Chapter 247:

Second Blooming "Oh?" There was some curiosity in the Queen Mother's voice: "Who is it?"

"The Royal Grandmother should have heard of her. She is the Prime Minister's adopted daughter, Song Shiwei." Xiao Lingyu opened her thin lips slightly.

Song Shiwei...

The Queen Mother suddenly realized: "The wife of Marquis Anle has mentioned this to me several times, but how did you know that Song Shiwei is good at making incense?"

Xiao Lingyu said calmly: "Earlier at the Marquis Anle's mansion, she smelled that the incense on Sun'er's carriage was damp, so she gave Sun'er a piece of incense stone, and Sun'er used it quite well." The Queen Mother

nodded slightly. Not knowing what happened behind the curtain, Xiao Lingyu only heard her groan, "Has the matter of Emperor Lu Daizong been resolved?"

Xiao Lingyu shook his head: "The people in the Marquis Anle's mansion are investigating one by one, but there are no clues yet." He paused, and then said: "But don't worry, Grandmother, Sun'er will definitely get to the bottom of it and bring the real culprit to justice."

"That's great," the rustling sound behind the gauze curtain suddenly increased, and the Queen Mother's voice also carried a bit of urging: "Tomorrow, bring Song Shiwei to me."

"By the way, I heard that Jiang Zhiyu is back too? Bring her to me tomorrow."

Xiao Lingyu was startled, but did not say much, just replied solemnly.

After coming out of Cining Palace, Xiao Lingyu did not rush back to the East Palace, but strolled leisurely in Yu Garden.

Snowflakes floated in the sky at some point, falling down in large numbers, quickly dyeing the sky and the earth into a pure white.

Xiao Lingyu stood quietly in the snow, the breeze gently ruffling his hair, he stared into the distance, his eyes empty.

Yesterday morning, the day after Song Shiwei sent her visiting card, she went to the East Palace alone at 9:00.

"Your Highness," Song Shiwei took out a few boxes and handed them to the attendants beside her: "That day, I only had that kind of incense stone with me. I was afraid that Your Highness would not have enough, so I thought of sending some more."

Song Shiwei smiled lightly and tried to be generous.

Although this move was a bit out of line, Xiao Lingyu was her only way to get close to the Queen Mother, and she must seize it!

The attendants opened the boxes one by one and showed them to Xiao Lingyu. Xiao Lingyu took a quick look and asked them to put them away. Looking at Song Shiwei, his voice was cold: "Thank you, Miss Song." Seeing

him accept it, Song Shiwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness can throw the white ones directly into the incense burner, but the red ones need to be soaked in warm water first, wait for them to melt, then leave them to dry, and finally light them..."

Song Shi explained in detail how to use each type of incense stone. The servants holding the brocade box nodded frequently. When she stopped, Xiao Lingyu said, "Thank you, Miss Song. It seems that Miss Song is very knowledgeable about incense making."

Song Shi smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, you are kind. I am not too harsh ." It's just a show of skill before an expert."

Fearing that Xiao Lingyu would start talking after this round of business flattery, Song Shiwei tried to speak naturally: "I once heard from the wife of Marquis Anle that the Queen Mother seemed to have trouble sleeping these days, so I made some incense to calm her spirit."

As she spoke, she took out another brocade box: "I wonder if Your Highness the Crown Prince can present this incense to the Queen Mother on my behalf?"

Hearing this, Xiao Lingyu raised his eyes and scanned her whole body with his scrutinizing eyes.

Song Shiwei's heart was pounding like a deer, beating very fast, as restless as a turbulent lake. She tried her best to suppress the tension in her heart, and a worried look appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Lingyu sneered in her heart.

Was Song Shiwei's goal to let him deliver this incense on her behalf? Of course not, her real purpose was to see the Queen Mother, but she was afraid that she would refuse, so she came up with this compromise excuse.

Xiao Lingyu lowered his eyes: "I never pass on things for others."

Song Shiwei's fingers trembled slightly, and his lost expression could not be concealed.

Xiao Lingyu's eyes flashed with contempt, "However, I can ask the Queen Mother for a heads-up," he glanced at the brocade box next to him: "Miss Song gave me a thank-you gift for Xiangshi."

Song Shi was slightly startled, and joy suddenly filled his heart.

She suppressed her excitement and tried to keep her voice calm: "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xiao Lingyu picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I can't guarantee whether the Queen Mother will see you or not."

Song Shi bowed slightly and saluted.

"Crack", the sound of branches breaking brought Xiao Lingyu back to his senses. Xiao Lingyu frowned and walked towards the source of the sound.

The sound of footsteps on the snow was very clear, and the movement in the woods gradually became louder.

Xiao Lingyu's face was tense, revealing a bit of coldness, and he raised his voice: "Who is here?"

The sound in the woods stopped abruptly.

After waiting for a long time, no one came out. Xiao Lingyu sneered: "If you don't come out, I will call someone."

A panicked male voice suddenly sounded in the woods: "Don't call anyone, it's me, your royal brother!"

Xiao Lingyu's eyes flashed with surprise.

This sound...

He stood there with an unhappy look on his face. After a long while, the two people came out of the woods.

The fourth prince was disheveled and his face was red. Although it was still snowing, there was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

The woman behind him had wrinkles on her clothes, and the bite marks on her neck could be clearly seen.

Xiao Lingyu had never seen this woman before. She must be a maid from some palace.

Xiao Lingyu closed his eyes slightly.

He had thought that it was just some daring guard and maid who had colluded, but he didn't expect it to be him.

The fourth prince lowered his eyes slightly, and at this moment he also felt the chill, his body trembling slightly: "Royal brother..."

Xiao Lingyu's voice was cold: "If I remember correctly, you have just been released from house arrest, you really have not changed your bad habits."

His cold words pierced the fourth prince's eardrums, and his face was burning.

Xiao Lingyu was always gentle to others, and to say such words, he must be very angry.

The fourth prince begged for mercy with a pale face: "Royal brother, please, please forgive me this time, but don't tell father. Last time, I was caught and confined by father. If he knows this time, he will definitely not forgive me."

Seeing that Xiao Lingyu's face was still unmoved, the fourth prince stretched out a hand, grabbed his sleeve, and shook it gently, just like when he was a child: "Royal brother, please, now only you know, as long as you don't tell, father will not be able to find out."

Xiao Lingyu frowned, took a deep breath, and looked at the trembling woman beside him with eyes like sharp swords: "Who is she?"

The fourth prince, who had just begged for mercy, suddenly became like a quail, shrinking his head and not daring to speak.

Realizing that the identity of this woman might not be a palace maid as he thought, Xiao Lingyu looked at him deeply, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Hey, brother," the fourth prince hurriedly stopped him, almost slipping and said directly: "Yes, it's the person that my second brother intends to give to father."