Princess, how am I from you?

Guan Xin reluctantly boarded the carriage back to the palace. After walking a long way, she couldn't help but open the window and take a look back.Jin Yang saw it from the side, and teased with a snickering smile, "Is my sister reluctant to part with Sixth Sister?"

Guan Xin lowered the window and sat down, "I don't want to be free, so it's better to relax outside. What is the little princess holding in her hand, show me if it's okay." Guan Xin changed the subject.

Xincheng leaned on Jinyang's body, holding a straw trinket in his hand, which was given to her by the two little sisters they played together last time.Seeing that Guan Xin wanted her, he snorted and put it in his arms.

Guan Xin squeezed Xincheng's little face, "You have no heart, you hold grudges like this, it's useless for me to take care of you like I usually do, I'm so sad." Sad look.

Xincheng looked up at Jinyang above his head, then looked at the things in his hands, thought for a while, and finally handed them to Guan Xin, and held them in front of Guan Xin without saying a word.

Guan Xin also pretended to be arrogant and snorted, then took a look at it in his hand, not to mention, the craftsmanship of those two little girls is quite skillful, the grasshopper weaved is quite similar.

"Is Miss Guan in the car?"

Guan Xin returned the small things in his hand to Xincheng, and opened the car window, "What a coincidence, I met His Royal Highness King Wei again. Is Your Highness going to enter the palace?"

"Four Brothers"

"The two younger sisters are also here, and they are about to enter the palace to pay their respects to the emperor. Since we met, let's go together."

"It's better to be respectful than to be obedient, Your Highness please first." Guan Xin smiled and put down the window.

"Your Highness, Guan Xin and the two princesses have returned to the palace, and King Wei is with them. Guan Xin and King Wei also met in that teahouse yesterday."

"Heh, keep staring."

Li Chengqian was wiping his beloved longbow with a cold smile on his lips.

"Ruan Zhi, come." Guan Xin couldn't wait to call Ruan Zhi as soon as she returned to the palace, wanting to tell her the good news.

"What's your order, girl?"

"I found your sister, are you happy?"

"Really? So fast? The girl didn't lie to me, right?" Ruan Zhi couldn't believe it all of a sudden, and then she said that she found it all at once, how could it be so fast.

"It's such a coincidence that the next time we go out of the palace, let the princess take you out together, and then you can see her."

Ruan Zhi knelt in front of Jin Yang, with tears in her eyes, "Princess Xie" kowtowed to Guan Xin again, "Miss Xie."

Guan Xin helped him up, "Get up quickly, this is a good thing, and we are also happy for you sisters."

They came back from lunch, and Xincheng was so sleepy that she couldn't keep her eyes open. Guan Xin asked Jinyang to take a lunch break as well, because she needed to do something else.She checked the restaurant's accounts yesterday, and the turnover has dropped, so it's time to introduce some new tricks.

The turnover will decline, as early as she expected.Now almost all the restaurants in the city are served with vegetable oil. As for her dishes, for a good chef, eating them twice is almost enough.So now the dishes in the restaurants in the entire Chang'an City have been upgraded to a higher level as a whole. Now, in addition to her daily cultural performances and storytelling speeches, which are one aspect of attracting customers, the new dishes she launches every week will attract Some people come to consume and try something new.But within two days, people will learn it.So she must update some new tricks to attract people's attention.

The service method needs to be updated. This requires her to personally train, and the dress needs to be made into a uniform style. This requires her to redesign it, or hold another MasterChef competition. I think Li Tai should also be interested.But all these things, it would be easier for her to handle outside, but now in the palace, it is too restrictive.While thinking about it while writing, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that the palace was like a cage, which made her feel troubled.The irritability from before came back again.The more I think about it, the more irritable I become, and the more irritable I become, the more I can't help thinking.Throwing away the pen in trouble, she got up and came under the tree in the yard, and stood there for a while before getting better.

Guan Xin, who had calmed down, felt something was wrong. Did she have a lot of irritability recently? This is not like her. She doesn't have mania, so how could she lose control of her emotions so easily.But she didn't know the reason, "Ruan Zhi."

"In" Ruan Zhi heard the voice coming out of the side hall.

"Did something special happen recently?" Guan Xin still felt strange, and the previous quarrel between Jinyang and Xincheng might not be a coincidence.

Ruan Zhi didn't understand what Guan Xin meant, and shook her head, "Nothing special happened. The two princesses and girls were absent for the past two days, and no one came to the palace. As usual, the servants led the people to clean the palace. Just find something to do, nothing special happened."

Guan Xin suddenly remembered the art of aversion to victory that was especially tabooed by the emperors of all dynasties.No one will cast this evil spell on them, will they?He dragged Ruan Zhi into the house and closed the doors and windows. "Look carefully, if there are dolls, puppets and other things that should not belong to the princess, be careful, especially the cabinet, under the bed or other corners." After finishing speaking, Guan Xin began to search.

Ruan Zhi was stunned for a moment and hurried to look for it together.She understood what Guan Xin meant, it was a big deal that lost her head, and she couldn't be careless in the slightest.

The sound of rummaging through boxes woke up the two princesses on the kang.Jin Yang rubbed his eyes, looking puzzled at the two people who were rummaging around.

"What are you looking for? Is something missing?"

"Well, I lost a little thing. I don't know where to throw it. Let Ruan Zhi help me find it. If you wake up, go to draw. If you want to learn that painting skill well, you must persist. I'm just practicing. It took more than ten years to have such ability."

"Well, sister, don't worry, I will stick to it, Xincheng, let's go, let's go draw."

Xincheng was still clutching the straw grasshopper in his hand, and he didn't want to put it down while sleeping.

After searching, I couldn't find anything that shouldn't be there.After Guan Xin's tossing, the feeling of irritability became more and more intense, "Ruan Zhi, are you irritated?"

Ruan Zhi frowned, bit her lip, and nodded.It feels like a claw is scratching in my heart, this trouble, especially if I can't find what I'm looking for, the more I look for it, the more annoying it gets.

"Jinyang, Xincheng, do you have any discomfort?" Guan Xin asked the two painters next to him. Seeing that several balls of paper had been thrown on the ground, Guan Xin seemed to know the answer.

Sure enough, "I'm not uncomfortable, but I'm a little bored. I keep painting and painting, but I can't draw well. Sister, I can't calm down."

After Jin Yang finished speaking, Xincheng also frowned and looked at Guan Xin.

Guan Xin beckoned to the two of them, "Come on, let's sit outside for a while and let the air blow. Maybe the room is too stuffy." Ruan Zhi was asked to open the doors and windows for ventilation, while she led the two princesses in the courtyard. enjoy the cool air.After a while, she felt less bored, and asked the two of them again, and she got better.Guan Xin couldn't help turning his eyes to the inside of the room, the problem should still be in this room.Guan Xin carefully recalled all the things that happened after she felt irritated for the first time. Fortunately, it was only a few days later, and the impression is still there, "Ruan Zhi, you go to the front hall to look for it. Maybe it was lost in the front hall. "

Ruan Zhi nodded and hurried away. "I've been here for a long time, and I haven't visited Concubine Wei Guifei yet. The two princesses will show me around. The pair of bracelets in my hand are a gift from the empress."

"We haven't seen her for quite a while, let's go." Jin Yang stood up, and she still didn't object to seeing Concubine Wei, after all, the sisters had been taken care of by Concubine Wei.

What Guan Xin thought was that there was something wrong with the house, and before he found out what the problem was, he should send the two out to live for a few days.She doesn't know about the others, but Jin Yang said that Concubine Wei Gui is good to them, so find a way to let these two stay there for one night.

When Guan Xin and the others came to Concubine Wei's bedroom, they met another beautiful woman.

"Jinyang New City has met Concubine Wei and Concubine Yang Shu."

"Guan Xin sees the two ladies."

As the empress's daughter-in-law, Jinyang and Xincheng don't need to meet the ceremony, but Concubine Wei Gui is different from them, so she still has some respect for Concubine Wei, so she performed the junior ceremony.To put it bluntly, it depends on the person ordering the dishes.

"Come on, come on, come and sit in front of me. Why are you two willing to come and see me, an old lady?"

"It's been a while since I've been here, I miss my mother." Jinyang sat down very close to Concubine Wei, while Xincheng was carried by Concubine Wei and sat on her lap.

Concubine Yang Shu spoke to the two of Jinyang gently.Jin Yang also responded obediently, and it seemed that the two princesses had a good impression of the Concubine Shu.

Guan Xin stood aside, quietly looking at Concubine Yang Shu.The configuration of Li Shimin's harem, one queen, four concubines, nine concubines, 27 royal wives, and 81 royal wives.And the titles of this concubine are Gui, Shu, Virtue, and Xian, which belong to the first-class wife.Now that the empress has passed away, there are four remaining concubines who are the highest rank in the harem. The highest among the four concubines, Wei Shi, is now acting as an agent in the harem, exercising some of the queen's rights.And this Concubine Yang Shu didn't know if it was the brother-in-law Concubine Yang who was snatched by her in the legend, Li Ke's mother.

Concubine Yang Shu seems to be a restrained and low-key person, so it is quite appropriate to be called Concubine Shu.The voice is gentle and the smile is kind, which is completely different from that of Concubine Yin, much better.However, there seems to be not much information in the records. Guan Xin’s impression of her comes from various TV dramas. Almost every one says that she is smart, wise, low-key and restrained. In the end, she should go to her son Li Ke after Li Shimin’s death.

"Don't just stand there, sit down!"

"Thank you, Concubine Gui." Guan Xin thanked her, and sat obediently on one side.

"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked Miss Guan yet. That set of foot massage techniques is popular in the palace now. I also asked the maid to go to the imperial physician to learn it and try it. It is really comfortable."

"Concubine Shu is right. I have tried it, and it is very good. Now I don't feel comfortable anywhere if I don't press it once every three to five days. Guan Xin, don't hide any clever tricks you have, and let them We old women feel the feeling."

"Your Majesty is not old at all, she is elegant and extravagant, delicate and charming. Concubine Shu is noble and elegant. You don't need to talk, just sitting there makes people feel gentle and virtuous, like a spring breeze." Guan Xin smiled sweetly, pure and well-behaved. He said the compliments that all women love to hear.

"Look, look, I just said that this girl is so sweet! Last time when I was at my birthday party, I thought this girl was pleasing, but it's a pity that something happened. After seeing her today, she's become more eloquent. "

"It is indeed as my sister said, she is very cute and lovely."

Concubine Yang Shu followed Wei Concubine's words, her eyes fell on Guan Xin, and a gentle smile appeared on her lips, which made Guan Xin secretly praise her.Even if Concubine Yang Shu is 20 years younger, she must not lose to beauties like Yuzhang and Changle.

Guan Xin's pretty face flushed from the praise, after all, her cuteness was all a faux pas, and she was very guilty.Thinking of her purpose today, she hurriedly said, "Minnv does have a head massage method, but the acupuncture points are still not very accurate. How about this, I will go to the imperial medicine to learn the acupuncture points on the head, and the next day. The empress can then send someone to the princess, and I will teach them by hand, the technique is the same as that of foot therapy, you can massage whether you are sick or not, it can dredge the meridian, it is very comfortable."

"Really? Then you should learn quickly. This side of the Palace has been really uncomfortable recently. I feel heavy from time to time. I don't know if your massage will be effective."

Guan Xin said hastily, "Then the girl is going to learn now, and I invite the two princesses to wait here with the empress, and the girl will come to pick up the two princesses later."

"Don't be in a hurry, it's not too late to learn tomorrow." Concubine Wei did not expect Guan Xin's temperament to say that the wind is the rain, which made her a little uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty is so kind, why do the girls have the heart to keep you waiting for so long? I'll go right away. The two ladies, the princess, and the girls will leave." Guan Xin was afraid of being stopped, so she stood up and walked out of the room. Concubine Wei's dumbfounded voice came, "I didn't realize that this girl is really impatient."

Guan Xin kept walking, hurried all the way back to Jinyang's bedroom, and Ruan Zhi was waiting for her at the door.

"How? Is there any?"

"There is nothing that shouldn't be there." Ruan Zhi was a little anxious, the art of hating victory is the most taboo in the palace, even if there is only a little misunderstanding, it may implicate all the maids and eunuchs in this palace.

"What about the feeling, are you also irritable?"

"Yes, after coming out, it has reduced a lot. Sister, what should I do? She will be beheaded." Ruan Zhi's anxious tears welled up in her eyes. She had just found her sister and she hadn't had time to meet her. Could it be that she was about to be killed? ?

Guan Xin patted Ruan Zhi on the shoulder, "Don't worry, it's just a guess, not necessarily that thing, you go find the imperial doctor who usually asks the princess for pulse, and say that the princess hopes that he can help me perfect some medicinal recipes." .”

"Yes, the servant will go here."

Guan Xin didn't dare to enter the house, and sat directly in the courtyard.If it is not those mysterious things, it must be something that is both ordinary and easily overlooked. What is it?Guan Xin glanced over the plants in the yard.There are flowers and grass, since she entered the palace, she hasn't changed the species, so it shouldn't be these things.Standing up and leaning on the door frame of the front hall, I looked into the room, and looked carefully one by one. The antique shelves, bookshelves, desks, and tatami mats seemed to be the same.A burst of faint fragrance came, and a flash of inspiration, this fragrance is different, it was not this smell at first, but one day it suddenly changed to this smell, at that time she also praised that it smells good, it seems that this fragrance has been changed since then At first, she felt irritable.Guan Xin put her eyes on the three-legged copper incense burner that was still curling up on the desk, could it be the smell?

"Girl, Imperial Physician Liu is here!"

Guan Xin invited people into the room, "Physician Liu, please sit down, please come here to ask you to clear up some doubts. Here is a recipe, which is the health-preserving medicinal diet I am going to give to Her Royal Highness. You can see if it works. "Guan Xin took out the prescription that he had written before from his purse. He had to go to the imperial doctor to check it out. He forgot about it two days after he was beaten, so he just took the opportunity to look at it today.The money bag that Nuan Yi embroidered for her is now her little treasure bag with her. There is not much money in it, but there are more small things that are handy, and it is indeed much more convenient than stuffing it in the lapel.

This Imperial Physician Liu specially asked for peace pulses for Jinyang and Xincheng. Every time Jinyang fell ill, he would be diagnosed and treated by this imperial physician, so he must be someone Li Shimin can trust.

Doctor Liu took a closer look at the medicinal recipes, and thought over all the medicinal materials. Angelica, wolfberry, Codonopsis pilosula, and astragalus are all commonly used nourishing medicines. It is indeed a nourishing recipe when paired with black-bone chicken. "Girl, this recipe is available."

"Thank you, Mr. Liu, I have one more thing to ask. If the acupuncture points on the head are not clear and you feel drowsy, which acupuncture point should you press?"

"Baihui point, Yintang point, and Yifeng point which covers the depression behind the earlobe, all are fine." Imperial Physician Liu demonstrated to Guan Xin on his own head.

Gradually, Guan Xin felt that irritability returned, and looked at Imperial Physician Liu, seeing that his brows were not as stretched as they were at the beginning.The timing is about the same, "Do you feel chest tightness and irritability?"

Imperial Physician Liu frowned, and looked at Guan Xin, "What do you mean, Miss? Did Liu offend Miss?"

Guan Xin glanced outside the door, Ruan Zhi was guarding, and then smiled, "It's because of this that I invited you here today. I didn't say it before, because I didn't know what to say, so I thought that my lord has seen people in medical science." , maybe we can know the reason."

Physician Liu is in his 40s this year. When Li Shimin was still the King of Qin, he followed his master into the Palace of the King of Qin and served Li Shimin. In the past 20 years, he has witnessed the glory of the emperor. Of course, there are also things that cannot be said on the table. , So when Guan Xin said this, he immediately understood what Guan Xin meant, that someone was deliberately murdering the two princesses.Don't dare to neglect, look around.There is no need for Guan Xin to say more about the symptoms, he has already experienced it himself, he checked around, and finally fixed his eyes on the incense burner on the desk.

"Is it really it?" Guan Xin followed the imperial physician, so she caught the imperial physician's sight immediately.

Physician Liu looked at Guan Xin when he heard the words. Guan Xin opened the lid of the incense burner, and the scent instantly increased a lot. The scent was tangy, but not irritating. Excited for the same.

"Before the imperial doctor came, I'm not sure, but I think back to the two days, it seems that it started from changing this incense, so I'm a little suspicious, and now the adults also think it's the reason for this incense, it seems that my guess is quite good To be precise, I need to trouble my lord to explain to me what it is and why those symptoms appear after smelling it."

Physician Liu picked up the tongs and took out the unburned spices, poured them out with water, took out a handkerchief and wrapped them in his bosom to keep them away. "The specifics need to go back and study carefully to confirm. Liu will go back and discuss with the master, and then give the girl an answer after confirming."

"Later, my lord, is there any way to make me look allergic to this smell?"

Imperial Physician Liu couldn't help looking at Guan Xin a few more times, after a little thought, he took out a small porcelain bottle from the medicine box, "This medicine has the effect of reducing inflammation and swelling, but there will be some traces left on the skin after being applied. It goes away on its own in a few days, and the marks look like rashes."

Guan Xin took it and immediately applied a few spots on her face in front of the mirror, and then quickly wiped it off. The ointment is red, so after wiping it off, there will be red traces left. It suddenly looks like a rash from allergies.

"Ruan Zhi, come here."

"Your maidservant is here, what's the girl's order? Ah, what's wrong with you, girl?"

"Don't move, don't move, it's very itchy. The imperial doctor said that I was stained by something and I was allergic. I felt itchy when I smelled this smell. Go and collect this incense. We don't want it in the next few days. It's incense." Guan Xin pretended to be very itchy but didn't dare to scratch, looking very uncomfortable.

Ruan Zhi knew that this was not true, but she immediately understood Guan Xin's intentions, and immediately replied, "Yes, this servant will be dismissed."

Imperial Physician Liu has been watching Guan Xin's acting from the sidelines, and secretly praised her for her vigilance, and said in cooperation, "Girl, don't be too nervous, just let go of this exciting thing, and it will be fine if you rest for a few days. Here There is a bottle of moisturizer, which can relieve itching and moisturize the skin, and girls can apply some before going to bed to prevent scars."

Guan Xin hurriedly thanked him, and secretly sighed in his heart that the imperial doctor was good.

Imperial Physician Liu didn't stay long, and left after telling Guan Xin what to pay attention to.Guan Xin watched from the side as Ruan Zhi commanded the maids to take away the incense burners in the front and rear halls, and ordered people to open the doors and windows for ventilation, so as not to leave any fragrance, "Ruan Zhi, put away the leftover spices. It smells good, I will use it when I am well, and I would like to trouble you to bring me a basin of cold water and a cold handkerchief to apply to my face, it is too itchy, it is so itchy."

At this moment, Guan Xin seemed to be scratching his heart and liver with an itch.Ruan Zhi hurriedly put away the remaining spices separately according to Guan Xin's instructions, and locked them at the bottom of the cabinet, which might be used as evidence.Afterwards, he brought a basin of cold water, soaked the veil and applied it to Guan Xin's face as if it was the case.

Guan Xin was lying on her bed, her face was cool, and she was quite comfortable. "There's no one out there."

"Well, it's all dismissed." Ruan Zhi lowered her head and replied softly.

"You have to pretend you don't know about this matter, and don't be seen by others. Where did the spices come from, and who is responsible for collecting and replacing them? You should pay attention to see who has problems, but don't say anything. Wait for the imperial physician to tell you. Let’s talk when we have a letter.”

"Yes, the incense and spices for princess costumes are all in charge of full-time court ladies and eunuchs, servants will pay attention."

"Well, in a while, you go to Concubine Wei to ask the princess to stay for two more days, saying that I suddenly developed a rash, and I'm afraid it will scare the princess. If you ask the reason, just say what the imperial physician said."

"Yes, the servant will go here."

After the people left, Guan Xin put away her handkerchief and sat up.She guessed that this matter was probably that Concubine Yin, and she didn't dig that Concubine Yin's ancestral grave, why did she target her so much?Or was she trying to harm the two princesses, and she was unlucky enough to be implicated?

"Girl, the martial artist is outside the palace."

The maid who spoke was Qiurui, who was usually responsible for cleaning the inner hall.Guan Xin hurriedly stood up and covered her face to welcome him out.

"Guan Xin has met Wu Cairen, please come inside."

"What's the matter, girl? Is your face hurt?" Wu Cairen looked at Guan Xin's strange movements, puzzled.

"I have a rash. But don't be afraid, the imperial doctor said that it is not contagious, but it looks a little scary. Come and sit in the room, the two princesses are not here, I went to Wei Guifei's side. Is Wu Cairen here today? What's the matter? "

"Everyone go down, I'll have a conversation with the girl." Waiting for the maid serving tea to go out, Wu Cairen took Guan Xin's hand away from his face, "Let me see if it's serious. I heard that I called the imperial physician." , what did the imperial physician say."

Guan Xin wanted to tell the truth, but she couldn't, she was not afraid that the martial artist would spread the word, she was afraid of causing trouble to the martial artist, "Don't worry, it's fine, the imperial doctor said it would be fine after two days, but now it looks a bit ugly. "

Wu Cairen covered his mouth and chuckled, "Even so, my sister is still pretty."

Guan Xin curled her lips, "Although what Mei Niang said is a lie, I love to hear it, hehe. Why are you here suddenly, is there something wrong?"

"I just went to the imperial hospital to get some medicinal materials for your majesty's feet. I heard that there was an imperial doctor in Princess Jinyang's palace. I came to have a look. I thought the princess was sick again, but it was my sister. Really. Is it not serious? Does it hurt?"

Wu Cairen wanted to reach out to touch it, but Guan Xin grabbed his hand and held it, "Don't touch it, it doesn't hurt, but itches, it will get worse if you touch it, the imperial doctor gave ointment and said it will be cured in two or three days , I don’t know what I got on when I went out this time, I’m just allergic, it’s okay. Don’t worry.” Fortunately, she reacted quickly, and she was exposed when she was touched. If you look closely or touch it, you can tell it’s fake. This so-called rash, It's just floating on the surface, and it's still different from a real rash.

"The princess is not here, so I don't want to stay longer. My sister must obey the doctor's orders and strive to get well soon. Pay more attention to rest, Mei Niang is going back. I will find a chance to see my sister in two days."

"Okay, you have to take care of yourself too. If you want to eat anything, come to me and I'll make it for you."

"Well, sister, take care, don't send it away, so as not to blow the wind."

Guan Xin still sent Wu Cairen outside the gate.That's fine, Wu Cairen confirmed her allergies and rashes as soon as she came to visit. If there is a mastermind behind the spice matter, it should be able to paralyze it for a while.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, Ruan Zhi hurried over, looking flustered, and it seemed that nothing good happened.

"My sister has a eunuch who died. The body is under the tree not far outside the yard. It is Chunwang in our palace. He is the person in charge of incense candles. Lord Qianniuwei Li is waiting for questioning in the front hall."