's belly."
The queen frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said: "But you used fire to roast the table just now to release that smell. Normally, Hui Zhaoyi would not be idle.
Let’s bake those things.”
"For the record, the Queen, it's winter now, and there must be braziers burning in the palace all the time, so the fragrance will be much stronger."
Yun Shang pondered for a moment before continuing:
"Actually, last time when the fetus in Hui Zhaoyi's belly was unstable, my wife discovered something fishy in these furniture and reported it to His Majesty. However, I didn't know who was in charge of this at that time. Your Majesty
He asked his wife to keep quiet, so as not to alarm others. She then thought of a way to put a thick layer of candle oil on all the furniture. After the wax oil cooled, it could prevent the smell from spreading. Just now, she used it.
What was melted by the fire was the wax oil that my wife asked people to drip on."
The queen frowned and seemed a little displeased, but because Xia Huanyu was also there, she couldn't get angry, so she just snorted coldly and said nothing again.
Xia Huanyu kept turning the jade ring on his thumb and looked at Yun Shang, "You asked people to move these things out today, but found the murderer?"
Yun Shang pondered for a moment before responding: "Yes."
"Oh? Who is it?" Xia Huanyu's hand paused slightly, his eyes were blazing, and the corners of his mouth were raised.
Yun Shang was silent for a while, then responded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the person who ordered these furniture to be made is Mrs. Xian."
Mrs. Xian has been sitting quietly aside since Yun Shang came out just now. She has not spoken a word and seems to be immersed in her own thoughts. When she heard Yun Shang talking about her, she suddenly came back to her senses.
She jumped up as if there were needles on the chair, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Nonsense! Your Majesty, Princess Rui is all nonsense and random speculation. It's not me, I don't have any.
I did, Hui Zhaoyi’s child was not harmed by me, and these things were not given by me.”
“Mrs.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xian was stunned for a moment, and then she seemed to realize that she seemed to have overreacted. She bit her lip, her eyes filled with grievances, and sat back while twisting the brocade handkerchief, but her eyes were fixed on Yun Shang.
"Oh? What's the evidence?" Xia Huanyu looked very calm, as if he wasn't surprised at all.
Yun Shang smiled and said: "These furniture are evidence. I heard that Mrs. Xian's father, Mr. Wang Congwen, was the richest businessman in Jincheng and an imperial merchant. Many of the items used by the Imperial Household in the palace were
The wood I bought from Wang Ji to make furniture for Hui Zhaoyi was also painted with tung oil."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xian's expression became excited again, and she quickly said: "Princess Rui, please don't slander anyone. My father is an imperial merchant because the things he provides are of high quality and are rare products. And my father is an imperial merchant."
Years ago, there has never been any problem. Princess Rui must have a grudge against our Wang family because her younger sister likes Prince Rui. Is it wrong for my younger sister to like Prince Rui? Even if Prince Rui hurts my younger sister, Princess Rui is still like this
Like slandering and placing blame."
Yun Shang couldn't help laughing when she heard the accusation.
"Is this a slander? You might as well send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask the craftsman who made the furniture. Since the last time my wife discovered that there was something wrong with these things, your Majesty asked your Majesty to keep an eye on those craftsmen. One of them was named Qian.
A craftsman named Qian recently bought a new house in his family. The house is at the south gate, which is considered a relatively good location. The house costs about four hundred taels of silver. But the craftsman named Qian is the only one in the house.
It is possible to have some income. According to the example in the palace, there is only two taels of silver per month. Where does the silver to buy a house come from? In order not to alert the snake, the minister has not sent anyone to arrest the craftsman and his family. Now it is
You can arrest him and interrogate him carefully."
"How do I know?" Mrs. Xian's face looked a little pale. Even though it was winter, there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
I will never give up until I reach the Yellow River.
Yun Shang laughed and said: "Just now in the inner hall, I asked Hui Zhaoyi who has come to see her these days. I guess Mrs. Xian is the one who comes most frequently, right?"
Mrs. Xian had a pale face and did not answer. Yun Shang did not expect to get any answer. She only continued: "Mrs.
, how effective are these things? Are Hui Zhaoyi using them? Have I discovered them? Does Mrs. Xian feel like every time she looks into the inner hall from here and sees the furniture still placed in the bedroom?
Do you feel very at ease in your heart?"
Yun Shang sneered and changed her tone suddenly: "But even after seeing Hui Zhaoyi using these furniture, even if Hui Zhaoyi suddenly had an accident today and the fetus in her belly was in danger, Mrs. Xian still felt very uncomfortable.
Don't worry, I was afraid that the child in Hui Zhaoyi's belly would die, so I bribed a medicine boy named Mingcai in Tai Hospital. The medicine boy's mother became the housekeeper of Mrs. Xian's father's house.
When I ordered someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine, you asked the medicine boy to add musk to the medicine."
The sweat on Mrs. Xian's forehead slipped quietly, and there was no blood on her face. The brocade handkerchief in her hand was also crushed into a ball. She may have used too much force, and her rouge-colored nails were also broken.
"Mrs. Xian, am I right?" Yun Shang smiled coldly and looked straight at her. (To be continued)
