Fragrance Returned

King Duan got out of bed, came barefoot and sat down in front of the tables. Opening the drawer and taking out a knife, he stretched out his left arm and scratched it.

Once, twice, three times...

Seeing blood oozing out, severe pain hit him, the sound in his ears finally disappeared, and he felt a sense of relief and excitement.

He laughed out loud and dipped his index finger into a little blood and put it into his mouth.

White teeth stained with bright red blood.

After he calmed down, he realized that what he had cut was his left arm.

He secretly said, "It's broken." He quickly wiped away the blood with a handkerchief, sprinkled some powder on it, and bandaged it up.

He wiped away a few drops of blood on the tables with a handkerchief, then walked to the gauze lamp, opened the gauze cover and burned the handkerchief...

Nothing seemed to have happened in the room, so he went to bed again.

Early the next morning, Ding Zhuang came to Zixuan to look for Xunxiang.

He shouted loudly outside the door, "Granddaughter, if you don't see me, it will be three months before we see you again."

Today he is going to the manufacturing bureau, and the emperor has punished him not to return to Beijing for three months.

Luo Er opened the door and ran in with strong legs.

Xunxiang had already washed herself and was sitting on the Arhat bed in the living room, tilting her head and not looking at him.

Ding Zhuang sat aside and did not dare to express his anger.

He regretted it endlessly. This braggart not only had the jade taken away and offended others, but also lost more than five thousand taels of wealth.

It's okay to lose money and avoid disasters, but I'm afraid that disasters are unavoidable.

Mrs. Zhang personally brought someone over with breakfast for the two of them and placed it on the table quietly.

She smiled and said, "There are Jiang Ji's tofu skin buns that Xiangxiang loves to eat, big meat buns and pancake rolls with green onions that my father-in-law loves to eat..."

Ding Zhuang said in a low voice, "Granddaughter, don't be angry with me. I know I was wrong and I don't dare to do it anymore."

Seeing the arrogant and domineering old man being so humble, Xunxiang couldn't bear to blame him anymore. She still had something important to say.

She stretched out her hand to help her grandfather sit down at the table, and the grandfather and grandson were reconciled as before.

Ding Zhuang sent the servants off and whispered, "Yesterday your father said that King Duan was too thoughtful and was pretending to be stupid, so we had to be on guard against him. But I think he is acting righteously even if he is pretending to be stupid."

Xun Xiang said sternly, "Don't look at people by their superficial appearance. Haven't you suffered enough from this? I must listen to my advice and stay away from the royal family, no matter who they are. And the craftsmen in the capital should stop drinking and bragging with them in the future... "

He absolutely believed what his granddaughter said and hurriedly said, "Okay, listen to your granddaughter and stay away from those people. I heard that it was those craftsmen who deliberately stirred up trouble? Damn it, your father asked me to pretend to be stupid, otherwise I will fight Their yellow shit.”

Xunxiang looked at him solemnly and said, "Look at me and answer. You must listen to my father, otherwise I will really ignore you and won't even come back to this home."

Ding Zhuang also looked at Xunxiang very solemnly and said, "I have remembered all Xiangxiang's words. I can't help Xiangxiang ignore me. When these three months pass, I will go back to my hometown to live for a while and chat with Ruyue. Capital People are so bad and mean, I'm afraid."

After seeing off Ding Zhuang, Xunxiang said to Mrs. Zhang, "I'm going back to the princess's mansion to stay for two days, and then I'm going to the palace to stay for two days, and then come back in a few days."

Madam Zhang said, "Don't live alone in the princess's mansion, mother is worried."

Xun Xiang nodded and agreed. She would first go to Xun Mansion to talk to her ancestor.

Just as he was about to get into the carriage, one of Princess Dongyang's guards hurriedly ran into the yard.

Xunxiang asked, "Is there something wrong with my mother?"

The guard was sweating profusely from running, and said with his fists in his hands, "Report to the princess, Her Royal Highness the princess suddenly fell ill last night, and her left arm was in unbearable pain. It is said that the pain almost caused her to faint. The pain was relieved at dawn.

"Someone has already gone to ask for the imperial doctor. After reporting to the princess, I will go to the Imperial Academy to report to the general of the auxiliary state."

Xunxiang was startled. She asked Yuhuan to go back to the house and ask the Yan family to prepare a gift for the prince's house tomorrow, and she took people to Niangniang'an.

The scenery of Xishan in early summer is picturesque, with dense green mixed with clusters of colorful flowers and the endless sound of gurgling water.

Xunxiang hurriedly walked into the Niangniang Nunnery. Several imperial doctors had already arrived.

They looked for a long time but could not tell what kind of disease Princess Dongyang had. They said it was like paralysis, but they were not sure. Princess Dongyang might have suffered pain in her left arm due to the night wind.

Bi syndrome is rheumatism.

Xunxiang entered the bedroom.

Dongyang was still lying on the bed, his face was haggard and his eyes were red.

Seeing her daughter coming, she rarely showed weakness, tears welled up in her eyes, she stretched out her left hand and said, "My daughter, I almost couldn't see you. My left arm hurts like a knife cutting everything, and I'm going to die from the pain." .

"These rubbish, the diagnosis of the disease is specious. It is paralysis, which is paralysis syndrome, but it is said that it looks like paralysis. I have never had any pain no matter how strong the wind blows before. If you can't diagnose this, why do you think you are an imperial doctor?"

After saying that, I cried again.

The imperial doctor was so frightened that he bowed to apologize, "I'm an incompetent official. Please atone for your sins, Princess."

Xunxiang took her outstretched hand and comforted her, "Mom is very lucky and has so many imperial doctors. She will be fine."

The string of rosary beads on Dongyang's wrist pricked Xunxiang's eyes.

The black oil of the rosary beads is moist and exudes a light medicinal fragrance.

It was the string of beads given by Master Kongjing. Xunxiang watched her take it off before, but then put it on again.

Xun Xiang frowned almost imperceptibly.

Dongyang said again, "Xiangxiang, go back and beg for mercy from your imperial grandmother, saying that my mother must be suffering from paralysis. The mountains are humid and her arms hurt when she catches a cold. My mother wants to go back home to recuperate and come back after she recovers."

Xunxiang wasn't sure whether she had paralysis, and from the bottom of her heart she didn't want her to go back to her hometown, feeling that she hadn't received enough lessons.

But he had to say, "Okay, I'll go back and beg the Queen's grandmother."

Dongyang drank the medicine and took the injection, and became sleepy.

Aunt Chai asked the imperial doctor to go to the wing to rest. I don’t know if Princess Dongyang will get sick again, so she won’t let them go for the time being.

After Dongyang fell asleep, Xunxiang took off the beads from her wrist and called Aunt Chai to the west room.

She held up the beads and asked, "Why did my mother wear this string of beads again?"

Before, Xun Xiang could not say that this string of beads was not good, but said in a serious manner, "No matter how famous Master Kongjing is, she can't compare to Master Mingyuan. If my mother wants to wear beads, she should wear Master Mingyuan's..."

When copying scriptures in the nunnery, vegetarians cannot wear jade bracelets, so they can only wear rosary beads. Not only is it decorative, it is also easy to take off for chanting at any time.

Princess Dongyang thought this was the right idea, so she put on the beads given by Master Mingyuan in front of her daughter.

Aunt Chai said, "Your Highness, the princess, has been wearing Master Mingyuan's beads for a few days. She feels that they are not as good as Master Kong Jing's beads. She also said that the medicinal fragrance of those beads is better. She keeps wearing them all the time if she doesn't stay up at night. It’s on…”

Is this creating dependence?

Xunxiang put the beads into her purse and said, "Tell my mother, if she gets sick while wearing this string of beads, it means that this string of beads is not as good as Master Mingyuan's beads. Find that string of beads and put it on her."

What needs to be strengthened is not that this string of beads is bad, but that Master Mingyuan’s stuff is better.

Then he asked, "Who has been in contact with my mother these days?" (End of Chapter)