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

Even Hao Jing couldn't understand how Xie Qiao could discover this so easily.

"Are you out of your mind? Do you really think someone could forge a letter and then have it sent out of the palace, only to be knocked unconscious by me?" Xie Qiao spoke in a serious tone, as if he truly believed it.

Xie Qiao looked at Hao Jing with some surprise, and he even began to doubt himself.

Although he wasn't usually interested in anything other than the Demon Lord, he still believed he wasn't too stupid and wouldn't easily fall into other people's traps.

"That's not what I meant!" Haojing carefully folded the letter and returned it to Xie Qiao.

Xie Qiao didn't have time to explain to Hao Jing anymore. He quickly waved to him and ran out of the mansion.

At present, Haojing also believes that it is better to find Shen Mu first before discussing this matter.

In an instant, the two disappeared into the night.

The dark room was brightly lit by candlelight.

Thirteen gently wiped away Pei Suisui's tears with his sleeve.

"Don't cry. This has nothing to do with you. It was my poor martial arts skills that led to his sneak attack."

Besides, she fears nothing for thirteen days, except for little girls crying with tears in their eyes, for she neither knows how to comfort nor console them.

"You...you still dare to say that!" Pei Suisui roughly wiped away her tears, sobbing as she spoke.

"It's all your fault! You insisted that I... go find reinforcements, leaving you alone... there!"

She glared at Thirteen while sobbing.

Although Thirteen's health had improved somewhat, her beautiful face was still somewhat pale.

"It won't happen again next time, please don't cry, okay?"

Thirteen affectionately patted Pei Suisui's head, just like she would her older sister.

"You can't...you can't lie to me anymore! There won't be a next time..."

"Okay, there won't be a next time!"

Thirteen shook his head helplessly and smiled at Pei Suisui.

"Then you still haven't told me how you found me?" She was naturally curious as to why Pei Suisui was able to enter the dark room to find her at this time, and even had Haojing leading the way.

Clearly, Shen Mu had instructed Hao Jing to bring her here.

Pei Suisui glanced guiltily at the doorway to make sure no one was eavesdropping outside before daring to lower her voice and say...

"It was Lord Shen who sent Haojing to bring me here."

Thirteen chuckled upon hearing this. She could naturally tell that Haojing had led the way. If it weren't for Shen Mu, ordinary people wouldn't be able to order Lord Haojing around to run errands at will.

"I mean, why was he able to agree to that?"

"..."

Pei Suisui was clearly surprised that Thirteen could guess this, and before she could even sob, she froze on the spot.

Tears still clung to her dark, bright eyes as she stared blankly at Thirteen with an innocent expression.

How could she have forgotten about that!

Pei Suisui looked away guiltily, not daring to look up at Thirteen.

She remembered clearly that she had promised Shen Mu before she left that she wouldn't tell Thirteen about sending the wheelchair, and that Shen Mu had done it in her name!

Although she tried to appear calm on the surface, her mind was actually in complete turmoil.

In fact, he couldn't help but feel uneasy, wondering how he could avoid offending either side.

"Year after year? Year after year? Year after year!"

Thirteen gently shook Pei Suisui's shoulder, but Pei Suisui was still caught up in her own decision and naturally ignored Thirteen calling her name.

"Pei Suisui!"

Thirteen finally shouted her name, somewhat helplessly.

"what?"

Pei Suisui quickly snapped out of her daze and turned her head to see Thirteen looking at her with a helpless expression.

"What did you just say?" She blinked, looking at Thirteen with an innocent expression. Right now, she felt it was best to keep it a secret from Shen Mu.

Otherwise, given the prestige of that Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, even if she were to team up with the Pei family, she probably still wouldn't be able to defeat him.

"I mean... how could Shen Mu let you in?"

Thirteen narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had already seen through Pei Suisui's intention to keep something from her.

But upon further reflection, she realized that Pei Suisui wouldn't harm her for no reason.

“Um… I said I wanted to see you!” Pei Suisui nodded blankly, not even daring to look up at Thirteen’s eyes.

"It's that simple?"

Thirteen found it amusing and leaned against the edge of the bed, arms crossed.

It wasn't that she wanted to pry, but she really wanted to know what was happening outside.

"It's that simple! But did he tell you when you can go back to your own home? Or did he say that I should talk to Lord Shen and ask him to take you back to our Pei residence?"

Pei Suisui looked at Thirteen's injuries with a pang of heartache.

Even someone as disobedient as her as a child rarely suffers so many injuries.

"No need, your Pei family... probably hates me quite a bit now, right?" Thirteen forced a bitter smile, thinking back to when Pei Suisui met her.

The dangers Pei Sui Sui repeatedly encounters are all related to her.

If she's not mistaken, she's now seen as a jinx by the Pei family.

Not to mention that she can't move around freely right now and can only stay in bed.

"How could that be!" Pei Suisui saw that Thirteen looked a little sad and quickly comforted him.

"My sister and my father asked me to convey their greetings to you, as well as Aru and Ameng..."

Pei Suisui quickly shook her head, afraid that Thirteen would overthink things. Her Pei family had been officials for over a hundred years, and from a young age, they had been influenced by this tradition.

Why would they easily overthink other people's opinions?

Not to mention that if Thirteen hadn't held off the assassin, she would probably have lost her life in the palace long ago.

Pei Suisui sighed softly.

"I just didn't expect that you would actually be rescued by Lord Shen."

Her little face seemed to be full of worries; she had experienced far too much in recent days.

On one side are his father and sister; on the other side are his best friends; and on yet another side...

She once longed to marry the man she loved.

"Did you send him?"

Thirteen's gentle tone interrupted Pei Suisui's thoughts, startling her slightly.

“I was the one who asked him to come, but I was also in some trouble at the time and couldn’t go with him to find you in time.”

She lowered her head dejectedly, thinking that Consort An had deliberately targeted her that day, making her kneel in the rain until she lost consciousness.

Whenever she thinks about this, she hates the An family with a burning hatred.

"So you're still my savior, and you don't need to blame yourself anymore, okay?" Thirteen tilted his head slightly, trying to see the expression on Pei Suisui's face.

Pei Suisui lowered her head very low, afraid that Thirteen would see her emotions.

She quickly waved her hand and said

"I know what you're thinking, and you don't need to worry about me. Let's focus on getting better first. After all, Lord Shen probably won't let you stay here indefinitely, will he?"

Pei Suisui deliberately turned her head to the side, pretending to look around at the furnishings in the room.