After Yutong wrung his hair and retired, Lin Jinyan called Hong Jiu.
"Who did the palace maid who led the way go to?"
"I followed the young lady's instructions from a distance. The maid went to the back hall and found another maid with a pretty face. After returning to the main hall, I looked carefully and saw that the maid with a pretty face was following the queen."
When Lin Jinyan heard this, she was not surprised at all. She turned over a page in the account book in her hand and said without raising her head:
"That delicate-looking palace maid, after meeting the palace maid who led us, went to find the crown princess?"
Hong Jiu had a hint of surprise on his face: "How could Miss know that? The palace maid brought a baggage to find the Crown Princess. I saw that the baggage was light and soft, like clothes."
In the previous life, the Crown Princess and the Imperial Physician came so quickly, I guess she knew it. Now that he knew it, why did he let Chu Chengyao take the lead?
It could only be that the Crown Princess didn't want to but had to come, so the time was wasted.
It seems that this matter was designed by the Queen, so that the Crown Princess would help him and bring him closer to the Crown Princess.
But the appearance of Chu Chengyao not only made the Crown Princess understand that the Queen wanted to accept her as a concubine, but also made the Crown Princess reject her. He also asked him to take advantage of the chess game laid out by the queen to gain the upper hand...
Lin Jinyan: "You guessed it, cousin is talking to the second prince?"
Hong Jiu nodded: "The two of them were just as the lady expected. I didn't see the lady in the yard. When they saw my figure, they followed me. I led the two of them to a remote place. After they met, they chatted. It takes about one stick of incense.”
Lin Jinyan turned another page in the account book and said calmly:
"My cousin is very ambitious and doesn't look down on ordinary people like my cousin. As a younger sister, I should make more plans for her. Bai Zhi, is there anything wrong with the courtyard we entered during the day?"
Bai Zhi poured a cup of hot tea and placed it next to Lin Jinyan:
"There is nothing wrong in the yard, but in the room where the lady went to change her clothes, the incense burned on the table is very good and rare."
Hearing this, Lin Jinyan raised her head and said, "To be able to get a good word from you, you must be someone special."
Bai Zhi nodded: "This fragrance is called Runqing. The ingredients used are sophisticated and the methods are complex. Just smell it to refresh your mind and refresh your mind, but you are afraid of alcohol. If a drinker smells it, his blood will rise, he will feel dizzy and vomit."
A look of understanding flashed in Lin Jinyan's eyes. The discomfort she felt after changing clothes in her previous life was indeed not an accident.
"Thanks to you being here today, I stopped feeling uncomfortable after taking your pills."
"Whatever the lady said, this is Bai Zhi's duty."
Hong Jiu wondered: "Since this incense is so rare, why is it placed in such a secluded courtyard?"
Bai Zhi also thought deeply: "I don't understand either. This incense comes from Pingnan and is not from Tianchu. Maybe it's because everyone in the main hall is drinking, and the palace people who lit the incense know the taboos of this incense, so they lit it in the backyard, right?"
Lin Jinyan: "You said this fragrance comes from Pingnan?"
Bai Zhi nodded: "Yes, the Zhang family in Pingnan, not far from Cangsheng Mountain, has been studying medicine for generations. Although their medical skills are not good, they are famous for making incense. However, the Zhang family's home was confiscated ten years ago because they offended the royal family in Pingnan. The clan has been exterminated."
Lin Jinyan held the teacup in one hand and tapped the account book with her fingers on the other hand as she thought:
"Zhang? There are two imperial doctors named Zhang..."
Bai Zhi: "Miss, it's impossible to be an imperial doctor, because the Zhang family's incense-making skills are passed down from female to male."
