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

Chapter 99 The Crown Prince Refuses: My cousin is indeed very good, but we are not suitable for each other...

The system pretended to be dead again, refusing to provide any answers no matter how much Shen Shuyi asked.

Shen Shuyi had no idea what the system was up to, but after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly felt at ease.

She remembered the system clearly stating that she should propose to Pei Dongzhou, but it didn't say she had to succeed. As long as she made the proposal, the mission would be complete.

Regardless of Pei Dongzhou's answer, she had already followed the system's instructions. It was understandable that Pei Dongzhou wouldn't agree, but if he suddenly changed his mind and accepted her proposal, she would gain 20 points, which was undeniably a great temptation.

Of course, she also knew that she might have a result if she tried hard in other tasks, but this time no matter how hard she tried, she would not get a result.

Ultimately, she still has to complete this mission.

Such a big thing as a marriage proposal has been ruined by the system. She won't know how to face Prince Pei in the future; it will be very awkward.

After a moment of reflection, she began preparing to propose.

She didn't dare to be too casual. With more tasks, she naturally gained some insights. No matter the task, she had to do her best to meet the system's standards for task completion.

She knew that Pei Dongzhou was going to work at the yamen today and wouldn't return home until the afternoon.

After her afternoon nap, she changed into a beautiful dress. She had redeemed the jewelry that the old lady had given her, and she chose her favorite hairpin to wear.

To show her sincerity, this lazy person even put on some light makeup.

The moment A-Jian saw Shen Shuyi, her eyes lit up: "You're so beautiful, girl."

"Of course, the main reason is that I'm young and have good skin. I'm going to the East Garden to get my handkerchief back; you don't need to come with me." Shen Shuyi felt that such a big thing as proposing should not be known by too many people. If A-Jian saw her doing this, she would probably think that she was really after Pei Shizi.

A-Jian has always been obedient to her mistress, and this time was no exception.

In any case, it's impossible for Prince Pei to do anything to the young lady; she's more worried about what the young lady might do to Prince Pei.

When Shen Shuyi went to the East Garden, Pei Dongzhou had just returned from his shift and was changing out of his official robes.

He paused in his changing when he heard that Shen Shuyi had arrived.

Qingzhu suggested from the side, "Why don't I send Miss Biao away?"

Anyway, she's a wicked person. Miss Shen comes so often, she must still be trying to harm the young master and covet the position of the young master's wife.

Pei Dongzhou continued changing his clothes: "Please come in, cousin."

Qingzhu felt that her master was too lenient with this cousin, which was not like the young master's personality.

But he couldn't stop it, and could only stare helplessly in frustration.

Pei Dongzhou came out of the main room and immediately saw Shen Shuyi.

He had never paid attention to his daughters' makeup before, but today he could tell at a glance that his cousin Shen looked different than usual.

She wore a bamboo-colored, dark-patterned, cross-collar top and a floral pleated skirt. With light makeup and a beautiful face, she walked gracefully toward him. Compared to her careless makeup yesterday, she had clearly put thought into it today.

Shen Shuyi was actually a little confused. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she had never proposed to a man before. Besides, Prince Pei had hinted and explicitly told her more than once not to have any designs on him.

She even had the audacity to propose to him, something she herself found shameful.

Seeing that Shen Shuyi remained silent for a long time, as if she had something on her mind, Pei Dongzhou took the initiative to break the silence: "Cousin, what brings you to the East Garden?"

She was never one to be coy, and her hesitant manner today was quite unlike her usual self.

Shen Shuyi looked at Pei Dongzhou, unable to speak to his face. Seeing her hesitant expression, Pei Dongzhou assumed it was because Qingzhu was present, and ordered Qingzhu to leave.

After Qingzhu left, Shen Shuyi pondered for a long time before finally finding a topic: "I... my handkerchief is still with my cousin, so I came here to find him."

Pei Dongzhou said calmly, "I don't remember where I put it either. I'll give it back to my cousin when I find it."

Shen Shuyi was taken aback, and suddenly realized that this was a good excuse.

She stared intently at Pei Dongzhou: "Cousin, you wouldn't be keeping my handkerchief and not want to return it, would you?"

Pei Dongzhou frowned slightly. Before he could speak, he heard his cousin Shen say, "Cousin, do you also like me? What a coincidence, I like you too. Since we both love each other, why don't you marry me?"

Pei Dongzhou was speechless, not expecting Shen Shuyi to suddenly pull this stunt.

Seeing that Prince Pei remained silent, Shen Shu continued, "Although my status is not worthy of you, my cousin, I believe that matters of the heart are beyond reason. In my opinion, everything else can be carefully calculated, but matters of the heart should be followed..."

Pei Dongzhou interrupted Shen Shuyi's incessant chatter: "Cousin Shen, you've misunderstood. I really don't remember where I put the handkerchief. How about this, cousin, wait a moment while I go look for it."

Without waiting for Shen Shuyi to reply, Pei Dongzhou returned to the main room.

Before long, Pei Dongzhou came out, carrying a handkerchief in his hand, the very one that Shen Shuyi had left behind yesterday.

He returned the handkerchief to Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi took the handkerchief, knowing that Pei Dongzhou meant he was rejecting her marriage proposal.

That makes sense. What normal man would agree to her inexplicable marriage proposal?
But since the system didn't notify her that the task was complete, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue the previous topic: "Cousin, won't you consider my marriage proposal? Apart from my less-than-ideal family background, I'm actually quite intelligent..."

“My cousin is indeed very nice, but we’re not a good match.” Pei Dongzhou said this without looking at Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi knew, of course, that she and Pei Dongzhou were not a good match, but wasn't it because the system hadn't yet prompted her to complete the task?

At least Prince Pei was more considerate than Pei Nanzhou; he didn't ridicule her for overestimating herself.

She wanted to make one last desperate attempt, but seeing Pei Dongzhou looking straight ahead and avoiding her gaze, she knew she had been presumptuous.

Never mind, even if I fail to complete the task this time, I won't lose points.

"Alright, then I won't bother you any longer, Cousin Prince," Shen Shuyi said, and left the hall.

To her surprise, the system came online as soon as she stepped out of the East Garden:

[Crematorium Mission Triggered: Host cannot see the male leads for half a month!]

Shen Shuyi: ? ? ?

She suddenly remembered that her previous marriage proposal to Pei Dongzhou was also a crematorium mission, and this time it was another crematorium mission. Were these two missions combined?

What she couldn't understand was why both of these missions were crematorium missions.

"If I fail to propose to Prince Pei, does that mean I've completed my mission?" she asked curiously.

The system then pretended to freeze again.

Fortunately, she was used to the system's erratic behavior and made a decision on the spot. She went to Heshou Hall and told them her plans.

"Why does Yi-jie suddenly want to go to Dajue Temple to pray for blessings?" The old lady was very surprised after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)