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

Under the moonlight, Pei Suisui seemed to resemble her sister in some ways, with a cool and aloof demeanor that made Haojing pause slightly.

"I hope Lord Haojing can cover up my absurd actions today, even though I did it out of concern for Shi... for the girl in the dark room."

Pei Suisui's tone was somewhat cold, and her gaze toward Haojing seemed to carry a warning meaning.

Although she had guessed that Shen Mu knew Thirteen's true identity, she thought it best not to reveal this to others.

Including Haojing right in front of me!

However, she was so preoccupied with her concerns today that she impulsively came to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

But thinking back on all this time, her father had resigned from his official post and left the court where he had served for decades in order to secure her the position of concubine of the Third Prince.

Later, because she refused to marry the Third Prince again, her father broke off relations with the An family once more.

All of these incidents, one by one, originated from her.

Seeing Pei Suisui's serious expression, Haojing couldn't help but also become serious.

"Second Miss, please rest assured. Since this matter was ordered by the master, we will keep a close eye on everyone in the Embroidered Uniform Guard who has met you today, and prevent anyone from leaking the information."

Hao Jing glanced around. Originally, Shen Mu had instructed that no outsiders were allowed to enter the backyard, leaving only the few people from the Cangling Divine Realm.

Just in case, someone leaked the news that the second young lady of the Pei family had visited the Embroidered Uniform Guard at night.

"Then thank you, Lord Haojing and Lord Shen."

Pei Suisui bowed slightly, tightened her cloak, and then said...

"Please lead the way, sir."

"Yes!" Hao Jing nodded blankly and led Pei Sui Sui to the other side of the dark room.

Inside the princess's mansion

"Are you telling the truth?"

Duan Yuyan quickly sat up from the bed, her light gauze covering her body, faintly revealing her beautiful figure.

"Yes, I heard every word. Indeed, the second young lady of the Pei family went to the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Man'er quickly answered the princess's question. Seeing Duan Yuyan stand up, she hurriedly stepped forward and covered her with the clothes she was carrying.

"Princess, please don't catch a cold." She helped Duan Yuyan put on her dress.

How did you find out about this?

Duan Yuyan sat at the table, letting Man'er comb her hair. She was not wearing any makeup, which made her look delicate and tender.

She stared intently at Man'er through the bronze mirror, trying to discern something from her face.

Although she was pleased, if what Man'er said was true, she could naturally find something to use against the Pei family at this time.

But upon closer reflection, Man'er was her personal maid, and there was no way she could know anything about the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

She's not stupid; she doesn't need to be someone else's shield.

Man'er's lowered eyes trembled slightly, then she immediately raised her head and looked at the princess in the bronze mirror.

"You forgot, you had people in the manor keeping an eye on Lord Shen all along, and it was they who spread the news to the princess's manor."

Seeing that Man'er was completely unperturbed, Duan Yuyan put her doubts back to herself.

She let Man'er style her hair, but she kept thinking about what Man'er had said.

"Wait a moment!"

Duan Yuyan seemed to have finally figured out the problem, and her bright eyes glared at Man'er behind her.

Man'er paused, looked up, and said innocently.

"Princess? Did I hurt you?"

She glanced discreetly at her hands and, finding no trace of the princess's hair, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Duan Yuyan was known for her shrewish and ruthless nature, and recently she had been beating and scolding countless servants. She was forced into this situation, leaving most of the maids in the manor temporarily vacant.

Then it was her turn, her personal maid, to comb the princess's hair.

"You mean Lord Shen is in the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Duan Yuyan narrowed her eyes slightly, her vicious gaze seemingly able to see right through Man'er.

"Yes... that's what the people in the manor say."

Man'er broke out in a cold sweat under Duan Yuyan's gaze. It wasn't that she felt guilty; rather, it was a sign that she was about to lose her temper and hit someone whenever the princess acted like this.

"So, the second young lady of the Pei family visited the Embroidered Uniform Guard at night to see Shen Mu?" Duan Yuyan suddenly stood up, her peach-colored skirt swaying with her movements, falling on both sides of her.

She turned around and glared fiercely at Man'er.

Man'er was so frightened that she immediately knelt down and prostrated herself on the ground.

"Princess, please calm down. I don't know if they have met or not; this is just what the people in the manor have told me."

Her body trembled slightly, and Man'er could clearly sense that Duan Yuyan in front of her had once again fallen into a state of frenzied emotion, unable to extricate herself.

Ever since the Emperor issued the decree to marry the princess to a foreign ruler in the Western Regions and rejected her marriage to Shen Mu...

Duan Yuyan became irritable and short-tempered, and difficult to control.

Man'er naturally understood this deeply, and quickly buried her head, afraid that Duan Yuyan would lose her temper and drag her down with her.

“Very good, so that explains why Pei Suisui suddenly refused to marry my brother.”

Duan Yuyan gritted her teeth and took a few steps towards the door. She looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

The moonlight fell on her small face, which was scrunched up in anger, adding a touch of eeriness to it.

"Princess, please calm down..." Man'er didn't dare to beg for mercy on behalf of the second young lady of the Pei family. She only hoped that Duan Yuyan would not punish her.

Duan Yuyan didn't hear Man'er's pleas for mercy while kneeling behind her. Instead, she muttered to herself...

"She won't marry my brother because she's climbed up to Shen Mu? So this is the Pei family, waiting for me here?"

A hint of ruthlessness seemed to flash in her eyes, and in an instant, a new plan formed in her mind.

How dare they steal her love away from Shen Mu!

She figured Pei Sui Sui didn't need to live much longer in this world.

A cool night breeze lifted the hem of her peach-colored skirt.

Duan Yuyan slowly closed her eyes, savoring the tranquility of the moment.

"Get ready, we're going to ask that second young lady of the Pei family ourselves."

"Princess, where have you decided to go?"

Man'er quickly raised her head, her panicked little face turning even paler with fright.

She wasn't unsympathetic to the second young lady of the Pei family's fate. Anyone who caught the princess's eye in Nanyang was either dead or injured, or ended up disappearing without a trace.

However, the scene of the princess personally ordering the guards to push Pei Suisui off the cliff that day often terrified her, causing her to have nightmares every night. She was afraid that one day, she would also die at the hands of the fourth princess in such an inexplicable way.

But she also knew what would happen to her if she concealed the fact that Princess Pei's family had been in contact with Shen Mu.

I'm afraid an even more terrifying method than pushing her off a cliff is waiting for her!

She was caught in the middle.

Duan Yuyan sneered, slowly opened her eyes, turned around, and looked at Man'er.

"Of course, we should go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard and find Lord Shen Mu."