Chapter 1190: This Sachet, There's a Problem
Ran Xiaoyu immediately walked to the inner room, carefully took out a purse from the cabinet, and presented the sachet to them.
Zhu Chengxuan said: "This is-"
Nanyan said: "This sachet has been around for some years, and I want to remix the spices inside, but I can't tell how many flavors there are, so I want to ask His Highness for help to see if I can figure out what spices are still in it." ā
"Oh."
Zhu Chengxuan nodded, carefully picked up the sachet, looked at it twice, and then leaned under his nose and sniffed it carefully.
Nanyan held his breath, as if that would not disturb him.
After a long while, she asked softly, "How's it going?" ā
Zhu Chengxuan looked up at her and said, "Which spices did the concubine Niangniang distinguish in it?" ā
Nanyan said: "What I smell should be citron, mugwort leaves, Xinyi, and a small amount of borneol and Chuanxiong." ā
Zhu Chengxuan nodded and said, "That's right, but there is another one, the smell is very light, and the mother didn't smell it." ā
Nanyan hurriedly asked, "What is it?" ā
"Benzoin."
"Benzoin?"
"Yes," Zhu Chengxuan said, put the sachet under his nose and sniffed it, and said: "The taste of this incense is very special, the aroma contains a spicy atmosphere, although it has been too long, the aroma has been very weak, but there are still some remnants of this spicy atmosphere." Mother, smell it. ā
With that, hand her the sachet.
Nanyan took it and sniffed it deeply, and sure enough, among those complex fragrances, she felt a little special fragrance, including a hint of spicy breath.
"Really."
She said and smiled at Zhu Chengxuan: "Your Highness, you will use it, a few of us have been smelling it for a while, but we haven't figured out what this fragrance is." ā
Zhu Chengxuan said with a smile: "This kind of incense is rare, and it has only been on the market in the past two years, and I only know it." ā
"Then," Nanyan asked cautiously, "What if it was ten or twenty years ago?" ā
"Ten or twenty years ago? That was when the imperial grandfather was in power. ā
"Hmm."
"That's probably not the kind of incense. During the reign of the imperial grandfather, trade with the Western Regions was cut off, and there was almost no way for the spices there to enter the Central Plains. ā
He said, looking at this sachet, and said, "Strange, this sachet looks like our workmanship." ā
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"There will be benzoin."
He felt strange, and Nanyan felt even more strange.
Although Emperor Gao forbade trade with the Western Regions, the merchants were mercenary, and as long as there was profit, it was difficult to guarantee that someone would risk cutting off their heads to smuggle spices to the Central Plains.
However, this sachet is a relic of Empress Xianchen.
Of course she could afford it, but, normally, she would not dare to buy this spice that was forbidden by the emperor to make sachets.
Unless it'sā
Someone else gave it to her.
However, knowing that this spice is forbidden, who would dare to give it to the queen openly?
Nanyan faintly felt that the origin of this sachet was not simple.
Even if it has nothing to do with Zhu Feng's life experience, there must be some other twists and turns in the story.
Princess Tana, will you use such spices?
She couldn't help but be fascinated by this small sachet, Zhu Chengxuan watched from the side, and asked softly: "Guifei Niangniang, is there anything wrong with this sachet?" ā
"Huh?"
Nanyan raised his head to look at him, hurriedly shook his head, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I'll just ask." ā
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Zhu Chengxuan is no longer a child after all.
At first glance, I felt that the concubine attached great importance to the origin of this sachet, as if she was looking for something.
But he also knows that in this palace, you shouldn't ask, don't ask more.
In this way, you can protect yourself.
So he nodded, turned his head to look outside again, and then got up and said, "It's not early, I'll leave first, and I'm going to Yonghe Palace to find the queen mother." ā
Nanyan also got up: "Your Highness walks slowly." ā
Zhu Chengxuan walked to the door, thought of something, and stopped to look back at her: "Guifei Niangniang, can I still come to see you?" ā
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Facing his gentle and cautious gaze, Nanyan's heart somehow felt a little sour.
It was Qin Ruolan who did wrong, what does it have to do with this child?
He was abandoned by the queen like this, which was really pitiful.
So he smiled: "Of course you can." But aren't we going to leave the day after tomorrow? On the way, there is an opportunity to meet. Your Highness, go back and get ready. ā
Zhu Chengxuan immediately laughed so much that his eyes were crooked, and he responded, "Yes." ā
After saying that, he turned and ran out.
When his back disappeared outside, Nanyan sighed lightly, and at this time, Ran Xiaoyu came over and said, "Niangniang still can't bear to treat him." ā
Nanyan said: "No matter what Qin Ruolan does, I won't do anything to him." ā
"However, I heard that recently, that Qin Niangzi's life has been even worse."
"Oh?"
Nanyan raised her eyebrows and turned her head to look at her: "Concubine Kang, are they going to trouble her again?" ā
Ran Xiaoyu said: "This kind of thing has never been broken. She can bear it, and she is injured, as if she is waiting for the emperor to go and ask for an explanation in front of the emperor. But does Niangniang know, these days, the emperor has not been there once. ā
"Oh?"
"Twice, the emperor went over there to visit Concubine De Niangniang, and he didn't even set foot in her room."
At this point, Nanyan was a little surprised.
It is undeniable that Qin Ruolan is Zhu Feng's woman, she appeared earlier than her, and even gave birth to such a good son to Zhu Feng, which is already an established fact, so it is normal for Zhu Feng to have compassion for her and send charcoal to Yanxi Palace.
But she didn't expect that he never went to see her again.
You must know that after he lost his memory, Qin Ruolan has always been by his side, and he has forgotten everything, so he naturally forgot Qin Ruolan's betrayal of him, even if the two of them are not honey and oil, at least, they will have a chance to start over.
Why is it cold?
Nan Yan said: "What's going on?" ā
Ran Xiaoyu said: "I asked Ye Zhen to take a look, and I feel that the emperor seems to remember what happened in their past." ā
"Oh?"
Nanyan was startled.
Zhu Feng remembered that Qin Ruolan would have entered the palace at the beginning, but he deliberately had a relationship with him and gave birth to Zhu Chengxuan, which also caused Emperor Gao's alienation from Zhu Feng?
Nanyan thought for a while and said, "The emperor shouldn't have remembered it, someone might have told him." ā
"Oh?"
"After all, after knowing that Zhu Chengxuan is her child, she naturally wants to know how this child came about."
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"I just don't know, who said that."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "We really have to be grateful to this person. ā
Nanyan smiled.
At this moment, the voice of the Jade Gonggong came from the door: "Guifei Niangniang." ā