klisemfg Chapter 183 Using the Nose
Chapter 183 Using the Nose
"Next time, I'll invite you to come to my Changchun Palace to eat hotpot. After the meal, we can play a few rounds of mahjong." Concubine Qi finally found something she could say to liven up the atmosphere.
"Okay, Chun'er loves playing mahjong the most." Chun Changzai still remembered his record of winning eight games in a row last time and was eager to try.
This really made Concubine Hua laugh. No wonder the Queen kept supporting new people and even went so far as to poach her own people. Concubine Qi and Concubine Chun really had no "ambition".
Concubine Hua personally escorted Concubine Qi, Zhen Huan and others out of Yikun Palace before returning to the main hall.
The quiet main hall suddenly became empty, and Concubine Hua was a little uncomfortable.
Her eyes fell on the Maitreya Buddha on the incense table. The Maitreya Buddha still had his big smiling face as always. Seeing that the incense was about to burn out, Hua Fei stepped forward and lit three incense sticks for Maitreya Buddha.
Concubine Hua felt that she was too kind. She was stabbed in the back by her servants one by one, but she had not yet thrown away the broken stone.
"Empress." Songzhi wanted to say something.
"You can't keep someone who wants to leave. Keep an eye on the people in the palace. Why did Ling Xiang come here today?"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Songzhi reacted as soon as she was prompted. This Yikun Palace was leaking like a sieve, and she hadn't even noticed it!
Songzhi gnashed her teeth in anger.
“Ling Xiang has worked in Yikun Palace for many years after all, and has many friends. It is not necessarily the case that the subordinates have betrayed Yikun Palace.” Concubine Hua entered the inner room and sat at the desk, preparing to copy a Buddhist scripture to meditate.
"Your Majesty is right. I will definitely order the servants to keep their mouths shut."
Songzhi wished that Zhou Ninghai would throw the person who tipped off Ling Xiang into the well as a direct warning to everyone.
"As long as there are interests, there will be wavering hearts. There is no need to be too angry. Just change the gatekeeper." Hua Fei is now in training and can know what Song Zhi is thinking just by listening to her tone.
Concubine Hua has been thinking about it these days. The reason why Ling Xiang can enter and leave Yikun Palace freely without attracting other people's attention must be that there is a problem with the gatekeeper.
But Concubine Hua was still not sure. Today, as soon as Concubine Qi and Concubine Jing came, Ling Xiang asked for a visit, so Concubine Hua confirmed it.
Xiao Dingzi, the doorman, smelled the scent of the perfume that Ling Xiang used to use, a faint scent of plum blossoms, on him several times when Concubine Hua returned to the palace.
Song Zhi, who had received the advice from Concubine Hua, widened her eyes and asked, "My Lady, how did you know that?"
"Use your nose."
"Miss!"
When the days are boring, it’s fun to tease Songzhi.
As for the gatekeepers Xiao Dingzi and Ling Xiang, when did Concubine Hua discover the clues?
Perhaps it was because Concubine Hua had been sending Fu Zi to the Yangxin Palace to deliver things that Concubine Hua sensed something was wrong.
The fragrance on the body of the palace maid of Yikun Palace is most likely Huanyixiang.
But one day, Concubine Hua smelled another smell near the incense table where Maitreya Buddha was enshrined.
It was the scent of plum blossom ointment, not the highest quality kind, the kind that ordinary eunuchs bought from outside the palace and then sold to palace maids at high prices.
Even the perfume and powder shop opened by Sun Miaoqing would not sell goods of such quality now.
So that thing could not have been sent by Sun Miaoqing to Zhou Ninghai for her to select products.
Lingxiang and Liuxiang are the ones who have been responsible for cleaning the incense table.
Only then did Concubine Hua notice that there was a bright color among the gray palace maids in the Yikun Palace.
Just like Huanbi who was wearing shiny brocade at the New Year's Eve banquet.
Concubine Hua lowered her head and copied the scriptures with a faint smile. These palace maids who wanted to stand out knew that once they had a different mind, if they didn't hide it well, that bright color would be as conspicuous as a jumping clown.
The maids in the Yikun Palace have always known their own nature and will never allow any woman to be more conspicuous and beautiful than themselves.
Even Songzhi has been taking care of herself all year round, and she would try all kinds of skin care products on herself before using them on herself. Therefore, Songzhi's skin is much more delicate and white than Guizhi and Lanzhi. Even so, Songzhi's dressing style has never exceeded her duty.
As for Guizhi and Lanzhi, they have no intention of dressing up and are usually very attentive at work. The only time they can perk up is when Linglong comes to Yikun Palace.
It was because of their maternal love that Concubine Hua took the trouble to ask Wei Lin to prepare medicine to treat their bodies. There is always some hope if she takes action.
And Lingzhi, the girl went into the kitchen early in the morning. If someone hadn't come to report that she was wronged, she would never have been willing to leave the small kitchen of Yikun Palace.
As for Liuxiang and Hanxiang, Liuxiang has a hotter temper than Hanxiang, but Hanxiang is calmer than Liuxiang. The two of them have always lived in the same room. It is said that when they went to Zhongcui Palace to deliver something to Lingxiang that day, the two of them acted like a double act and scolded Lingxiang severely.
They dared to be merciless to Ling Xiang, who was already their master. They were quite true to their nature.
In this way, Concubine Hua saw many things in this life that she had not seen in her previous life, so she was willing to make careful plans for them.
As for Concubine Hua's indulgence in Ling Xiang, it was just because she wanted to see how far Ling Xiang could go and then go with the flow.
This is a good situation. What the Queen can use, Concubine Hua can also use. I believe the Emperor will not keep his eyes on Songzhi in the future.
Before, Concubine Hua was still hesitating whether she had to buy one from a brothel if she needed to send a woman to the emperor's bed in this life.
Now that someone is willing to do it, and I can save some money, why not do it?
Songzhi was stunned by Hua Fei's well-reasoned analysis. She actually discovered Ling Xiang's clues so early.
She is truly a smart and intelligent queen.
Songzhi turned around and lifted the cotton curtain to go out to find Zhou Ninghai...
It started snowing again, with fluttering snowflakes scattered under the gray sky. In the center of the main courtyard of the Yiku Palace, there was a little eunuch kneeling. Looking closely, there were two pieces of ice under the little eunuch's knees.
Hua Fei only took a glance out the window and was extremely glad that she did not throw away the broken stone of Maitreya Buddha.
In her mind, she remembered that the last person kneeling in the center of the main courtyard of Yikun Palace was Concubine Wan, who had suffered a miscarriage in the previous life.
History has indeed repeated itself once again...
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As expected, after the emperor doted on Ling Xiang for a while, he summoned Concubine Wan again.
This Ling Xiang has an elegant name, and the perfume she uses has an elegant scent. After all, she is not a well-read person, so apart from the line "A few plum branches in the corner, blooming alone in the cold", she has not read the rest.
"Sparse shadows slant across the shallow water"
That day, Yongzheng was leaning on the warm couch reading poetry, and Lingxiang was carefully serving him tea. Yongzheng said the first half of a sentence, but it took a long time for Lingxiang to come up with the next sentence.
"Your Majesty has been reading for a long time and your eyes are tired. Have a cup of tea."
The jade hand that handed over the teacup still carried the scent of plum blossoms, but Yongzheng seemed to have just woken up from his dream.
After all, it’s not Chun Yuan.
So, Yongzheng immediately asked Ling to step down on the pretext of reviewing memorials.
He also asked Xiao Xiazi to tell Sui Yuxuan that the emperor would come in the evening.
When the news came, An Lingrong was embroidering prayer flags with Zhen Huan, one working mechanically in front of the embroidery frame, and the other copying mechanically at the desk.
When An Lingrong heard the news, she was unmoved and continued to embroider. Baojuan, who was standing behind An Lingrong, felt anxious and poked An Lingrong secretly.