Chapter 919 What if, what if it can’t be cured?
Although she spoke with disdain, the tenderness in the queen's eyes when she mentioned her daughter could not be deceived.
Meeting Song Yanxi's eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, the Queen's nose felt sore and the smile on her face became difficult to maintain.
The pride she had accumulated over the years reminded her not to show weakness in front of a junior and not to lose face.
But as a mother, there was a voice in her heart telling her that she could sacrifice everything for her daughter.
As long as my daughter is safe and sound, what does face matter?
Seeing the queen's eyes redden, Song Yanxi took her hand first and said softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best to heal Your Majesty."
The Queen's voice trembled slightly, "Yan Xi, what if, what if it can't be cured?"
Song Yanxi's eyes darkened slightly, and she lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty, just remember that as long as His Royal Highness Prince Jin is here, he will protect Princess Roujia."
The Queen held her hand tightly, shedding a tear, "Of course I don't trust you, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to control yourself when the time comes.
Power is too tempting. Over the years, countless innocent lives have been lost in their pursuit of power and profit.
If possible, I would like Yingxue to marry an ordinary family in the future, even if it is a simple family, at least she can live a peaceful and smooth life."
Song Yanxi took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, smiling slightly, "Princess Roujia hasn't reached the age of marriage yet, so it's too early to talk about marriage.
If your Majesty is willing to find a partner for her, you may as well wait another two years."
"But..." Thinking of Wen Qi who was now dragging his feet and refusing to discuss the details of the peace talks on the pretext of marriage, the queen couldn't help but sigh.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke, "From what your majesty has said, you are reluctant to let Yingxue marry far away, but the Crown Prince of Liang is still living in the post station, waiting eagerly.
You've been in the border town for a while, and you've probably heard some absurd rumors about this prince. He's definitely not a good match."
Song Yanxi's eyes darkened suddenly. "He wants to marry the princess. It's completely a pipe dream."
The Queen smiled bitterly, "He's been dragging his feet and refusing to discuss the details of the peace agreement. He's just waiting."
As for what she was waiting for, Song Yanxi knew it even if she didn't say it.
It was nothing more than waiting for Emperor Xuande to pass away so that he could negotiate terms with the new emperor.
No matter whether the successor was King An or King Ning, or even King Xuan who had just returned to the capital, for them, giving up a sister in exchange for friendly relations between the two countries was an extremely cost-effective deal.
If Mo Yingxue becomes the Queen of Liang, the son born from her womb will naturally become the new king of Liang.
The new king, who has half Anguo's blood in his body, naturally does not want to see the people of the two countries killing each other.
Just one princess can bring back decades of friendship between the two countries. Why not do it?
As for the fact that Mo Yingxue might be wronged or even lose her life in a foreign country, in their mouths, it was nothing more than a saying that those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters.
How can they feel pain if the knife doesn't fall on them?
Whenever the queen thought that her daughter might eventually be forced to marry a foreign prince, she felt heartbroken.
Song Yanxi knew that no matter how much comfort she gave, it would be impossible for a mother to really stop worrying about her daughter, so she could only find a way to divert her attention.
She lit the incense she had taken from Emperor Xuande's bedroom and said to the Empress, "Your Majesty, this is the calming incense I recently concocted. Please try it and see if the flavor suits your taste."
The Queen raised her hand and gently fanned her nose a few times, commenting, "The fragrance is a bit heavy and cloying. It's not as refreshing as the one you gave me earlier."
Thinking of something, she couldn't help but frown, "Why does this fragrance smell so familiar to me?"
Song Yanxi pushed the incense burner forward, "Your Majesty, please smell it carefully to see if you remembered it wrongly."
The Queen shook her head and said firmly, "I will never be wrong."
She opened the lid of the incense burner, picked out a little burnt incense ash, brought it to her nose and sniffed it carefully, saying, "You can't be wrong, I have indeed smelled this scent before.
But for a moment, I couldn't remember where I had smelled it before."
She frowned slightly and asked in surprise, "Why, after smelling this fragrance, I not only don't feel calm, but instead feel an unbearable heat in my heart, as if..."
The rest of her words came to an abrupt end when she saw Song Yanxi extinguish the incense with tea.
The Queen realized something and asked with a grim expression, "Did you get these incense sticks from His Majesty's bedroom?"
Song Yanxi nodded. "The reason why the Queen feels the fragrance is so strong is because the incense maker deliberately added several fragrant spices to cover up the unique sweet fragrance of one spice."
As a person who had been through this and had stayed in the palace for so many years, the Queen knew what that sweet fragrance was used for as soon as she heard what Song Yanxi said.
Her face suddenly darkened, and she slammed the table, saying, "This is ridiculous! Your Majesty is already at this age, how can you use such harmful and filthy things!"
As she said this, she was about to call someone in to investigate thoroughly.
Song Yanxi stopped her and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is still ill, so we shouldn't alert him."
The Queen's expression eased slightly, and she gritted her teeth and said, "When I find out who did this, I will definitely ask her what her intentions are.
Now that Da'an is peaceful and prosperous under the leadership of Your Majesty, if anything were to happen to him, what good would it do her?"
Hearing her hidden meaning, Song Yanxi asked tentatively: "Have you thought of anything, Madam?"
The Queen's eyes flickered slightly, and she shook her head, saying, "I have been so worried about Your Majesty these past two days that I haven't slept a wink. My mind is in a terrible mess."
Song Yanxi understood that she was worried and unwilling to speak, so she gently advised: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your Majesty is surrounded by the ministers and the prince to take care of him."
The Queen smiled with relief, patted her hands and said, "With you and Prince Jin here, I can rest easy."
She slowly stood up, her tone slightly heavy, "It's getting late, I'll return to Fengyi Palace first. As for His Majesty, I'll have to trouble you and Prince Jin."
Song Yanxi sent the Queen away and ordered An San, "Follow the Queen and don't alert the enemy."
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"Miss, the Empress left the Imperial Hospital and went to Xinhe Palace where the Virtuous Consort is."
Hearing Concubine De's name, Song Yanxi murmured, "It's her."
Mo Jinchuan's cold voice rang out at the door, "Before entering the palace, Consort De was very skilled in perfume making, and the spices she made were once favored by the ladies in the boudoir."
Song Yanxi raised her eyes and looked at him, frowning, "Your Highness is still injured, why don't you take a good rest?"
She glanced at An San next to her, and then heard Mo Jinchuan say, "When Xier mentioned that there was something wrong with the incense used by the emperor, I thought of Concubine De."
Hearing this, Song Yanxi's heart sank.
There are many talented people in the palace, especially those concubines who have been trained at home since childhood to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is not uncommon for them to know some perfume-making skills.
But he identified the target at the first moment.
This only proves that he had doubts about Concubine De before.
Recalling the nightmare that Concubine Yu had a while ago, Song Yanxi asked, "Is Hongrui really Concubine De's person?"
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