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

Ning Wan'er subconsciously reached for the soft sword at her waist, which she carried specifically for self-defense when she went out.

Although she didn't believe Pei Nanyue could be that kind of person.

But who can guarantee that no accidents will happen?

Pei Nanyue's smile faltered slightly. She keenly sensed that Ning Wan'er's actions indicated she was wary of her, and quickly explained.

"Your Majesty misunderstands. Since my Pei family has chosen to form an alliance with you, we naturally cannot go back on our word."

She raised her hand and looked into the shadows.

A Meng slowly emerged from the dark corner and took out a jade pendant from her bosom.

The jade pendant is yellowish-brown in color and crudely made; it is clearly a low-grade jade pendant.

"what is this?"

Ning Wan'er feigned composure and took the jade pendant from A Meng.

Although she was from the Western Regions, she had seen a lot of gold and silver jewelry in the palace over the years, and such a crudely made item was indeed obviously fake.

Pei Nanyue lifted her eyelids and looked at A Meng, who was standing behind her again.

"This is a token of love between the Khan of the Western Regions and the Fourth Princess. The other one is with the Fourth Princess."

"Duan Yuyan? Your Pei family's influence is quite extensive."

Ning Wan'er couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes. Her slender fingers toyed with the jade pendant in her hand. Although her face remained calm, she was indeed taken aback by Pei Nanyue's words.

Such a valuable item

It could fall into Pei Nanyue's hands

Indeed, it's not simple.

Pei Nanyue chuckled.

"Your Majesty flatters me. This Khan is not the real Helian Nash. It seems that someone deliberately impersonated him, and unfortunately, he was discovered by the spies of my Pei family. It was just a coincidence that this jade pendant fell into my hands."

She merely glanced coldly at the jade pendant in Ning Wan'er's hand.

Ning Wan'er, however, seemed to have become interested, leaning back against the armrest as she spoke.

"So, according to you, someone is impersonating the Khan. But what do you mean by giving me this jade pendant?"

"Doesn't Your Highness want the Pei family's sincerity? This is the biggest bargaining chip the Pei family can offer Your Highness right now."

Ning Wan'er raised an eyebrow slightly. Although she was full of questions, seeing Pei Nanyue's calm expression, she decided to feign indifference as well.

"What can I do with this? The Fourth Princess is about to get married. Whether it's true or not, no one can change the Emperor's mind. Duan Yuyan will eventually have to leave Nanyang."

After all

As long as Duan Yuyan gets married smoothly, this matter of the real and fake Khans will have nothing to do with her.

In this way, the jade pendant would be nothing more than a piece of trash in her hands.

Pei Nanyue, however, saw through Ning Wan'er's thoughts at a glance and picked up the hot tea that had been placed aside again.

"Your Majesty, do you know that no ordinary person would dare to deceive the Fourth Princess? This matter of the real and fake Khan must be orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, who wants to frame and humiliate the royal family's reputation."

"Then you must know who did it, and you want to use me to get rid of him?"

Ning Wan'er was not one to be easily manipulated; she quickly realized Pei Nanyue's intentions.

She narrowed her eyes, staring intently at Pei Nanyue's delicate face.

Not missing a single change in her expression

Pei Nanyue raised her head confidently to look at Ning Wan'er, and answered with apparent enthusiasm.

“At this moment, Nan Yue cannot tell Your Majesty who is behind this, but Nan Yue can give Your Majesty a direction.”

"direction?"

Ning Wan'er frowned; she was clearly still not used to the roundabout way of speaking that people from Nanyang used to talk.

"The ultimate goal of this schemer is to ensure the princess's smooth marriage. So, who benefits most from this?"

"Naturally, it's His Majesty. Now that Nanyang is at war with the Southern Barbarians, His Majesty's decision to form a marriage alliance is precisely to appease the hearts of the people in our Western Regions."

Ning Wan'er's amber eyes seemed to be filled with disdain. She naturally disliked using women's happiness to achieve the goal of world peace.

After all, she was in the same situation, forced to marry the Emperor of Nanyang.

Although she hated the fourth princess from the bottom of her heart, perhaps it was because she saw her about to leave her country and go far away to the Western Regions.

During this time, she inevitably felt some emotion deep down.

She married into this deep palace all by herself back then, enduring countless scornful looks and hardships.

Only she herself knows the truth.

"This is naturally the Emperor's will, but the Fourth Princess has always been favored by the Emperor. Even if she is unwilling to marry, the Emperor would not come up with such a means to deal with his own daughter."

Pei Nanyue firmly believed

Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them.

No matter how shameless the emperor was, he would never allow his daughter to fall into such a predicament.

"So, in your judgment, who do you think would benefit from this? It certainly wouldn't be me, would it? As a woman myself, I couldn't do that."

Ning Wan'er misunderstood Pei Nanyue's meaning.

She thought that Pei Nanyue was indirectly insulting her.

Pei Nanyue's face stiffened upon hearing this. She clearly hadn't expected the other party to misunderstand her like this, and quickly explained.

"Nan Yue means that, as the eldest daughter of Consort An, and with close ties to the An family, if the An family wants the princess to marry smoothly to achieve some kind of goal, then..."

"But you also said that the Fourth Princess is the Emperor's eldest daughter, and so is An Ruyi. How could parents do this?"

"What if it wasn't Consort An?"

"You mean..."

Ning Wan'er couldn't help but gasp; she hadn't even included anyone else on her list of suspects.

Pei Nanyue lowered her head and replied.

"The fact that the Fourth Princess was able to form a marriage alliance with the Western Regions is an important way for the An family to contact them. Since the An family dared to plot against the princess in this way, it is clear that Consort An should not know about this."

"I heard this afternoon that the Fourth Princess had a dispute with Consort An and accidentally pushed Consort An, which almost caused Consort An to lose her child."

Ning Wan'er frowned, recalling how surprised she had been when she heard about it that afternoon.

After all, no matter how bad the Fourth Princess's reputation was...

But she never harbored any resentment towards Consort An, let alone the fact that everyone knew Consort An cherished this pregnancy immensely.

As a daughter

Why would he suddenly turn against his own mother?

After much thought, Ning Wan'er still couldn't figure out the reason.

Seeing Ning Wan'er's troubled expression, Pei Nanyue gently reminded her.

"Your Majesty might consider this: who in the An family would dare to scheme against the princess... or rather, besides the Fourth Princess and Consort An, was there a third person present in Yong'an Palace today?"

Although she received the news of Consort An's fright in the afternoon

However, there are still many details about the incident that she doesn't know.

Ning Wan'er frowned, carefully recalling the messages relayed by the palace maids that afternoon.

After a long while, she seemed to suddenly remember something.

He exclaimed in surprise.

"The Third Prince also entered the palace today. He must have witnessed their argument."

"Then it is very likely that the Third Prince was behind this."

Pei Nanyue's heart sank; she had underestimated Duan Yuchuan's methods.

If that's really the case.

I'm afraid he's already got the fourth princess figured out.