"Honey and perfume" is a "gift" that Zhen Xuan gave to Cao Qinmo in the palace. Cao Qinmo belongs to Hua Fei's "camp", and Zhen Xuan, who is favored by the monarch, is naturally a thorn in Hua Fei's side.
So why did Zhen Xuan send "honey and perfume" to Cao Qinmo? Moreover, Zhen Xuan sent many gifts to Cao Qinmo, most of which were discarded, but "rice and incense" were not discarded. Why?
According to the meaning of the play, "honey blended fragrance" is a rare spice. According to the production process of blended incense, it should be blended with a variety of rare spices and then processed through a very complicated process.
In the play "Empresses in the Palace", "Honey Fragrance" is more about trying out the "sincere" poison needle of people around Zhen Xuan.
Why did Cao Qinmo, who was cautious in front of Hua Fei, accept Zhen Xuan's honey-scented Cao Qinmo? In The Queen of the Palace, she belongs to a humble "role" around Hua Fei, but she is actually very smart. She was born in poverty and has no outstanding appearance, but she is a thoughtful person.
Cao Qinmo is sometimes favored, but only gave birth to a princess, Huafei naturally won't let her have too many opportunities to appear in front of the monarch. Here, Cao Qinmo, who is unloved and has no influence, has relatively poor food and clothing in the palace, but there is really nothing too good.
And "honey fragrance" is a very rare thing in the palace empresses. When Zhen Xuan gave it to Cao Qinmo, she said it was her reward. She comes from the western regions and has only such a small box. In other words, "honey fragrance" may be rare for Hua Fei, and more importantly, this almost unique "honey fragrance" represents the "love" of the monarch.
And Cao Qinmo is afraid of Hua Fei. After all, she is also a woman, and what she needs most may be "wealth". Therefore, apart from the attraction of "honey and fragrance" to women, Zhen Xuan also saw through Cao Qinmo's soft spot through her background and personality.
What is "honey and perfume" for Zhen Xuan? "Mihexiang" is also a rarity for her, otherwise she wouldn't choose it as a gift, but it's not a "rarity" that she has to treasure.
Although "Mihexiang" was given to her by the monarch, which represented the monarch's mind, it was worthwhile for Zhen Xuan to use "Mihexiang" to find the maid Huanbi who took her into the palace.
Here, "Harmony and Fragrance" is actually Zhen Xuan's "poison needle". It is also "worthwhile" to test the authenticity of Huanbi.
Huanbi's unique fragrance shows that she has secretly contacted Cao Qinmo, and her feelings for Zhen Xuan have "deteriorated".
Is honey fragrance invented? Not exactly. There is such a strange fragrance in history, which appeared in the Western Jin Dynasty. Coincidentally, this strange smell was recorded in history books, and it also played the role of a crime-solving tool, which solved a big mystery at that time.
The end of the Three Kingdoms Cao Wei and the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty were turbulent times. As an important minister in the last years of the Three Kingdoms, Jia Chong made a magnificent transition to the founding hero of the Western Jin Dynasty, and his power and wealth reached the peak of his life. His family is full of celebrities, and a young man named Han Shou came. The point is, Han Shou is very handsome. The Book of Jin said that he was "beautiful and good at Rong Zhi". To put it bluntly, he can eat by his face and is really talented.
Jia Chong cherished talents, so he was admitted to the official. Every time he entertains guests, he will ask Han Shou to be present. Han Shou's married life is getting more and more moist and radiant, and he is getting more handsome every day. The strangest thing is that Han Shou suddenly has a faint extraordinary fragrance. They were all secretly surprised that Han Shou was gifted and unusual. When Jia Chong learned this, he was surprised to distinguish the extraordinary fragrance of Han Shou. Why? Because of this fragrance, Jia Chong is too familiar!
Jia Chong ate more salt than Han Shou did. After the possibility of contact between Han Shou and Chen Qian was ruled out, Jia Chong had to face the reality. He gave this extraordinary fragrance to his little daughter Wu Jia, and this boy Han Shou was unruly and teased her little daughter!
To sum up, although the ancient technology was not developed enough, royal officials were keen on collecting rare treasures. In addition, there are some eye-opening foreign things, such as fox white fur, night pearl, hangover stone and so on. It's not surprising that a high-quality perfume appeared, which "lasts for several months". Of course, for ordinary people, these rare things are invisible.