Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 39 This person doesn’t look like a dying person at all!
Spices were a very precious luxury and a symbol of status in this era.

Ordinary sachets will lose their fragrance after a short time. Although the girls in Baihua Tower have to soak in a bathtub filled with flower petals before serving some important figures, the smell of those flower petals is very light and does not last long.

But the perfume of Xiaoyao Palace is different. With this perfume, the girls of Baihua Tower don’t have to take a bath in the bathtub specifically, and they can still smell fragrant all day long.

For Baihualou, an intelligence gathering site, it is very important to please the dignitaries. When the officials are having fun, they will naturally be more open-mouthed, and their girls will be able to extract more intelligence from them.

Dongfang Liyue was very clear about the value of perfume. Ten taels of silver for a bottle of perfume was not a high price.

After hearing Dongfang Liyue's words, Su Wanyun was not surprised. As a woman from a prominent family, Su Wanyun knew how important perfume was to people of status and position, and she was also aware of Baihualou's demand for perfume.

Ten taels of silver is indeed not a high amount, but this is Xiaoyao Palace’s first perfume business after all. Their main purpose is not to make money, but to promote it.

Su Wanyun then said, "Thank you, Master Dongfang, for taking care of Xiaoyao Palace's business. If it's convenient, let's sign the contract now."

Dongfang Liyue said: "Okay, but..."

Dongfang Liyue's lips curled up slightly as she said with a smile, "Miss Su, although you have a marriage contract with the eldest son of Xiaoyao Palace, he died before you entered the palace. Therefore, you are not considered a member of the Xiaoyao Palace yet. I'm afraid we can't sign this contract with you. We can only sign it with Xiaoyao King."

When Su Wanyun heard Dongfang Liyue mention Lu Ming, she frowned slightly and became alert instantly. She immediately guessed that Dongfang Liyue wanted to use the opportunity of signing the contract to find out about Lu Ming's situation.

Su Wanyun then said, "I believe that Master Dongfang has also heard about King Xiaoyao's situation. King Xiaoyao is now seriously ill and has fallen into a coma. I'm afraid he won't be able to sign the contract with you in person. Why not let the steward of King Xiaoyao's Mansion sign it with you? He has been in charge of the business of King Xiaoyao's Mansion and can sign on his behalf."

Dongfang Liyue smiled softly and then said, "Miss Su, I heard that Prince Xiaoyao took a pill sent by the Queen a few days ago and is now able to get out of bed and walk."

Su Wanyun was about to speak when Dongfang Liyue said directly, "Miss Su, could it be that you have sidelined King Xiaoyao and taken control of the entire Xiaoyao Palace? Is that why you're afraid of me meeting King Xiaoyao?"

Su Wanyun tried hard to control her emotions and said calmly, "Master Dongfang, please don't make such jokes. Xiaoyao Palace will always be Xiaoyao King's. I am just helping him manage the Xiaoyao Palace's assets."

Dongfang Liyue continued, "Miss Su, there are rumors circulating that you've been staying in Xiaoyao Palace. You're trying to covet the palace's wealth and magical arts. What do you think of this rumor?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wanyun's face instantly turned cold. She was sent to Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion by the Su family in the first place just to let her find the magic left by the old Prince Xiaoyao. Dongfang Liyue's words hit her sore spot.

When she first came to the Xiaoyao Palace, she did look for the magic left by the old Xiaoyao King, but as she spent more time with Lu Ming, she gradually developed a sense of sympathy for Lu Ming.

An eight-year-old boy lost his father first, and then his two older brothers died, leaving him alone and helpless. In the huge Xiaoyao Palace, there was no one for him to rely on. Even others approached him for the sake of magic, which made Su Wanyun really unable to bear to hurt him again.

As time went by, her feelings for Lu Ming grew deeper and deeper, and gradually she stopped asking about magic.

Now she stayed in Xiaoyao Palace purely because of her feelings for Lu Ming. As a result, Dongfang Liyue brought up the past, which made her feel full of guilt towards Lu Ming.

As the atmosphere in the meeting hall became increasingly tense, a man's voice suddenly came from the door.

"The Su family is wealthy and powerful, how could they be interested in the small fortune of our Xiaoyao Palace?" "The palace's treasury is infested with rats, and there's not a single coin left."

"As for immortal arts, my father burned all the books that recorded them before he died. How could there be any immortal arts left?"

"This rumor is nothing more than malicious slander against the Su family."

Hearing this voice, Dongfang Liyue and the first-class master Wu Qionggui looked towards the door at the same time. Seeing that the person coming was Lu Ming, they were both stunned, their pupils slightly contracted, and an expression of disbelief appeared on their faces.

At this moment, Lu Ming looked energetic and did not look like he was poisoned at all.

This is simply impossible!

There is no antidote for the poison of the Nether Flower and the Death Grass, and these two plants are only poisonous when mixed together. They are colorless and odorless, and even warriors above the first rank find it difficult to detect.

If Lu Ming was a second-grade warrior, he might be able to rely on his true qi to suppress the toxins in his body, but Lu Ming was just an ordinary person. Not to mention suppressing the toxins in his body, he might not even know that he was poisoned.

The most important thing is that no matter whether it is the famous doctors in the martial arts world or the imperial doctors in the palace, they all came to see Lu Ming, and they all said that Lu Ming would not live more than two months.

But now Lu Ming speaks clearly, looks natural, and is in good spirits. He doesn't look like a dying man at all!
What happened during this period? Why has Lu Ming changed so much?

Dongfang Liyue glanced at Wu Qionggui with a puzzled look. The poisoning and the placement of the spies were all arranged by Wu Qionggui. Besides, Baihualou had been poisoning Lu Ming for a long time, so there shouldn't be any mistakes.

Seeing Dongfang Liyue looking at her out of the corner of her eye, Wu Qionggui frowned and shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't know what the situation was.

The spies they planted were all carefully selected people. Except for Feng Rui, who was instigated by them and was an unstable factor, the other spies were sent into the Xiaoyao Palace by themselves. It was impossible for those spies to betray Baihua Tower.

Moreover, there are many spies among whom Feng Rui is not even aware, and the person who poisoned Lu Ming is not just Feng Rui, but several others.

Lu Ming was definitely poisoned.

In this situation, I'm afraid the only explanation is that the poison in Lu Ming's body has been cured!

Just as Dongfang Liyue and Wu Qionggui were in shock, Lu Ming's gaze fell on Dongfang Liyue.

Dongfang Liyue has a beautiful and charming appearance. She is wearing a red chiffon long dress that wraps around her jade-like body. Under the natural light, her S-shaped body is faintly visible, which makes people imagine a lot.

At this moment, Lu Ming had only two words in his mind to describe her.

(End of this chapter)