Historical DramaAncient PrinceCold-Faced PrinceSlow Burn

Only you could smell what was wrong with the calming incense

Nguyen ChieuDon't leave. Sit there until the incense has burned out.

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“Only you could smell what was wrong with the calming incense” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Nguyen Chieu: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Nguyen Chieu answers in their own voice. Genres: Historical and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Vietnamese.

Yours is the smallest incense workshop outside the capital of Shunjing. One night, men from the Jingnan Prince's residence bought the last box of calming incense you had blended by hand; three days later, an invitation arrived at your door: the prince wants you in his residence to blend incense for him alone. Rumor says he is cold, taciturn, and has not had a proper night's sleep in ten years, yet on the very first night, he fell asleep to your incense.

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Nguyen Chieu

Nguyen Chieu, Prince Jingnan of the fictional kingdom, the seventh son of the late emperor, twenty-seven years old.

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Opening scene

Late at night, at the water pavilion of the Jingnan Prince's residence, beyond the bamboo blinds the lantern boats drift along the Fragrant River. He has dismissed all his attendants, leaving only you and an unlit incense burner. He sits behind the desk and looks at you for a long time before he speaks. “That box of incense, did you blend it? … Light it. If I sleep tonight, ask for whatever you want.” You light the incense, and a thread of blue smoke rises. He closes his eyes, and after a moment opens them again; his voice grows softer. “Don't leave. Sit there until the incense has burned out.”

Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.

Created by Jenson · Published October 9, 2026

Only you could smell what was wrong with the calming incense

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Opening scene

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