Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Smell of Dry Tea?
As soon as they entered the Imperial Garden, they were amazed by the sea of flowers in front of them, and although it was late autumn, the flowers in the Imperial Garden were still like spring.
In the imperial garden, the palace maids who are all dressed in a single snail bun, with a little pink on their faces, dressed in pink embroidered robes, and wearing the same plain crepe skirts, are waiting for their arrival.
As he spoke, the palace maids who wore pressure skirts around their waists and jingled bells when they walked greeted them.
They acted quickly, and with proper manners, they led the ladies to the two rows that had been arranged, and sat down according to their ranks.
At this time, a palace maid with outstanding looks walked quickly in front of the Lu family and Feng Lingxi, she bowed and said with a light smile behind her.
"Mrs. Hou and the six girls and the slave maid go forward a little further, and the queen mother asked the slave and the maid to arrange the positions of Mrs. Hou and the six girls in the front row, so that they can talk to the queen mother."
As soon as the palace maid's words were finished, Feng Lingxi clearly felt the gaze from all around.
There are those who are envious and jealous, those who gloat, and those who watch good shows.
"Sister Lao leads the way." Feng Lingxi gathered his mind and said politely to the palace maid in front of him.
It wasn't until she sat down that she realized why those people looked at her so strangely.
On the left hand side of their seats is Mrs. Ge, and in front of them is Mrs. Wang, these two have been looking at each other unpleasantly since they were in the boudoir, and when they got married, it was a coincidence that the husband they married was also a sworn enemy, so the resentment was getting deeper and deeper, and now it was to the point of pinching as soon as they met.
Last time, I didn't pinch it up in front of Xixiang Fengxiangfang, and when I went back, I heard the gossip in Beijing, saying that they fought badly for the fragrant cakes, and the old lady Ge and Mrs. Wang thought that the other party deliberately scandalized themselves in front of outsiders, otherwise who would dare to spread their words in Beijing?
Hmph, the other party must have not run away!
When they met again at this time, they were even more panicked when they saw each other, and they couldn't wait to really pinch each other into the miserable situation in the rumors.
Feng Lingxi looked at his nose and nose, and his nose looked at his heart, and he only hoped that he would not be affected by the two old ladies who were fighting cross-eyed.
Who knows, it is not the worst situation to have these two old ladies sitting next to them now.
With the sound of "Mrs. Shangshu has arrived", the table on Feng Lingxi's right hand sounded, and Gu Xiyan's delicate voice sounded.
"My cousin is really, he is always busy with official business, and it is not easy to see him, and he has no time to accompany us, I am really angry!"
Immediately after that, a soft-voiced woman comforted her softly: "Of course, official business is important, you can't always mess with your cousin." β
Feng Lingxi sighed silently in his heart.
Mrs. Gu is Yan Yan's aunt, and now she and Yan Yan have a marriage contract, even if Mrs. Gu pretends not to see her from beginning to end, she will go to greet her in etiquette.
Feng Lingxi straightened his robe, stood up and walked around the small table to the small table where Mrs. Gu was on the right, and was dressed in a simple orange skirt, with an elegant temperament, if it wasn't for the sickness, it would look a little more graceful, and the lady who was about forty years old bowed and asked for peace.
"Ling Xi has seen Mrs. Gu."
Mrs. Gu still whispered to Gu Xiyan as if she didn't see her, and dried her dryly.
Feng Lingxi's eyes flashed slightly, and he got up on his own, no longer maintaining the hard posture of bowing.
Her getting up finally made Mrs. Gu look at her, Mrs. Gu's voice did not rise and fall, and asked, "You are Feng Lingxi?" β
There is a coldness and a faint disgust in this knowingly questioning attitude.
"Yes." Feng Lingxi continued to lower his eyebrows
No stammering or flattery.
"Like a piece of wood!" Mrs. Gu had an itch in her throat, coughed lightly, and commented.
Gu Xiyan, who was snuggling up next to Mrs. Gu, glared at her in vain, and her voice was loud: "Sister Feng, don't think that you can be a princess with a holy decree, my cousin listens to my mother the most, and now you make me so angry that I am sick, my cousin will not marry you for filial piety." β
This bright sham made Feng Lingxi's eyes colder, and she didn't want to get married, so she wanted to leave with a bow, but she suddenly stopped her figure, her nose moved slightly, and her eyebrows were tightly locked.
The scent of dry tea?
Dry tea, also known as benzoin fennel, is the spice of shingles.
How can there be dry tea spices in the palace of the capital?
Suddenly, Feng Lingxi remembered that in the thirtieth year of Yuan Hao in the last life, when the frost fell, an assassination incident occurred in the palace.
On that day, there was chaos in the palace, the entire capital was under martial law, and finally there was a faint news that the emperor was stabbed in the abdomen that day, unconscious, the whole court was in chaos, and the prince and the three princes and others began to enter the white-hot stage of power struggle, even if the emperor finally woke up more than a month, the ministers of the court and the central government had already stood in line, and the situation was out of the emperor's control.
After that, Feng Lingyu entered the Three Princes' Mansion and became the Three Princes' Concubines, and began to show his talents, helping the Three Princes to reach the top step by step, while the Anguo Marquis Mansion fell into the quagmire step by step.
Thinking of this, Feng Lingxi was suddenly shocked, she no longer cared about the whispers around her, and her heart was pounding.
What day is it, and is it a frost day?
If she only thought about doing her best to suppress Feng Lingyu's rise in the past, so as to extract the Marquis of Anguo's mansion from Feng Lingyu's schemes, but now there is a chance to change the big picture?
If the emperor doesn't have an accident, the court situation will not be turbulent, and it will not be so smooth for the three princes to ascend the throne, so it is even more impossible for Feng Lingyu to take advantage of the east wind of the three princes!
Feng Lingxi clenched his fists tightly to calm himself down.
It is impossible for the dry tea incense to appear in the palace, and now the relationship between the tile spur and the Jokhang Kingdom is so tense, how can there be a unique incense from the tile spur to enter the Jokhang Palace?
Assassin......
It's a pity that she didn't bring Long Yi and Long Jiu to the palace this time, Long Jiu's hands were still hanging with bandages, Long Yi had some eyebrows because of the affairs in the suburbs of Beijing, so she asked Long Yi to be busy with things over there first.
Feng Lingxi's heart was suddenly anxious, but she didn't dare to show a point on her face, if there was really an assassin, this matter would be tricky, if she exposed the assassin's matter without preparation, not only would her life be in danger, but she might also make the assassin act in advance.
Thinking of this, Feng Lingxi was no longer in the mood to deal with Mrs. Gu's dismount, in case the conjecture came true, and if they didn't prepare, these weak women who were powerless would become lambs to the slaughter in the hands of the assassins.
And here are all the officials and dependents of the third rank and above in the court, if they all become hostages of the assassins......
Feng Lingxi owed Mrs. Gu, so she left and returned to her original seat, and asked in a whisper with Lu's worried expression: "Auntie, is today the day of frost?" β
What Lu Shi listened to was the accusations that the ladies of the various mansions said that Miss Feng Liu had no manners, and Mrs. Gu left by herself without permission, and so on, she was so anxious in her heart, how did she know that Feng Lingxi was still in the mood to care about whether it was frost today.
"My aunt, you still don't coax Mrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu is like a mother in Yan Yan's heart, but you can't be offended, where did you go with your cleverness recently?" The Lu family was worried about Ling Xi, and they couldn't wait to apologize to Mrs. Gu on her behalf.
"Auntie, is it a frost day?" Feng Lingxi stubbornly
Grabbed Lu's hand and asked again.
Lu Shi was helpless, she didn't know why Feng Lingxi was screwed on this issue, she hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, it's the frost day, what's wrong." β
"Nothing." Feng Lingxi stiffly pulled out a smile, slowly exhaled a long breath, lowered his eyebrows, and hid the horror in his eyes.
Now it's just a matter of how to identify who the Assassins are, and how many Assassins there are. Since this assassin in the previous life was able to escape smoothly after assassinating the emperor, he must be a person with good martial arts, and he should not be underestimated.
Also, she needs to meet Yan Yan, and it is more reliable to talk about force or Yan Devil.
Just as Feng Lingxi was pondering, a shrill voice sounded from a distance: "Your Majesty, the queen mother has arrived." β
Immediately afterwards, wearing a purple and gold crown with a bundle of hair, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the emperor with a handsome appearance and a golden silk luan bird Chaofeng embroidered robe, green silk into a solemn phoenix bun, inserted red gold treasure hairpin and wearing a golden phoenix crown inlaid with precious jade, looking extremely noble and solemn and gorgeous beauty of the queen style came over.
When everyone in the imperial garden saw the emperor coming, they all stood up in unison, respectfully saluted the emperor and queen, and shouted long live the emperor and the queen for a thousand years.
Feng Lingxi got up with everyone's movements, but at this time, she paid more attention to the attendants brought by the ladies of the various mansions, she thought that if she was an assassin, it would always be easy to mix into the palace directly if she mixed into the official's mansion and then entered the palace with her family, because the net worth of the people on duty in the palace would be thoroughly checked, and the risk was relatively large.
When Feng Lingxi was secretly observing the entourage of various provinces, Lu Shi suddenly pushed her and reminded anxiously: "The queen mother called you, talk back quickly!" β
Feng Lingxi was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly retracted his gaze and looked at the emperor and the queen who were sitting in the center not far away.
She quietly looked around the people who followed the emperor, but Yan Yan didn't follow, which made her a little worried.
Feng Lingxi, who was worried, had a faint look on his face, and the queen couldn't help asking, "Feng Lingxi, why did you get distracted just now?" Why are you worried now? β
After Feng Lingxi heard the queen's inquiry, he immediately sighed in his heart, and sure enough, he deserved to sit in that position, this question is full of traps, as long as the answer is not good, at least a big disrespect will fall on his head.
And she felt that the queen mother had a kind of hostility towards her, and she didn't know if it was a delusion......
She raised her eyes to look at the queen, the queen's facial features were not outstanding, but the eyebrows and eyes were slightly sharp, coupled with the majesty of the harem for many years, people couldn't help but feel awe.
After thinking about it for a while, Feng Lingxi was cautious in his heart, but his face replied with an innocent and ignorant face.
"Back to the queen's mother, because Ling Xi has always been clumsy, before entering the palace, not only Yan Shizi but also the elders in the palace always repeatedly told Ling Xi in his ear, so that when Ling Xi sees the emperor and the queen mother after entering the palace, he must respect them from the bottom of his heart, and he must behave well to win the favor of the emperor and the queen.
But Ling Xi entered the palace for the first time and saw the face of the sky, and the queen and the emperor's demeanor were suddenly deeply impressed by Ling Xi, so that Ling Xi couldn't help but be in a daze, but now let the queen see the joke and hope that the mother will forgive her sins. β
She was naΓ―ve, but secretly made the queen's smile thicker with her special praise, and after her eyes flashed slightly, she asked specifically: "Yan Shizi really said that?" β
Feng Lingxi smiled innocently, looking heartless.
"Yes, Yan Shizi also said that his mother's love for him can only let Ling Xi fulfill his filial piety, so he will come over to see how Ling Xi behaves, but why don't you see him now? Queen Mother, can you help Ling Xi find Yan Shizi? You see that Ling Xi has already made Niangniang laugh, but he doesn't know it! 2k reading network