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

In the side hall

Duan Yuyan threw all the expensive teacups on the table onto the ground. Still feeling unsatisfied, she smashed the vases and ornaments on the shelf onto the ground as well.

The vase shattered with a crack, and just then Duan Yuan entered.

Duan Yuyan was breathing heavily, and the hairpins on her head were tangled from the violent shaking.

Looking at the scene, Duan Yuan saw that his precious daughter's gorgeous clothes were stained with someone's blood, which was faintly blackened.

She stood there looking like a shrew!

"What are you doing?" Duan Yuan waved his hand and hurriedly ordered the palace maids to come in and clean up the broken pieces on the floor.

Duan Yuyan glared fiercely at the palace maid who was crawling on the ground picking up porcelain shards, then stepped forward and stomped on the maid's hand.

The palace maid dared not withdraw her hand, and could only endure the pain of her palm being cut by the porcelain shards. She watched as Duan Yuyan's foot pressed harder and harder, but she dared not utter a sound.

Within this vast palace, their lives were so lowly.

Gradually, the palace maid's hand was cut by the porcelain shards, and blood slowly flowed onto the ground.

This only made Duan Yuyan more excited.

"What, are you trying to play the victim for my father?" Looking at the palace maid's humble appearance, she immediately thought of the people she had tormented in the secret room.

They're all so despicable!

"Yan'er!" Duan Yuan looked displeased and gave Eunuch Tao a wink.

Eunuch Tao understood immediately and quickly stepped forward to take away the palace maid who had been stepped on by Duan Yuyan.

Although the palace maid's life was saved, given the emperor's temperament, he would never allow anyone who knew the princess's true identity to live past tomorrow.

Duan Yuyan's face was somewhat pale, but she ignored it and sat down on the stool.

"Why did Father stop me? I have so much anger to vent!" She didn't believe her father didn't know how much she resented the Thirteenth Prince.

They even wished they could execute that thirteenth prince immediately!

Duan Yuan raised his hand, signaling for the doors in the side hall to be closed one by one.

He then sat down and looked at Duan Yuyan's complicated expression.

"Why would I deliberately stop you? But how did you manage to injure Prime Minister Pei's second daughter so badly this time?"

He looked displeased, and his words carried a hint of blame.

Normally, if she had only injured an ordinary girl or someone with little influence in the court, the matter would have been dropped.

It's just a matter of turning a blind eye.

But now, Duan Yuyan is hurting Prime Minister Pei's daughter.

Prime Minister Pei is not someone who can be bullied by ordinary people.

Duan Yuyan, on the contrary, didn't care how big the mess she had made was, but instead blamed her somewhat.

"Does Father mean he's blaming me for not killing Pei Suisui from the Pei family?"

She also thought that Pei Suisui would die from the fall if she was thrown off the cliff.

Unexpectedly, this woman was incredibly resilient.

Upon hearing this, Duan Yuan frowned, thinking to himself that Consort An was spoiling her daughter too much, raising her to be so unruly.

"What are you saying! Who is Pei Suisui? She is the daughter of Pei Zhiheng, the Prime Minister of Nanyang!"

He originally thought that Duan Yuyan was just causing trouble in her daily life, but he never imagined that his daughter would now disregard human life.

Who is Prime Minister Pei?

Those were ministers from two dynasties who had helped him secure his throne. If he were to act rashly against Prime Minister Pei, his throne would likely be in grave danger.

Crossing the river and then destroying the bridge, tyrant, incompetent ruler...

These words will accompany him throughout his precarious reign.

Duan Yuyan didn't notice the change in her father's expression; she was just muttering...

"It's just a worthless life. Father, you sent Zhou Jinghuai to take Thirteen away. You don't care about me anymore." She lowered her head and tugged at the tassel on the table.

Whenever she used this trick, her father would not be too harsh on her.

Seeing that his daughter's tone was somewhat submissive, Duan Yuan softened his own tone as well.

“It’s not that I don’t care about you. If I really didn’t care about you, then when Prime Minister Pei came to the Imperial Study to complain today, I could have sent people to arrest you first.”

Upon hearing this, Duan Yuyan suddenly raised her small face, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"That old bastard Pei Xiang still dares to file a complaint?"

Then she was really wrong.

The mistake was not to kill Pei Suisui and Zhou Jinghuai directly!

Seeing this, Duan Yuan swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

What do you mean by calling Prime Minister Pei an old man?

He said in a serious tone

"Yan'er, I'll say it again, that's Prime Minister Pei, not the old man you're talking about!"

Heaven knows how many eyes are watching in this palace. To dare to speak so rudely, he must really think that the emperor is just a figurehead.

"So what? This world belongs to your father, what is he?" Duan Yuyan, having been instilled with the spirit of the Duke of Anguo since childhood, harbored extreme hatred for the Pei family.

Including Pei Suisui, who wanted to be her sister-in-law.

Initially, she only intended to take Thirteen away from outside the city.

But the moment she saw Pei Suisui, she harbored evil intentions and wanted to kill her.

The two beauties of the Pei family have long been famous in Nanyang.

How can someone who steals her thunder live in this world?

Duan Yuan stood up, his gaze towards Duan Yuyan gradually turning icy.

"I originally thought that you, Yan'er, were spoiled by your mother, and that I would let you live a carefree life, so I didn't say anything. But what you said today has really chilled my heart."

Having said that, he was about to leave.

Seeing that her father wasn't buying it, Duan Yuyan quickly stood up, grabbed Duan Yuan's arm, and said in a gentle tone...

"Father, Yan'er was wrong. Yan'er will never dare to do it again."

Duan Yuan turned his head and saw his daughter sticking out her tongue at him. Her coquettish manner softened his heart a little.

His serious expression gradually relaxed.

"I'm afraid you'll speak rudely and cause trouble later. If you're still so impetuous after marriage, won't your in-laws look down on you?"

Seeing this, Duan Yuyan blushed and said...

"Father has not yet agreed to bestow a marriage upon his daughter. If I marry Shen Mu, I will definitely be a good wife and no longer be so reckless."

Ever since she fell in love with Shen Mu at first sight, she has never been able to forget him.

Both soft and hard tactics were used, but all ended in failure.

She had long requested her father to grant her a marriage, but he always found a reason to refuse.

That's right. Shen Mu is an upright person and has earned the Emperor's trust.

The emperor's son-in-law is not allowed to get involved in politics. If he really becomes her fourth son-in-law, I'm afraid the emperor will lose a trusted confidant.

She naively believed that she could just wait for her father to find a capable assistant.

But there was never any doubt that it was Shen Mu who repeatedly refused to grant them the marriage.

Seeing his daughter's shy expression, Duan Yuan suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"You, I'm trying to talk to you about serious matters, and you insist on bringing up a marriage decree. Don't you know that Shen Mu already rejected my marriage decree?"

He was increasingly speechless at his daughter's naivety. If Shen Mu hadn't repeatedly refused, why wouldn't he have agreed to his daughter's request?

Upon hearing this, Duan Yuyan lowered her head slightly, and a surge of anger suddenly welled up in her eyes.

Duan Yuyan never failed to get what she wanted. She was naturally beautiful, no less so than anyone else. And she possessed such a noble status and the Emperor's favor.

How could Shen Mu not want to marry her!

After a long while, she raised her head and looked at Duan Yuandao.

"Could it be that Shen Mu doesn't like me?"