12dz Chapter 149 Lesson 2
Chapter 149 Lesson 2
Xia Dongchun felt dizzy and froze in place, stunned. She had clearly showered thoroughly, so why was there still a peculiar smell?
Yongzheng suppressed the nausea in his stomach and asked with a frown, "What's going on?"
Xia Dongchun was so frightened that she was shaking all over. Tears welled up in her eyes as she replied, "I don't know! I had already bathed when I came here!"
The passion in Yongzheng's heart was extinguished in an instant, not even a spark remained. He waved his hand helplessly and said to the eunuch beside him: "Come here, send Concubine Xia back!"
"Your Majesty..." Xia Dongchun tried to keep him.
Yongzheng interrupted her impatiently: "Okay, stop talking. Go back first. When I get tired of it, I'll summon you again."
After saying that, he turned and went out of the hall.
Immediately, the eunuchs wrapped her up and carried her out of the Yangxin Palace.
"Su Peisheng, order the sedan chair, I'm going to Suiyuxuan!"
In the Sui Yuxuan, Zhen Huan was reading a book. When she saw the emperor coming, she hurried to greet him.
Before he could salute, Yongzheng quickly walked over to her and helped her up.
The wind caused by his walking brought the smell of Yongzheng's body into Zhen Huan's nose. At this time, she was less than four months pregnant and was suffering from severe morning sickness. When she smelled the smell, she could no longer control herself and vomited into the spittoon.
Yongzheng hurried forward to pat her back. As he got closer, Zhen Huan vomited even more happily!
"Your Majesty, what's that smell on you? I really can't stand it!"
Zhen Huan was being polite, but in fact, it wasn't that she couldn't get used to the smell, she simply couldn't stand it at all.
Yongzheng was a little embarrassed, "I don't know why, but Concubine Xia exudes a foul odor, and I have also stained myself with some of it."
Zhen Huan rolled her eyes silently in her heart. She was stained with the stench of another woman, but now she came over to stink me!
"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well and cannot accompany you. You should go to your other sisters!" Zhen Huan tactfully drove the emperor away.
"Alas, since you can't get used to it, I'll leave first. I'll come see you again when I have time!"
Seeing that she was vomiting uncomfortably, Yongzheng left Suiyuxuan, feeling even more annoyed with Xia Dongchun.
"Jinxi, go clean up the side hall. I will stay here today." It was impossible to sleep in the main hall!
Jinxi went to do it quickly.
"Huanbi, help me go to the yard to get some fresh air!"
The eunuch Camel Concubine held his breath and carried Xia Dongchun as he walked very fast, wishing his parents had given him a few more legs. He placed her on the bed in the Yanx Palace, bowed, and walked to the outside of the gate, where he leaned against the palace wall and gasped for breath.
Xia Dongchun was extremely panicked. He thought about it over and over again but couldn't understand why he was emitting a bad smell for no reason.
Feng Er forced herself to endure the discomfort and walked into the hall. "My lady, I have checked all the jewelry, clothes, and the rouge and powder you used today. There is nothing wrong with them. I wonder where this smell comes from!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Dongchun's emotions instantly collapsed, and he shouted angrily: "Waste, all waste! If you can't even handle such a small matter, what's the use of you?"
"How about I call the imperial physician to come and take the young lady's pulse tomorrow?" If it's not due to external factors, then the young lady is sick!
This is the only way right now!
In the morning, Xia Dongchun woke up early and was pleasantly surprised to find that the foul odor on her body had disappeared! She was secretly happy, but she did not dare to take it lightly and immediately ordered the palace maid to call the imperial physician.
The imperial physician carefully examined Xia Dongchun's pulse and inquired in detail about her recent diet and clothing. After careful consideration, he finally came to a conclusion: "My lady, there's nothing wrong with your health. It's summer, and there are many mosquitoes. Perhaps you were bitten by one of them, causing some discomfort and leading to the odor."
After hearing this explanation, Xia Dongchun felt relieved and asked the imperial physician to report to the emperor.
In the evening, Yongzheng thought about the imperial physician's words and turned over Xia Dongchun's card again.
A quarter of an hour later, Xia Dongchun was driven out of the Yangxin Palace by the emperor again.
In this way, everyone in the palace knew about it.
On the second day, eunuchs and maids in various palaces were talking about this matter. For a time, Xia Dongchun became the focus of attention in the Forbidden City.
"I heard that Concubine Xia has body odor, and the Emperor smelled it!"
"No, no, Concubine Xia comes from a family of military commanders, and her foot odor is inherited from her ancestors!"
"What?! Concubine Xia had a false bowel movement in front of the Emperor, so the Emperor kicked her out of the Yangxin Palace!"
"Where did you hear that?"
"My second uncle's cousin's uncle's distant nephew's neighbor's uncle's nephew is a eunuch who beats the night watch in the Jingshifang."
"Oh! Then your information is more reliable!"
Su Ye listened to their chattering and felt secretly happy.
In Jingren Palace, the concubines gathered together to pay their respects to the queen!
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen, may Her Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness!"
The Queen sat on the Phoenix Throne and said with a smile, "Everyone, get up!"
After the concubines took their seats, the queen continued, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. You must take good care of yourselves and don't get too hot!"
"Thank you, Queen, for your concern!"
The weather was hot and Zhen Huan felt a little thirsty after walking all the way, so she picked up the teacup and took a sip, then she couldn't help feeling nauseous!
The Queen quickly asked with concern: "What's wrong with Wanpin? Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhen Huan stood up and apologized, "My concubine is rude, please forgive me, Your Majesty. I just had some morning sickness."
The queen nodded understandingly: "You have been through a lot with your pregnancy. If you feel unwell, just let someone know. You don't need to come and pay your respects!"
"Thank you, Queen!"
Concubine Hua fiddled with her armor and said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much! Wanpin is not unwell, it is the foul smell in this palace that has disturbed Wanpin."
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of all the concubines in the palace fell on Xia Dongchun. Although Zhen Huan did not smell any strange smell, she could not help but cast a curious look at Xia Dongchun.
This further confirmed that she vomited because of Xia Dongchun's intoxication!
Xia Dongchun's face flushed red, she tugged at the handkerchief in her hand and explained weakly, "I don't have any smell on my body."
Concubine Hua said disdainfully: "This is what the emperor said, otherwise why wouldn't the emperor let you sleep with him!"
Concubine Qi also added fuel to the fire, "Is Concubine Xia contracted some serious disease? Is it not contagious?"
Fang Chunyi, who was closest to Xia Dongchun, immediately stood up and took two steps back when she heard this. After a moment, she reacted and forced an awkward smile, "I'm sorry!"
But I didn’t want to sit back down!
"Alright, alright, why didn't I smell anything else? You're making such a fuss. If Concubine Xia is feeling unwell, please call the imperial physician for treatment. You don't need to come and pay your respects in the next few days!"
Even the queen said so, and the concubines believed the rumors in the palace even more.
Xia Dongchun stood up helplessly and saluted, saying, "I obey your command."
After paying her respects, Zhen Huan came to the Yanxi Palace to visit An Lingrong and talked about the smell of Xia Dongchun again.
"The smell is so awful, I don't know what's causing it!"
Seeing Zhen Huan lost in thought, An Lingrong couldn't help laughing out loud. Her shaking shoulder pulled the wound, causing her to grimace in pain.
Zhen Huan quickly held her down and lifted her nightgown to look at her wound.
"Su Ye, explain it to your sister."
Su Ye smiled helplessly and said, "My lady prepared some perfume and powder, and also made a pair of shoes for me."
After saying that, she turned around and took out a pair of embroidered shoes. Zhen Huan looked at them and saw that they were ordinary shoes, except that there was a hole the size of a fingernail on the sole.
"Put the scented powder here and cover it with thin oil paper. When you walk, all I have to do is twist my heels hard and the oil paper will break, allowing the scented powder to spill out." Su Ye explained, "I went to Concubine Xia's palace to give her a gift, and when I got to her bedroom, I took the opportunity to sprinkle the scented powder inside."
Zhen Huan understood a little, "What about the perfume?"
An Lingrong took over the conversation and said, "I mixed the incense powder. It's non-toxic and odorless. It will evaporate in an hour and linger in the air for a long time. If she gets any of the scent on her body, and it mixes with the ambergris used by the emperor, it will give off a foul odor!"
After hearing her explanation, Zhen Huan was stunned. "So the imperial physician checked everything she used and couldn't find any trace of it. As long as she doesn't go to the Yangxin Palace, the smell on her body will slowly dissipate!"
"For her, falling out of favor is worse than death!"