She took the real poison from her bosom. With trembling hands, she sprinkled it into the cup. Then… she drained it in one gulp!
It was all over.
The Imperial Physician had said that only by abstaining from the Calming Incense could she possibly survive.
But she was too weak; she couldn't quit.
She didn't want to live like a dog.
It was too unbearable.
So, it was better to die.
As for Xia Jieyu, she had already instructed Molli to deliver a letter. The box of pastries sprinkled with powdered sugar was not poisoned. In front of Lianlian, she had also sprinkled powdered sugar.
Whether Xia Jieyu believed her or not, her conscience was clear.
Honored Lady Lan lay on the bed, dressed impeccably, a faint smile still on her lips. In less than half a Shi Chen, streams of black blood trickled from her orifices. Then... her beauty perished, her life extinguished.
「At Lady Xi's residence.」
Lianlian rushed in, beaming, to report that the deed was done.
