I died tragically in my previous life, and I want to be an empress in my next life

Doctor Chen frowned and said to Pei Zhiyan solemnly, "My princess, the little prince was born not long ago and his physique is weak. The smell of powder in the Jade Fragrance Pavilion is a bit too strong. The little prince's tender lungs are irritated and he can't stand it, so he keeps coughing."

"Are you smoked?" As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was shocked and looked at each other.

"What should we do?" Pei Zhiyan's voice was very anxious.

Doctor Chen looked at Pei Zhiyan, sighed slightly, and comforted her, "Don't worry too much, Princess. The little grandson is fine. But you need to be careful in the future and try not to let the little grandson come into contact with these pungent smells."

"A pungent smell?" Pei Zhixuan frowned, looked around, and asked in confusion, "There is no peculiar smell in Yuxiang Pavilion?"

Pei Zhiyan smiled secretly in her heart. Pei Zhixuan often used potpourri and was used to the smell, so she didn't find it pungent.

Pei Zhixuan's eyes were like knives. She swept the maids and guards around her, and suddenly stepped forward, tightly grasped Xiao Cui's collar, and asked sternly, "Tell me! Do you have bad intentions and dare to harm my Xiaobao? You slut!"

"Concubine, please don't slander me. I have no intention of harming the little grandson of the emperor!" Xiao Cui retorted coldly.

"It must be that you are full of vulgar smell and have offended Xiaobao! I tell you, if anything happens to my Xiaobao, I will make you pay with your life!" Pei Zhixuan scolded angrily.

"Oh, ever since I was injured last time, I have seen through the world. I have been eating simple meals and serving the princess all day long. I don't even use facial cream on weekdays. How can there be a smell of powder on my body?" Xiao Cui sneered and replied.

At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Cui. They saw that Xiao Cui was wearing plain clothes and had no makeup on. It was impossible for her to have any smell of makeup.

At this time, Yinliu came out from the inner room holding an exquisite incense burner. As soon as she approached, Xiaobao started coughing again.

Upon seeing this, the nanny hurriedly took Xiaobao away, and Xiaobao's cough gradually stopped.

"What is this?" Pei Zhiyan asked.

Yin Liu respectfully presented the incense burner in her hand to Pei Zhiyan and replied, "Princess, I found this in the concubine's room. I smelled a strange fragrance, so I took it out for you to see."

Pei Zhiyan took the incense burner and looked at it carefully. The incense in the incense burner exuded a faint fragrance, which was a little different from the usual fragrance.

"This fragrance is indeed special. Sister, what is it?" Pei Zhiyan asked puzzledly.

When Pei Zhixuan saw the incense burner, her face changed slightly. This incense burner was lit all day long, and Xiaobao didn't show any abnormality. Why did he have to cough non-stop today?

Pei Zhixuan coughed lightly and forced herself to calm down. "This, this is just the incense I usually use. This incense has the effect of calming the mind and refreshing the brain."

Doctor Chen came closer to the incense burner, sniffed it carefully, and his face changed drastically. Having been practicing medicine for many years, he had seen a lot of secrets in the backyards of wealthy families. He naturally understood that some things should be said and some should not be said.

Doctor Chen looked at Xuanyuan Ping and Pei Zhiyan meaningfully. Pei Zhiyan nodded to Yin Liu knowingly, and Yin Liu cleared out all the maids and old women.

"Doctor Chen, there's no one else here now, so you can say whatever you want." Pei Zhiyan said.

Doctor Chen sighed slightly, "This incense is extraordinary. It contains a rare medicinal ingredient called 'Soul-Loving Grass', which has a strong hallucinogenic effect. Long-term inhalation is extremely harmful to the body."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Pei Zhiyan looked at Pei Zhixuan in surprise, "Sister, where does this incense come from?"

Pei Zhixuan's eyes flickered and she hesitated, "Well, well, I don't know why there is any soul-bewitching grass here."

Xiao Cui stepped forward and asked, "Didn't the concubine get this incense from Aunt Yun?"

Pei Zhixuan's face turned pale instantly. She pointed at Xiao Cui and scolded, "Don't talk nonsense! This incense is just an ordinary calming incense. There is no such thing as the soul-enchanting grass!"

"I remember now. For a while, the prince was busy with official duties and seldom came to Yuxiangxie. In order to attract the prince to come more often, I asked Aunt Yun for this incense." Xiao Cui continued.

Xuanyuan Ping's face became more and more gloomy when he heard this. He remembered that he rarely came to Yuxiangxie during that period because of his busy official duties, but he could smell this strange fragrance every time he came. This fragrance made him happy and refreshed.

He was deep in thought, feeling mixed emotions. He never expected that this fragrance was actually a means for Pei Zhixuan to win him over. He looked at Pei Zhixuan, with a hint of complex emotions in his eyes.

Doctor Chen, who was standing by, saw that the atmosphere in the room was becoming increasingly tense, so he hurriedly excused himself and fled from the center of the storm.

Suddenly, a loud noise broke the silence in the room. Xuanyuan Ping slammed the table, and the teacup fell to the ground. He stared at Pei Zhixuan, his eyes flashing with anger. How much doubt and disappointment were contained in this anger?

Pei Zhixuan knelt at the feet of Prince Xuanyuan Ping, tears streaming down her face, looking pitiful and delicate.

"Your Highness!" Pei Zhixuan burst into tears. "I have deep feelings for you, Your Highness, and would never do anything to hurt you."

Xuanyuan Ping questioned, "You keep saying you love me, but how do you explain the ingredients of this soul-loving grass? This is clearly evidence that you intend to poison me!"

"Your Highness, I really didn't know there was a component of the Ecstasy Grass here," Pei Zhixuan's face was pale, tears in her eyes, she pulled the corner of his clothes, and said in a trembling voice, "This, this was bought by my aunt from a quack. I guess my aunt was deceived by that quack."

"This is Madam Yun's secret recipe passed down from her ancestors." Xiao Cui said coldly, "At that time, I was still a little maidservant beside the concubine. I saw with my own eyes that Madam Yun handed this incense to the concubine."

"The recipe must still be in Aunt Yun's room in Pei's mansion."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhixuan's face changed drastically. Aunt Yun had already been sent to the farm. She didn't know whether she had kept the secret recipe properly when she left. If it was found out, she would have no way to defend herself.

At this time, Pei Zhiyan said, "Your Majesty, Madam Cui and Concubine Xuan each have their own opinions. It seems that if you want to find out the truth, I have to go to Pei's mansion and search it."

Xuanyuan Ping took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "Then let's do as the princess said and search the Pei Mansion."

Pei Zhixuan thought to herself that if Pei Zhiyan went to search in person, even if she couldn't find any evidence, she would probably fabricate evidence. No, she couldn't let her go alone.

"Your Highness, since you are going to search for evidence in Aunt Yun's room, I will go with you." Pei Zhixuan said in a low voice.

"This is absolutely not allowed." Pei Zhiyan said, "Your Highness, this is a private matter of Prince Jing's Mansion. If my sister and I go together with fanfare, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble."

Xuanyuan Ping thought to himself that if this got out, it would be a scandal in Prince Jing's Mansion, so he really needed to keep it secret, so he said to Pei Zhixuan, "You stay in Yuxiangxie, and don't go anywhere until the matter is clarified!"

Hearing this, Pei Zhixuan sat on the ground dejectedly. She knew that she couldn't escape this time.