frightfiction Chapter 178 Adding Musk to Destroy Her
Chapter 178 Adding Musk to Destroy Her
Shi Nanxi stopped immediately upon hearing that, while Nanny Yang walked quickly towards the table where the incense burner was placed, sniffed the rising white smoke carefully, and after a while, opened the lid of the incense burner, carefully examined the incense that came out, and then examined the incense burner and the lid inch by inch.
After a while, she came over with a serious look and reported in a low voice:
"My lady, the calming incense burning in the inner room has a musky scent."
Shi Nanxi paused while touching Xixi's hand, narrowed her eyes and said nothing. Hongying, who was holding the zither behind her, was startled.
"What, Musk? Mammy, are you sure?"
Nanny Yang nodded affirmatively.
"I'm sure that although this fragrance still smells like the previous one, with a faint sweet fragrance and a sense of tranquility, if you smell it carefully, you can smell a very faint bitterness. It's just that it's too faint to be covered by the sweet fragrance. I can only smell the subtle difference because my nose is more sensitive."
"Your Highness has never liked burning incense. It was because the Emperor saw that Your Highness had suffered a blow and had not rested well that he asked someone to light the incense to calm her down. Now someone has tampered with the incense. It's really audacious. Who is it?"
Hongying tightened the zither in her arms and frowned in thought.
Nanny Yang shook her head at Hongying:
"I don't know who did it, but there is nothing wrong with the incense in the burner. The real problem is the lid of the burner. Someone must have replaced it. The current lid is soaked in musk. As long as the incense is burned, it will pass through the lid and stimulate the musk in the lid. Because of the special means, the amount of musk is very small and it is difficult to detect. If it is not found..."
She paused, looked at her master, and pursed her lips into a straight line:
"Since your majesty is already weaker than an ordinary person, if you haven't experienced pregnancy for a long time, you will only suspect that your foundation is weak, and won't suspect anything else."
"How cunning! Who is the traitor? Or are those people dishonest again?"
Hongying heard her chest heaving and clenched her teeth, wishing she could rush over immediately to pull those culprits out and punish them severely.
Shi Nanxi's eyes fell on the incense burner on the couch table not far away, and she smelled the fragrance in the air.
Her delicate hands stroked Xixi's back from time to time. Unlike Hongying, who was angry, she looked calm instead. After thinking for a moment, she asked:
"Madam Yang, according to what you said, the amount of musk is tiny, will it destroy a person's foundation in a short period of time?"
Nanny Yang groaned.
"It won't destroy a person's foundation in a short period of time, but it will moisten things silently. Over time, it will cause infertility."
When she heard the word "infertility", Shi Nanxi still followed Xixi's back, her eyes deepening.
"How long is the short period of time?"
Nanny Yang thought for a moment and said:
"One month is fine, but longer than that is definitely not okay. Although you have taken good care of your body, your foundation is weaker than that of an ordinary person. If you stay for more than a month, your foundation will be damaged and it will be difficult to recover."
After she realized something was wrong, she said in surprise:
"You, Madam?"
When Shi Nanxi heard that there was a month, her eyes returned to their usual clarity and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
"I have been looking for an opportunity to pass on the health-preserving pills, and now someone has delivered them."
"Your Highness, are you trying to attribute the contraceptive effect shown in the pulse to musk?" Madam Yang reacted quickly but disagreed:
"This is too risky, and it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. You don't have many health pills left."
Hongying also became anxious when she heard this.
"My Lady, Madam Yang's worries are justified. No matter what, you can't take risks with your body!"
Shi Nanxi shook her head. She took good care of her body and would never take risks with it. She winked at Nanny Yang and Hongying.
The two looked at each other and came closer. After hearing what the queen said, their eyes lit up. Hongying said hurriedly:
"Your Majesty, I will go find an identical incense burner lid right now." She immediately put down the zither in her arms and went out.
Nanny Yang looked at Hongying who was leaving, her solemn expression disappeared, and she said with a smile:
"Your Highness is so clever. If others can change the lid of the incense burner, we can do the same. In the end, the truth will be revealed, and the person behind the scenes will not be wronged."
Shi Nanxi started to pet Xixi's cat again. Xixi meowed comfortably. Shi Nanxi looked down and tapped Xixi's nose. Her tone was still soft and weak, but her words were cold:
"Although I don't intend to alert the enemy for the time being, I will not easily let off those who are treacherous. Madam Yang, find out who did it."
"Yes, ma'am."
Nanny Yang and Hongying acted at the same time. Hongying came back first and brought back an incense burner lid that was exactly the same as the one in the inner room. Of course, she did not put it carelessly in her hands, but put it in her sleeve to cover it.
When she came back, she changed the lid of the incense burner that was burning incense, and then carefully put away the replaced lid.
Nanny Yang came back a little late, but the results she found were a little surprising. Shi Nanxi narrowed her eyes after hearing them.
"You mean Qing'er is the only one who entered the inner room today?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Nanny Yang replied that she did not hide anything because Qing'er was once her confidant, but there was something strange about what happened today.
"Qing'er went to clean the inner room today and found that the incense in the incense burner was used up. So after cleaning, she went to the storeroom to get more incense. Coincidentally, she met Caiguo on the way. Caiguo reported to Qing'er about Xixi's change of nest. During this time, our people who were monitoring Fangzi saw Fangzi secretly go to the inner room."
Qing'er was calm and capable, so Shi Nanxi made her a first-class maid, in charge of sweeping outside the palace. Only after observing that there was no problem a few days ago did she allow her to enter the house, but the people who were monitoring her were not withdrawn.
As for Caiguo, she was originally from Chuxiu Palace and has always been honest and hardworking. Last time she was tested with the decoration of the bridal chamber, she did not take any action. On weekdays, she was responsible for sweeping the side halls. And because the emperor brought Xixi over, she was also responsible for Xixi's daily care.
Recently, since coming to Changchun Garden, Xixi likes to run around, so its nest inevitably gets dirty. It is normal for Caiguo to change Xixi's nest.
But such a normal thing happened to be reported just when Qing'er was on her way to the warehouse to get incense. It was too much of a coincidence.
It was obvious that Caiguo deliberately delayed Qing'er, and Fangzi took the opportunity to secretly go to the inner room and change the lid of the incense burner.
Shi Nanxi turned the jade bracelet on her wrist and chuckled, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"Caiguo, I met you a few times during the selection. I thought it was a good thing, but I didn't expect you to hide it too deeply. If it wasn't for you to put musk on me, I'm afraid you would continue to hide it."
"My lady, are we just going to let her go?"
Hongying was the most shocked and angry. She and Caiguo had met before during the re-election, and now they were serving the same master and had a good relationship. Who would have thought that she would be such a traitor?
Shi Nanxi did not answer immediately, but said calmly:
"Fragrant seeds are shallow chess pieces, and colorful fruits are truly buried deep. Shallow chess pieces can be used, but deep ones are hard to defend against. Madam Yang, find an excuse to destroy her after a while."
Nanny Yang was shocked and agreed immediately. Then she thought for a moment and asked:
"What is Madam Qing'er going to do with it?"
Although it was not Qing'er who betrayed her, her negligence caused the lid of the incense burner to be replaced. If the abnormality had not been discovered in time, the Queen would have been killed. She deserved to be punished.
Shi Nanxi was in deep thought, and after a while a smile appeared in her eyes. She thought that Qing'er must be worried and afraid because she knew that someone had taken advantage of her and that she might even be framed in the future. This was a good time to show her kindness.
So she said:
"Although Qing'er was negligent, she was ultimately taken advantage of by someone else and is innocent. Mammy, go and persuade her not to blame herself too much and be more cautious in the future."
Nanny Yang was stunned and immediately expressed her gratitude on behalf of Qing'er.
When Qing'er learned about her negligence today, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she almost collapsed to the ground, thinking that she was finished.
However, she then learned that the queen was magnanimous and forgave her. She was so grateful to Shi Nanxi that she vowed to repay her in the future.
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