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

princess mansion

As night deepened, the candlelight illuminated the entire princess's residence.

The Fourth Princess's maid, Man'er, carried a bucket of milk. After filling it with water, she turned and went into the inner room, where she saw Duan Yuyan curled up on the bed, lifeless.

Duan Yuyan was dressed simply, a rare sight, and her face, without any makeup, still looked quite charming.

Man'er approached and saw that Duan Yuyan had no reaction. Her heart sank, and she whispered...

"Princess, it's time for your bath."

Duan Yuyan developed the habit of taking a milk bath every few days starting when she was ten years old.

Because she had been impeached by Pei Xiang's men for increasing daily expenses, Duan Yuyan decided to have the empty milk delivered to the outskirts of the city and distributed to the refugees every time she finished her milk.

They call it doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

Every time she uses the pretext of doing good deeds, Duan Yuyan manages to conjure up even more silver to use.

"I dont go."

Duan Yuyan huddled under the covers, still angry that her father hadn't agreed to bestow a marriage upon her.

"Princess……"

Man'er stood by the bed, somewhat hesitant.

After all, in the entire princess's residence, apart from her, no one dares to get close to Duan Yuyan casually.

They were already mistreated in their daily lives, and many of them bore injuries. In addition, Duan Yuyan's temper had become even more volatile recently because the emperor had confined the princess to her quarters.

Before Man'er, five palace maids and three eunuchs had already been poisoned by the princess and were unable to attend to her due to illness.

Only as a last resort did they allow Man'er to come.

After all, the old wounds on her body were caused by Duan Yuyan's anger during the birthday celebration last time, and the scabs on her hands hadn't even had time to heal yet.

Duan Yuyan glanced at Man'er, a hint of inexplicable impatience creeping into her eyes.

"I already said I'm not going, didn't you hear me?" She picked up a pillow from the bed and threw it at Man'er's face.

Man'er stood rooted to the spot, not daring to dodge, letting the pillow hit her face.

She caught a glimpse of Duan Yuyan's angry expression out of the corner of her eye, and quickly knelt down straight.

"Princess, there have been more and more memorials impeaching you lately. I'm afraid this milk will go to waste, so I'll..."

"Turning back? What are you talking about? A bunch of old bastards, whose side are you on? You traitor!"

Duan Yuyan casually picked up some items from the bed and threw them at Man'er.

"Princess, please forgive me! Of course, I'm on your side."

Man'er quickly lowered her head. At this moment, she was most grateful that there were no dishes, bowls, or porcelain around Duan Yuyan, only pillows and blankets on the bed. Fortunately, they wouldn't hurt too much if they hit her.

In recent days, Duan Yuyan had smashed all the porcelain ornaments in the room. Since the Imperial Household Department hadn't sent any new ones, the room was temporarily empty of them.

"That would be best. Stop thinking about all sorts of nonsense. The entire Princess's residence depends on me. If I fall, none of you will survive."

Duan Yuyan finally stood up, glanced at Man'er with disdain, and walked towards the wooden bucket of milk that had been poured.

"Yes, I understand." Man'er quickly lowered her head even further, secretly feeling a bit resentful.

What do you mean by saying that the Princess's Mansion is only what it is today because of Duan Yuyan?

The Emperor only favored her because her birth was accompanied by auspicious omens, and she was said to be a lucky star that was rarely seen in Nanyang in the past hundred years. In addition, her mother was a favored concubine who was the most favored in the six palaces.

Otherwise, what business is it of hers?

A lucky star? To her, it was more like a jinx.

"What are you standing there for? Like a block of wood. Aren't you going to serve me my bath?" Duan Yuyan's voice pulled her back to reality.

"Yes."

A hint of barely perceptible malice flashed across Man'er's eyes as she quickly stood up to serve Duan Yuyan.

Over the years, she had long since become accustomed to the princess's various misdeeds. The only thing that kept her alive was that being the princess's personal maid earned her two taels of silver more than the maids serving in the outer courtyard.

Her mother suffered from a chronic illness for many years, and all the money was spent on medicine to prolong her life.

Duan Yuyan immersed herself in the milk, instantly feeling most of her fatigue dissipate. She slowly closed her eyes, raising her arms as Man'er massaged them beside her.

"Has there been any movement in the palace recently?"

"The Imperial Concubine wishes to request the Emperor to bestow the Second Daughter of Prime Minister Pei upon the Third Prince in marriage."

"Pei Suisui? She's not dead yet?" Duan Yuyan frowned slightly, thinking to herself that the Pei family was truly a persistent ghost.

"The Emperor sent the imperial physician to see her, and he said that the life of the second young lady of the Pei family had been saved."

"Ha, then why bestow a marriage upon me? To be my foolish brother's concubine? Or his principal wife?"

An impatience was hidden between her brows. Why did her mother only remember her brother and not her all day long?

Man'er replied softly from the side.

"They said she would be the third prince's concubine."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Duan Yuyan couldn't help but burst into laughter; to her, the story was truly a joke.

Man'er, on the other hand, was not surprised by Duan Yuyan's appearance and continued to massage Duan Yuyan with her head down.

"I think that the Empress Dowager and the Duke of Anguo must be hiding some ulterior motives."

He made General Weiyuan's daughter the Third Prince's principal wife, and then turned around and wanted to make Prime Minister Pei's second daughter a concubine.

Their purpose is far too obvious. Aren't they afraid that the Emperor will see through them and reprimand them?

Man'er paused, then hurriedly said

"But I heard that the Emperor didn't agree to this, and instead argued with the Imperial Concubine."

"It's good that they're arguing, otherwise Father Emperor might as well just give the position of Crown Prince to my brother."

Sima Zhao's intentions regarding Anjia are known to everyone in Nanyang.

Duan Yuyan leaned against the edge of the wooden tub, gently rubbing her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

"Now I think it's better to get married sooner rather than later, otherwise I'll be implicated by my mother sooner or later."

"Does the princess mean she wants to marry Lord Shen?"

"Otherwise, would I really listen to my father and marry into that barbaric land of the Western Regions?"

Duan Yuyan glared at Man'er with some impatience, thinking to herself that this girl was becoming more and more stupid and couldn't understand what she was saying.

Man'er quickly lowered her head, speaking somewhat obsequiously.

“Your Highness is absolutely right. You are of noble birth, how could you condescend to marry someone who was once defeated by Nanyang?”

Although she said that on the surface, she actually had her own plans in mind.

"Of all these girls, you are the most useful."

Duan Yuyan was also a capricious person. She casually took off the bracelet on her wrist and threw it to Man'er.

"Take this and buy medicine for your mother. Look at her condition, she'll ruin you sooner or later! And to make matters worse, she has a useless younger brother!"

“Thank you, Princess…” Man’er was somewhat surprised, but her face lit up with joy, and she quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

I never expected the princess to be so generous today.

"Don't say I intentionally brought up your family matters. It's just that when you took leave the other day, I asked Cui'er and she told me. But I still have to say, these useless relatives should be dealt with as soon as possible."

Man'er was stunned upon hearing this, and was speechless.

She understood Duan Yuyan's meaning and dared not agree casually. After what seemed like a long internal struggle, she finally knelt and bowed.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness!"