Liu Tong saw the faint pity in her eyes.

His heart warmed, and he couldn't help but get closer to her again.

"Now there are fourteen or fifteen adult princes in the Holy Heaven, but it is customary to agree, except for the crown prince and a few royal brothers who are crowned kings, the other princes will not go to Hanyuan Hall on the day of the opening of the dynasty."

Liu Tong explained to Chang Runzhi: "First, I came because I went to listen to the courtiers' verbal battles, and I didn't have the qualifications to speak by myself; Second, there is an attitude of participating in political affairs when they come and go, so why bother to attract the jealousy of the prince and the royal brothers? So, it's better not to go. ”

Chang Runzhi nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay like this, you can also be relaxed." ”

Liu Tong laughed softly.

"If you go to the incense hall to smell the incense, you don't have to be confined to this place." Liu Tong said: "There is a special incense market in Nanshi, where the incense products are more complete, and there are more incense refined, and even some incense medicines and fragrant teas can be bought there, not to mention some incense utensils, which are dazzling and have everything." ”

Chang Runzhi glanced at him clearly, hesitated for a moment and then asked in a low voice, "Does the Fragrance Pavilion also have a background?" ”

Liu Tong didn't squint, and nodded slightly: "The Fragrance Pavilion is the prince's place." ”

"Considered a prince's place? What is the Dharma? Chang Runzhi wondered.

Liu Tong explained: "The owner of the Xiangxiang Pavilion is surnamed Shen, and it is the property of the princess's mother's family. So it's also a prince's place. ”

Chang Runzhi understood.

"The Shen family, the princess's mother, has a rumor that 'assets are tens of thousands, and the land is all over the world'. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it actually reflects the huge wealth of the Shen family. The market for spices is hugely profitable, and it is not surprising that the Shen family has a foot in it. With the prince behind his escort, it is not surprising that the Fragrance Pavilion can become the No. 1 Incense Pavilion in Beijing. ”

Chang Runzhi listened to Liu Tong's words, and naturally dispelled the intention of going to the incense museum.

The two changed their route and headed for Nanshi.

The closer he got to the incense market, the mixed fragrance continued to burrow into Chang Runzhi's nose.

Chang Runzhi took a silk handkerchief and covered his nose properly, distracting himself from identifying these fragrances, trying to find out the fragrance contaminated from Mo Ruren.

She frowned, her nose twitching from time to time.

Liu Tong looked at it and felt that she was a little more playful and cute on top of her demureness, and her face couldn't help laughing.

Chang Runzhi didn't pay attention, she was trying to distinguish the incense from stall to stall.

"The little lady wants to buy incense? Take a look at the incense I made myself, the fragrance is really amazing! Seeing someone coming, the women selling incense were busy introducing, and they didn't forget to joke: "This son, look at how beautiful your wife is, if you use my incense, you can't take your eyes off it and can't stop talking!" ”

There was also a bit of color in his words.

Liu Tong looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't say anything to refute it, and looked at Chang Runzhi as soon as possible.

Chang Runzhi didn't seem to hear what the women said, she was picking up the incense products in porcelain boxes on the stall, enduring the discomfort of the fragrance, and uncovered them one by one and smelled them.

When she smelled the fifth porcelain box, she jerked it away and sneezed.

"This eldest sister, what kind of incense is this?" She asked the woman who sold the incense.

The woman took it and smelled it, and said, "This is the incense made by the slave family themselves, and there are tonka incense, fennel, cloves, sandalwood, herbs, and wood incense in it, and I have taken the white herb to make it." Does the little lady think it smells good? This incense is not expensive, and the little lady can take it away for three taels of silver. ”

Chang Runzhi frowned and gently put down the porcelain box.

"Little lady, don't be too expensive, the things in my stall are notoriously good and cheap." The woman who sold incense saw that Chang Runzhi put down the porcelain box, clearly saying that she had no intention of buying incense, and was immediately a little dissatisfied: "The incense made by the slave family himself, if it is placed in a nearby place, it is possible to sell it for four or five taels." ”

Chang Runzhi smiled apologetically, didn't say anything, and left the stall.

Next, she wandered around several stalls, smelled a lot of prepared incense, and asked about the raw incense in them one by one.

"No, it's almost ......"

Chang Runzhi pressed the corner of his forehead with some distress, and Liu Tong said in a timely manner: "I've been here for more than half an hour, and I'm uncomfortable with the aroma, right?" Why don't we go out and find a place to sit and breathe first. ”

Chang Runzhi naturally agreed, and the two left Nanshi, found a quiet small teahouse, and asked for a private room.

Chang Runzhi was still frowning and thinking in distress, Liu Tong had already instructed the store to ask for clear tea without any spices.

It was only when the steaming teacup was placed in front of her that her thoughts were interrupted.

"Don't think too hard, the more you try to think about it, the more you can't think of it. It's better to relax, and it may be more rewarding. ”

Liu Tong pushed the teacup in front of her with concern, Chang Runzhi shook his head with a smile: "You're right, I'm too eager." ”

Liu Tong nodded, thought for a while and asked, "Is there something you can't think of, or is there something you can't figure out?" If you can't figure it out, it's better for me to tell me, maybe I can help you out. ”

Chang Runzhi hesitated, and then said vaguely: "I smelled a kind of incense before, and I never knew what kind of incense it was, so I came to look for it today...... It allowed me to find several obvious scents, which could be right, but I always felt that there was still something missing. I don't think there's anything wrong with the smell, but I smell it a little greasy and pungent. Probably because my sense of smell is too sensitive. ”

Chang Runzhi laughed at himself, but Liu Tong frowned, and said: "If your sense of smell is too sensitive, and others can't smell it and you can smell it, then maybe the part you think is almost the part that the incense maker wants to hide." The incense maker's kung fu is also at home, but I didn't expect to meet you with such a sharp nose. ”

Liu Tong looked at Chang Runzhi: "This incense smelled from the prince's mansion?" ”

As soon as Chang Runzhi was empowered by Liu Tong's words, he was blown back to his mind by Liu Tong's question.

Liu Tong stared at her: "The crown princess is pregnant, so she won't use some incense of unknown origin." The incense certainly didn't come from the crown princess. That must have been what you smelled from the prince's other concubines. ”

Chang Runzhi pursed his lips and frowned, "Ah Tong, why are you asking this?" ”

Liu Tong was also aware of his gaffe, he was silent for a while, but he still insisted on asking: "From which concubine did you smell it, can you sue me?" ”

Chang Runzhi looked at Liu Tong suspiciously, not understanding why Liu Tong suddenly cared about the affairs in the prince's backyard.

Obviously, when she changed the topic before, Liu Tong thoughtfully stopped asking.

Why did you ask about her again?

She was silent, but Liu Tong's expression looked like she had to have an answer.

Chang Runzhi thought about it, since he already knew that he was at this point, it wouldn't be a big deal to sue him.

Chang Runzhi said: "It's Mo Ruren." ”

When the words came out, Chang Runzhi always felt that there was something she had ignored.

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