Chapter 178: The scented sachet appeared out of thin air
After Princess Lan Ning's body was suspended in the air, she finally felt afraid.
She was extremely scared, but she still kept her mouth shut.
"This princess asked you to let go, can't you hear me?"
"You bald asses, you treat me like this, I will make sure you have the consequences."
"Let me go, put me down!"
No matter how Princess Lan Ning shouted, the monks turned a deaf ear to her.
There are many people in Donghua Hall.
Because it was not yet time to pray, the important figures had not arrived yet.
Everyone had not yet returned to their seats, and were gathered in groups of three or four, talking in low voices.
As soon as Princess Lan Ning shouted loudly, almost all the women in Donghua Palace noticed this side.
They saw Princess Lan Ning being carried out by the monks with her limbs spread out, with all kinds of strange expressions on her face.
This era emphasizes strict separation between men and women.
Even if a monk has left home, as long as he keeps his six senses pure and does not get involved with women, he is still a real man.
Princess Lan Ning was carried out of Donghua Palace by four men like a pig, which was a complete disgrace.
Princess Deyang, Lan Ning's mother, was talking with an old friend and did not notice that Lan Ning had left her side.
The distance was quite far, so she didn't see clearly who was being carried out, nor did she hear clearly that the voice was her daughter's.
Princess Deyang frowned and asked, "Whose family is this girl from? How can she be so uneducated and act so presumptuously in Donghua Palace?"
An old friend said, "Looking at this direction, it seems to be where Princess Ling is."
Princess Deyang sneered, "No wonder."
"Prince Ling was previously in a coma and was said to be dying. The imperial doctors had given up on treatment, but the Concubine Dowager refused to give up and married a village girl for Prince Ling to bring him good luck."
"This village girl is really lucky. Prince Ling survived, and she also jumped from a village girl to become Prince Ling's concubine."
"It's not that I look down on the girl from the manor, it's just that she has been here all year round, with no one to teach her or guide her. Her behavior is rude and unruly, so it's inevitable that she will do something out of line."
The old friend said, "Who says it's not?"
"I think His Royal Highness Prince Ling is a god-like figure. Which woman in the capital wouldn't want to marry him? It's a pity that he married such a woman."
Princess Deyang couldn't conceal her gloating tone. "I heard that she was dragged out by four monks, dragging her limbs. This is really embarrassing for Princess Ling."
An old friend echoed: "From today on, Princess Ling will probably never be able to hold her head up again."
Princess Deyang snorted coldly: "You dare to be so presumptuous in Donghua Palace, you should pay the price."
Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, who were closer to Princess Deyang, heard Princess Deyang's discussion.
Mrs. Wang suffers from severe anorexia.
She accidentally ate the lucky snake cake made by Xie Yingmian, which whetted her appetite. Later, she went to Xie Yingmian for treatment. Now she can eat three meals a day normally, and her physical condition is improving.
To Mrs. Wang, Xie Yingmian was her savior.
Mrs. Wang was indignant when she heard her savior being slandered in this way.
"This Donghua Hall is so large and packed with people that we couldn't even see who was being carried away by the monks. How did Princess Deyang see through all those people and see that it was Princess Ling who was being carried out?" Madam Wang said sarcastically, "I only just realized today that Princess Deyang has such a skill."
Princess Deyang looked down on Lady Wang.
When she was still in the boudoir, Princess Deyang first fell in love with Lady Wang's husband, Wang Huanran, the newly crowned top scholar of the year.
Wang Huanran rejected Princess Deyang and married Lady Wang. After marriage, the two lived in harmony and loved each other very much.
Princess Deyang felt that it was Lady Wang who stole her lover, and every time she saw their loving appearance, she would tear her handkerchiefs into pieces.
Later, Mrs. Wang's daughter was lost, and Mrs. Wang suffered from anorexia and became extremely thin. She lived a very miserable life, and Princess Deyang felt a little relieved.
To this day, the two remain sworn enemies.
Princess Deyang sneered, "People say that those who keep company with vermilion become red, and those who keep company with ink become black. No wonder Madam Wang and Princess Ling are so close. It turns out some people are just mean at heart."
Madam Wang retorted, "Princess Ling and I are both upright and honest. We never speak ill of others without evidence."
"If this is what we call lowly, then what do you call someone who gossips behind Princess Ling's back and fabricates rumors without knowing the truth?"
Princess Deyang was so angry that her face turned pale: "You!"
"You're making a specious argument. The commotion came from over there. Everyone present is of noble status and knows etiquette. Who else could it be other than Princess Ling, a village girl who doesn't understand etiquette?"
Mrs. Wang sneered, "I don't want to argue with you. Do you dare to make a bet with me?"
"Let's bet on whether the person being carried out of Donghua Palace is Princess Ling."
"I bet that person is not Princess Ling."
Princess Deyang was certain it was Xie Yingmian: "Let's bet."
"If you win, I will kneel down and kowtow three times to apologize to you in front of everyone."
Madam Wang: "It's not me you should apologize to, it's Princess Ling."
Princess Deyang didn't think she would lose: "If you lose, you will kneel down and kowtow to me three times, and shout three times, 'I'm wrong.'"
Princess Deyang's old friends tried to dissuade her.
After all, they were just guessing, and there was no actual evidence to prove that the person being carried out was Xie Yingmian.
If you make a mistake, you will lose face.
Princess Deyang lost her rationality when she met Lady Wang. She would not listen to anything else and only wanted to compete with Lady Wang.
She was afraid that Mrs. Wang would go back on her word, so she wrote a bet.
Xie Yingmian didn't know about the bet between the two.
After the monks carried Princess Lan Ning out, his ears finally quieted down.
She sat down and looked through the scriptures she was going to recite.
It was also at this time that she noticed something was wrong.
She smelled the fragrance of osmanthus.
The Donghua Hall was filled with women. Even though the Buddha's Birthday Festival required plain clothing and plain makeup, they still had a faint scent of makeup on their bodies.
Amidst the fragrance of various cosmetics, if she hadn't sat down, it would have been difficult to detect that the sweet-scented osmanthus scent came from her.
Xie Yingmian looked for it.
Sure enough, a sachet was found in the clothes.
The materials used for the sachet are very special.
A while ago, Yu Lingye gave her a piece of cloth, saying it was the palace's allotment.
This rule is only available to the Empress Dowager, the Queen, the Grand Princess, and the families of several princes. No one else is eligible to use it.
Xie Yingmian was not very interested in this expensive and impractical gorgeous fabric.
The royal rewards could not be sold, mainly because no one dared to buy them. They could not be exchanged for silver, and they were not comfortable to wear after being cut into clothes.
She casually placed the things that were tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away in the warehouse of Prince Ling's mansion.
She was sure that she had never used that fabric, let alone made a sachet from it.
This sachet appeared on her body for no reason, and it was made of special fabric from Prince Ling's Mansion. The purpose was self-evident.
Xie Yingmian calmed down.
From beginning to end, the only people who had contact with her were Yu Lingye and Princess Lan Ning.
Yu Lingye would not do such a boring thing.
Princess Lan Ning had never been to Prince Ling's Mansion.
Therefore, the person who got the cloth to make the osmanthus sachet should be Fang Yilin.
Xie Yingmian couldn't guess Fang Yilin's purpose.
She wasn't going to guess.
Xie Yingmian stood up, looked around, and locked onto Fang Yilin's location from a distance.
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