The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 519 Hidden Musk
So she stood up and sniffed around Concubine Xin's inner room.

Concubine Lan first walked to Concubine Xin's bed, where there was an incense burner that had just burned incense. She smelled it carefully, but did not smell the fragrance she had just smelled.

Concubine Lan walked to Concubine Xin's boxes. Concubine Xin had already sent the palace servants out. She opened the boxes herself and let Concubine Lan smell it.

After hearing this, Concubine Lan shook her head, and Concubine Xin felt relieved.

But after Noble Lady Lan smelled it around, she became even more confused.

"I can clearly smell the spice right here, but I can't find it. It's strange."

Xin Guiren said.

"Don't worry, if you have nothing else to do, just stay here for a while."

As he spoke, he poured another cup of tea for Concubine Lan. Concubine Lan sat down. Just as she picked up the tea, she suddenly smelled that fragrance again. She sniffed and gradually her nose almost touched the table.

After a long while, she stood up again and sniffed the furnishings in Concubine Xin's inner room.

The expression between Concubine Lan's brows became more and more solemn, and Concubine Xin's heart sank to the bottom along with her expression.

After a long while, Concubine Lan said.

"Sister, this is strange. Rosewood shouldn't emit such a fragrance.

I have smelled this fragrance before from my father's concubine. My mother said it was not a good thing.

He asked me to stay away, but he didn't tell me what it was.

The furnishings in my sister's house are all made of Huanghuali wood, but I just smelled it carefully.

This table and the small table beside the bed have this smell, but the others do not."

Concubine Xin already had about 70% guesses in her mind at this time. She suppressed her anger and instead smiled and comforted Concubine Lan.

"Sister, please sit down first. I think the servants used something to fumigate the room. I didn't notice it.

But since my sister has mentioned it today, I will no longer use any incense from today onwards. "

Concubine Lan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She sat down and drank tea with Concubine Xin for a while, then returned to her own room.

But as soon as Concubine Lan left, Concubine Xin could no longer hold back. She called Xiao Tangzi in and asked him to find an axe.

Xiao Tangzi was shocked when he heard this request.

"My dear! You must not be upset! I know you are suffering!

But, but you must not commit suicide just like that!
"As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood! If you take good care of yourself, you can still give birth to a dragonborn!"

Concubine Xin knew that Xiao Tangzi had misunderstood her meaning, and she was a little amused and helpless for a moment.

"Just go find something. I won't commit suicide.
A concubine's suicide is a serious crime that brings disaster to the entire family.

I'm not that desperate, go now."

After a while, Xiao Tangzi found an axe. According to Concubine Xin's request that he should not make it known, he came in furtively with the axe.

Concubine Xin instructed Xiao Tangzi to chop the table in half. Although Xiao Tangzi was very surprised that it was a pity to chop up such a good table, he just listened to his mistress's request.

So Xiao Tangzi chopped the table in two or three moves. Concubine Xin looked at the hollow table legs that were filled with spices and emitted a pungent smell, and her legs suddenly went weak.

The palace servants serving outside had been sent away by Xin Guiren's personal maid Meng'er to do some work. Only Xin Guiren and Xiao Tangzi were in the room, and no one else knew that Xin Guiren ordered Xiao Tangzi to chop the table.

Xiao Tangzi hurriedly supported Concubine Xin and said.

"What is this thing? It smells so bad!" Concubine Xin sat down. Although she didn't know what this thing was, it seemed to be mixed with a lot of good things!
Before, the smell of musk was masked by the other spices and I couldn't smell anything. But now, I can smell it clearly through the chopped-off table legs!
Concubine Xin pointed at the small table beside the bed and signaled Xiao Tangzi to cut it open as well.

Xiao Tangzi's movements were very smooth and he finished it in just two or three moves.

Sure enough, the legs of the small table were made hollow and filled with spices, one of which was musk.

Concubine Xin paused for a long while. These huanghuali furnishings were all sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At that time, I was wondering why I, a mere maid, was worthy of such fine wood.

The young eunuch who came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to deliver the things only said that it was arranged by the eunuch above, and that he had replaced the wood with better quality for the maids.

Meng'er came in from outside and was stunned when she saw the scene in the inner room. She said cautiously.

"My Lord, these things..."

Concubine Xin sneered, but her voice sounded tired and weak.

"These things are all good stuff. I wonder who cares about me so much that they are willing to spend so much money on them."

Meng'er said.

"My lady, do you mean someone wants to harm you? But these things were sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The one who usually manages the internal affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is Consort Hua Guifei, could it be Consort Hua Guifei?"

The anger that Concubine Xin had suppressed before suddenly surged up, but she suddenly thought of something.

"No, it's not Concubine Hua! First of all, Concubine Hua is pregnant.
Secondly, when the pawn was sent here, Concubine Hua did not care about the affairs of the palace.
That was the time when she was recuperating in the palace every day."

Meng'er nodded as if she understood, thought for a long time, and suddenly said.

"I remember that when the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent this Huanghuali wood,
It was Concubine Duan who assisted the Empress in managing the six palaces!"

Concubine Xin was stunned. Yes, it was Concubine Duan, but Concubine Duan herself had also suffered a miscarriage.

At that time, Xin Changzai felt very sympathetic towards Concubine Duan's situation and often visited her.

Meng'er was still saying something anxiously, but Concubine Xin couldn't hear a word she said.

At this moment, her mind was filled with Concubine Duan assisting in the management of the six palaces. Could it be that the things sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were instigated by her?

But Concubine Xin had been thinking for a long time without any clue, so she could not hold back any longer and stood up, planning to go to Concubine Duan to find out what was going on.

After being silent for a while, Xiao Tangzi suddenly said.

"My lady, this table and this small table are now useless. What should we do?"

Only then did Concubine Xin remember this. She turned around and looked at the broken table and small table, and was at a loss for what to do.

Meng'er said.

"My lady, I am stupid, but I usually think that Concubine Hua is a person who has a cold face but a warm heart.

Why don't you ask Concubine Hua for help? Maybe she can help you."

Concubine Xin thought for a long time. If she went to Concubine Duan's place at this time, she would be very excited and was afraid that she would lose her balance and alert the enemy. It would be better for her to listen to Meng'er and go to Concubine Hua's place.

So Concubine Xin sat down, asked Meng'er to dress up for her again, and took Meng'er to Yiku Palace.

Nian Shilan had just had breakfast with the Fourth Prince and sent someone to play with him.

Xiao Linzi came in and said that Concubine Xin wanted to see her.