Poisonous Goddess: I'm just lazing around in the mortal realm.

"Brother's words are so cold. How come he can't even let his own sister come to see him?"

Duan Yuyan's words were accusatory. She stared impatiently at the kettle in Duan Yuchuan's hand, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.

Ever since she learned that Shen Mu would not marry her and that her father wanted to marry her off to the Western Regions.

She was so anxious that she couldn't eat or sleep, and wanted to see her father, the emperor, to beg him to rescind his decision.

Unfortunately, after being turned away for three days, she could no longer sit still and wanted to find one last chance, so she came to the Third Prince's residence.

Although Duan Yuyan was desperate and grasping at straws, she couldn't help but show a look of disdain when she saw her brother.

"What are you saying, little sister? I'm already very happy that you came to see your brother."

Duan Yuchuan took in his younger sister's unruly demeanor. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly; it wasn't hard to guess what his own sister could possibly want from him.

First, there's Shen Mu; second, there's the marriage alliance.

Besides, if this spoiled princess were to enter his home without asking for anything in return, he would have someone check whether she was possessed by a ghost.

Duan Yuyan seemed a little embarrassed by her brother's words, and she quickly stood up and asked with concern.

"Is the poison in your body any better, brother? Perhaps I should ask Mother to send Thirteen to take a look at you?"

"Thirteen?"

Duan Yuchuan's gaze toward his sister grew increasingly cold.

If it weren't for mentioning Thirteen, it would be fine. But bringing her up now is just a way of reminding himself that the lingering poison in his body was all due to Thirteen's negligence.

They even blamed Thirteen for his previous poisoning and fainting spell.

But he's not Duan Yuyan; he's not that stupid!

"But I seem to remember that my sister tortured her without my permission, I think... I broke her leg? How can she still practice medicine and treat patients? My sister is probably joking."

Duan Yuchuan smiled coldly, increasingly feeling that his younger sister was far too foolish.

One minute they're pretending to come see me, the next they're saying they'll get me a doctor.

Ultimately, it's just paving the way for what's to come.

He glanced subtly in the direction where Yongcheng was hiding, then said somewhat seriously.

"Sister, there's no need to beat around the bush. Just tell me the purpose of your visit today."

He looked down at his younger sister, who was standing in front of the table.

Duan Yuyan feigned unease, fidgeting with the handkerchief in her hand, and whispered...

"Brother, have you heard that Father Emperor intends to marry me off to the Western Regions?"

"I've heard of it. Wasn't the decree issued long ago?" Duan Yuchuan understood. Sure enough, he had guessed correctly.

Seeing that her brother didn't want to pay attention to her, Duan Yuyan quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and a faint tear appeared on her face.

"Yan'er doesn't want to get married. She just wants to stay by her mother's and brother's side and be with them."

Duan Yuchuan couldn't help but sigh deeply as he looked at his younger sister's affected manner.

He ultimately underestimated his sister's shamelessness.

If he had met Duan Yuyan before he was eight years old and before he was poisoned and sick, he would have felt sorry for her and wished he could pluck the moon from the sky for his younger sister.

But ever since he was poisoned at the age of eight, this younger sister has visited his home only a handful of times.

If she didn't actually need his help, she probably still wouldn't have come to visit him.

Thinking of this, Duan Yuchuan's eyes turned icy cold.

"It would be better to beg Mother for help than to beg me here." With a somewhat gloomy expression, he carefully arranged the scrolls on the table and placed them back on the bookshelf one by one.

When he can't go out, he likes to read.

Although he is now able to go out to court again under the care of the Thirteenth Prince, reading has become one of his hobbies.

Seeing that her brother was ignoring her, Duan Yuyan finally started to panic.

"Brother, you can't just stand by and watch me die, can you? I'm your own sister! Mother doesn't care about me, so why don't you care about me too?"

She spoke earnestly, even managing to squeeze out two tears as she looked at Duan Yuchuan in front of the bookshelf.

Duan Yuchuan, with his back to Duan Yuyan, couldn't help but roll his eyes. But when he turned around, his face showed no trace of disgust.

“It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but as you can see, I’m not feeling well right now and can’t go to court to speak well of you to the Emperor.”

Duan Yuchuan always refused his sister's requests without even thinking about them.

It's not that the things his sister asked him to do were particularly difficult, but rather that after he went to great lengths to handle them for her, she never even said thank you.

This made Duan Yuchuan, who was already vindictive, even more determined not to help Duan Yuyan anymore.

Seeing that she had run into a wall, Duan Yuyan quickly composed herself, stepped forward, grabbed Duan Yuchuan's arm, and said coquettishly...

"Brother, I'm your own sister! Please help me."

Upon hearing his younger sister's words, Duan Yuchuan seemed to pause in his work of tidying the books. Duan Yuyan, thinking that her words had had an effect, quickly added...

"Go and plead with Father Emperor for my sister. If he doesn't allow me to marry Shen Mu, I won't marry him either. But I really don't want to go to that dirty, smelly Western Regions where people never bathe!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed Duan Yuchuan's arm and shook it. Seeing Duan Yuchuan's reaction, Duan Yuyan, who thought she could persuade her brother, couldn't hide her arrogance.

"I'm your only sister!"

Sure enough, as long as she opened her mouth, whether it was her father or her brother, they could do whatever they wanted.

They will all listen to what she says.

However, Duan Yuchuan's reaction was not as Duan Yuyan had expected; he did not agree to the matter.

Duan Yuchuan coldly pulled Duan Yuyan off his arm, took a few deep breaths, and then looked at her and said...

Do you know when my health improved?

"I..." Duan Yuyan naturally didn't expect her brother to ask this question, and she was slightly stunned when she couldn't answer.

How could she know when Duan Yuchuan recovered?

She only cared whether he lived or died.

Duan Yuchuan seemed to have anticipated his sister's reaction and continued to ask coldly.

"Then do you know where you were when I was on the verge of death, almost succumbing to the poison?"

Although he never thought highly of his younger sister, when he thought of Duan Yuyan, who was so indifferent to her own family, why should she need help from others?

Why would a spoiled princess who knows no gratitude stay in Nanyang and cause trouble for others?

Clearly, Duan Yuchuan already has his own answer.

Seeing Duan Yuchuan's increasingly determined gaze, Duan Yuyan couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

In fact, she was extremely angry about her brother's questions!

So, do you deserve it?