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

Thirteen nodded silently.

"I'm doing quite well here. If it weren't for Prime Minister Pei, I'd probably still be in the villa where the Crown Prince is keeping me under house arrest."

She was extremely grateful to Prime Minister Pei. If it weren't for repaying him, she wouldn't have stayed alone by the Crown Prince's side, hoping to find an opportunity for Prime Minister Pei to take revenge.

If she followed her past personality...

They would definitely choose to remain untouched by worldly affairs, simply watching the show from afar.

"I heard from Xie Qiao that Prime Minister Pei exchanged his maid for your identity. I suppose Pei Suisui should still be under house arrest in the villa. Should I ask Xie Qiao to bring her out as well?"

Although Shen Mu was far away in the Southern Barbarian Lands, he was aware of the actions of everyone else in Philadelphia.

He received daily reports from various sources.

Unfortunately, Hao Jing concealed the fact that his subordinates had reported the disappearance of the second young lady of the Pei family.

He must have done this to help Xie Qiao.

Thinking of this, a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.

Thirteen looked up and saw Shen Mu's somewhat annoyed expression. He assumed that Shen Mu was angry because the second young lady of the Pei family was under house arrest, and a strange, inexplicable emotion welled up in his heart.

She turned her head to look at the calligraphy and paintings displayed in the room.

"No need for now, Prime Minister Pei and I have other plans."

For some reason, she felt somewhat unhappy because of Shen Mu's expression.

"Your plan? Could it be that Prime Minister Pei intends to place you by the Crown Prince's side? Do you know the Crown Prince's character... he is a man of deep thought, not as amiable as the rumors suggest."

Shen Mu kindly reminded him, naturally not noticing Thirteen's displeasure.

“I know, but I did it willingly to repay Prime Minister Pei. If Nanyang’s future ruler is like this… then what difference does it make from the present?”

Thirteen naturally didn't want to see such a cunning and treacherous person become emperor.

But Shen Mu's words just now made her even more inexplicably angry.

“You misunderstood me. What I meant was to be careful, after all, you are now... I’ll have Xie Qiao protect you secretly, and Hao Jing has also been sent back to Philadelphia by me.”

Shen Mu understood that once Thirteen made a decision, it was difficult for others to change it.

Rather than stop

It would be better to leave someone to protect her.

Perhaps this is what Thirteen can accept.

Thirteen didn't expect Shen Mu not to dissuade her, and then turned her head to look at him.

"If you leave both of them to me, what about you? You're in more danger than me in the Southern Barbarian Lands. No, you should take Haojing with you."

She always felt that no matter how cunning the crown prince was, he was nothing more than someone who talked a lot and used underhanded tricks.

But for Shen Mu

He has to face

Much more dangerous than her

The scorching heat, the lurking southern barbarians, and the lurking cavalry.

These were all dangers that could kill someone if they weren't careful, and she really couldn't bear to leave Shen Mu alone on the southern grasslands.

Shen Mu nodded blankly.

"Let's talk about this later. I do have something I want to ask you. During the two weeks I was away, did Pei Suisui behave any differently?"

"Sui Sui? She doesn't have that."

Thirteen shook her head. She hadn't expected Shen Mu to ask about her whereabouts, and an unnatural sadness immediately appeared on her pretty face.

She turned her head away.

I don't want to answer Shen Mu's question

Lost in his own thoughts, Shen Mu failed to notice the other person's emotions and still asked, unwilling to give up.

"Do you know if she had any contact with Haojing along the way? I mean... between a man and a woman."

He thought about it carefully.

This is unusual about Haojing in the Southern Barbarian lands.

It started after he left Hecheng. If we look at it from the other side, at that time, besides Zhou Jinghuai, the only other person who stayed by Thirteen's side was...

That left only Pei Suisui.

Could it be that this kid has fallen in love with worldly desires?

Thirteen frowned, thinking that Shen Mu was jealous.

"Between men and women... why are you asking this? Don't tell me you have feelings for Sui Sui..."

A bitter feeling welled up in her chest, yet she had to keep up a smile. At that moment, she deeply regretted her impulsive thought.

She didn't expect

Shen Mu has actually taken a liking to Pei Suisui!

"No, that's not true. It's just that I've noticed Haojing seems restless ever since he came back to me. And thinking about it, isn't Pei Suisui the only girl you have by your side?"

Shen Mu quickly waved his hand in protest, naturally he had no feelings for Pei Suisui.

But his careless remark angered the thirteenth man in front of him once again.

"Then what am I?"

Thirteen was speechless at Shen Mu's words and rolled his eyes at him.

She never expected that in Shen Mu's eyes, she wasn't even considered a girl anymore.

No wonder...

"You are naturally..."

Shen Mu choked on his words, staring blankly at Thirteen, who was now somewhat emotional. He immediately realized something and quickly explained.

"Don't misunderstand, I have no improper thoughts about the second young lady of the Pei family. I just want to know, what does Haojing think of the second young lady of the Pei family..."

"What did you say?"

Thirteen frowned, a gossipy look instantly spreading across her pretty face. She felt she had heard something incredible.

"What I mean is, I've noticed that Haojing is acting a bit strange. His mind isn't on the Southern Barbarians at all. I wanted to ask you, is it because he has someone he likes?"

Shen Mu is also a blockhead

He thought and thought, and it seemed that only one reason could make Haojing, a veteran of countless battles, act so strangely.

But he hadn't expected that his words would cause Thirteen to misunderstand.

He naturally didn't want Thirteen to misunderstand him.

although

He didn't know why he thought that way.

But his heart told him that he had to do it!

Thirteen crossed his arms, his dark eyes lingering for a moment on Shen Mu's handsome face before turning to the side and saying...

"I don't dare to say anything casually, but I think something seems a bit abnormal."

Thirteen pursed his lips, trying to suppress the upturned corners of his mouth.

For some reason, after hearing Shen Mu's explanation, a weight was lifted from her heart.

Since it's not Shen Muxin who loves Pei Suisui

That would naturally make her happy.

虽说

She didn't know why she was so happy.

"Something's not right? What did he do?"

Shen Mu naturally wanted to know Hao Jing's actions. Whenever Hao Jing was alone, he always seemed to do something unreliable, which annoyed people.

Now it's all good.

Even my heart was lost.

How can we talk about the war that followed?

Thirteen touched his nose, his tone somewhat enigmatic.

"He brought food to Pei Suisui, but she refused it. In the end, he denied that he brought it. That's all I know."

She vaguely remembered that Zhou Jinghuai and Haojing almost got into a fight over this trivial matter.

It was only because she spoke up that things weren't ruined and made a laughingstock of themselves.

“If he won’t admit it, then only he could have done it. I know him; he must have his eye on the second young lady of the Pei family.”

Shen Mu nodded, finally getting an answer and immediately feeling relieved.

As long as he didn't take a fancy to Thirteen

Then he won't be angry.

……

But he didn't know why, he felt a sense of relief.

He didn't have time to sort out his strange thoughts.