Chen Bangzu smelled the facial cream and said to everyone: "There is nothing wrong with this bottle of facial cream. Please take another look at it, Princess Chen."
Lu Qingtang nodded and reached out to Su Mu for the silver needle he carried with him. The third silver needle from the left was a hollow needle prepared in advance, filled with refined Artemisia annua juice.
She took out the silver needle, put it in facial fat and stuck it for a while, then took it out for everyone to check, "It's non-toxic, mother-in-law can use it with confidence."
Then, she covered the facial fat again, crossed the Bingyun beside Concubine Ning, and gave the facial fat to Xiaofu.
Xiaofu understood, put the facial fat in his sleeves, and pretended not to care.
Concubine Ning didn't care about this, she just thought it was because Lu Qingtang hated Bingyun. Her face turned pale, and her plan to frame the virtuous concubine came to nothing.
She ate the next meal very absentmindedly.
She didn't expect that this daughter-in-law was so powerful and could guess her thoughts. She once again regretted marrying Lu Qingtang to Mo Zeshen.
After the banquet, all the concubines left. Concubine Ning was not willing to stay any longer, so she was the first one to run away.
However, Xian Concubine still looked indifferent. In front of everyone, she wanted to move the coral ornaments Xian Concubine gave her into the bedroom, and she had to look at it every day.
Lu Qingtang and Concubine Shu also sat for a while. Concubine Shu thought that her son was still in the palace, so she went back first. Lu Qingtang took the opportunity to talk to the concubine after everyone had dispersed.
"Mother-in-law, this is ointment. If you apply it on your body for about three days, red spots will appear and you will feel a little itchy." Lu Qingtang handed the ointment hidden in his sleeve to Xian Bin, "The smell is quite strong. After applying it, it will be in the house." Burn incense inside to cover up the smell."
Xianbi took the ointment and nodded, "I understand, I will start applying it tonight."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted for a while, and then Lu Qingtang left Chenghua Palace with Su Mu and Kou Dan.
Lu Qingtang knew that Concubine Ning would not use that facial fat. If she gave it to Bingyun, she would probably throw it away, but if she gave it to Xiaofu, she would definitely take good care of it.
Not only can she keep it, but she can also use her sharp tongue to coax Concubine Ning to apply it on her face. However, the time has not come yet and she has to wait for two more days.
On the second night of the housewarming banquet, His Majesty once again came to Chenghua Palace to spend the night.
At dinner time, he served the virtuous concubine with his own hands and was very considerate.
After the meal, the emperor waited for Concubine Xian on the bed after taking a bath. After a long time, he saw Concubine Xian walking out of the bathroom with an ugly look on her face.
His Majesty got off the bed with a concerned look on his face and stepped forward to hold her hand, "What's wrong, my dear concubine? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Unexpectedly, the wise concubine immediately took out her hand and took several steps back. "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but please stay away from me. I may be sick..."
The emperor looked surprised, and then called Chen Bangzu.
Chen Bangzu had already had an affair with Lu Qingtang beforehand, so he naturally knew what the little red dot on Xian Concubine's arm was. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, back to Xian Concubine, this is just a rash caused by not adapting to the diet or environment, no. It will be transmitted to others, so please don’t worry, Your Majesty and Your Majesty.”
The emperor felt relieved now, and he reached out to hold Xian Concubine's hand. Xian Concubine glanced at her with some boredom, and then turned her face away so that His Majesty could not see her expression.
Then I heard His Majesty ask Chen Bangzu: "But I found that Xian Concubine did not have any taboos about food. As for the environment, it was nothing. She stayed there for more than ten days and there was no problem. I don't think it will be these two problems. Bar?"
"This..." Chen Bangzu couldn't help but look at Xian Bin, "I dare to ask Xian Bin if there has been anything extra in the room recently, or if she has eaten something that she can't usually eat."
The Xian concubine immediately began to think, "The food is the same as usual, but there is something extra..."
As she spoke, she looked at the red coral ornaments given by Concubine Ning displayed in the room.
The emperor understood the idea and immediately asked the palace attendants to carry it down to Chen Bangzu for inspection.
Chen Bangzu looked at it carefully, then leaned over and smelled it, and then said with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty, I can't see anything strange in this coral. Why don't you put the coral outside first, and then look at the rash?" There will be no recurrence.”
His Majesty agreed with Chen Bangzu's proposal and ordered people to carry the coral outside.
After two days, the "rash" on Xianbi's body did not grow again, and it showed a tendency to be suppressed.
His Majesty seemed to be fully aware of this situation, but he did not have an attack. Instead, he suddenly went to Concubine Ning's Qingquan Palace one night.
Concubine Ning was naturally very happy after not seeing His Majesty for a long time. After dressing up carefully, she met the Holy Master.
Then the emperor just sat there for a while and left the coral behind for Concubine Ning to place in the bedroom. Although Concubine Ning was puzzled, she still followed the instructions.
On the third day, Xiaofu told Biyue Palace about the matter, so Concubine Shu passed on the advice from Lu Qingtang to Xiaofu one by one.
After returning home, Xiaofu pretended that nothing had happened, and kept doing whatever she had to do. Until when she was dressing up in the evening, Xiaofu was called into the room to comb Concubine Ning's hair. She knew that the opportunity had come.
Xiaofu reached out and stroked Concubine Ning's hair. The black hair was mixed with white hairs. These were all the white hairs she got from missing her son.
"Your Majesty came yesterday. He only sat here and then left. It seems that he really dislikes me." Concubine Ning sighed, with a sad look on her face.
Xiaofu looked at Concubine Ning in the mirror and shook his head with a smile, "No, your majesty is just trying to save face. You should have retained her yesterday. If you did, your majesty will definitely stay in our Qingquan Palace."
Concubine Ning smiled bitterly and said, "No, Xiaofu, you don't understand His Majesty. The more you try to keep him, the more he will leave. On the contrary, he pretends not to care, which will arouse His Majesty's interest." .”
"But I'm old and I don't have the capital to attract His Majesty. Look at yesterday, he didn't even look at me. I really am too old to be useful anymore." Concubine Ning said and sighed again.
When Xiaofu saw this, he immediately began to flatter her, "How could it be possible? Concubine Ning was the queen of the country and the city when she was young. Even after giving birth to a prince and princess, she is still so beautiful. As long as she dresses up well, she can definitely surpass all the concubines in the palace."
Concubine Ning smiled and looked at the mirror again, looking left and right, as if she really saw a beauty in the mirror.
She asked Xiaofu somewhat unconfidently, "Are you telling the truth?"
Xiaofu nodded, with sincerity in his eyes, and said: "Why don't Concubine Ning use the facial cream made by Princess Chen and the imperial doctors? I think the results are really good after the concubines in the palace have used it."
After hearing this, Concubine Ning's smile suddenly disappeared. She said coldly: "No, throw it away quickly. I definitely don't need anything related to Lu Qingtang!"
When Xiao Fu saw this, he immediately remembered what Concubine Shu had told her, so he whispered to Concubine Ning: "That's right, if you get little spots on your face after using it, wouldn't it mean your face will be ruined?"
After hearing Xiaofu's words, Concubine Ning couldn't help turning her face to look at her, with deep meaning in her eyes.
