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

Chapter 86 Grandmother, I've decided to take my cousin as a concubine.

Pei Dongzhou had just stepped off the carriage when he saw Pei Nanzhou touching Shen Shuyi's hair.

He stepped forward and pulled his terrified cousin Shen to his side: "Nanzhou, don't bully your cousin Shen."

Seeing Pei Dongzhou protecting Shen Shuyi, Pei Nanzhou just smiled and said, "On the way back to the Marquis's residence, I reflected on myself for a long time. My elder brother is right. My cousin and I grew up together as childhood sweethearts. Such affection is incomparable to others."

He glanced at Shen Shuyi, who stood beside Prince Pei looking particularly obedient and gentle, and smiled tenderly: "My cousin looks so sensible. I was too extreme in the past. I won't be like that again."

Shen Shuyi found Pei Nanzhou's perverted appearance a bit terrifying, and subconsciously hid behind Pei Dongzhou.

Pei Dongzhou also felt that Pei Nanzhou's appearance was not quite right, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Go and treat your foot injury first, then go to the ancestral hall to receive your punishment," Pei Dongzhou said calmly.

Before leaving, Pei Nanzhou gave Shen Shuyi a gentle smile, but Shen Shuyi thought Pei Nanzhou looked like a pervert when he smiled and didn't want to talk to him at all.

Only after Pei Nanzhou had walked away did Pei Dongzhou ask, "What did Nanzhou and my cousin say just now?"

Thinking about Pei Nanzhou's words, Shen Shuyi suddenly felt that Pei Nanzhou, the male lead, was a bit strange. Pei Nanzhou had clearly been threatening her before, but if she repeated it, Pei Nanzhou wouldn't hear that it was a threat.

In the end, she shook her head: "We just chatted casually for a few minutes."

Pei Dongzhou saw her standing quietly to the side and assumed she was frightened by today's events.

"Cousin, go back to Fusang Inn and rest first. I will investigate the matter of your fall from the horse today and find out the truth." Pei Dongzhou said, and was about to leave.

Shen Shu felt a little guilty seeing that he was still soaking wet.

She had overheard Qingzhu and Qingyun talking, saying that Pei Dongzhou was the first to come looking for her. If it weren't for Pei Dongzhou, Pei Nanzhou wouldn't have come looking for her either, right?

"Thank you so much, Cousin Prince, for your help today. You've gone to a lot of trouble." Shen Shuyi tugged at Pei Dongzhou's sleeve.

Pei Dongzhou said calmly, "This is trouble caused by Nanzhou. I'm just helping him resolve the trouble he caused. Cousin, there's no need to worry."

After saying that, he strode away.

Shen Shuyi couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that Prince Pei was worried that she was just being presumptuous, so he made a special explanation.

Upon returning to Fusang Temple, she immediately checked Pei Nanzhou's favorability rating towards her. Strangely, this rating hadn't decreased, which puzzled her.

Pei Nanzhou clearly looks like he's turned to the dark side. Is she overthinking it?
She then glanced at the other male leads' favorability ratings, and when she saw that Pei Dongzhou's favorability rating towards her had reached 30%, she felt pleasantly surprised.

Could it be that when she pretended to be well-behaved, Pei Dongzhou lowered his guard against her?

However, as long as the male lead's affection for her doesn't drop to the point of threatening her life, she doesn't care whether it's positive or negative.

When A-Jian saw her return, her eyes were filled with tears: "If only I had stayed by your side, Miss, you wouldn't have been all alone when you were in trouble."

"I'm fine, don't cry. I'll take a hot bath first, and then I'll drink some ginger soup and I'll feel better," Shen Shuyi comforted A-Jian.

A-Jian then remembered the important matter. She quickly wiped away her tears and helped prepare hot water.

Shen Shuyi soaked contentedly in the bathtub and casually asked the system, "System, has Pei Nanzhou turned evil?"

I don't know, I don't understand.

"If you hadn't made me do these chaotic missions, Pei Nanzhou wouldn't have become so scary. From now on, let's avoid assigning missions involving Pei Nanzhou. I think he's become a bit of a monster." This time, the system completely ignored her.

She talked on and on, but the system, annoyed by her rambling, simply logged her off.

Despite being mentally prepared, Shen Shuyi still unfortunately caught a cold. To avoid passing on her illness to the old lady, she didn't dare to visit Heshou Hall to pay her respects for the next two days.

Although she was ill, she was bursting with inspiration and drew many more design drafts.

Two more days passed, and she was almost fully recovered. She got up early that day, intending to go to Heshou Hall to pay her respects to the old lady, but as soon as she stepped out of Fusang Courtyard, she saw Pei Nanzhou waiting outside the courtyard.

Today, Pei Nanzhou was wearing a light blue robe, which accentuated his handsome features and gave him a cool and aloof appearance.

It has to be said that although Pei Er is a scoundrel, he is still quite good-looking.

To be precise, all four male leads are exceptionally handsome, and the female lead eats very well.

"My cousin looks beautiful today," Pei Nanzhou said absentmindedly as soon as he saw Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi sneered inwardly. Pei Er hadn't even looked at her properly, yet he dared to say she was pretty? Had he lost his mind?

"Cousin, you flatter me. If you ask me, it's you who's truly handsome," Shen Shuyi replied insincerely, like a heartless broken record.

Upon hearing this, Pei Nanzhou looked at Shen Shuyi and said, "Cousin, your words are like honey. Wasn't it you who tricked Prince Pei into marrying you?"

These words made Shen Shuyi doubt whether she had really made a move on Pei Dongzhou.

But aside from doing missions, she had no interaction with Prince Pei, let alone any attempt to win him over through coaxing.

Is someone like Prince Pei someone she can easily win over with just a few sweet words?
"Cousin, you're joking. Your Highness is an exceptional person, how could I possibly fool you?" Shen Shuyi didn't want to continue the topic and calmly changed the subject, "What brings you here, cousin?"

Pei Nanzhou raised an eyebrow and smiled warmly: "Of course I'm waiting for my cousin. I heard she was sick and looks quite thin. She must take good care of herself."

Hearing his insincere words, Shen Shuyi knew that Pei Er wished she were dead.

"Why is my cousin waiting for me?"

“Didn’t I say I had prepared a surprise for my cousin? I’ll accompany her to Heshou Hall later, and then she’ll know what the surprise is.” Pei Nanzhou’s smile deepened.

Shen Shuyi felt that Pei Er was becoming more and more like a pervert.

She still felt that Pei Dongzhou was more upright, unlike Pei Nanzhou, who appeared to be a paragon of virtue but was actually full of wicked schemes.

Pei Nanzhou aroused her intense curiosity, but she dared not ask any further questions lest Pei Nanzhou control her thoughts.

Before long, she and Pei Nanzhou arrived at Heshou Hall.

Pei Dongzhou had just arrived, and when he saw the two of them appear together, he took a few more glances.

"Hearing that my cousin was ill, I specially invited her to Heshou Hall to pay her respects," Pei Nanzhou said, offering to clear up Pei Dongzhou's doubts.

Pei Dongzhou was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions.

After everyone took their seats and paid their respects to the old lady, Pei Nanzhou suddenly raised his voice and said, "A few days ago, my cousin Shen fell down a hillside. In order to help me heal my injuries, my cousin Shen and I were alone together in a cave. In order to take responsibility for my cousin, Grandmother, I have decided to take my cousin Shen as my concubine."

(End of this chapter)