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

Chapter 161 This is a blatant marriage scam

Just as Shen Shuyi was envying Qingfeng, Pei Dongzhou sat down next to her.

"Is there anything else you'd like to add, cousin?"

Shen Shuyi hesitated, and Pei Dongzhou gently patted her head when he saw her like this: "Cousin, you might as well speak your mind."

Shen Shuyi couldn't hold back any longer: "I just want to say, since our wedding ceremony is fake, there's no need to make it too complicated, right?"

Why does she always have this illusion that she is actually going to get married?
But she was stuck under Prince Pei's watchful eye, unable to leave, which made her even more anxious.

“Of course. It’s like playing house; even if it’s fake, we still have to go through the motions.” Pei Dongzhou noticed his cousin’s anxiety and comforted her, “Cousin, you’re so nervous, are you worried that the marriage is real? It seems that in your heart, I’m not good enough for you.”

Shen Shuyi felt this was a huge misunderstanding and quickly explained, "Of course not! Cousin Crown Prince is so outstanding, it is I who am not good enough for Cousin Crown Prince."

Although she disliked how Zhang Shi and Pei Xuexuan always used the phrase "she is not good enough for Prince Pei" to belittle her, she also felt that Prince Pei deserved a more outstanding girl.

This is not to say that she is not good, but that she and the male lead are on different paths, and it is best not to have any romantic entanglements.

“Don’t take Mother and Second Sister’s words to heart, Cousin. In my eyes, you are the best girl.” Pei Dongzhou said, getting up and bringing over some fruit. To reassure Cousin Shen, he also picked up a storybook, “Cousin, please eat while you wait; everything will be ready soon.”

Seeing how considerate Prince Pei was, Shen Shuyi was speechless for a moment.

Meanwhile, Qingfeng found Marquis Pingyang at the Fragrant Pavilion and explained his purpose.

Marquis Pingyang initially thought he had misheard: "What did you say?"

"The young master is getting married to Cousin Shen tonight, and he specially sent me to invite the Marquis to attend the ceremony."

Marquis Pingyang was astonished: "Are you serious?"

“Everything I said is true.” Qingfeng tried his best to maintain a normal expression.

Not to mention the Marquis was shocked, he was shocked too. But the young master was willing to do anything to please his cousin, completely disregarding worldly etiquette. In his opinion, the young master had gone mad.

Marquis Pingyang, who had spent half his life indulging in romance and considered himself worldly-wise, was still quite shocked this time: "Why did Dong-ge do this?"

He wanted to ask if this was a homemade wine.

What kind of wedding is this? No one is notified, no one knows anything, they just say that the wedding ceremony will be held in the East Garden tonight, and they invite him, the father, to come and witness the ceremony.

Wait, he suddenly remembered something important: "Does my wife know about this?"

Qingfeng didn't dare to hide anything and answered truthfully: "The young master didn't instruct me to inform the madam, or even the old madam. The only distinguished guest invited to the ceremony was the Marquis."

He wasn't sure if the wedding ceremony was real or fake, but he felt that the fact that the young master had specially invited the marquis, his father, to witness the ceremony suggested it wasn't fake.

The reason why the young master did not invite the old lady was to make his cousin think that this was a fake marriage.

In short, the young master always has his own reasons for doing everything.

"I'll go ask him now." Marquis Pingyang couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to go to the East Garden to find his son and get to the bottom of things.

Qingfeng quickly stopped him: "The young master said that the Marquis should go to the East Garden when the wedding ceremony is about to begin, so as not to scare away Miss Biao."

Marquis of Pingyang: ...

It wasn't him who scared Yi-jie away; it was clearly Dong-ge'er's desire to marry Yi-jie that was too obvious, and Dong-ge'er himself was afraid of scaring her away. He used to think that he was the only abnormal man in the entire Marquis's mansion because he was a womanizer and couldn't change even if he wanted to. His three sons, on the other hand, were all outstanding, especially Dong-ge'er, who was practically flawless.

Now he realized that Dong Ge'er was not normal at all. He only appeared to be a normal person on the surface, but his heart was extremely dark. Otherwise, he would not have committed such a marriage fraud.

Yes, this is blatant marriage fraud.

What's the difference between Dong Ge'er's actions and marriage fraud?
Poor Yi Jie was still kept in the dark, deceived by Dong Ge'er's harmless appearance. He suddenly felt very sorry for Yi Jie, who had been stuck with such an abnormal son.

Marquis Pingyang, as the father, was indeed a little intimidated by this son. Since it was Dongge'er's wish, he could only obey.

I wonder if Yi-jie will be startled when she sees him coming to observe the ceremony.

Should he give that poor girl Yi a little reminder then?
Inside the East Garden, Shen Shuyi lowered her guard after receiving a definite answer from Prince Pei.

She ate and drank in the East Garden, and with storybooks to pass the time, the time flew by.

Afterwards, the small kitchen prepared a table full of delicious food. Although she wasn't hungry, she still ate quite a lot. Later, she was so full that she didn't want to move, and even her belly started to protrude.

Just then, A-Jian arrived, bringing a new wedding dress, saying she would help her change into it.

Shen Shuyi followed A-Jian into the east wing to change into her wedding dress. When no one else was around, Shen Shuyi whispered, "Don't you think tonight's events are a bit strange?"

A-Jian remembered what the young master had told her before. He said that she should comfort the young lady and not let her overthink things, otherwise she would be held responsible.

She thought for a moment before replying, "Please rest assured, Miss. The young master is a reliable person and nothing will happen."

If they really get married, there's nothing wrong with that, right? The young master is excellent and can protect the girl.

Anyway, she felt that tonight's wedding didn't seem fake, but since there were no witnesses, it also seemed a bit like a fake wedding.

Shen Shuyi stopped worrying about it. She treated the wedding as a mission, so there was nothing to worry about. The one who should be worried was Prince Pei. He was a hot commodity; he was probably afraid of being pestered by her, right?

She quickly changed into her wedding dress, touching her bulging belly: "I'm so full. If I didn't have this belly, this wedding dress would fit me better."

A-Jian looked at her daughter in amazement at her wearing a phoenix coronet and wedding robes.

The girl's skin was already fair, and the bright red color made her skin appear even whiter and more like jade. Her eyes were like autumn water, and she was breathtakingly beautiful.

Just then, someone walked in with an air of nonchalance; it was none other than Prince Pei.

Shen Shuyi thought to herself that Prince Pei was really treating her like an outsider.

The moment Pei Dongzhou walked in, the first thing he saw was Shen Shuyi in her red wedding dress. He had only known that his cousin was beautiful before, but now she stood charmingly in the dim light, as if she had been waiting for him, her groom, to arrive.

At that moment, he was absolutely certain that he had made the right move.

He looked at his bride, his eyes deep and dark: "My cousin is so beautiful."

Upon receiving a compliment from the male lead, the beauty-loving Shen Shuyi couldn't help but beam with joy: "I also think it looks good. Cousin Prince has excellent taste."

Pei Dongzhou stared intently at Shen Shuyi for a long while, and quite agreed with his cousin's statement: "My judgment is indeed good."

(End of this chapter)