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

Pei Suisui's gaze flickered for a moment, but her thoughts quickly drifted away.

Yes, she seems to have changed a bit.

From when?

Was it Thirteen who risked his life to save her? Or was it she who risked her life to take Thirteen out of the city? Or was it that her father sacrificed the Pei family's future so that he could marry the woman he loved? Or was it her sister who chose to enter the palace for the sake of the Pei family?

Thinking of this, her expression turned somewhat melancholy, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"Yes, everyone is doing this for my own good, trying to smooth things over for me."

"Sui Sui?" Clearly, Thirteen was even more confused by Pei Sui Sui's abrupt and unrelated question.

Pei Suisui suddenly raised her head and said firmly to Thirteen.

"I don't want to marry him anymore, so if you really care about me, please don't give this letter to the Emperor. I don't want to hurt anyone else because of this."

Yes, everyone is doing it for her own good and is willing to sacrifice for her.

But what can she bring to others? She can only bring endless trouble.

Rather than doing that, it would be better for her to give up voluntarily.

Give up the marriage to the Third Prince!

"Are you sure you don't want to marry the Third Prince? Sui Sui, this is your only chance. I've also arranged for someone to copy this letter. As long as you agree, it will be on the desk in the Imperial Study this afternoon."

Thirteen had felt Pei Suisui's genuine love for the Third Prince.

She was unwilling to let Pei Suisui give up.

Even she had already heard that Prime Minister Pei had gone to the palace to plead guilty, which led the Emperor of Nanyang to rescind his decree to resign. It was even said that a clever girl from a collateral branch of their family had been chosen to replace Pei Nan Yue in the upcoming selection process.

But now, the evidence she possesses is enough to persuade the emperor to cancel the marriage alliance between General Weiyuan and the An family, without harming anyone in the Pei family.

All Pei Sui Sui needs to do is nod.

Thirteen, do you have an older sister or brother?

Pei Suisui's sudden question interrupted Thirteen's thoughts.

She shook her head blankly. "I have no brothers or sisters, I'm all alone."

She still remembered the identity she fabricated for herself in the mortal world: an orphan who had no parents since childhood, raised by her master, and then abandoned by him to wander alone.

“In the past, I didn’t understand why my sister had been past the age of marriage for so long, and why no matchmaker came to our house to propose marriage. Later, I overheard the servants in the house saying that my sister had knelt in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights, begging my father to refuse all people who were interested in marrying her.”

"Never to marry?" Thirteen frowned slightly. This was the first time he had ever seen someone with such thoughts in this era.

"No, that's not it." Pei Suisui shook her head to herself, and feeling a little thirsty, she drank the tea on the table in one gulp before continuing.

"My sister promised my mother before she passed away that she would protect me for the rest of her life. If she becomes someone else's wife, how can she protect me in time?"

"Your sister is really good to you."

"It was very good, so good that she almost became the Emperor's woman so that I could marry the Third Prince."

Pei Suisui could not hide the sadness in her eyes. She could not hold back her emotions, and tears quietly slid down her cheeks and landed on her arm.

Thirteen had also heard about this matter before, which is why, after she specially sent someone to investigate the matter, she quickly accepted Pei Suisui's invitation and rushed over to see her early.

The purpose was to ensure that Pei Suisui could marry Duan Yuchuan happily without being controlled by anyone.

"But didn't Prime Minister Pei also step forward and apologize? Wasn't it said that the Emperor was furious and punished him by sending him to clean up and rectify the corrupt officials in the Jiangnan region?"

"But if it weren't for me, why would Father have been punished?" Pei Suisui naturally understood that Thirteen was trying to comfort her, but the truth was often so cruel.

Even though the entire Pei family kept this news a closely guarded secret.

But what they didn't realize was that her Aru and her sister Ameng were biological sisters.

How could sisters have secrets?

On the contrary, Aru never hid anything from her or deceived her. Naturally, she would truthfully report any news or disturbances in the manor.

“Sui Sui, this has nothing to do with you. It's the An family that's being aggressive, they…”

“It was the An family, but it was also my father who gave them this opportunity. My father was concerned about me, which allowed them to take advantage of the situation.”

Thirteen frowned even more. Looking at Pei Suisui in front of her, she felt that the other party seemed to have walked into a dead end. No matter how she tried to persuade her, she was just going around in circles.

They don't listen to anyone at all.

"Sui Sui, the An family is behind this, and I can't tell you much for now. There are too many people around here, so if you don't want to marry the Third Prince, then don't marry him."

At this point, Thirteen believed that Pei Suisui's inner turmoil was too heavy and that she should not be pressured any further.

Hearing Thirteen's words, Pei Suisui finally snapped out of her daze and nodded at her.

“I know you were doing this for my own good, Thirteen. I don’t blame you for anything. Whether the Fourth Princess showed up that day or not, I have no regrets about going to save you.”

Pei Suisui has never lied to anyone about this matter.

Including thirteen.

"Yes, I know Sui Sui is good to me. How about I tell you a secret about me too?" Thirteen smiled at her, then suddenly raised his right hand and grabbed her right hand.

"What's this?" Pei Suisui looked at Thirteen's hand, which was tightly gripping hers, and her face flushed slightly. She couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes, after all, Thirteen was a man, and she had to be careful to avoid suspicion.

Even though there were servants from her household guarding the door outside the private room, preventing outsiders from entering at will.

Thirteen seemed to sense Pei Suisui's worry and lowered his voice to say...

"You're the first person to see my secret!"

After saying that, she smiled at Pei Suisui and then tightly grasped her hand in her own palm, pulling her into her arms.

Pei Suisui fell into her arms, but Thirteen quickly raised her hand and covered Pei Suisui's eyes with her left hand.

She muttered incantations, and several faint lights seemed to flash in her chest, growing brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, the wind outside blew open the window, and the whistling wind, carrying a chill, instantly swept into the room.

"Thirteen!"

Because she couldn't see her surroundings, Pei Suisui felt inexplicably panicked. She felt the wind blowing her hair, and she felt herself drifting aimlessly in the darkness.

Before Thirteen could speak, he removed the hand that was covering her eyes.

Pei Suisui felt as if several beams of light flashed before her eyes, causing her to instinctively close her eyes tightly, afraid to open them.

"Open your eyes and look, Sui Sui!"

A pleasant, clear voice, unlike the youthful voice of Thirteen, rang out, and Pei Suisui's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

With trepidation, she slowly opened her eyes.

The girl's almond-shaped eyes stared blankly at her, and Pei Suisui instinctively exclaimed in surprise.

"Thirteen, who are you? You're a woman!"