The matter of Qiong Guiren ended like this, and gradually, no one used her as a topic of conversation after dinner. Because the newly favored Jiang family and Li family were equally divided, and they were all favored by Xuan Ling. In contrast,
Next, the charming and gentle Ms. Jiang seems to be favored more than the cheerful and straightforward Mr. Li.
After the incident with Mr. Qiong, Xuan Ling rarely came to my Rouyi Palace. Naturally, with his absence, Rouyi Palace gradually became deserted, with few people visiting. Along with it, Wei Lin
He was also transferred away from me and transferred to serve some low-status Yongxiang concubines. For Wei Lin, who has always been ambitious, the gap brought about by such a change is undoubtedly uncomfortable for him, not to mention that he is innocent and implicated
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However, no matter how uneven it is, time unfolds slowly like silk, and it is the time of July, when the fire breaks out.
In July, the phoenix flowers bloomed, and there was silence in the palace. The lazy wind in the afternoon blew past the phoenix tree outside the window, and the continuous flowers fell to the ground, making a slight "plop" and "plop" sound.
The silence after falling out of favor is roughly like this.
Even when Lian Longyue came to see me with Concubine De, she also said: "Concubine Shumu, it is rare to have such quietness here. You can even hear the sound of falling flowers."
Concubine De was afraid that I would hear her sadness, so she hurriedly covered Longyue's mouth. After thinking about it, she withdrew her hand and sighed: "When you were born, your mother-in-law's situation was even more pitiful."
When I mentioned the sad things in the past, I just smiled and continued to lie under the vermilion window and watch the sunset over the Red River. The sky was so long, so long, as if it was being stretched endlessly by the chirping of cicadas.
After a long day of silence, Concubine Zhen felt a lot of emotion when she came to visit me, "I never thought that even my sister would be in such a situation."
At that time, I was calm and patted the sleeping Yurun in my arms, kissed his forehead gently, and said with a smile: "Compared to the fall from favor in the past, this time is much better. At least he has enough food and clothing, and has not been grounded."
Even if you lose your freedom, you have not lost the right to raise several children. As for favor, your favor flows eastward like water, and sooner or later you will lose it one day, so it is not worth worrying about."
The clear and watery glow filtered through the Qian screen window, and a few wisps of light smoke slowly floated out of the mouth of the golden beast incense burner, which was the sweet and sweet fragrance of styrax. In the thin light and shadow of the glow, the concubine lowered her head slightly and sat in front of me.
, focusing on embroidering a few stitches of the "Mandarin Ducks Playing in the Water" pattern, with a soft silhouette. She said quietly: "I entered the palace late, and sometimes I see my sister being so favored, and occasionally I wonder, will my sister also fall out of favor? Then
How did my sister survive the lonely time?" She looked at me quietly and asked, "Will my sister blame me and think so viciously?"
"No." I stretched out my hand and pinched a few fresh yellow roses, inserting them into her hair as thin as cicada wings. Her hair was so soft, it made people's hearts feel gentle, "People in the palace
, I will not be pampered for my whole life. If I understand it, I will not be afraid anymore. If you feel tormented by falling out of favor, then your life will also be torturous. If you are calm, your life will also be peaceful. Everything only depends on your state of mind, nothing else.
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I arranged the various silk threads in the small basket for her, and a piece of light apricot sleeve slid down lightly. The gold armband on her wrist made a sound when it touched the red gold bracelet. Even the sound echoed in the empty palace for a long time.
It's also so lonely.
Concubine Zhen smiled faintly, "The Emperor now has the Jiang family - do you know that Xiaoyuan has been granted a title recently, and even the pregnant concubine Ying no longer has to look after her, which reminds me of the time when I was pregnant."
I smiled lazily, "Now that I don't go out much, Jin Feng deserves to be favored by her. I'd like you to take more care of Concubine Ying. There are too many things in the palace that can't raise children, which is alarming.
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Concubine Zhen smiled lightly, "Even if I think about my previous situation, I will take more care of her. Concubine De is also very attentive and pays attention to Yingbi's diet. Yingbi herself is too lazy to go out, so it will make people less worried."
There was a sound of joy coming from afar. I listened for a moment and asked, "What is that sound?"
Concubine Zhen was also curious. She held the window and smiled quietly, "I don't know, is there any happy event happening right now?" She stretched out her hand to call Hua Yi, "Go and see, what is it?"
Hua Yi pouted and said angrily, "What's the matter? The fuss so early in the morning is too much." She paused and finally dared not say it, "It's Jiang Xiaoyuan who is pregnant."
Concubine Zhen stopped her sewing, glanced at me, and said softly, "Oh." I said, "She is a lucky person. She is pregnant again just as she is being pampered, and her future will be even brighter."
Hua Yi didn't dare to speak, and handed over several colored desserts, including gold fragrant medicine, perilla fenugreek, pine nuts, poria cakes, cinnabar dumplings and two cups of lotus seed soup, all of which were the snacks that Zhen Fei Su and I had on a daily basis. Zhen Fei picked them
I ate a few things I liked, and wondered: "Why doesn't sister eat it?"
I looked at it carefully, but I really didn’t have any appetite, so I had to laugh and said: “Maybe I eat catkins, so I don’t have any appetite.” I called Huayi, “Let’s go make a bowl of sour plum soup.”
Concubine Zhen said: "Sister, I don't like eating sour food very much."
"It's not that I like to eat, I just drink it in summer to relieve the heat."
Concubine Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "That's right. When I return to the palace, I will ask someone to make some for Concubine Ying. She may not be happy knowing what happened today, and I have to go back early to accompany her."
I smiled and said, "Okay. I'd like to thank you for your trouble." I pondered for a moment and called Jinxi, "Jiang's family is pregnant and it's so lively. We can't pretend not to know. You brought the one that the Governor of Dizhou sent last time."
Send the picture 'Send Son Guanyin' to her to express your feelings."
Jin Xi agreed and went. Concubine Zhen had some snacks and then left.
The weather is as hot as fire, but I like the bright sunshine very much. In my spare time, I would sort out the yellowed books with Concubine Zhen in the library of the side hall, and put them in the hot sun to prevent the mildew from infecting the elegant ink.
fragrant.
On this day, I was immersed in books, when I heard Jinxi calling me softly, "Your Majesty."
I walked out and asked, "What's wrong?"
She frowned and said, "Jiang Xiaoyuan has been complaining of abdominal pain in the afternoon. She has been complaining for a long time and ended up having a miscarriage."
"Miscarriage?" I raised my eyebrows and asked.
"Yes." Jin Xi replied: "Mr. Jiang is really unlucky. The imperial doctor suspected that the child was only two months old and was harmed by musk, so the emperor became angry and ordered a strict investigation."
"There should be a strict investigation." I washed my hands with water, "So many children died in the palace for no apparent reason. A strict investigation should have been carried out long ago."
"But……"
The twilight of dusk fell on his delicate face, adding a layer of anxiety for no reason. Before Jin Xi finished speaking, Jian Qiu had already stepped through the door, and she said with a half-smile, "I have to trouble my queen to walk again."
Concubine Zhen saw something moving inside and hurriedly came out and said, "What's going on?"
Jian Qiu greeted her with a smile, "Concubine Zhen is here too. Concubine Shu is having a bad time, and it is always related to some unlucky things. This slave is also ordered to take Concubine Shu to ask questions."
There was a worried light in Concubine Zhen's eyes, and she straightened her clothes a little, "I happen to be free. Please wait a moment, Aunt Jianqiu, while I go with Concubine Shu." She refused with a polite expression on her lips.
With a retreating smile, "Lest I be questioned by humble concubines like Concubine Shu like last time."
Jianqiu still smiled, "On such an occasion, I would like to advise you that it is not advisable for Concubine Zhen to go."
Concubine Zhen did not answer, but stretched out her hand to take mine, "The road is difficult to travel at dusk, so I will go with you."
It was rare for a concubine to be so determined, so she didn’t dare to stop Jianqiu, so she had to let her go. I didn’t know what was causing the turmoil, but because of my magnanimity, I prepared the chariot and sedan chair, washed myself, and dressed up before leaving.
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No matter how I fall out of favor, I will still be a concubine after all.
Qiwangxuan, where Jiang Xiaoyuan lives, is located in the south of Shanglinyuan. The climate here is warm in winter and cool in summer. In midsummer, the flowers and trees are still sparse. Puffs of snow-white orange blossoms are like white stars adorning the green jade wisterias, reflecting against the south wall.
The fiery red sky above, one cold and one hot, filters out a lot of the heat and makes the Qiwangxuan even more beautiful. Among the lush flowers and leaves, there are strange rocks protruding from Taihu Lake, and the meandering water is not like the gorgeous scene in the palace, but it is quite beautiful.
The Jiangnan courtyard is elegant and charming.
As soon as she entered the palace, Concubine Zhen was very satisfied. She nodded slightly and said, "This house is quite elegantly tidied, which shows that Jiang Xiaoyuan is quite good."
I laughed, "If you are a secular person, you may not be able to win the favor of the emperor like this."
The curve of Concubine Zhen's lips narrowed slightly, "So Chi Shao always seems to be an exception. I heard that her Yongcui Pavilion is only made of gold and jade, which is very gaudy."
I secretly sighed. My liking for wealth may not necessarily be because I have never owned it. I am afraid that it is more because I am greedy for fear of losing it.
Li Chang heard the sound and came out, opened the bamboo curtain of Concubine Xiang and said: "Concubine Shu is here, the emperor is already waiting for you."
In the past few months, Li Chang's face has become more sad. Although he is still the emperor's close eunuch and the general manager of Ziao City, due to his relationship with Rouyi Palace, these days, Mingli
There were no shortage of petty grievances hidden behind the scenes. He welcomed me in, quietly made a gesture of "be kind and cherish yourself", and then stood next to Xuan Ling with his fly whisk in hand.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit dull, perhaps because of the suffocating feeling unique to dusk at this time of year. Jiang Xiaoyuan huddled in the corner of the couch, her cheeks were sallow, her eyes were red, no makeup was applied, and her cloud-like hair was scattered on her shoulders.
Wearing only a homely moon-white embroidered pajamas, she looked very pitiful. Her narrow and charming eyes were carefully lowered, and the sad and frightened grievance on her lips had not faded away. Xuan Ling was sitting in front of the couch, talking to her
Whispering whispers are so comforting.
I knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, may blessings and blessings be upon you."
Xuan Ling casually called me up and asked: "Usually when summer comes, you are unable to eat and lose weight. Is it still the same this year?"
I didn't want him to bother calling me here, but he spoke with such tender words. I was surprised and had to answer truthfully, "I still can't eat as usual, but I'll get better once I get used to it."
Xuan Ling nodded, "I see you have lost weight too."
After Concubine Zhen saluted, she smiled slightly and said, "I see Concubine Shu every day, so I don't think that she is that much. Maybe the Emperor hasn't seen Concubine Shu for a long time, so he feels that she looks thin even more."
Xuan Ling did not comment, but Jiang Xiaoyuan, who was shrinking on the couch, cried "Wow", "Your Majesty, my concubine's child is gone like this. I am not willing to accept it! I am not willing to accept it!"
Such shrill cries rushed left and right in the small attic, heartbreaking. I only felt a headache and suffocating heat, and layers of sweat broke out on my back. I thought in a daze, what is it like in such a bitter and hot day?
When will it be over?
Xuan Ling looked pitiful, patted her vest comfortingly, and said softly: "I will definitely give you justice."
Ms. Jiang stopped her heart-rending crying and just sobbed softly. The continuous sobs were like a needle slowly pushing into the bone marrow. Even I felt sad. I said seriously: "Xiaoyuan is so sad."
, it seems that the child was indeed lost unexpectedly, and the emperor has no choice but to give justice to Xiaoyuan."
"Since Concubine Shu said so," Xuan Ling restrained his tenderness and called Jianqiu coldly, "You can show it to Concubine Shu."
Jian Qiu answered "yes" and slowly opened a scroll on the yellow pear wood table. There were red sandalwood scrolls on both ends. The scroll had exquisite brushwork, lifelike faces, and every detail of the folds and textures of the clothes were clearly visible. It was exactly what I gave to Jiang Xiaoyuan.
Picture of "Avalokitesvara Sends a Child".
"What's wrong with this painting?" I asked.
A woman's figure slowly stood up behind the aqua-blue beaded curtain, "This painting is from the hands of a famous artist at first glance. It seems to be the hands of Shen Ping, a painter from the former painting academy. Shen Ping is the best at painting images of Guanyin. Naturally, there will be no such thing."
What's wrong?" The woman behind the curtain smiled beautifully, it was Rongbi Chishao. She patted Mrs. Jiang's hand comfortingly, looked at me a few times, "Xiaoyuan is in pain of losing her son, and the empress is still dressed up in front of her.
Come here, aren't you afraid that it will hurt your heart if someone sees you?"
I smiled faintly and said, "It turns out that different people will have different opinions on how to dress and dress. Sure enough, people with good intentions have resentment. I came here dressed up just because I didn't want Jiang Xiaoyuan to see stabbing heart. Could it be that Concubine Rong
Do you think I am comforting Xiaoyuan by coming here in plain clothes? I am not afraid that Xiaoyuan will be hurt even more."
Concubine Rong was speechless for a moment, so she could only say: "Concubine Shu is so clever and thoughtful, how can I compare to this concubine?"
"Since you feel inferior, you have to obey the discipline. Chi Shao, how did I teach you when you were by my side?" The candle shadow flickered red, and Concubine Zhen sat on the couch in front of the window, her fan shook slightly, and outside the window
Among the snow-white orange blossoms fluttering with fireflies, the concubine sitting by the window became even more demure, saying, "When dealing with Your Majesty, do not be provocative, frivolous, or speak rudely, especially frivolous words. Do you remember?"
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Chi Shao was originally the maid of Concubine Zhen. Now when her old master asked her, she did not dare to protest for a moment. She just stood there and said nothing. However, Concubine Zhen had always been quiet and unfavorable, and Chi Shao was a high-minded person.
In the limelight of being favored, he finally couldn't help but say, "I am no longer a servant. I no longer have to follow the teachings of the Concubine Zhen."
Concubine Zhen shook her head gently, and walked with her begonia flowery steps, swaying the hanging silver tassels to create a soft halo, "Now you are no longer a palace servant serving Sasu, you have been favored and become a high-ranking person. This is your blessing.
However, no matter how high you are in a high position, etiquette and education are indispensable, otherwise no matter how high your position is, others will not be convinced."
Concubine Rong hated being accused of being the old man who served beside Concubine Zhen. Now she was being taught by Concubine Zhen in front of everyone. She couldn't help but couldn't help but blushed with anger, and wrung the paper in her hand fiercely.
There is a strong smell of herbal medicine in the pavilion. The pavilion is too small and there are many people, so it is inevitably a bit suffocating. A small maid came and went to the small hollow copper stove with eight treasures and animal horns in the corner. A spoonful of lily incense was added before the spices burned.
When she got up, her older aunt caught up with her and slapped her on the back of the head. "Are you going to die? How dare you use spices at this time? You're not afraid of hurting your precious body." She hesitated.
Jiehen, although he did not dare to turn towards me, he still cursed in his mouth: "You are a cruel and short-lived thing, aren't you afraid that someone will mix musk into it and harm the little master?"
I didn't say anything, but glanced at Li Chang. Li Chang understood, grabbed the maid's wrist and went out, scolding: "Although He Xiang, you are the maid of the young master, how can you ignore the rules in the palace, even if you
You have to discipline those who are ignorant, and you cannot discipline them in front of the emperor and the empress. They will behave like this, and their mouths are not clean." He pushed Hexiang out and told Xiaoxiazi, "Slap your mouth for thirty years, be good.
Tell her to remember the lesson."
Jiang Xiaoyuan never uttered a word until she heard Yao Palm's mouth, and she showed an anxious look, and then she opened her mouth to plead. Seeing that Xuan Ling just showed no emotion, she had no choice but to swallow the words.
Concubine Rong snorted coldly, pointed at the scroll and said, "Isn't this painting a gift from Concubine Shu?"
I glanced at it and said calmly: "Yes."
"Then, the empress has such a cunning and vicious mind!" She couldn't hide the cold, poisonous and proud edge in her eyes, "The reason why Xiaoyuan had a miscarriage was because of the musk smell. And the imperial doctor has already checked that Xiaoyuan had a miscarriage.
None of the spices used by Yuan and the food she ate were contaminated with musk. And Xiaoyuan lost her son precisely because she valued the painting given by her mother-in-law too much."
Mrs. Jiang hid her face and cried bitterly on Xuan Ling's chest. Her small shoulders trembled vigorously, rising and falling like ocean waves. "I feel the kindness of Concubine Shu, and I sent you this Guanyin to give your son."
In the picture, I am begging for a son and wishing to give birth to a son and a daughter for the emperor as soon as possible, so I pray sincerely in front of the portrait every day, but who knows..." Her fingertips trembled, and she pulled open the red sandalwood at both ends of the scroll with trembling force.
Wooden scroll, "Who knew it was filled with musk."
As soon as she loosened her fingers, a lot of brown musk rolled out of the hollow rosewood scroll. The smell was so strong that I held my breath in disgust and turned away.
"Concubine Shu sent someone to deliver this painting. After it was delivered, it hung there untouched. Who else but Concubine Shu could tamper with it?" Mrs. Jiang bit her lip with hatred, her eyes almost gnawing at you.
, she cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am so scared. The noble lady Qiong who entered the palace with me died for some unknown reason. I have been so afraid that I have nightmares. I already respect Concubine Shu very much and never
Dare to offend her and be cautious in everything, why would she harm the child in my concubine's womb?" She suddenly raised her head, her eyes were blood red, and she almost jumped on me, "Shu Fei, if you don't like my concubine.
, I can retreat to the sidelines, but you can’t harm my children, you can’t!”
I took a step back, trying to avoid her crazy emotions after losing her child. However, Xuan Ling stepped forward and grabbed my wrist tightly. His palms were sticky with cold sweat, and the clammy touch was slippery.
Weak. He looked at me closely and vomited out the hoarseness at the bottom of his throat, "Shu Fei, are you there?"
"No! Concubine Shu definitely won't!" Concubine Zhen took two steps forward and persuaded politely: "Your Majesty has forgotten that I was pregnant and was banned. It was Concubine Shu who tried her best to take care of me. Since she is willing to cooperate with
If I am a good concubine, how can I kill Jiang Xiaoyuan's child? Concubine Shu is not such a person!"
"Empress, times have changed, and you and Xiaoyuan are different!" Concubine Rong smiled and spat out cold words, "hissing" towards Concubine Zhen like a little snake's letter, "You are pregnant without favor,
What kind of threat can there be to the concubine Shu who is favored and returns to the palace? Xiaoyuan is favored and pregnant. If she gives birth to a prince in the future, her future is bright. For the concubine Shu who has fallen out of favor and has a son, how can she not take precautions against it?
What?"
Concubine Rong has hit the nail on the head about the so-called situation, and everyone in the palace probably thinks so too.
Concubine Zhen was speechless for a moment, but repeated: "Concubine Shu will not do this."
Xuan Ling glanced at her and said, "Yan Yi, maybe Chi Shao thinks too much, but it is true that sometimes you are too simplistic when it comes to people and things."
Concubine Zhen heard the words and lowered her head again, "Does Your Majesty think of me like this?" She smiled bitterly and finally fell silent, "But I always believe that Concubine Shu will not do this."
Xuan Ling ignored her and just looked at me and said, "I just want you to answer, have you done it or not?"
It was extremely quiet in the palace, but I could only hear the cicadas chattering among the willows in the distance. The sound was familiar. The wind moved the bamboo shadows, and the moonlight gradually illuminated the eastern sky. The candles on the copper crane-top candlesticks were burning properly.
Wang, the drops of red wax melting down are really like red tears, falling quietly and silently.
"Will the emperor believe it if I answer it? Or the emperor has already decided that it was me who did it, so it really doesn't matter whether I answer it or not."
Xuan Ling stretched out his hand and gently lifted my chin with two fingers, looking straight into the depths of my eyes. His fingers were thin and slender, and when they touched the skin of my chin, a deep coolness spread out. "Shu Fei,
I only want one word from you."
Being interrogated by him so coldly was something neither he nor I could have imagined. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Concubine Zhen standing against the wall. The dark red candlelight fell on the corners of her brows and eyes. She looked pitiful, pitying me as well as herself.
"I thought that the emperor and I knew each other so well that the emperor would never come to ask me about this. After all, I am too optimistic about people and things." My eyes could not help but fill with tears, sour.
The taste also stuck in my throat.
The shadows of the trees were reflected into the room through the thin smoke-like gauze, and the branches and leaves were criss-crossing, like a confused, strange and unknowable life. There was a burning point in his eyes that filled the bottomless cold pool under his eyes.
Concubine Rong said urgently: "Your Majesty must not be soft-hearted anymore. The incident with Lady Qiong last time has been cleared up. If we don't be ruthless, I'm afraid there will be more troubles in the palace in the future."
I turned to look at Jiang Xiaoyuan and said, "This painting was delivered to me by Jin Xi personally half a month ago."
Ms. Jiang's eyes were red from crying, she stared at me and choked, "Yes. If I hadn't been facing this painting every day for the past half month, my child would not have ended up like this."
"This painting was given to me by the Governor of Dizhou. I had hung it in the palace for several months before it was given to Xiaoyuan, so there will be no problem in cutting it off."
Concubine Rong sneered again and again, "It's not you who have the final say whether there is a problem or not. You can't argue with Jiang Xiaoyuan's miscarriage."
The wind blew through the bamboo leaves and rustled, like countless raindrops falling. I turned my head, and outside the window, there was a sky full of stars, and the Milky Way was thousands of miles away. I suddenly smiled, looking into Xuan Ling's deep eyes, "Because I am my concubine.
She is already two months pregnant. If there is musk in this painting, the first victim will be my concubine."
I looked at Concubine Rong, who had no time to hide her shocked expression, "Of course Concubine Rong would also suspect that this painting has no musk, and that I specially added it for Xiaoyuan. But how did I know that Xiaoyuan would be facing each other day and night in this painting?
It is better to put it in the warehouse and ignore it. I have no magical plan, and I have never taken a step forward after Xiaoyuan was pregnant. If I really do this, it is really dangerous."
Before I finished speaking, Xuan Ling's eyes suddenly seemed to be reflected in the sky full of Milky Way stars, full of sparkling crystals. He said happily: "Really? We really have a child?" He stretched out his hand to help me sit down.
I inadvertently avoided him, and the moment I stood up straight, my eyes brushed across his face coldly, and then I lowered my eyes quietly, "I don't have Dr. Wei to take care of me, so I haven't dared to publicize this matter."
He said happily: "Huan Huan, please sit down first and don't move the baby."
I still lowered my eyes, "I have been wronged twice, and I really don't want to do it again. Should the Emperor give me an explanation for this matter?"
Concubine Rong still refused to give up and struggled: "It wasn't Concubine Shu who did it herself, it might have been someone else. Wasn't that painting sent by Jin Xi? Or was Concubine Shu instigating Cui Jinxi? I don't know."
"Jin Xi?" I looked at her closer with a faint smile, "If it wasn't Jin Xi, could it be Li Chang who was friends with her? If it wasn't Li Chang, could it be Li Chang's?
Master, Your Majesty? If you are like this, when will you be able to give up? Isn't it because there is chaos in the palace and people's minds have changed. If you are not in your position and cause trouble, I will not punish you. I will only follow the emperor's will."
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Rong was extremely aggrieved. She twisted the silk and looked at Xuan Ling and called out sweetly.
"Chi Shao, you've been biting Concubine Shu this night, and you've caused enough trouble. Concubine Shu is right, you should avoid getting into trouble. You should learn from your master, Concubine Zhen, how to be quiet and polite."
Concubine Zhen's quiet eyes slowly penetrated into Xuan Ling's eyes, "Your Majesty, you should ask Chi Shao to calm down and think. I didn't teach her well back then. After all, it's my fault."
Xuan Ling thought for a moment and said, "Xiaoxiazi, you send Concubine Rong back and tell her to copy the "Women's Training" thirty times a day. If she doesn't learn to meditate and be at peace, I won't let her out."
Concubine Rong wanted to say more, but was finally frightened by Xuan Ling's eyes. She looked at me bitterly, opened the curtain and went out.
I turned my eyes slightly and scanned everyone in the pavilion one by one. Mrs. Jiang was so frightened that she didn't dare to cry anymore. She could only sob silently, suppressing her voice in a low voice.
I called the little palace maid who was serving the incense, "Come here."
The little palace maid timidly leaned against the wall and knelt down in front of me. I didn't even look at her, "Are you the one who takes care of all the spices in Xiaoyuan Palace?"
"Yes." She was so frightened that she didn't dare to raise her head and answered timidly.
"Stretch out your hand."
Her hands were hunched behind her back, and she didn't dare to move for a long time. Mrs. Jiang looked at me suspiciously, "What does Concubine Shu want to do?"
I said lightly: "The smell of musk is strong and can be easily detected by touching it with your hands, so the person who wants to harm Xiaoyuan is very intentional and uses the smell of red sandalwood to cover up the musk. But that person will definitely touch the musk with his hands. Xiaoyuan's pavilion is not
It's a big place and there are a lot of people. If you want to go unnoticed, unless that person's hands are often stained with various fragrances." I called Li Chang, "Smell her hands carefully, you can see the smell of musk. If
If not, then I am overly preoccupied; if yes, then examine her carefully to see who is behind it."
Li Chang grabbed the little palace maid's hand, opened it and smelled it carefully, his expression changed, "Reporting to the queen, it does smell of musk."
Mrs. Jiang gave a stern cry, rushed forward, grabbed a ruler and hit it without shame, causing a commotion in the Qiwang Pavilion.
Crying, laughing, and fussing were all just a show, and they were used as clothes for others. I just felt tired, so I took Concubine Zhen's hand and said, "I'm tired, sister, please go back with me."