A piece of Japanese incense

When Zhi Yihe arrived at the palace gate by carriage, their way was blocked by the sedan chair carrying Princess Ruilin.

"Sister He, why are you here?" Zhi Siqi asked in surprise, "We are about to go to Xuande Building, you and us..."

"I have to go back to the Women's School to find something." Zhi Yihe had no time to spare. After a brief exchange of words with the princess and Zhi Siqi, he ordered Yuzhu to drive into the palace gate.

Princess Ruilin smiled and said, "Yihe, what are you looking for? Why don't you come with us to watch the fireworks first? I'll send someone to find it for you."

Zhi Yihe didn't want to explain more, but then she thought that maybe the princess could help, so she jumped out of the car, ran to the princess, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, my grandfather has been poisoned. I hope you can summon the most skilled doctor in the palace to Yunfu to treat him."

The princess said calmly, "Oh, so you want to go to the palace to invite the imperial physician for this. Just send someone over. Why do you have to go there in person?"

Zhi Yihe nodded and replied, "Your Highness, my grandfather was poisoned by the Chinese wild wormwood poison, which has no antidote. Although his condition has been controlled, time is running out. I must go to the palace to look up medical books and find a prescription for the antidote. Please summon the imperial physician to the palace as soon as possible."

The princess then realized the urgency of the situation and hurriedly urged, "Okay, okay! I'll issue an order right away, you go quickly!"

Zhi Yihe looked through all the copied notes in the house, but couldn't find any record about Hong Qiyu at all. She clearly had an impression of it, and she had written it down at the time.

"Miss, why don't we go to Wenyuan Pavilion to look for it." Yu Yi reminded softly.

Without even taking a breath, they ran to Wenyuan Pavilion. Zhi Yihe knew the layout of the library very well and found the book with ease. She was shocked to discover that a page had been torn off.

Anxiety was like a tiny vine, silently entwining her thoughts. The harder she tried to recall the records about Hongqiuqiu, the more stubbornly those fragments of memory hid in the deepest part of her consciousness.

Zhi Yihe was very emotional and slapped himself on the head violently with his hands, his heart filled with regret and powerlessness.

She hated herself for always forgetting those crucial things and for always being powerless.

She hated herself for putting the poisonous cake into her mouth so easily. Those were her grandparents.

"Hey! Hey! Why are you still hitting yourself!" Jinqi heard the noise from upstairs and hurried down to stop her.

On the way out of the palace, after listening to Yuyi's story, there was a moment of silence, and the air in the car seemed to be frozen.

The world outside the palace was already full of joy, with the sounds of gongs and drums, the noise of dragon and lion dances, and the crackling of firecrackers interweaving together. Children holding colorful lanterns played among the crowd, their laughter and chattering were endless.

Compared with the strong festive atmosphere in the streets and alleys, the atmosphere in the carriage seemed unusually quiet, and the branches and trees seemed like a lamp that was about to go out, dim and silent.

Even though I tried to comfort her all the way, she just responded with a wry smile.

"Yuzhu, why did you stop the car?" Yuyi asked nervously, lifting the curtain of the carriage.

"Girl, the carriage is not working, let me run you home!" Yuzhu scratched his head and shouted loudly while standing in the crowd.

Zhi Yihe looked out of the carriage and saw the emperor, empress and other members of the royal family dressed in their best attire, appearing on a high platform. Their appearance aroused cheers and applause from the people, who knelt down one after another.

Fireworks began to bloom in the sky, and the colorful fireworks were like stars, lighting up the entire night sky. The sound of fireworks exploding and people's exclamations intertwined,