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

"Can't explain it? Ha..."

Helian Nash gave a bitter smile. Even he hadn't expected that Pei Nanyue would say such heartless things after only a few years apart.

He bent down slightly, feigning seriousness, and said...

“Miss Pei… what are you talking about that’s hard to explain? Back then, I left the capital with my life hanging by a thread, and there were reasons for it. I think you understand the danger involved.”

"And what about you? You left a letter telling me to wait for you, yet you brazenly showed up at the Fourth Princess's gate. Weren't you here to show off to me?"

Pei Nanyue retorted without any politeness, as if she herself had forgotten that once she stood in front of Herlian Nash, all rationality would vanish.

"At the gate of the Fourth Princess's residence? Me?"

Herlian Nash frowned slightly. He had indeed left a letter when he coincidentally saved Pei Suiyue, but the letter only asked Pei Nanyue to wait for him for a few more months.

Once these few months have passed and everything has settled down, he will have a reason to marry the person he loves.

But now, from Pei Nanyue's words, he seemed to finally understand why the girl he admired was so emotional.

A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"If you truly care about me, how could you not see that the one standing in front of the Fourth Princess's residence might not be me!"

"How could I not care about you!"

Pei Nanyue was so emotional that she blurted out something that suddenly silenced her. She raised her bright little face, which was full of panic.

She really lost her composure!

But when Helian Nash finally heard the answer he wanted, he suppressed the smile that was already on his lips, lowered his voice, and deliberately feigned a dazed expression.

What did you just say?

"I...I didn't say anything."

In her haste, Pei Nanyue quickly turned her head to the side, afraid that this would alert the other party to her unease. After all, as the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister, she had always presented herself as dignified and composed.

Never before have we been so disorganized!

Hernández slowly approached her, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"what you do!"

Pei Nanyue's mind was in turmoil, and she couldn't care less about anything else at that moment. She could only take a few steps back until her back was pressed tightly against the wall.

She finally realized that she was ready to retire from the military.

She tilted her head back, trying to appear calm as Herlenash slowly approached, but her hands, hidden in her sleeves, were already clenched tightly, as if afraid he might do something outrageous.

Helian Nash placed one hand on Pei Nanyue's side, closing the distance between them, before slowly speaking.

"Pei Nanyue, I always thought it was just wishful thinking on my part."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Pei Nanyue raised her head, but unexpectedly, she met the other person's gaze in an instant—deep, indifferent, and restrained.

She seemed to finally understand the depth of her own feelings.

I also understand what Hlein Nash is thinking at this moment!

"You...this is against the rules!"

Pei Nanyue subconsciously raised her hand to push Helian Nash away, but unexpectedly he grabbed her hands instead.

Hernández's suppressed emotions seemed about to burst forth; his veins bulged as he held back, yet how could he possibly offend the beauty because of his excitement?

He held Pei Nanyue's hands tightly, and the two remained silent.

Yet it speaks volumes.

After a long silence, Hernándash licked his lips, his voice slightly hoarse.

"So, you thought I was the one coming in and out of the Fourth Princess's residence, and that's why you came here today looking for me, just to take away the teacup you left me?"

Pei Nanyue's face stiffened. Even she hadn't expected that the other party would guess her feelings so easily.

Whether it was nameless anger or some other factor, she lowered her eyes and forced herself to suppress her emotions.

“I didn’t mean that. Ever since the day you left the capital, there has been a vast distance between us. Now you are the Khan of the Western Regions, and I am just a young lady who lives a secluded life in her boudoir.”

She forcefully pulled her hand away, wincing slightly in pain, and continued...

"Since the Khan has already been engaged to the Fourth Princess, it is only reasonable for me to come here and take what should not have been left behind."

Her feigned stubbornness only made Hernández burst out laughing.

"What is your purpose in deceiving me like this? The person who stayed in the Fourth Princess's residence to impersonate me was not my doing. Someone as clever as you should find it easy."

"So what? Haven't you already agreed to the Emperor's request for a marriage alliance between Nanyang and your Western Regions? Sooner or later, isn't she going to marry you?"

Pei Nanyue was unaware that her words were full of jealousy. She looked up, her eyes blazing with barely suppressed anger.

"Then why do you say you don't care about me? Why are you so concerned about this marriage? What if I told you that the Fourth Princess can't marry me?"

His serious expression made Pei Nanyue swallow back the words of reproach that were on the tip of her tongue.

She frowned slightly, expressing her confusion.

"You want to resist the marriage? But why did you agree to this marriage in the first place? Aren't you afraid the Emperor will send troops to the Western Regions?"

"Why should I be the one to resist the marriage? The Emperor of Nanyang has never been a man of his word. If he finds out first that someone is secretly plotting against the Fourth Princess, do you think he would be willing to let me suffer this loss for the sake of his reputation?"

"You want to expose this shameful affair yourself?"

"I think you know who is secretly planning this. If I don't speak up, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to force Duan Yuyan to marry me in the future."

A hint of apology flashed across Hrenash's face; he naturally knew...

How important is a woman's reputation?

However, this path is the only way to save his entire Western Regions from being attacked by Nanyang.

Pei Nanyue nodded slightly

“I never thought he would plot against his own sister like this. The person Aru bumped into in front of the princess’s mansion did look like you. I was fooled by her at first too.”

"So you thought that was me?"

“I don’t know… I only know that the person I love would never have an affair before our wedding. Such a person is not a good man.”

Pei Nanyue straightened up and walked straight past him.

"where are you going?"

Hernández turned around instinctively and saw her about to leave the room.

Pei Nanyue lowered her head, rubbing her palms. For a moment, her heart was in turmoil, and she didn't know what to do.

"Don't let this hurt the princess. We are both women... She is the one who has been hurt the most by this, even though she is so despicable... even though she hurt my sister..."

She slowly clenched her hands into fists, though she had nowhere to vent her anger.

indeed

in this world

She's probably the one who hates Duan Yuyan the most.

But as a woman myself, I really didn't want to see her, who was also a woman, being treated this way.