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

Chapter 135 Even if Cousin Shen marries someone else, I will still get her.

Li Yi looked at Shen Shuyi with a half-smile, and suddenly understood why Xizhou always talked about her, and even rarely mentioned Su Su anymore.

Su Su is ultimately an illusion, while Cousin Shen is so vivid; just seeing Cousin Shen's smiling face can bring joy.

"Of course I won't hold it against Cousin Shen, but since I brought her into the Prince's mansion, she should be mine now," Li Yi said, making a startling statement.

Pei Xizhou's expression immediately changed: "Li Yi, how dare you?!"

Li Yi is a womanizer and a playboy. He's fine as a friend, but how could he be his cousin's man?

My cousin is with Li Yi; she'll be crying every day from now on.

“What do I have to be afraid of? Cousin Shen isn’t your woman, why are you in such a hurry? Although it’s true that you shouldn’t mess with your friend’s wife, Cousin Shen isn’t your wife.” Li Yi liked Shen Shuyi more and more as he looked at her. “It would be best if Cousin came with me on her own, so I wouldn’t have to take her away.”

Shen Shuyi's expression was not good.

How can there be such an unreasonable person?

She did indeed enter the Prince Jin's residence, but how could simply entering the gates of the Prince Jin's residence make her one of his people?
"I suppose quite a few women have entered the gates of Prince Jin's mansion? Could it be that all the women who have entered Prince Jin's mansion have been marked by the prince and are all his women?" Shen Shuyi said sarcastically.

Li Yi chuckled, thinking that his cousin Shen had some guts to mock him like that.

"Let me put it this way, I have no intention of becoming a concubine. If Your Highness truly wishes to bring me into the Prince of Jin's residence, then I only wish to be his principal wife. Furthermore, I am currently engaged and have found my beloved. Your Highness has no shortage of beauties, so I hope Your Highness will spare my daughter." Shen Shuyi simply stated her position clearly.

Li Yi, however, said with a half-smile, "There's no woman I haven't gotten my hands on. Cousin Shen is interesting, but her status is a bit lacking; becoming my principal wife would be difficult..."

“Since the Prince is a benefactor whom my third cousin has offended, I would appreciate it if my third cousin could put in a good word for me. It’s late, I’m going back to rest.” Shen Shuyi said, and walked away without looking back.

Unexpectedly, Li Yi raised his voice behind her, "I've said it before, no woman I set my sights on can escape my control. Even if Cousin Shen marries someone else, I will still have her. Cousin Shen, think it over carefully!"

Shen Shuyi paused slightly, inwardly cursing her bad luck.

Judging from the current situation, even if she and Ling Zong got married, let alone get engaged, that perverted Li Yi would still find an opportunity to poison her.

Pei Xizhou saw that Li Yi was still watching even after Shen Shuyi had walked away, and he immediately became furious: "Are you sick? You have so many beauties to mess with, and you still want to mess with Cousin Shen? I won't allow you to have any designs on Cousin Shen."

"Young Master Pei hasn't said anything, why are you in such a hurry?" Li Yi found it amusing.

Pei Xizhou then remembered that Prince Pei was also there. Yes, with Prince Pei there, he could definitely protect his cousin.

He looked at Prince Pei expectantly, but Prince Pei simply smiled gently and said, "I've had my drink and I'm going back to rest."

Pei Xizhou was furious upon seeing this: "Isn't your brother going to handle this?"

Normally, Cousin Shen trusts Prince Pei so much, but now that Cousin Shen is being targeted by Li Yi, he doesn't care at all.
"The prince is your cronies, not someone you brought here," Pei Dongzhou said before leaving.

When Li Yi heard the phrase "bad friends," his expression was indescribable.

"Young Master Pei really doesn't take me seriously at all, actually calling us fair-weather friends," Li Yi said irritably.

“Isn’t that right? Let me tell you, you’re not allowed to make a move on Cousin Shen.” Pei Xizhou steered the conversation back to the main point.

"I'll do it anyway. Who told her to pique my interest? You keep talking about Cousin Shen every day, making me remember her. And you know what, Cousin Shen is really interesting, being with her will definitely be exciting..."

"You want to ruin Cousin Shen just for the sake of novelty?! Li Yi, you're not human!" Pei Xizhou shouted angrily.

"Say what you will, I want Cousin Shen." Li Yi remained unmoved. "At worst, I'll ask my father for a decree, and once it's issued, Cousin Shen must become my woman!"

Pei Xizhou thought to himself, "It's over."

Li Yi was usually carefree and irresponsible, but none of his prey could escape his grasp. If His Majesty were to issue an imperial decree, how could Cousin Shen possibly escape Li Yi's clutches?

"If you dare to touch Cousin Shen, I'll break off all ties with you! Tell me, will you choose Cousin Shen or me?!" Pei Xizhou roared.

Upon hearing this, Li Yi couldn't stop laughing: "I want both. One is my best friend, and the other will be the woman I cherish most!"

Pei Xizhou's face darkened. He shouldn't have brought Li Yi, that reckless scoundrel, into the Marquis's mansion; otherwise, his cousin Shen wouldn't be in this predicament now.

He truly regretted it, but what good was regret now?

No matter what he said, Li Yi wouldn't listen and insisted on having his cousin Shen.

Shen Shuyi hadn't actually gone far; when she heard Li Yi say he wanted to request an imperial decree, her heart sank.

There must be another way. Otherwise, why don't we seek help from Prince Pei?
But when she thought of how Pei Shizi had acted as if he were uninvolved, her heart sank again.

The more she thought about it, the more upset she became.

We cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom; we must find a way to get out of our current predicament.

She couldn't go to the old lady; if she heard about this, wouldn't she be so frightened that she'd fall ill? In the end, unable to find anyone, she could only set her sights on Prince Pei.

She was just giving it a try. Even if Prince Pei didn't help her, she wouldn't lose anything.

But if Prince Pei is willing to help her, she will have a chance to get rid of Li Yi. Relying on Pei Xizhou is not an option; Li Yi simply won't listen to what Pei San says.

And so, Shen Shuyi ran off to the East Garden.

When she arrived at the East Garden, she found the courtyard completely dark, with only lights on inside. "Really? They're already resting so early?"
"Hello, is anyone there?" Shen Shuyi didn't want to just barge in like that, so she greeted the person first.

Upon hearing the sound, Qingzhu came out and greeted Shen Shuyi with a bow: "What brings you here, Miss?"

"I'm looking for my cousin, the Crown Prince. Has he returned yet?" Shen Shuyi asked with a friendly expression.

Qingzhu stared at her for a moment before stepping aside and saying, "Please come in, Miss."

Shen Shuyi felt that Qingzhu's gaze was a bit strange. Perhaps it was because she had come looking for him at this hour that Qingzhu was more likely to overthink things.

But she had urgent business with Prince Pei and couldn't worry about that now.

And so she entered the main hall and approached the main room.

"Cousin, the young master?" she called out from the doorway, but no one appeared.

She called out again, but still no one appeared.

I originally wanted to ask someone where Prince Pei was, but the pine tree I saw earlier has disappeared.

"Cousin, where are you?" Shen Shuyi went to the east wing again, but still couldn't find him.

Finally, she searched each room one by one, but not finding Prince Pei, she returned to the main room and entered with a puzzled look. She saw a washroom separated by a curtain and wondered if Prince Pei was taking a bath in there.

But if he were inside, why wouldn't he answer her?
"Cousin, the Crown Prince?"

Still no one answered. Curious, she lifted the curtain and saw the man bathing in the tub. She regretted her actions.

(End of this chapter)