Yue Jiang lay back down, her body covered in fragrant sweat, her face radiating a refined and alluring beauty.
A small, square piece of clean, purple jade was affixed to her fair wrist, like a bright and eye-catching sight.
Yue Jiang gestured in that direction, and Jing Yan noticed. He stretched out his slender fingers, lifted Yue Jiang's wrist, and stroked the purple jade: "What is this?"
Yue Jiang's breathing was uneven, her eyes were filled with tears, and her voice became even softer and hoarse, with faint sighs mixed in with the hoarseness.
"Isn't my body naturally fragrant? I thought it was something that unmarried girls often had, and that it would be fine once I got married."
"Who would have thought that even after six nights of marriage with Your Highness, this fragrance still lingers. I am now a married woman, it seems rather unladylike."
Jing Yan seemed to be hearing this word from Yue Jiang's mouth for the first time, and found it inexplicably funny. He lowered his eyes and teased Yue Jiang's serious little face, finding it amusing.
He couldn't help but tease, "Jiang'er, don't be modest. If you want to be dignified, others will have to learn a thing or two from you."
His gaze returned to Yue Jiang's jade wrist, and he continued to caress the amethyst jade with curiosity: "What does this have to do with the jade?"
“Of course it’s related, it’s very related,” Yue Jiang said, her beautiful eyes wide open to prove how much effort she had put in. Just then, a crystal-clear tear slid out of her right eye, making Yue Jiang look even more pitiful and beautiful.
"No matter how well I do, I know that possessing a treasure is a crime. What if it affects Your Highness's reputation one day? How can I not be vigilant?"
"But it's not good to talk about the body odor to outsiders. Today I went to Shang Yu's place under the pretext of barley to ask him for some medicine to treat it."
"However, Shang Yu had never encountered this before, and he couldn't produce the medicine at the moment. Who knew that the Ninth Prince of Yu Kingdom would take out the Purple Marrow Jade and say that he could help, so I accepted it without hesitation."
"Your Highness, please smell me again and see if it's not as noticeable now."
Following Yue Jiang's suggestion, Jing Yan bent down to sniff, and it seemed that the fragrance had indeed faded considerably.
Even if he could smell her fragrance, he could resist certain unspeakable thoughts.
Jing Yan: "Don't you usually like to use sachets? Why did you suddenly think of asking Shang Yu for medicine?"
Yue Jiang's eyes darkened, and she fell silent for a moment. Just as Jing Yan realized that there was a big problem, Yue Jiang suddenly smiled.
"Sachets are troublesome. I thought it would be much easier to just drink two bowls of medicine to solve the problem. But this purple jade is also very useful. Wearing this one is equivalent to having a bunch of sachets hanging around my waist."
As Yue Jiang spoke, her voice weakened, and she glanced at Jing Yan with a resentful look, pursing her lips in disappointment.
"Your Highness, do you perhaps prefer my body fragrance to me, or do you feel less affection for me when I cover it up?"
Jing Yan: "..."
He knew that Yue Jiang would never let him go for a moment, and that she was waiting for him here tonight.
"What nonsense are you talking about? It's not like I'm wearing a piece of purple jade. My feelings for Jiang'er have always come from the heart and from my heart. You are my wife, and that is more important than anything else about you."
After listening, Yue Jiang let out a light laugh. Jing Yan could be funny in a serious way no matter what he said.
But how could she easily "let go" of Jing Yan? If she didn't leave a deep impression on him in these few days, how could she make Jing Yan anxious and uncomfortable in the future?
Yue Jiang beckoned to Jing Yan with her finger, directly indicating: "Your Highness, since what you said is so touching, why don't you do it again, so that I can see whether Your Highness is telling the truth or not?"
Jing Yan chuckled: "That's not how you prove the truth or a lie."
Yue Jiang: "That's none of my business. Judging from Your Highness's attitude, since Your Highness doesn't want to think about it anymore, it's because I was too clever and lost Your Highness's favor."
"You have such a big mouth!" Jing Yan shook his head helplessly.
It's the sixth night, and Yue Jiang is still so thoughtful about his reputation; there's no reason for her to neglect him.
He was already suffering from the torment of Yue Jiang's body fragrance, so perhaps this would be better.
Finally, he bent down again.
...
The tasting event was soon held in the Delin Hall, with Jing Huaixu and Empress Ye sitting at the head of the table, and Empress Dowager Zheng and Empress Dowager Cheng sitting on either side.
Yue Jiang and Jing Yan sat at the head of the table below, with the other princes and princesses seated in order, followed by other imperial relatives and the families of first and second-rank officials.
In the center of the main hall was a high table, used to display the treasures that each person displayed, and the person introducing them was Jing Huaixu's personal attendant.
Empress Dowager Zheng had her eye on Yue Jiang's things, so naturally she had to make Yue Jiang the first to appear before she herself made her entrance. Thus, Yue Jiang brought out a set of five gold-inlaid pearl and kingfisher feather hairpins for everyone to admire.
Most of the guests here today are women, and jewelry is undoubtedly something everyone likes. The aesthetics of the Yue Kingdom far surpass those of other countries; even hairpins made of the same material are quite different from those of the Jing Kingdom.
The attendant carried the hairpin on a tray, first showing it to the Emperor and Empress, then to the two Empress Dowagers, and finally moving among the seats, drawing admiring glances from everyone present.
This pleased Empress Dowager Zheng, who was above, and she felt honored, since in her eyes this was all part of her granddaughter Jingning's dowry.
While she was having a good time, she glanced smugly at Empress Dowager Cheng, only to be glared at by Jingyi.
Empress Dowager Zheng's face immediately darkened. What a treacherous little ingrate! Doesn't she know who her real grandmother is?
Soon it was time for Yue Jiang to appreciate the items, and she, just as Empress Dowager Zheng wished, introduced them to everyone present with a smile.
"The purpose of holding this tasting event today is to invite everyone to come and have some fun. I am new here, and my father, mother, and two grandmothers let me go first, which is entirely because they wanted to let me have some time."
"I couldn't very well refuse the elder's kind offer. I was thinking that my sister Jingning would soon be leaving Jing to marry into the Yu Kingdom, and as her sister-in-law, I hadn't gotten to know her well enough yet. It was such a pity, so I thought I'd send her some gifts as a token of my remembrance."
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