Si Tian Guan

She shuddered.

Before they were far away, and it was when they were angry, they didn't pay much attention. Now that they are so close, they realize that something is wrong.

"Where is the smell on you! What is it!" She pushed her son to the ground, covered her nose with a handkerchief, and asked angrily.

Beside her, Min Yue hurriedly touched the mint scent from her sleeve and put it under her nose to sniff it.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao reacted immediately, grabbed his sleeve and sniffed it, and hurriedly took out the box of mouth grease from his arms.

The smell of flowers, I don't think so much.

The maid on the side was busy blowing a fan, and a mama took the lipstick from Mu Jingzhao's hand, put it on the back of her hand, smelled it carefully, and said with certainty, "There is gardenia in this thing. , but the smell of ground lotus is heavier, covering up the fragrance of gardenia."

Mu Jingzhao was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "Mom, calm down! I didn't mean to! This is...this is..."

He couldn't tell that this was what he took from his sweetheart as a memory, so he could only retort: ​​"I'll take it out and throw it away!"

"Wait," the queen frowned, gasping for breath against the suffocation in her chest. After a while, she instructed softly, "Find someone who is smart and reliable, and throw this thing to Chaoyang Palace."

"Xiao Xianggong really wants to engrave the characters in the middle?" The old man put down the carving knife and gestured with the wooden hairpin in his hand: "If you carve it in the middle, the characters will appear when the hairpin is released. Blocked and invisible."

"You don't need to see it, just engrave it in the middle." Qu Chenzhou replied softly.

What he was going to do came to an end for the time being. Today, he didn't make himself smell bad, and only put a coral red flower tin on the bottom of his eyes.

There are many ways to identify slaves like him who are raised by nobles and seek pleasure, and sticking Huatian in this position is one of them.

The old man wrote down his request on a piece of paper, and asked, "Engrave the word 'Ming' on one side, and what is engraved on the other side? How good is the peach blossom? Many Xiaoxianggong like it."

Qu Chenzhou's lips and teeth contained the word "boat", after thinking for a long time, he still said: "No need to engrave anything, just leave it blank."

The old man responded, wrapped his hairpin with paper, put it in the drawer on the side, and said, "Come and pick it up tomorrow."

Qu Shenzhou bent over to thank him, and went out the door. Manager Lin was waiting for him outside the door. It's not far from the courtyard, they can walk back.

Before walking a few steps, I heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves. Jin Wuwei cleared the way, pedestrians avoided, and the two hurriedly stepped back and found a safe position by the wall.

Several horses soon passed by and disappeared on the other side of the street.

"Shen Zhou," Manager Lin was surprised, but asked softly in a low voice, "I just passed by... Isn't that Shi Ziye?"

"Yes." Qu Chenzhou replied softly, standing still, only looking at the direction where Liu Chongming disappeared.

The end of that road was naturally the place he was most familiar with.

Last night, he had already greeted Liu Chongming in advance. When he entered the palace this time, if he was questioned, he would answer truthfully. If he was blamed, he would just admit his mistake.

Just… admit it, eh?

Besides him and his sister, there is also Concubine Yu of Chaoyang Palace, the biological mother of King Huai Mu Jingyan.

Thinking of Qu Chenzhou's reaction the day he met King Huai, he felt a little uneasy. He couldn't let go of his brother's death. Can Qu Chenzhou face King Huai with peace of mind?

I even have some regrets.

He gradually blindfolded his eyes voluntarily and let Qu Chenzhou lead him away, just like the situation was reversed in the moonlight that day, Qu Chenzhou would really lead him to walk safely here all the way?

But maybe my brother has been away for too long. For him, whether it is to be trusted or trusted, it is an irresistible luxury.

A shadow cast over his head, and someone knelt down in front of him, holding a porcelain box on a tray in his hand.

"Prince," Yu Dexi called him: "Can Shizi recognize this thing?"

Liu Chongming didn't dare to take a peek at the elder sister who was kneeling beside the emperor.

"I know." Liu Chongming replied quickly, the vague doubts in his heart were vaguely drawn by this box of mouth fat, but they were still intermittent and unclear: "This is Qinxiang Garden under my name. Lipstick that only started selling a few months ago."

Yu De was delighted to answer, and covered the porcelain box: "Does the prince know, what material is this box of mouth grease made of?"

Although there will be a manager who will summarize and report things before they go on sale, but he is not a woman, so he doesn't need this, how can he remember such trivial details.

"Ashamed, I'm not good at this, but all the items sold are recorded, and I hold a copy in my study and the steward of Qinxiang Garden."

Liu Chongming was still not aroused, and it took a long time to hear Emperor Yu slowly ask: "Chongming, do you know why you were announced to the palace today?"

"The minister is blunt."

"The queen has been suffering from asthma for a long time. Gardenias have never been grown in the palace. Before today, she has not had an attack for more than ten years."

Liu Chongming felt a tightness in his heart, and slowly got a clue, knowing where this matter was related to himself, the tension just now finally dissipated.

Qu Chenzhou is right, just admit his mistakes.

"How is the Empress?" He asked carefully.

Yu Di made a casual hum, then closed his eyes and rested his mind.

The people who came out of the palace moved quickly, and it didn't take long for the booklet to come in from outside the palace, all the way to Yu Dexi, Yu Dexi turned it over, bowed to Emperor Yu and said softly: "Your Majesty, the two main flavors are ground lotus and gardenia."

Liu Chongming showed grievances on his face, pinched himself secretly, his eyes turned red, he hesitated before kowtow.

Emperor Yu looked away from the booklet and looked down at him: "Chongming, why did the things in your shop enter the palace?"

On his side, Qinfangyuan has sold hundreds or thousands of lipsticks in the past few months. The emperor cannot blame him for this.

It's a thin layer, but the bottom has not been seen, it must be bought soon, and the minister must find this person."

Yu Di looked at him quietly for a moment, then smiled: "Chongming, I heard that you are recruiting refugees to work, and you have been busy outside the city recently, right?"

"Yes."

"I'm busy losing weight and getting darker," Emperor Yu looked at him: "Did Jing Yan lose weight too? I haven't seen him for a few days."

A while ago, I had a meeting with Prince Ning and Prince Huai, and the two princes are all well, so the emperor doesn't have to worry about it."

Yu Dexi nodded slightly to Emperor Yu—it was indeed Liu Shizi who was recalled from the northern suburbs of Beijing just now.

The Emperor Yu's expression was a little slow, and he asked slowly: "The queen is ill, what do you say?"

Liu Chongming paused for a while, then kowtowed again: "Although I don't know if someone likes this thing, I accidentally brought it into the palace, and I will teach the shop not to sell this lipstick when I go back today!"

"What did you say," Emperor Yu was amused by his seriousness: "Is there any medicine in the palace, I will take it from you."

"Your little thing, if you want to sell it, you can sell it, why not?" Of course, Emperor Yu also knew that gardenia is fragrant and is a common ingredient in fat powder. There are very few.

After saying this, he half-squinted his eyes like he was dozing, no one dared to move below, even if the soreness and pain drilled out from every bone of the knee, the three kneeling people remained motionless .

I don't know how long it took for Emperor Yu to recover from his mind wandering, as if taken aback: "Why is Chongming still here?"

Liu Chongming bowed: "The emperor ordered."

"Go," Emperor Yu looked at Liu Qingru, who was kneeling beside his legs: "You've been busy for so long, and Aru misses you in the palace. Let's chat."

"Yes." Liu Qing replied softly, as if it was just a normal meeting.

Liu Chongming endured the pain in his knees, stood up on the ground, and helped his sister up. The two were led out of the palace gate by the little eunuch, and the voice of Emperor Yu came from behind.

"Yu Dexi, go and invite Chen Sitian."

When the palace gate was about to be locked, Liu Chongming was sent out of the palace. Seeing that he could not get out before the gate was closed, he turned his horse's head and went directly back to the other courtyard.

He also happened to discuss today's affairs with Qu Chenzhou.

Although I thought that those strange eyes were extraordinary, I never dared to think that Qu Chenzhou, who was in another courtyard, could reach out into the palace silently.

No matter what happened today, at least he doesn't believe it has nothing to do with Qu Shenzhou.

When he was not at home, Qu Chenzhou moved to the east wing, and people naturally wouldn't turn on the bedroom lights. And unlike usual, someone was sitting and waiting for him on the steps in front of the bedroom, as if he knew he would be back today.

He is also not surprised that there are people, as if they have been in harmony with each other for many years.

"Do you know what happened in the palace today?" Liu Chongming asked straight to the point.

"It's not very clear," Qu Chenzhou asked sincerely: "I beg your son for advice."

"I dare not advise."

Liu Chongming answered calmly, but he was all shocked.

If this is the case, even if he restrains the urge to let the other party divination, the degree of his reliance on Qu Chenzhou is underestimated.

He made up his mind, and truthfully explained the whereabouts of these days and the events of entering the palace.

Qu Chenzhou held the teacup and listened silently, until Liu Chongming stopped talking and asked him "what do you think", then slowly said: "The queen is allergic to gardenia and asthma. I got sick today because of the mouth fat in your shop, and that box of mouth fat was found on a little maid in Chaoyang Palace."

"The two palaces are the closest, and the maids and eunuchs have contacts with each other. The emperor is suspecting that the people from Chaoyang Palace deliberately brought gardenia into Kunning Palace, and the queen fell ill."

"Yes," Liu Chongming affirmed: "The emperor came to me and asked me to accuse my shop of selling mouth fat. It's fake. I want to know if it's true that I have a close relationship with King Huai."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

how.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of this song sinking boat...

Even though he walked and interacted with the three princes as usual, the emperor was keenly aware of his intentions.

The emperor was in a high seat... always looking down at them.