Chapter 232: Concubine Lan seems to be possessed by evil spirits

However, when she saw Wen Ruyue, Mrs. Xie seemed to change her expression again and forced a gentle smile.

Her expression dropped so quickly that Wen Ruyue didn't even notice it.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Mrs. Xie went straight to the point: "Have you finished making the incense from last time?

The Imperial Concubine likes it very much, so she asked me to ask you for some more."

"That..." Wen Ruyue's eyes rolled around.

In order to show her importance, she lied that she had mixed the incense herself.

She never found the spice sisters again.

Naturally, there was no incense either.

But she certainly couldn't say that.

She thought quickly and said, "I went out this time just to find a spice in the 'incense'."

After saying that, she sighed.

Madam Xie asked anxiously, "What's going on? Didn't you find the spices?"

Wen Ruyue said, "I did find it, but the quality isn't very good. I'm afraid the incense I make will be different from the previous ones."

She created a cover for herself.

It would be great if I could find those sisters and buy spices of the same quality.

If she couldn't find anyone, she would have to do it herself and try her best to mix something with a similar taste, and she would blame the raw materials for the problem.

Mrs. Xie was dissatisfied.

In his heart, he blamed Wen Ruyue for not being able to produce incense in a stable quantity, yet dared to present it to the palace.

It's really rash.

But she didn't show any sign of regret, and only urged Danyue to hurry up: "The Empress is waiting for it!"

I don’t know why Concubine Lan is so obsessed with this incense.

She smelled the scent and felt it was more special than ordinary spices. However, Concubine Lan said that she could not sleep well if she did not use this incense for a day.

It's like being possessed by an evil spirit!

Wen Ruyue naturally responded flatteringly and sent the person out respectfully.

She turned around and told Qingzhu to go to the city quickly to find the two sisters selling incense.

Even if I have to dig three feet deep into the ground and spend a hundred taels of gold, I will get the incense.

Qingzhu answered yes and went out to look for someone impatiently.

Wen Ruyue thought she was loyal.

Qingzhu, however, didn't want to stay with Wen Ruyue any longer.

**

Within the territory of Jinyang Prefecture.

As dusk fell, pairs of green eyes appeared in the mountains and forests.

Then there was a wolf howl.

The wolves were sniffing the ground.

Soon they followed the smell of blood and came to a cave.

They first found a bloody human head outside the cave, and then found a corpse inside the cave.

The wolves had a small meal and licked all the blood off the ground, leaving only a few scattered bones and torn pieces of cloth.

Even if Situ Ming's bride came, she would not recognize that this was her son.

Since then.

Situ Ming disappeared completely from this world.

There is no trace left.

Wen Yan and his three companions traveled lightly on their journey on horseback.

After only two days of walking, they left the territory of Jinyang Prefecture and arrived in Cangzhou.

They sped all the way and found lodging in the city before the city gates closed.

They arrived at the only inn in the town and ordered their meals while booking a room. "Boss, do you have hot water here?"

Wen Yan hasn't had a proper bath in more than two months.

Not only was his body sticky, but it also smelled of sweat.

When the shopkeeper saw that Yan and his group were exhausted, their lips were bleeding, and they smelled bad, he guessed that they were from Jinyang Prefecture.

"Yes, but we are short of water here, so hot water is five cents a pot and bath water is fifty cents a bucket."

"Two rooms, four baths, delivered to the rooms immediately."

The inn was very deserted, with only their group of guests.

Hot water was delivered to the room quickly.

Wen Yan took a refreshing bath and changed into clean clothes. She stretched comfortably and said, "It's so comfortable. I haven't felt so refreshed in a long time."

"I feel like I've lost two pounds." Pei'er wiped her hair with a towel. "When I take a shower, a layer of dirt appears after rubbing it. I've never felt so dirty before."

As they were talking, they heard a commotion downstairs.

There must be a new guest checking in.

When both of them had almost finished wiping their hair, Wen Yan opened the bundle that she had taken from Situ Ming.

She had been so busy traveling these days that she hadn't had time to check.

When he opened it, he saw that there were five silver notes worth two hundred taels.

A jade disk the size of a dinner plate and half an inch thick.

Two pairs of Hetian jade bracelets and a red coral bead.

A box of thirty-six pearls of uniform size and excellent quality.

"Tsk tsk tsk, these are all good stuff." He didn't know whether it was a gift from the head of the Xu family as a tribute to him, or a gift to Huo Yaoxing.

But no matter who it is for.

It's all hers now!

If there were more God of Wealth like Situ Ming, Wen Yan would become rich!

After packing up the valuables, Wen Yan called Wu Yunzi and Uncle Tian to go downstairs to eat together.

The two of them just reached the entrance of the pavilion.

An arm suddenly stretched out from the corner, hooked Wen Yan's neck and pulled her back.

Wen Yan was instantly unable to make any sound, and her body was dragged away like a rag doll.

"Miss..." Pearl grabbed her hand.

Uncle Tian shook out the dagger hidden in his sleeve and stabbed Wen Yan from behind.

"Uncle Tian, ​​don't." Wen Yan hurriedly stopped him.

Uncle Tian stopped in time.

Wen Yan patted the hand that was strangling her neck: "Sister Chi Fei, I know it's you."

"You still know that there is someone like me!" The hand that was strangling her neck loosened and instead grabbed her ear and twisted it hard.

Wen Yan gasped in pain.

She stood on tiptoe and patted Meng Chifei's hand: "Sister, let go quickly, my ears are going to fall off."

"It's good that it fell off. I can ask the shopkeeper to braise it and add a dish to dinner." Meng Chifei snorted coldly and finally let go.

"My ears are so small, how can I add another dish? Why not buy some pig's head?" Wen Yan laughed, pulled Meng Chifei's sleeve, shook it and acted coquettishly: "I will never forget the taste of Sister Chifei, how could I not recognize it."

Meng Chifei pulled back his sleeves: "It's no use acting like a spoiled child."

Wen Yan stuck out her tongue.

Since acting coquettishly didn't work, she started to play the victim again.

He said that he had nothing to eat or drink in Jinyang Prefecture and his life was very miserable: "Look, I have become very thin from hunger."

She lifted her sleeves and placed her slender wrist in front of Meng Chifei.

Not only did her wrists turn black, but calluses also formed on her fingertips.

"I told you not to ask me to come along. You deserve to suffer outside." Meng Chifei looked at her hand with a distressed look on his face.

Her whole body softened, but she still said stubbornly, "I told you not to act on your own without me."

Wen Yan stuck out her tongue.

She started to act coquettishly again: "Sister Chi Fei, please forgive me this time. I promise to discuss everything with you next time."

“What’s the point of just discussing it with me!

Chen Qi has been waiting for you to take him back to the village, but he keeps waiting. He thinks you despise him as a burden and refuse to take him. He has started to give up on himself again.

Wen Yan: "Didn't I send a letter to the General's Mansion? I told him I had to go out for something and would pick him up when I got back."

"We never received any letter from you."

"It must have been lost by someone at the post station." Wen Yan stamped her feet in anger. "It's over. Brother Chen Qi must be very angry. Can we still coax him this time?"