How many obstacles does the emperor's food go through? From ingredient selection to preparation, every step is carefully scrutinized.

　　Even when it reaches the mouth, someone must taste for poison, ensuring it is safe to consume.

　　This rule is not exempted even in the imperial harem.

　　Not to mention the clothes worn, the ink and paper used.

　　There are just as many people keeping an eye on them.

　　It's near impossible to poisonhe, even more difficult than reaching the heavens.

　　Xu Jiao-jiao naturally knew this, that's why she had me go.

　　She was gambling, burdening me with the worries.

　　If I succeed, she can pull down the Empress alongside me.

　　If I fail and get caught, she won't be at a loss either.

　　It really is a pity for her foolish mind, actually thinking I can accomplish it.

　　How laughable, if it were really that easy and simple, why would I have struggled for so many years? "But if you didn't poison him, why did he still fall ill, and so gravely?!" Xu Jiao-jiao was still puzzled before her death.

　　There's no other way, the fact that he vomited blood and became seriously ill was undeniable.

　　Since I didn't poison him and couldn't find any poison, it naturally had to be with Xu Jiao-jiao.

　　Poisoning the emperor is a death sentence.

　　But she didn't poison him either.

　　I caressed her beautiful face and murmured softly, "Empress, you're a person from Qianyue Country, don't you know that there's another poison in Qianyue Country called 'Grave of Beauties'?" "Are you talking about the lost aphrodisiac?" Xu Jiao-jiao suddenly realized and burst into laughter, "So that's it! So that's it! I wondered why Pei Qi, who has so many beauties, took a liking to your plain face! So it's because you took that short-lived aphrodisiac!" When she said this, she suddenly stopped, staring at me intently, "Those who take that aphrodisiac not only have short lives but can never bear children.

　　Your child at that time, you were..." I nodded, "That child was meant to be aborted by you." "Wretched woman! Chen Su-niang! You wretched woman! 'Grave of Beauties' is not poisonous, how could you kill Pei Qi!" "Grave of Beauties exudes a penetrating fragrance.

　　It's a non-toxic medicine that accumulates its toxicity over the years, and it only requires a tiny bit to take a person's life." Everything around Pei Qi wasn't poisonous, it was me.

　　The closer he got to me, the deeper the toxicity became.

　　Just as Consort Yu said, I won't have a good death.

　　But I'll also drag that despicable person down with me.

　　The one responsible for the deaths of those twenty thousand soldiers is not the mesmerizing beauty, but the feeble ruler who casually gave away cities with a flick of his hand.

　　I personally took the white silk that Fuyin handed over and placed it between Xu Jiaojiao's slender neck.

　　She was completely panicked: "No, you can't kill me! My country just signed an alliance with Dasheng! If you kill me, how can you explain it to my country!" I sneered, "Alliance, are you referring to that worthless piece of paper? Ning Concubine, General Shen's iron cavalry has already arrived at your Qianyue City, hasn't it?" She trembled in fear.

　　I decided to tell her another secret.

　　"You have been in the palace for many years, but you haven't had a child.

　　Can you guess why?" She widened her eyes, "Pei..." This time, she really overthought it.

　　Pei Qiaiairen may love beautiful women, but he looks down on them as well.

　　He doesn't think that a child born to a foreign woman would pose any threat to him, especially since that woman was someone he once deeply loved.

　　"It's me." I tightened the white silk and coldly watched as her bones twisted.

　　"Empress, is foot-washing water soaked with safflowers still comfortable to use?"