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

Night falls

Pei Nanyue, dressed in a spring robe, sat in front of the large hall, staring coldly at the teacup in her hand without saying a word.

Aru knelt before her, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Although Pei Nanyue is considerate of her servants and often treats them very well, if it concerns the Second Miss, then even the master of the Pei family might not be able to do anything about it.

A-Meng stood to the side, anxiously rubbing her handkerchief. She looked up at the bright moon hanging in the dark night, realizing that her younger sister had been kneeling for two hours.

She glanced furtively at the young lady sitting at the front of the hall, and her heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Even she hadn't expected that the second young lady would sneak out of the manor again.

Today, she accompanied the eldest young lady to see the master off from the capital, and had already instructed Aru to keep a close eye on the second young lady in the mansion. Unexpectedly, the second young lady secretly knocked over a candlestick, causing a fire in Tingyu Pavilion.

Taking advantage of the chaos among the servants, he secretly escaped from the mansion and was never heard from again.

"If you don't speak today, I'll find a slave trader to sell you off. Since you can't even keep an eye on the young lady, you're just a useless servant."

Pei Nanyue spoke softly, glancing coldly at Aru kneeling before her. Aru, startled, immediately straightened up and begged for mercy.

"Young Miss, this servant knows nothing!"

Aru knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly to Pei Nanyue.

Ever since Pei Suisui rashly brought Thirteen into the palace last time, and she was discovered by the young lady for tipping her off, Pei Suisui has never informed her before going out.

It was obvious that they had noticed that she had been secretly sending messages to the young lady.

Pei Nanyue slowly raised her head, looking at the courtyard filled with servants.

They were all servants from Tingyuxuan.

She clearly didn't believe her sister could have sneaked out of the mansion in full view of everyone.

"If you don't talk, I'll sell off all the servants outside first, and leave you alone to be interrogated. What do you think?"

Pei Nanyue's voice wasn't loud, but it was still clearly audible to the servants outside.

"Miss-"

"Miss, we are innocent."

"We really didn't see the Second Miss! Please, Eldest Miss, have mercy!"

Amidst the cries of pleas for mercy, the servants outside were already kneeling in a row.

The Pei family was not a small or insignificant household; in fact, among many aristocratic families, they were the most considerate of their servants. Often, it was the servants from other households who went to great lengths to secure jobs in the Pei family.

Not only were the daily rewards the highest among all the noble families, but even the wages paid to the servants in the mansion were the highest.

Right now, if these servants were sold off, it's questionable whether they could even survive outside.

Pei Nanyue lifted her eyelids slightly, seemingly unconcerned about the noise outside.

The reason she lost her temper so badly today was twofold: firstly, Pei Suisui was still injured and her old illness could relapse at any time; secondly, her Pei family was already in dire straits.

The Pei family is now considered a thorn in the Emperor's side.

"Miss, please have some tea."

A Meng placed the brewed West Lake Longjing tea next to Pei Nanyue; it was her favorite drink.

She hesitated as she watched Pei Nanyue pick up her teacup, slightly opening her mouth as if to plead for her sister.

"Don't stand here thinking you can plead for your sister. Don't you know what kind of situation the Pei family is in today?"

Pei Nanyue naturally noticed Ah Meng's little actions out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but remind her.

"Please forgive me, young lady!"

A-Meng knew she shouldn't be like that, so she quickly lowered her head.

"Forgive me? If the Second Miss can be brought back safely with just a few words from you few people, I don't care if you say a few more words of begging for mercy."

Pei Nanyue's voice was extremely cold, devoid of any emotion.

The constant pleas for mercy outside were giving her a headache.

Right now, her father has gone to Philadelphia, and her sister is missing. She really doesn't know what to do.

Thinking of this, she leaned back in the armchair, her expression revealing her weariness.

"Young Miss, it's all my fault. Please don't blame my sister. Please punish me instead. I failed to keep a close eye on the Second Young Miss. It's all my fault!"

Aru realized that the young lady in front of her seemed to be taking her anger out on her older sister, so she quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Each dull thud, heavier than the last, caused the skin on her forehead to gradually break open, and blood slowly flowed down her temple.

"Punish me, young lady. My sister knows nothing about this."

Seeing this, A-Meng quickly knelt down beside A-Ru and kowtowed to Pei Nan Yue together with her sister.

Pei Nanyue slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Even she herself was a little curious. Could it be that she had been too harsh on her servants?

She leaned against the armchair, propping her head up with her hand, and slowly said...

"I don't want to hear you say things like 'it's none of your business if the Second Miss goes out.' Since you didn't supervise her properly, it's your fault. A personal maid should be punished for dereliction of duty, right?"

Her gaze lingered on Aru.

"Young Miss, Aru is tongue-tied and doesn't understand. Please forgive her this time. It was really my fault for not keeping a close eye on the Second Young Miss this time..."

Ah Meng thought Pei Nan Yue was really going to hurt her sister, so she quickly raised her voice.

"Second Miss, what?"

Pei Nanyue's expression suddenly turned serious. She looked at A Meng with a deep gaze and immediately interrupted her.

"she……"

Clearly, A-Meng had not anticipated that the young lady would react this way.

She opened her mouth slightly, tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes, her bewildered expression causing Pei Nanyue to slowly furrow her brows.

In Pei Nanyue's heart, she also regarded these two sisters as her own younger sisters, so how could she bear to separate them and sell them off?

Thinking of this, Pei Nanyue glanced at the basin of water on the side, which she hadn't had time to remove after washing her hands inside.

Without thinking twice, she got up and poured the water from the copper basin onto Aru.

"Miss--"

Startled, A-Meng quickly pulled A-Ru into her arms and dared not say another word.

"The second young lady is ill and bedridden; it is your responsibility to take good care of her. Isn't that right?"

Pei Nanyue's voice left no room for argument, causing the two sisters, A Meng and her brother, who were kneeling on the ground, to catch their breath.

Before she could beg for mercy, Aru stared blankly at Pei Nanyue and said...

"Miss, you..."

"As long as the Second Miss doesn't come back, you have to pretend to be sick for one more day. Do you understand?"

Pei Nanyue's voice came softly from above her head, startling Aru so much that she quickly lowered her head again.

"Yes, Miss."

Right now, she couldn't guess what Pei Nanyue was planning, but in order to keep herself in the Pei family, she was willing to endure any punishment.

Pei Nanyue gave the sisters a deep look, then slowly walked to the front of the house and addressed the kneeling servants in the courtyard.

"The Second Miss has caught a cold and has a persistent high fever, remaining bedridden. From today onwards, the Pei residence will be closed to all visitors. No one is allowed to enter or leave the Pei residence at will. Do you understand?"

The servants in the courtyard couldn't see what had just happened inside the room; they simply exchanged glances and quickly prostrated themselves on the ground to answer.

"Yes, Miss!"