After the Imperial Hospital Director came in and paid his respects to the nobles in the room, the Emperor asked, "Have you found out if there is anything wrong with the incense in the room?"
The chief of the Imperial Hospital replied, "Your Majesty, the incense in that room is just top-grade agarwood, the same as in other rooms, there is nothing wrong with it."
Princess Changle breathed a sigh of relief again.
Fortunately, her people replaced the incense quickly, so at least the chance of it being discovered was reduced a little.
Xing Nong did not miss the relieved expression on Princess Changle's face. She said, "As far as I know, some scents will cling to clothes. Why don't you check if the scent of Lord Liang's clothes is the same as the agarwood left in the room?"
Liang Tingwenyan sniffed the clothes on his body and said in surprise: "There is still a little fragrance!"
The emperor nodded: "Some fragrances do remain on clothes, imperial physician, please check it out!"
"Yes!" The director of the Imperial Hospital responded and went forward to check.
Liang Ting raised his sleeves to let the director of the Imperial Hospital smell it.
The director of the Imperial Hospital took a sniff, and then sniffed it carefully before saying, "Your Majesty, the scent on Lord Liang is not just aloeswood, it also has a faint scent of psychedelic incense. This incense is not toxic when used alone, and the smell is elegant and charming. But when this incense is added to aloeswood, it has a sleeping effect. Adding too much can make people sleepy and even produce hallucinations."
The Queen Mother then said, "After the servants wash the clothes, they also fumigate them with fragrance. How can you tell for sure where the fragrance comes from?"
Liang Ting said: "Your Majesty, I do not like to have fragrance on my body, and I never use perfume on my clothes."
The Queen Mother gave him a cold look and said, "Really? Even if you have a scent on you, who knows if you put it on yourself?"
Liang Ting: "Empress Dowager, you can see clearly that this hallucinogenic incense is not a proper incense. I think the source can be checked! I have offended Princess Changle, and I am to blame for this, but I did not do it on purpose! I beg the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to ask the Jinying Guard, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and Shuntian Prefecture to jointly investigate this matter and give Princess Changle justice."
Queen Mother: “… .”
The four major government offices came to investigate. What kind of huge bank is this
Princess Changle lowered her head, her face flushed red. She whispered in shame, "I used psychedelic incense today."
What this means is that the fragrance on Liang Ting might have been radiated from her. Although it was not stated explicitly, everyone understood it!
Liang Ting felt nauseous when he heard this.
Chu Tiankuo knew that it would be impossible to find out any results tonight. Anyway, Xingqing didn't really suffer any loss, and he was not in a hurry to find out the truth in one night, so he said: "Father, cousin Changle has suffered such a great injustice, this matter still needs to be investigated as soon as possible. I think Lord Liang is right. This matter should be handed over to Jinyingwei, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice to investigate. Only in this way can justice be restored to cousin Changle as soon as possible! Cousin Changle must not be wronged!"
The Crown Princess of Jin said directly: "Your Highness, this suggestion is very good! In this way, I don't have to wait too long!"
Princess Changle became anxious upon hearing this and looked at the Queen Mother.
It must not be handed over to the Jinying Guards for investigation.
The Queen Mother said calmly, "Let the Jinying Guards and the Ministry of Justice investigate. Of course it will be quick! But this matter concerns Changle's reputation, it should not be known by too many people. I will send someone to investigate it myself. There is no need to mobilize the Jinying Guards and the Ministry of Justice. Well, it's late, I'm tired, you can leave! As for Liang Ting, you can go back to the mansion too! I will find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible. Changle, you were frightened, so stay in the palace tonight!"
After the Queen Mother issued the order to expel the guests, she held her forehead with one hand, looking exhausted.
Seeing this, the emperor could only stand up and said, "Mother, please have a rest. I will take my leave."
The others could only stand up, bow and leave.
After leaving the Cining Palace, the emperor said to Chu Tiankuo, "The Crown Prince escorts the Crown Princess of Jin out of the palace, and everyone else can go!"
Then he left with the queen.
Xing Nong looked at the Crown Princess of Jin and said, "Sister-in-law, Xing Qing, would you like to go to the East Palace and sit for a while?"
Today is Xing Nong and Chu Tiankuo's wedding day, so the Crown Princess of Jin would naturally not stay any longer. She waved her hand and said, "No, if you don't go out, your brother will be worried!"
Xing Qing also shook her head: "I have to leave the palace, otherwise grandma will worry."
The Crown Princess of Jin: "Xingqing and I will leave the palace together. Don't worry, I will take good care of her!"
Xing Nong took her and Xing Qing's arms and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to my brother."
The Crown Princess of Jin waved her hand, and pulled out Xing Nong's hand that was hooked around Xing Qing, and pushed her into Chu Tiankuo's arms: "Let the palace maid lead the way. A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold! Go back quickly and catch Chun Xiao."
Chu Tiankuo took the opportunity to hold her back and prevent her from running away to see them off. He called a young eunuch and asked him and Yao Huang to escort the two people out of the palace together.
Then he took the cloak handed to him by Wei Zi, put it on Xingnong, and took Xingnong back to the East Palace.
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On the way out of the palace
Shen Ruolan, Wen Ruiqing and Liang Ting followed Xing Qing and the Crown Princess of Jin.
The three of them were far away from each other, as if they were just strangers who had nothing to do with each other.
Liang Ting looked at the two of them in surprise, and was in no mood to care about them.
He looked at Xing Qing's back with a complicated feeling. This person was originally a candidate for his wife, but he didn't expect this to happen today.
This time he is going to marry Princess Changle.
But he was not afraid, because today he realized that what happened today must have been planned by Princess Changle, and what Princess Changle did today also annoyed the emperor.
He watched coldly. The emperor did not respect the empress dowager that much, and the empress dowager was old. After the empress dowager passed away, Princess Changle would have no one to rely on. By that time, even if she discovered her secret, she would not tell anyone as she was helpless.
Now it seems that this Princess Xingqing is not a easy person to deal with. Not to mention the Crown Princess and the Queen of Jin behind her, she herself is also a sharp-tongued person.
Thinking of this, Liang Ting felt a little happy that Princess Changle had plotted against him today.
Now Princess Changle is the Queen Mother's most beloved granddaughter, so it is easy for him to take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits.
Shen Ruolan wanted to question Xing Qing several times, asking her if she really pushed Princess Changle into the house and caused her to lose her innocence, but unfortunately Xing Qing was always talking to the Crown Princess of Jin, so she had no chance.
After they left the palace, several princes of Jin were waiting there. When they saw the two of them coming out, they immediately stepped forward and asked in unison: "Are you okay?"
The Crown Princess of Jin smiled and said, "It's okay! We'll talk about it when we get back!"
Upon seeing this, the Crown Prince of Jin supported her and said, "Get in the carriage first."
Shen Ruolan seized the opportunity and said, "Xingqing, you and mother should go back to the mansion together! I have something to tell you."
Xing Qing: "But I have nothing to say to you."
Shen Ruolan: “… ”
Shen Ruolan felt her heart was broken!