"Adding pomegranate seeds makes the balm more delicate and soft, with a richer fragrance. When applied to the face, it can whiten the skin, but it can also inhibit pregnancy. This is a big no-no for pregnant women; if used in excess, it can cause miscarriage!"
The Holy King's Mansion has many exquisite jewelry pieces, and Shen Lixue may not necessarily wear sandalwood necklace beads, but this perfume is unique. Shen Lixue is a doctor and is very confident in her medical skills. She has checked the perfume and found no problems with it. She doesn't care whether it was given by a friend or an enemy. For the sake of beauty, she will definitely use it.
A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. So, Consort Li was after the child in her womb. All that she did and said was to make her miscarry.
"So that's how it is." Qiu He and the Prince of Yan's frail bodies both trembled, their faces turning slightly pale, followed by boundless anger. How could Consort Li be so ruthless, trying to harm the Princess Consort's child? She herself was unlucky, losing her child from inhaling too much musk, and she couldn't stand seeing others pregnant?
The two secretly glanced at Shen Lixue. The child was the fruit of the love between the Princess Consort and Prince An, and she loved and cared for him very much. Consort Li was malicious and wanted to kill her child. The Princess Consort appeared calm on the surface, but she was probably furious inside.
"Zi Mo, do me a favor." Shen Lixue called out softly to the void, a cold glint flashing in her clear eyes. Anyone who wanted to harm her child was courting death.
The Empress Dowager summoned Shen Lixue to see the child in her womb. As the first child of the younger generation of the Qingyan royal family, whether it was a boy or a girl, it would attract much attention. The child was not the Empress Dowager's great-grandson (great-granddaughter), which made the Empress Dowager somewhat regretful. However, since the child was a descendant of the Eastern royal family, the Empress Dowager was equally pleased and bestowed upon her a pair of jade unicorns.
The Emperor had business with the Empress Dowager, so Shen Lixue tactfully took her leave and returned to Ganquan Palace. The sun was already setting, the palace doors were slightly closed, and two palace maids were guarding outside. Shen Lixue asked, "Has Prince An arrived yet?"
After sending Shen Lixue to the palace, Dongfang Heng went to the Prince of Huai's residence, saying that he had something to discuss with the Prince of Huai. After he finished dealing with the matter, he would come to the palace to pick her up and return to the residence together.
The palace maid curtsied and said, "Your Highness, I did not see Prince An."
Dongfang Heng didn't go to the palace; he was still discussing matters at the Prince of Huai's residence. Shen Lixue returned to the residence alone with nothing to do: "I'm a little tired. When I see Prince An, I'll tell him I'm resting in the inner room."
"Yes!" The two palace maids bowed respectfully, watched Shen Lixue enter the palace, and considerately closed the door. Qiu He and Yan Yue also stood solemnly at the door, waiting for Shen Lixue's instructions.
Shen Lixue entered the inner room but did not rest. A slight breeze blew by her side, and she knew that Zi Mo had returned. She asked into the void, "Zi Mo, how did things go?"
"Your Highness, I have successfully completed the task and have fulfilled my mission." Zi Mo did not appear; only his clear voice echoed in the air.
"Which direction is Consort Li's palace in?" Shen Lixue had not been to the palace many times, and had only visited a few palaces such as the Empress Dowager's, the Empress's, and the Imperial Study. She had not yet visited Consort Li's palace.
Zi Mo's lips twitched. Shen Lixue had ordered him to do that kind of thing and wanted to go to Consort Li's palace. He knew very well what she wanted to do: "Princess Consort, Consort Li's palace is quite far from here. You are pregnant and it is not very convenient for you to move around. Why don't you wait for news here?"
"I'm three months pregnant, so I'm not too heavy. My lightness skill is pretty good, so I won't get caught. Lead the way." Consort Li wanted to harm her and her child, so she was going to teach her a small lesson and see her suffer. Only then would she feel relieved. Her lightness skill was personally taught by Dongfang Heng, and she could move freely between high walls while carrying an object of the same weight as herself. A three-month-old baby wasn't heavy, so if she was careful, nothing would happen.
"Yes!" Shen Lixue was the one in charge and insisted on her own opinion. Zi Mo couldn't persuade her, so he had no choice but to do as she said. He turned around, jumped out of the window, and quickly disappeared on the bluestone road.
Shen Lixue also leaped outside, gently closed the window, and chased after the direction where Zi Mo had disappeared.
As the sun began to set, Yonghua Palace, where Consort Li resided, was quiet and utterly silent. The area in front of the palace was deserted, with only two palace maids guarding the main gate.
Shen Lixue frowned slightly, thinking to herself that it was almost dinner time and the guards at Yonghua Palace were really lax. She bypassed two palace maids and quietly sneaked into Yonghua Palace. Just as she stood by the back window, a clear and beautiful voice rang out: "You've come!" The woman's voice was gentle as water; it was Consort Li's.
Shen Lixue was startled. She had been discovered. Should she show herself? What excuse should she give?
She had tried to walk as quietly as possible, yet Consort Li could still sense it. Was her body really that heavy?
In an instant, her mind raced through a thousand thoughts. Just as she was hesitating whether to open the window and make up some excuse, another voice came from inside: "Is no one around?"
It was a man's voice, deliberately lowered, with a change in tone. Shen Lixue couldn't tell his actual age, but she could confirm that he was definitely not the emperor. Otherwise, why would he need to be so secretive when meeting his concubine?
"Don't worry, I've sent all the maids and eunuchs from Yonghua Palace away. The two maids at the door are my confidantes; they definitely won't say anything out of line." Consort Li's voice was sweet and gentle, so tender it could melt your heart.
"Very good!" The man breathed a sigh of relief, followed by the rustling sound of clothes being undressed, and a woman's coquettish voice: "Your Highness... um... I missed you so much..."
"Your Highness!" Shen Lixue was startled, catching the sensitive word: the man in the inner room was a prince of Qingyan!
"Little vixen...don't worry...I will definitely satisfy you..." the man laughed and cursed, and a loud tearing sound came from inside the room.
Shen Lixue was startled again. What were they going to do? Could it be...?
"Mmm...mmm...ah..." The man's heavy breathing and the woman's low moans, accompanied by sounds that made one blush and their heart race, filled the room. Shen Lixue was shocked: the emperor's concubine and son were having an affair in Yonghua Palace...this was too unbelievable...
The obscene sounds of the man and woman penetrated into her ears, and the large bed creaked and groaned from their violent movements. Shen Lixue helplessly rubbed her forehead.
The sound and the movements were too intense, it was like an old monk who had been celibate for over ten years meeting an eighteen-year-old virgin, his desire unbearable, wanting to have his fill all at once. She didn't want to listen anymore.
When she came to the back window, she didn't hear the man breathing, which showed that the man had profound inner strength and his martial arts were definitely superior to hers. She was pregnant and her lightness skill was not as light as before. If she accidentally startled the two of them, it would be like stirring up trouble!
The sounds of intense lovemaking between a man and a woman came one after another. Shen Lixue looked up at the sky speechlessly. Fortunately, she was alone and did not have a man with her. Otherwise, the man would definitely be burning with lust.
A man! Shen Lixue's eyes lit up. She wondered which prince was having an affair with Consort Li. He was so audacious that he dared to touch even his own father's woman.
Shen Lixue frowned and pondered for a moment. Her fair hand quietly poked open a small piece of window paper, and her cool gaze peered through the small round hole.
On the carved bed, a young man and woman were making love intensely. From her direction, she could see their long, bare legs. Looking up, she could see their narrow waists, bare backs, and then Li Fei's alluring face. Lost in passion, her cheeks were flushed like a sunset, and her sweaty hair clung to her face, making her look charming and beautiful.
Her cold gaze moved upwards to the man, whose head was buried in Consort Li's neck. Shen Lixue couldn't see his face, but she frowned in displeasure. He was having an affair with her own father's woman, and he was so engrossed in it. Couldn't he turn his face so she could see him before continuing to cheat?
Suddenly, the passionate man abruptly stopped what he was doing, shouting angrily, "Who goes there?" He grabbed something from the table and hurled it at Shen Lixue...
Chapter 207: Consort Li's Poisoning Takes Effect, and the Adulterer Makes His First Appearance
Oh no, we've been discovered!
Shen Lixue dodged the vase that came through the broken window, lightly touched the ground with both feet, and leaped into the holly bushes not far away. Using the holly bushes as cover, she used her lightness skill to run forward quickly. The wind whistled past her ears, but her feet did not touch the ground, so it would not harm the child in her womb.
That person's martial arts and internal strength are both superior to hers. If they were to fight, she would definitely lose. It's best to retreat than to fight.
She was very careful and made no sound. The man was so engrossed in his lovemaking that he could still sense her presence. His perception was truly sharp.
The rustling sound of clothes rubbing against holly leaves rang out rapidly. Shen Lixue turned around and saw two tall figures hurrying after her. They were far away and the holly leaves obscured their figures, so she couldn't see their faces clearly. However, she could vaguely make out the color of their clothes. They were royal guards, probably the prince's confidants.
Shen Lixue reached into her sleeve with her fair hand, but hesitated to take out the long whip. There were few people near Yonghua Palace. If she were caught by them, she would not have a good end. The Qingyan princes all knew that she was skilled with the whip. She could not use it unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, Consort Li and that prince would find out that she was the one who had seen the secret.
The friction sound grew closer, and the guards' clothes became clearer; they were only ten meters away from catching up with her.
Shen Lixue's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she bent down to pick up a pebble from the ground, then hurled it fiercely at the person behind her.
Five or six pebbles, like flowers scattered by a celestial maiden, flew over the thickets of holly bushes and shot straight at the pursuing guards.