They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Chapter 189 Testing with Incense

This excuse was reasonable and no one thought it was wrong.

So Jiang Wanyue calmly led his people out of the hall.

Ling Lan went out from the back door. Jiang Wanyue did not follow him immediately, but called a little boy to ask him.

"Where does Fairy Ling live?"

The little boy pointed to the room on the left side of the second floor of the rear hall.

Jiang Wanyue looked in the direction the little boy pointed and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Fairy Ling has been living here for some time, right? Has she always been in poor health? Or has she only been feeling unwell in the last few days?"

The boy thought for a moment before answering, "It seems to be just these few days?"

As he said this, he couldn't help but complain.

"This Fairy Ling is very picky about food. She never finishes the food that is sent to her. I saw her vomiting twice. This food was made by my senior brother himself. The emperor didn't pick it out, but she did."

The little boy complained a lot.

The emperor was determined to become a monk, and he refused to take the eunuch who had been serving him with him. He also drove out all the palace maids and servants, and devoted himself to practicing Buddhism. Naturally, he followed Zhang Rao in his daily life.

The two little boys served Zhang Rao when they were in the mountains. It didn't matter if there was one more person, after all, he was the emperor! Moreover, the emperor was kind to them and never complained.

But they have much more opinions about Ling Lan.

The little boy said some other things, and finally couldn't help but said.

"Empress, since Fairy Ling is the concubine of the Emperor, she should live with the other concubines. What do you think?"

The implication is that he wants Jiang Wanyue to take Ling Lan away.

Jiang Wanyue laughed.

"I can't make the decision on this."

The little boy was very disappointed.

But then Jiang Wanyue spoke again: "But if you do me a favor, I can also help you think of a solution."

The little boy's eyes lit up.

"Your Highness, please speak."

"I will send someone to deliver some things later, some of which are for Fairy Ling. Please help me pay attention to Fairy Ling's reaction and how to deal with those things."

This was not a difficult task and there was nothing secret about it, so the little boy agreed readily.

Jiang Wanyue waved to Xing'er and the others and walked towards the second floor of the back hall.

The maid went forward and knocked on the door.

"Fairy Ling? Fairy Ling? Our Queen is here to see you."

There was some noise in the room originally, but as soon as the maid spoke, the sound suddenly stopped.

After a moment, Ling Lan's voice came from inside.

"I am not feeling well and cannot see anyone. Please go back, Queen!"

The palace maid continued to knock on the door as Jiang Wanyue instructed.

"What's wrong with you, Fairy Ling? Shall I ask the imperial physician to come and take a look at you?"

"No need!"

Ling Lan refused hastily and paused for a moment before continuing.

"It's just that the weather is hot and I have lost my appetite. It's nothing serious. I'll be fine after a rest. Please go back!"

The maid turned to look at her master.

Jiang Wanyue waved her hand and said loudly.

"In that case, fairy, have a good rest. I'll be leaving first."

She raised her hand and led her people out of the back hall.

When Li Ce returned to the hall, he felt like he had seen a savior when he saw her.

Jiang Wanyue stepped forward and knelt down to pay her respects to the retired emperor.

"Father, it's getting late. There are still many things in the palace waiting for my husband to deal with!"

The emperor seemed to have just come to his senses.

"Ah...yes, yes, yes, you see, I have forgotten the time."

Li Ce stood up immediately.

"Then I will come to see you tomorrow."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Go ahead!"

Li Ce pulled Jiang Wanyue and quickly walked out of the hall.

After getting on the sedan chair, Li Ce couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know what kind of magic potion Zhang Rao has given my father."

Jiang Wanyue could actually understand.

The retired emperor had been the emperor for decades and had enjoyed all the blessings. Beauty and power no longer had any appeal to him, and he wanted to pursue something else.

She listened to a few words of Zhang Rao's sermon just now and found that he was talking about how to cultivate one's character and prolong one's life.

Jiang Wanyue couldn't help but think that according to the development of the previous life, the emperor's life span would end in another year. Perhaps practicing with Zhang Rao could help him live longer!

As long as he doesn't interfere in state affairs and doesn't cause trouble, it wouldn't hurt if he lived longer.

Of course, this is just her idea, and Li Ce may not think so.

So, Jiang Wanyue didn't say anything.

After returning to Liangyi Palace, Jiang Wanyue immediately called Wang Jun.

"Eunuch Wang, please go to the Sanqing Palace later to deliver some things. The emperor is so frugal there that I can't bear to see him."

Wang Jun bowed.

"Your Majesty is filial. I wonder what you would like to give me as a gift?"

"I've made the list, just ask someone to prepare it." Jiang Wanyue signaled Xing'er to hand over the list with a look, and then casually said, "By the way, Fairy Ling is here too, and the things at the back are for her. It's a bit inconvenient for a girl to live with a few grown men."

Wang Jun didn't think much about it, took the order and left.

Jiang Wanyue bent her fingers and looked at the handrail, then looked outside the door, looking at the azure blue sky, with a gleam in her eyes.

Wang Jun worked very quickly and came back to report in less than an hour.

Not long after, the little boy asked the guard to deliver a message.

"Fairy Ling looked at the things, her face suddenly changed, and she threw a box out of the window."

The guard was also smart. After listening to the little boy's words, he ran to get the box back.

At this moment, in front of Jiang Wanyue was this brocade box carved with pear blossoms.

Jiang Wanyue asked someone to give a reward and have the guards taken away, and then she opened the brocade box.

Inside was a few beautiful spice cubes, each shaped like a pear blossom, very elegant.

Mier stamped her feet.

"This Fairy Ling is too much. The Four Gentlemen's Incense uses top-grade spices and is complicated to make. There aren't many of them in the entire palace. The Queen gave it to her with good intentions, but she actually threw it away!"

Jiang Wanyue was not surprised at all.

This was exactly what she expected.

She picked up a piece of incense and put it close to her nose to smell it.

The rich musky scent lingers on.

These four gentlemen's fragrances use dozens of different spices, but the four largest ones are agarwood, sandalwood, ambergris and musk.

Ling Lan obviously recognized the incense and knew that it contained musk, so his face changed drastically and he threw the thing away immediately.

It is so taboo, it can be seen that Ling Lan is really pregnant.

Jiang Wanyue's mind flashed with the image of her covering her mouth and running away.

I had some doubts at that time, but now I can say that I have confirmed my guess.

Jiang Wanyue gave her this thing not to ask her to have an abortion, but just to test her.

Such small pieces of spices will not cause sudden miscarriage.

But the temptation was out, but with it came doubts.