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

Chapter 3 presents the female lead with a big gift.

Xia Nianchu finally realized she had been tricked, and she angrily retorted, "My cousin is trying to scam me?!"

"So what if I'm trying to extort you? Go ahead and report me to the authorities, saying that you wanted me to drug your cousin in order to get him. Go ahead and announce it to the world, let everyone see your true colors, go ahead!" Shen Shuyi curled her lips in a half-smile.

Xia Nianchu quickly reverted to her delicate and innocent demeanor, and threatened in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid that I'll complain to the old lady that you deliberately ruined my cousin's marriage at Wangyue Tower?"

"Go tell her, cousin. I also wanted to tell Grandmother that you were seducing my cousin, the young master, at Wangyue Tower." Shen Shuyi chuckled, revealing two rows of neat, white teeth. "Tell me, cousin, does Grandmother believe me, or an outsider like you?"

Although the Pei brothers loathed her, the old lady of the Pei family treasured her, a quality that even the four Pei brothers couldn't match.

Xia Nianchu felt her fist harden.

She was loved by everyone since childhood, simply because she was a woman of destiny. There was nothing she couldn't get if she wanted it.

But ever since she moved into the Marquis's mansion, everyone in the Pei family has liked her, except for Old Madam Pei, who has always treated her coldly.

Her cousins ​​from the Pei family treated her kindly; each of them was an outstanding individual, and among them, the young master cousin was the one she couldn't help but yearn for.

Firstly, Pei Dongzhou has an outstanding face, and secondly, he is the heir of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion. If she could marry Pei Dongzhou, she would become the heir's wife in the future, which would be a first-rank imperial consort, a honor that many women would desire.

Because she had to maintain her image as a kind, gentle, and harmless person, she couldn't drug Pei Dongzhou, but Shen Shuyi could.

She thought Shen Shuyi was a good-for-nothing and a lovesick woman, and that she could easily manipulate her. Little did she know that she had misjudged her.

Seeing that threats weren't working, Xia Nianchu tried enticement: "If you help me succeed, I'll definitely repay you. Your reputation can't get any worse, so helping me won't cost you anything. Tell me, how would you be willing to help me?"

Shen Shuyi rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the sky.

Does the female lead even speak human language? Just because she has a bad reputation, does that mean the female lead can take advantage of her as a matter of course?
The female protagonist in the original story was not a good person. At the time, she thought that the male protagonists would be entangled with the female protagonist because none of the male protagonists were good to begin with.

She didn't have any particular likes or dislikes towards the male and female leads.

But she transmigrated into the body of a villainous supporting female character, and the female lead in front of her was truly disgusting!
Seeing that Shen Shuyi remained silent, Xia Nianchu assumed she had softened her stance and tried to persuade her again: "I know that you also want to be with Cousin Shizi, but even though you've already slept with him, he still doesn't look at you. There's no way you'll ever have a chance with him. Why don't you help me out this time? If I get Cousin Shizi, it will also fulfill your dream. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Shen Shuyi thought the female lead's thought process was also quite peculiar. Faced with such a shameless person, she felt that getting angry was unnecessary.

"I really can't help you with this. How about this, I'll give you a hint, maybe it will work, just give it a try," Shen Shuyi said with a smile.

Xia Nianchu had been fooled by Shen Shuyi before: "You're really that kind?"

"Then pretend I didn't say anything, cousin, please." Shen Shuyi wanted to go back to her room.

Xia Nianchu quickly followed, saying, "Cousin, please tell me."

Shen Shuyi said leisurely, "My cousin, the young master, will be going to the Fragrant Pavilion for tea tomorrow night. Perhaps you could try your luck there."

"Really?" Xia Nianchu was skeptical.

Shen Shuyi shrugged: "Why don't you go over there tomorrow night and see for yourself?"

In fact, it was Marquis Pingyang who enjoyed tea. And Marquis Pingyang also had a fondness for young, beautiful women; otherwise, so many young and pretty maids in his household wouldn't have fallen victim to his cruelty.

In the original novel, Marquis Pingyang was already interested in Xia Nianchu. If Xia Nianchu offered herself to him, and Marquis Pingyang was drunk, he would certainly not easily let go of this opportunity to get the female lead.

In the original novel, the female lead is loved by everyone, making the Pei family father and son fight over her endlessly.

If the female lead hadn't bothered her, she wouldn't have bothered the female lead either.

Xia Nianchu just had to come and annoy her, so she might as well give this woman a big gift. After getting rid of Xia Nianchu, Shen Shuyi had a good "exchange" with the system.

After much pleading and cajoling, the system finally gave in and changed the task target to the mysterious and aloof second young master of the Pei family, Pei Nanzhou.

Pei Da, Pei San, and Pei Si's favorability towards her is almost -100. These three absolutely cannot be allowed to cause any more trouble. They should be avoided if possible in the future.

This time, she couldn't let Pei Nanzhou find out it was her.

The third task assigned to her by the system was to sing a complete love song to Pei Nanzhou.

If she sings a love song outside Pei Nanzhou's courtyard, she can consider it a successful completion of her mission.

She's such a clever little devil!

That night, at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

Having confirmed that Pei Nanzhou was in the South Courtyard, Shen Shuyi secretly went to the bamboo grove, which was about 100 meters away from the South Courtyard.

The love song she chose was "Tethered Threads," which takes four minutes to sing. If Pei Nanzhou became curious and went to investigate the bamboo forest, she would already be far away, perfectly avoiding any encounter with him. Just to be on the safe side, she also wore a veil.

In addition, it was a dark and windy night, so even if she bumped into Pei Nanzhou, he wouldn't recognize her.

She just happens to be good at playing the flute. The system said that singing a love song while playing the flute counts, right?
Regardless, just give it a try.

With everything prepared, the melodious and plaintive sound of the flute flowed from her lips, clearly audible near the bamboo grove.

Inside the South Courtyard, Pei Nanzhou was about to rest when he heard a melodious flute tune drifting over. He listened carefully and found it to be a tune he had never heard before, which was quite novel.

He was completely unaware that the Marquis's residence had a master of music, and for a moment he was completely absorbed in listening.

He was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and was naturally an expert in music. If anyone tried to attract his attention in this way, they succeeded.

The moonlight, like water, poured down.

The vast mansion was silent. Pei Nanzhou walked slowly toward the bamboo forest. A sudden evening breeze stirred, and his clothes fluttered.

Under the pale moonlight, the man was handsome and elegant, like a piece of jade.

By the time he reached the vicinity of the bamboo grove, the flute had already played its last note.

He saw a slender figure disappear from the other end of the bamboo forest in a flash.

When he reached the spot where the figure had disappeared, it was deserted. It was as if he had only imagined it; no one had ever played the flute there.

He stood there for a moment, about to leave, when he noticed a veil covering his face at his feet. He bent down and picked it up, a faint, lingering scent of soap wafting around him…

Meanwhile, Shen Shuyi fled back to Fusang Courtyard as quickly as possible, only to realize belatedly that the system had not notified her that the mission was completed.

"Didn't I complete the task? Why isn't there any progress displayed?"

[The host needs to sing an entire love song for the mission to be considered complete.]

Shen Shuyi was furious and slammed her hand on the table, shouting, "Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

(End of this chapter)