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

Chapter 169 Nanzhou proposes marriage
Pei Dongzhou sensed that Pei Nanzhou's expression was off. He wanted to say something, but Pei Nanzhou took his leave.

Qingzhu watched Pei Nanzhou walk away, feeling that it was wrong for the young master to harbor resentment towards his own brother over a cousin.

The second young master was clearly smiling when he left, but his smile was particularly eerie.

"Won't the Second Young Master do something rash?" Qingyun shared the same concern.

Pei Dongzhou didn't think he had done anything wrong. If his cousin hadn't been able to protect herself today, who knows what would have happened. He only poured a bucket of cold water on Nanzhou and let the matter drop, all because they were brothers from the same mother.

If it were anyone else, he would have chopped off the hand that had touched his cousin.

Nan Zhou's obsessive nature and his deep-seated malice towards his cousin made him very uneasy.

Pei Dongzhou ultimately decided to leave one person to guard outside Fusang Courtyard, so that they could deal with any emergencies at any time.

But he didn't expect that Pei Nanzhou would take an unconventional approach this time.

After returning to Nanyuan, Pei Nanzhou changed into dry clothes and resumed his aloof and ascetic demeanor.

He had already made up his mind, and after making up his mind, he went to Zhang's Jufutang.

Zhang never expected Pei Nanzhou to come looking for her.

This son is usually calm and composed, and he would never come to see her unless there's something important. His coming now must mean something significant has happened.

So the moment Zhang saw Pei Nanzhou, her heart leaped into her throat.

"Nan-ge'er, is something the matter?"

Pei Nanzhou said calmly, "I made a mistake today and almost ruined Cousin Shen's reputation. After thinking it over, I know I should take responsibility for my wrongdoing. I want to marry Cousin Shen, and I hope Mother will grant my wish!"

At this point, he knelt down in front of Zhang.

Zhang never expected that Pei Nanzhou would come to see her because of that woman, Shen Shuyi. She knew that no one would come to the temple without a reason, so it couldn't be because of Yi-jie.

She has several outstanding sons, so why is her taste so poor?

She was so angry she could hardly breathe, and more than that, she was disappointed in him.

"Please grant me this request, Mother. Please think about it. If you allow me to marry my cousin, then she will be unable to marry my elder brother, thus completely eliminating his desire to marry her. Thinking deeper, wouldn't this also be helping you, Mother?" Pei Nanzhou continued to speak to himself.

He knew that in his mother's heart, the most outstanding was Prince Pei, while he was a good-for-nothing who could not bring honor to the family.

He could make his own decisions about his marriage, but Prince Pei could not.

Prince Pei turned against his own brother for his cousin Shen. If he were to take his cousin away from Prince Pei, would Prince Pei still be able to laugh?

Zhang suddenly realized that Pei Nanzhou's words made some sense.

If Nan Ge'er marries Yi Jie'er, then Dong Ge'er will never be able to marry again. Why doesn't she grant Nan Ge'er's wish?

It's not that she doesn't like Nan Ge'er, but Dong Ge'er is going to inherit the Marquis's mansion in the future, and he is the most promising child in the Marquis's mansion. How can he marry Yi Jie'er, an orphan with no family background?
Seeing that Zhang Shi did not object, Pei Nanzhou knew that she was tempted, so he tried to persuade her again: "Mother, you might as well think about it. With your eldest brother's stubborn nature, he will not give up until my cousin is married. But if I marry my cousin, even if my eldest brother is unwilling, he will have to accept this reality." Zhang Shi felt that Nan'er's words made more and more sense.

How could she, as Dongge'er's mother, not know his temperament? From the fact that Dongge'er acted first and informed her later, she knew that Dongge'er was not joking; he really wanted to marry Yijie'er.

Unlike the indecisive Lord Hou, Dongge'er doesn't change his mind once he's made a decision. If Nange'er marries Yijie'er, perhaps it can put an end to Dongge'er's idea of ​​marrying Yijie'er.

Under the same roof, the two brothers are fighting over an orphan girl, and the news of Yi Jie'er's engagement to Dong Ge'er has spread throughout the capital. In the blink of an eye, she is married to Nan Ge'er. What will the world think of the Pei family?
Thinking of this, she felt it was unacceptable.

Yi Jie'er can marry out of the Marquis's mansion, but she cannot bring harm to the sons of the Marquis's mansion, nor can Nan Ge'er.

"The news of Dong-ge'er and Yi-jie'er's engagement has spread throughout the capital. If word gets out now that they're going to marry you, people will only say that the Pei family has bad morals. Xue-jie'er is currently getting engaged, and other girls are also approaching marriageable age. If this gets out, which family would dare to marry a Pei family girl? Nan-ge'er, let's drop this matter and never mention it again." Zhang's reason prevailed over her emotions.

Pei Nanzhou never expected that his plan would fail.

Seeing this, he stopped pretending and stood up, saying, "What if I insist on marrying no one but my cousin?"

Madam Zhang's expression changed slightly: "How could you be so confused? There are so many noble ladies in the capital, which one isn't better than Yi'er? Why do you insist on having her?!"

Pei Nanzhou smiled and said, "My cousin has stolen my heart, and I took advantage of her. I will never feel good about it if I don't take responsibility for her!"

"Did you really take liberties with Yi-jie?" Zhang suddenly asked with suspicion.

Pei Nanzhou didn't continue the topic: "My mother wouldn't agree, so I had no choice but to beg my father."

With that, he left Jufutang.

He truly hadn't expected his mother to reject his proposal. He thought his reasons were good enough, and that his mother would allow him to marry his cousin for the sake of Prince Pei. His only oversight was that his mother was concerned about the Pei family's reputation.

He was a man of action, and immediately went to the study of the Marquis of Pingyang.

Marquis Pingyang hadn't expected Pei Nanzhou to come looking for him. When he heard Pei Nanzhou's request, his expression froze for a moment: "What did you say?"

“I have taken liberties with my cousin, and I must take responsibility for her. Furthermore, I am also in love with my cousin and wish to marry her. I have never asked my father for anything before, this is the first time, please grant my request!” Pei Nanzhou said solemnly.

Marquis Pingyang looked at Pei Nanzhou with complicated emotions, and after a long while said, "Nan-ge'er, this matter should not be mentioned again."

Dong-ge'er has already married Yi-jie'er, so how could Nan-ge'er interfere?

He had previously laughed at Dong Ge'er for being worthless and eager to tie Yi Jie'er down, but now it seemed that Dong Ge'er had foresight and had taken her for himself first.

He just couldn't understand why his two sons, who were so outstanding and usually aloof from women, both seemed to be bewitched and had taken a liking to Yi-jie.
"Just because my older brother wants to marry my cousin, do I not have the right to fight for her? Is my mother biased towards my older brother, and even my father is on my older brother's side?" Pei Nanzhou sneered.

Marquis Pingyang replied helplessly, “It’s not that I’m on Dong’er’s side, but Dong’er and Yi’er are engaged first. Now you’re asking for her hand in marriage. This is stealing your elder brother’s bride. Your behavior is unacceptable! If you want to get married, I will help you choose a noble lady of equal social standing.”

"I don't want anyone but Cousin Shen!" Pei Nanzhou refused decisively.

(End of this chapter)