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

Chapter 148 The Bewitching Soup is Too Strong, Holding Her Hand

Pei Dongzhou chuckled to himself.

Shen Shuyi was a little depressed by his attitude: "It feels like even when the sky is falling, Cousin Shizi doesn't think it's a big deal. I wish I had Cousin Shizi's good attitude."

It's also possible that it's due to Prince Pei's abilities that he can control everything.

“Cousin, you’re overthinking things.” Pei Dongzhou suppressed his smile and pinched her rosy cheek. “Don’t be afraid, cousin. I’m here. I’ll handle everything.”

Seeing his calm and collected demeanor, Shen Shu once again marveled at how worthy he was of being the male protagonist in the book, as if nothing could stump him.

Li Yi, in another carriage, was straining to eavesdrop on what his cousins ​​were saying, but he couldn't hear a single word.

He still firmly believes in his intuition that Prince Pei and Cousin Shen are presumed to be related.

He would be arriving at the Marquis's residence soon, and he wanted to see how the pretense of marriage between Prince Pei and Cousin Shen would end.

By now, everyone in the Pingyang Marquis's mansion should know about this, right? Those who came to the banquet today have all gone home, and they must be reporting this earth-shattering news to their families.
He found it amusing to think about.

The main thing is that Cousin Shen is an interesting person. She actually pretended to be Miss Haitang and entered Baixiang Tower. The thing is, she was doing this right under Xizhou's nose and no one found out.

When he brought people into the Prince's mansion, Cousin Shen actually managed to walk out of it openly and brazenly.

Such an interesting girl made Prince Pei willing to serve her like a beast of burden, even at the cost of his reputation.

In the past, Prince Pei would immediately distance himself from any girl he was even near. How could he be like Cousin Shen, who even took the initiative to pretend to be in a relationship with her?
If he didn't bring his cousin Shen to his side, it would be a lifelong regret.

On the way to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence, Li Yi was thinking that after exposing the pretense of marriage between his cousin Shen and Prince Pei, he would bring his cousin Shen into the Prince's residence as soon as possible.

Such a cunning woman, if we don't act quickly, something unexpected might happen.

This time he wouldn't hesitate any longer. He directly asked his father for instructions, requesting that his father issue an imperial edict to get his cousin Shen into his hands first.

Shen Shuyi never expected that things would escalate so much and that Li Yi was still plotting against her.

As soon as she stepped off the carriage, she saw Li Yi smiling at her. He was clearly a handsome man, but he had a slightly sleazy look about him.

Just as she was experiencing psychological discomfort, Pei Dongzhou stood between her and Li Yi, separating them.

She glanced gratefully at Prince Pei, still feeling incredibly safe and secure with him.

Li Yi wasn't upset at all that he couldn't see his cousin Shen. He whispered to Prince Pei, "Dongzhou, I'm going to see how you're going to end this show today."

Pei Dongzhou returned his smile with a gentle smile: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Li Yi felt a chill run down his spine from his laughter: "You'd better stop laughing, it's kind of scary."

Someone who is so good-looking always seems to be scheming when they smile, which makes him feel really uncomfortable.

Shen Shuyi chimed in from the side, "If Your Highness can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. My cousin, the Heir Apparent, has an incredibly handsome smile."

There was no way around it; Prince Pei had sacrificed so much for her, so of course she had to protect her cousin. Li Yi sneered, "Cousin Shen, I still advise you: this man from Dongzhou is no simple character. Be careful, or one day he might devour you without you even knowing it!"

Shen Shuyi glanced at Pei Shizi subconsciously, meeting his gentle and refined handsome face. She tried hard to recall what kind of person Pei Shizi was in the original work, but strangely, she found Pei Shizi's character in the book to be a bit blurry, as if there was a layer of fog between them, and she couldn't quite remember him.

It's strange. She clearly remembers the characters of the other three male leads, so why can't she remember Pei Shizi's character?
While Shen Shuyi was distracted, they entered the gate of the Marquis's mansion together.

Even the gatekeeper glanced at Shen Shuyi a few more times this time, because everyone in the Hou Mansion had heard about Miss Shen and the young master's engagement at Taifeng Restaurant. No one knew if it was true or not, but the young master and Miss Shen came back together, which made them think more about it.

But why did the Prince of Jin also come?

Aunt An was waiting at the door. When she saw the young master and his cousin return, she quickly said, "Madam, the old lady, and the Marquis are all in Heshou Hall, waiting for the young master and his cousin!"

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Li Yi was also there, and she quickly greeted him.

Li Yi dismissed her formalities and said with a smile, "I'm just here to watch the fun at the Marquis's residence, you don't need to pay any attention to me."

It seems everyone in the Hou family knows about the arranged marriage between Cousin Shen and Prince Pei, and that's why everyone has gathered at Heshou Hall.
Shen Shuyi felt her legs go weak, and she subconsciously looked at Pei Shizi: "Cousin Shizi, you'll be the one to talk more later."

Prince Pei is tall; he should stand in front of her, who is short.

Seeing her nervousness, Pei Dongzhou patted her head and said, "You're so useless. You're so nervous about such a small thing."

Shen Shuyi thought to herself that people are indeed different.

Some people are born to do great things, like Prince Pei. She, on the other hand, can only resort to petty tricks and chickens out when things get tough.

Li Yi couldn't stand Pei Shizi's frivolous behavior towards Shen's cousin: "Dongzhou, don't take advantage of this to harass Shen's cousin!"

Pei Dongzhou glanced at Li Yi, who looked away, his eyes darting around as he muttered under his breath, "Can't I even speak the truth?"

An Gu also witnessed the scene of Prince Pei touching the young lady's head, and secretly clicked her tongue in amazement. Originally, she was still skeptical, but seeing this scene, she suddenly felt that it was real.

Shen Shuyi hoped the journey to Heshou Hall would be slower, but unfortunately, they arrived at Heshou Hall in no time.

At this moment, Shen Shuyi had a change of heart. She deliberately lagged behind Pei Shizi, thinking that she would retreat first so that Pei Shizi would not have to face a room full of people.

At this moment, Prince Pei looked at her, as if he could see through her thoughts, and comforted her, saying, "I will take care of everything. Cousin, just stay with me."

"Yeah, yeah, is Cousin Shen thinking of backing out? I'm waiting to see how this show ends." Li Yi, always eager for drama, fanned the flames from the sidelines.

Shen Shuyi glared at Li Yi with annoyance, but then remembered that he was a prince and she couldn't be disrespectful to him.

Li Yi was even happier when she glared at him, and he couldn't stop smiling.

Now that things have come to this, Shen Shuyi felt that there was no point in backing down. Anyway, with Prince Pei around, what was there to be afraid of?
Even if all else fails, she still has the old lady to back her up!
"I believe in Cousin Pei, the Crown Prince." Shen Shuyi smiled brightly at the Crown Prince, hoping to win him over so that he would work even harder to help her through this ordeal.

Perhaps she had used too much of her charm, for the next moment, Prince Pei suddenly took her hand, and her smile froze on her face!
　Lemon asked if I'd forgotten to update, and I confidently said no. But when I checked the backend, I found that the chapter from midnight hadn't been posted. I'm speechless.
　　(End of this chapter)