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

Chapter 83: Immoral and Degrading!
Shen Shuyi finally understood what it meant to be thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, the hillside was not a cliff, and with the trees providing cover, she slid down the hillside for more than ten meters after being thrown out of the carriage before stopping her fall.

She rested for a while before trying to move her body, and it didn't seem to hurt much.

She stood up and tried to shake herself; she didn't seem to be seriously injured. The rain was just too heavy, and the slope was quite steep. She wiped the rain off her face and decided it would be better to wait for the rain to stop before climbing up.

Before long, she found a cave.

She parted the spider webs to make sure there were no scary creatures before crawling inside.

I have to say, this kind of weather, combined with the rain, is just too cold.

Her clothes were soaking wet, and since there was no one around, she decisively took off her clothes, wrung them out, and hung them to dry at the entrance of the cave.

Because it was so cold, she searched the cave for tools to start a fire. Luckily, she found a fire drill, which must have been left there by nearby villagers in case of emergency.

Not only that, there was also firewood in the cave. As long as she could start a fire, she could endure until the rain stopped and then climb up the hillside.

Knowing the principle of making fire by friction, she began to drill the wooden stick quickly. Soon, smoke began to rise, and when sparks appeared, she was so excited that she danced with joy.

After starting the fire, she placed the wet clothes next to the fire to dry.

She wasn't in a hurry at all. It was just that the rain was heavy and probably wouldn't stop anytime soon. If it didn't stop until dark, she felt it wouldn't be safe for her to run outside.

As for not returning home at night, that's a problem. Although she doesn't want to get married, she can't be kicked out of the Marquis's mansion yet.

However, being an optimistic person, she believed things would work themselves out and there was no need to worry. She figured she might as well just sleep in the cave. After all, with such heavy rain, unless someone had been thrown off the mountain like her, it was impossible for them to have ended up here…

Wait, something's wrong.

Why was she the one thrown down the hillside? What about the coachman?

Logically speaking, if the carriage veered down the hillside, the coachman shouldn't have escaped unscathed. If he managed to jump off his horse in time and avoid falling, shouldn't he have gotten down to look for her?

Was today's incident an accident, or was it deliberately orchestrated?
After letting her mind wander for a while, the carefree girl soon fell asleep...

When Pei Nanzhou returned to the Marquis's residence, he found that Pei Dongzhou had already finished his shift and was waiting for him in the main hall.

"Big brother, are you finishing work so early today?" Pei Nanzhou asked with a mocking smile.

It's not common to see Prince Pei leave work this early, but today is the only day. Isn't it because of Shen Shuyi that he's waiting here?
Pei Dongzhou, not seeing Shen Shuyi, asked casually, "Where's Cousin Shen?"

Pei Nanzhou said calmly, "She should be in the back. She's a grown woman, do you think I'd let her get lost?"

He just couldn't stand that the usually indifferent Prince Pei cared so much about Shen Shuyi, that restless woman.

Pei Dongzhou looked at the torrential rain outside: "What do you mean 'should be behind'? You didn't wait for her and went back first?"

Pei Nanzhou did not deny it; he really didn't want to spend too much time with that woman, Shen Shuyi, because he was afraid of getting involved with her.

Pei Dongzhou's face instantly darkened: "You'd better pray that Cousin Shen is alright. If anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible!"

Pei Nanzhou couldn't stand Pei Shizi's autocratic attitude: "Who is Cousin Shen to you, brother? Even if something happens to her, what does it have to do with you, brother?"

Prince Pei spoke as if Cousin Shen were his possession, which was unpleasant to hear.

Pei Dongzhou ignored Pei Nanzhou and quickly got into the carriage. Seeing this, Qingzhu advised, "The rain is too heavy, young master, you should wait a little longer. Miss Biao may be back soon." Pei Dongzhou gave her a cold look, and Qingzhu immediately fell silent.

Once on the carriage, Prince Pei gave another order: "Qingyun, Qingfeng, if I don't return in two quarters of an hour, you two also take men out to look for her. This time, Cousin Shen went to Puji Temple. You can ask Nanzhou for details."

Having said that, he then ordered Qingzhu, "Let's go!"

Pei Nanzhou felt that Pei Dongzhou was making a mountain out of a molehill.

But after half an hour, when Shen Shuyi's carriage still hadn't returned, he became restless.

Even if the rain is heavy, he has been back for so long. If something unexpected has happened, Shen Shuyi would not have not returned by now, unless Shen Shuyi is trying to attract everyone's attention in this way.

When Qingyun and Qingfeng did not see Pei Dongzhou return at the appointed time, they also led people out to search for him.

Seeing the torrential rain, Pei Nanzhou finally couldn't sit still any longer, got back into the carriage, and left the Marquis's residence.

Meanwhile, Pei Dongzhou rushed to Puji Temple, searching everywhere but finding no trace of Shen Shuyi. For a moment, he was somewhat bewildered, wondering if he was overthinking things and if Shen Shuyi had actually already returned to the Marquis's residence...

Pei Nanzhou didn't encounter Pei Dongzhou on the road, and secretly thought that the young master Pei might have gone to Puji Temple, so he should pay more attention to the road.

Sure enough, his thinking was correct. Before long, he saw a wheel track by the mountain road. He got off the carriage and stood there to check, but the road was too slippery because of the rain. He lost his footing and tumbled down the hillside.

The coachman was startled by the sight and immediately shouted, "Second Young Master?!"

Soon, Pei Nanzhou's voice came from below: "I injured my leg, the mountain is too steep, there is a carriage here, and Cousin Shen may be here as well. Go and find someone to rescue us."

The carriage peeked out and saw that there was indeed an overturned carriage down the mountain.

It would indeed be difficult for him to save the person on his own.

He dared not delay any longer and hurriedly rushed to the Marquis's residence, intending to bring reinforcements.

Pei Nanzhou had injured his leg and was in excruciating pain. Even the slightest movement of his left leg caused him excruciating pain, so he shouted loudly, "Cousin Shen, where are you?!"

Shen Shuyi was fast asleep and did not hear Pei Nanzhou's voice.

Pei Nanzhou called out for a while but received no response. In the end, he dragged his injured leg and endured the excruciating pain to move forward. When he saw a smoking cave, he was overjoyed and dragged his injured leg to the cave entrance.

Upon seeing the beautiful young woman in the cave, dressed only in her undergarments, he turned around hastily and angrily rebuked her: "Indecent and immoral!!"

Shen Shuyi was sleeping when she heard the man's voice. She sat up in a daze and then saw the man's figure with his back to her in front of the cave.

She was still somewhat dazed: "Second cousin?"

Pei Nanzhou didn't turn around, and said angrily, "Cousin Shen, you have no shame!"

Shen Shuyi was now certain that the person was Pei Nanzhou. She glanced down at herself and realized it was because she hadn't worn an outer skirt. Before going to bed, she had dried her underwear and put it on, but hadn't worn an outer garment because it wasn't dry.

Now that her clothes were dry, she quickly dressed and didn't want to pay any attention to Pei Nanzhou.

The system, determined to make things difficult for her, suddenly went online:
[Impromptu Task Triggered: Host, help Pei Nanzhou treat his leg injury!]

(End of this chapter)