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

Pei Nanyue glanced at her younger sister, and finally sighed softly.

"You know it all?"

She had intended to suppress the matter and forbid anyone in the household from spreading it. Unexpectedly, her younger sister found out anyway.

The Third Prince fell into a coma after being poisoned, and Consort An asked the Emperor to arrange a marriage for him to bring him good luck.

The engagement has been arranged for Gu Shining, the daughter of General Gu Hou.

Pei Suisui's face stiffened slightly. She had still held a sliver of hope, but seeing her sister's expression now, she figured the rumor must be true.

She shifted her gaze almost imperceptibly, forcefully holding back her tears.

"I think that the girl from the Gu family is very suitable for the Third Prince."

They had met Gu Shining before at the Emperor's birthday celebration; the girl seemed very approachable.

Looking at her younger sister, Pei Nanyue clearly saw that she was suppressing her emotions, and gently comforted her.

"I'll ask my father to try again, after all, the Third Prince has always been on good terms with you." She gently patted Pei Sui Sui's shoulder with her slightly cool hand.

She always wanted her younger sister to find her own happiness, not to end up like her.

But luck has its way with people.

When Consort An saw that the Third Prince had been poisoned again, she arranged a marriage for Duan Yuchuan to bring him good luck. Coincidentally, the Emperor readily agreed. She also had a vague suspicion that the daughter of Marquis Gu had returned to the capital just before the Emperor's birthday.

It's likely that this marriage was secretly arranged long ago.

Pei Suisui shook her head slightly, but accidentally aggravated her wound, causing tears to well up in her eyes from the pain.

"No need for Father to worry, I just... I just regard the Third Prince as my own brother." When she woke up, she saw several servants outside discussing the Third Prince's marriage.

She initially intended to pretend she couldn't hear, but in order to confirm her idea, she still broke through that barrier.

Pei Suisui felt more and more useless as she thought about it. Tears fell onto the back of her hand and then slowly slid down onto the blanket.

“You can’t just accept this, what about the Imperial Concubine…” Pei Nanyue subconsciously stopped speaking, glancing at A Meng beside her. A Meng quickly went out to stand guard and closed the door behind her.

Once only the two sisters were left in the room, Pei Nanyue turned around and continued speaking.

"Then the Imperial Concubine must have arranged this marriage long ago, otherwise why would the daughter of Marquis Gu have come to the capital to attend the palace banquet before the Emperor's birthday? It must have been on the day of the Emperor's birthday that the two families arranged to meet."

Pei Nanyue felt extremely sorry for her younger sister and couldn't bear to see her cry, so she quickly wiped away Pei Suisui's tears with a handkerchief.

"That's because Consort An didn't like me. I'm not good enough for the Third Prince." Pei Suisui firmly believed that it was Consort An who didn't like her, which was why she found another marriage for the Third Prince.

It's because I'm too useless.

Her life had been too smooth. With her sister protecting her and her father doting on her, she had no idea about the intricacies of palace life.

How could she possibly become the Third Prince's virtuous wife?

Pei Nanyue's face turned ashen upon hearing her sister's words. She had always doted on her sister the most, and she wouldn't allow her to belittle herself.

"I say you are excellent, it's just that Consort An is blind! How can you be so insecure?"

"But in the end... in the end, the Imperial Concubine didn't choose me." Pei Suisui could no longer hold back and burst into tears, trying to suppress her sobs.

Sitting next to her, Pei Nanyue felt anxious seeing her cry, but Pei Suisui was covered in injuries and couldn't touch her wounds, so she quickly used a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

The movements were gentle, as if protecting a fragile porcelain doll.

"I'll have my father try to persuade him again. Don't cry. The most important thing right now is to recover from your injuries. Otherwise, how can you be a bride when our injuries haven't healed yet?"

Pei Nanyue knew she was lying to her sister, but Thirteen had also said that although Pei Suisui's injuries were not in great danger for the time being, she had to be careful with her emotions and not get angry.

Pei Suisui grasped her sister's hand as she wiped away her tears, her voice trembling with sobs.

"Sister, can I really marry the Third Prince?"

In the end, she still couldn't let go of Duan Yuchuan. They were childhood sweethearts, and she had thought she would become the Third Prince's consort, but then she fell into a coma for several days.

Is her third prince going to marry someone else?

Pei Nanyue stared at her sister's hand, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and said, "Yes, I will definitely ask Father to help you with this!"

“Sister…” Pei Suisui ignored her injuries and leaned into Pei Nanyue’s arms.

Her small face was pale and colorless, and her long, loose hair fell down her back, making her look even more delicate.

"Sui Sui, I'm here."

Pei Nanyue composed herself, seemingly concealing the fierceness in her eyes.

As if she truly wanted to grant her sister's wish, Pei Nanyue left her sister's room and then went to her father's study.

Ten days later

Thirteen lived a relatively comfortable life in the dungeon of Dali Temple, but she never expected that the Emperor of Nanyang would let her go so easily.

She looked at Haojing, who was opening the prison door, and was slightly taken aback.

"This is……"

"The Third Prince's poison has been cured, and the Emperor has decreed that you be released."

Hao Jing spoke expressionlessly, seemingly merely a heartless messenger. He noticed Thirteen's figure was a bit plump; had he been fattened up again?

"Unlocked? Who unlocked it? You?" Thirteen was somewhat incredulous, not expecting that she had underestimated Haojing.

She recalled that when she first entered the Third Prince's residence, the poison Shen Mu gave the Third Prince was made by Hao Jing. She had studied it carefully and found it to be of extremely poor quality.

"..."

Hearing Thirteen's exclamation, Haojing was somewhat reluctant to pay her any attention, but simply pointed to the door again.

"Please come out. There are people here. They'll be here shortly." His tone was clearly impolite, obviously angered by Thirteen.

Thirteen wasn't unaware that he needed to go out, but he pointed to his leg with a hint of helplessness.

"I can't get up, Young Master Hao." She winked at Hao Jing deliberately. She had been recuperating very well in prison these past few days, and her leg was showing signs of recovery, and it was recovering very quickly.

"You're not going to make me carry you, are you?" Hao Jing leaned against the cell door, looking nonchalant and asking for a beating.

He now loathes this boy intensely; not only did he take Shen Mu's life-saving medicine, but he also ordered him to treat Pei Suisui.

Afterwards, she wasn't allowed to write the prescription herself; instead, she had to come over and explain Pei Suisui's injuries so that she could write the prescription herself.

It's obvious they don't believe in his medical skills!

Thirteen leaned back, feigning extreme enjoyment, and said...

“I think the dungeon of Dali Temple is quite good. It’s like heaven and earth compared to my current drafty courtyard.”

She remembered that Shen Mu had demolished the courtyard wall for her that day. More than half a month had passed, and she didn't know if the wall had been repaired or not.

"I'm telling you, this cell is locked up!" Hao Jing pointed at Thirteen's nose and cursed softly.

"There are new people? Who is it?" Thirteen deliberately raised her eyebrows at Haojing. She didn't expect the Dali Temple to be so lively. Not to mention that she hadn't been interrogated by anyone from the Dali Temple even after staying for half a month, there were only two jailers wandering around the door.

Other prisoners? I've never seen any of them before.

"He was just brought out of the Embroidered Uniform Guard dungeon, Minister Xu!"