Chapter 19 The Lost Fragrance
The emotion of recalling the past in the emperor's eyes was easily captured by An Lingrong.

"Your Majesty, is this cup of tea not to your liking?"

An Lingrong stood up, walked behind the emperor, put her hands around his waist, and leaned her head on his shoulder.

An Lingrong, who had been gargling with rose water all day long, breathed out fragrance in a real sense, and whispered softly, "That's right, the emperor is the emperor, and he doesn't like the sweet tea made by little women. It's a matter of course. The concubine was abrupt and made a new tea. She immediately thought of letting the emperor taste it, but she forgot this."

Hearing this, the emperor seemed to have come to his senses. He drank the tea made by An Lingrong in one go and smashed it into his mouth. He felt guilty for Chun Yuan, but he still smiled and said: "I like this tea very much. From now on I will When I come to your place, be sure to prepare this tea."

An Lingrong nodded and replied with her eyes closed, "Since the Emperor likes it, I will definitely practice the tea ceremony and strive to make the same tea for the Emperor every day."

"Naughty, I just came back from Huang's mother-in-law. I heard that Huang's mother said that you have some completely different ideas about managing the expenses of the harem and cutting down on expenses. Why are you making tea for me in a different way now? ?”

"The harem is the harem, and the emperor is the emperor. They cannot be confused."

An Lingrong, who resigned as soon as she could, returned to her seat and stood there. After the emperor sat down, she sat down and continued to warm up a cup of milk tea for him in different ways.

The emperor was overjoyed, raised his hand, picked up the milk tea that An Lingrong had brewed, took a sip, and sighed: "It is you who make me feel comfortable here. Not only do you have different views on the tea ceremony, but also the furnishings in the room. It’s also deeply in my heart.”

The palaces of other concubines were either too shabby or filled with jewels, neither of which he liked.

Only An Lingrong's place has a unique flavor, making it suitable for long-term living without feeling irritated or unhappy.

"Perhaps the concubine made the goose and pear fragrance in the tent, which is quite popular with the emperor."

"Huh? The smell of pears in the tent?"

He raised his head and glanced at the burning spices in the inner room. The emperor looked surprised and fell in love with An Lingrong even more.

"The scent of goose and pear in this tent has long been lost. How can you make this?"

"I am from Jiangnan. I once heard an old gentleman say about this spice. It does not contain anything harmful to the fetus like musk. It is a good soothing spice with a sweet and refreshing pear fragrance."

An Lingrong first laid out the benefits of this fragrance, and then talked about herself.

"I like to eat fruit, but my family doesn't allow me to keep eating it, so I have been secretly spending some pocket money to buy some spices to try to make this incense."

"Since you like to eat fruits and vegetables, I will arrange for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to get some food from the harem tomorrow and deliver it to you."

No matter what reward the emperor gave her, she had to settle for the next best thing. She could not become the favored concubine in the eyes of the concubines in the harem.

Therefore, An Lingrong first saluted and thanked the emperor happily, and then said: "Concubine's status is not high, the good fruits and vegetables from the palace should be sent to the Queen Mother's palace first. Besides, the Queen Mother's palace usually has I don’t like to light incense, but I am keen on fruity scents. No matter how bad things are, there is still Concubine Hua waiting for the emperor’s reward, so I cannot accept this favor.”

"You are gentle and virtuous. The Queen Mother and Queen naturally have other good things."

The emperor likes the women in the harem to have good qualities like An Lingrong, but as the emperor, it is impossible for him to meet An Lingrong and chat with her for a long time without giving her a reward.

So, he touched the beads in his hand and said: "Then what do you want, change it to something, and I will give it to you." "Back to the emperor, I want some good spices. In this way, the emperor Every time I come back to my place, I can light the incense in the pear tent."

"Tell me, I will ask Su Peisheng to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs later to see if there are any of the spices you mentioned."

The emperor, who was a bit of a miser at heart, was happy to see the rewards given to his concubines eventually return to him.

An Lingrong just wanted some spices. Compared with rare fruits and vegetables, how much are they worth?
"Back to the emperor, Elli Zhang Zhongxiang uses a variety of spices to "complement each other's strengths" and strictly selects factors such as variety, origin and year to ensure that each ingredient meets high quality requirements to ensure its effectiveness."

"Currently, Concubine lacks cloves, benzoin, frankincense, Indian Laoshan, Hainan agarwood, Nha Trang agarwood and Agarwood."

Listening to An Lingrong talking about so many spices, even the emperor with a good brain could not recognize which spices were which for a while.

But he was embarrassed to say it, narrowed his eyes, and asked An Lingrong to write it down, so that he could take it to Su Peisheng later to check if there were any of these things in the palace.

An Lingrong nodded and had no intention of teasing the emperor.

She brought the pen and ink, and asked the emperor to help her grind it. Then she wrote the making method and the necessary spices word by word on the rice paper.

The emperor looked at An Lingrong's handwriting with great interest. Compared with most of the concubines in the harem, An Lingrong's handwriting had a graceful look that broke away from the category of a little woman and was more grand.

His body and posture when writing were very dignified, and his deliberately exposed swan neck made the emperor very envious.

But it was noon now, and it was always not good to announce it in the daytime, so the emperor simply restrained his inner desire and patiently watched An Lingrong finish writing the entire content.

I have to say that this spice really satisfied the emperor, and the steps were so complicated that he didn’t want to continue reading.

First, cut the top of the pear crosswise, dig out the core to make it look like an urn, then fill it with sandalwood powder, then cover the top of the cut pear, put them together, put them into the pot and steam them three times. Then remove the pear skin, grind the pear flesh and fragrant powder together into puree, make fragrant thread, and dry it in the sun.

Not only that, An Lingrong also wrote that when Shentan is used alone, the smoke will be burnt, but by steaming goose pear, the heat can be removed and the taste will be sweeter.In addition, it can add a fruity fragrance while retaining the sweetness and coolness of agarwood and the milky fragrance of sandalwood.

When burned, the fragrance is fresh and pleasant.

After looking at the amount of money the emperor spent on this spice, Manpower had some hesitation.

An Lingrong snorted in her heart, and then naturally added a few strokes to the end.

Eli Zhangzhongxiang has a unique aroma. It tastes sour, sweet and elegant, with a sweet fruity aroma and a light medicinal aroma, but not too strong.

If you smell it accidentally, you will always feel friendly, warm and refreshed.

It has a calming effect and is suitable for people who rest, meditate, sit still, chant sutras and work for long periods of time. It can make people feel peaceful and happy.

Smelling its aroma is an all-round way to maintain health.

(End of this chapter)

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