Steel Dynasty - Chapter 39

[Chapter 39 The Rhythm of Perfume]

“Did Ming’er write it?” Concubine Zhen heard the words and chuckled, “Am I not sure how many taels of ink there are in King Qi’s belly? I’m afraid this poem was borrowed from someone else’s hand, right?”

Li San argued: “Your Majesty, you are really wrong this time. This poem was recited by Lu Luo herself.”

“Really?” Concubine Zhen was still dubious and sighed. She said sadly: “It’s true. No matter how fake it is, the longing for hometown is strong in this poem, and Ming’er must be missing Chang’an again. “

At this point, Concubine Zhen suddenly covered her face and sobbed softly.

Liuli glared at Li San, “My Majesty has been ill for the past two days, but you still made her sad. You really deserve a beating.”

Li San shrank his head, remembering what Xiao Ming said to him before he left, and he said : “Don’t be sad, your Majesty. His Highness said that he is quite comfortable in Qingzhou. Far away from Chang’an, he is surrounded by daily intrigues in the province. It’s just that Qingzhou is too barren. He wants to revive the fiefdom, but he has no money.”

Concubine Zhen was sad because she missed her beloved son .

After a while, she remembered the business and said: “Hey, if I had known today, why would he bother to please the emperor when he was in Chang’an? But now he is in urgent need of treatment. That’s all. I don’t think this perfume is like fragrant cakes or anything like that.” , the queen might like it, and I will turn a deaf ear to it when the time comes. Maybe the emperor will remember the love between father and son. “

” What the empress said is that your highness said that he was too regretful, so he specially prepared this drunken Qingzhou this time. The empress can pass it on to the emperor. “Li San said everything Xiao Ming told him.

“Well, I understand, Liuli, you can find an inn in Chang’an City and let Li San stay for a few days, and then let him go back when this matter comes to an end,” Concubine Zhen said.

Liuli said yes, took Li San out of the palace, found an inn for him to stay, and told him not to wander around.

Xiao Ming gave Li San repeated orders during this trip, so he naturally did not dare to do anything wrong, so he settled down in the inn with peace of mind.

At this time in the palace, Concubine Zhen seemed to have neglected the perfume and wine. She just read in the bedroom every day and had nothing else to do.

In the early morning of this day, Concubine Zhen got up and washed up as usual. Suddenly, there was a noisy sound of warblers and swallows outside the Bishui Pavilion, and the voice of Concubine De seemed to be heard from time to time.

Liuli hurriedly entered the bedroom at this time and said to Concubine Zhen: “My queen, you are really clever. Concubine De took the perfume and went to the emperor to show off. It is said that the emperor liked the smell of perfume on Concubine De, so he stayed in Concubine De’s bedroom. After two days, this matter spread among the concubines and made a fuss. Now the Queen couldn’t sit still, and the concubines arrived immediately. “

Concubine Zhen put on a large green embroidered dress while being waited on by the palace maid .

She smiled and said, “Yes, I’m counting the days. This matter should reach the Queen’s ears. Let’s go. I’m afraid I’ll be busy for a while this morning.”

She left the bedroom and was dressed in a dress outside the door. The woman in phoenix yellow palace clothes entered the Bishui Pavilion surrounded by everyone. She had a square face, starry eyes, sword eyebrows, and majestic appearance. She was none other than Zhao Shuyao, the current queen of the Chongqing Kingdom.

“Greetings to the Empress.” Concubine Zhen saw Empress Zhao and walked a short distance to greet her.

Empress Zhao smiled, and before Concubine Zhen could salute, she helped her up and said, “Sister, you don’t have to be polite. I brought my sisters here today, but I’m going to disturb you.

” I’m so happy to be able to come to Bishui Pavilion, so please come. “Concubine Zhen asked Queen Zhao to come to the main hall.

Queen Zhao sat down at the main seat, and the other concubines sat at the bottom. Among them, Concubine De, Concubine Shu, the mother of the second prince, and Concubine Li, the mother of the third prince, all came this time.

“Sister Concubine Zhen, if sister De Concubine hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that King Qi gave my sister something called perfume. I heard that such a thing is very magical, so I want to come over and have a look this time. How about it? Queen Zhao asked with a smile.

The other concubines also looked curious. The news that Concubine De was favored by the emperor because of her perfume spread in the harem overnight, and now they all felt the same as Cat Claw.

The smile on Concubine De’s face was a little forced. She had only been favored for two days, and these people were already busy competing with her for favor. For this matter, she severely punished the little Huangmen who spread the news.

At this time, the time has come. Concubine Zhen no longer hid it and said: “It turns out that this is what your Majesty said. It’s true. This perfume is a spice refined by King Qi. He said it was going to be given to your Majesty. I’m worried. He acted recklessly, so he didn’t dare to send it to the empress immediately. Instead, he tried it for two days to see the effect. Now that the empress has learned about this, I won’t keep it.”

After that, she asked Liuli to move all the perfume in the house. come over.

Three wooden boxes were placed on the ground, and Queen Zhao immediately looked expectant. She loved spices the most, and the rarer they were, the more she liked them.

“Liu Li.” Concubine Zhen ordered again. Liu Li understood and took out three perfume bottles and opened them all, filling the room with fragrance.

After learning about the perfume, Queen Zhao immediately looked for Concubine De, but Concubine De claimed that the perfume had been used up, so she had to come to Concubine Zhen to find out in person.

Now it was just this smell, and she knew clearly in her heart that this perfume was different from those spices.

Seeing Empress Zhao’s happy expression, Concubine Zhen said: “Your Majesty, these are just three of the flavors. Ming’er said that if the Empress likes other scents, she can write down what kind of scent she wants, and he can make this flavor specially for her. “Perfume.”

Queen Zhao smelled the three perfumes respectively, and she liked each scent. When Concubine Zhen said that she could make her favorite scent, she was immediately surprised, “Prince Qi was interested. “A

simple smell is enough .

Unable to satisfy Queen Zhao’s curiosity, she asked again: “How to use this?”

Concubine Zhen stepped forward at this time, picked up the feather herself, dipped the perfume in the bottle, flicked it, and the perfume immediately sprayed on Queen Zhao’s face. She said, “This is how to use perfume. It’s very simple, and the fragrance lasts for a day. If it disappears, you only need to repeat it again.”

“Well, it’s convenient.” Empress Zhao smelled the clothes and found the fragrance. Pleasant and intoxicating.

The other concubines commented: “My Lady, this smell is so fragrant. I can smell it even when I’m sitting so far away. No wonder the emperor followed Sister De Concubine and smelled it for two days.”

De Concubine smiled awkwardly, “I just I took it from Sister Zhenfei for fun, and I never thought I would meet the emperor.”

The other concubines knew this and just laughed to themselves.

As the saying goes, you know a woman by smelling her fragrance, which is why concubines like various spices. Empress Zhao immediately fell in love with perfume, a unique spice product.

She said: “Sister, is King Qi really going to give me the perfume?”

“My queen, this is still fake. Ming’er said that if my queen likes it, just tell him your favorite fragrance and he will refine it for her.” Concubine Zhen said.

Queen Zhao came from the Zhao family, known as the No. 1 noble family in the Chongqing Kingdom. She had been proficient in poetry and calligraphy since she was a child. It was thanks to Queen Zhao’s shrewdness that the harem had been peaceful in recent years.

King Qi was thousands of miles away, so it was natural that he wanted to give her perfume at this time, but this perfume really hit her weak point.

(End of chapter)