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

Chapter 145 He's engaged, he's amazing!

Seeing Xia Nianchu and Pei Xuexuan leave, Shen Shuyi knew they were going back to the Marquis's residence to report on her.

She whispered to Prince Pei, "Cousin, this has blown up. I wonder if my aunt will break my legs when she finds out."

Zhang would definitely not be willing to harm Prince Pei, and she would become the target of Zhang's venting of anger.

Just imagining the scene of Zhang yelling at her to be beaten and killed, she felt a chill run down her spine.

Pei Dongzhou found his cousin's words amusing and always made him feel good: "Don't worry, with me in front of you, even if they want to break your legs, Mother will come after me. You can just hide behind me."

Shen Shuyi felt a pang of sympathy: "I dare not be too optimistic."

"Let's not talk about that. I've invited all my friends to the ceremony today; I can't leave them out."

Only after Pei Shizi reminded her did Shen Shuyi realize that there were many guests present.

The guests invited by Prince Pei must be his friends or colleagues, right? The people he knows are among the most outstanding in the entire city.

She subconsciously looked up and saw that everyone was staring intently at her and Prince Pei. Clearly, they had witnessed the scene of her and Prince Pei whispering in each other's ears.

Next, Prince Pei made some polite remarks to all the guests, while Shen Shuyi stood obediently beside him like a wallflower.

Li Yi couldn't stand Pei Shizi's air of complete control. He wanted to stir up trouble, so he interrupted Pei Shizi's pleasantries and said loudly, "Dongzhou, you say this is your engagement banquet with Cousin Shen, but how come I feel this is just a pre-arranged engagement? Do you dare to guarantee in front of so many people that you will definitely marry Cousin Shen in the future?! If you can't do it, then haven't we all been fooled by you for attending your engagement banquet today?"

Shen Shuyi disliked Li Yi. Couldn't he just quietly be a spoiled prince? Why did he have to cause trouble?

She looked at Prince Pei with concern. If he really made that promise in public, wouldn't he be criticized by these people in the future?
At this moment, Prince Pei looked at her and replied calmly, "I will certainly marry Cousin Shen. When we get married, I will definitely invite Your Highness as a distinguished guest to witness the ceremony. Today, I have only invited everyone here to be my witnesses. On the auspicious day of my formal marriage to my cousin, I hope everyone here will also be present to witness the ceremony. I would like to propose a toast to everyone!"

Li Yi didn't want to let Pei Dongzhou off so easily. How dare he steal the woman he had his eye on? This was Pei Dongzhou's way of showing no respect for him.

This time, he targeted Shen Shuyi with his difficult words: "As the bride-to-be, shouldn't Cousin Shen toast this king with a cup of wine?!"

He was the one who first took a liking to the woman, and he even brought her into the Prince's mansion. Why should Prince Pei interfere halfway through? This made him very unhappy.

Shen Shuyi thought it best to keep the peace and just show respect, since the other party was a prince.
But Prince Pei clearly didn't think so. He spoke up before she could, saying, "My cousin can't hold her liquor. Let me offer a toast to Your Highness."

As he spoke, he shielded Shen Shuyi behind him.

Seeing this detail, Li Yi thought to himself that Prince Pei's demeanor seemed genuine.

But how could that be? Prince Pei was clearly trying to repel him in this way. He was certain that someone of Prince Pei's status would never marry an orphan like Cousin Shen.

With so many noble ladies in the capital waiting for him to choose from, how could he possibly marry his cousin Shen?
However, the way Prince Pei was protecting Cousin Shen in every way made him suddenly have some doubts.

"I want Cousin Shen to offer a toast, Dongzhou, isn't it inappropriate for you to stand in front of Cousin Shen like this?" Li Yiqiang suppressed his displeasure, not wanting to make the scene too ugly.

“Firstly, my cousin is my fiancée, and secondly, she really can’t hold her liquor. When my cousin and I get married, we will be husband and wife, and what’s hers will be mine. It’s only reasonable for me to toast Your Highness on behalf of my cousin.” Pei Dongzhou said, filling a cup with wine and handing it to Li Yi. “Your Highness, please!” Li Yi met Pei Dongzhou’s gentle gaze. Although it didn’t seem sharp, Pei’s behavior exuded an undeniable force.

He was amused and said, "If such a small wine cup isn't enough, how about we use a wine jar?"

Shen Shuyi was startled upon hearing this and instinctively looked at Pei Dongzhou: "Cousin, no..."

Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou looked at her, his expression softening slightly: "Cousin, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Shen Shuyi only regretted that she couldn't hold her liquor, otherwise she would have liked to have a live drinking contest with Li Yi.

However, she was well aware of her own limitations and dared not get involved in the matter.

Li Yi was waiting for Prince Pei to admit defeat, but the next moment, Prince Pei ordered his men to bring up several jars of wine.

Shen Shuyi looked at the wine jar, which was bigger than her head, and swallowed hard. She had to admit, her cousin, the young master, was really going all out to help her; if she really drank herself into a stupor, the entire Marquis's mansion would be after her.

She remembered that one shouldn't drink on an empty stomach, and then she recalled that one could eat some steamed buns while drinking, so she quickly said, "Wait, Cousin Prince, come with me!"

Pei Dongzhou looked at her upon hearing this, seemingly not understanding what she was going to do.

Shen Shuyi simply grabbed his arm and waited until Li Yi was out of sight before handing him a steamed bun.

As it turned out, Prince Pei had his head down, and she didn't know what he was looking at. She followed his gaze and saw that she was the one who had grabbed his arm.

It seems the old-fashioned male lead thought she was making advances towards him...

She quickly let go of him and whispered, "Cousin, eat some steamed buns before drinking. Besides, it's just a toast, not a competition. Cousin, just deal with the prince casually. Let's not compete in drinking ability, but in wit."

"I'll do whatever my cousin says." Pei Dongzhou took the steamed bun and started eating.

Li Yi quickly walked over: "Dongzhou, you wouldn't be afraid to go to a bar with me, would you?"

“My cousin said to toast the prince, not to have a drinking contest, so I’ll listen to her. Today is the auspicious day of my engagement with my cousin, and I have to entertain guests later. How about this, the prince will drink from the wine jar, but I can’t hold my liquor. Please allow me to toast with a wine cup.”

Li Yi was so angry he almost laughed.

How could Prince Pei say such shameless things? Does his engagement make him so great? Calling her "cousin" over and over again is clearly him showing off that he's engaged to Cousin Shen.

"No! Precisely because it is your joyous day, you should be toasting me with a wine jar." Li Yi was unwilling to let Pei Shizi off so easily.

Shen Shuyi had been holding back for a while, but now she had something to say: "Your Highness, can you please consider the occasion? So many distinguished guests have come. It's not right for Cousin Shihou to only care about Your Highness and neglect the other guests. Besides, on such a special day, Your Highness is Cousin Shihou's best friend. Can you please not make things difficult for Cousin Shihou?"

Her words silenced the already quiet second floor. Everyone could see that Cousin Shen was a woman of courage, daring to speak to Prince Jin like that.

(End of this chapter)