C89 (1/2)

Su Mu walked to the side of the censer with a serious expression. He picked up some ash and placed it under his nose.

”Is there something wrong with the incense?” Chang Xi felt a little uneasy. Like Su Mu, he also took a bit of incense and placed it under his nose to smell it. It still tasted the same!

Su Mu crushed out the incense and cut off a small part of it with a silver scissors. He turned around and said to Chang Xi, ”Don't use this incense for now. We'll talk about it after I ask around.” Su Mu had some guesses in his heart, but he wasn't sure. After all, she had only studied medicine for a few months. It was just that she had coincidentally seen this kind of fragrance from the medical skills left behind by the old man.

Chang Xi nodded and put the incense away.

Chang Xi arranged for people to send Su Mu back.

Su Mu walked along the stone path with the incense in his hand. His mind was filled with Lin Yi's performance in recent days.

She had indeed neglected many of Lin Yi's changes. Even though he had just ascended the throne and was burdened with a heavy burden, there was no reason for his personality to change so much. Furthermore, many times, Lin Yi seemed to be unable to control his emotions.

Back at the Shoukang Palace, Su Mu met the empress dowager, or rather, the empress dowager was waiting for her.

The empress dowager sat in Su Mu's small courtyard. Behind her stood her palace maid, the green comb. Seeing Su Mu walk over, the green comb mocked and smiled at her with a hint of pride.

It was already very late. Su Mu wasn't sure what the empress dowager wanted to do, so he could only remain as he was and kneel in front of her to pay his respects.

”Rise.” The empress dowager cast a glance at Su Mu and said lightly, ”I came here tonight to teach you some rules. Your mother was a mountain woman, but she was lucky enough to catch your father's eye. She didn't know much, didn't teach you well, and didn't remember her sins. ”

She couldn't tolerate someone slandering her mother like this, not even if that person was the empress dowager. Fortunately, Su Mu was still rational and didn't say anything directly.

”But you are different. You will be one of the imperial concubines, and if Lin Yi isn't tired of you, there is a high possibility that you will be placed in the imperial concubine position, so there are some rules that cannot be broken.” But you are different, you will be one of the imperial concubines, and if Lin Yi isn't tired of you, there is a high possibility that you will be placed in the imperial concubine's position. Her Majesty meant it.

Su Mu understood what she meant and instantly felt extremely ashamed and angry.

”This one has already decided on a auspicious day with the Ministry of Rites. The third of July is the auspicious day of a beautiful morning. Then, it will be the grand ceremony for Hu Chi.” The time was a little tight, but the army of the Hu Family stationed outside the city had not left yet. Her Majesty had no choice but to retract her time.

The empress dowager didn't care about what Su Mu was thinking, she just stated her request in a serious tone, ”Before that, you should temporarily stay at the Sapphire Shrine and don't go out. You should also properly learn the rules.” ”A green comb.”

The comb came forward, a book in its hand.

Su Mu lowered his head in silence. He looked at the embroidered shoes he was wearing. His hands hung behind his back as if he had no intention of taking them on.

The comb looked at Her Majesty.

The empress dowager personally walked over, took the book from the comb in her hand, and placed it under Su Mu's eyelids. ”This is the 'Female Commandment' compiled by the founding queen herself. This one hopes that you can read every word of it.”