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

Pei Nanyue sat down at the round table, looking at the exquisite breakfast, but she couldn't bring herself to eat.

Just as she picked up her chopsticks, preparing to take some food from the table, Aru rushed into the house in a panic and hurriedly called out...

"Young Miss, something terrible has happened."

"This is the young lady's room. Aren't you afraid of making a scene here and upsetting her?" A-Meng quickly stepped forward to stop A-Ru and led her to stand aside.

Although Pei Nanyue had previously made a big fuss about the Second Miss's escape, she then gently put it down.

However, she couldn't help but fear that the young lady would be too harsh on them because of what had happened before.

A Meng's face stiffened. She shifted her feet guiltily, afraid that Pei Nan Yue would really blame her as her sister had said.

Pei Nanyue placed the chopsticks back on the table and said in an unusually calm tone.

"There are only a few of us in the room right now, why do we need to pretend like this? You might as well tell me what happened."

She looked at Aru's face and saw that she didn't seem angry. This reassured Aru, who quickly began to explain.

"I ran into Man'er from the Princess's residence as soon as I stepped out this morning."

"The Fourth Princess's personal maid?"

Pei Nanyue's gaze flickered slightly. She wondered if the Fourth Princess had really stayed in the Princess's Mansion waiting to be married since she hadn't caused any trouble in the past few days.

Aru nodded quickly. She remembered clearly how Man'er had hired someone to murder Thirteen in the alley.

"It was her. Today, the Emperor sent a gift to the Princess's residence. I saw her at the entrance of the Princess's residence, exchanging the Emperor's gifts with Eunuch Tao."

"reward?"

A strange look crossed A Meng's face, but she quickly returned to normal.

She composed herself and tried to straighten up, but when she turned her head, she found Pei Nanyue sitting on a round stool, looking at her intently. Thinking that Pei Nanyue was scolding her for speaking up suddenly, she lowered her head, not daring to meet Pei Nanyue's probing gaze.

Pei Nanyue glanced at A Meng beside her, realizing that she had noticed A Meng's unusual behavior earlier.

She calmly turned to look at Aru, who was still lost in her own world, and asked...

"Is it the princess's dowry? Then Eunuch Tao must be the one by the emperor's side."

"It was him. The one I saw at the gate of the Embroidered Uniform Guard last time was the Chief Eunuch."

Aru remembered that a few nights ago, when the Fourth Princess led a group of people to cause a scene at the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the eunuch who had just been smiling in front of the Princess's residence was the one who came out of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and got into the carriage with Commander Shen.

She carefully recalled the seemingly endless gifts she had just seen, which must have all been prepared by the Emperor for the Fourth Princess.

Pei Nanyue did not interrupt her, but instead picked up her chopsticks and started picking through the side dishes on the table.

"It seems that the Fourth Princess has agreed to this marriage. Otherwise, she would not have let Man'er receive Eunuch Tao."

She knew perfectly well why the Fourth Princess had changed her mind at this time.

You should know that everyone in Nanyang knows that Duan Yuyan is extremely in love with Shen Mu.

Everyone tacitly agreed that the marriage would be called off.

But judging from what Aru said today, it seems that the fourth princess has given up on the idea of ​​announcing the engagement.

“But doesn’t the Fourth Princess like Commander Shen?” A Meng couldn’t help but ask, pulling the two of them back to reality.

Aru turned her head and glanced at her older sister, her expression instantly freezing.

Indeed, Duan Yuyan's desire to marry Shen Mu was common knowledge throughout Nanyang. Now, only three days later, the princess had changed her mind and was wholeheartedly waiting to get married.

To outsiders, this matter seems problematic no matter how you look at it.

"Perhaps it's because the Khan of the Western Regions is handsome and a refined gentleman?"

Aru clasped her hands together and smiled innocently.

She had the privilege of attending the Emperor's Birthday Festival with Pei Suisui before, and happened to catch a glimpse of the Western Region Khan in the main hall. He was quite handsome.

“Aru, don’t talk nonsense.”

A-Meng, who was standing nearby, quickly realized what was happening and pulled A-Ru back, instinctively covering her mouth.

She turned her head and looked guiltily at Pei Nanyue sitting at the table.

Pei Nanyue's hand froze, having clearly heard Aru's words carefully.

In just a moment, she put her chopsticks down beside the bowl and plate, as if she hadn't been affected at all.

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, this is a good thing. If the Fourth Princess can really marry into the Western Regions without worry, it would be a wonderful thing for Nanyang, wouldn't it?"

A deathly pallor crossed her face, and her hands, hidden in her sleeves, clenched tightly around her thighs as she tried to maintain her composure.

Seeing this, A-Meng quickly chimed in to agree.

"Yes, although the marriage was arranged by the Emperor, he has always regarded the Fourth Princess as the apple of his eye. If the Fourth Princess hadn't compromised, I'm afraid no one in Nanyang would have dared to stop her."

"A-Meng, be careful what you say."

Before A Meng could finish speaking, Pei Nanyue gave her a look.

It seems that although everyone in the Pei family is their own, they can't prevent others from hearing their stories.

"Yes, Miss, it was Meng who misspoke."

A Meng slowly bowed to Pei Nan Yue and then released the restraints on A Ru.

Having just been freed, Aru saw her sister apologizing and quickly stood beside her, bowing slightly to Pei Nanyue as well.

After Pei Nanyue finished her simple meal, A Meng and A Ru left Pei Nanyue's room together.

"Sister, why did you cover my mouth just now?"

Aru looked at Ameng with a puzzled expression as she carefully closed the door, and then instructed the maid guarding the door to be more vigilant and ready to serve her mistress at any time.

A-Meng didn't answer A-Ru's question. Instead, she led her to the backyard of the Pei residence. After making sure no one was around, she spoke.

"Don't mention the name of the Western Region Khan in front of the young lady again."

"Sister, are you talking about Young Master Helian? Didn't he stay in our Pei family for three years and was a good friend of Miss?" Aru blinked, looking completely innocent.

It must be because he has been by Pei Suisui's side for too long, and like Pei Suisui, he is detached from worldly affairs.

Ah Meng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"That's all superficial. Do you remember the other day when the young lady locked herself in her room?"

"Was it the time when the second young lady went in to persuade the eldest young lady?"

Aru vaguely remembers that her injuries were severe at the time, and she was resting in the lower room.

Thanks to the young lady's compassion, who sent the manor's doctor to examine her, her legs were saved.

"It was that time. That time, the young lady received a farewell letter from Young Master Helian. It seems that Young Master Helian was about to marry the Fourth Princess and was afraid that the young lady would spread their relationship."

A Meng looked resentful, thinking that Helian Nash was too ungrateful.

Back then, he was a hostage in the Western Regions and was repeatedly harassed in the capital. If it weren't for the young lady's strong protection, Helian Nash probably wouldn't have been able to return to the Western Regions alive!