Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me which of the following is correct and natural?

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

I think of your trio that I would choose (2) but I'm not really happy with that because you expect a follow-up in this way: 'so ill of me that I ....'

Alan
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[Tom]

[Alan]

Hi Tom,

How about 'very'?

A
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