Concubine Hui looked sideways at Su Qingxue, as if she had just remembered: "I have forgotten about this matter."
"Princess Ling is right, my daughter-in-law is also a talented woman!"
Su Qingxue almost cried.
She can write poems with chrysanthemums as the theme, but even to death she can't write as well as Su Qingyu's ghostwriting before.
As long as she opens her mouth, her secret will be revealed. It doesn't matter if she loses someone, but if she also makes Prince An embarrassed along with her...
Su Qingxue didn't dare to think about it at all, and could only look at Concubine Hui with pleading eyes: "Concubine, my daughter-in-law has a headache today and she really can't concentrate. I'm afraid I will disappoint Concubine Hui about composing poems. Already..."
Concubine Hui's face was gentle and worried: "Why didn't you tell me earlier if you caught a cold? If you are exhausted, I won't be able to explain to Chong'er. Just sit down and rest. I will take care of other things."
"Come here, show Princess An her seat."
Everyone saw Concubine Hui's amiability and caring towards Su Qingxue. For a while, everyone was envious of her, and their desire to become Prince An's concubine became even stronger.
After sitting down, Su Qingxue was sweating, but she was finally no longer so nervous.
Then in a few words, Concubine Hui left the matter of composing poetry to the ladies present.
The ladies nodded in agreement with gentle and obedient smiles.
"My princess has lost her treasure, but you are still in the mood to write poetry!?"
A furious voice directly broke the harmony in the imperial garden.
Immediately afterwards, Huo Jiao appeared in front of everyone in a fiery red riding costume.
However, her face was full of anger, and her eyes that wanted to kill were not concealed at all.
Concubine Hui and the queen looked at each other, neither of them guessing what Huo Jiao wanted to do with her bad temper.
"I don't know what items Princess Huai'an has thrown away. Feel free to tell me. The Queen and I will definitely have someone find it for you."
Huo Jiao's eyes coldly scanned everyone in the imperial garden, and said word by word: "I wonder if you two ladies still remember that when the late emperor was still alive, he once gave this princess a precious sachet."
Concubine Hui secretly thought: "Sachet?"
When the late emperor was still alive, he doted on the eldest princess. Under the influence of his love for the house and the crow, the late emperor also doted on Huo Jiao, his unborn granddaughter, and constantly rewarded her.
Among them, there is this peculiar sachet.
Only then did everyone remember that the sachet contained the peace talisman that the late emperor personally went to Hanguang Temple to pray for. He also asked the abbot of Hanguang Temple to add medicinal materials that can cure all diseases and replace it every five years.
I heard that Huo Jiao was sexually impulsive and almost died several times on the battlefield, but she survived because of this sachet. As for the medicinal materials inside, Huo Jiao rarely got sick since she was a child, and she was strong and healthy.
Therefore, regardless of the meaning or function of the sachet, it is extremely precious and should not be underestimated.
But now, this sachet is lost.
"What I, the Princess, have thrown away is the sachet given by the late Emperor!" Huo Jiao took two steps towards the crowd: "I, the Princess, have always worn this sachet close to my body, but after entering the palace and coming to the Royal Garden today, I was inexplicably surprised. It's lost! Please ask the Queen and Concubine Hui to find this sachet for me."
Concubine Hui immediately understood that Huo Jiao clearly suspected that her sachet was not lost but was maliciously stolen.
"Today's chrysanthemum viewing banquet, everyone has not been out since entering the Imperial Garden. Don't worry, Princess, this sachet must still be in the Imperial Garden."
Huo Jiao gasped with anger and simply sat down to drink tea: "Then, I'll bother Concubine Hui."
The Queen, who was disturbed in the progress of selecting the concubine, didn't look very good at the moment: "Then find her quickly and don't mess up everyone's mood."
Concubine Hui lowered her eyebrows and said, "Yes, Queen." Then she stood up and walked into the crowd, followed immediately by Su Qingxue behind her.
When he passed by Su Qingyu, he gave her a provocative look in an extremely subtle way.
Su Qingyu sniffed and pretended not to see it.
"Mother, my daughter-in-law has seen the lost sachet of Princess Huai'an. It is the size of an ordinary purse. If it is hidden on your body, it should not be difficult to find it."
Concubine Hui stopped and said coldly: "Do you want me to search all the female family members?"
Su Qingxue lowered her voice and explained: "Look at Princess Huai'an's attitude. If she doesn't find the sachet today, I'm afraid she will cause trouble to His Majesty..."
Seeing that there seemed to be a sense of relief in Concubine Hui's eyes, Su Qingxue continued: "But the concubine's considerations are not unreasonable. A body search will do too much damage to a woman's reputation."
"But if this matter is investigated by the personal maid next to the mother-in-law, or if the daughter-in-law and Princess Ling take the lead on behalf of the royal family, then others will not think too much about it."
"But this will inevitably make people feel bad."
The female relatives felt bad, and they would definitely complain to their husbands or sons when they returned home. It doesn't matter if she loses face, if it affects Prince An's reputation...
Concubine Hui immediately refused: "No! It's too risky to act like this!"
Su Qingxue gave Concubine Hui a look and told her to follow her gaze.
Seeing Huo Jiao, who was still angry, she continued: "The sachet was lost by the princess. The order for a body search will naturally be..."
Concubine Hui suddenly understood and glanced sideways at her: "I guess you are quite clever. Since you are so successful, I will leave this matter to you."
Su Qingxue happily responded: "Please rest assured, mother and concubine, my daughter-in-law will definitely take care of things!"
When Concubine Hui turned around and returned to the pavilion, Su Qingxue was already 'communicating' with Huo Jiao.
"Then let's search you!"
Listening to Su Qingxue's hesitant explanation, Huo Jiao was really irritated by her: "That is a treasure given by the late emperor. If anyone dares not to cooperate with the body search, I, the princess, will tell the emperor's uncle!"
When they heard that they were going to be searched, all the female relatives panicked.
"We didn't steal the sachet, so why do we have to search him?"
"Yes, after this body search, will we have to behave like human beings in the future?"
"But if you don't search me, I'm afraid Princess Huai'an will really file a complaint!"
...
Su Qingxue cleared her throat and explained to everyone considerately: "Everyone, the matter of the lost sachet is a serious matter. Please cooperate with me, ladies and gentlemen."
While saying that, she pretended to come to stand next to Su Qingyu and acted out the drama of sisterly love.
"Don't worry, everyone, since I want you to be searched, it will start with me and Princess Ling, then Concubine Hui and the maids beside the Empress, and finally everyone."
"I know that this matter will definitely have an impact on your reputation, but please rest assured that nothing about what happened in the Royal Garden today will be spread to the outside world!"
At the same time, Su Qingxue looked at Su Qingyu next to her with eyes that were determined to win, and said with a smile:
"I also want to help Princess Huai'an find the sachet as soon as possible, and I ask my eldest sister to fully cooperate with me."
