Most people can recognize the scent of cinnamon, and ambergris is even easier to identify; he still burns the ambergris that was bestowed upon him by the emperor every day in his room.
After this explanation, Li Chang'an finally understood the key to the whole affair.
The matter has now been clarified; it was clearly done intentionally, and the person who did it seems to be about to be identified.
There was one thing Li Chang'an couldn't understand: if Zhao Ruyue gave the sachet to Li Changsheng, what reason would she have to tamper with it?
Even if she wanted to harm someone, she absolutely shouldn't have harmed her own son!
Seeing Li Chang'an's thoughtful expression, Feng Beichuan naturally understood her doubts, so he said directly, "This matter could not possibly be a coincidence. As far as I know, the Imperial Noble Consort has been staying in the harem these days. How could she possibly go to the temple to pray for blessings and ask for sachets?"
Thus, Li Chang'an understood. He then asked Deputy General Sun and learned that the person who delivered the gift that day was just an ordinary eunuch, so it was impossible for him to have tampered with the sachet. This further solidified his belief.
However, there is still one thing that is troubling Li Chang'an: she still can't understand what reason Zhao Ruyue would have to do such a thing to her son.
"Chang Sheng, do you know why your mother suddenly sent you something from the palace?"
Li Chang'an once again seized upon the suspicious points, his intuition telling him that this matter was definitely not that simple.
Li Changsheng scratched his head and thought for a moment, then said, "A few days ago, I was bored, so I wrote a letter to my mother, just like you adults do, and then had someone deliver it to her. I think my mother must have sent me something after she read my letter, right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an's eyes twitched involuntarily. He thought to himself that this kid had really become quite capable, actually managing to secretly send messages into the palace!
"What did you say in that letter?"
At this moment, Feng Beichuan continued to patiently guide Li Chang'an.
"Hmm... I told my mother not to worry about me. I also told her that I've learned a lot recently, and that I'll be going horseback riding and hunting with my father later..."
Li Changsheng roughly recalled the contents of the letter, mentioning most of the good things, and then automatically omitted the parts where he complained in the letter that this godforsaken place he was in was no better than the palace, and how tiring it was to study this and that every day.
Now that things have come to this, all the doubts have been resolved.
According to Li Changsheng, Zhao Ruyue must have known that he had learned to ride a horse, so she sent someone to deliver a sachet that might excite the mare and cause her to go into heat.
To say that all of this is a coincidence would be too much of a coincidence.
Considering the cause and effect of the whole incident and the conflict between himself and Zhao Ruyue, Li Chang'an came up with an immature idea.
I guess that woman went to all that trouble just to create trouble for herself!
Come to think of it, Li Changsheng has been practicing horseback riding almost every day during this period, and he has been wearing that sachet all the time. It's hard to guarantee that one day the mare will smell the scent in the sachet.
If Li Changsheng were to have an accident due to the horse's excitement, he would be the first to be punished.
As the saying goes, even tigers don't eat their cubs, but I never imagined that Zhao Ruyue would actually set her sights on her own son in order to deal with me.
Li Chang'an's expression darkened; she hadn't expected that she would be worth that woman doing something so risky.
"Chang Sheng, this sachet is unusable for now. Why don't you leave it with me for now, and I'll put some new spices in it and return it to you?"
In the end, Li Chang'an did not tell Li Changsheng about the conspiracy behind the sachet. Not only was he too young to understand such things, but Li Chang'an also did not want the child to experience too much of the evil in the world at such a young age.
"Alright then, but don't forget to return the sachet to me later!"
Although he was somewhat reluctant, Li Changsheng finally nodded in agreement.
Although the matter was considered over, before leaving, Li Chang'an still carefully checked all of Li Changsheng's belongings to make sure there were no problems before leaving.
"Tsk tsk tsk, who would have thought? Zhao Ruyue is so vicious! She can even do this to her own son..."
After leaving the villa, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but click his tongue and blurted out everything he had been holding back.
When the two returned, dusk had already fallen. Feng Beichuan had originally planned to shamelessly follow Li Chang'an to the General's Mansion for a free meal, but Li Chang'an kicked him out on the grounds that he had to attend the morning court the next day and needed to go back to prepare.
"Tch, it's just attending the morning court session. It's not like it's the first time, what's there to prepare for!"
Feng Beichuan was rebuffed by Li Chang'an, and looking at the closed gates of the General's Mansion, he pouted unhappily.
The reasons this woman gave for rejecting him were becoming increasingly perfunctory, weren't they?
After returning home, Li Chang'an locked himself in his room and asked Zhuque to find some calming spices for him from the storeroom. He then carefully cleaned out all the original spices from the sachet and replaced them with new ones.
The morning court session the following day was unusually harmonious.
When Li Chang'an arrived, she didn't even get to meet Bai Yuanshan. After Emperor Xingchang went to court, she was prepared to have another hundred rounds of fighting with these old men, but surprisingly, that old fox didn't do anything underhanded.
After discussing recent state affairs, the ministers prepared to leave court.
Li Chang'an was also enjoying a rare moment of leisure at the morning court session, and he was in a very good mood.
"Do any of you ministers have anything else to report?"
Emperor Xingchang sat on the dragon throne, looking down at his ministers and asking them a question.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Just then, a civil official suddenly stood up, and Emperor Xingchang nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.
"I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince should be brought back to the palace immediately for proper upbringing. He must not be left to remain among the common people!"
After speaking, the man gave Li Chang'an a displeased look.
These subtle actions naturally did not escape the eyes of Feng Beichuan, who was closest to Li Chang'an.
He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, and after carefully examining the man, he realized that he was just a minor fourth-rank civil official whose name he couldn't even remember.
Li Chang'an was also startled, wondering what this person was up to and why he had suddenly brought up this matter.
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