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

In the carriage

Shen Mu hadn't had time to change out of his casual clothes, so he quickly changed into his official robes in the carriage.

Sitting in the corner, Eunuch Tao was somewhat surprised to see that Shen Mu's broad back was covered with wounds of various sizes.

"Sir, the wound on your back was from before..."

“These are all old wounds, nothing serious.” A sly glint flashed in Shen Mu’s eyes. He had deliberately prepared the wounds on his back for Eunuch Tao to see.

"This injury looks quite frightening to me. It seems the lord is still loyal to Nanyang." Eunuch Tao's eyes revealed admiration. Looking at the Fourth Princess, who had just caused such a ruckus at the Embroidered Uniform Guard...

He's really not someone to be proud of.

Although he knew that the Emperor doted on the Fourth Princess, and that the Fourth Princess herself came from a noble family, and that her mother was Consort An, who was temporarily in charge of the Phoenix Seal.

However, Duan Yuyan, who is surrounded by halos of glory, is actually brainless.

He naturally didn't like her.

"It's all for the sake of the court, but I wonder if you could tell me why the Emperor summoned me in the middle of the night..."

His clear gaze towards Eunuch Tao dispelled Eunuch Tao's already few doubts.

But having spent so many years navigating the palace, he naturally pretended not to notice Shen Mu's probing and waved his hand, saying...

"How could you or I possibly fathom His Majesty's thoughts? But today..."

"today……"

Shen Mu naturally understood what Eunuch Tao meant. Without making a sound, he took out a heavy gold coin from the hidden compartment of the carriage and handed it to Eunuch Tao.

This gold was something he had smuggled from Zhou Jinghuai last time, specifically to solve situations like today's.

Eunuch Tao hid the gold in his sleeve, weighed it in his hand, and naturally beamed with joy.

"It's just that Consort An suddenly visited today, and I don't know what she said to the Emperor. In a fit of anger, the Emperor sent us out to find you two and bring you to the palace."

He smiled as he carefully put the gold away, afraid that something might go wrong and it would fall out.

Shen Mu frowned slightly, naturally feeling surprised to hear that it was Consort An's message.

After all, he originally thought that the Third Prince would relay this matter to the Emperor, but unexpectedly...

Consort An even had spies among his Imperial Guards.

He smiled without saying a word, leaned back on the comfortable cushions, and lifted a corner of the curtain to look out of the carriage.

It seems he has no choice but to take some action.

After the group's carriages dispersed, the Pei family's carriages finally arrived.

Because of the heavy rain and slippery roads, Pei Nanyue had her subordinates call a small carriage, which took a long and bumpy ride through the mud before she finally arrived at the gate of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

As soon as Pei Nanyue got out of the car, she saw Haojing, who was about to take Pei Suisui back.

"Lord Hao Jing!"

Her voice was somewhat cold, revealing no emotion.

"It's Miss Pei." Hao Jing was naturally surprised, but he figured Pei Nan Yue's arrival was just in time, as the Fourth Princess's carriage had just left.

He was just wondering why there were unfamiliar vehicles parked at the entrance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard so late at night.

Pei Suisui shrank behind Haojing, naturally not daring to come out. She was already more than half a head shorter than Haojing, and her petite figure made it easy for her to hide herself.

"Pei Suisui!"

Pei Nanyue had naturally seen her sister long ago, and now that she had met Haojing, she no longer needed to be polite.

After all, she had only heard about what happened today on her way here.

She naturally regretted not taking better care of her younger sister.

“Well… Miss Pei, I have something to discuss with Lord Shen. Your sister… um…” Hao Jing hesitated and looked at Pei Sui Sui behind him.

At this moment, her little face was scrunched up, filled with fear.

In the end, Hao Jing's heart softened, and he looked up to explain to Pei Nan Yue.

"Please don't blame the second young lady. She specifically asked someone to deliver the invitation this afternoon, just because she was worried... worried about her good friend. Please don't be too harsh on her."

He naturally didn't want to see Pei Suisui being dragged back and disciplined.

"Thank you for the reminder, Lord Haojing. My younger sister is naughty and has caused you trouble."

Pei Nanyue gave a slight bow, quickly grabbed her younger sister who was still trying to hide behind Haojing, pulled her onto the carriage, and then hurriedly bid farewell to Haojing.

Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, Haojing couldn't help but scratch his head.

He thought to himself that the two sisters were truly worlds apart in personality.

Recently, the troubles at the Pei family have been causing Pei Nanyue great distress. What should have been a journey of less than half an hour took her more than an hour because of the heavy rain.

When she learned that the Fourth Princess had gone to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, she was terrified and at a loss.

Only members of the Pei family should know about Pei Suisui's visit to Shen Mu that night. So how did the Fourth Princess find out?

She dared not think about whether her younger sister could be safe in Shen Mu's hands, and could only pray to God that the heavy rain would stop as soon as possible so that she could go find her sister.

Fortunately, her sister was unharmed!

Pei Nanyue leaned against the soft carriage, closing her eyes to rest.

Pei Suisui huddled in the corner of the carriage, not daring to make a sound. She was trembling slightly, unsure whether it was from being caught in the rain or from being too afraid of her older sister.

Her little face was filled with panic, fearing that her older sister would punish her.

"Those clothes are for you, put them on quickly." Pei Nanyue closed her eyes and pointed to a few pieces of clothing placed in the center.

That was something she had asked A-Meng to prepare before she left home.

"Thank you... thank you, sister." Pei Suisui didn't dare to disturb her, so she silently put the clothes on herself roughly. A wave of warmth came over her, and her heart warmed up as well.

Her older sister still loves her the most!

"elder sister……"

Pei Suisui cautiously tried to get closer to Pei Nanyue.

"Let's talk about it when we get back. This isn't a place to talk," Pei Nanyue said, rejecting her attempt to appease her.

No matter what her sister says this time, she doesn't want to forgive her easily!

Every time she does something like this, she disregards her own safety and the entire Pei family, always putting herself in a dangerous situation.

Unfortunately, it was always her own fault for not taking good care of her younger sister, which led to the frequent problems.

Pei Nanyue's slightly furrowed brows tightened again, and she sighed deeply as she thought of this.

She was ultimately an incompetent older sister!

He allows his younger sister to run around all day, acting like a complete girl!

After a cup of tea, as soon as the two sisters returned to the mansion, Pei Nanyue dragged Pei Suisui into the Pei family ancestral hall.

Aru panicked and tried to follow him in, but Ameng stopped her.

"What are you doing going in there? Is this a place we can enter?"

A-Meng lowered her voice to a whisper and pulled A-Ru aside to scold her. She was a year older than A-Ru and was A-Ru's older sister.

"But Miss... I'm afraid of the Second Miss..."

Aru was naturally afraid that Pei Suisui would be punished by Pei Nanyue.