A piece of Japanese incense

Zhi Yian's voice was as cold as ice, and he spoke slowly and solemnly: "When the Gu worms are still in the early stages of hatching, we open their abdomens to take out the worms, identify the genders, and select the young ones that can give birth to a boy and raise them carefully, so as to increase the chances of giving birth to a boy to the highest level."

Zhi Yihe's pupils dilated, his lips slightly opened, and he was speechless for a long time.

Zhi Yian continued, "That's why Tingzhu and Aban were born as conjoined twins, and why Feng Zhiyu couldn't live to be twenty even after taking all the tonics in the world. Humph! Going against the will of heaven will eventually backfire. As a father, I think Siqi is just like that!"

Zhi Yihe looked solemn and stern as he looked at him: "Why do you seem to be talking about someone else's child..."

Zhi Yian put his hands on Zhi Yihe's shoulders and said firmly, "He'er is the only one who is mine! Daddy's lifelong wish is all tied to you, my good boy! I have been planning for half my life, and I have made no mistakes except this one move! He'er, you are Daddy's hope. From now on, you will take over the chess game and carry on for Daddy."

Zhi Yihe waved his hand and brushed off Zhi Yian's hand: "What else do you want to do! I just want my grandmother and the others to be safe and sound! As for other trivial matters, no one can influence me!"

Zhi Yian called out to Zhi Yihe who was about to leave: "He'er, are you leaving now?"

"Do you have anything else to say?" Zhi Yihe turned his back to him, staring at the ground.

"Except Siqi, you can't trust anyone. He is your only relative." Zhi Yian's voice was neither slow nor fast, with just the right amount of chillness.

"Daddy, take care of yourself." Zhi Yihe left the dark dungeon without looking back.

"Ahe, have you found out anything? How many soldiers and horses does your father have? Where are they distributed?" Hefeng followed closely, asking questions like a machine gun.

As the iron fence slammed shut, his heart felt as if it were encountering a raging storm. His throat tightened, and an irresistible force rushed up from his abdomen. Zhi Yihe hurriedly bent over, and with violent retching sounds, a stream of sour water gushed out uncontrollably from his half-open mouth.

"Girl! What's wrong with you?" Yu Yi jumped out of the carriage and ran towards her in a hurry.

Zhi Yihe's face was pale, and cold sweat oozed from his forehead and slid down his cheeks.

"Get in the car quickly! I'll call a doctor for you as soon as we get home." He Feng put his arm around her waist, his tone full of concern.

Zhi Yihe pinched Yu Yi's palm and gave her a meaningful look.

Yuyi, who was wiping the sweat off Zhiyihe, understood immediately and asked in panic, "Did the girl enter a dark and confined place? My Lord, when our girl was young, she was put into a sack and trapped for several days. Since then, she has developed an aversion to such places. Once she encounters such places, she will never recover."

"What should I do?"

"I'm afraid I have to return to familiar surroundings."

"Why don't you hurry back home! Haven't you already taken a lot of her clothes and bedding from Yun's house?"

"My Lord! I think our girl has been frightened quite a bit this time. Why don't we return to Yun Mansion and stay there for a day? Bathing in the fragrance of flowers and herbs in our own courtyard may help her recover soon."

Hefeng's footsteps suddenly hesitated in front of the carriage, and his eyes flickered.

Seeing this, Zhi Yihe lowered his head and frowned, and his throat made dry retching sounds.

Yuyi glanced at Hefeng's face and her tone became gentler: "If it's inconvenient, it's okay, sir. I will take good care of the girl, whether it's ten days, half a month, half a year or even longer, I will stay by her side until she recovers."

"Old Liu, go to Yun's house."

"Master..."

"Go! I will ask my father for instructions immediately." Hefeng rode alone and galloped away like the wind.

Zhi Yihe pretended to be weak and, with the help of Yuyi, returned to Yun Mansion, settled down in his own courtyard and lay down to rest.

Yuyi was busy cleaning and tidying up, and did not rest until night fell.

Of course, these are just illusions created by the two of them.

Zhi Yihe entered the inner room and used the spices that Yu Yi took from the storehouse under the pretext of cleaning to develop the "Yuezhixiang".

This was the first fragrance she had formulated based on her impression of the "He Yue Xiang". She felt it was very similar to the fragrance. Although it was not as magical as the "He Yue Xiang" in terms of healing abilities, once it was lit, people with a keen sense of smell could smell it from a distance of a hundred miles, if not ten miles away. The fragrance would linger for months.

When Dog Dad mentioned this, she already sensed the mystery.

Back then, she wanted to know the whereabouts of Dog Dad, so she stuffed the incense into her purse and gave it to him, and followed him with Fuguier.

However, he was soon discovered by his followers. After learning the news, he did not use force against Fuguier. Instead, he kicked away the guard who captured Fuguier, held Fuguier in his arms, and praised him endlessly.

"Girl, girl? Wake up, I have prepared hot water. Let's take a shower, change clothes, eat something and then go to bed." Yu Yi's voice sounded.

Zhi Yihe quickly lay back on the bed, waiting for Yu Yi to open the curtain and help her get up to take a bath.

After closing the window and drawing the curtain, Zhi Yihe dared to open his eyes and asked Yu Yi in a low voice, "Did you bring it?"

"Yeah." Yuyi took out two jewelry boxes from her sleeves.

Zhi Yihe opened the round cloisonné enamel box, which contained the first pair of gold, pearl and jade earrings that her father Gou gave her on her thirteenth birthday. She touched the tassels, turned the pearls in the light, and shook the jade butterfly, but found nothing.

Zhi Yihe opened another round box inlaid with gold and stones. A pair of pure gold earrings with floral patterns lay quietly in the box, nothing special.

"Miss, there is also this." Yuyi pointed at the incense hanging on the table and said in a low and mysterious voice: "Miss has always loved incense. I didn't arouse their suspicion when I was looking for it."

Zhi Yihe picked up the incense burner, weighed it in his hand, observed it carefully under the light, and gently fiddled with it, but still found nothing.

"Yuyi! Madam Zhi has been in the bathroom for an incense stick. The room temperature is too high. I'm afraid she's uncomfortable! Don't let her get suffocated!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yi looked at Zhi Yihe in surprise. Zhi Yihe raised his eyebrows slightly, indicating that she should investigate what was going on. He then undressed and submerged himself in the water.

"Sister Jin Tao? Why are you here?"

"How can you serve me well alone? The young master specially sent us here to help you. How is Madam Zhi? I'll bring some hot water for you."

"Sister Jin Tao! Our girl doesn't like others to enter her bathing! Sister Jin Tao!"

"Why are you stopping me? Close the door quickly. It would be bad if my wife gets caught in the wind and then gets a cold."

Zhi Yihe had just lit the incense cake when Jin Tao rushed in. She pretended to sleep and ignored him.

"My lady, you have been soaking for too long. I will serve you..."

"Sister Jin Tao! Girls have to soak in the medicinal bath for half an hour!"

Zhi Yihe felt a cool breeze blowing across her face. She rolled her eyes and turned her head away.

"Yuyi, what do you mean? You and I are both serving the lady, so why can't I even touch her?" Jin Tao asked loudly.

Yuyi hesitated: "Our girl loves cleanliness the most! Who knows you...did you wash your hands just now?"

"What do you mean by that? Are you disgusted with me..."

"Stop making so much noise! ​​Get out!" Zhi Yihe slapped his hands in the water, splashing water all over Jin Tao.

"Oh!" Jin Tao screamed.

Zhi Yihe pretended to be very weak and gasped: "Hefeng sent you here to piss me off to death?!"

Jin Tao knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Madam Zhi, please forgive me! This is all because Yuyi never taught us how to serve you. She made incense, boiled medicine, and fumigated clothes without our knowledge! We are not allowed to interfere in anything related to you! She also stopped me at the door just now..."

"Shut up! Get out! Get out!" Zhi Yihe knocked over the candlestick on the side, and Jin Tao crawled out of the door.

"Girl, did I perform well just now?" Yu Yi smiled slyly.

Zhi Yihe took the two earring boxes out of the water and gave a thumbs up, praising: "Not bad, not bad! When we get out, we'll present you with the Oscar for Best Actress!"

Yuyi put on her pajamas, coughed twice, exchanged a smile with Zhiyihe, and then ran out of the door shouting, "Oh no! The girl is so angry that she is vomiting blood! Call the imperial physician quickly! Call the imperial physician quickly! The girl has fainted!