After the servant prepared the carriage, Zhou Huaiqian immediately jumped on his horse and rushed out of the general's mansion.
The horse was running at an extremely fast speed, flashing through the streets of the imperial city. By the time everyone reacted, Zhou Huaiqian and his horse had already disappeared from their sight.
And the direction he was heading... was exactly the city gate!
There was blood and gore in the general's mansion, but Jiang Jingyu, who was in the palace, breathed a sigh of relief.
She received a secret signal from the secret guard, and the batch of goods was finally stopped.
"Your Majesty, this is the hundred-year-old ginseng that the Queen Mother sent. She said it's for you to make ginseng soup to nourish your body."
"And these supplements were also sent by the Empress Dowager. She also said that when the Empress has recovered and has time to go to Kunning Palace, she has a lot of things to give to the Empress."
Jiang Jingyu held her forehead. The Queen Mother had suddenly sent ginseng and supplements. She must have known what they had done last night...
How did the Queen Mother know this? Did she send someone to the Imperial Household Department to inquire?
Jiang Jingyu could never have imagined that this was said by Song Wenjing. The parrot kept repeating Song Wenjing's words after returning to Kunning Palace.
How do you know I stayed in Fengyi Palace last night?
When the Queen Mother heard it for the first time, she thought she had heard it wrong, but then the parrot kept repeating the sentence, and the Queen Mother heard each word more clearly than the last, and then she realized that the parrot was probably just mimicking others.
And what he learned was exactly what Song Wenjing said!
Jing'er stayed in Fengyi Palace last night!
The empress dowager suppressed her excitement and sent someone to the Jingshifang to investigate.
After receiving a reply from the Jingshifang, he immediately sent someone to deliver ginseng and supplements to Fengyi Palace.
If the Queen Mother didn't have something else to tell Jiang Jingyu in person, she would have wanted to have all the treasures in Kunning Palace sent to her.
Jiang Jingyu pounded his aching waist, hesitated for a moment, and ordered, "Go to Kunning Palace."
Emperor Jing had been making such a fuss until late at night. Jiang Jingyu was just thankful that the rain was heavy enough to drown out the noise inside the palace. Otherwise, if the palace guards outside heard it...
Ahem, next time, all the palace servants guarding outside the palace must be dismissed.
At Jiang Jingyu's insistence, Qiu Shuang and Dong Xu asked the palace servants to prepare the phoenix chariot and went to Kunning Palace.
When Jiang Jingyu arrived at Kunning Palace, the empress dowager was bending over and teasing a parrot. When she heard the palace servant's report, she turned around and looked over.
The moment she saw Jiang Jingyu, she hurriedly dropped the bird teasing stick she was using to tease the parrot and walked towards Jiang Jingyu with a smile.
"Jingyu, why don't you take a good rest? There aren't so many rules here. From now on, you can skip the morning and evening visits."
Jiang Jingyu smiled slightly and took the Queen Mother's arm: "Thank you, Mother. I see that you look tired. Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
The Queen Mother patted Jiang Jingyu's hand and comforted her, "It's just an old illness. Jingyu, don't worry."
Jiang Jingyu thought of the calming incense in the mall and secretly bought some.
The Empress Dowager had no one to talk to in Kunning Palace, except for the nanny and Song Wenjing. They kept nagging about the same things, and the Empress Dowager herself was tired of it.
Now, facing Jiang Jingyu, whom she has a crush on, she always has endless things to say.
He talked about this and that with Jiang Jingyu, but the protagonist in the conversation was always Song Wenjing.
The Queen Mother talked with great interest, even mentioning Song Wenjing's embarrassing childhood experiences, and told Jiang Jingyu everything she could remember.
Jiang Jingyu listened quietly, commenting from time to time, and couldn't help laughing out loud when she saw something funny.
There was peace in Kunning Palace, with laughter coming from time to time. The palace people were all overwhelmed by the laughter and couldn't help but curl their lips.
"Does your Majesty have any spices?" Jiang Jingyu suddenly asked.
"Spices?" The Queen Mother was startled, then nodded. "Yes, what spices does Jingyu need? I'll have someone get them right away."
"My mother likes white sandalwood, so let's take the spices used to make white sandalwood."
"Come here, get the spices for making white sandalwood."
The Queen Mother gave an order, and immediately a palace maid retreated.
Jiang Jingyu supported the Queen Mother and walked to the soft couch beside her: "Your Majesty, you didn't get enough rest last night. Lie down and rest your mind first. I will prepare a calming incense for you when the spices arrive."
The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Jingyu in surprise: "Jingyu also knows how to make calming incense?"
Jiang Jingyu raised her eyebrows slightly and was about to speak when the empress dowager suddenly knocked on her forehead.
"Look at my memory. As the young master of the Jiang family, Jingyu is naturally good at making perfume."
As they were talking, the two of them came to the soft couch. Not long after Jiang Jingyu helped the empress dowager lie down, two palace maids came in carrying an incense table.
Preparing incense was also something the Queen Mother used to pass the time.
Jiang Jingyu came to the perfume table to prepare calming incense, while the empress dowager supported her forehead with one hand and looked at her quietly.
Looking at Jiang Jingyu's smooth movements, the Queen Mother suddenly remembered something.
"Some time ago, Jing'er gave me a plum blossom-shaped white sandalwood incense. It was very calming and I slept soundly that night. Afterwards, I asked Jing'er about the perfumer's identity, but Jing'er hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain it clearly."
"Now I realize that the white sandalwood was made by Jingyu?"
Jiang Jingyu remained calm and said, "I did mix a plum blossom-shaped sandalwood incense in the General's Mansion some time ago. I wonder if it's the one my mother mentioned."
The Queen Mother's mouth twitched. It turned out that the white sandalwood was not given to Jing'er by Jingyu, but Jing'er secretly took it away?
Jiang Jingyu's movements in preparing the calming incense were smooth and flowing, which was pleasing to the eyes. The empress dowager had a smile in her eyes and her heart was as calm as water.
She was not sleepy at all at this time, so she just started chatting with Jiang Jingyu about what happened before.
"Jingyu, you don't know that when I was a child, my Huaijing was ambushed and accidentally ingested poison. If it hadn't been discovered in time, I'm afraid there would have been two deaths."
"Although the poison was removed, Jing'er was still affected and developed a strange aversion to women. I believe Jing'er will never let a woman get close to him in his life and is destined to live out his life in solitude."
"Fortunately, Jingyu's appearance broke Jing'er's restriction, and it became an unexpected opportunity for me to come into contact with him."
"Jingyu, thank you, thank you for appearing in Jing'er's world. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have to live in regret for the rest of my life."
When mentioning this, the Queen Mother's voice choked and her eyes turned red.
But this time it’s not all about self-blame and repentance, it’s more about being lucky and grateful.
Jiang Jingyu felt helpless. Song Wenjing's hatred for women was caused by his misogyny and had nothing to do with poisoning. She wanted to tell the Queen Mother the truth but didn't know how to start, so she just said something comforting.
"Your Majesty's illness was not caused by your mother. Please stop accusing yourself of these false charges."
The Queen Mother thought she was just comforting herself, so she forced a smile to prevent Jiang Jingyu from worrying.
"Don't worry, Jingyu. I won't be troubled by this matter anymore. Now I just hope that you and Jing'er can be well and live in harmony."
Jiang Jingyu listened quietly. She lowered her eyes and mixed the prepared spices together. She quietly added calming incense into it. Just as she was about to concentrate the incense, the empress dowager's voice sounded behind her again.
"If I could see your two children before I die, I would be able to rest in peace."
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