Seeing Huang Qiong looking at him with some confusion, Chen Yao nodded slightly and said: "Yes, the problem lies in those three incense sticks. Those three incense sticks are not ordinary incense and sandalwood, but a A special aphrodisiac incense made secretly in the palace, using special spices paid tribute by the tribes of Tubo and Dali."
"This kind of incense was used by emperors in the past dynasties to entertain their concubines. And because the raw materials are rare and expensive, it can only be found in the palace. Not to mention the ordinary wealthy families, it is the ordinary prince's mansion. It is not available. There is no chance of receiving a reward from the emperor.”
"After you left that day, I noticed something was wrong with you, so I returned to the place where you were eating and checked and found something strange in the incense ashes. The overbearing thing about this kind of incense is that it allows you to inhale it without knowing it. It can be noticed. But once it is inhaled, ordinary people cannot control it at all. Even if it is burned to ashes, it still has some effects."
"I only smelled the smell of incense ash, and I almost fell asleep. Even my luck was barely suppressed and I didn't make a fool of myself on the spot. What's more, you inhaled so much? Even if your power is already there Above me, it is difficult to resist. If you were not determined at that time, even with that vase, it would be difficult for you to stop."
"In fact, I have never seen this kind of incense. I just heard the young lady mention it and warned me to pay attention to it. Because when your mother and your father got married, someone lit this incense in her palace. Sowing incense allowed her to truly consummate her marriage with your father."
"When I realized something was wrong that day, I immediately remembered that the young lady had told me in detail back then, telling me to be more careful about this kind of fragrance in the palace. This kind of fragrance has a domineering temperament, and with the young lady's profound skills, she is a very good person. Even if we are vigilant, let alone you and me?"
"Think about it if King Yong hadn't been drunk and you couldn't completely resist the effect of this incense. There was a row of young and beautiful palace maids standing outside. I don't need to tell you what would have happened under the overbearing effect of this incense. You know it too. And with the current situation in our house, if something happens today, it won't even take until tomorrow to get to your father.
"It's just King Yong. In the eyes of your father or other brothers, he is a ridiculous person. But you did such a ridiculous thing just after leaving the palace. Think about it, are you sending a knife to you?" Father, are there any other brothers, or even interested clan members or ministers? Don’t forget, it’s not just your father and the prince who are staring at you.”
After Chen Yao finished speaking, Huang Qiong, who was deep in thought, stood up and walked around the room for a long time. Originally, in his opinion, even if the prince or other brothers wanted to deal with him, they would wait for him to become more stable and relax some of his precautions before taking action.
If what Chen Yao said is true, someone actually set such a deep trap on him on his first day out of the palace. It can only be said that some people are obviously unable to calm down, and can even be said to be impatient. But who did this? Is it to kill someone with a borrowed knife, or is there some other purpose?
Is the mastermind behind the scenes Yong Wang or someone else? Thinking of this, Huang Qiong raised her head and said to Chen Yao, who was looking at her affectionately: "Sister Yao, are you sure that this kind of fragrance can only be found in the palace and cannot be found in other places? Even those deep There are no ministers who are appreciated by the father, or some of his proud sons?"
""Also, can you tell who did this? Is this possible for King Yong? As you just said, King Yong is already a ridiculous person in the eyes of the old man and others. Even if he has to bear a certain price for dragging someone into trouble, this kind of thing doesn't matter to him now. "
In response to Huang Qiong's rhetorical question, Chen Yao nodded firmly and said, "I'm sure that this kind of fragrance can only be found in the palace at least now. Even when the old prince was in power, there was no such fragrance in the palace. This kind of thing. Otherwise, with the profound skills of the young lady, she would not have been able to figure it out. If the young lady had seen this kind of thing, she would definitely be on guard."
"As for the general families of ministers, your father has always prided himself on being a wise king, so how can he reward ministers with such things? And I am not sure whether there are any of your brothers in the family. But one thing can be known, even if there are, they are not rewards earned honestly. . With the kind of person your father is, unless you do it secretly, you can't get it done."
Speaking of this, Chen Yao said with some surprise: "I'm not sure whether King Yong did this. However, based on King Yong's current situation, at least he had no apparent reason to deal with you. Back then, When he was born, it was a time of great changes in the palace."
"His mother almost had a dystocia when she gave birth to him. The old prince had just died of illness at that time, and your father was trying his best to take back his rights. No one in the palace had the thought to care about whether she was just a little nobleman or not. It was at that time The young lady who was pregnant with your big belly took action to save their mother and son."
"After he was born, his mother had no milk due to dystocia when giving birth to him. It was the wet nurse sent for by the young lady who saved his life. It can be said that the young lady saved their lives twice. And King Yiyong is now In this situation, there is basically no possibility of ascending to the top.”
"Let's not talk about the two life-saving graces given by the young lady back then. Just looking at the situation you are in now, it can be said that unless your father's son is the only two of you, there is no conflict of interest. He will deal with it at this time You, the possibility is not very high, it can even be said that it will not be of any benefit to him."
"Unless he was threatened with a fatal threat, it would be impossible for him to do this kind of thing that harms others but does not benefit himself. He harms himself and gets benefits for others. But I don't quite understand why you don't doubt the prince, but instead Are you suspicious of Prince Yong, who seems to be getting along well with you at least for now? You know, most of the people in our house are the prince's people."
Regarding Chen Yao's doubts, Huang Qiong shook his head and said: "It is precisely because the prince's people account for the majority in our house that I did not suspect him. The reason is very simple. If anything happens in my house, he is the first one to be arrested. The object of suspicion. If the prince had done something like this, he would not have left the ashes for us to have a chance to check."
"Just because the incense ash was left for inspection, it shows that this was not done by the prince. Otherwise, even if this matter was brought up and I screamed, the unlucky one would be the prince. Even if my father is playing favorites Eyes, suppress this matter and Xini, but it will more or less reduce the impact on his image in front of the old man."
"I may not know about this kind of fragrance, but you have lived in the palace for more than ten years. You are also a close person to my mother. I didn't know some things back then, but others may not know them. The person behind the scenes, left The incense ash asked us to verify it, just to take advantage of your possible knowledge of this kind of incense and create a big trap for us, so that we can take the initiative to dig into it."
"This person is very thoughtful. He knows that Father has placed spies around us. If we take the initiative to bring this matter to Father, he will be more happy to see it happen. But if we want to If this matter is suppressed, he can also use his father's spy to bring this matter to his father."
"And based on what my eldest brother knows now, even if my father only scolded him for this matter. With his not broad mind and some old grudges, I'm afraid he will hate us even more. It goes to the bone. This move of his can be said to kill two birds with one stone."
"Through this incident, the conflicts between us and the prince that have not really broken out yet can be exposed in advance. Even in his view, if the prince thinks that I am deliberately framing him through this incident. The prince's As a human being, maybe you can use the prince’s hand to get rid of me directly.”
"When the time comes, he will announce this matter. Even if the father wants to keep the prince, the prince will probably lose his heart. Whether this position can be held is a matter of doubt. Because one thing may seem to others If he kills his own brother for a trivial matter, will his subjects truly obey him?"
"Even if the prince doesn't do what he wants in the end, at least he can be embarrassed in front of his father. Think about it, a brother like me who just left the palace and has no foundation has made the prince deal with it so hard. So the prince When dealing with other brothers who have been out of the palace for many years, what shady things have you done in private?"
"If this matter was not done by King Yong, this person's thoughts would be even more terrifying. He could use this matter to involve King Yong as well. Although I don't have much to say about King Yong at the moment, it can be considered as something. He must understand his character. If he knew that he was being used, it would be really difficult to suppress it."
"Judging from the situation in our house, it is difficult for King Yong not to think that this is the work of the prince. By then, even if I wanted to hide it, the maids and eunuchs arranged by my father did not discover this matter. He You can also use the words of King Yong to bring this matter to your father."
"Take this opportunity to stir up conflicts between the Crown Prince, King Yong, and me. Maybe I am not the only one of his targets, and even King Yong is one of the targets he wants to get rid of. If I If this judgment is correct, then the mastermind behind the scenes has a plan to kill three people with one move, and is very meticulous and vicious."
"This man is so terrifying. I have only been out of the palace for one day. Even on the first day my father saw me, he knew that my man could come up with such a vicious plan in such a short period of time. The most important thing is that the basis of this strategy is based on his extremely good understanding of not only the father, but also the character of the prince and Prince Yong."
"Without a deep understanding of the character of these people, it is impossible to come up with this poisonous strategy of killing three people with one peach. People who can understand the temperaments of the father, the prince and Yong Wang very well, plus this kind of only It only exists in the palace, and ordinary people may not even have heard of it, let alone seeing it."
"It means that apart from my brothers, this person can only be a member of the palace. Even ordinary ministers find it difficult to do this. Besides, those important ministers who can do this are not old foxes. Let them go It is simply not possible to risk doing something like annihilating nine tribes."
"But who is this person, and what is his real intention? Does he want to use me to deal with the prince? Even if he cannot completely bring down the prince, he still wants to loosen the foundation of the prince's throne. Or do he want to use this thing This matter is used as a prelude to completely intensify the conflict between the Crown Prince, King Yong and me, and to use the Crown Prince’s hands to get rid of me and King Yong?”
