Chapter 2 Undercurrent
His voice was low and clear.
"Get up."
These two words carry no warmth.
Ling Zixia's body stiffened for a moment.
She slowly raised her eyes.
This was the first time she looked Zhao Wenxuan in the eye.
His eyes were as deep as a pool.
There was no reflection of her figure in it.
No emotion was visible.
Ling Zixia stood up obediently.
Her legs were numb from kneeling for so long.
Her body swayed slightly.
It seemed like he would fall down again at any moment.
Zhao Wenxuan didn't reach out to help.
He just looked at her quietly.
Li Ruolan's face turned ugly in an instant.
Her chest heaved violently.
"Wenxuan, you have no right to speak here."
Her voice was sharp with anger.
"This is the rule of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Zhao Wenxuan turned around.
He looked at his mother.
"Mother, the tea ceremony is over."
His tone was flat.
But it carries a power that cannot be questioned.
"She is a gift from the Holy Lord."
Zhao Wenxuan's voice was not loud.
"We made too much noise on the first day. If it gets out, it will be bad for the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
He mentioned the reputation of the emperor and the prime minister's residence.
Li Ruolan's anger was forcibly suppressed.
Of course she knew this.
But she couldn't swallow this.
How dare the daughter of a guilty minister remain safe and sound in front of her?
This was a blatant challenge to her authority.
All the servants in the room lowered their heads.
They didn't even dare to breathe.
Everyone could see that the lady and the young master were secretly competing with each other.
Li Ruolan snorted coldly.
She sat back down in her chair.
Her eyes were like poisoned knives.
It fell on Ling Zixia again.
"Okay, very good."
A sneer appeared on Li Ruolan's lips.
"Since the eldest son is begging for you, I can't refuse this favor."
She suddenly changed the subject.
"However, there should be some reward for the bride when she enters the house."
She winked at the maid Huamei beside her.
Huamei immediately understood.
She turned and entered the inner hall.
A moment later.
Huamei came out holding a rosewood tray.
On the tray was a small and exquisite Boshan furnace.
The incense burner is made of brass.
The furnace body is carved with exquisite cloud patterns.
Wisps of green smoke drifted out from the lid of the stove.
A refreshing fragrance then spread in the hall.
The fragrance is refreshing when you first smell it.
It smells like fine benzoin.
Ling Zixia's nostrils moved almost imperceptibly.
Under this elegant fragrance.
She smelled a very subtle strange scent.
The scent was very faint.
But it carries a toxicity that can paralyze people's nerves.
Huamei walked up to Ling Zixia holding the incense burner.
With a smug smile on his face.
"Miss Ling, this is Madam's favorite 'Concentrating Incense'."
"Madam gave this to you specially as a reward, so that you can take it back to your room and sleep peacefully."
She deliberately emphasized the word "reward".
The maids around exchanged glances again.
They knew this was definitely not a good thing.
The things that the lady rewards always come with hooks.
Ling Zixia lowered her eyes.
Her eyes fell on the exquisite incense burner.
The green smoke from the furnace rose slowly.
Changing into various shapes in the air.
"Softening Muscle Powder" is mixed with "Ecstasy Incense".
These two substances are colorless and odorless.
Mix in spices and light.
It can make people feel weak in a short period of time.
Long-term inhalation can damage the heart.
Eventually he died quietly in his sleep.
Li Ruolan has such a cruel heart.
If one plan fails, come up with another.
And this time the means are even more insidious and vicious.
"Why don't you accept the reward from Madam?"
Huamei urged impatiently.
"Do you want the lady to wait for you?"
Ling Zixia stretched out her hands.
Her movements were still slow and hesitant.
Looks full of timidity and fear.
Her fingertips touched the warm copper stove.
That moment.
A subtle tingling sensation came from the spices.
An invisible airflow gathered in her palm.
She quietly transferred the airflow into the incense burner.
The spices in the oven changed instantly.
The paralyzing properties of "Ruanjinsan" were reversed.
The hallucinogenic poison of the "Love Incense" was eliminated.
The two poisons merged and transformed under her power.
It has become a good medicine with a strong calming effect.
This medicinal property is even ten times stronger than ordinary benzoin.
The whole process happened in a flash.
No one noticed anything unusual.
Ling Zixia held the incense burner in both hands.
She knelt down in front of Li Ruolan again.
"Thank you, Madam, for the reward."
Her voice was soft.
As if with a hint of gratitude.
Li Ruolan looked at her with satisfaction.
This time, she didn't believe she could be safe and sound.
This poisonous fragrance is invisible and traceless.
Even gods cannot find the problem.
As long as she takes the incense burner back to the room.
Within three days.
She will become a useless person who can be bullied by others.
Zhao Wenxuan's gaze lingered on the incense burner for a moment.
He seemed to smell that special fragrance as well.
But he didn't say anything.
Maybe in his opinion.
It is perfectly normal for a mother to use this method to discipline a concubine.
He had already spoken for her once.
That was the limit of what he could give.
Ling Zixia held the incense burner.
Prepare to stand up from the ground.
However.
The change happened at this moment.
There were other incense sticks burning in the hall.
That was the fragrance of lilies to show the wealth of the prime minister's mansion.
When the incense burner in Ling Zixia's hand exudes a transformed strong and soothing aroma.
When mixed with the scent of lilies that already existed in the air.
A new, strange smell was born.
This smell has no effect on ordinary people.
But for a certain person.
But it seems to be the most powerful catalyst.
Li Ruolan sat in the main seat.
The smug smile on her face suddenly froze.
She took a sharp breath.
It was as if I smelled something extremely unpleasant.
Li Ruolan's face suddenly turned pale.
She held onto the table beside her.
A severe dizziness came over her.
"Mother!"
Zhao Wenxuan immediately stepped forward to support her.
Li Ruolan's breathing became rapid.
She felt the whole hall spinning.
Fine beads of cold sweat instantly seeped out of his forehead.
"Quick...quickly move that incense burner away!"
She pointed at the incense burner in Ling Zixia's hand.
His voice was hoarse with pain.
Huamei and the maids were all terrified.
They surrounded him in a panic.
"Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"
"Go get a doctor!"
The whole hall was in chaos.
Ling Zixia knelt in the center of the chaos.
In her hand she held the incense burner of the "culprit".
His face showed just the right amount of panic and helplessness.
As if he had no idea what was happening.
Zhao Wenxuan supported his weak mother.
His gaze suddenly turned to Ling Zixia.
His eyes were filled with sharp scrutiny and cold suspicion.
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