Chapter 200: How Could a Child Not Be Fragrant?

Ren Ce Fei watched the scene, wanted to laugh, and felt a little sour inside.

She laughed and waved at Sui Sui: "Come quickly, let auntie tease you... enjoy it!"

Ren Ce Fei's mouth was too fast, so she blurted out the truth.

When she said that, Sui Sui was frightened and shrank back into Mother Consort's skirt hem.

Auntie suddenly became strange.

Scary!

Princess Consort of Qi saw Ren Ce Fei teasing the child and, helplessly smiling, said, "Sui Sui is still little, can't help being teased; be more careful."

Ren Ce Fei, after hearing, replied absentmindedly, "Yes, yes, yes, don't worry, I won't bully the child, I just said it off the cuff."

Ren Ce Fei originally wanted to ask, having heard that Car Maid had taken people early this morning to confront you.

She thought that today the Princess Consort needs to enter the palace, requiring a good mood and concentration.

In the end Ren Ce Fei didn't hurt feelings, just coaxed Sui Sui, held the child in her arms, and satisfiedly kissed Sui Sui's side face.

It's soft, the texture is just wonderful!

Ren Ce Fei, while savoring the texture, laughed and commented, "Mmm, it's so tender when kissed, makes me want to eat it."

Terrified, Sui Sui clutched Ren Ce Fei's neck and, in a coquettish tone, said, "Not tasty, not tasty, Auntie Ren, don't eat."

After speaking, she recalled the chicken soup Car Maid had brought earlier, and Sui Sui added, "I took a bath last night with medicine in it; the smell was awful, even worse than the strange auntie's chicken soup today."

Ren Ce Fei didn't quite understand.

Moreover, how could a child not be fragrant?

The scent of medicine is also fragrant.

Ren Ce Fei found it very pleasant; she liked it.

Although she didn't understand, Ren Ce Fei still laughed and replied, "The chicken soup smells bad, but Sui Sui smells good; the medicine scent is also very fragrant. If you don't believe it, give it a sniff—Auntie has switched to a medicinal fragrance today."

Ren Ce Fei's period is about to come.

Whenever she menstruates, the pain is excruciating.

So she specifically consulted a Doctor to prescribe a warming tonic.

Each time near her period, she drinks it for several days.

Although the relief isn't great, at least it's less painful.

Hearing Auntie Ren say that, Sui Sui obediently sniffed.

Not to mention...

It seemed to carry a faint medicinal fragrance.

Uncertain, Sui Sui leaned a bit closer to Ren Ce Fei's neck, her little nose twitching.

The two were so close that Ren Ce Fei couldn't see Sui Sui's condition.

But feeling the little girl's fluffy head constantly searching for her neck, Ren Ce Fei couldn't help but satisfyingly inhale the fresh scent from the girl's head: "Oh, my sweet and soft little girl, you smell so good."

Seeing Ren Ce Fei getting along well with Sui Sui, Princess Consort of Qi felt both gratified and heartbroken.

She still had to enter the palace, and the matter Sui Sui mentioned about the chicken soup smelling bad stayed on her mind; she had already asked Haitang to go back and tidy it up.

She planned to bring the chicken soup into the palace, and then ask the imperial physician to examine the situation.

Princess Consort of Qi quickly left the residence for the palace, and Prince Qi departed shortly thereafter.

Car Maid failed to get Prince Qi to look at Che Lingzhi differently, felt a bit upset, and on the way back couldn't help muttering a few words.

Che Lingzhi responded plaintively, still tugging at Car Maid's sleeve, whispering, "I'm sorry, auntie, don't be angry. I will definitely perform well, strive to stay; don't worry, I can do it!"

The little girl also envied the Wangfu life, so she would certainly be willing to work hard for it.

Thinking of this, Car Maid felt a bit better.

After returning, she drank the chicken soup, then some tonic, and then tidied up before going back to bed to catch up on sleep.

She hadn't slept well last night, so today she planned to make up for sleep.

Before sleeping, she had Qiao Zhi take good care of Che Lingzhi, and Car Maid went to sleep relieved.

Che Lingzhi was ignored by the Prince and scolded by her aunt, feeling extremely upset.

She thought, "It's all that skinny ugly child's fault; if that brat hadn't come to the Wangfu and taken her spot, I'd surely be liked by the Prince now!"

The more Che Lingzhi thought, the more annoyed she became; she rolled her eyes and coaxed Qiao Zhi to take her out to play.

Che Lingzhi said she had limits, wouldn't run off, would just play nearby, not go far.

Qiao Zhi naturally believed that Che Lingzhi wouldn't easily cause trouble.

So she smiled and accompanied the child together.

Che Lingzhi at first only wanted to look at the flowers and plants, but then couldn't stay idle and went to look at the Fish.

She wandered around the East Courtyard, mainly to see if she could get in front of the two side consorts and ask for some good things.

These two both came from good families, were financially loose; saying a few nice words to flatter them, they'd be willing to give some.

Of course, there's also Guo Yi Niang, whose counterpart is a lowly merchant, but rich and simple‑minded, easy to deceive.

The last time Che Lingzhi came across her, she said a few nice words and got a lot of good stuff.

Although Che Lingzhi looked down on the other's lowly merchant background, money is a good thing.

She liked those kinds of jewelry.

Good things without a good origin, Che Lingzhi thought, if given to herself, it's like rescuing those pieces of jewelry, giving them a respectable provenance.

Guo Yi Niang should be the one thanking herself!

Che Lingzhi went round and round, but saw no one emerge.

Everyone seemed to have agreed, all hiding inside the house, not coming out.

Not even to show a head?

Not even that!

This made Che Lingzhi both anxious and angry; she wished she could go right now and knock on the doors of those few people's rooms, to get them to come out!

Unfortunately, such an action would be too offensive, and she couldn't just do it directly.

She was wondering whether to let Qiaozi think of a way to give a few concubines a heads-up, saying that someone had come to the mansion, so they should at least show their faces.

As a result, she saw two young ladies crying while they pushed and shoved each other, then they went to Ren Ce Fei's room.

Che Lingzhi knew that those were attendants of the Qi Wang Fu, whose status was only slightly higher than that of a maid.

Che Lingzhi's father, although he had no concubines, did have three attendants.

I heard that the maid close to Mother has recently caught Father's eye.

Father said that maid's big buttocks could bear sons, so he recently wants to take her as a concubine.

Che Lingzhi is young, and adults often don't avoid speaking in front of her, so she understands many things.

Taking a concubine means making that maid into one's attendant maidservant.

Che Lingzhi looks down on attendant maidservants, thinking they are just maids with a slightly higher status; in plain terms, they are lowly slaves, and she would never deign to associate with them.

However, the two people were heading to Ren Ce Fei's room.

Thinking of this, Che Lingzhi's eyes lit up.

She thought, maybe if those two caused a scene, Ren Ce Fei would come out, and the other concubines would come out to join the fun?

Then, she would turn to those people, sweeten her words, coax them, and she was confident she could get something good.

After figuring it out, Che Lingzhi tidied herself up and closely followed the steps of those two attendants, heading toward Ren Ce Fei's side.

The second watch is at 19:00.