The next day, the foggy sky finally cleared up. Although the sun was in the sky, the wind was still cool.
The group arrived at Concubine Shu's bedroom after lunch.
It has been several months since I last visited Concubine Shu's palace. Most of the flowers planted in her yard bloom in this season. They look like a cluster of flowers, which is a beautiful sight worth appreciating compared to the withered trees around them.
It was well worth the reason why she invited all the concubines to gather together to appreciate the flowers.
They said they were going to enjoy the flowers, but they just walked around the yard and then went into the house to drink tea and talk.
"The flowers in Toffee's yard are truly in full bloom."
A concubine spoke first, "If it were summer, sitting in a pavilion and enjoying this beautiful scenery would truly be refreshing."
Concubine Shu smiled gently, "That's not difficult. Everyone can come again next summer to enjoy the flowers and drink tea."
Everyone said hello, but Concubine Shu looked at Concubine Xian who was holding Yu Yiluo beside her.
"Just now I forgot that Concubine Xian was with the little princess, and she was caught off guard."
[Heh, am I invisible or something? You can't see such a big kid.]
"My dear Consort, I'm worried about you. Luo'er is dressed warmly, so it's okay."
Concubine Shu nodded and said, "That's good. The little princess's first birthday is coming soon. She should take care of herself. Otherwise, it would be a waste of the emperor's kindness."
【Curse me to be sick?】
Everyone who was drinking tea looked at Empress Xian when they heard this. They had never expected that the Emperor would be so concerned about the little princess's first birthday party. Thinking about what they had heard recently, they felt so envious that they began to feel jealous.
Empress Xian smiled slightly, "Your Highness has been closed to visitors for so long. Today, I want to show my concern for Luo'er first. I haven't had time to ask how your Highness is doing. I wonder if you are well now."
Those who did not go to watch the excitement that day looked puzzled, but those who knew about it did not dare to look at Concubine Shu, but just lowered their eyes to hide the smile in their eyes.
Empress Xian usually looks weak and frail, and speaks softly, but she can kill people without spilling any blood, which surprises people who don't know her.
【Hahaha, my mother can kill people without spilling blood even when she speaks.】
Concubine Shu must be furious. She had been shutting herself in and not seeing guests. She had fainted at the time and missed the best opportunity to explain. Now that it was suddenly brought up, her mother was just going to go all out.
"Yes," Concubine Shu put down the tea in her hand, "The Concubine Dowager suddenly fainted that day. I am still frightened. Fortunately, it was just the poison."
Defei looked at Shufei and winked at her.
Concubine Shu's kind smile froze for a moment. Seeing that everyone else was looking at her with concern, she said softly:
"Thank you for your trouble. I didn't expect that Miss Huang was so cunning that she actually put drugs in my food."
[Tsk tsk, Miss Huang is dead and still has to bear the blame. If she knew, would she crawl out of the ground?]
I thought everyone's expressions would change after hearing this, but unexpectedly they became even more meaningful.
Concubine Shu, who thought she had everything under control, couldn't help but frown. Is there something she doesn't know?
But now was not the time to ask Lu'er, because she wanted to get to the bottom of this matter, so Concubine Shu seemed a little absent-minded.
Yu Yiluo has been restless since she could walk. She was not interested in the gossip of the crowd and rolled over from Empress Xian's arms and got off the ground.
"Luo'er, come back soon."
"The little princess is learning to walk so quickly," Concubine Shu shifted her gaze to Yu Yiluo, "Don't worry, Concubine Xian. My room is flat."
"The fragrance in this room smells really good, Toffee."
Concubine Shu took a deep breath and said, "It's elegant and refined, and it makes people clear-headed when they smell it."
As soon as Empress Xian came in, she noticed the smell of the incense. It was indeed different, but she didn't notice anything unusual, so she didn't pay attention to it.
Before Concubine Shu could speak, Lu'er beside her said proudly, "This fragrance was made by the Concubine herself, so it naturally smells good."
"Green."
Concubine Shu chuckled at her and looked at Concubine Shu, "I didn't expect Concubine Shu also understands fragrance."
Concubine Shu waved her hand and said, "I don't know anything about fragrance. I just think it smells good. I wonder if the Concubine Dowager has any extra. I'm shamelessly asking for some."
Yu Yiluo, who originally wanted to go to the incense burner, thought to herself after hearing this.
[Aunt Shufei is truly considerate.]
"Lu'er, go get a box of incense for Concubine Shu."
Seeing this, Concubine Shu, who originally suspected that there was something wrong with the incense, thought to herself, was she being too suspicious?
…
A group of people sat with Concubine Shu until it was almost dinner time before they left one after another. What surprised Yu Yiluo was that Concubine Shu, who usually started to feel tired after sitting for a while, could actually sit still for a long time.
Returning to Zuihua Palace, Concubine Shu took out the incense given by Concubine Shu Tai and said to the others, "I can't see anything unusual about this incense. That damn old woman sat with us for so long, it wouldn't really be just to admire the flowers."
"Hua Rui, go get Doctor Lin."
Hua Rui left in response. De Fei smiled and said, "Sister Xian Fei is still smart."
Speaking of this, Defei looked at Roupin again.
"Sister Roupin, is the prickly heat on your back better?"
I had wanted to ask my niece to help look after it, but Concubine Rou said it was much better, so I gave up.
Still thinking, Concubine Rou shook her head. "It had already gotten better before, and I don't want to keep going back to that."
As they were talking, Hua Rui had already brought Doctor Lin in. Doctor Lin looked at the few people and saluted respectfully.
But I was wondering which lady I was seeing.
Before he could ask, Concubine Xian held out the incense in her hand and said, "Doctor Lin, please take a look at this incense. Is there anything wrong with it?"
It turned out to be incense. Doctor Lin took the incense and sniffed it carefully, then said with a smile, "Ladies, was this incense given by the Concubine Dowager?"
Several people were surprised.
"I have smelled it in Concubine Shu's house. I thought it was pleasant and refreshing. Concubine Shu rewarded me with some, so I know about it."
It works very well when I am on duty at night and I don’t feel sleepy at all.
Concubine Shu raised her eyebrows and said, "So this incense is really fragrant."
"That's right," Doctor Lin returned the incense to Concubine Xian, "This incense is excellent for invigorating the mind. I've been using it for over a month and it's worked perfectly."
After sending the people away, Concubine De was still worried and said to them, "I will go back and ask the princess to come into the palace and help take a look."
Empress Xian knew Mu Xue's abilities and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Roupin looked absent-minded, he waved his hand to let Huarui leave, and then asked: "What's wrong with Sister Roupin?"
Concubine Rou came back to her senses and said seriously, "I have already deliberately ignored this person, why is my heart still out of control?"
They knew that matters of the heart were beyond their control and didn't know how to persuade her. They just asked Concubine Rou to remember the fate of Concubine Huang.
While the others were talking, Yu Yiluo had already followed Doctor Lin out of the bedroom. When Doctor Lin realized she was following him, they were almost at Concubine Shu's bedroom.
"Little Princess," Doctor Lin said with surprise, squatting down, "Why did you follow me here?"
Empress Xian and the Emperor would be extremely worried if they couldn't see the little princess.
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