The Biography of Concubine Wen Xi in Qing Palace

Chapter 512 Affair ([-])

Because the spring is quiet and beautiful, in addition to spices, there are more fresh flowers, melons and fruits in Wanyi Palace, which are pleasant and fragrant.

The coolness of early spring is diluted by the warm charcoal burning in the silver pot in the temple. The warm charcoal is not too hot and hot, and has a unique woody fragrance and warmth on people's faces, like a spring breeze.

Wan Lai stroked the newly stewed bird's nest in a bowl with a green phoenix feather pattern at her hand, a deep starlight flashed in her eyes, and suddenly said: "You told me this, but what did you see?"

Zhuo Lan nodded slightly, and took out a embroidered silk wrapping one mile, three layers and the other three layers from her bosom.It's a plain white color, with a bit of dark color showing in the center where things are condensed.

Just curiously, he looked at her hand and saw that she was slowly spreading the silk, and what was scattered inside was a speck of dark gray powder.

This thing is something that Wan Lai is used to seeing. The ambergris that burns in the emperor's bedroom all the year round is ground into powder, and it is this thing.

Zhuo Lan put things together in front of Wanyu, and hurriedly said: "The concubine's mother is a well-known master perfumer in Hangzhou, and the concubine has learned a thing or two freely. Although ambergris is only used by the emperor The spice is usually invisible, but the smell of burning concubine smelled it once and remembered it. I will smell it later, but it will never taste like that.”

Wan Lai reached out and hooked a pinch with the armor, twirled it with her fingertips, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed lightly, frowning and shaking her head after a while: "I used to smell the smell of this thing after it was burned. It has a sweet and earthy aroma, which makes people feel comfortable. When it doesn’t want to be powdered, it has a unique smell, which makes people feel dizzy.”

"This ambergris is originally taken from the body of the giant whale in the deep sea. How can something that lives in the water not have a fishy smell? Only after removing the fishy smell, the concubine can smell the 'spring fragrance' alone."

"Chun Ri Xiang?" Wan Lai's face was sullen, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

She knows how powerful that thing is. In the past, brothels in Beijing used this thing exclusively to attract customers, so that dignitaries and dignitaries lingered in the place of fireworks women every day without self-control. Later, the first emperor decreed that this thing that men and women like is forbidden. Long personally confiscated the incense and buried it in the ground of the barren hills, thus ending the once debauched life in the capital.

It is rumored that just a little bit of this product can make people confused and infatuated without knowing it. Compared with the fragrance medicine used by Concubine Hui in the past, it is several times more powerful.

And especially for men who smell it, even if they are facing ugly women, they are full of energy and tireless.

According to Zhuo Lan's words, and thinking of the emperor's abnormal behavior recently, I am afraid that it is probably because of this fragrance.

Furthermore, ambergris has a strong smell, if you mix it with spring incense and burn it together, wouldn't you want to 'know what happened'?
But who would have such thoughts?
No matter how unscrupulous people in the harem used to compete for favor, they mostly cared about their own honor and favor. Who would be stupid enough to add that 'good thing' to the spices that the emperor uses every day?
Isn't it true that a hundred flowers bloom in the harem that the empress dowager hoped for, and each is favored?What is the benefit to that person.

Thinking of this, a terrifying thought sprouted from the bottom of my heart.

Perhaps this thing was originally added by the emperor himself.
Aunt Wan Lai thought about it, she did not forget to straighten her face when she was surprised, she accepted the ambergris in Zhuo Lan's hand, and said in a deep voice: "I am afraid that this matter is often in the wrong mind, whoever wants to use ambergris again It is not a good thing to benefit all the sisters by adding this thing to the emperor, causing the emperor to burn incense and fall in love every day? Thinking about how short Chang's time in the palace is, he is also used to how hypocritical those jealous jars are, who would want to do it? Good people benefit others?"

She folded the silk, placed it on the table with her hands and pressed it against the bottom of the sweet white glaze flower vase, and said: "I think that the war in the previous dynasty has been settled recently, and the world is peaceful and stable. The emperor is happy in his heart, and he will naturally be more kind to our sisters." .Why, I don’t seem happy to be here forever?”

Zhuo Lan hurriedly shook her head and waved her hands: "No concubine, concubine just cared about the emperor's body. Last night, the emperor's waist was stiff and painful all night, the concubine wanted to call the imperial doctor to come to the emperor, but the emperor refused. He only asked the concubine to rub it for him. "She was silent for a while, and her tone became more and more sweet: "Concubines are soft-spoken, and it is inconvenient to persuade the emperor about many things. After all, the emperor cares about your thoughts the most if the concubine wins the emperor's heart. The empress is free, but I still have to persuade the emperor."

Listening to Zhuo Lan's words, Wanyu thought that she either really cared about the Holy Body of the Emperor, or she had spent so long with Rong Yue in the palace and had imitated her mask and said goodbye softly.

She looked at Zhuo Lan carefully, but couldn't see clearly what was going on under her pretty skin.

She simply didn't want to, her expression relaxed a little, Nuo knew it, and told her not to talk nonsense in private, and sent her away.

After the person left, Bai Changqing who was busy in the apse was replaced by Bai Changqing, who stepped back and secretly pressed the silk in his palm: "Look at what's wrong."

Bai Changqing spread out the silk and recognized at a glance that it was the emperor's exclusive use. He wanted to ask more questions, but it could be seen that Wanlao's face was pale and disheartened, so he didn't talk too much and just inspected it.

After smelling it again and again, the brows were lightened, You didn't have the confidence to take the incense burner to pour out the remaining ash, and only took a finger of powder and set it on fire.

The misty smoke rose up like silk and satin, Bai Changqing sniffed it, and hurriedly took the tea cup from Wanyu's hand, poured it into the incense burner, and extinguished it.

Seeing the change in Bai Changqing's expression, he knew a thing or two in his heart, but he still asked half hopefully, "How is it?"

Bai Changqing sighed: "Your Majesty has asked this question, so she knew about it soon after thinking about it. There is a little spring incense in here, the dosage is very small, but it has the effect of 'strengthening the body'."

Wanyu's complexion was made even more ugly by the Dongzhu Diancui earrings on one ear and three pincers: "It's good to say 'strengthen your body'. Can this thing hurt your body?"

Bai Changqing shook his head: "In the past, Chunrixiang smelled it for a long time, but now this smell has been reconstituted, and it will not cause any serious problems even if it is used every day. I'm just afraid that my body will not be able to bear it."

Wanyu's heart ached, she let out a long sigh, shook her head and smiled bitterly: "If someone else did it, why would you care about the dragon's body? I'm afraid it was"

Seeing that Wanyu blurted out something she couldn't say, Bai Changqing hurriedly tried to persuade her, "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense, the emperor attaches great importance to Qing Yu, you"

"Qingyu?" Wanyu laughed foolishly, and joked repeatedly: "He cares about Qingyu, that day the Japanese palace saw with his own eyes that the five promised to stay in the same room with his own eyes, and then looked through the records of the respect room. , but only remember that Suo Chuo Lun is always in the name of one person. I don’t know, but what if the other people are pregnant in the future? Is it because the auspiciousness of heaven stuffed a Wenqu star into her belly at night?”

"My lady."

"Don't talk about it anymore." Wan Lai paid the amount with one hand, and said exhaustedly: "I am tired, you can retreat. Today's affairs are not allowed to be mentioned with others. Not even Yun Chan."

(End of this chapter)