"…What are you going to do?"
"You haven't given us any intelligence at all, and you still have the nerve to ask me? Do you think that just because He Ye treats you well, you've grown powerful? If he knew you were a spy, he'd tear you into pieces."
Xu Nuo's palms were sweating from nervousness, but he still pretended to be calm on the surface, "I delivered the information."
The driver was startled by the sound of shattering cups from next door. He then lowered his voice with a sinister expression, "I didn't see anything. Who knows if what you said is true or not?"
Xu Nuo didn't answer, thinking about how likely he was to win if he just ran away, then he heard the person on the other side soften his tone again.
"His Majesty, may you have pity on me, and I don't ask you to have any special abilities, but poisoning me is certainly possible, right?"
"Empress Dowager Jingguo's birthday is in a day. When He Ye returns home from the palace banquet, I'll find a way to make him take this thing." The man snorted coldly, "Others will only think it's a problem with the palace banquet, and that the emperor is afraid of him. The fire won't fall on you."
The coachman threw a small packet of powder onto the table, and Xu Nuo could see the cold light in his sleeves when he moved.
"I understand," Xu Nuo pressed his shaking hands under the table, "I will..."
"Don't try to fool him. Someone in the General's Mansion will be watching you deliver something to him. Whether it's food or drink, you have to make him eat it."
"Waiting for your good news," the driver looked at him deeply and left the restaurant.
Although it was still a noisy restaurant, Xu Nuo felt that he could not hear any sound. His blood turned cold and it was so piercing that he could not breathe.
After experiencing this, Xu Nuoyao lost his mood to eat. The already frail boy looked even more depressed. He put the medicine powder into his sleeve and staggered away with unsteady steps.
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