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

Chapter 62 A Night Visit to the Marquis's Residence: They've All Come to See Prince Pei...

Li Yi really didn't expect this outcome.

Pei Xizhou wouldn't lie to him about something so outrageous. He saw the woman's face before he fainted and remembered the way her eyes were wide open. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, he might recognize her.

Accompanied by Pei Xizhou, Li Yi went to Haitang's room.

Haitang gracefully bowed to Li Yi, her eyes filled with shyness and timidity.

Li Yi recognized at a glance that Haitang was not the woman who had drugged him; though it was only a fleeting glance, the woman's eyes were exceptionally bright and lively...

The crabapple tree before me was beautiful as a flower, but its eyes were too worldly, unlike the other woman's clear and bright eyes.

“You are not her.” Li Yi suddenly felt a little lost.

Before he came looking for her, he had planned to punish Haitang severely. No one had ever dared to be so disrespectful to him, especially not a woman.

How many women wanted to sleep with him? There were only women he didn't want, but that woman drugged him right under his nose and walked out of his palace in broad daylight.

That woman also stole his jade pendant, the very same jade pendant, and no one dared to stop her.

Just then, Peony came in and said to Pei Xizhou, "A merchant wants to see you, young master, saying he has something important to pass on."

Upon hearing that it was something important, Pei Xizhou went to see the merchant.

Upon seeing Pei Xizhou, the vendor handed him a dirty wooden box: "This is a treasure that someone placed on the counter. That person insisted that I deliver it to Young Master Pei Xizhou, saying that if I didn't, I would be killed."

Pei Xizhou curiously opened the wooden box, only to find that it contained the dragon-patterned jade pendant that Li Yi usually carried with him.

This thing can indeed easily lead to death.

"Have you seen what that person looks like?" Pei Xizhou asked without much hope.

"No, that person only left a note."

"Where's the note?" This time it was Li Yi who asked.

"I burned it! Yes, that person told me to burn it, saying that if I didn't, it would bring trouble." The merchant answered honestly.

Pei Xizhou examined the wooden box, hoping to find any clues on it.

Li Yi said, "Don't bother looking. This wooden box must have been found somewhere. That woman is cunning; she wouldn't have left any clues."

Pei Xizhou glanced at the wooden box again, then, realizing it was something he had picked up, quickly threw it away.

After dismissing the vendor, he found it increasingly amusing: "What did that woman want? What respectable young woman would run to Baixiang Tower to pretend to be the top courtesan? Yes, you saw her face, didn't you? What does she look like? And how did she escape from you?"

This is the first time a woman has escaped from Li Yi's clutches, which certainly makes people curious about where this woman came from.

Given Li Yi's status, how many women would want to get close to him?
Li Yi had visited Baixianglou several times, but he had never specifically requested any particular woman. Last night's woman was the first one he wanted.

"Can you believe I got her into the Prince's mansion, only to have her drug me? She walked out of my mansion right under everyone's noses, holding my jade pendant." Li Yi toyed with the jade pendant in his hand, grinding his teeth in hatred. "Don't let me catch her, or I'll make her pay!"

He couldn't understand why a woman would run into Bai Xiang Lou as its top courtesan and get nothing in return. "Could she be a spy from an enemy country?" Pei Xizhou suddenly wondered.

Li Yi thought of the woman who had slipped through his fingers, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "If she were a spy from an enemy country, and she entered my palace, wouldn't she be trying every means to get close to me? There would be no need for her to rush to escape. Last night, the song she sang was quite beautiful, and she played it well. She walked with a dignified and elegant demeanor, possessing an extraordinary air, like a pampered young lady from a wealthy family. But she also had such a potent aphrodisiac in her possession, something no respectable young lady would have..."

"Did you actually see the girl's face?" Pei Xizhou's curiosity was piqued.

Li Yi recalled the heavily made-up face he had glimpsed in a fleeting moment and gritted his teeth, saying, "I saw her. She was wearing heavy makeup, probably to cover up her true appearance. I wonder if I'll recognize her if I see her again."

Pei Xizhou immediately laughed: "My older brother slept in her room all night, I wonder if he saw her face."

Pei Xizhou and Li Yi exchanged a glance and immediately decided to go and meet with Prince Pei.

The two did not linger at Baixianglou and headed to the Pingyang Marquis's residence that very night.

Pei Dongzhou didn't expect to have a guest visiting that night, especially a man who had been provoked by Shen Shuyi.

He knew that woman was a menace!
After exchanging pleasantries, Pei Xizhou got straight to the point: "Did you see Haitang's face last night, brother?"

Pei Dongzhou was already mentally prepared, thinking to himself that they had indeed come for Shen Shuyi. He said indifferently, "I didn't see it."

Pei Xizhou and Li Yi were both disappointed. However, given Pei Shizi's aloof nature, he certainly didn't seem like someone with a strong sense of curiosity.

"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" Pei Dongzhou looked Pei Xizhou and Li Yi up and down.

Pei Xizhou said to Li Yi, "Your Highness has the right to speak on this matter."

Li Yi recounted what "Haitang" had done to him, and finally said through gritted teeth, "It's her good fortune that I've taken a liking to her. Even if she's not a girl from Baixianglou, was it necessary for her to run away in this way? Dongzhou, do you think that woman deliberately used this method to arouse my interest in her?"

Pei Dongzhou was lost in his own thoughts and did not respond.

He wondered how Shen Shuyi could escape from Li Yi's palace; it turned out she had used the same trick of drugging him again. Now he was even more certain that the woman who had stolen his kisses the previous two times was Shen Shuyi.

Now that she has provoked Li Yi, he has become intensely interested in her. If Li Yi were to see Shen Shuyi's face...

"I have no idea what that woman is up to. By the way, has Your Highness seen that woman's face?" Pei Dongzhou asked casually.

"I glanced at her before I fainted. The woman was heavily made up. Even though it was just a glance, I could tell she was quite attractive. I'm not sure if I could recognize her if I saw her again." Li Yi was unaware that Pei Dongzhou was testing him.

Pei Dongzhou breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but then felt that his reaction was strange.

Why should he be so worried about his cousin Shen? It was trouble she caused herself. Even if the truth comes out, it's her own misfortune. What does it have to do with him?

"Perhaps that person deliberately used this method to arouse the prince's interest. If the prince investigates to the end, wouldn't he be falling into her trap? The prince can have any kind of woman he wants, there is no need to bother with a woman with a deep mind."

Pei Xizhou agreed with Pei Shizi's words: "Yes, I also find that woman strange. You'd better not think about her. There are plenty of beautiful women in this world; she's just a woman pretending to be a ghost..."

"Then why did you cause such a stir in the city for Su Su?" Li Yi retorted.

Pei Xizhou was speechless for a moment, and after a few breaths he explained, "I... I fell in love with Su Su at first sight, unlike yours."

　Mwah mwah mwah
　　(End of this chapter)