The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

After hearing what Dong's mother said, Lu Yun frowned. "Mom, are you saying there's something wrong with this spice? But this bracelet isn't something of unknown origin."

Mother Dong said solemnly, "The incense maker is highly skilled. He deliberately soaked the raw materials in oil to reduce the pungent aroma without compromising its efficacy. So, while the fragrance isn't as noticeable, its effectiveness remains undiminished. Wearing it for a long time will definitely make the body cold and weak, making it difficult to conceive."

But Jiao Ying had no reason to harm herself. Lu Yun frowned in confusion, "Mom, you're an expert in this area. Do you know anyone who can make this?"

Mother Dong slowly shook her head. "This servant only has a basic understanding of a few things. I'm far from being an expert. Most spices are expensive and hard to come by, let alone be made by skilled people. As far as I know, there's no one in Dali who knows how to make them, but—"

Lu Yun immediately said, "Mom, don't hesitate. Just say what you want to say."

"There are many people in the Central Plains, especially in Kyoto, who know how to mix spices."

Lu Yun's face was solemn. "Mom is right. In Kyoto, many young ladies can mix their own incense pills."

At night, Lu Yun lay on the bed with her arms folded and her eyes wide open.

After enduring it again and again, an arm reached out from the side and turned her towards him. "What's wrong? Look at you, you look so bitter and resentful."

Lu Yun sighed, "Husband, there is one thing I haven't figured out."

Zhou Boli patted her back soothingly. "There are a lot of things you don't understand. Why don't you tell me and let me think about it for you?"

Lu Yun pressed her forehead against the man's and pushed hard. "I told you, you must be angry."

Zhou Boli's forehead turned red from being pushed by her. He held her in his arms, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Ayun, you are like a stubborn donkey with a lot of energy."

Lu Yun hugged the man tightly, her eyes firm, "Don't worry, I'll tell you after I figure out the twists and turns."

Keeping fit was a must. After practicing a set of boxing, Lu Yun returned to her room to change clothes. After breakfast, she was about to go out when Cai He came in holding a stack of account books. "Master, the harvest of sweet potatoes and peppers from last year's farm has come in." Behind her was a woman carrying a bamboo basket.

Lu Yun's spirits lifted as she picked up the abacus and checked the sweet potatoes and peppers one by one. After a burst of crackling sounds, Lu Yun smiled brightly. "What a great harvest! What a great harvest!"

I planted ten mu of sweet potatoes and harvested 25,000 jin. I planted only three mu of peppers and harvested a little over 900 jin.

Bending down to pick up the sweet potatoes from the basket, I found that their skins were very dry. These were sweet potatoes that had been stored in a dry and ventilated cave for two months, a process that made them even sweeter.

I have already sent a batch to Chang Fu Ji, and they developed a dessert called Golden Honey Melon. I wonder how it sells.

She picked out a few of moderately large and small sizes and handed them to Caihe, instructing him carefully, "Take them to the main kitchen. Roast half and steam the other half. You don't need to peel them. Save the rest for making porridge tonight. Cook them the same way you normally do."

After giving all the instructions, Lu Yun took the two bracelets and a small basket of sweet potatoes and went straight to Zhang's house.

Jiao Ying took the bracelet with confusion, not understanding her purpose. Lu Yun didn't hide anything and told her everything that happened yesterday.

Jiao Ying was scared to death and almost cried, "Princess, I, I didn't know that the incense pill could actually harm people. I'm still wearing the bracelet." After saying that, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing the silver bracelet on her wrist.

Lu Yun hurriedly comforted her, "I believe you, Yingying, don't worry. I haven't told anyone about this except you. Take off this bracelet now and let Mrs. Dong take a look at it for you."

As expected, after looking at it for a while, Mother Dong said that the incense pills in the bracelet were just ordinary incense pills and there was nothing wrong with them.

Now she couldn't explain herself, and Jiao Ying was sweating with anxiety. "My Lady Princess, I really didn't do this, or I'll be struck by lightning!"

Lu Yun held her hand helplessly. "I know, I know. The person behind this probably wants to use you to harm me and frame you, killing two birds with one stone."

Jiao Ying regained her composure and murmured to herself, "But I don't remember ever having such a deep hatred with anyone. Don't I need a reason to hurt someone?"

Lu Yun shook her head. "Yingying, people's hearts are hard to predict. Don't judge others by your own standards. You may think a trivial argument may turn into a deep hatred in the eyes of others."

"Think carefully, how many people have owned this pair of bracelets?"

Jiao Ying looked at the bracelet, frowning as she thought carefully. "I personally designed the bracelet's pattern. I drew the blueprint and instructed my subordinates to make it. It was delivered to me the night before. The incense pills are made of turmeric and agarwood that I specially asked someone to mix, and I also packed the incense pills myself. The next day, I went to the Luo family to pick up Luo Er and met Luo's grandmother. I spoke to her briefly. Luo Er was still dressing, so I sat and waited for a while."

"Who's got the stuff?"

"It's Caidie." Jiao Ying said without hesitation, "Luo Er asked me to help him pick out clothes and jewelry. Caidie has been waiting in the outer room. Later, because Luo Er wanted to change clothes, he lowered the curtain in the inner room."

Jiao Ying's face turned pale. "Could it be that someone took advantage of this time to replace the incense pills? I'll let Caidie in right away."

Caidie didn't quite understand why the lady asked this. "Are you asking if I ever left the room when I was in Miss Luo's room?"

Seeing the lady nod, her expression was no different than usual.

Caidie put aside her doubts and thought carefully, "I did leave for a while because the maidservant who served tea said she had a stomachache and asked me to help her watch the stove. It was only for a short while."

Jiao Ying forced a smile and said, "I understand. You can go down first."

The door closed again. Jiao Ying, tears welling in her eyes, said, "Princess, it seems the problem lies with the Luo family." Over the past year, her relationship with Luo Er had grown increasingly close. She refused to believe that she had done all this, that Luo Er was a weakling with no grudge against the Princess. But the facts were before her, and she couldn't argue.

Lu Yun knew what she was thinking. In fact, she herself couldn't believe that someone who couldn't even distinguish between a ghost and his friends would come up with such a way to harm others. She came up with a plan. "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. I plan to go to your shop in a few days to buy a few sachet bracelets."

Why did they suddenly bring this up? Seeing that she hadn't recovered yet, Lu Yun leaned over to her ear and whispered a few words.

Jiao Ying nodded in a daze, her eyes gradually clearing up. "I'll go and take care of this matter now."

Lu Yun held her back and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

That afternoon, a woman dressed as a maid from a wealthy family appeared in Jiao's silver shop. She wandered around the shop and finally picked out a pair of moderately priced sachet bracelets. Before leaving, she insisted that the shop assistant give her a few worthless mugwort pills.

The woman was pretty and the two of them were talking loudly, which attracted the attention of other customers. The waiter had no choice but to send them away.

So in the next few days, the servants in the palace could always see the maid of Anlan Courtyard, Miss Caihe, wearing a unique silver bracelet on her hand. According to Miss Tonghua, the silver bracelet could hold incense balls in the middle, which was both beautiful and practical. The princess also had a pair, but they were made of gold.