Chapter 44: The Smell and the Stench
Liu Xi'er opened her mouth as if she hadn't seen it: "I have also watched Miss Ruan's performance before, it is lively and cute, and she can eat a big table, but now she is performing in front of the emperor and the queen mother, why do you not like to move so much?" Don't you think that such an occasion is not enough for Miss Ruan to use all her strength? Besides, such a vulgar eating and broadcasting is unheard of, just show it to the common people in normal times, when are all those ordinary people here? ”
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Liu Xi'er is provoking, and King Qi is almost about to explode, gritting his teeth and saying: "Liu Xi'er, don't be unhappy!" ”
Liu Xi'er ignored it, squinting her eyes and looking like she was not afraid of the sky and the earth. She is indeed not afraid of anything, the original Miss Hou Mansion, her reputation is far and wide, and she is charming with a smile, but now her reputation is stinky, and her appearance is ruined, she can't wait to tear apart the women around Mu Ruqing to relieve the hatred in her heart.
The Queen Mother and the Emperor also saw that this was embarrassing Ruan Mianmian, but they didn't speak, let's see how Ruan Mianmian was going to resolve it.
"Mrs. Liu's question is good," Ruan Mianmian accentuated the tone of the word Mrs., causing people who knew the inside story to laugh for a while, "My Central Plains is vast and boundless, and the culture is naturally inclusive, and what others like when I eat is secondary, Mrs. Liu did that kind of thing at that time, didn't Prince Qi not give up?" Such a touching and profound love, Mianmian is also very envious. ”
"You!" Liu Xi'er saw Ruan Mianmian and directly poked at the matter and revealed it. Ruan Mianmian pierced her ugly things, her angry mouth was crooked, the steps on her head shook badly, and she couldn't speak for a while.
"I didn't expect to look at the gentle and amiable, slender and weak Miss Ruan, when she was so straightforward, it was really enjoyable." Fang Yan saw that Ruan Mianmian scolded Liu Xi'er, and she was very happy, and glanced at Ruan Mianmian.
"Don't be too happy too early, I passed by Miss Ruan just now, but I smelled a smell, obviously it is the smell of Princess Fang Cai's Zhu'en, could it be that Miss Ruan also brought that kind of spice?" Liu Xi'er sneered: "I seem to have heard the princess say that this is a spice unique to the Mobei royal family." ”
Zhu En was a little surprised: "It's impossible, this spice can only be prepared by the Mobei royal family." ”
"Tut-tut, then I don't know, Miss Ruan can survive in a desperate situation, maybe there is any secret method I don't know." Liu Xi'er said cool words, openly and secretly saying that Ruan Mianmian's spice came from the wrong place.
If Ruan Mianmian said that the spices were not obtained from Princess Zhuen, then she would not be able to get rid of the charge of colluding with the Mobei royal family without permission, but if she said that she got it from Zhuen, so many pairs of eyes watched, and Zhuen did not give it away, then it was stealing. She gave Ruan Mianmian a dead end.
Jiang Xinyue and Mu Ruqing were also stagnant, and Jiang Xinyue's two big maids, Treading Water and Fufeng, who were hidden behind, saw Jiang Xinyue using her sleeves to cover her gesture and quietly retreated.
"How can Mrs. Liu prove that there are spices from Princess Zhuen here? Mian Mian has never been close to Princess Zhuen. Ruan Mianmian was neither shocked nor annoyed.
At this time, Zhu En also took out her small green sachet, she put the sachet on the table, and everyone saw that the small sachet was intact, and the spices in it had not decreased.
"Mrs. Liu, the spices of this princess have never been lost, I don't know why Mrs. Liu insists that the fragrance on Miss Ruan's body is the smell of dreams?"
"It's better to ask the palace maid to go over and identify the spices on Ruan Mianmian's body, isn't it, Princess Zhuen's spices are not less, and Princess Fangyan's spices are also a lot?" Liu Xi'er sneered.
Fang Yan heard Liu Xi'er talk about herself, and also subconsciously touched her sleeves, her face gradually became strange, her two sleeves were empty, and she didn't see the sachet that Zhu En gave her.
The Queen Mother noticed Fang Yan's condition and said, "Fang Yan, is the sachet really lost?" Even if you lose it, how do you know that Miss Ruan did it? It's too arbitrary. She still protects Ruan Mianmian, after all, Jingshu's character is there, and she will never make friends with people who misbehave.
"Call the female official in charge of spices in the palace to come, and you will know if you can't check it." The Emperor spoke.
Immediately, a waiter went down to pass the word, and in a blink of an eye brought a middle-aged woman over, the woman had a soft face, behaved properly, and bowed smoothly, at first glance, she was an old man in the palace, and her status was not low.
She didn't say much, she first went to Princess Zhuen and sniffed the green sachet carefully, and then went to Ruan Mianmian's side and bowed slightly: "Girl, please raise your sleeves so that the slave can distinguish it, it's offended." ”
Ruan Mianmian raised her arm, and the woman sniffed very carefully, and said, "Miss Ruan... Indeed, it smells of the spice. "Then he bowed.
But her words exploded in the hall like thunder. Did Ruan Mianmian really steal the spices of Fangyan?
Ruan Mianmian was still not anxious, and looked at the arrogant Liu Xi'er a little coldly: "Mrs. Liu, you have to speak responsibly, are you sure that I stole Princess Fangyan's spices?" ”
"Princess Fangyan's sachet is lost, and you, the person who shouldn't have touched the spice, are contaminated, not you, who is it? I think you are not greedy enough, stealing the princess's things, this is a sin of killing your head, and you dare to be embarrassed in front of everyone. Liu Xi'er made up her mind that she couldn't turn over.
"It's hard for Mrs. Liu to know so clearly, and even the name and crime have been set for me. It's just that Mianmian doesn't understand a little, and Madame didn't come within a foot of me, just smelling it from such a distance, so why can't the people around me smell it? Besides, does Princess Fangyan remember that I was closer? Ruan Mianmian looked at Princess Fang Yan.
Princess Fangyan pondered for a moment and said, "It's like... I really didn't see Miss Ruan come to me, she sat behind Jingshu and didn't move. ”
"There's no need to let you know if you're close to you, besides, the people sitting next to Ruan Mianmian are all people standing on her side, even if they smell it, how can they make a noise?" When Liu Xi'er's words came to this point, King Qi also came over with some sense and stopped stopping her.
After all, although she Liu Xi'er is her own woman, she has ruined her reputation, and today whether Liu Xi'er pulled the county lord of Jingshu off the horse or this Ruan Mianmian destroyed Liu Xi'er's army, he is happy to see it.
"If that's the case, then Mianmian has to guess, in addition to Princess Zhuen and Princess Fangyan in this palace, there may be more than one Mianmian who has the smell of spices on his body, and they should all be checked, Mrs. Liu, do you say?" Ruan Mianmian deftly adjusted his sleeves and said unintentionally.
"You are bold! There are so many high-ranking ladies sitting here, do you think they are all as despicable as you? Are you worthy to have our clothes searched? Liu Xi'er was a little panicked, but she tried not to show her face, but slapped the table and accused. She said this cleverly, which was to incite everyone, make everyone feel that their interests were touched, and let everyone blame Ruan Mianmian.
However, what she didn't expect was that Jiang Xinyue, the lord of Jingshu County, Mu Ruqing, the boss of Yipinxiang, and Fang Dacang all immediately spoke: "We are willing to accept the inspection." ”
The king on the other side also said lightly: "I am willing too." The next Anyang Hou and the second lady Liu Xin'er also echoed.
Seeing that these hot people were all helping Ruan Mianmian to speak, the rest of the people who wanted to cling to these few people were a little shaken, and the handsome young lady who was interested in the king of England also suddenly lost his worries, although he saw that the position of the princess was gone, but according to the regulations, he could also accept two side concubines, which was also a good thing that he couldn't ask for.
In fact, if it is just an inspection, it is not a humiliation, but this is a good opportunity to make these people feel their hearts, not to mention the famous Jingshu County Lord and King Ying, even to get the blue eyes of Anyang Hou, who has been in full swing recently, it can also have a lot of benefits.
So all the nobles said that they didn't mind, and no one objected for a while. Liu Xi'er couldn't help but be a little worried, if it was really checked one by one, then she would be on herself... It's not just the smell of this incense.
The Queen Mother sat in a high position, and with a sweep of her eyes, she saw everyone's expressions, and she naturally saw Liu Xi'er's panic in her eyes. It seems that his Jingshu doesn't like this woman, not to mention Anyanghou's reaction just now, but he has long been disgusted with her and wants to clear up the relationship, such a woman, it is better to let her be planted here, and save the trouble of finding Jingshu in the future.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother also spoke: "Since this is the case, let's find the female official who makes incense to check again, so as to protect everyone's innocence." ”
Soon after the lady withdrew, she was called up again, this time with all the ladies kneeling aside, and the ladies and ladies and the officials all sitting in their seats waiting to be checked.
Liu Xi'er's hands hidden under her sleeves trembled a little, although she had tried her best to restrain them, but when the female officials were getting closer and closer to her one by one, she still couldn't hold on.
King Qi, who was sitting next to her, was the first to notice that something was wrong, and said secretly: This woman, could it be that she really did something unseemly?
didn't have time to think about the way out, the female officer was already kneeling at Liu Xi'er's table. The palace maids in this palace who specialize in incense control technology are all raised in the palace from less than one year old, and they have selected those with the most top-notch sense of smell and taste response, and their food, clothing and life are all prescribed, and they can't see spicy, can't drink, and can't even smell a little thicker smoke, just to protect this beyond ordinary people's perception of smell.
can be a female official, but also a leader in this industry, just sat opposite Liu Xi'er, her nose moved, the corners of her eyes twitched imperceptibly, this lady, there are several strong fragrances, can only be subdivided later, but what the female officer noticed is another special smell.
They are naturally masters of smelling, and they smell all kinds of fragrances, so they are naturally extremely sensitive to odors. The female official almost retched out immediately, but now in the main hall, she could only endure it as much as she could, but her expression was really not good-looking. She has also smelled a lot of ordinary smells, and some medicinal materials have a smell, but the smell on Liu Xi'er's body is simply beyond her imagination, and it is even more stinky than the smell of those medicinal materials combined.