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

Chapter 117 The Crown Prince Cousin Who Went to Great Lengths to Win Her Heart

Shen Shuyi looked at the sweet and sour fish in front of her, her expression indescribable.

This is the fish that the female lead wanted, but Prince Pei put the fish in front of her. Is he trying to make her oppose the female lead?

Seeing her staring at the sweet and sour fish without saying a word, Pei Dongzhou asked, puzzled, "Why aren't you eating?"

Shen Shuyi made up an excuse: "Too many thorns, it's troublesome to eat."

The next moment, Xia Nianchu replied, "I'm not afraid of trouble, Cousin Prince, why don't you give me the sweet and sour fish?"

Pei Dongzhou stared at the sweet and sour fish for a while before picking out the bones and putting the fish meat into Shen Shuyi's bowl.

Shen Shuyi: ...

Xia Nianchu: ...

Pei Beizhou suddenly laughed when he saw this.

He knew that Prince Pei treated Cousin Shen differently.

Prince Pei has never had anyone flatter him in his life; he has never put so much effort into a woman before. Besides, it's just a small matter like eating fish.

Given Prince Pei's personality, if someone complained about the fish having too many bones, he should just throw it away and let them eat it or not.

Yet he still had to use his precious fingers to do such delicate work for his cousin Shen.

Not to mention everyone at the table was stunned, A-Jian was even more dumbfounded, feeling that this world was surreal.

That unapproachable young master was actually picking fish bones out of a girl.
Shen Shuyi snapped out of her shock. She looked at the others and realized she wasn't the only one who was shocked, and she immediately felt relieved.

Perhaps Prince Pei has something he wants from her, otherwise why would he be acting so aggrieved?

"Aren't you going to eat?" Pei Dongzhou asked, puzzled, after picking at the fish. He noticed that Shen Shuyi was staring at the fish without touching it.

Shen Shuyi was afraid of getting an upset stomach, but under Pei Shizi's watchful eye, she buried her head in eating the fish.

It has to be said that fish without bones are especially convenient to eat.

"Delicious!" Shen Shuyi was very supportive, and quickly finished off the fish after removing all the bones.

Her words made Pei Dongzhou pick even more diligently.

Xia Nianchu looked at it with longing and said from the side, "It looks delicious, Cousin Prince, I want to eat sweet and sour fish too."

Couldn't he let her have a bite of the fish he carefully picked the bones out of?

Pei Dongzhou glanced at Xia Nianchu indifferently: "Cousin Shen loves to eat, so Cousin Xia should give way to Cousin Shen a little."

Why is Xia not eating any of the many dishes on the table, but instead staring at the sweet and sour fish that Shen loves? What wicked thoughts are she harboring?
Xia Nianchu felt bitter inside.

Shen Shuyi is clearly older than her, shouldn't the older one give way to the younger one? Why is it that she gives way to Shen Shuyi instead of Shen Shuyi giving way to her?

My cousin, the Crown Prince, is being incredibly biased.

Shen Shuyi felt a secret satisfaction seeing the female lead get the short end of the stick with Prince Pei. Then she realized something was amiss; shouldn't the male lead be on the female lead's side? Why was Prince Pei siding with her?
She turned to look at Prince Pei, only to see the man's well-defined fingers deftly picking at the thorns, looking very serious, as if he were doing something remarkable.

As if sensing her gaze, Prince Pei looked at her and said, "I've made my choice quickly, cousin, please wait a moment." Shen Shuyi nodded stiffly, feeling that this situation seemed a bit strange.

She looked up again at Xia Nianchu and saw that the female lead's face was extremely ugly, as if she wanted to tear her apart and devour her. She could understand the female lead's feelings. If she were the female lead and had her spotlight stolen by a cannon fodder female supporting character, she might fight to the death.

She quietly lowered her head and ate her meal, trying to minimize her presence, but this had little effect. After all, Prince Pei was a radiant figure wherever he went, attracting everyone's attention.

She was being taken care of so closely by Prince Pei; only someone blind could not see this.

After the meal, Shen Shuyi was almost stuffed. She ate the whole bowl of sweet and sour fish, and Prince Pei didn't even leave her a single fish bone.

With the female lead's resentment adding to the meal, Shen Shuyi ate quite happily.

Pei Beizhou was always staring at her, which made her feel uneasy and suspicious that Pei Si was up to something.

After finishing her meal, Shen Shuyi wondered if she should see the male and female leads off. After all, she was just cannon fodder and shouldn't get too close to them to avoid getting into trouble.

Just as she was about to tell him to leave, Pei Beizhou suddenly said to Shen Shuyi, "Cousin Shen, I have something to say to you. May I speak to you in private?"

Shen Shuyi glanced at Pei Shizi subconsciously, and Pei Shizi also looked over, seemingly wondering what she and Pei Beizhou had to talk about.

"It will only take up your cousin Shen's time for a little while." Pei Beizhou seemed to be acting normally for the moment.

Shen Shuyi thought to herself that since they were in Fusangyuan, Pei Beizhou wouldn't dare to do anything out of line.

She followed Pei Beizhou to the side as instructed, and then heard Pei Beizhou say, "I have carefully considered what my cousin said earlier, and I have indeed wronged her. How about this, I will take my cousin to see a potential partner tomorrow?"

Shen Shuyi didn't expect Pei Beizhou to bring this up again.

She thought Pei Beizhou was a difficult person to deal with and unlikely to be threatened by her, so why did he take her to meet him?
But she is currently missing a potential partner, and this matter is urgent.

"Really?" Shen Shuyi asked, still somewhat skeptical.

Pei Beizhou smiled slightly: "Of course, I wouldn't joke about this. Since I promised my cousin, I will keep my word."

Shen Shuyi still felt that Pei Beizhou's change in attitude was too strange. This was the male lead, a man with a dark and unpleasant personality. She had previously spoken ill of him. Logically speaking, the male lead should hate her to death and take the opportunity to take revenge on her.

But why would Pei Beizhou take her to see a potential partner?

Or is Pei Beizhou trying to take this opportunity to have someone ruin her reputation?
She had some doubts, but still replied, "Since you're so kind, cousin, I can't bear to refuse your good intentions. So, it's settled then."

At worst, she could go and ask Pei San for help. She and Pei San were quite close now, and with Pei San around, Pei Si would have to think twice before doing anything.

When Pei Dongzhou saw Shen Shuyi and Pei Beizhou return after their private conversation, he nudged Xia Nianchu out from the side and said, "Cousin Xia is very curious about what you two were whispering about."

Xia Nianchu, an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire: ? ? ?
She was indeed curious, but how did her cousin, the Crown Prince, know?

Shen Shuyi wanted more people to know that Pei Si had taken her to a matchmaker, so that if something happened to her and she died out there without anyone to claim her body, she would be fine. So she replied, "It's not really a secret. My fourth cousin said he would take me to a matchmaker tomorrow, and I couldn't bear to refuse his kindness, so I agreed."

Pei Dongzhou didn't expect Pei Beizhou to want to take Shen Shuyi to meet a potential partner.

You know, in the previous times, it was the fourth brother who poisoned Shen's cousin's potential suitors. Did the fourth brother take the wrong medicine today?
“This is strange.” Pei Dongzhou gave Pei Beizhou a deep look.

Pei Beizhou just smiled meaningfully: "It's only right, I should also take responsibility for Cousin Shen. Then it's settled. I'll take Cousin Shen to meet someone tomorrow at 9 am. Cousin, you can't break your promise."

(End of this chapter)