Shen Ninghua followed Fang Xue into Ningkun Palace, and bursts of quiet fragrance came over, making people feel refreshed.

"Ning Hua has seen the queen mother."

"Calm down. Fang Xue, sit down. ”

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

Waiting for Shen Ninghua to sit down, Zhao Huiying slowly spoke: "Ninghua, I actually left too early yesterday, fortunately, those officials are not ignorant, otherwise, it would be the queen mother." ”

Shen Ninghua smiled: "The queen mother is too worried, it's no big deal." ”

Zhao Huiying smiled lightly, looking at the curling green smoke rising from the incense burner: "Ning Hua, I heard that you are proficient in medical skills and good at making incense, I always feel very poor in spirit these days, I always feel poor in spirit when dealing with things in the palace during the day, and it is always difficult to sleep when I want to sleep at night. ”

"Queen Mother, although I know a little about medicine, I am not good at making incense, and I used to just be unable to twist the requirements of Princess An Ning, so I simply processed it, compared with the perfumers in the palace, it is thousands of miles away."

"The spices you gave to An Ning before, I also asked her for some, it feels particularly suitable, why, now that you are married, you don't recognize the queen mother of this palace?" Zhao Huiying said jokingly with a smile on her face, but her attitude was extraordinarily firm.

Shen Ninghua nodded slightly: "Ninghua doesn't dare." It just so happened that there were newly transplanted plum blossoms in my princess's house, and I picked some to make spices and sent some to the queen mother another day. ”

Zhao Huiying nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then the queen mother will wait." ”

The queen gave the meal, and she accompanied the queen to finish the meal before leaving.

Out of the palace, Shen Ninghua saw Chu Junyi waiting next to the carriage.

The two got into the car, and Chu Junyi pulled the hair from Shen Ninghua's ear behind her and held her in his arms: "Are you feeling unwell?" ”

"No problem." Shen Ninghua's voice was a little unnatural.

"What's wrong, it feels like you have something on your mind, and the queen has embarrassed you?"

"No," Shen Ninghua shook her head, "She has a good attitude and explained what happened yesterday, but I always feel that it shouldn't be like this, and the spice thing, it's so decent, how could she ask me to send spices to her for no reason, and she won't be afraid that I will add something to it?" ”

Chu Junyi's eyebrows moved: "The queen asked you for spices?" ”

"Hmm."

"You delay it first, I will let people pay attention to the movements of the harem in the next few days, and see who the queen still has dealings with."

"yes, okay."

Three days later, Shen Ninghua looked at the letter in his hand and couldn't find a clue: "The queen's movements are not abnormal, and her people don't move, I originally thought it should be a ghost in the dust, but now it doesn't look like it." ”

Chu Junyi sat beside her and raised his finger to cover her eyes: "Okay, don't look at it, the queen has always acted in concealment, and we have limited manpower in the palace, so many things are in a hurry." ”

Shen Ninghua blinked, feeling the warmth coming from his palm, and his tense mood relaxed a lot: "Well, I know." ”

"Miss," Hongling walked in quickly, "Fang Xue, whom you asked me to send someone to keep an eye on, has moved." ”

Shen Ninghua's spirit was shocked: "What movement?" ”

"The slave found out that she had contacted the deputy director of the Department of Internal Affairs, and she didn't find out what she said specifically, but the slave found that the deputy director had a niece who was assigned to the princess's mansion some time ago, named Sang Zhi."

Shen Ninghua's eyes moved suddenly: "Mulberry branches? I asked you and Bizhu to choose a credible human hand to cultivate some time ago, but did you pick out this mulberry branch? ”

"The slave maid looked at her too smartly, and pretended to pass by the side of the master three times in the past few days, and determined that her mind was not pure, so she was sent far away, thinking of finding a reason to return her to the Department of Internal Affairs, miss, but what are the plans?"

"Let people keep an eye on this mulberry branch, don't alarm her, and if she wants to come to my yard, I will arrange for her to take care of the flower garden in the front yard."

"Yes, miss."

Shen Ninghua's eyes were cold: What does the queen want spices for?

Chu Junyi spoke: "Ning Hua, don't think about it, I will also help you pay attention to it these days, if the queen sends someone to urge the spices again, you can send it over, she just wants to make a fuss about the spices, you divide the spices into several parts, send out more, when the time comes, she wants to do things on the spices, but she can't do it, after all, it's okay for others to use it, and when she gets there, there will be something, so she can't say anything." ”

"This is also a way, but I always feel that the queen will not use this obviously unflattering way, let's be more careful these days, you should pay more attention to the court, the queen will not make a move, and if she does, she will hit us together."

"Well, don't worry, I'll pay attention."

transferred Sang Zhi to the front yard, but she didn't make any other moves except for finding an opportunity to "happen" around Chu Junyi every time, which caused Hongling to think about pulling her tail all day long, and she didn't dare to relax at all.

And Shen Ninghua's side, after sending the spices up, the queen did not take the opportunity to make trouble, but used the spices every day, and praised Youjia, and suddenly, many people in the court knew that Princess Zhaohua was deeply loved by the queen's mother, and the impact of the queen's early departure from the banquet slowly disappeared.

Shen Ninghua didn't have a trace of joy, but felt more and more suspicious.

As the name of Shen Ninghua's filial piety spread, the spices she made became hot, and even many ladies of the family begged her door, just hoping to get a little spice she made. However, in the end, because of her high status, she didn't want to send it, and few people could force her to do it.

On this day, Shen Ninghua had just woken up from a nap, and Shen Xuanlin hurriedly ran in: "Eldest sister, eldest sister, are you awake?" ”

"I ran in a hurry and sweated, and I wasn't afraid of catching a cold, Bai Wei, go cook a bowl of ginger soup."

"Yes, miss."

Shen Xuanlin's face was flushed with cold, but he didn't care at all, he ran over and sat down next to Shen Ninghua, and whispered, "Sister, I think there is someone very suspicious." ”

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes: "Suspicious? ”

"Well, it's the mulberry branch in the eldest sister's yard, she deliberately walked to me today, saying that the fireworks are beautiful, and that there are people selling fireworks not far from the princess's mansion."

Shen Ninghua's heart moved, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, so fast that people couldn't catch it, she murmured softly: "It's almost the New Year, and it's normal for someone to sell fireworks, what's so suspicious about this?" ”

Shen Xuanlin was a little anxious: "I don't know, but I just feel that the mulberry branch is abnormal, so I originally wanted to buy some fireworks to set off, but when I thought of that slave, I didn't dare to let it go, for fear that if I fell into the trap, I would cause trouble for the eldest sister." ”

Shen Ninghua smiled lightly, raised his hand and touched his head: "You did the right thing, if you can't be sure of things and have doubts, then don't take risks easily, unless you are completely sure." ”

"Yes, big sister." Shen Xuanlin nodded obediently, "However, I really think that mulberry branch is wrong, eldest sister, you have to be guarded." ”

Shen Ninghua chuckled: "Okay, I'll pay attention." ”

After sending Shen Xuanlin away, Shen Ninghua's brain turned rapidly, thinking about what had happened recently, but he still only felt that it was a mess: "Bai Wei, has someone come to the door today to ask for spices?" ”

"No one has come, I think I know that the young lady doesn't want to make spices anymore." Since Miss no longer sends spices, it has made the spices made by Miss more precious, and some people have even begged to come to the queen.

Shen Ninghua rubbed her forehead, got up and tidied up her clothes, and went out to see the plum trees.

"Miss, when Mrs. Su comes."

"Auntie?" Shen Ninghua turned his head and saw Su Shi wearing a honey-colored Luo skirt walking over, "Auntie is polite, you haven't come to me for a long time." ”

Su Shi still smiled as before, seeing Shen Ninghua's ruddy face and smiling eyes, he knew in his heart that she was doing well, and finally put his mind at ease: "I was also annoyed and couldn't help it, so I came to you to hide quietly." ”

"Who bothered Auntie?"

"It's not you yet, the spices you make are hard to find, so naturally someone thought of me as an aunt." Su Shi said with a smile, his tone did not mind the slightest, "Don't say it, Ning Hua, your garden is really good, especially this plum garden, which is a good place to enjoy plum blossoms." In my opinion, you don't want to close your door, just hold a plum appreciation banquet, so that everyone can see for themselves how difficult it is for you to make spices, and you won't have so much thought. ”

"Plum feast? That's a good idea. ”

Su Shi smiled: "It was the girl next to me who reminded me, otherwise I really wouldn't have thought of the plum banquet." ”

Shen Ninghua was stunned when she heard this, and raised her eyes suddenly: "Was it proposed by the girl next to my aunt?" ”

"Well, yes, it's Fuxi, this girl is smart and clever, and she is very likable......" Su Shi said, suddenly realizing that something was wrong, and immediately stopped talking.

"Ning Hua, do you feel that this plum banquet is inappropriate?"

"Don't hide it from my aunt, the queen mother asked me for spices, I felt wrong, and then things developed a little bit outrageous, but it is an ordinary spice for calming the nerves, what miracles can it have, where is it worthy of being so sought after? I didn't understand it at first, but now that I think about it, someone should be pushing behind it. ”

"Someone pushing behind it? But there's nothing to plan for a plum feast? ”

Shen Ninghua frowned: "I haven't figured it out for the time being, but if someone is planning, there will definitely be clues, let's wait and see what happens." ”

"Well, good. Do you still have to hold a plum banquet? ”

"Why not?" The coldness flashed in Shen Ninghua's eyes, the soldiers came to block the water and cover the earth, and they didn't know who they were losing?

After waiting quietly for two days, just when everyone was getting more and more anxious, news finally came from the princess's mansion that Shen Ninghua was going to hold a plum banquet, and by the way, the method of making spices was made public, and the participants could bring people to learn.

As soon as the news came out, there was a sensation in Kyoto, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of the plum blossom feast, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could not be missed.

The princess's mansion is still quiet, but in the dark, there is already an undercurrent slowly moving. That night, Hongling took the results of the investigation and sent them to Shen Ninghua. Looking at the content recorded above, Shen Ninghua trembled with anger and slammed the teacup!

"Bang!"