Prince Ning vomited everything in his stomach, his legs trembling from the effort.
Finally, he used tea to press down on his back before he could barely straighten up.
“There’s something wrong with this incense… The incense that Song Ruo’an made according to the recipe smells bad. I suspect that the Tianhua Ningzhi (天华凝枝) is incompatible with the other ingredients, which is why it smells bad.”
He recalled the indescribable smell from just now, his face still pale: "What you smelled just now was only one ten-thousandth of it. As time goes by, the two will mix and become more and more smelly. Hurry up and cover that thing up."
Prince Ning had traveled all over the country and tasted countless fine fragrances, but this was the first time he had ever tasted such an extremely foul odor.
I've really seen something new today.
Upon hearing Prince Ning's words, the two guards hurriedly covered the incense burner with a cloth, and then covered it with another cloth.
Song Xizhi laughed: "So my sister doesn't know how to make incense at all, and doesn't even understand the principle of mutual generation and restraint. I must thank His Highness Prince Ning for clearing my name."
He Yunze was still in a daze, his mind blank, until he heard Song Xizhi's voice and suddenly came back to his senses.
"Song Xizhi! It was you! You framed him!"
Before Song Xizhi could speak, Prince Ning frowned upon hearing this, his tone somewhat cold: "Are you saying there's a problem with what I prepared? Or are you saying I'm being biased?"
He Yunze stopped talking instantly, his face pale, and he could only stare blankly at Song Ruoan: "Ruoan, what exactly happened?"
"Go and explain to His Highness immediately!"
Why can't you do everything you used to?
At this moment, Song Ruoan was covered in cold sweat, leaning weakly against the desk, her mind blank and her face completely bewildered.
She had no idea what was going on.
After learning how to make incense, she studied those recipes repeatedly for a long time, but she could only come up with this one.
Because this herbal delicacy is made from scarce raw materials, she had never made it before and had no idea how it was made.
She followed the prescription exactly, so why would following the prescription be wrong?
Song Ruoan opened her mouth to listen to He Yunce's words, but couldn't utter a single word.
Song Xizhi blinked again at this moment: "The Tianhua Ningzhi prepared by Your Highness is fine, and the other incense-making materials are also fine. All the steps were done in front of everyone, so I couldn't have tampered with them."
"Your Highness's proof that this unpleasant incense came from Song Ruo'an naturally proves that her herbal formula is not entirely the same as mine."
As soon as Song Xizhi finished speaking, the sarcastic voices of others could be heard: "What do you mean by not being exactly the same? They're worlds apart!"
Song Xizhi smiled and said, "The difference is like heaven and earth... So, are you still going to accuse me of plagiarism, Uncle?"
He Yunze gritted his teeth and looked at Song Ruoan.
Song Ruoan remained silent, her face pale.
Seeing their stunned expressions, Song Xizhi's tone and expression suddenly turned cold: "It seems you can't sue me for plagiarism."
"But I want to file a complaint with the government against Ruoanlou and its owner Song Ruoan for fraud, false accusation, and provoking trouble."
Song Ruoan's mouth dropped open, and her breathing became rapid for a moment: "What are you saying?"
Song Xi smiled at her, his dark eyes filled with deep meaning: "You couldn't make the wooden trace, so what did you bring to present to Prince Xiu that day? You must have stolen the incense I made and changed its name."
“But you don’t know that I opened a brothel, so when the truth came out, they turned around and accused me of plagiarism with some random prescription. I will report this matter to the authorities exactly as it was.”
Madam Xin crossed her arms, raised her chin, and sneered, "We don't even know where that incense recipe came from!"
It has to be said, Mrs. Xin was right.
Upon hearing Song Xizhi's reasoned and well-founded words, the entire audience erupted in an uproar.
That makes sense. After Song Ruoan stole the incense, the truth came out, and she had no choice but to try every means to find the ancient formula.
Because the ingredients listed at the beginning of the recipe could produce something almost identical to the original, and the last ingredient, Tianhua Ningzhi, was extinct, she assumed she had actually found the recipe and even turned the tables on him.
Who knew that what was produced would not be an unparalleled incense, but an unparalleled stench?
It even made the poor Prince Ning vomit profusely from the fumes.
Hearing Song Xizhi's words, He Yunze frowned: "Family matters should not be aired in public. You actually want to report this to the authorities?"
"Do you want to cause chaos and unrest in the Marquis of Anding's residence?"
As soon as He Yunze finished speaking, everyone present frowned.
Prince Ning gave his guard a casual wink: "Go to the Jingzhao Prefecture and invite them over."
He Yunze was startled, as if he had misheard. He bowed low and spoke cautiously, "This matter must be a misunderstanding. Your Highness, there's no need for the people of the Capital Prefecture to trouble themselves..."
Prince Ning continued in a deep voice and with a cold expression, "Announce my name and have the Prefect of the Capital come here to see me in person, listen to Boss Song's demands, and then handle this matter properly."
Song Xizhi looked up in surprise and suddenly met the gaze of Prince Ning.
Unexpectedly, Prince Ning was so angry that he summoned the Prefect of the Capital for today's events.
The Prefect of the Capital used to handle criminal cases involving high-ranking and wealthy families in the capital. It was even more unusual for the Prefect to personally visit and judge the feud between the two brothels, which was only done under the orders of Prince Ning...
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