Chapter 52: No one comes to the temple for no reason
The queen was shocked. What she feared came true. She knew that the eldest princess would never come to the palace unless there was something important.
"Changle, if you have anything to say, get up and talk."
Su Yunyao not only ignored what she said, but also sniffed her body, "Empress, what do you smell like?"
taste?
What smell?
The queen was shocked. She had just taken a bath yesterday, so how could she smell like that?
But looking at the serious expression on the eldest princess's face at this moment, it seemed that she was not as playful as usual.
She even doubted herself a little, raised her sleeve and smelled it, "No smell?"
Su Yunyao pulled her sleeve over again and smelled it carefully.
This scent is clearly very similar to the musk scent she asked the emperor for for Huo Kang.
Although it is very light, it is mixed with other spices.
But the smell of musk is so unique that it is difficult to completely cover up.
Didn’t the emperor say that the box of spices that Dong Liao had previously presented as tribute was all given to Concubine Shu by his younger brother?
Concubine Shu is the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, and the Prime Minister is the head of all officials. The emperor's brother has been wary of him for a long time.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come up with a cabinet minister to assist him.
He didn't want the prime minister's daughter to give birth to a prince, lest one day someone would use the emperor to control the princes. She could understand.
But the Queen...
She is the legitimate daughter of the Zhenguo Mansion. Although the Duke of Zhenguo holds a high position, he does not have real power. The queen's elder brother and younger brother are also not interested in state affairs. Although they serve as officials in the court, they do not hold important positions.
Even when the emperor had mentioned several times before about giving them promotions and titles, the Duke of Zhenguo declined for various reasons.
Once the queen becomes pregnant, she will give birth to a legitimate son, which will be a cause for celebration for the whole country.
No matter how much the emperors of all dynasties doted on their concubines, there was no emperor who did not want a legitimate son.
So how did something like musk appear in the Queen's palace?
Su Yunyao naturally knew that the emperor had musk on his hands, and also knew the use of musk.
Otherwise, when she helped Huo Kang get the box of spices, he would not have repeatedly warned her not to use it on himself.
so……
If the musk in the Queen's palace was not the work of the Emperor's younger brother, then someone must be so bold as to have evil intentions towards the Queen.
It is true that the queen has never had any children.
Someone who is so wary of the queen giving birth to a prince and threatening him must have a high status in the harem.
Now, apart from Concubine Shu, there are four concubines.
"Changle, come and sit down first. If you have anything to say, sit down and we can talk later."
The Queen's words brought Su Yunyao back to her senses. "Your Majesty, you smell so good. I wonder what kind of fragrance you used? Could you share some with me?"
Although the Queen didn't know what the eldest princess was doing, she still asked Yanhong to bring the spices that were burned in the palace today.
"Today I am using the Li Luo incense that the Emperor recently gifted me. The eldest princess likes it, so I'll have some delivered to the princess's residence."
Su Yunyao was not polite and agreed directly, "Okay, thank you, Queen."
After saying that, she took the box of spices from Yanhong's hand and put it to her nose to smell it.
Yanhong glanced at the eldest princess and felt indignant for the queen.
The emperor loves the eldest princess the most, and he bestows various rewards on the princess's mansion like water.
In the past, he came to Fengqi Palace and caused all kinds of trouble for the Empress, but now he even wants to steal the spices given to the Empress by the Emperor. This is really too much.
"Princess, our queen has been feeling weak and tired lately. The emperor specially gifted her this spice, saying it has a calming effect on the mind and can help her retreat into seclusion."
Su Yunyao didn't care about what she said, and didn't even understand what "retirement" meant.
But when she smelled the fragrance, it didn't seem to have any musky scent, but after all, she was not a professional.
It is not certain that the musk smell will be stimulated if the amount of the mixture is relatively small or after burning, so she cannot draw a conclusion.
The queen frowned and winked at Yanhong, who hurriedly shut up.
It’s just a box of spices. If the princess really likes it, just take it.
Without this, she could use something else.
That was better than the outrageous things she had done before.
At this time, Su Yunyao felt that the problem was not with the spices. She put down the spice box in her hand and continued, "Your Majesty, you look good today. Whatever rouge and powder you are using, please give me some as a reward."
The queen was speechless.
Yanhong was even more furious, but she didn't dare show it.
She knew that the eldest princess came to Fengqi Palace to deliberately cause trouble!
Now that he knew that Lord Shen was reluctant to come and that the Empress would not issue an order for Lord Shen to accompany her, he simply began to plunder the Empress's things.
The eldest princess is really very versatile!
"Yanhong, go to the storeroom and get me a new set of rouge and powder for the princess."
"I don't want a new one." Su Yunyao waved her hand to interrupt her, "I want the one used by the Queen."
Queen: ...
The smile on the queen's face was almost gone.
Although she thought the eldest princess's request was strange, she was not afraid of offending her over some trivial matters, so she turned around and nodded at Yanhong.
Yanhong couldn't be as tolerant as the queen.
The Queen asked her to take it, so she had to take it. However, when she turned around and walked towards the bedroom, her steps were obviously full of anger.
After half a cup of tea, Yanhong came with a tray filled with bottles and jars used by the queen today.
Su Yunyao took them, opened them one by one and started smelling them.
Queen: ...
Yanhong:!!!
This is not right.
This is not right either.
She had clearly smelled the scent of musk just now, but now, there was no scent at all.
Besides being used as a spice and rouge, can musk also be made into jewelry?
Just like the string of red musk beads hanging around Concubine Qi’s neck in a certain legend?
"Empress, could you please give me all the red hairpins and other things you brought today?"
Queen: ...
Yanhong couldn't help herself at this moment, "Princess, our queen is wearing a phoenix hairpin today. Only the queen can use the phoenix hairpin. Even if it is given to you as a gift, you can't use it!"
Su Yunyao didn't mind at all. "It doesn't matter if I can't use it. I can take it back and put it on display. I can keep it for my own enjoyment."
Yanhong choked and started coughing violently.
The queen was speechless.
But then she thought that she only needed some things today, and there were plenty of them in the warehouse anyway.
As long as she is not allowed to issue an edict, she can let Lord Shen accompany her to appreciate flowers, have meals, etc.
Just consider it as a way to ward off disaster by losing money.
The queen waved her hand, signaling for people to take off the things on their heads.
Su Yunyao still didn't find any problems.
She now suspected that her sense of smell had been impaired because she had smelled too many spices.
"Empress, could you please give me the quilt and pillow you've been using lately?"
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