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

"What did you say? Duan Yuchuan, are you crazy?"

Duan Yuyan pulled his collar closer and whispered angrily.

She had no intention of having this brother, but if something happened to the An family before she got married, she was afraid she would be implicated.

Duan Yuchuan's brows furrowed with weariness, his cold, wounded eyes fixed intently on his younger sister. He nodded slightly, seemingly sensing the worry on Duan Yuyan's face.

For a moment, he even thought it was his younger sister who was worried about him.

错觉

It must be an illusion.

Seeing that her brother remained silent, Duan Yuyan added another sentence.

"I think you've gone mad from your illness. Father is in good health now. If you have such thoughts, you'd better die soon! Don't drag the entire An family down with you!"

Her imperious voice eventually pulled Duan Yuchuan back to his senses.

Duan Yuchuan's expression froze slightly, his misty eyes gradually clearing, then he suddenly let out a cold laugh and slapped Duan Yuyan's hand away.

Yes, he's overthinking it!

He's been selfish since childhood, only caring about his younger sister. How could he possibly care about his useless older brother?

“My dear sister, you never care what I do. If I were determined to die, what could you do to me?”

His icy eyes were fixed on the girl before him.

Duan Yuyan opened her mouth, but the words of reproach remained unspoken. She staggered back a few steps, nearly falling.

"Princess, be careful!"

Fortunately, Man'er was quick-witted and nimble, rushing forward to support Duan Yuyan's body, preventing her from falling further backward.

Duan Yuyan looked back at the bottomless pond behind her, her face pale.

"you you……"

She raised her slender hand and pointed at Duan Yuchuan.

At this moment, Duan Yuchuan's face was gloomy, and his eyes seemed to be filled with disdain.

Seeing this, Man'er quickly lowered her head and comforted her.

"Your Highness, it's getting windy. Why don't we go visit the Imperial Concubine first?"

She understood that if Duan Yuyan continued to stay here, Duan Yuchuan might really hurt her.

"That's right, let's quickly help her back to her room to rest, so she doesn't say anything nonsense all day and annoy people!"

Duan Yuchuan snorted coldly, merely glancing at Man'er before leaving the corridor.

Duan Yuyan's emotions had not yet calmed down, and it was rare for her to be speechless at this moment.

She watched her brother's departing figure, panting heavily. For a moment, she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that her brother had truly changed.

变得

Not afraid of death

“Man’er…”

Yoshihisa

Duan Yuyan slumped down on the veranda, her face pale as she looked at her maid, Man'er.

"Your Highness, this servant is here."

Man'er lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at her master.

Duan Yuyan clenched her fists, then relaxed them, placing her hands on her knees, somewhat at a loss.

"Tell me, what kind of person is my brother?"

"As for the Third Prince's character, this servant dares not speak recklessly."

Man'er dared not speak carelessly, after all, both sides were her masters.

"Then do you think I should tell Mother what he just told me?"

"This servant did not hear your conversation with the Third Prince, and this servant dares not offer any advice on this matter."

Man'er lowered her head, swallowing all her words.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yuyan looked up at Man'er, then sighed softly.

"I don't know what he's up to. My brother... no, the future Sixth Prince... is my brother. What should I do?"

"Sixth Prince, you are blessed by the heavens. This has nothing to do with you. There are still more than ten days until your wedding. Princess, you should spend more time with the Imperial Concubine."

Man'er's words startled Duan Yuyan awake.

Her voice faltered for a moment, then she stood up.

"Yes, I should go see my mother. I've been in the palace for so long now, but I haven't had a chance to pay my respects yet."

Duan Yuyan raised her hand and placed it in Man'er's palm; the icy fingers still startled Man'er.

She truly never imagined that the once spoiled, arrogant, and haughty princess would be so frightened by her own brother.

The two exchanged a glance, then walked together toward the Imperial Concubine's bedchamber.

Yong'an Hall

Bright and cheerful laughter filled the entire magnificent golden hall.

Before Duan Yuyan even reached the door, she could already hear her mother's laughter.

She forced a smile, suppressing her discomfort, and stepped into the hall, only to bump into her brother, Duan Yuchuan, who was sitting to the side.

Duan Yuyan looked at her mother and gave a slight bow.

"Yan'er greets Mother Consort."

"You're here too. Did you and your brother arrange to meet today?"

An Ruyi gestured for her to stand up, then looked at Duan Yuchuan sitting to her left.

"Naturally, my sister and I both miss our mother. Now that my sister is about to get married, she should be even more reluctant to part with our mother than I am."

Duan Yuchuan looked at Duan Yuyan beside him without changing his expression.

Duan Yuyan, barely suppressing her impatience, sat down to An Ruyi's right.

She looked up at her mother before speaking.

"Yan'er misses her mother and doesn't want her brother to come to the palace to visit her. I wonder when was the last time she came to Yong'an Palace?"

She couldn't hold back her anger any longer, and her words became somewhat directed at her brother.

"Yan'er, are you being silly again?"

An Ruyi interrupted her daughter, not wanting the siblings to remain so discordant at this time. Now that the Crown Prince was gaining power, their An family...

We must unite as one.

Duan Yuchuan smiled upon hearing this.

“What my sister says is true. The last time I came here was before my sister was engaged. Now my sister is getting married in less than half a month. As a soon-to-be wife, you can’t speak so rudely anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Duan Yuyan did not rush to refute.

Instead, he turned to look at the hot tea that Xiang'er had handed him and took it.

Then, after taking a sip of tea, the scalding hot tea immediately burned the corner of my lips.

"You scoundrel! Who's going to drink this scalding hot tea?!"

After Duan Yuyan finished speaking, she raised her hand and splashed all the scalding tea onto Xiang'er's body.

"This servant knows her mistake and begs for forgiveness, Your Highness!"

Xiang'er knew perfectly well that Duan Yuyan was using her as an excuse to vent her anger. Knowing she was in the wrong, she immediately knelt down in front of Duan Yuyan with a thud.

Terrified and too afraid to utter a sound, she disregarded the fact that her exposed skin was already red and scalded by the tea.

Duan Yuyan covered her lips and looked at Man'er beside her.

Man'er immediately understood and gently pressed the ice handkerchief handed to her by the servant to Duan Yuyan's lips.

"Princess, please reduce the swelling first. I will go and fetch the imperial physician to examine you."

After saying that, she turned to leave.

"Enough! Yan'er, if you're unhappy with your brother, you don't need to lose your temper in my Yong'an Palace!"

After remaining silent for a while, An Ruyi finally spoke up and stopped them.

Upon seeing this, Man'er immediately lowered her head and retreated to a dark corner to stand.

Duan Yuyan glanced at her brother, then looked at her mother.

"Mother's words show that she no longer cares about Yan'er. Yan'er was scalded by this tea, and the imperial physician should have been called to see her!"