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

Chapter 137 As long as my cousin follows me and becomes my concubine
Shen Shuyi lay on the bed sighing and unable to fall asleep.

Knowing what was on her mind, A-Jian suggested, "Miss, why don't you run away?"

The young lady absolutely must not marry that纨绔 (playboy) Prince Jin, otherwise her life will be ruined. Who in the capital doesn't know that Prince Jin's mansion is full of beauties?
Shen Shuyi looked at A-Jian and sighed deeply: "We can't escape."

She failed to complete her mission, so why is she running away?
Only after completing all her tasks can she leave the capital and find a secluded place to live a quiet life.

The most shameful thing is that since the progress reached 50%, it hasn't made any further progress. She doesn't know what the system is doing, or if there's a problem with the system's progress.

Unfortunately, this system is unresponsive; it just plays dead when you ask it questions.

"Why can't we escape?" A-Jian asked, puzzled.

The girl is not short of money now, she can live a free and happy life anywhere.
Shen Shuyi sighed again: "You don't understand. Forget it, let's go to sleep. At worst, I'll just find any man to get engaged to."

“This is a major life event, not a game. You can’t be casual about it, young lady,” A-Jian said quickly.

Shen Shuyi gave Ajian a fake smile: "I was just saying."

Even if she wanted to find anyone, there wouldn't be any man who could resist the power of that scoundrel Li Yi, would there?

Li Yi said that even if she became a married woman, he would still take her without hesitation. Is that something a human would say? Only a beast would do something so shameless.

Otherwise, she could have easily gotten engaged to Ling Zong and escaped this calamity.

She couldn't think about it anymore; she felt that if she continued like this, she might go gray overnight from worry.

She is still so young and beautiful; she must not age prematurely because of a bad apple.

Even so, she still had nightmares all night. She dreamt that she and a bunch of women were serving Li Yi. After finally escaping the nightmare, she was only thankful that it was all just a dream.

That dream was really terrifying.

She went to Heshou Hall early to pay her respects to the old lady, and happened to meet Pei Nanzhou on the way.

The sight of Pei Er's face made her feel unlucky, so she quickened her pace and pretended not to see him. She really didn't want to say a word to him.

Pei Er wouldn't let her off the hook, and as soon as he saw her, he asked, "Where is your proper etiquette, cousin?"

Shen Shuyi continued walking forward, completely ignoring Pei Nanzhou.

For a time, Pei Nanzhou was at a loss with Shen Shuyi.

The moment the old lady saw Shen Shuyi, she noticed the dark circles under her eyes. She asked with concern, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

"Yes, I had nightmares all night." Shen Shuyi leaned against the old lady's warm embrace. "I feel safer with my grandmother."

The other young ladies from the Marquis's mansion who came to pay their respects felt a pang of jealousy when they saw Shen Shuyi and the old lady being so close.

They are clearly the daughters of the Marquis's family, so why can't they compare to Shen Shuyi's position in the old lady's heart?
"Will you stay at Heshou Hall tonight, girl?" The old lady gently patted Shen Shuyi's hand.

Shen Shuyi readily agreed.

With her around, no one else could catch the old lady's eye.

So much so that when everyone left Heshou Hall, they were still talking about it. Pei Nanzhou was walking at the very back when he noticed Pei Xizhou glancing back at Shen Shuyi from time to time. His heart sank slightly. Could it be that Xizhou already knew that his cousin Shen was Su Su?

Otherwise, why would Shen look so preoccupied?

"Why have you been staring at Cousin Shen?" Pei Nanzhou asked casually.

Pei Xizhou knew why his cousin Shen hadn't slept well last night; it was simply because Li Yi's words about wanting her to enter the Prince's mansion had left her with psychological trauma.

Li Yi was someone he brought into the Marquis's residence, so he bears a great responsibility.

Since no one mentioned this, he was momentarily at a loss and said to Pei Nanzhou, "Last night, Li Yi entered the Marquis's residence and took a fancy to Cousin Shen, wanting her to enter the Prince's residence and become his woman. Cousin didn't sleep well last night, it must be for this reason."

However, Cousin Shen was sensible and did not let her grandmother know about this, probably because she was afraid her grandmother would worry.

Pei Nanzhou hadn't expected this turn of events. His eyes flickered slightly: "Why would the Prince of Jin take a liking to Cousin Shen?"

Just as he suspected, Cousin Shen was a restless woman who seduced all sorts of men, even those like Prince Jin. Otherwise, why would Li Yi have become interested in her for no reason?

"Because Cousin Shen played a piece of music that amazed Li Yi. It's all my fault. If I hadn't brought Li Yi into the Marquis's mansion, my cousin wouldn't have been in such a predicament. My cousin was already discussing marriage and was almost engaged when Li Yi suddenly appeared." Pei Xizhou regretted his actions.

Pei Nanzhou sneered inwardly. If Xizhou knew that Cousin Shen was Su Su, he would probably go crazy like Li Yi.

Fortunately, Xizhou was unaware of this.

He underestimated Cousin Shen; she even managed to seduce Prince Jin. How could Cousin Shen possibly escape the clutches of that纨绔 (playboy) prince once she'd been chosen by him?
Despite Li Yi's womanizing ways, he never fails to get any woman he sets his sights on.

"Second brother, do you think there's any way to help Cousin Shen?" Pei Xizhou asked.

Pei Nanzhou's eyes flickered slightly. Of course, there was a way: Shen could become one of the brothers' women. But this couldn't be told to Xizhou, otherwise, what if Xizhou acted recklessly and actually married Shen?

To eliminate this possibility, he felt it would be better to take in Shen, this troublemaker, himself.

Shen Shuyi did indeed stay at Heshou Hall that night, and did not leave until the next day.

She returned to Fusang Temple and found that Pei Nanzhou had actually come.

These Pei brothers are really strange. They treat this place as their own territory, coming and going as they please.

She gave Pei Nanzhou a cold look: "What is it?"

Seeing Shen Shuyi's indifferent attitude, Pei Nanzhou, in a good mood, decided not to argue with her: "I heard that my cousin has caught the eye of Li Yi. Speaking of which, although Li Yi is a bit of a womanizer, he is still a prince. With your skills, cousin, perhaps one day you can even become a concubine. Shouldn't you be happy?"

Shen Shuyi replied without hesitation, "I don't need to trouble myself with my affairs, Second Cousin. If there's nothing else, please go ahead, Second Cousin."

Pei Nanzhou said calmly, "If my cousin doesn't want to be with Li Yi, I do have a way."

Shen Shuyi always felt that Pei Nanzhou couldn't come up with any good ideas, and besides, they were like oil and water. Would Pei Nanzhou be so kind as to help her? She thought it was definitely not the case.

But that's how people are; even if there's only a sliver of hope, she's willing to try: "What method?"

“It’s simple. I can protect my cousin. As long as she comes with me and becomes my concubine, even if Li Yi is cunning, he’ll have to consider the reputation of the Marquis’s mansion and won’t dare to go too far,” Pei Nanzhou said leisurely. “It’s better for her to be with me than to be with Li Yi, who’s a womanizer. He might get tired of her after a few days, and then she’ll be banished to the cold palace.”

(End of this chapter)