Chapter 98 As long as people are alive, good things will happen to others
Su Yuyan retorted.
"A frog in a well."
As she finished speaking, she picked up the silver knife on the table and shaved thin slices from the agarwood. Wherever the blade passed, a faint fragrance quietly emanated.
Then she used a mortar and pestle to grind the plum pistil into fine powder.
The moment the spring water dripped in, a gust of wind suddenly blew through the hall, blowing a few early-withered plum petals onto the table.
"The wind carries the plum blossom's soul away, which is quite appropriate for the scene."
Su Yuyan took the opportunity to rub the unexpected visitor into the fragrant mud.
When the incense seal was pressed into the mica sheet, Shangguan Rao's nostrils suddenly twitched.
"Did you mix it with dirt?"
"Yes, it's the old soil under the plum tree."
After she finished speaking, Su Yuyan lit the incense.
I saw that the green smoke first gathered into the shape of plum branches like a living thing, and then dispersed into flowing clouds.
"The old soil beneath the plum tree best understands the fragrance and character of plum blossoms."
At first, the smoke is cool and the fragrance is like plum buds just blooming in the snow; when the ash gradually turns white, the fragrance reveals the warmth of agarwood baked by the sun; in the last aftertaste, there is even the moist scent of spring rain moistening the soil.
Although the smoke was never thick, when it was intertwined with the rich fragrance of heaven, it was not suppressed. Instead, it was like a clear spring that cleansed the flowers, making the fragrance in the room become clear.
Shangguan Rao was stunned.
She looked at the gradually fading smoke in her own incense burner, then looked at the always flexible wisp of smoke in Su Yuyan's burner, and silently closed the lid of the heavenly incense burner.
After the lid of the furnace was closed, the rich aroma of the heavenly incense was immediately locked in the copper furnace, while the scent of Su Yuyan's nameless incense became clearer and slowly flowed in the air.
Shangguan Rao said, smelling the different levels of fragrance in the air.
"This is impossible! How can the fragrance be so distinct without a fixative?!"
Su Yuyan curled her lips.
"Agarwood is its bones, plum blossoms its soul, soil connects the four seasons, and springs nourish the earth. Nature's layers are surely far stronger than those created by humans."
Shangguan Rao suddenly took off the gilded sachet from her waist.
"I used thirty kinds of spices to simulate the scent of early spring, and you used only a few ordinary ingredients and made the four seasons flow in this small space?! How did you do it?!"
Su Yuyan looked straight at Shangguan Rao, and then spoke word by word.
"Isn't this possible if I have hands?"
Shangguan Rao was furious.
"you!"
At the same time, the three heads of the palace incense shop said.
"Princess Rui used only a few common spices, following the principle of 'primary, secondary, and auxiliary', allowing each ingredient to showcase its strengths without conflicting with the others. The result is a subtle aftertaste, like the lingering aftertaste of tea."
"Harmony without uniformity is the true skill. That's why Princess Rui wins."
In fact, there is no need for the referee to make a conclusion in person. The natural reaction of the people in the hall to the aroma alone can tell who will win:
After a long moment of inhaling the rich aroma, some of the crowd coughed lightly, others fanned their noses with hand-made fans. Then, when they finally caught the three layers of fragrance, the top, middle, and base notes, they all felt refreshed and refreshed.
Coupled with Shangguan Rao's undisguised shock and rhetorical questions, everyone present had no objection to the final judgment result.
After coming back to his senses from the distinct layers of fragrance, Shangguan Rao spoke again.
"I am a man who can afford to play. I admit defeat in this incense-making competition."
"We'll have a horse race next."
Su Yuyan stretched lazily.
"We'll talk about the next two competitions later."
Shangguan Rao was completely confused.
“Why?”
"Because I am tired."
Shangguan Rao blushed immediately.
"Since ancient times, any competition should be concluded as quickly as possible and the winner should be determined! How can you just say you don't want to compete? I've never seen anyone like you!"
Su Yuyan raised her chin.
"Oh, then you'll see it today."
"Also, why are you in such a hurry to finish the competition? Are you not going to live to see tomorrow?"
"Anyway, you lost the first round. Now you have no choice but to wait until I'm in a better mood and then continue the other two rounds with you. If you can't wait, then Jinyang City will belong to me, Dafeng."
Shangguan Rao's face turned red with anger when he heard this.
"you!"
Su Yuyan looked at Shangguan Rao.
"Why are you angry again?"
"Let me tell you, anger can cause high blood pressure and heart rate, which can significantly increase the workload on the heart. Long-term or severe emotional fluctuations can induce acute myocardial ischemia, leading to angina pectoris or myocardial infarction."
"It may also induce arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation, which can directly lead to sudden death."
"In short, it means that one's hair stands on end in anger and easily ends up in a coffin."
"So, don't get so angry all the time. Live well. Because as long as you're alive, good things will definitely happen to...others. For example, Prince Rui and I are planning to have a child. I'll send you an invitation to our baby's full-moon celebration."
Killing someone is not the right thing to do, so why hurt their heart and lungs?
Shangguan Rao was so angry that she burst into tears immediately.
emperor:"......"
Her mouth is so powerful that all the civil and military officials in the court combined cannot beat her in an eloquence.
Isn’t this a kind of genius?
Seeing Shangguan Rao crying out of anger, Shangguan Jue decided to take her away from here first.
"Since Princess Rui is tired, let's hold the remaining two competitions another day."
After he finished speaking, Shangguan Jue looked at the emperor.
"Emperor Dafeng, since we can't reach an agreement on the trade, let's discuss it another day."
The emperor, feeling refreshed, laughed.
"That's it for today. Your Highness can rest at the inn and we'll discuss this another day."
With the emperor's departure, the state banquet came to an end.
After returning to Prince Rui's Mansion, Su Yuyan took a comfortable bath.
After taking a bath, Su Yuyan went to the study to find Jiang Hanyu.
"The prince went into the study as soon as he returned from the palace. What is he busy with?"
Seeing her coming to find him, Jiang Hanyu's handsome eyes sparkled like broken diamonds falling into the sky.
"There are several important memorials that need to be approved, and now there is only the last one left."
Su Yuyan sat on the small couch next to her.
"Okay, then Your Majesty, please get down to business first."
After a cup of tea, Jiang Hanyu closed the letter, stood up and walked to Su Yuyan.
"I'm done."
"Yuyan came to see me, is there something you want me to help you with?"
Su Yuyan went straight to the point.
"I'm not here to ask the prince for help."
"The prince is being missed by Shangguan Rao, I'm a little jealous and want to eat meat."
"Do it? Two starts."
Jiang Hanyu, who thought his wife was tired of him, was stunned for a moment, and the next moment his eyes were filled with shock and ecstasy.
He put his thin lips close to Su Yuyan's ear.
"I promise to serve Yuyan well."
"Yuyan, wait a moment. I'll be right there after I take a shower."
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