Jiaojiao is getting married, and the male leads fall for her and fight over her.

Chapter 27 Selling A-Jian...

"Why are you looking at your cousin, the young master? I told you to get up, so get up." Shen Shuyi finally reached A-Jian's side and reached out her hand to A-Jian.

A-Jian still wanted to see Pei Dongzhou, but Shen Shuyi said calmly, "What, you don't even listen to your master anymore?"

A-Jian rarely saw her daughter with such a serious expression, so she dared not hesitate any longer and got up.

“A-Jian’s slave contract belongs to the Marquis’s mansion. If the maid does something wrong, I can sell her off to the mansion…”

Before Pei Dongzhou could finish speaking, Shen Shuyi suddenly screamed.

Not only was Pei Dongzhou stunned, but A-Jian was also dumbfounded.

The next moment, Shen Shuyi took Ajian's hand and staggered towards the main room.

Pei Dongzhou didn't know what Shen Shuyi was up to, but it certainly wasn't anything good.

As Madam Pei was holding An Gu's hand and recounting the story of her dowry, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the corridor.

Just as Aunt An was about to get up to check, the curtain was suddenly lifted—Shen Shuyi, leading Ajian, stumbled in and knelt down in front of the old lady.

"My son!" The old lady exclaimed in shock, her frail hand trembling as she reached out to help Shen Shuyi up. "What are you doing?!"

Shen Shuyi avoided the old lady's hand, kowtowed several times firmly, and her eyes were filled with tears: "Grandmother, I only have A-Jian and Mama Dai as my closest relatives. Can I have their slave contracts?"

That way, even if she leaves the Marquis's mansion in the future, she can take them with her.

In just one year, once she has changed her fate of dying young as cannon fodder, she will have the opportunity to leave the Marquis's mansion.

At that time, with the emperor far away and the world at large, she can go anywhere, so why should she have to worry about the male leads' opinions?

At this moment, Pei Dongzhou lifted the curtain and entered.

The old lady looked at Prince Pei, then at Yi-jie kneeling on the ground, and vaguely realized that this matter was related to Dong-ge.

"But what did Dong-ge'er do?" the old lady asked in a deep voice.

Shen Shuyi cannot offend the male lead, as her life and death are in his hands, so of course she cannot accuse him.

Furthermore, the old lady might care about her. But her adversary is Prince Pei, and how could an orphan like her carry the weight of Prince Pei?

She still has this bit of self-awareness.

She lowered her head and replied softly, "It has nothing to do with my cousin, the young master. It's just that I've lived in the Marquis's mansion since I was little, and the thought of having nothing of my own makes me feel insecure. If A-Jian and Mama Dai could belong to me completely, I would feel like I would have a home. Grandmother, could you please grant my request?"

The old lady was heartbroken when she heard these words.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Marquis's mansion is your home. As long as this old woman is here, no one will dare to bully or humiliate you!" The old lady gestured for Aunt An to help Shen Shuyi up.

Shen Shuyi, however, knelt and took a few steps back, stubbornly saying, "Grandmother knows my health is poor, and I might not live to see the day I die. If that day comes, I just want the two people beside me to be free..."

The old lady didn't want to hear her say such unlucky things.

"Whatever you say, please get up quickly and don't say such unlucky things again. Doctor Yang said that your health is gradually improving, and as long as you take good care of yourself, everything will be fine."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi burst into tears of joy and threw herself into the old lady's arms, saying, "Thank you, Grandmother!!"

Pei Dongzhou watched indifferently.

At first, he thought Shen Shuyi had come to complain to her grandmother. This woman was quite unexpected; she actually solved the problem at its root. But in the end, she was still too naive.

Even if he gets Ah Jian's slave contract, so what? If he really wants to punish Ah Jian, how can a mere piece of paper stop him?
"Can I sleep with my grandmother tonight?"

At this moment, Shen Shuyi's voice drifted into Pei Dongzhou's ears again.

Pei Dongzhou's gaze fell on Shen Shuyi's back. If looks had a physical form, Shen Shuyi felt as if Pei Dongzhou's gaze was burning her back.

She figured that with the old lady as her backer, Pei Dongzhou wouldn't be able to touch her no matter how angry he was. After some time, once his anger subsided, she could naturally let the matter drop.

“My cousin’s illness is not fully cured…” Pei Dongzhou’s voice suddenly rang out above her head, gentle and refined yet sending a chill down her spine, “Could it be that you want to pass on your illness to Grandmother?”

Shen Shuyi opened her mouth, but the words "I'm much better" got stuck in her throat—she had been sick for the past few days and was almost dying. If she said she was fully recovered now, wouldn't that be contradicting herself?

"Don't listen to Dong-ge'er's nonsense. I'm overjoyed that Yi-jie'er is willing to sleep with this old woman. Besides, Yi-jie'er's illness won't be serious." The old lady held Shen Shuyi's hand. "It's settled then. You'll sleep with your maternal grandmother tonight."

Shen Shuyi nodded vigorously.

This way, we can avoid Pei Dongzhou tonight.

Pei Dongzhou was a difficult man to deal with; he seemed convinced that she had ulterior motives towards him. He had clearly lost consciousness at the time, so how could he be so certain that she had taken liberties with him?

Even if he has a lip injury, it doesn't prove that he was kissed by someone, right?

"Since my cousin has her grandmother with her, I feel at ease. I'll head back now." Seeing that Shen Shuyi had found a backer and he couldn't do anything to this woman for the time being, Pei Dongzhou decided to back down.

The events of today left him somewhat bewildered, even more so than the cases he had handled before. He needed to be alone and have some peace and quiet.

The old lady didn't want to keep him, so she gestured for Pei Dongzhou to leave.

Unexpectedly, Pei Dongzhou looked at the maid standing next to her and said, "I have been taking care of my cousin for a long time today. Even if I have not done anything meritorious, I have still worked hard. Cousin, won't you see your cousin off?"

Shen Shuyi didn't want to give it away, so she pretended to be weak and leaned against the old lady, saying, "I'm feeling unwell..."

Pei Dongzhou smiled good-naturedly: "I also wanted to tell my cousin about what happened in the west wing..."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi immediately stood up: "Although I am weak, I still have the strength to see my cousin off. Cousin, let's go."

The old lady looked at Shen Shuyi, then at Pei Dongzhou, and felt that there seemed to be some secret between the two that she did not know.

And so, exhausted and hungry, Shen Shuyi saw Pei Dongzhou out of the main room.

She thought this would be a satisfactory solution, but Pei Dongzhou suddenly gave the order: "Send me out of Heshou Hall."

Shen Shuyi had no choice but to follow behind Prince Pei listlessly.

She turned around and saw A-Jian following not far behind her, which calmed her down a little.

"Do you think I can't do anything to you?" Pei Dongzhou suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Fortunately, Shen Shuyi braked in time and avoided a direct collision.

"Your Highness is joking. It would be as easy for you to kill me as crushing an ant. I really didn't do anything. Your Highness is a man of great things, why bother with a nobody like me?" Shen Shuyi said, coughing lightly to remind Prince Pei that she was still a patient.

Although she felt that a self-inflicted injury would probably be useless against a cold-blooded and ruthless person like Prince Pei, it was the only trick she could use.

(End of this chapter)