But no matter what, we have to take the risk and give it a try.

Besides, even if I'm unwilling, do you think the Imperial Noble Consort will let me off the hook?

Xiangyao let out a long sigh before returning to her room to rest.

Early the next morning.

Xiangyao then found her good friend who worked in the Seventh Prince's palace.

"Xiangyao, what brings you here? Is there something you need to see me about?"

The girl in front of me looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old.

A face full of innocent confusion.

Xiangyao handed the incense in her hand to the little girl.

"Ya Ya, listen to me. You burn this thing in the Seventh Prince's palace every day."

This is incense that I personally blended; it can help the Seventh Prince sleep more peacefully.

You know how pitiful the seventh prince is, having lost his mother.

It's quite pitiful to be all alone in this palace.

So you know my medical skills; this is a specially formulated medicine.

The little girl looked at the incense handed to her and finally nodded.

Just as he was about to leave, Xiangyao called out to him, "Wait a minute."

I sent this over without my permission. You know the Imperial Noble Consort doesn't like the Seventh Prince.

If the Imperial Noble Consort finds out about this, I'll be in deep trouble.

So you have to keep this a secret from me, and you can't tell anyone, okay?

The maid nodded and said, "Don't worry, Sister Xiangyao, I won't tell anyone about this."

Knowing your good intentions, I will accept it on behalf of the Seventh Prince.

Xiangyao smiled at her friend after seeing her friend's reassuring expression.

Immediately afterwards, he turned and left.

After returning to the Seventh Prince's Palace, he lit the incense.

At this moment, the Seventh Prince had just returned to the palace, but he frowned upon smelling the different incense.

"Did you get this from the Imperial Household Department?"

The young palace maid looked up and saw that it was actually the Seventh Prince! She quickly bowed in greeting.

Only then did he speak, saying, "Reporting to the Seventh Prince, this was not brought here."

It was made by my sisters themselves, who said it had a calming effect.

The young palace maid thought the Seventh Prince was just asking casually and was about to continue what she was doing.

The Seventh Prince then asked, "Who is this friend of yours?"

The maid then replied, "She is a very close friend of mine. She is currently working in the Imperial Noble Consort's palace."

The Seventh Prince narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

"They really have a lot of nerve, daring to take those unknown things from outside and set them on fire."

Seeing that the Seventh Prince was angry, the little palace maid immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Please spare my life, Seventh Prince! I heard that this box of incense can relieve fatigue and calm the mind, so I secretly replaced the previous incense."

"Let me ask you, do you not know that I, the prince, am at odds with the Imperial Noble Consort? How dare you use something that came from the Imperial Noble Consort's palace?"

The young palace maid quickly explained, "Your Highness, I truly believed it was my friend's kindness."

My friend said she knew that you, Seventh Prince, and the Imperial Noble Consort were not on good terms, so she gave this to me privately.

Tell the servants not to tell anyone else.

"This servant knows her mistake and will never take anything from elsewhere again."

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince probably understood that it was the Imperial Noble Consort who had the palace maids devise the scheme.

Since that's the case, why not satisfy them?

The Seventh Prince nodded and said, "Considering your good intentions, let's light it."

Upon hearing this, the young palace maid quickly got up and relit the incense she had extinguished.

Taking advantage of the maid's inattention, the seventh prince took a piece from it and then left the palace.

After leaving the palace, we wandered through many twists and turns.

Finally, they found a medical clinic.

When the doctor saw someone come to the clinic, he assumed they were there to see a doctor.

Are there any uncomfortable symptoms?

Long Mo handed over the incense in his hand.

"Could you help me identify the ingredients in this incense?"

The doctor looked at a young boy and handed him a stick of incense.

He shook his head: "I mainly treat patients, so I don't care what the incense smells like."

Upon hearing this, Long Mo immediately handed over a gold ingot and placed it on the doctor's table.

"And now?"

The doctor looked at the gleaming gold ingot on the table, picked it up and bit it, discovering that it was actually real gold.

Judging from this young master's clothes, it's obvious that he must come from a wealthy family.

They must have been sons or concubines from wealthy families, where there was a lot of infighting and backstabbing.

Looking at the incense in his hand, it goes without saying that it must contain some toxic ingredients.

The doctor then had the waiter bring over a basin of hot water, and immediately soaked the incense in it.

After the incense was steeped, the doctor took it out and examined it closely.

They lit the incense that hadn't been steeped again.

After smelling it twice, he quickly threw the incense back into the hot water.

Then she looked at Long Mo with a look of horror.

"Young master, there is a considerable amount of poison in this, although not much, but there are a few herbs that can neutralize the poison."

If someone is infected with this substance for a month or two, they will die quietly.

Moreover, it's hard for people to notice; at first, they'll just feel weak all over.

Later on, you'll experience pain and lack of energy, and then you'll become excessively sleepy.

Over time, they sleep longer and longer, eventually becoming sickly and unable to get out of bed.

After the doctor finished speaking, he looked at the young master in front of him with pity.

The young master before me is indeed handsome; he must be involved in the scandalous affairs of those grand mansions.

After all, if the young master is handsome and talented, the other wife in the family will definitely not like him.

So they would use some cheap, low-quality cigarette residue.

The old doctor thought to himself, but said nothing.

I have no ability to pity others; I'm already so old and I'm still working for the clinic.

These young ladies and their sons have been pampered with the best food and drink since birth.

Long Mo understood what it would be like to smell this thing for a long time, and then nodded.

It seems that person's methods are truly remarkable!

Luckily, I was quick-witted, otherwise I would have died without even knowing how.

After Long Mo returned, he instructed the maid to light the incense, but only allowed her to light it once before going to bed at night.

Every time the maid left, Long Mo would extinguish the incense that had already been lit.

All these incense sticks were hidden away, and naturally, a complete set of routines had to be followed.

In the middle of the night, Xiangyao came over and asked the little palace maid if the incense had been lit for the Seventh Prince.

Only after Xiangyao heard a satisfactory answer did she leave contentedly.

Recently, the Seventh Prince has been feeling unwell, and most importantly, he often complains of headaches.

As a result, the emperor also lost his temper with the staff of the Imperial Medical Academy twice.

Each time, the people at the Imperial Medical Academy would say they couldn't find anything wrong, and that was the reason.

The Imperial Noble Consort further fueled the fire by saying that Long Mo was still just a child.

He must be feigning illness because he has been away from His Majesty for a long time, so he wants to get the Emperor's attention.

But Long Mo never defended himself, letting others gossip about him.