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

Pei Nanyue's face was cold and aloof, her eyes seemingly churning with overwhelming killing intent. She hadn't expected Duan Yuyan to dare harm her sister!

She's determined to find an opportunity to get an explanation for this!

Pei Nanyue composed herself, then suddenly remembered seeing Aru outside her sister's room and hurriedly asked...

"By the way, where's Aru?"

"she……"

A Meng paused, a hint of panic flashing across her face, but Pei Nan Yue easily caught it.

"What about her?"

Pei Nanyue frowned slightly. Although she blamed Aru for not taking good care of her sister, in that environment, how could a maid like her possibly influence the princess's thoughts?

Ah Meng folded the handkerchief in her hand again and again, her voice pausing as she spoke.

"When the master came back, he locked Aru in the woodshed. I noticed that Aru was also injured and wanted to take medicine in, but I was stopped."

After saying that, A-Meng took out the medicine from her bosom.

As slaves and maids, their lives were in the eyes of their masters, who could kill them at will in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, she and Aru were lucky enough to meet two kind-hearted masters, and their lives were relatively good.

But the second young lady is still unconscious, and her fate is unknown.

It was only natural for Prime Minister Pei to throw a tantrum and lock Aru in the woodshed, but she remembered that when Aru was dragged away, there was obvious blood on her body, so she must have been injured.

Pei Nanyue examined the medicine bottle in A Meng's hand, her expression turning cold.

“Aru will definitely be punished for not taking good care of the second young lady.”

Upon hearing this, A-Meng lowered her head, somewhat dejected. She dared not contradict her master. The next moment, however, she felt her hand loosen as Pei Nanyue took the porcelain bottle containing the medicine away.

"But despite the punishment, Aru was injured while protecting Sui Sui, wasn't she?"

After saying that, she got out of bed and walked outside.

Upon hearing this, A Meng's face lit up with joy, and she quickly followed.

"Thank you, miss!"

She was right after all; the young lady really doted on them.

She quickly followed the young lady's steps, and together they walked towards the woodshed in the backyard.

The servants in the woodshed were all household servants, so naturally they dared not stop the young lady. After personally examining Aru's injuries, Pei Nanyue took out a token and handed it to Ameng, telling her to quickly find the household physician.

By the time Pei Nanyue turned to look for her father, it was already past dinner time.

In the study, Pei Zhiheng sat listlessly at his desk; no candles were lit in the room.

Pei Nanyue pushed open the door and saw that the room was pitch black, so she quickly lit the candle with a tinderbox.

Turning her head, she saw that her father was still in a daze, so she sat quietly to the side, waiting for him to ask her a question.

Whenever her father had something on his mind, he would stay in his study and sit there all day. Perhaps because she had known her father for so long, she also liked to sit next to him.

It's unclear how much time passed, but Pei Zhiheng seemed to finally come to his senses before realizing that he was sitting to the side waiting for his daughter.

He recalled that when he returned to the manor earlier, a servant had reported that Pei Nanyue had fainted at the door of Sui Sui's room, and he hurriedly inquired with concern.

"Are you feeling any better?"

Pei Nanyue gently shook her head and replied, "I'm fine. I'm just worried about my sister's injury."

She lowered her eyes, looking somewhat saddened, as if she was still blaming herself for not taking good care of her younger sister.

"You don't need to blame yourself. It's just that Sui Sui has to repay Thirteen's kindness. Following the Pei family's teachings, she was only doing what she should do."

Although Pei Zhiheng was heartbroken that his daughter was injured, he also supported her in going to save Thirteen.

After all, if it weren't for the protection of the Thirteen Ministers, his mischievous daughter would probably have caused him to bury his child long ago!

Seeing Pei Nanyue's preoccupied expression, he quickly changed the subject.

"You have something to ask me?"

Seemingly comforted by her father's words, Pei Nanyue raised her bright eyes and looked at Pei Zhiheng.

"Your daughter has come to see her father. I heard that the Emperor has sent a royal physician to treat your sister."

Although she didn't quite believe in the Emperor's good intentions.

After all, the Emperor had been subtly showing signs of favoring the An family lately. Their Pei family...

Instead, it became a knife in the emperor's hand.

“Yes, His Majesty is considerate of our Pei family…” Pei Zhiheng started to say, but then stopped, unsure how to continue.

The idea that the emperor is considerate is a joke.

The imperial physician was sent to ascertain the extent of Sui Sui's injuries, so as to sever ties with his daughter.

Whenever Duan Yuyan offended a court official or their family, she would use this tactic.

It never gets old.

After the matter has passed, send some gold and silver treasures to keep quiet, and the matter will be considered closed.

Pei Nanyue looked at her father's somewhat solemn expression and said softly.

"Was the Thirteenth Prince taken away by the Fourth Princess?"

Although she felt somewhat guilty about the separation because her younger sister was injured, she also thought that Thirteen would surely suffer some hardship at the hands of the Fourth Princess.

Pei Zhiheng sighed heavily, his gaze drifting slowly towards the memorial on the table.

"They must have taken them away. When I came out, the Emperor summoned the third young master of the Zhou family."

"Zhou Jinghuai? Wasn't he the one who escorted his sister back to her residence?" Pei Nanyue frowned slightly. Perhaps the Emperor also wanted to silence the Zhou family?

Pei Zhiheng nodded.

"The task is to send Zhou Jinghuai to the Fourth Princess's residence and deliver Thirteen to the Dali Temple."

He wasn't interested in the relationship between the Emperor and the Zhou family, but for the Pei family, Thirteen had once been Pei Suisui's savior, and because of this relationship, they wouldn't ignore Mr. Thirteen.

"The Emperor must have guessed something, otherwise why would he be so certain that he would send Zhou Jinghuai to the Fourth Princess's residence to fetch people?"

A shrewd glint flashed in Pei Nanyue's eyes. This Fourth Princess was truly arrogant and ruthless. She feared that even if the Thirteenth Master didn't die, he would be tortured to the point of being skinned alive by Duan Yuyan.

"Perhaps, but I think this time, His Majesty is trying to cover up for the Fourth Princess again."

Pei Zhiheng leaned back in his chair, feeling heavy all over and without any strength.

Just before he entered the palace, Shen Mu sent someone to tell him that when he went to the palace to see the emperor, he must not plead for Thirteen.

He didn't quite understand Shen Mu's meaning at first, but when he saw Shen Mu being taken away by the emperor's guards outside the imperial study, he realized that the emperor wanted to suppress the matter directly.

Just like always, when Duan Yuyan offended the court officials in the palace, everyone in Nanyang knew that her arrogance and recklessness were partly due to the Emperor's favor and protection of her, who cleaned up the mess behind her back.

This is why, after entering the Imperial Study, he immediately began to weep and complain, as instructed by Shen Mu, that his daughter had been injured because of the princess.

At present, the Emperor will not punish Duan Yuyan for hurting his daughter.

Pei Nanyue got up, walked behind her father, and gently massaged his temples.

"Father, there is no need to worry. Right now, we need to cure my sister. As for the rest, we can discuss it later."

Pei Nanyue was exceptionally intelligent from a young age, but because her father feared that she would be too sharp, he would always summon her to his study to discuss state affairs.

According to her father, if she were a boy, she would surely be the next prime minister of Nanyang.

Pei Zhiheng slowly closed his eyes. Even with his daughter massaging his acupoints, his headache was still unbearable. He had served as an official for decades, witnessing the reigns of two dynasties in Nanyang.

Having witnessed too many unpredictable events and the brutal power struggles within royal families, I can attest that all have been incredibly ruthless.

He originally thought that as long as the Pei family remained neutral and did not offend each other, the Pei family could prosper.

Unfortunately, he was very wrong.

In the emperor's eyes, even the most important court officials were no match for his spoiled daughter.

"Tell me, which unlucky guy in the court will the fourth princess eventually marry?"