Jingyan was called outside by Rongying. Outside, Rongying took out the handkerchief she had obtained from Xiange.
"Your Highness, smell it."
Rong Ying's behavior was strange. Jing Yan tentatively took the handkerchief in his hand and gently sniffed it.
The scent on the handkerchief was unlike anything he had ever smelled before, yet it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.
Seeing that Jing Yan did not react for a long time, Rong Ying snatched the handkerchief away and warned, "Your Highness, it is not good to smell this fragrance for too long."
Jingyan stared at the handkerchief that Rong Ying had taken back and asked, "Where did it come from?"
Rong Ying casually folded a handkerchief in her hand and explained, "This handkerchief is enough to prove that the girl named Xian Ge is a woman from the Moon Kingdom."
"This handkerchief has a special fragrance that can arouse desire and passion. Women kept in the Moon Kingdom should all have this secret to some extent, after all, the addition of this fragrance can bring a hundred benefits."
"Of course, the items come from the Moon Kingdom, but that doesn't include whether other women might use them for convenience when they come out."
He curiously turned his gaze to Jing Yan, thinking to himself.
"Your Highness, does the Crown Princess possess this fragrance?"
Rong Ying learned about this incense from an old friend, but he did not know how it was obtained, nor did the friend tell him what specific harm it might cause.
His fear was that the same might be true of the Crown Princess. If so, wouldn't that mean His Highness had been influenced by the Crown Princess for a long time?
"If so, I will immediately take you to see Shang Yu to examine your pulse and see if there is any problem."
After Rong Ying finished speaking, Jing Yan slowly realized what was on the handkerchief. Although the smell was different from what Yue Jiang had smelled, the effects were similar.
He never told Rong Ying about this, because Yue Jiang was a woman and it was not appropriate to expose such a private matter to others.
Later, Jingyan felt there was no need to say anything more.
He has shown no abnormalities so far, so the incense probably didn't harm him. He can always ask Shang Yu to take his pulse privately later.
As for Rong Ying's question, to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jing Yan thought for a moment and decided to keep it a secret: "You're overthinking it. Jiang'er doesn't have that item on her."
Rong Ying asked suspiciously, "Really not? I seem to remember that when the Crown Princess first came to Jing Kingdom, she always carried various sachets, which seemed to be for refreshing the mind."
"Your Highness spends every day with the Crown Princess, so you should be the one who knows best about her unusual behavior, right?"
Rong Ying was so focused on thoroughly investigating potential hazards that she forgot to consider the importance of saving face in certain situations.
Jing Yan felt guilty as he thought of Yue Jiang's teasing him at night. He always felt an uncontrollable infatuation with Yue Jiang, and a faint burning sensation rose on his face.
Jing Yan quickly suppressed his unease. Facing Rong Ying's questioning, he gently rubbed his index finger hidden in his sleeve, solemnly dispelling his doubts.
“Rong Ying, I know you’re overthinking things because I’ve spent so much time with Jiang’er. She doesn’t have what you’re saying.”
Jing Yan took the initiative and asked Rong Ying, "Are you distracted by the music? I feel you've been much more anxious lately."
"My mind has never been disturbed, nor can anyone disturb it. Your Highness, please don't joke," Rong Ying denied without thinking, and then cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"Your Highness is at fault. I hope you are alright. I will take my leave now."
"Wait," Jingyan called out to Rong Ying before he left, "Didn't I ask you to find out what Xiange's purpose was? How's the progress?"
Even though Rong Ying didn't continue arguing with Xiange about this matter, he had already deduced two or three reasons why, which made him feel at ease not to pay any attention to Xiange's intentions.
He said, "As far as I know, I have not seen any malice in her. On the contrary, the Crown Princess has a very good relationship with her. She is probably an accomplice sent by the Yue Kingdom to the Crown Princess."
"Considering the Cheng family's initial intention in bringing Xiange into the palace, and the fact that they introduced her as an unmarried woman, it is highly likely that the Cheng family wanted her to replace the now-useless Princess Cheng."
"If the Moon Kingdom sends another woman, it won't be easy to reveal her identity directly. Fortunately, the Cheng family's actions have caught the Moon Kingdom's attention, and the two sides, though different in their approaches, have come together to exploit each other."
What happened next was that Yue Jiang knew that Xiange was from her motherland, so she deliberately showed interest in Xiange and often summoned her to the East Palace.
"Now that Xiange has become a distinguished guest of the Eastern Palace, I wonder what the Crown Princess's intentions are."
Jing Yan continued, "Jiang'er wants to keep people in Jing Kingdom."
"Could it be that the Crown Princess really intends to use this to consolidate her favor?" Rong Ying asked deliberately.
Jing Yan subconsciously glanced back at the main hall. He chuckled, “Before you came, Xiange cried in front of Jiang’er, saying that you looked down on her and that she no longer planned to enter the East Palace to bother Jiang’er.”
"Jiang'er had to persuade him many times before she could calm him down. Rong Ying, back then you said I didn't understand love. I thought you would be very good at handling Shang Xian Ge."
“If Jiang’er truly intends to leave the person in Jing Kingdom, I am quite certain that she is not deliberately keeping the person by my side.”
His voice was light and cheerful as he patted Rong Ying's shoulder a few times, teasingly saying, "She keeps saying she likes you, but she's just after you."
Rong Ying's face darkened. He took a step back and cupped his hands, saying, "Your Highness, I have failed the Crown Princess's expectations. I cannot help you."
Everyone knows that women from the Yue Kingdom are hard to fall in love with, and Jingyan didn't want to force Rongying into this predicament.
Jing Yan was about to return to the palace when he heard a noise coming from the direction of the main hall before he even turned around.
Before leaving Yichun Palace, Rong Ying subconsciously stopped and looked back.
The two saw Yue Jiang and Xiange walk to the palace gate. Yue Jiang was reluctant to part with Xiange and made a promise to meet her again.
Xiange deliberately gazed at Rongying below the steps, then said sadly, "Your Highness, please stay if you are feeling unwell. I have truly given my heart to the wrong person, and it is my own fault. Who told me to fall in love so easily?"
"Fortunately, all the Cheng family members are here. They have already taken Xiange's marriage to heart. Perhaps by the time you give birth to the little prince, Xiange's marriage will be settled, and then they can share the joy with the Crown Princess."
Yue Jiang held Xiange's hand and comforted her, "It's good that you're taking it easy. There are plenty of men in the world. Who says you'll never meet someone you like again? Don't go back and do something foolish."
Xian Ge glanced at Rong Ying again, her tone hard: "How could that be? If someone doesn't like me, even if I die in front of them, they'll probably think I'm bad luck. I don't want to cause them trouble."
After that, Yue Jiang Xiange didn't say anything more. Xiange walked down the steps gracefully, and bid farewell to Jing Yanfu as she passed by.
As she passed Rong Ying, she didn't even glance at her again.
Rong Ying watched Xiange's decisive back and breathed a sigh of relief for no apparent reason.
He wasn't afraid of a woman dying in front of him, but he was afraid of a woman relentlessly pursuing him.
After everyone left, Jingyan helped Yuejiang into the house. Yuejiang was about to speak when Jingyan interrupted her.
“I said I wouldn’t force Rong Ying into marriage. You’ve seen it yourself; he has no interest in Xiange.”
Yue Jiang: "I felt sorry for Xiange and sympathized with Rongying, thinking that the two unfortunate people could understand each other. Now that I know it's impossible, I won't force them. Your Highness can rest assured."
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