The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 57 Shocking Change ([-])

The night is getting darker, and the fragrance is more abundant.

The old incense wood was burned into coke, and new wood was piled on it, and the fire burned more and more vigorously.

It is said that there was an extravagant monarch in the previous dynasty. More than 200 carts of sandalwood and agarwood were burned in the palace on New Year's Eve.

However, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were not so wasteful. Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that Daqing's current treasury is not rich...

It is said that in previous years there were only three piles of fragrant wood, but this year the king of Chenghui County sent [-] carts of fragrant wood to the palace, so the number was temporarily added to nine piles.

It was also because King Chenghui came all the way to send fragrant wood to the palace, so Emperor Yuan Qi couldn't save his face and let those clans come into the palace to negotiate with him.The result of the negotiation was unknown to Yun Ruochen, but she thought that Emperor Yuan Qi was not such a negotiable person, and would not agree to the conditions of the clans all at once.

Now those clan representatives who entered the palace were all stayed in Xihua Palace for dinner, guess the emperor was using dragging formulas, right?
Procrastinate, procrastinate tonight, many things will be different.

Yun Ruochen's eyes fell on the burning fragrant wood pile outside the hall again, and he bit his lower lip lightly.

The situation... Will it develop in a direction that is beneficial to our side?
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Rows of giant tallow candles were lit on both sides of Hetai Hall, shining brightly like daylight.The dancers of Jiaofangsi danced the Nuo dance in front of the banquet, and the sound of silk and bamboo was very lively. At first glance, it seemed like a prosperous age of singing and dancing.

Tonight, Emperor Yuan Qi seemed to be in higher spirits than usual, toasting and drinking frequently, with a smile on his face.

In the past, he always tabooed the phrase "two dragons don't meet each other". He was afraid that he would kill his son, and he was also afraid of being killed by his sons, so he ignored his sons very coldly.However, with the passage of time, especially in recent years, his health has been deteriorating, and the old emperor's thoughts have changed a little.

That's why this year he summoned his two sons to bring their families into the palace for a New Year's dinner, which was absolutely impossible in the past.

"Grandpa Huang, don't drink so much alcohol, it will hurt your health."

Just as the emperor raised his wine glass again, Yun Ruochen couldn't help but persuade him.

King Cheng learned his lesson this time, and followed Yun Ruochen and said, "Yes, father, you must take care of your dragon body."

Unexpectedly, his flattery patted the horse's leg again.

Emperor Yuan Qi straightened his face, "hummed" from his nostrils, and looked at King Cheng coldly: "I look like I'm not in good health?"

"Shua", King Cheng was sweating on his head.

There is no mistake!Didn't that girl Yun Ruochen say the same thing, why aren't you angry with her, but you are here for me?
This is the art of speaking.

Yun Ruochen persuaded the old emperor to drink less, saying that he was afraid of hurting his health, and the old emperor sounded as if he cared about her.But where is the sincerity in King Cheng's dry phrase "Take care of the dragon's body"?And it sounds like there is something wrong with his old man's dragon body!

Although the old emperor is indeed in poor health, the most taboo thing for many stubborn old people is that people say that they are not in good health-especially when the old man is still the emperor.

Otherwise, how did Duke Huan of Cai die?It is not Cai Huangong's patent to avoid diseases and avoid doctors, and not to listen to people saying that he is sick.

Of course, what's more important is that Emperor Yuan Qi dislikes King Cheng now.

How did you say that sentence?If the leader likes you, everything you do is right; if the leader doesn’t like you, you will do more and make more mistakes...

King Cheng was obviously in the category of being disliked by the leaders. Yun Ruochen silently sent a congratulatory message from the opposite table, and Prince Jing, Concubine Huang and the others were probably also secretly pleased.

Even if King Cheng was unwilling to let Yun Ruochen be in front of the emperor exclusively, and insisted on pushing his youngest son Yun Wei to act like a spoiled child to Emperor Yuanqi, he still couldn't please the old emperor with strange tastes.

Seeing King Cheng opened his mouth in fear and didn't know how to respond, Emperor Yuan Qi's face became even darker, and he turned his head away from him.Yun Ruochen ignored King Cheng's reaction, but looked at the emperor worriedly, hesitating to speak.

No, it seems that she still underestimated the Destiny Cult!
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Subconsciously, she turned her head to look at the fire outside the hall again, her nose was full of the strong smell of fragrant wood.

Agarwood is fragrant and elegant, and sandalwood is spicy and sweet.The incense wood was burning vigorously, and the smell was a bit pungent, but no one in the hall thought it was wrong.

Except Yun Ruochen.

"Spiritual Fragrance..."

Yun Ruochen took a long and deep breath, letting the strange fragrance swirl in his chest.

It's been a long time since I smelled this fragrance... It's been a long time, and it's been a long time and space.

Qimen techniques include everything, such as physiognomy, array, escape, magic talisman, formula, alchemy and so on.It is impossible for the disciples of most sects to master every technique, but they have to dabble.

Yun Ruochen's master is good at physiognomy, formations, and magic talismans, but not good at alchemy, and even with Yun Ruochen, he didn't learn much about alchemy and medicine.

She is not a superman, how can she know everything?But not being good at pills doesn't mean that Yun Ruochen knows nothing about it.

This faint fragrance of dementing souls is a spice commonly used by warlocks when they practice.There are many recipes for dementing incense, but they remain the same. The special taste cannot be fooled.

If it weren't for someone who was very familiar with the technique, or someone like Yun Ruochen who had already been vigilant in his heart, he might not have noticed the abnormality in the fragrant wood pile at all.

She deduced from the information given by Nie Shen that the Church of Heaven's Mandate had taken action today, but she could only see the specific plan of the other party after entering the palace.

At first, Yun Ruochen thought that the Destiny Sect was just trying to poison everyone in the hall with the incense of dementor.But after careful scrutiny, I felt that this plan was unrealistic, and how much effect would such a small amount of dementor incense be able to do outdoors?
It wasn't until she noticed the faint blackness between Emperor Yuan Qi's eyebrows that she finally came to her senses.

No wonder when she entered the palace this morning, she felt something was wrong with Emperor Yuan Qi's complexion!
So spiritual!

When she had an audience with Emperor Yuan Qi in the morning, she flattered him that he was "vigorous again", but she was not completely lying.At that time, Emperor Yuan Qi looked really rosy, but Yun Ruochen didn't think so much for a moment, he just thought that he had eaten the "Longevity Pill" newly refined by the alchemists in the palace.

That kind of tonic drug can indeed stimulate the potential of the human body in a short period of time and make a great change in the mental state of the person.

And the people around Emperor Yuan Qi didn't notice the abnormality of the emperor.They all thought it was Chinese New Year, isn't it normal for the emperor to be happy?
But the emperor's abnormal hyperactivity was not because of the Chinese New Year, but because of taking special medicine!
"The person who prescribes the medicine is too clever..."

An ominous premonition arose in Yun Ruochen's heart.

This method of prescribing medicine is very clever and very secretive, only the most powerful alchemist can do it——

What they gave the emperor was the poison of "internal and external echoes"!
The elixirs taken by the emperor had to be tasted by the eunuchs, so they could not directly poison them.The poison in Emperor Yuanqi must have "drug introduction" to take effect.

This medicine is the incense that is burning now!

"What should I do, how can I let them extinguish the fire of the incense wood pile?"

Yun Ruochen turned his mind quickly, but he heard Emperor Yuan Qi laughing: "The time has come, let people set off the fireworks! You also come out with me to see the excitement."

It turned out that before we knew it, the dinner party had come to an end, and the New Year's Eve fireworks were about to start setting off.

The eunuchs quickly passed on the emperor's will, and after a while, there was a "bang bang" sound outside the hall.

"Hehe, follow me..."

Emperor Yuan Qi stood up, and just said half a sentence, suddenly his expression changed drastically and he fell down!

　Ahhh, I wrote this update after 12 o'clock last night and wanted to publish it, but the website maintenance couldn't come up!I can only post it in the morning, it's on the 15th...

　　
　
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