Qing Palace - Biography of Concubine Wan

Chapter 8

On August 13th, [-], just after dawn, Qingru got up to wash and dress up. She wanted to show her most beautiful side in front of the person she liked.Not calling Qiurong and the others, she fetched water and cleansed her face carefully, washing away the hazy drowsiness and dust, and then sat in front of the mirror and drew the eyebrows with a brush, drawing the willow-leaf eyebrows stroke by stroke.

Then she put down the pen and dabbed the rouge with her fingers to trace her cheeks lightly. With the movement of her fingers, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and finally she painted her lips with vermilion.

The already attractive appearance coupled with this exquisite and flawless makeup is really dazzlingly beautiful. After putting her hair in a bun, she changed into a flag outfit and flower pot bottom shoes.At this moment, it was already daylight, and the beautiful girls from all the courtyards got up and dressed up one after another.

After pasting the last flower tin between her brows, Qing Ru grinned at herself in the mirror, her heart filled with infinite joy, and in a while, she would see him, she hadn't seen him for more than a month, I don't know if he could be Ever thought of her like myself...

She will never lose to Dong E Xianglan and those concubines in the harem!Facing the rising sun, Qingru made a vow in her heart, with a stubborn look on her face.

There was a knock on the door, "Sister, can I come in?" It was Rixi's voice.

Qingru hurriedly collected her thoughts and went to open the door, Rixi was also fully dressed, I don't know what kind of powder she had put on, and a burst of fragrance was carried by her figure, not like ordinary rouge fragrance, but a bit like the smell of flowers.

Seeing that she didn't seem very happy, Qing Ru made her a cup of tea and asked, "Sister, the palace selection is about to start, why did you come to me when you weren't in the room?"

Ri Xi threw the fan on the table, and said angrily, "Don't mention it, what happened to me today, it's really unlucky!"

It turned out that when Qiurong brought water to wash Rixi in the morning, a few bees wobbled in from the outside, and they didn't respond to Qiurong approaching at all. I've heard people say that bees only sting those who provoke them. As long as you don't provoke them, they won't sting you. So Rixi sat there and didn't dare to move, let alone drive them away. She seemed to be stung, and she was so frightened that she didn't know whether to applaud or run away.

After driving the bees away, she found that she had been stung with two big bumps. While speaking, she pulled up her clothes to show Qingru, and sure enough, there were two red spots on her neck and arms.

"Sister, don't you think it's strange? Now it's not the time of spring, how can there be bees coming out to sting people?"

Qingru raised Rixi's collar to cover the red and swollen area, and said half-jokingly: "Fortunately, it is where these clothes can cover it. If it is on the face, I will see what you will do. Who told you to use such a fragrant face powder?" , Maybe those bees were attracted by your fragrance, hurry up and wash off the powder!"

Unexpectedly, Rixi said with a puzzled face, "I didn't wear face powder!"

"Impossible, I clearly smell the distinctive fragrance of flowers on your body, if you don't believe me, smell it yourself."

Ri Xi took a few strong sniffs and said in a daze, "No, I didn't smell anything." Seeing her bewildered look, it didn't look like she was faking it.

Now it was Qingru's turn to be surprised, and immediately took all the rouge powder on the dressing table for Rixi to smell, and every time she prepared to tell what kind of fragrance it was, it meant that there was nothing wrong with Rixi's sense of smell, But it's so strange that I can't smell my own body.

Just when Qingru was puzzled, a few more bees flew in from the open window and went straight to the direction where the sun and sunset were.

Rixi, who had already been frightened once, jumped up from the chair when she heard the familiar "buzzing" sound, hid behind Qingru and stammered: "Honey... the bees are... here again !"

"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" Qingru comforted Rixi, but she was also terrified in her heart. She casually grabbed the clothes on the shelf and threw them indiscriminately. Those few bees were also unlucky because they happened to be thrown away by a pile of clothes one is right.Seeing that the bees could not fly under the clothes, Qing Ru and Ri Xi jumped up and stomped on them until the bees under the clothes could no longer move.

Qingru hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and after confirming that no more bees could fly in, she let out a long sigh of relief. This happened so strangely, those bees obviously couldn't fly steadily, why did they chase after the day and night? ?Is it because of that strange scent on her body?But where did the scent come from?She couldn't figure it out for a while, but she had to find a way to solve this matter, otherwise Rixi wouldn't be able to participate in the palace election for a while.

Qingru said to Rixi who was still in shock: "You wait for me here, I will call Aunt Xiangyuan to see if she knows."

"Don't go, don't leave me alone, what if I come again, I'm afraid!!" Ri Xi clutched Qing Ru's sleeve nervously.

"Don't be afraid, the doors and windows are closed and you won't come in. Otherwise, I'll call Yueling to accompany you first, okay?" After Qingru's soft voice persuaded Rixi to finally let go, but she was still very nervous. fidgeting.

After going out, Qingru went to Yueling to talk about the matter, and after she hurried to accompany Rixi, she went to find Xiangyuan. At this time, there was only one hour left before the auspicious time for the second quarter of Chenshi.

As soon as Xiangyuan entered the room, she could smell the unusual fragrance, which was indeed emanating from Rixi's body. On the way here, she had already heard Ru explain the whole thing clearly, and she was quite surprised by such a weird thing. However, after staying in the palace for so many years, I have seen a lot of strange things, and naturally gained some experience, she straightened her thoughts and said: "My lord Rixi, please think carefully, you did everything this morning. What, is there anything special?"

Ri Xi, who had already calmed down, thought for a while and shook her head, "It's the same as before. After waking up, Qiu Rong came to wash my face with water. It's nothing special!"

"What about last night?" Xiangyuan asked
"Last night?" Rixi frowned, and slowly recalled with fingers: "After dinner last night, I watched the moon with my sister and the others in the courtyard until very late, during which time I ate a few months of cakes and went back to my room. Afterwards, I ate bird’s nest with rock sugar at night, and then went to sleep.”

"Apart from this, have you never touched any other special things, such as rare flowers and plants?"

"No!" Rixi replied with certainty.

This is strange, the food and moon cakes are distributed uniformly in the palace, there can be no problem, the only thing left is the bird's nest, could it be...

"Is that bowl of bird's nest still there?" Xiangyuan asked with a serious expression.

"In my room, there is still half a bowl left, what's the matter?" Rixi faintly sensed something, but when they came to Rixi's room, they couldn't find the bowl of bird's nest. No.

I called Qiuyue and Qiurong and said they didn't collect it, and then asked them who gave the bird's nest last night, Qiuyue said that there was indeed a cup of bird's nest stewed in the kitchen last night, but it was requested by Yiyun. It was also delivered by her own hands, but somehow it ended up in the room of the young master Rixi.

After hearing this, everyone was in an uproar, the matter became more and more complicated, how could Ma Jia Yiyun's bird's nest appear in Rixi's room, did she bring it over by herself, or was it someone else?And is there any problem with that bowl of bird's nest? If so, what was added to attract the bees?No matter who did it, the purpose is very clear, that is to make it impossible to participate in the palace election

Undoubtedly, based on what is known so far, Ma Jia Yiyun is the most suspected, but it is useless to say anything now, because the most important evidence is gone.

"Why don't we report this to Eunuch Li? Maybe he will have a solution!" Seeing that everyone was silent, Yue Ling timidly expressed her thoughts.

"No, you can't let Eunuch Li know about this!" Qingru immediately denied Yueling's idea. For some reason, she always felt that the matter was not that simple, and it would be better if fewer people knew about it.

"I also think it's better not to disturb Eunuch Li!" For some reason, Xiangyuan and Qingru had the same idea.

"But... But what about this scent? If I don't want to get rid of it, I won't be able to go out!" Ri Xi worriedly asked the most critical and most inescapable question.

The time passed by like this, and there was still half an hour left before the palace selection. They were so anxious that they finally came up with several methods that didn't work.

Rixi couldn't take it anymore, jumped up and shouted: "If I don't go, I won't go. Anyway, I never thought about being a concubine. I will go to Ma Jia Yiyun to settle the score now. If she doesn't make me feel better, I won't either. Let her wish, if she gets stung a few more times, I will tell her to go, hum!" Ri Xi is not a person who will retaliate, but now that he said these words, he was obviously very angry.

Xiangyuan grabbed the angry Rixi in time and said: "Master Rixi, don't worry, there is still time, luckily there may be a way, let me think about it."

Unable to explain why, Qingru always felt that Xiangyuan was hiding something from them, especially the last sentence "Let me think about it again" felt that there was something in it.

At this time, Yue Ling's eyes suddenly lit up and said: "Since this fragrance is causing the blame, can it be covered up with a stronger fragrance?"

Hearing this without a good plan, Qingru couldn't help clapping her hands and said: "This is a way, maybe I have to try it, but where can I find something more fragrant, ordinary rouge powder will definitely not work!"

"Don't worry about it. When I left home, Er Niang gave me a bottle of fragrance gel, just put on a little and it will be fragrant for a whole day." Yue Ling said happily.

"That's good, you go and get it." Qing Ru said, with the solution, everyone's brows relaxed a lot, only Xiangyuan was still worried, she looked at the wound on Rixi's body Said: "I'm going to get some ointment for reducing swelling."

Xiangninglu is indeed very fragrant, it dilutes the original fragrance of flowers on Rixi's body a lot, and at the same time Xiangyuan also fetches ointment, spreads it on the lump and feels a burst of coolness, and Rixi's mood suddenly improves a lot.

The time is almost up, and the auspicious time cannot be delayed. The three of them adjusted their appearance and were about to go out. Suddenly, Xiangyuan shouted: "Master Rixi, the hairpin on your head is a little crooked. I will help you insert it." At the moment, she quietly inserted the thing hidden between her fingers into Rixi's hair.

Qingru, who has been paying attention to Xiangyuan's actions, didn't miss this subtle movement, and she didn't say anything, and gave a meaningful smile when she passed by Xiangyuan.

(End of this chapter)