“The woven gold beauty ivory palace fan,” Tang Guo toyed with it in her hand for a moment. “It looks quite nice. I like it. Put it away for now, and I’ll use it when it gets hot.”
“The cloud green jade hairpin, exquisitely crafted and beautiful to look at. I’ll wear it tomorrow.”
“…”
Tang Guo’s eyes finally fell on a beautiful incense burner, with several boxes of incense placed next to it.
“Your Highness, this is specially sought by the emperor for you. It is said to promote sleep, calm the mind, and is very fragrant,” the palace maid hurriedly explained Eunuch Li’s instructions, “Would you like to light it now and try it?”
Tang Guo picked up the calming incense and sniffed it lightly, praising, “It is indeed very fragrant. No need to light it now. I prefer to enjoy such good things alone.”
Concubine Meng and the others giggled, not minding, but were a little curious. What kind of incense made the Imperial Concubine want to keep it for herself? The Imperial Concubine was not a stingy person. Recently, she had given them many interesting things.
“What kind of incense makes even the Imperial Concubine cherish it so?” Concubine Meng asked with a coquettish smile, her eyes full of curiosity.
Tang Guo raised her eyebrows slightly and said meaningfully, “This incense, besides me, none of you can handle it. It’s better for me to enjoy it alone.”
“Alright, if the Imperial Concubine can’t bear to share it, then so be it. I don’t like taking advantage either. I’ve already gotten a lot of interesting things from you recently.” Concubine Yin also smiled, not interested in the incense.
Tang Guo didn’t explain further, pointed to the incense burner and calming incense, and called Mei Lan, “Take it to the inner hall and light it for me. I’m a bit tired and will rest for a while.”
Mei Lan didn’t suspect anything and took the incense and burner inside.
Tang Guo bid farewell to the others, letting them play on their own, and followed inside.
Smelling the pleasant aroma, she took off her outer clothes and lay on the couch, glancing at the delicate incense burner with smoke curling up, smiling with a special charm, “This incense does smell very nice.”
[Host, this incense… is it okay for your body?]
“This incense indeed promotes sleep and calms the mind. It’s good for the body, with only one downside.”
[What is it?]
“Sterilization.”
[This…] The system was also gaining knowledge. [Did Xuanyuan Mo do this on purpose?]
This guy was courting death. The host bore grudges, even though it was impossible for her to get pregnant. He didn’t know why, but any body the host inhabited couldn’t get pregnant. But whether the host could get pregnant and someone wanting to prevent it were different matters.
“This body wouldn’t be able to have children even without my influence. Unless properly nursed, the cold from that fall into the water long ago had already damaged it.” Tang Guo smiled, “Xuanyuan Mo fears I might bear Xuanyuan Mie’s child, so he acted preemptively to prevent it. But he’s caught my attention with this.”
The system swallowed. This attention was different from Xuanyuan Mie’s.
“I’ll satisfy him.”
After speaking, Tang Guo closed her eyes.
She only lit the calming incense during her afternoon naps.
The next day when Xuanyuan Mo asked, she simply said she was used to napping every day, and it was perfect to light it then.
Xuanyuan Mo didn’t inform Xuanyuan Mie about this. The incense was secretly obtained, lost for many years, and those unfamiliar with it thought it was a good thing.
“I really like it. Thank you, Ah Mo. I’ll use it every day for my nap. When I run out, you must help me find more.”
Xuanyuan Mo’s arm, held in an embrace, trembled slightly. Seeing the woman’s charming smile and happy look, he felt a strange unease in his heart.
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