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

"Miss-"

A Meng suddenly pushed open the study door and rushed in, her little face filled with panic.

"What happened? Why the rush?"

Pei Nanyue said with barely concealed displeasure, "I had asked A Meng to wait for my father to return at the gate of the mansion, but I didn't expect her to barge into the study without my permission."

Ah Meng's face was flushed red from running, and she was panting heavily.

"Young Miss, Master! Something terrible has happened, Second Miss, she..."

"Suisui?"

Pei Zhiheng frowned, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

When he returned to the manor, he specially brought back some pastries from Fengya Zhai and asked Ameng to deliver them to his second daughter, who was resting in her room.

Seeing Ah Meng's flustered expression, Pei Zhiheng immediately guessed the problem.

"The Second Miss is missing!" A Meng cried out upon seeing this.

"what!"

Pei Nanyue suddenly stood up, tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes, staring at A Meng in shock.

It should be noted that even when Pei Suisui sneaked out of the manor, she had already instructed Ameng not to mention her leaving the manor in front of her father.

All for the sake of not causing her father any worry.

Seeing Ah Meng rush in with a panicked expression, she naturally guessed that even Ah Meng herself didn't know about this.

"Second...Second Miss is not in the manor..."

Seeing the anger on her two masters' faces, A Meng quickly lowered her head and whispered.

She was so anxious that she forgot Pei Nanyue's instructions to her earlier.

It was clearly stated that if the Second Miss was not in the mansion, the Eldest Miss would be informed first, and then the Eldest Miss would decide whether to inform the Master.

"You said Sui Sui isn't in the manor? It's already dark, has she run off again?" Pei Zhiheng's voice inevitably rose, his anger mixed with his panic.

After all, he was unaware that Pei Suisui had fainted while searching for Thirteen.

He simply assumed that his youngest daughter had run away from the mansion again because she was being playful.

"Where is Aru?"

Pei Nanyue frowned slightly at A Meng and gave her a wink.

Ah Meng understood her meaning and quickly replied.

"When she accompanied the second young lady out, she left a message saying that she was going out... going out..."

"What are you doing out there?"

Pei Zhiheng was clearly getting impatient. He said that his eldest daughter had heard about his conversation with the Emperor in the Imperial Study today, so the matter must have already reached the An family.

If the An family finds out about this, and Pei Suisui encounters them again on the way...

Thinking of this, Pei Zhiheng broke out in a cold sweat and urged...

"Tell me quickly, where exactly did the Second Miss go?"

Seeing this, A-Meng thought Pei Zhiheng was going to blame her, so she quickly knelt down on the ground and said...

"Second Miss...Second Miss went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

Since Aru was delivering the invitation to Shen Mu on behalf of Pei Suisui, the two of them informed the servants in the mansion before leaving.

After all, before leaving, Pei Suisui remembered that if her sister came looking for her and couldn't find her at Tingyuxuan, she would definitely be angry with her again.

Therefore, before leaving, Pei Sui Sui personally left a message so that A Meng would know where they were going, so as not to make her sister worry when she came back to ask.

Pei Nanyue seemed to understand why her younger sister wanted to go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and upon hearing A Meng's words, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, please don't get anxious or upset."

"How can I not be anxious? Have you forgotten what happened a few days ago when Consort An blocked your sister in the palace road and forced her to kneel?" Pei Zhiheng's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger.

He recalled the time when Consort An deliberately blocked his youngest daughter on the palace road, and a surge of anger inexplicably rose in his heart.

Pei Nanyue and Pei Suisui originally wanted to keep it from this senile old man, but unfortunately, the news was eventually delivered to his residence by a servant under the Duke of Anguo.

That's precisely the time to provoke him!

Pei Zhiheng grew angrier the more he thought about it. He not only blamed his youngest daughter for running out of the mansion without a word, but also felt annoyed at himself for not keeping a closer eye on her!

“It would be fine on any other day, but it just so happens that your sister ran out at this time!” Pei Zhiheng’s voice was very low.

It seemed to be a reminder to Pei Nanyue of the plan he had just mentioned.

If the plan is implemented, neither Pei Nanyue nor Pei Suisui can stay in the capital any longer.

So, Pei Suisui has run off without a word, heading straight to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, a place she shouldn't be allowed to go! If this news gets out, she might even bump into the An family on the way.

Wouldn't that just make things worse?

Pei Nanyue naturally understood her father's meaning and quickly stepped forward to speak softly.

"Father, don't worry. I'm sure my sister was also worried about the news of Mr. Thirteen, which is why she went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

“What could she possibly find out there? The Imperial Guards are working for her.” Pei Zhiheng turned his head upon hearing this, not because he looked down on his daughter.

However, the Embroidered Uniform Guard only obeyed the Emperor's orders.

Unless by accident, one must not have any contact or interaction with any officials in Nanyang.

Not to mention, they were going to the Embroidered Uniform Guard to find a traveling doctor who didn't hold a formal official position in the palace!

Thinking of this, Pei Zhiheng paced back and forth in the room anxiously, wishing he could personally go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard to bring his unruly little daughter back!

Unfortunately, the Emperor was already keeping a close eye on the Pei family, and if he were to secretly go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard at this critical moment, he might not even leave the capital before...

The memorials impeaching him would then fall like snowflakes onto the emperor's desk.

"Father, don't worry, I'll go and bring my sister back myself."

Pei Nanyue spoke softly, then told A Meng to go back to the house to get the cloak.

Although it's late at night and there aren't many people on the streets, it's still best to be cautious.

Pei Zhiheng gazed deeply at his eldest daughter, then sighed heavily.

"You'll have to make this trip again. The Emperor is keeping a close eye on things right now. Go through the back door, and don't use the Pei family's carriages, use Old Zhang's. Remember! Be extra careful on the road!"

He figured that if Pei Nanyue went out in the Pei family's carriage, the person in the palace would soon find out.

For now, it's safer to use the carriage that their steward specially prepared.

"Yes, daughter understands." Pei Nanyue gave a slight bow, then turned and walked out of the study.

Now, she understands that the situation in Nanyang is turbulent and unpredictable, and that countless eyes are watching the Pei family.

After Pei Nanyue left, Pei Zhiheng finally relaxed and slumped into a chair. A wave of exhaustion washed over him; he had experienced far too much today.

There were so many things that before he could even sort out his thoughts, other things overwhelmed him like a tide, making it hard for him to breathe.

He sat blankly in the armchair, lost in thought.

On one hand, he has served as an official with utmost dedication for over thirty years, working tirelessly for the current emperor; on the other hand, his Pei family is on the verge of collapse, seemingly destined to return to dust.

Perhaps things have come to this point, forcing him to make his own choice.