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"Miss Shen, do you have any other way to escape?"

Xiao Shihua had a smile on his face, but that smile seemed to be filled with poison.

Even Xiao Huaimin's hand holding the teacup paused, and he looked at Shen Nanzhi with some confusion.

After Shen Nanzhi finished speaking, the dagger on her neck moved a little closer.

The cold touch seemed to be able to cut her throat in the next moment.

Shen Nanzhi steadied his breath, then looked up at Xiao Shihua and frowned, "The Second Prince is such a suspicious person, I don't believe he would bet everything on human nature."

Even if he believed in Xiao Huaimin's character, human nature was often the most complex and difficult to grasp.

It is true that Xiao Huaimin can give up his life for Zhou Jinxuan, but who can guarantee that he will not make a second-hand arrangement before his death, or simply make up his mind to die with Xiao Shihua and reveal everything directly in front of the emperor?

Xiao Shihua smiled: "So?"

Shen Nanzhi said coldly: "So, I guess, the antidote for the muscle softening powder is not in this teacup, the real poison is in this teacup, and if you calculate it, the poison won't take effect until Your Highness can come to the emperor's presence."

At that time, because the poison took effect suddenly, it was too late for Xiao Huaimin to do anything.

If he got poisoned when he entered the palace and had nothing to do with Xiao Shihua, it would be easy to clear Xiao Shihua of suspicion.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

Before Xiao Huaimin opened his mouth, Xiao Shihua had already raised his hand and started clapping.

"Miss Shen is really thoughtful and has a rich imagination. I haven't thought of these things, but Miss Shen has thought of them for me."

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi sneered and said, "Since the Second Prince firmly believes that this tea is non-toxic, do you dare to drink it yourself?"

Xiao Shihua didn't expect to be outmaneuvered by Shen Nanzhi. His eyes became colder and colder. He sneered, "Then you better think about it. Miss Shen has already poured out the antidote for the muscle softening powder. Now there is only one cup left. If I drink it, you will have to drag your weak body into the palace. If you delay, you can't blame me."

At this point, Xiao Shihua raised his finger and pointed at the red snake wrapped around Zhou Jinxuan, and said with a smile: "Oh, I forgot to remind you, brother, this snake likes to eat human hearts and livers the most, and it can't stand being hungry. It needs to eat every six hours. By then, even I won't be able to save you, sister-in-law."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Huaimin's face turned pale as paper.

"Xiao Shihua!"

Xiao Shihua was unmoved, and even laughed so hard that his body shook with laughter: "Sister-in-law is such a beautiful person, I'm sure the taste of her heart must be very good, otherwise you can see that this snake would have been impatient for it a long time ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, the red snake seemed to sense something and suddenly tilted its head, slid along Zhou Jinxuan's neck, and landed all the way on Zhou Jinxuan's heart. Zhou Jinxuan was so frightened that he lost his voice even to scream, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

"Xiao Shihua! Don't touch her! I drink!"

As he spoke, Xiao Huaimin picked up the teacup and was about to drink it all, but he heard Shen Nanzhi sternly say, "Your Highness! Sister Zhou will die if you drink it!"

When Zhou Jinxuan's life and death was mentioned, Xiao Huaimin suddenly calmed down.

The tea was just placed at his lips, but he hadn't swallowed it yet.

Shen Nanzhi continued, "Second Prince said so much, it's nothing more than a provocation. Even if you don't take the antidote for the muscle softening powder, you can take the carriage directly after leaving the palace and go all the way to the second entrance. With your health, the effect of the muscle softening powder should have worn off by half. Moreover, I don't believe that you will kill Sister Zhou in advance without waiting for the news from your Highness!"

Even if Xiao Huaimin changed his mind halfway, publicized the matter, or even used it to target Xiao Shihua and put Xiao Shihua in a passive position, Zhou Jinxuan and Shen Nanzhi would also be his hostages at that time.

If Xiao Shihua killed them rashly, it would be more trouble than it would take.

Even a calm and steady person like Xiao Huaimin would lose his mind and fail to react when faced with a life-and-death situation involving Zhou Jinxuan.

After being reminded by Shen Nanzhi, Xiao Huaimin put the teacup on the table: "Miss Shen is right, my second brother knows me. I always keep my promises and will never regret what I promised you. I hope my second brother will do the same."

After being rejected twice in a row, the smile on Xiao Shihua's face gradually faded.

He snorted coldly: "I had good intentions, but you misunderstood me like this. I am really disappointed."

As he spoke, he suddenly picked up the teacup that Xiao Huaimin had just placed on the table, "In that case, I'll let you see if there's any poison in this teacup."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and grabbed Xie Wanting, who had been standing hunched over on the side.

The force was so great that Xie Wanting lost her balance and almost fell down again.

It was Xiao Shihua who grabbed her chin and forced her to drink the already cold tea.

Xie Wanting was struggling and resisting all over, but she was no match for Xiao Shihua's strength.

As he did so, he did not forget to say to Shen Nanzhi in a sinister tone, "Miss Shen has been wrongly accusing me from the beginning to the end. Then you can check whether there is poison in this tea."

Most of the cup of tea was poured into Xie Wanting's stomach, and Xiao Shihua finally let go of her hand.

Xie Wanting's head and face were all splashed with tea. Her face turned red and she looked embarrassed.

After being pushed away by Xiao Shihua, she fell to the ground and coughed for a long time before she recovered and looked at Xiao Shihua: "Second Prince..."

Xiao Shihua smiled slightly: "Don't worry, you are mine, how can I harm you?"

Having said that, his action just now really scared Xie Wanting. She felt like she was sieved. After she barely stood up, she dared not say another word.

Xiao Shihua didn't even look at her, but just looked at Xiao Huaimin with a smile: "Brother also saw that the tea is fine. What Miss Shen said may not be credible."

However, Xiao Huaimin frowned and said, "You are still like this, and no one can question you or disobey you."

Even if the tea was poisonous, he would never admit it.

Overly conceited and paranoid, this is Xiao Shihua's nature.

Xiao Shihua was not annoyed when he was exposed. He looked up at the clepsydra that had been set on the table and reminded him with a smile, "Brother, the timer has started."

Hearing this, Xiao Huaimin took another deep look at Zhou Jinxuan before dragging his heavy body, gritting his teeth and forcing himself to walk out.

Xiao Shihua's men immediately followed.

During this time, Zhou Jinxuan wanted to say something, but was tightly entangled by the red snake. The snake's head was pressed against her cheek, which not only made it difficult for her to breathe, but also scared her so much that she lost her voice again. Even when she opened her mouth, she couldn't make any sound.

After Xiao Huaimin left, Xiao Shihua turned around, pulled a chair, and sat down opposite Shen Nanzhi.

He looked at Shen Nanzhi with a half-smile: "Why, it's been so long, and the person Miss Shen is waiting for hasn't come yet? Could it be that Miss Shen is waiting for the eldest brother just like me?"

Although the latter sentence was a question, it was obvious that he did not believe it.

Moreover, judging from his tone, he obviously expected Shen Nanzhi to send people to Zhenbei Palace to ask for reinforcements, but even so, his expression was so relaxed, and even with a playful look of watching a good show.

This means he must have made arrangements.

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi looked at him warily: "Do you have an ambush outside?"

As soon as the words came out, even Shen Nanzhi himself felt that the question was a bit stupid.

She laughed at herself and said, "Yes, the Second Prince is such a cautious person. How could he take such a big risk to do these things? He only brought these people with him."

Hearing this, Xiao Shihua smiled and said, "Miss Shen knows me quite well. In that case, let's guess, which secret guard of your Shen family was the first one whose head was chopped off and sent to us?"

Shen Nanzhi looked at him coldly: "I don't deny that when I followed here today, I thought it might be the Second Prince's calculation, so I asked my aunt and others to go back and arrange the manpower, but the Second Prince, don't forget that the Shen family is not so easy to bully."

"Since they know that it was the Second Prince who was causing trouble, if anything bad happened to us here today, you would be the first one to get away."

Shen Nanzhi imitated Xiao Shihua's tone and said with a half-smile: "Now is the time when the court is placing great importance on the Shen family. Your Highness might as well guess which side the emperor will stand on and how he will choose?"

Hearing this, Xiao Shihua's smile finally disappeared.

Shen Nanzhi spoke at this time: "Sister Zhou is weak and frightened like this. She may not be able to hold on until the Second Prince's people bring back the news. If something happens by then, the Second Prince will not even have a chance to save the situation. We can't escape anyway, and the First Prince has already left. The Second Prince might as well let the snake let Sister Zhou go."

Hearing this, Xiao Shihua snorted coldly: "I want to let her go, but this snake won't let go. With the delicious food right in front of its mouth, there is no reason for it to let go, unless..."

At this point, he raised his eyebrows and smiled at Shen Nanzhi: "You go and change her."

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Jinxuan, who had just found his voice, didn't even care about the red snake sticking to his cheek, and said in panic: "No! Sister Shen! My body is not going to get better anyway, so if I die, I die. It's not worth it for me!"

Although she was extremely scared, in order not to make Shen Nanzhi worry, her red eyes were full of determination.

Shen Nanzhi sighed: "Sister Zhou, there is no such thing as worth it or not. You are willing to risk your life for me, so how can I be the kind of person who is afraid of death."

Hearing this, Xiao Shihua clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, you are indeed a member of the Shen family, you are righteous and brave. In this case, please go, Miss Shen. It happens that you have some kung fu skills. I was afraid that this muscle softening powder would have limited effect on you. This is exactly what I want."

After saying that, he winked at the maid who was holding Shen Nanzhi hostage.

The maid hurriedly leaned over and untied the ropes that tied Shen Nanzhi to the armchair, then tied her hands behind her back, and then dragged Shen Nanzhi towards Zhou Jinxuan.

Seeing this, Zhou Jinxuan saw that he couldn't persuade Shen Nanzhi, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Sister Shen, instead of dragging you down, it's better for me to just die like this!"

As she said this, she actually took the initiative to bump into the head of the red snake that was sticking to her side, trying to completely enrage the red snake and make it attack her and give her a quick death.

"Sister Zhou! Don't!"

At that moment, Shen Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat.

She didn't even care about her disguise and was about to take action.

But what Shen Nanzhi didn't expect was that the red snake was not angry at all. Instead, it flicked its red-gold tail, got off Zhou Jinxuan's body, and rushed straight towards her.

Zhou Jinxuan was also completely stunned.

In order not to drag down Shen Nanzhi, she was determined to die, but she never expected that the red snake would rush towards Shen Nanzhi.

"Sister Shen...I..."

Faced with life and death, even though she was extremely scared of the red snake and lost her voice, she held on and did not shed a single tear.

But at this moment, even someone as dignified and steady as Zhou Jinxuan burst into tears.

Shen Nanzhi quickly forced out a smile and gave Zhou Jinxuan a firm look: "It's okay, Sister Zhou, you believe me."

Perhaps infected by Shen Nanzhi's eyes, Zhou Jinxuan gradually regained his sanity and composure.

At the same time, Shen Nanzhi was also brought to her side. In a blink of an eye, the red snake crawled along Shen Nanzhi's ankles to her waist, and then wrapped around her heart.

Not only did this thing look scary, but it also felt extremely uncomfortable when wrapped around the body. It was heavy and painful, and it was also slippery and sticky with a strong fishy smell that made Shen Nanzhi's stomach churn.

She felt so uncomfortable after being entangled for just a while, and she didn't know how Zhou Jinxuan had managed to endure such a long time.

Hiss, hiss.

The red snake stuck to Shen Nanzhi's chest, staring at Shen Nanzhi with its wide-open eyes.

She didn’t know if it was Shen Nanzhi’s illusion, but she saw that the red snake’s eyes were obviously more terrifying when it looked at her than when it looked at Zhou Jinxuan.

The question that she had not had time to think about before came to her mind at this moment.

At that time, she was wondering, this red snake was so similar to the one on the pleasure boat, was it also under Getana's command? Now looking at the hostile look of this red snake towards her, she was afraid it was.

The snake on the pleasure boat died at the hands of Shen Nanzhi.

But it was obvious that the snake in front of her was more difficult to deal with, and Shen Nanzhi was not completely sure that she could kill it faster than its reaction before it bit her while she was tied up.

However, even though Zhou Jinxuan deliberately provoked it, it did not speak rashly, but turned around and attacked Shen Nanzhi, as if it was controlled by someone and obeyed orders.

At that time, the red snake on the pleasure boat also obeyed Getana's orders.

This gave Shen Nanzhi hope.

After all, no matter who controls the snake, after Shen Nanzhi takes action, it takes time for that person to react and give orders, and for the snake to receive the orders and attack again.

As for the person who controls this red snake, he must be in this room.

After the screen was kicked down and he saw the situation behind it, Shen Nanzhi began to observe.

Whether this red snake was crawling up Zhou Jinxuan's trouser legs or turning around and running towards Shen Nanzhi, every time before it made a big move, it would not forget to turn around and take a look at the corner of the room.

Obviously waiting for the man in the corner to give orders.

There was a maid squatting in the corner. Because she was facing the wall, Shen Nanzhi could only see her thin back but not her face. But there was no doubt that this was a woman, not Getana.

Shen Nanzhi's mind was working quickly, thinking about how to further trick Xiao Shihua into talking, but he suddenly heard a scream from Xie Wanting, who was standing respectfully with her head bowed.