After the death of the host: the tyrant cried red eyes

How much unknown effort did she put in silently in that stuffy and lonely kitchen?

His eyes gradually became deep and his thoughts drifted away.

During those long hours, when she was alone, repeating the boring work of culling, did she ever have a glimmer of hope in her heart, hoping to get closer to her goal, or just to see his satisfied smile when he tasted the food? Thinking of her back as she resolutely left the banquet, the heavy grievance seemed to become more real.

Perhaps, as she said, I really misunderstood her and underestimated her sincerity.

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Shen Bingning returned to her bedroom angrily. The door made a deafening noise when she pushed it angrily, as if it was venting her inner dissatisfaction and she wanted the entire palace to feel her displeasure.

"Host, are you okay?"

The system's voice came from the void with a hint of worry.

Shen Bingning simply tidied up her clothes that were messed up by anger. The sadness that flashed across her eyes was quickly concealed by her, and replaced by her usual heartless smile.

"I'm fine."

She raised an eyebrow and spoke in a relaxed tone, as if the previous sadness had never existed.

"But aren't you sad because you're misunderstood?"

The system was surprised by the rapid change of her emotions. Even a calm being like it found it difficult to understand the ever-changing human emotions.

"That's just pretend."

Shen Bingning casually poured a glass of water with a smug smile on her face, "If I don't do this, how can I make Xiao Yi feel guilty?"

"So, you used your precious points to exchange for spice powder and deliberately made people misunderstand that you were going to poison people, just for this?"

The system seemed very shocked.

It originally thought that she exchanged spices in order to improve her cooking skills and win Xiao Yi's favor, but it didn't expect that there was such a conspiracy behind it, and even the system was deceived by her!

“Why would I do this?”

Shen Bingning did not give a direct answer, but left a meaningful question.

Soon, Lu Zhong came back hurriedly carrying some freshly baked cakes. Shen Bingning estimated the time and guessed that she might have reported the situation to Xiao Yi while she was making the cakes.

She gently picked up a piece of mung bean cake. The cool and delicate taste made her feel more relaxed. She then praised Lu Zhong, "Lu Zhong, your cooking skills are getting better and better."

Hearing this, Lu Zhong's face lit up with a brilliant smile, and he quickly struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty, it's been so long since the incident happened, you should have calmed down by now. You won't gain anything by getting angry with the Emperor."

Shen Bingning had expected this and immediately switched to acting mode. She pretended to put the mung bean cake back on the plate, covered her chest with both hands, and pretended to be heartbroken: "I'm not angry, I'm heartbroken.

Do you think the emperor became suspicious because he saw me fail? No, he never believed me from the beginning to the end!"

"How can it be!"

Lu Zhong hurriedly defended, "If the emperor really suspected the queen, why would he wait for the queen to have dinner together and not reject your kindness?"

"This……"

Shen Bingning was speechless for a moment, and she herself was confused about Xiao Yi's real intention at the time.

According to her plan, after Xiao Yi discovered that she had "poisoned" him, he should take action immediately, and she would take the opportunity to stage a self-torture trick to prove her innocence, which would definitely be more effective.

But the reality was, Xiao Yi clearly knew about the so-called "poison", but he still calmly waited for her to have dinner with him. He didn't even stop her from handing him the chicken soup, but instead acted as if he really wanted to taste it.

If she hadn't been quick-witted and drank the bowl of soup first, the whole plan would have failed.

Of course she knew that it was just an ordinary seasoning and harmless to people, but Xiao Yi didn't know that.

What kind of mentality made him willing to try that bowl of potentially "poisonous" chicken soup?

Shen Bingning fell into deep thought, finding it incredible that Xiao Yi was willing to try it even though he knew it was poisonous. She couldn't guess what he was thinking.

Seeing her silence, Lu Zhong mistakenly thought that her heart had softened, and hurriedly persuaded her: "Your Majesty, the emperor must still be thinking about you, you should go see him and give him a way out."

Shen Bingning came back to her senses, looked at Lu Zhong's expectant eyes, the smile on her lips deepened a little, and nodded gently: "Okay."

He had already vented his temper enough. If the stalemate continued, it would be too unprofitable if Xiao Yi's guilt and patience were really exhausted.

"That's great! The Emperor will be so happy!"

Lu Zhong was very excited.

I don't care whether he is happy or not.

Shen Bingning curled her lips secretly, and her eyes curved into two crescent moons.

However, the favorability level will definitely rise sharply!

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[The query results show that the male protagonist Xiao Yi’s blackening value is: 85]

Shen Bingning curled the corners of her mouth confidently, feeling secretly proud in her heart.

See, I have everything under control.

For me, dealing with Xiao Yi is just a small matter.

【Favourability: 0】

What?! Shen Bingning's smile froze on her face, and she was obviously surprised by this result.

Shen Bingning's smile was like the surface of a lake that was suddenly hit by a cold wind in winter, instantly freezing into a piece of silent ice and frost.

She rubbed her earlobes with her fingertips in disbelief, as if this could change the answer she was about to hear: "How much? Wait a minute, are you sure you said it right? What is the favorability?"

Her heartbeat almost stopped at this moment.

【Favourability: 0】

The system's prompt tone, without any emotional fluctuations, rang again, like the cold wind in a winter night, biting and cold, instantly extinguishing the fire of hope that Shen Bingning had ignited with great difficulty.

She seemed to have fallen into a bottomless black hole, and self-doubt surged in like a tide, surrounding her tightly.

How is it possible? Even if Xiao Yi's personality is so cold, why does his favorability remain unchanged despite everything he has done?

How much misunderstanding and resentment does he have towards me?

[The road to the strategy is long, the host needs to work harder. 】

This time, there seemed to be a hint of imperceptible sympathy in the system's voice, which made Shen Bingning feel even more bitter.

The fighting spirit that had just ignited in her heart was like a bonfire that was suddenly extinguished, making her look listless, like a vegetable leaf that had been attacked by a severe winter and had lost its former vitality.

Fortunately, the system's continuous reminders were like a faint ray of light that penetrated the haze in her heart and prompted her to find her direction again.

She took a deep breath, picked up the extremely precious leg-healing herbs that she had prepared long ago, and walked slowly into the depths of the palace with each step seeming particularly heavy.

In order to exchange for the elixir that could heal Xiao Yi's leg injury, she spent a lot of precious points.