Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 680

Yun Shang raised her sleeve to cover her mouth and nose with it. Then she turned around and asked, "did you smell a scent?" Before they could answer, Yun Shang had already put down the oil lamp in her hand, smiled and said, "it is the scent that almost killed Lady Hui's unborn child."

As soon as Yun Shang stopped, Luo Qingyan was the first one to react. He hurriedly walked in front of Yun Shang and threw the table, chair and screen out of the hall.

"Is the scent special?" The empress opened her mouth. There was confusion in her eyes.

Yun Shang smiled and said gently, "the freshly made furniture will be covered with a layer of oil in case of worms or cracks. The oil's scent was extremely strong by nature, and the excessive smell would do no good to human body, especially to pregnant women. And those things were just fresh made and had not dissipated the smell of the oil. They were sent to Lady Hui's bedroom. In order to cover the strong smell of the oil, they added some lily flowers. The lily flowers looked very beautiful, and the fragrance was fresh and elegant, but it would cause miscarriage. The combination of these two things is fatal to the baby in Lady Hui's belly."

Frowning, the empress pondered for a moment and said, "but you grilled the table with the fire just now, which gave off the scent. Normally, lady Hui wouldn't roast those things for nothing, right?"

"Your Majesty, as it is in winter, there is always a pot of fire in the hall, and the scent will be much stronger." Yun Shang hesitated before she continued, "In fact, when the baby in Lady Hui's womb was instable last time, I found something strange in these furniture. I have reported it to his majesty. But we didn't know who was behind all this, so I followed his Majesty's orders and he asked me not to make any sound. So I came up with a way to let the furniture be covered with a thick layer of candle oil. After the wax cool down, these smell could be prevented from spreading. I have used the fire to melt the wax."

The empress frowned. It seemed that she was somewhat unhappy. But in consideration to Xia Huanyu's presence, she could not show her unhappiness. She only snorted coldly and kept her mouth shut.

Xia Huanyu kept turning the jade ring around his thumb and looked at Yun Shang. "Today, you asked someone to move these things out. Did you find the murderer?"

Yun Shang hesitated before answering, "yes."

"Really? Who is it? " Hearing that, Xia Huanyu paused slightly with his eyes flashing and the corners of his mouth raising.

After a long silence, Yun Shang answered in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it was Lady Xian who had those furniture made."

Since Yun Shang came out just now, Lady Xian had been sitting quietly beside her without speaking. She seemed to be immersed in her own thoughts. When she heard Yun Shang mention her, she suddenly came to her senses, jumped up as if there was a needle on the chair, and roared in a certain sharp voice, "nonsense! Your majesty, lady Rui made a wild guess. It's not me. I have never hurt the child. I didn't hurt Lady Hui's child, and I didn't give her these things."

"Lady Xian!" The empress frowned and snapped, "sit down. It's not proper to shout like that."