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"These medicines are prepared for me, and also for you."

She also thought in her heart that no matter how confident she was, no matter how much she knew that the other party was Zhu Chengjin and would not hurt her easily, but as a woman in the enemy camp, she could not be without any backup plan.

Apart from listening to blessings, the last way is to take poison.

So, she sewed poison into the collar of each piece of clothing and refused to wear the clothes prepared for her by Zhu Chengjin. Fortunately, in the eyes of others, this was her pride as a royal concubine of the current dynasty, and she refused to be easily convinced. Zhu Chengjin did not force her, so these poisons were equivalent to her carrying them with her all the time.

However, after moving into the rows of houses behind Wuying Palace, Nan Yan discovered that Xu Shizong lived next door to her, and that Xiaoman would boil medicine at the door every day. So she found a better place for the poison she carried with her.

Thinking of this, she sneered and said, "For this, I have to thank you, Master Xu."

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"Thank you for always believing that as a noble concubine, I have a noble character and will not resort to such despicable means."

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"You've miscalculated one thing, though. A true man is not without poison. Even you, a scholar, would drug your own sister. So, if I can deal with people like you, I'll be even less likely to show mercy."

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"What's more, I have never been an ordinary little woman. As long as I can defeat you, I will use any means."

"you--"

Xu Shizong wanted to say something, but he was out of breath and couldn't speak at all. All that could be seen was his thin chest rising and falling rapidly, and his face was as pale as a piece of paper. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and tried his best to suppress it, but he couldn't stop a stream of blood from the corner of his mouth. Then, he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The blood immediately dyed his clothes red and even sprayed onto Nan Yan's body.

“You, you—”

He gasped, his whole body limp on the bed, almost falling off the bed. Xiaoman, who was watching from the side, rushed over in panic to save him: "Master!"

Nan Yan was knocked back a step by Xiao Man.

But she wasn't angry. Instead, she took another step forward with a smile, approached Xu Shizong, and said slowly, "Is this not enough? I have a more cruel truth to tell you. Can you bear it?"

Xu Shizong gritted his teeth and even his eyes turned red.

Panting, he said, "You, what else do you want to say?"

Nan Yan smiled secretly and said, "You also know that the girl Qingting, whom I rescued after entering Jinling City, has already gotten into Zhu Chengjin's bed and gained his favor to serve him."

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"Logically speaking, a person like Zhu Chengjin wouldn't even trust the people around him, so how could he easily let those around me get close to him?"

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"Actually, the answer is very simple. I'm sure Master Xu has long figured out that Qingting must have betrayed me in some way and gained Zhu Chengjin's trust, allowing her to serve him and receive his favor."

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"Then what do you think Dragonfly betrayed me about?"

“……!”

Xu Shizong was originally breathing heavily, but the moment he heard these words, his whole body seemed to be petrified and completely frozen.

Nan Yan watched the blue veins on his neck trembling violently. His breathing and heartbeat seemed to have stopped. He was stiff for a long time, then he slowly raised his head and looked at Nan Yan.

Nan Yan looked at him with a smile: "Yeah, you guessed right."

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"Young Master Xu is incredibly clever. Even Jinling City was taken under your scheme. If I had told you I was carrying poison, you would have easily guessed it."

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"It's a pity that it's too late."

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"Even Zhu Chengjin knew about it a few days ago, but he didn't tell you a word. Why?"

Xu Shizong didn't say anything.

The moment he heard Nan Yan say these words, the last bit of heat in his body seemed to be sucked away, and all that was left of him was a sickly, thin body, still being supported by Xiao Man. However, his soul seemed to have fallen into hell and was suffering from torture.

He looked at Nan Yan tremblingly.

The smile on Nan Yan's face gradually disappeared.

She looked at Xu Shizong and said word by word, "Master Xu, although we belong to different camps, I have to say that I still admire you."

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"With your frail body, you managed to build up such a powerful force, and even allowed you to capture Jinling City."

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"I have only met two people as brilliant and brilliant as you."

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"One is Yan Ye, who has been scheming for years and causing endless strife within the Neng Kingdom."

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"There is another one, and that's you."

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"But compared to you, Yan Ye is still better than you. First, he is better not only at planning a career, but also at planning his life. Now he is successful and famous, traveling with beautiful women. I'm afraid even a god wouldn't trade such a life for something like this."

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"In contrast, the reason you've ended up like this is because you only know how to plan for a job, but not for your own life."

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"The second strongest one is that he can judge people."

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"Given his intelligence and abilities, it would be difficult for those in power to tolerate him. However, the Emperor is a man of great generosity. He tolerated him, and not only tolerated him, but also gave him a place to live. He is now living a carefree life that even I, as a concubine, can hardly imagine. And you—"

At this point, she looked Xu Shizong up and down with a look of immense pity and sneered, "The people you assist clearly know that I poisoned you, but they never told you a word. Aren't you pathetic?"

“…”

"Mr. Xu, your intelligence is too dull."

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At this moment, Xu Shizong felt as if his heart was pierced by thousands of arrows and was numb with pain.

His face was pale grey, and there was no light in his eyes. Only his dark pupils seemed to have fallen into the eternal night. He was filled with a heavy breath of death. After gasping for a long time, he turned to Nan Yan woodenly. At this moment, it seemed as if he could no longer see anyone. He just smiled at Nan Yan by instinct.

"Maybe I'm wrong."

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"But at this point, I can't turn back, and I can't turn back."

After he finished speaking, he gritted his teeth, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the corner of his mouth. Xiaoman was about to come up to wipe the blood for him when he heard Xu Shizong shouting with his last bit of strength: "Quick, give the sachet to Zhu Chengjin!"

Xiaoman also realized something at this moment.

He tightly grasped the three brocade bags that Xu Shizong had just handed him, took two steps back, looked at Nan Yan, and turned to run.

At this time, Nan Yan said in a deep voice: "Tingfu, do it!"