【Item: Body Fragrance Pills】
[Value: 50 points]
[Effect: After use, the user's body will emit fragrance. The type and concentration of fragrance can be set by the user.]
【Time limit: permanent】
The permanent Taoist incense pill is what Bai Yuzhi thinks is the fastest-acting item currently available.
The palace maids serving tea were not allowed to see the queen or make any sound, so no matter how stunning their appearance or how beautiful their voices were, they could not attract the queen's attention, but the taste was different.
Most women love fragrance, especially those in the harem who rely on various advantages to compete for favor. If the queen can smell a fragrance she has never smelled before when tasting tea, she will probably be interested. Then Bai Yuzhi will have the opportunity to meet the queen, and it will be just right for her to show her extraordinary beauty at this time.
While the young eunuch was walking in front, Bai Yuzhi quickly exchanged 50 points for body fragrance pills, and set the fragrance on his body to a cold fragrance that combines the coolness of the snowfield and the sweetness of roses. The smell can make people feel the lingering sea of flowers and associate it with the lofty top of the ice and snow. The fragrance is complex, rich but not pungent, and has a very attractive sense of contradiction.
She didn't set her body fragrance to be too strong, just enough so that the eunuch in front of her could smell it faintly. Then, when she entered the tea room and began to brew tea, she deliberately exposed her fragrance, so that a little bit of it would be stained on the tea utensils she handled, ensuring that the teapot would be noticed by the empress when it was finally delivered to the palace.
After the tea is brewed, a maid from the palace will come to get it. Bai Yuzhi will wait quietly in the tea room, as success or failure depends on this one move.
Fortunately, her hard work paid off and she finally got what she had been waiting for.
Baoqin, the Queen's personal maid, came in person and was shocked when she saw Bai Yuzhi. As the Queen's personal maid, Baoqin had naturally seen all the concubines in the palace. She was a mere tea-serving maid, but she turned out to be so outstanding in appearance, not inferior to the most beautiful Concubine Rong in the harem.
"Did you make the tea today?"
Baoqin asked a question, and Bai Yuzhi answered calmly.
"Then do you know where the fragrance of this teacup comes from?"
"It's my fault."
When Baoqin heard this, she naturally thought that the fragrance was the fragrance Bai Yuzhi had mixed himself, but in fact it was the body fragrance effect after taking the body fragrance pills. Of course, there was nothing wrong with Bai Yuzhi's statement, as the fragrance was indeed caused by her.
"Come with me, the Queen wants to see you."
The tea room was not far from the main hall, and soon Bai Yuzhi came in front of the queen under the guidance of Baoqin.
As the empress of Emperor Qin Huan, she wore a royal blue brocade robe and a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin. She sat in the main seat, dignified and graceful, with the bearing and demeanor of a mother of a nation. However, this attire and mannerisms inevitably made her appear overly old-fashioned. From the perspective of white jade, such an outfit was unsuitable for a queen with a delicate appearance. These ornaments seemed to overshadow her.
"This servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be well and at peace."
The queen slowly raised her teacup and took another sip before speaking, "Get up."
"What is the fragrance from this teacup?"
To put it bluntly, the queen, as the mother of the country, did not need to observe any etiquette with a maid. She didn't even look at Bai Yuzhi.
The queen originally didn't believe that a lowly maid could have any precious and rare spices, until she asked the eunuch who brought the person in, and the eunuch said that there was indeed a fragrance, then she called the person in for questioning.
"Your Majesty, this is the fragrance I've had since I was a child."
The queen paused in drinking tea. Only at this moment did she really want to see what this palace maid who served tea to her, whom she had never taken seriously, looked like.
"Raise your head and let me see."
The Queen did not doubt the truth of Bai Yuzhi's words, but her first reaction was to see Bai Yuzhi's appearance. This was also something Bai Yuzhi had expected.
A common flaw among those in power is disregard for those below them, and the Empress was no exception. If Bai Yuzhi had truly claimed that the fragrance came from some kind of spice, it would have aroused the Empress's suspicions. In her mind, it was impossible for a lowly maid to have such a brilliant idea that she had never seen anything so good.
But if it is natural, it is different. After all, although there are not many people who are born with body odor, there are some.
Bai Yuzhi raised her head slowly, not following the palace rules and not daring to look directly at the queen. She was born with a pair of extremely beautiful eyes, with long and deep tails, and her eyes were hooked and slanted outwards. Compared with the standard phoenix eyes, they were less sharp but more charming. If she looked at someone, she would be as charming as if she was full of affection.
Even the queen, who had seen countless beauties, was stunned for a moment when she first saw Bai Yuzhi's appearance. She had no idea that such a rare beauty had been raised in her palace. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an idea she had never thought of before appeared in her mind.
Emperor Qin Huan was now nearing forty, having ascended the throne twenty years earlier. His imperial power was at its peak, unchallenged. His harem held three thousand beauties, with Concubine Rong enjoying undiminished favor. Yet, the empress, despite her status as a woman, possessed no authority at all. No one in the harem was childless, and the reign of kings reigned supreme. The empress had long since grown tired of this empty position, but her plain appearance and advancing age made it impossible for her to gain Emperor Qin Huan's favor.
If I could offer the people around me...
Thinking of this, the Queen casually placed the teacup in her hand on the table, and the porcelain made a sharp sound. Bai Yuzhi's mind was turning, and he guessed that the Queen must have some thoughts.
As expected.
"She is beautiful and has a unique fragrance. It would be a pity if she were just a tea-serving maid."
The queen only spoke half of her words. In the harem, people usually say only half of what they say and stop at the right time. At this moment, she was testing whether Bai Yuzhi had the brains to rise to great heights. Otherwise, no matter how beautiful she looked, it would be useless.
Even a beautiful body cannot hide her stupidity and it is impossible to please His Majesty.
"I am of humble origin, and I entered the palace as a maid hoping to make a better future," Bai Yuzhi said, not hiding her ambitions. "If Your Majesty wants me to do anything, I will repay your kindness by dying for it."
The Queen had no idea that the beautiful tea-serving maid in front of her had actually changed her mind a long time ago. She really thought she was just an ambitious servant who could not cause any trouble in her eyes. Seeing that she was knowledgeable and interesting, she was very satisfied.
"What if I want you to serve the Emperor?"
The palace was quiet, with only Bai Yuzhi, the Queen, and the Queen's confidant present. Seeing that the Queen finally spoke up about the matter, Bai Yuzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, this is her only way to successfully contact the tyrant villain who is her target. If the Queen does not have this intention, it will be bad for her. However, she cannot show that her goal has been achieved in front of the Queen, lest the Queen feel that she is being plotted and regret it.
Bai Yuzhi then feigned panic, then a look of fear, as if about to refuse, only to grit his teeth and accept after seeing the empress's expression. This scene, full of singing, reciting, acting, and fighting, brought out Bai Yuzhi's full acting skills.
"This servant will obey your Majesty's orders."
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