After Murong Xuanyi left, Emperor Kang Ren looked at the box of goose pear incense in the tent, his eyes gradually became profound, and the suspicion in his heart became even heavier like the gradually spreading night.

After thinking for a long time, he said to Fuquan: "Send the message to Dr. Pei!

Fuquan received the order from Emperor Kangren and hurriedly ran to summon Dr. Pei. Soon, Dr. Pei hurried to the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you. Your Majesty summoned you late at night. Is there something wrong with your health?" Doctor Pei bowed respectfully and asked with concern.

Emperor Kang Ren waved his hand, pointed at the goose pear incense on the table and said, "Take a look at this incense, is there anything wrong with it?"

Doctor Pei responded and stepped forward to examine the box of incense carefully. He first sniffed the fragrance gently, then took out some incense powder, twisted it in his hand, and looked at it carefully closer to the light.

After a moment, Doctor Pei frowned slightly, turned around and said to Emperor Kang Ren: "Your Majesty, this incense looks normal on the surface. It has a light and elegant fragrance and can indeed calm the mind. But this long-lost folk item suddenly appeared and was sent to the palace. Your Majesty should be cautious. I need to go back and examine it carefully, and use some medicinal herbs to compare it to see if there are any other reactions, so as to determine whether it is really harmless."

Emperor Kang Ren listened and nodded slightly: "Well, then I'll have to trouble Dr. Pei. This matter must be investigated as soon as possible. I don't want anything to go wrong in my sleep."

"I will obey your command and do my best." Doctor Pei bowed again, then carefully walked away holding the box of incense.

This Doctor Pei was a miracle doctor that Emperor Kang Ren had specially asked Lu Ming to find among the people. Since then, he had been kept in the palace to treat only him. Ever since the incident with Queen Wang, Emperor Kang Ren could no longer trust the imperial doctors in the palace. Now he only trusted Doctor Pei, whom he had found.

When Doctor Pei returned to his residence, he immediately started to study the goose pear incense in the tent. He knew that this matter was very serious. If the emperor's incense was poisonous, his life would be in danger.

He locked himself in the pharmacy, lit the incense, carefully observed the changes when the incense burned, and used various medicinal herbs to observe the reactions. Time passed by minute by minute, and fine beads of sweat oozed out of Doctor Pei's forehead, but he was still fully focused and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

After a night of repeated experiments, Doctor Pei finally breathed a sigh of relief. He found that the goose pear fragrance was indeed non-toxic, with a delicate fragrance and no harm to the human body.

The next morning, Dr. Pei rushed to the imperial study with the examination results and reported them to Emperor Kang Ren. After hearing this, Emperor Kang Ren's doubts finally disappeared. It seemed that he was too suspicious, and Lao Wu was really just being filial.

He then turned to Fuquan beside him and instructed: "From now on, please change it to this goose pear tent incense. The smell of this incense is much better than that of ambergris. We have been using ambergris for so many years, it is time to change it. Old Five is still filial."

Fuquan quickly responded, "Yes, Your Majesty, the sincere filial piety of His Royal Highness Prince Jing is truly precious. I will do it right away."

Emperor Kangren nodded gently, raised his hand and waved, signaling Fuquan to leave. One day, after Emperor Kangren had dealt with many complicated government affairs, he returned to the bedroom and, as expected, smelled the fragrance of the elegant goose pear tent. He lay comfortably on the couch, surrounded by this pleasant fragrance, and slowly fell asleep. That night, he slept very soundly...

The academy had already had its winter break, and the children had all gone home. As a result, Qin Zhichu no longer had the task of teaching, and lived in the Duke's Mansion every day. After paying her respects to Princess Dunchun every day, she would return to her room and sew clothes for Song Yanshu herself when she had nothing to do.

At night, she would hug the pajamas he left behind and fall asleep. It had only been twenty days since they separated, but she already missed him terribly. She couldn't imagine what she would do if he stayed in the northwest for a long time.

After thinking it over, Qin Zhichu had already made a decision. On the second day, she came to Prince Jing's mansion. When Yuan Ying heard the guards coming to report, he was slightly stunned, with a little surprise in his eyes.

When Qin Zhichu entered the mansion, Yuan Ying asked directly: "Zhichu, what brings you here today?"

Qin Zhichu hesitated for a long time before he slowly said, "Princess, I...I have an unreasonable request."

Yuan Ying responded straightforwardly: "There's no need to be polite between us. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

"I heard that I can study surgical techniques in medical schools. Now that the academy is on vacation, I was thinking of going there to study." Qin Zhichu said.

Yuan Ying was a little surprised. "It's not easy to learn surgery in a medical school. The curriculum is tight and difficult. Are you sure you want to go? And you have no foundation. It would be very difficult for you to learn it all of a sudden."

Qin Zhichu nodded slightly, but her eyes were firm, "Princess, I know it will be difficult, but I think I have the free time now, and... and I also want to learn more skills, which may come in handy in the future." She thought silently in her heart that if he was in the northwest in the future, she would go to the northwest too.

Seeing her determination, Yuan Ying stopped trying to persuade her and smiled gently, "Since you are so determined, then go ahead and give it a try. I will just say hello to my master."

Qin Zhichu bowed gratefully, "Thank you, Princess."

Yuan Ying's eyes fell on Qin Zhichu, and he said softly, "Now that you are married and living in the Duke's Mansion, it will be inconvenient for you to go to the academy to teach in the future. Why don't you consider returning to the Dali Temple? Meng Yao is there at the academy, so she can handle it. You can find a teacher to fill the vacancy in teaching after the spring."

"Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I have been teaching in the academy for some time and have developed feelings for the children. I feel reluctant to let go like this. I'd better stay in the academy for the time being." Qin Zhichu's voice was tinged with melancholy.

"And Princess, I won't hide it from you. I might go to the northwest with Yanshu in the future." Qin Zhichu thought it would be better to let the princess know about this plan as soon as possible. So he just told her.

Yuan Ying was shocked after hearing this. The bitter cold in the northwest was hard for men to endure, so how could a woman like her endure it? Yuan Ying couldn't help but frowned, looking worried, and said, "Zhichu, have you thought about it? The climate in the northwest is harsh and the conditions are difficult. If you, a weak woman, go there, you will suffer a lot. Besides, the journey is long and bumpy."

Qin Zhichu smiled slightly, but her eyes were firm. "Princess, I know that life in the northwest is difficult, but I am worried about Yanshu being there in the future. I think if I can be with him, even if life is hard, I will feel at ease. And I can also do what I can there, which is better than worrying about his safety day and night in the capital."

Yuan Ying looked at Qin Zhichu deeply, and he understood in his heart that she was going to study surgery this time, probably in preparation for her future trip to the northwest.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ying's eyes were filled with emotion and deep admiration. Such a kind woman who values ​​love and friendship and has such ideas is really rare. I just hope Song Yanshu will cherish her and never let Qin Zhichu down.

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