Prince Jin rested at home for two days and then returned to the yamen to edit the book.
Jiang Changning's life went on as usual, eating, sleeping, doing calisthenics, taking walks, feeling free and easy.
That day, Chen Yi suddenly came to pay her respects and said, "I don't like the incense you gave me. I want to go to the incense shop and buy the kind of incense you use in your boudoir."
"If I remember correctly, Madam Chen has been married for more than a year, and the incense in the mansion has always been the same three types, and has never been changed. Why do you suddenly not like to use them?"
"Princess, I didn't dare to tell you before, for fear that you would think I was too nosy. Now that I have been with you for more than a year, I know that you are a very generous person, so I dared to bring this up to you."
Jiang Changning chuckled, "You don't have to flatter me. Concubines cannot go out. This is the rule. I will not break this exception for you."
"Princess, can you ask someone to buy some spices for me? I have learned how to make incense and can mix them myself." This was Chen Yi's real purpose. She knew clearly that Jiang Changning would not let her go out.
"No wonder you asked someone to help you buy spices." Jiang Changning said with a faint smile.
Chen Yi didn't want to alarm Jiang Changning at first, so she privately asked someone to help her buy spices.
She felt that Jiang Changning was pregnant, and such a small matter should not be reported by the people below.
But after listening to Jiang Changning's words, she realized that those people who did the shopping not only did not help her buy the goods, but also reported the matter to her.
Chen Yi knelt down and said, "The princess is pregnant. I didn't want to disturb her with such a small matter, so I asked the buyers to help buy some spices. I didn't mean to deceive her."
"Even though they didn't buy it for you, you still came to disturb me. It seems that this incense is very important to you." Jiang Changning picked up the cup and took a sip of apple juice.
"I have nothing to do all day, so I want to get back to my daily routine." Chen Yi said.
Jiang Changning hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll have someone buy the spices for you, and the cost will be deducted from your monthly salary."
Chen Yi was so persistent in buying spices. Jiang Changning was curious about what kind of spices she wanted to make and decided to help her.
"Thank you, Princess." A hint of joy flashed across Chen Yi's face. She didn't expect Jiang Changning to agree to her.
"You need those spices, please make a list for me." Jiang Changning said.
"Thank you, Princess. Thank you for your help." Chen Yi took out the written list.
Shucui stepped forward and took the list, but did not pass it to Jiang Changning immediately.
"Mrs. Chen, is there anything else?" Jiang Changning asked with a smile.
"I'll take my leave." Chen Yi bowed and left.
"Princess, I don't know what kind of fragrance Mrs. Chen has used on this list. It smells so choking." Shucui's statement was a bit exaggerated.
There is a fragrance on the paper, but it is very faint and you can only smell it when you put it to the tip of your nose.
Jiang Changning knew her concerns and said with a smile, "I am too lazy to bother to read, just read it to me."
Shucui smiled and said, "Okay."
She unfolded the list and began to read: "Xiangsha seven cents, mother clove nine cents, costus root nine cents..."
"She wants quite a lot of spices. What kind of fragrance is she planning to mix?" Jiang Changning leaned on the pillow, supporting his cheek with one hand, as if thinking about something.
"Princess, do you really want to buy these spices for her?" Xiulan frowned, "I think she has bad intentions."
"I know, that's why I'm going to buy her spices so that I can deal with her when she does something wrong."
Xiulan frowned even more tightly, "Princess, you are pregnant now, you can't put yourself in danger."
If killing the rat will damage the jade bottle, it is better not to kill it first. It will not be too late to kill it after luring the rat away.
"Don't worry, I won't risk my body. Have someone keep a close eye on her. If she makes a move, hold her down for me."
"I understand."
Five days passed before all the spices and utensils for making incense that Chen Yi wanted were purchased.
After Xiulan checked it herself, she asked the maid to send it to Chen Yi, "Be careful, don't spill it."
As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, the aroma of rice dumplings wafts through the air inside and outside the house.
Jiang Changning smelled the fragrance of the rice dumplings and his appetite increased greatly. He ate three rice dumplings in a row and wanted to eat more.
Nanny Feng stopped her from eating, "Princess, glutinous rice is warm in nature and can nourish the qi and warm the stomach, but if you eat too much, you won't be able to digest it."
"Okay, I won't eat it." Jiang Changning glanced at the rice dumplings in the big bowl reluctantly, "Take it away, don't put it in front of me to tempt me."
Xiulan smiled, "Princess, please walk around and digest your food before you eat another one."
Jiang Changning, who was lazy and didn't want to move, went for a walk in the yard for the rice dumplings.
After walking for a while, Shucui came over and said, "Princess, Madam Chen is here."
Fang Ju, who was walking with Jiang Changning, frowned, "Why is she here again?"
"Let's go, let's go see what she wants to do here?" Jiang Changning turned slowly and said.
Entering the small hall, Chen Yi stood up, waited for Jiang Changning to sit down, and saluted, "I greet the princess. I pay my respects to her."
"Mrs. Chen, there's no need to be so polite. Just sit down and talk." Jiang Changning said with a faint smile.
Ban Qin brought in tea and stood beside Jiang Changning without leaving.
Chen Yi glanced at her. The princess was really well protected. Fortunately, she never thought of playing around rudely.
"Princess, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. I made a sachet and would like to give it to you." Chen Yi took out a vermilion sachet embroidered with a pattern of five blessings holding a baby.
Jiang Changning smiled, "Mrs. Chen is thoughtful."
Without saying anything else, he accepted the sachet.
After Chen Yi left, Fu Cui went to pick up the sachet. She acted like she was carrying a bomb, which made Jiang Changning laugh. "The fragrance in the sachet will be fine."
Even though Chen Yi intended to use incense to harm others at the beginning, her private attempt to ask the purchasing agent to buy spices failed. After the matter came to light, Chen Yi did not dare to and would not use incense to harm others.
The most important thing is that Jiang Changning also knows how to mix incense. The spices that Chen Yi bought are all non-toxic. Unless Chen Yi knows a secret recipe that she doesn't know, the incense can't harm her.
"It's better to be careful." Xiulan said cautiously.
The maid took the sachet to the west corner room at the entrance to the courtyard and asked Madam Feng to open the sachet, pour out the spices, and let Madam Feng identify them.
The spices are ground into powder and mixed together, so it is not easy to identify them.
Madam Feng looked at it for a long time and said, "Smell the fragrance, it should contain patchouli."
She couldn't really tell the rest.
"Is it harmful to pregnant women?" This is what Xiulan is most concerned about.
"Harmless." replied Nanny Feng.
Patchouli not only wards off filth and dampness, but is also effective in treating chest and abdominal distension, vomiting, etc.
But besides Patchouli, what else is in it? Nanny Feng is not sure, "The princess is pregnant, it is better not to use this incense."
"Madam, that's right." Xiulan asked Fangju to put away the sachet.
After Jiang Changning became pregnant, she never carried a sachet or used incense again.
It was even more impossible for her to take the sachet given by Chen Yi, and she didn't even ask where the sachet went.
I'm going back to my husband's house to attend my nephew's wedding!
(End of this chapter)