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Chapter 82
He Zhiran deliberately shook the wine pot in her hand: "Your Highness, the wine is gone."
At this moment, Nan Qi hated that he couldn't kick He Zhiran out of the window, however, his purpose had not yet been achieved, he had to continue to endure.
"Come, bring another pot of wine."
Unfortunately, another pot of wine would not be a mandarin duck-shaped wine pot anymore.
Nan Qi thought that when the new wine pot was delivered, He Zhiran would no longer have to hold on to the mandarin duck wine pot, and he would always find a chance to pour the poisoned wine into Mo Jiuye's cup.
Who knew that He Zhiran didn't play by the rules at all, and didn't even help them pour the wine...
Not only that, she also put the wine pot by her side.
"I've been busy for half a day, and I'm really a little hungry."
With that said, she began to eat the dishes on the table with gusto.
Nan Qi almost died of anger by He Zhiran.
For the sake of the overall situation, he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart and continued to drink with Mo Jiuye.
Mo Jiuye felt that the time was almost right, so he took the initiative to say:
"Do you still remember the crescent-shaped birthmark on my left shoulder?"
Nan Qi, who was slightly drunk, nodded: "Of course I remember, when we were young we often secretly ran to Father Emperor's hot spring pool to bathe, and I said that your birthmark looks very special."
Mo Jiuye carefully observed the changes in Nan Qi's expression and continued:
"Do you know what legend says about this birthmark?"
Nan Qi raised his eyebrows: "It's just a birthmark, what else can it say?"
Mo Jiuye said in a deep voice: "That is the unique mark that only Mo Family men have. For generations of Mo Family men, as long as they are males, they will have this crescent-shaped birthmark on their left shoulder after birth."
Nan Qi was stunned.
"Are you saying this is a birthmark that only Mo Family men have?"
"That's right, the crescent-shaped birthmark is the unique mark of Mo Family men." Mo Jiuye affirmed.
Nan Qi had fallen into thought. He didn't know why Mo Jiuye would mention the birthmark to him. Could it be that he knew something?
Soon, Nan Qi completely changed his face.
"What exactly do you know?"
Mo Jiuye still maintained his calm appearance.
"Although you and I can no longer continue to be intimate friends who talk about everything like before, I, Mo Jiuye, have always been frank and upright, especially between you and me, I don't want any misunderstandings.
I believe my words are very clear. I also hope that the target of my grudge does not exist for you."
After a pause, Mo Jiuye got up: "I have said everything, I believe you are a smart person who will understand these things."
Seeing that Mo Jiuye was about to leave, Nan Qi immediately stopped him.
"Wait, make it clear before you go."
Mo Jiuye had already pulled He Zhiran to the door. Hearing Nan Qi's voice, they both stopped.
Mo Jiuye turned his head: "Haven't I made it clear enough?"
Nan Qi still did not give up.
"Tell me, what do you know?"
Mo Jiuye could now confirm that what He Zhiran had told him about the possibility of Nan Qi being switched at birth did exist, and Nan Qi wanted to kill him because of this.
Although he had eliminated the misunderstanding of being switched, he had exposed the fact that he knew the other's secrets, going around in circles, there would always be reasons for the other to kill him.
Left with no other choice, Mo Jiuye had to go back to his seat.
"What I can tell you now is that I've known about this since I was very young. I treated you as a brother, whether true or false, I never mentioned it to outsiders.
If it wasn't for you sending someone to kill me, even if I was facing you in person, I wouldn't have mentioned it."
Nan Qi hugged his head with both hands, his eyes had already turned crimson.
In order to prevent him from making reckless moves out of desperation, He Zhiran casually picked up the mandarin duck wine pot on the table.
Right in front of Nan Qi, she pressed the mechanism button and poured out a cup of poisoned wine.
"Prince Nan, this wine pot of yours is indeed good, it must be invaluable, right?"
Nan Qi stared wide-eyed at He Zhiran in disbelief.
"You......"
He Zhiran smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"Prince Nan went through a lot of trouble to get my husband's life. This mandarin duck wine pot must have been very difficult to obtain, right?"
Nan Qi almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. If it wasn't for his fear of Mo Jiuye, he would have killed this hateful woman without hesitation.
He Zhiran ignored Nan Qi's murderous gaze and calmly took out a small paper bag from her sleeve.
She opened the small paper bag to reveal a white powder inside.
"Has Prince Nan ever heard of a poison called Seven Days Overturn?"
Nan Qi pointed at the bag of medicine powder in disbelief and asked, "Is this Seven Days Overturn?"
The highly toxic Seven Days Overturn was very precious in Da Shun. This was absolutely the best choice for a silent kill.
As the name suggests, those who are poisoned by it will not have any discomfort. They will die on the seventh day without any signs or symptoms.
Even doctors can't figure out the cause of death.
Thinking of this, Nan Qi was frightened and thought that if he had really been poisoned, death would have been inevitable...
He Zhiran did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "If I had put this medicinal powder in your wine glass just now, who would have known that you died at my hands?"
After a pause, He Zhiran continued: "If it wasn't for my husband's kindness towards your brotherly affection, do you think you could have lived to see the eighth day?"
In fact, the bag of powder in He Zhiran’s hand was just ordinary flour. She had indeed heard of Seven Days Overturn, but she didn’t have the formula for making it. Moreover, she heard that this kind of poison was extremely precious, and had even become unavailable regardless of price.
She did this only to let Nan Qi know that they did not intend to kill him, let alone spread his secrets. Although Mo Jiuye didn't know where He Zhiran got the Seven Days Overturn from, he took the opportunity to say:
"With my abilities, it would not be difficult for me to let you take this Seven Days Overturn silently.
Out of our past affection, I'll let you off today, and I also hope you'll do the same."
After listening to their words, Nan Qi had no choice but to reconsider the credibility between him and Mo Jiuye.
No matter from which perspective the analysis was made, what Mo Jiuye said was the truth.
First of all, he understood Mo Jiuye's character very well. Mo Jiuye was an upright gentleman.
He had known his secret for a long time, and had not revealed the slightest bit to outsiders.
This not only showed that Mo Jiuye had been protecting him in the past, but also proved that the person who was switched with him was indeed not Mo Jiuye.