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

Chapter 149 This engagement is invalid!!
Shen Shuyi hesitated and looked at Prince Pei. Prince Pei gave her a gentle smile, seemingly not finding anything wrong with holding her hand.

"Cousin, come in."

Shen Shuyi's expression was a little stiff, but she couldn't struggle, after all, the纨绔王爷 (a spoiled, dissolute prince) was watching behind her. If she struggled, it would only make Li Yi feel more that he and Pei Shizi were only pretending to be related.

There's no need for her to scare herself. It's very likely that Prince Pei was just putting on an act to convince Li Yi that their engagement was real.

However, they were about to face the Hou family members, not Li Yi.

Shen Shuyi was in a state of utter confusion as Pei Shizi led her by the hand into the hall.

Apart from Pei Nanzhou, who was in Nanyuan and had not received the news, and Pei Beizhou, who was still on duty, everyone else who received the news rushed to Heshou Hall.

Everyone had been eagerly waiting, and when they saw Prince Pei leading Shen Shuyi in, their hearts finally settled.

Pei Xizhou also saw the scene of Pei Shizi leading Shen Shuyi in.

The man was gentle and refined, and the girl was charming and beautiful. They seemed like a perfect match, but why did he feel that this scene was a bit of an eyesore?

No matter what, it's still better for Cousin Shen and her older brother than for Cousin Shen to be forcibly taken by that scoundrel Li Yi. This should be a good thing.

Everyone stared intently at the sight of Prince Pei and Shen Shuyi holding hands, barely noticing Li Yi following behind them.

It was Marquis Pingyang who was the first to see Li Yi and stood up to bow to him.

The others seemed to snap out of their daze and bowed to Li Yi.

Li Yi had come specifically to watch the excitement. Seeing everyone's reserved demeanor, he explained his purpose: "I'm just sitting here casually, please pretend you don't see me."

Although he said that, he was sitting here, and such a big thing had happened in the Marquis's mansion. We couldn't interrogate Prince Pei in front of him and force him to tell us what exactly happened, could we?
Because of the arrival of Li Yi, this uninvited guest, everyone in the Marquis's mansion had a bellyful of questions but didn't know how to ask them.

Seeing this, the old lady felt that Li Yi's arrival was just in time, allowing everyone to catch their breath.

She beckoned to Shen Shuyi: "Yi-jie, come sit next to your grandmother."

Shen Shuyi had a chance to pull her hand away from Pei Shizi's hot grip. She tried to pull her hand away, but Pei Shizi only gripped it tighter.

She looked at Prince Pei, who then "reluctantly" let go of her hand.

She thought it must be because she was too narcissistic that she had such strange hallucinations.

As soon as Pei Dongzhou let go of Shen Shuyi's hand, Shen Shuyi quickly went to sit down next to the old lady, like a fledgling returning to its nest, sitting close to the old lady.

The old lady patted her hand soothingly and asked softly, "I heard that you and Dong-ge'er got engaged at Taifeng Restaurant and invited many guests to a banquet. Is that true?"

The old lady asked the same question that everyone wanted to ask.

For a moment, all eyes were on Shen Shuyi's face. Just as Shen Shuyi was about to reply, Prince Pei preemptively said, "Replying to Grandmother, this is true. I invited all the guests. Most of them are my friends, and some are my colleagues. For such a joyous occasion as my engagement to my cousin, the more lively the better."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi looked at Prince Pei.

Perhaps it was because Li Yi was present that Prince Pei had no choice but to continue this lie?
But if this continues, how will things end?
Li Yi hadn't expected Pei Dongzhou to be so ruthless. He was certain this was a presumptuous marriage, and that as long as he followed him to the Marquis's residence, Pei's son would expose the lie.

Unexpectedly, Prince Pei actually admitted to the engagement in front of the entire Marquis's mansion.
He still refused to believe that the two were truly engaged. He felt that Prince Pei would never do such a thing, but the current situation forced him to accept it.

Not to mention Li Yi's complicated feelings, the feelings of everyone else in the Marquis's mansion were even more complicated.

They wanted to confront Pei Dongzhou about his engagement to Shen Shuyi, but with Li Yi present, they couldn't afford to make things too ugly.

Even if it's a family scandal, you can't condemn Shen Shuyi in front of so many people.

Yes, even though Pei Dongzhou admitted to the engagement, many people present felt that Shen Shuyi had seduced Pei Dongzhou. Otherwise, how could someone like Pei Dongzhou suddenly go crazy and get engaged to Shen Shuyi without the consent of the elders of the Marquis's mansion?
There is only one possibility: Prince Pei was instigated by Shen Shuyi.

A storm raged in everyone's hearts, and an eerie silence descended upon the side hall.

The old lady was a woman of considerable experience, and in this situation, she was unsure whether to offer her congratulations. Clearly, she was the only one present who thought the two children were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, but everyone else in the Marquis's household felt that Yi-jie was not good enough for Dong-ge'er.

But she felt that Yi Jie'er was lively and that she was a perfect match for Dong Ge'er, who was dignified and gentle.

Finally, the old man simply uttered a single word: "Okay."

As soon as she opened her mouth, everyone looked over.

Madam Zhang harbored a great deal of resentment. If the old lady hadn't indulged Yi-jie so much, how could Yi-jie have been so audacious as to seduce Dong-ge?
Her most outstanding child was actually tricked into an engagement by that wretched woman, Yi Jie'er. How could she not hate her?

She didn't care that there were other people present, and said in a deep voice, "This engagement doesn't count!! Dong-ge'er, you can't make your own decisions about your marriage. This engagement is nothing but nonsense."

Marquis Pingyang was usually a romantic and amorous man who rarely interfered in matters of the inner quarters. He also did not meddle in his children's marriages, but he thought Yi Jie'er and Dong Ge'er were quite good.

However, he knew he had wronged Zhang, so he didn't dare to interrupt rashly.

“My son is an adult and knows what he is doing. This is a decision he made after careful consideration. Furthermore, the whole capital already knows about my son's engagement to my cousin, and he has publicly promised that he will continue to invite them as honored guests when they get married.” Pei Dongzhou said calmly, and added, “If Mother really wants to handle the weddings, there are the weddings of Nanzhou, Xizhou, and my other brothers that you can worry about. As for my son's wedding, I will make the decision myself.”

Zhang's expression changed several times. Ignoring Li Yi's presence, she shouted, "I do not approve of this marriage!"

Pei Dongzhou ignored Zhang Shi and instead looked at his silent father: "What did Father say?"

When Marquis Pingyang asked his son a question, he naturally wanted to say yes, but with Zhang Shi, that tigress, around, he was afraid that if he told the truth, she would chop him with a knife.

His eyes flickered, and then the old lady spoke up: "I think Yi-jie and Dong-ge are a good match. Moreover, the news has spread and everyone knows that Dong-ge is engaged. I don't think the young ladies from other families would dare to marry Dong-ge anymore."

(End of this chapter)