Chapter 1842: Chapter 1842
Today, he learned that Prince Le had entered the palace again, so he hurried over. Unexpectedly, someone came midway to tell him that the Noble Princess Concubine was seeking him, and by the time he arrived at the Noble Princess Concubine’s palace and then came here, it was already now.
At this moment, it seems too late; what was meant to happen has already occurred.
Mu Shaoling waited outside the bedroom for less than half the time to burn an incense stick when Prince Le came out. Seeing Mu Shaoling, his smile widened slightly.
"Concubine of High Rank Ming, Father Emperor is already resting. If you need to see him for something, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait for a while."
"Greetings to His Highness Prince Le!" Mu Shaoling bowed slightly and continued, "No problem, I am just here to deliver some pastries to the Emperor. Waiting a bit longer is not an issue."
"Is that so?" Prince Le chuckled, "Then you continue waiting, I’ll be off first."
With these words, Prince Le left. Mu Shaoling entered the courtyard and noticed a familiar scent in the air.
Upon closer smell, isn’t this the fragrance of the Heart-drunk flower?
After careful consideration, a terrifying thought suddenly crossed Mu Shaoling’s mind; the Heart-drunk flower has the ability to confound one’s mind.
The Emperor hasn’t awakened yet; some matters can only be confirmed when he wakes.
On the other side, under the guidance of a eunuch, Prince Le was preparing to leave the palace. If one looked closely, they would notice this is the newly appointed Chief Eunuch.
"Just now, those servants in the courtyard, find an opportunity to get rid of them." When he was enticing the Emperor to talk earlier, the young eunuchs were present. Although they won’t dare say anything, he still doesn’t want to leave any hidden dangers.
"Yes, prince, rest assured, this old servant knows what to do."
"Very good, keep a close watch on that Ming Concubine for me." Prince Le continued, "Best to find some faults and use someone else’s hand to get rid of her, as she’s not one of our own and cannot be trusted."
"Yes, this old servant will surely design the setup carefully to eliminate the prince’s major concern."
The Chief Eunuch’s fawning made people grit their teeth, even Prince Le himself felt disgusted.
Thus, after finishing his instructions, he waved his hand dismissively, telling them not to escort him, and he left the palace.
Mu Shaoling waited in the Emperor’s bedchamber until the hour of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., when the Emperor finally awoke.
Upon waking, the Emperor immediately summoned Mu Shaoling inside.
After everyone left, the Emperor and Mu Shaoling pretended to get close, drawing the curtains. The Emperor then took out some pens and ink from a secret cabinet by the bed.
It seemed that Mu Shaoling was already accustomed to this mode of communication. Upon receiving the paper, he swiftly wrote a line of characters.
Moments later, after understanding the cause and effect, Mu Shaoling realized that the Emperor’s poison must be neutralized much faster.
This poison, which controls people, requires two toxins combined to be effective. One is the toxin embedded in the human body, which acts like a time bomb, and the other is the essence of this Heart-drunk flower fragrance. The Heart-drunk flower fragrance serves as a trigger; when the toxin inside the Emperor’s body encounters this flower’s fragrance, it will be activated, and he won’t even know what he is doing by himself. In the later stages, or when further stimulated by other poisons, he would go insane like Prince Ning. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel•fire.net
Whatever Prince Le asks him to do, he will do it, unable to control himself at all, and afterwards, he will fall asleep.
What Mu Shaoling needs to do now is quickly remove the time bomb within the Emperor’s body so that even if the Heart-drunk flower fragrance is encountered again, there will be no fear.
Upon leaving the Emperor’s place, Mu Shaoling returned to the palace where he was temporarily staying. As soon as he entered, his people appeared, "Master, you need to be careful recently; that eunuch intends to harm you."