Chapter: 785

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The Duke of Reston picked up a small vial lying on the desk.

A clear red liquid swayed gently inside the vial.

It is a poison that he gets with great difficulty after years of investigation.

The person who obtained this poison explained uneasily,

“It won’t work unless the target drinks it himself.”

The Duke of Reston frowned as he slowly shook the red liquid in the vial.

‘I don’t want to use this.’

This is really a last resort.

If the Emperor is poisoned in this situation, anyone will suspect the Empress and the Reston family.

‘The story will be different if it’s in the hunting competition.’

If he dies in an accident while hunting, even if people suspect, there is no definite evidence, so it will be buried in the fog.

But poison is different. Because they must somehow find the culprit.

The Duke put the vial back down on the desk after he pondered.

‘I will never use it if there’s another way.’

If the hunting competition isn’t going to be held, if there’s no other way, then he has no choice but this.

His anxious eyes turned again to the liquid in the vail.

He had already planned how to use it.

There is a trustworthy person among the maids of the Empress.

The emperor’s food is always thoroughly inspected.

In fact, there is no possibility of poisoning the emperor’s food.

But now, if I’m lucky, I might be able to create a chance.

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There is someone who can poison the emperor without going through the food inspection first.

Gripping the vail, the Duke of Reston thought, ‘There is no opportunity other than the harvest festival.’