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

Chapter 123 Too Immersed

Shen Shuyi thought A-Jian's words made sense, but wasn't this just to be on the safe side? She valued her life, and it was always better to be cautious.

"Forget it, let's just throw the snacks away." She changed her mind again.

She has already provoked all four male leads, and has many enemies. Provoking the female lead at this point would contradict her original intentions.

Too many things have happened lately, and she feels like she's out of control. Perhaps she should sort things out.

She specially found a Buddhist scripture to copy, hoping to find some peace and quiet, but Pei Nanzhou didn't give her a chance to be quiet. In the evening, he brought her some trinkets, which made her strokes a little messy when she started writing.

"Won't you take a look, young lady?" A-Jian asked curiously when she saw that the young lady was unmoved.

Shen Shuyi didn't even glance at it: "Take it away, don't disturb me while I'm copying Buddhist scriptures."

Upon hearing this, A-Jian had no choice but to move the things further away.

But she couldn't resist her curiosity and secretly took a look. They were all small items, and it was clear that the second young master wanted to use them to please the girl.

Unfortunately, the girl didn't even glance at him, clearly feeling that the second young master's actions were sinister.

That evening, Shen Shuyi's heart had calmed down.

She felt that Pei Er had changed his methods, but that wouldn't change the malice he harbored towards her. She didn't need to pay him any attention. Anyway, she could deal with whatever came her way, and she was good at acting.

"Could it be that the second young master has really fallen for the girl?" A-Jian suddenly wondered as she helped Shen Shuyi undress before she went to sleep.

Shen Shuyi pinched her cheek and said irritably, "You should go get your head checked tomorrow."

A-Jian chuckled, "This servant just thinks the Second Young Master is handsome, but it's a pity he treated the young lady so badly. Now that he's finally treating the young lady a little better, this servant hopes that the Second Young Master has genuinely changed his attitude."

"Don't expect someone who's hostile towards me to suddenly become nice. I know you're worried about me, but nothing is insurmountable, so you should get some rest too." Shen Shuyi yawned sleepily.

A-Jian tucked the blankets into her daughter's bed before turning off the light and leaving.

Shen Shuyi had already figured it out, so she naturally didn't have any trouble sleeping that night.

The next day, when she went to pay her respects to the old lady, she looked radiant, which pleased the old lady: "It seems you slept well last night."

“That’s right. My second cousin even checked for me yesterday. There are no more rats. I can sleep soundly tonight.” Shen Shuyi mentioned Pei Nanzhou without any hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Pei Nanzhou revealed a faint smile, truly a gentleman as fine as jade, quite handsome.

"It's nothing, just a small favor. It's my pleasure to help my cousin," Pei Nanzhou replied gently.

Pei Xizhou, who was standing to the side, clicked his tongue in amazement.

Pei Da and Pei Si both had to work at the yamen, so only he and Pei Nanzhou could come over every morning to pay their respects to the old lady. But his second brother's attitude changed so quickly, which was quite frightening.

Before, whenever my second brother saw my cousin Shen, he would look like he wanted to eat her alive. Now that he's back to his old self, has he made up with my cousin?

Seeing this, Pei Yuexuan muttered to herself, "My cousin really has a lot of friends." She used to love how her second brother treated Shen Shuyi coldly, but now even her second brother was showing her affection, and her fourth brother was even proposing to her. Didn't that mean all four of her brothers had been won over by this woman?

"Thank you for your kind words, Fourth Cousin." Shen Shuyi heard it clearly and looked at Pei Nanzhou, saying, "Second Cousin also sent over a lot of little trinkets yesterday, which I really like. Thank you, Second Cousin."

"If my cousin likes it, I'll collect some more interesting things for her."

Pei Nanzhou stood up and walked over to Shen Shuyi. Suddenly, he took out a bag of food and handed it to Shen Shuyi: "These are roasted chestnuts that I bought myself from the nut shop this morning. They're still warm. Cousin, try them and see if you like them."

The old lady was delighted to see this scene. A thought came to her mind: Could it be that Nan-ge'er has fallen in love with Yi-jie'er? Otherwise, why would he be so kind to Yi-jie'er for no reason?
Shen Shuyi got up and took the chestnuts. They were indeed still warm, but they felt hot to the touch.

She thought to herself, "This Pei Er really goes all out. He went out early in the morning to buy chestnuts and even made a point of bringing this up when there were a lot of people around. He clearly wants the old lady to think that she and Pei Er are having an affair."

Since the chestnuts were given away in public, they certainly weren't poisoned. She peeled a chestnut and put it in her mouth: "So delicious."

After testing for poison, she peeled another one and handed it to the old lady: "Grandmother, please try one too."

Isn't Pei Er getting a little too into character?

Zhang didn't think much of it; she knew her son didn't like Yi-jie.

Xia Nianchu was insanely jealous. She never expected that the aloof Pei Er would change his attitude towards Shen Shuyi. She raised her lips and said, "Second cousin, I want a gift too."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi stood up, walked over to Xia Nianchu, and handed her a large bag of chestnuts: "Cousin, eat them while they're hot."

The next moment, Pei Nanzhou stepped forward, snatched the chestnuts from Xia Nianchu's hands, and handed them back to Shen Shuyi: "I bought these for my cousin early this morning. If Xia wants to eat them, she can go buy them herself. You're not allowed to take them from Shen."

The old lady beamed with joy at the sight, while Xia Nianchu's face darkened. She felt that Pei Nanzhou and the young master Pei were of the same ilk, both protecting Shen Shuyi's food.

Shen Shuyi looked at the roasted chestnuts in her hand and thought to herself that Pei Er was quite into his role.

Even though Pei Er's behavior was the same as Pei Shizi's, and Pei Shizi's actions were even slightly rough when he helped her snatch the sweet and sour fish, she still felt that Pei Shizi was doing it for her own good.

Pei Er, on the other hand, was merely putting on an act. But even if it was an act, the female lead believed that Pei Er was protecting her, and the old lady believed it too.

"Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone, it's alright," Shen Shuyi said, sharing chestnuts with everyone before sitting back down next to the old lady.

The old lady looked Shen Shuyi and Pei Nanzhou up and down, and suddenly felt that if the two of them could get together, wouldn't her wish be fulfilled?
The old lady's meaning shouldn't be too obvious. Shen Shuyi saw it but didn't know how to make the old lady understand that Pei Er was just acting. It would be foolish for anyone to take it too seriously.

After paying her respects and leaving Heshou Hall, Pei Yuexuan immediately said to Shen Shuyi in a sarcastic tone, "Cousin Shen is really amazing. She actually managed to change Second Brother's opinion of her."

Shen Shuyi caught a glimpse of Pei Nanzhou following her out of the corner of her eye. She coughed twice and said, "Yes, my second cousin must have fallen in love with me out of hatred. He's suddenly become nice to me. If I and my second cousin spend more time together, who knows, he might never be able to leave me again."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuexuan could no longer maintain her facade: "Shameless!"

Xia Nianchu scoffed from the side, "Cousin Shen, you don't really think all the Pei family's sons would be interested in you, do you?"

Pei Xuexuan usually disdained getting involved in these verbal battles, but this time she couldn't help but say, "Cousin Shen, can you have some self-awareness? How could Second Brother possibly like Cousin Shen?"

(End of this chapter)