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

Chapter 126 Forcing her to marry out of the Marquis's mansion
A-Jian still had some concerns: "But what if the second young master catches a cold after being caught in the rain, and it's because of you, Miss? If this gets back to the Lady of the Marquis, won't she blame you?"

Shen Shuyi was taken aback, but after pondering for a moment, she instantly understood.

Although this was indeed Pei Nanzhou's self-inflicted injury, it wasn't directed at her, but rather Pei Er did it for the rest of the Marquis's household, including the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife.

If Pei Nanzhou falls ill from the rain because of her, everyone in the Marquis's mansion will think that Pei Erzhen is deeply in love with her.

Although the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife never treated her poorly, they were not necessarily very close to her either. They were only lenient with her out of consideration for the old lady.

The premise is that she doesn't have designs on their son.

Even though the original owner of this body had once set her sights on the Pei family's sons, everyone knew that the Pei brothers looked down on her.

Now things are different. If the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife find out that Pei Er suffered for her, they will definitely think that Pei Er has really taken a liking to her. At that time, they will have to marry her off from the Marquis's mansion as soon as possible to prevent her from harming their excellent child.
Pei Nanzhou's other objective was to completely eliminate any possibility of her harming Pei Shizi.

Imagine that Pei Er and Pei Shizi are both the legitimate sons of Marquis Pingyang and his wife. If she harmed Pei Er, how could Marquis Pingyang and his wife possibly let her harm their most proud eldest son?
Whether it's an ordinary family or a noble family, the most taboo thing is brothers fighting each other.

After figuring out the intricacies of the situation, Shen Shuyi laughed in exasperation.

She just thought Pei Nanzhou was a really cunning man.

If she truly loved Prince Pei, she would have been forced into a corner by Pei Nanzhou's move.

Fortunately, she wasn't interested in any of the male leads. Pei Nanzhou thought he could outmaneuver her with this method, but his wishful thinking was doomed to fail.

"It's alright, so be it if he's sick. It was my second cousin's own choice anyway," Shen Shuyi said dismissively.

Even if the Marquis of Pingyang and his wife knew that Pei Er had caught a cold because of her and therefore wanted to drive her out of the manor, they would definitely force her to marry out of the manor as quickly as possible, rather than making the situation too ugly.

Her own wish was to leave the Marquis's mansion, and if there was anyone she really couldn't bear to part with, it would be the old lady.

She didn't want to get married at all, but the only way to reassure the old lady that she would leave the Marquis's mansion was to get married.

As Shen Shuyi had predicted, it wasn't long before the news of Pei Nanzhou being head over heels for her spread throughout the entire Marquis's residence.

The incident occurred because someone witnessed Pei Nanzhou getting caught in the rain outside the Fusang Courtyard, and Pei Nanzhou also caught a cold and developed a high fever, which alarmed Lady Pingyang.

Zhang didn't like Shen Shuyi much to begin with, and after this incident, her opinion of Shen Shuyi worsened.

It was the next day when Pei Nanzhou's fever subsided.

"Nan-ge'er, do you really like Yi-jie'er?!" Zhang asked coldly.

Was he unwilling to meet her last time because of Yi-jie?
Pei Nanzhou looked weary: "Mother, please don't make things difficult for my cousin. She ignores me; I'm the one who kept bothering her. She has someone else she likes..."

As he spoke, he glanced in the direction where Prince Pei was standing.

Pei Dongzhou sensed Pei Nanzhou's gaze sweeping over him; not only did he see it, but Zhang Shi also saw it.

Zhang's heart sank slightly: "Yi-jie likes Dong-ge?" How dare Shen Shuyi?
She doesn't even look at her own background. With her unknown father and being an orphan, even though she grew up under the old lady's care, how dare she treat her two sons, who are so outstanding, like this?
Pei Nanzhou leaned back against the pillow and replied in a hoarse voice, "That's exactly what my cousin said. She also told me not to go to her anymore and that I'm not her type."

Madam Zhang's face darkened: "How dare Yi-jie look down on you? No, she looks down on you because she wants to become the heir apparent's wife. She's dreaming! With her background, how could she possibly marry Dong-ge?!"

After saying this, she remembered that her eldest son was also present, and hurriedly warned Pei Shizi: "Dong-ge'er, you heard it too. Yi-jie'er is ambitious. You must never meet her alone in the future, lest she try to extort you."

Pei Dongzhou looked at Pei Nanzhou and met Pei Nanzhou's calm gaze.

He could tell that Nanzhou had changed.

Ever since that fight with him, Nan Zhou has stopped arguing with Cousin Shen. It turns out, he used this method to push Cousin Shen into the eye of the storm.

“Mama Sun, go and invite the old lady and Yi’er over. There are some things that need to be clarified today,” Madam Zhang said in a deep voice.

She couldn't take any risks. It turned out that, without her knowledge, Yi-jie had not only seduced Nan Zhou, but also dared to want the position of the Crown Prince's wife. Her ambitions were truly sky-high.

Pei Dongzhou's gaze was obscure; he knew this matter had escalated significantly.

He had been leaving early and returning late these past few days, unaware of the situation between Nanzhou and his cousin Shen. Now it seems that Nanzhou had premeditatedly taken this step.

He knew his mother didn't like his cousin Shen very much, and he was afraid that his mother wouldn't say anything nice later.

Thinking of this, he advised, "Cousin Shen is a girl raised by my grandmother. Mother, please talk to her nicely later and don't hurt my grandmother's feelings."

Zhang felt a surge of anger: "In the past, I was too considerate of the old lady's feelings and dared not speak too harshly, turning a blind eye to some things. But now that something like this has happened, am I supposed to just endure it? How dare Yi'er have such improper thoughts about you? Doesn't she even know who she is?!"

Pei Dongzhou's eyes darkened slightly upon hearing his mother's words: "My cousin was raised in the Marquis's mansion. Although she lost her mother at a young age, it was not her wish. Mother, you don't need to say such things."

"So what? She's still an orphan girl being fostered in the Marquis's mansion. Over the years, has the Marquis's mansion ever lacked anything from her? How dare she set her sights on my son?!" Madam Zhang said angrily.

Pei Dongzhou wanted to laugh when he heard this: "Does Mother really think that Nanzhou and I are that good? Cousin Shen looks down on Nanzhou and me. Nanzhou is treacherous, and I am not upright either. Mother takes us too seriously."

Upon hearing this, Pei Nanzhou said calmly, "It seems that my elder brother still protects Cousin Shen quite a bit."

Upon hearing this, Zhang's pupils constricted, and she anxiously asked Pei Dongzhou, "Dong-ge'er, have you been seduced by Yi-jie'er?! Is she still thinking about sleeping with you? You mustn't be attracted by her underhanded methods..."

Pei Dongzhou thought that if Shen's cousin's methods were really seduction, that would be fine, but he felt that Shen's cousin did not intend to seduce him. He felt that his cousin just treated him as a game object most of the time.

“Mother is overthinking it. My cousin didn’t do anything to me. Besides, Mother shouldn’t look down on my cousin just because she is young and has lost her mother!” Pei Dongzhou disliked Zhang’s tone of belittling Shen Shuyi.

When Zhang heard her eldest son's words, her heart sank.

She gave birth to the son, so how could she not know his nature? He seemed gentle, but he was actually cold-blooded. Yet he repeatedly defied her, his mother, for the sake of Shen Shuyi. This clearly showed that he had feelings for Yi-jie that he shouldn't have. Therefore, Yi-jie absolutely could not stay in the Marquis's mansion any longer.

(End of this chapter)