After Dongxu put the banknotes back into Jiang Jingyu's room, he continued to sit on the steps at the door with Qiu Shuang to accompany Jiang Jingyu.
Jiang Jingyu lowered her head and prepared incense. This time she was preparing a calming incense, not for herself, but for the empress dowager.
It was no secret in the imperial city that the Empress Dowager had poor sleep quality. Both the imperial physicians in the palace and the doctors in the imperial city were trying to find ways to help the Empress Dowager solve her problems.
Whenever he came up with a good recipe, he would recommend it to the Empress Dowager and ask her to try it.
Over the years, the Empress Dowager has tried countless tranquilizers and incense, but her sleep quality has not improved.
Jiang Jingyu saw that there was tranquilizing powder in the system mall and bought a bottle, intending to secretly mix it into the incense.
Song Wenjing was not only a wise ruler who was deeply loved by the people, but also a filial son who was praised by everyone.
He has been hiding in the dark these days and has not shown up. Jiang Jingyu wants to force him by using the calming incense.
Song Wenjing stood on the eaves, looking down at Jiang Jingyu in the yard.
There was some inexplicable aggression in his eyes.
A refreshing fragrance wafted over from the perfume table. Qiu Shuang took a deep breath and asked curiously, "Miss, what kind of fragrance is this? It smells so good!"
"White sandalwood."
Jiang Jingyu didn't even raise her head as she calmly sprinkled the tranquilizing powder among the spices.
Song Wenjing's eyes flickered above the roof. White sandalwood was his mother's favorite incense.
Could it be that she also likes white sandalwood?
Song Wenjing was a little surprised, and there was a hint of depth in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Jingyu.
After Jiang Jingyu prepared the incense, she took two sticks and turned around: "You have worked hard cleaning the courtyard these past two days. Go light these white sandalwood incense and have a good sleep tonight."
Nanyuan had been abandoned and no one had cleaned it. Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu took several days to clean it up.
Although Nanyuan is located in a remote area, it has a more homely feel after being cleaned up.
Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu's eyes lit up, they stood up and walked towards Jiang Jingyu, looking curiously at the petal-shaped incense in her hand.
"Miss, this white sandalwood has a calming scent added to it? I'm already sleepy after just a few sniffs!"
Jiang Jingyu raised her eyebrows slightly. "There is indeed calming incense in this. Go back and light it. You don't have to follow me to the shop tomorrow morning. There's nothing to do at home. You two just sleep until you wake up naturally."
Qiu Shuang took Jiang Jingyu's arm and looked at her with a smile: "I must have done a lot of good things in my previous life, so I met such a good master like you in this life!"
Dong Xu also laughed and glanced at the incense table behind Jiang Jingyu.
"Miss, have you finished mixing the incense? I'll go clean up the incense table."
"Okay, it's getting late. It's not too late to clean up tomorrow. Go back and get some rest."
Dong Xu was stopped by Jiang Jingyu as soon as she finished speaking. She handed the incense in her hand to the two of them and then drove them back to the room.
Song Wenjing waited until Nanyuan fell into darkness before flying down and landing in front of the incense-making table.
In addition to various spices, there was also a petal-shaped incense on the table. Song Wenjing picked up the incense and put it to his nose and smelled it.
At this moment, the light in Jiang Jingyu's room was suddenly turned on, and the candlelight shone through the window, directly onto Song Wenjing.
Song Wenjing was shocked and quickly flew away!
Song Wenjing flew all the way until he left the general's mansion and slowly stopped. He was breathing rapidly, with a look of astonishment in his eyes that had not yet dissipated.
He was planning to show up in front of her ahead of time, but not in a situation like this where he was completely defenseless!
She shouldn't have seen me just now, right?
As soon as Song Wenjing left, Jiang Jingyu came to the window.
Her eyes fell on the perfume table. The incense she had deliberately left behind had been taken away by Song Wenjing in a hurry.
Now the seeds have been planted, just waiting to sprout.
The next day.
An imperial edict came down and Zhou Huaiqian was transferred to Xuzhou to suppress bandits.
Xuzhou has been in turmoil recently, with bandits rampant. The officers and soldiers of the Xuzhou government have tried to suppress the bandits several times but have failed to catch all the robbers.
Song Wenjing appointed Zhou Huaiqian as the general to lead the soldiers to Xuzhou, and ordered him to wipe out the robbers and restore peace to the people of Xuzhou.
Zhou Huaiqian was so excited that the emperor had reused him that he returned home in high spirits. He handed over the management of the general's mansion to Jiang Jingyu and then led his soldiers to Xuzhou.
After the morning court session, Song Wenjing went to the Empress Dowager's palace to have breakfast with her.
The Queen Mother was in very good spirits today. When she saw Song Wenjing come in, she smiled and waved to him.
"Jing'er, come quickly. Today's dishes are all your favorites."
Song Wenjing came to sit beside the Queen Mother, looked at her and said, "Your Majesty, you look good today."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Thanks to Jing'er, I slept very well last night after using the incense you sent. I haven't had such a sound sleep in a long time."
Song Wenjing's eyes flashed slightly. She didn't expect that the incense she made would have such an immediate effect.
"Jing'er, which perfumer made the incense last night? You deserve a reward!" The Queen Mother said with a smile as she picked up some food for Song Wenjing.
Song Wenjing lowered his head and took a sip of porridge, saying lightly: "Well, it's a reward."
"Don't just drink the porridge, eat the vegetables quickly. These dishes were specially prepared by the Queen Mother in the Imperial Kitchen. They are all your favorites."
"I heard from Eunuch Su that you haven't eaten much these past few nights. Mother knows that the court is busy, but how can you not eat?"
Song Wenjing paused, didn't explain, and continued to drink his porridge.
The Queen Mother babbled for a while, then looked at Song Wenjing expectantly: "Jing'er, has the perfumer created the subtle fragrance you mentioned?"
The white sandalwood incense last night had a very good calming effect. The Queen Mother subconsciously thought that there was a new perfumer in the palace and rekindled her hope for this matter.
Song Wenjing shook his head slightly: "No."
The hope in the Queen Mother's eyes faded, and the rice in the bowl suddenly lost its fragrance.
Thinking of something, the Queen Mother asked again: "Did Jing'er find out the identity of that woman?"
"Yes, I found it."
The Queen Mother's eyes lit up, and she excitedly grabbed the back of Song Wenjing's hand: "Since Jing'er doesn't resist her touch, why not take her into the harem?"
Song Wenjing couldn't drink the porridge at all.
He looked up at the Queen Mother and said calmly, "Her status is special. I want to wait a little longer and give her some time."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened in disbelief. "Jing'er is saying you also want to take that woman into your harem?"
Song Wenjing nodded in agreement. The moment he confirmed his feelings, he decided to take her into the palace and let her stay by his side.
"Oh! That's great, that's great! You finally agree with Mother on one thing!"
The empress dowager excitedly patted the back of Song Wenjing's hand, and the wrinkles on her face deepened a little with her smile.
"Jing'er, who is that woman? Don't worry, no matter how special her identity is, as long as Jing'er likes her, the Queen Mother will approve!"
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