Chapter 351: 351. Chapter 351: I Didn't Bring Anyone, But I Brought Poison

351. Chapter 351: I didn't bring anyone, but I brought poison.

Qiao Sheng tightened her grip and stepped inside; as soon as she entered, the two young men standing on either side shut the main door tightly.

"Come with me!"

The speaker was a middle‑aged man, the same one who had earlier let Qiao Sheng into the teahouse.

Qiao Sheng lifted her eyes, saw that she didn't recognize him, and said, "Who is your master?"

"You'll know when you see him."

The middle‑aged man replied to Qiao Sheng expressionlessly.

Qiao Sheng followed the middle‑aged man through a side door and arrived at a spacious courtyard.

She hadn't looked closely yet.

The middle‑aged man urged her to hurry.

They crossed the courtyard.

They walked along a long corridor for a while and came to a courtyard full of fresh flowers.

"You're here, so come sit down."

Feng An Nuan glanced at Qiao Sheng and continued trimming the flower stems in her hand.

She had indeed been to Qiao Ji Restaurant before, but Qiao Sheng hadn't seen her, so she didn't know her.

"Who are you?"

Qiao Sheng asked before stepping closer to the pavilion.

Feng An Nuan set down the scissors, stared at Qiao Sheng for a moment, and asked, "Do you want to save Xie Yin?"

She didn't answer, but turned the question back on her.

Qiao Sheng pressed her lips together and said, "I'm already here; can you tell me whether I want to save her or not?"

Without waiting for Feng An Nuan to speak,

Qiao Sheng looked straight at Feng An Nuan and said, "Did you give Xie Yi that gu?"

Hearing that,

Feng An Nuan picked up the scissors, twirled them, and said, "Wrong. I didn't do it; my subordinate did."

Qiao Sheng opened her mouth and said, "You look like a fairy, but you're so vicious."

Hearing herself described that way,

Feng An Nuan sneered, "I'm vicious, Qiao Sheng. This is all because of you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have treated Xie Yi that way."

"All because of her?"

Qiao Sheng finally realized who she was.

She asked, "Are you Feng An Nuan?"

Feng An Nuan admitted, "Yes, it's me. It seems you've heard of me, but never mind, because you won't live long."

"Is that so?"

Qiao Sheng smiled.

Feng An Nuan saw that Qiao Sheng could still smile.

Her face twisted instantly: "What are you laughing at? Don't think that just because you act like this I'll let you go. I tell you, in this world there is you without me, and me without you!"

Qiao Sheng sat opposite Feng An Nuan and said in a moderate voice, "Do you think I came here without any preparation?"

What did she mean by that?

Feng An Nuan glared at Qiao Sheng and asked, "Did you bring anyone?"

"No."

Qiao Sheng replied, "I didn't bring anyone, but I did bring poison. This poison is odorless and colorless; after being poisoned, it first feels itchy, and then the itch intensifies..."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Feng An Nuan felt her neck start to itch; she scratched it, and her face began to itch as well.

It itched more and more.

Feng An Nuan panicked.

She shouted at Qiao Sheng, "How bold you are, daring to poison me! I order you to antidote it immediately. Otherwise, otherwise I'll have someone kill Xie Yin right now!"

Qiao Sheng said evenly, "Do you think you can still blackmail me? Let me tell you, if you don't lift the gu on Xie Yi, I'll make you itch to death."

Feng An Nuan immediately sent someone to summon a doctor to take her pulse.

Result.

She consulted several doctors, but none could identify the poison.

When Qiao Sheng saw her about to send for an Imperial Doctor, she smiled and said, "This is my proprietary secret poison; ordinary people can't cure it. You'd be wasting your effort."

Feng An Nuan didn't believe Qiao Sheng.

"Qiao Sheng, do you think I'm a fool? There's no way you can deceive me!"