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

Chapter 170 Sending Yi-jie'er out of the Marquis's Mansion
Marquis Pingyang's attitude was very firm this time: "This matter is not negotiable! It concerns the reputation of the Marquis's mansion. Nan'er, you can't steal your brother's wife. If you really want to marry Yi'er, why did you come to propose after your elder brother and Yi'er were engaged? From any point of view, you are in the wrong."

He couldn't directly say that Dongge'er had married Yijie'er. Yijie'er herself was kept in the dark, so how could he reveal this?

The stubbornness of the young man from the south, who wouldn't give up until he hit a brick wall, left him at a loss for how to persuade him.

Marquis Pingyang's words left Pei Nanzhou speechless.

He was indeed in the wrong, and he thought it wouldn't be difficult for him to take his cousin away from Prince Pei. But this time, neither of his parents helped him.

If they don't help him, then he has to find a way on his own.

Perhaps he could kidnap his cousin, force her into marriage, and then she wouldn't be able to refuse.

Seeing that Pei Nanzhou had left, Marquis Pingyang couldn't contain himself and wanted to go find Pei Shizi.

But considering that this might affect the relationship between the brothers, he finally decided to observe for a while before making any plans.

He didn't expect that Zhang would lose her composure and go to Pei Dongzhou immediately.

Coincidentally, Pei Dongzhou was also looking for his mother, so he could talk about his marriage to his cousin.

This is his own personal matter, and of course he should handle it himself; he can't rely on his unreliable father.

As soon as Zhang arrived, she couldn't wait to get straight to the point: "Just now, Nan-ge came to see his mother and said he wanted to marry Yi-jie."

Pei Dongzhou was speechless, truly not expecting Pei Nanzhou to pull such a stunt. It seemed that his previous words to Nanzhou had only backfired.

“Mother, you don’t need to pay attention to him. He just doesn’t want me to marry my cousin, so he’s deliberately going against me.” Pei Dongzhou poured Zhang a cup of tea.

Madam Zhang looked at her eldest son with a complicated expression: "From what you're saying, you still want to marry Yi-jie? No matter what Nan-ge'er's reasons are for wanting to marry Yi-jie, his attitude is firm, and he won't give up so easily. Our Marquis's family has a century-old reputation; if a scandal of brothers fighting each other were to occur, it would affect the marriage prospects of the Marquis's daughters. As the heir to the Marquis's family, shouldn't you completely eliminate this possibility? What I mean is, what do you think about sending Yi-jie out of the Marquis's family?"

She could have secretly sent Yi-jie away, but she didn't have to be so vicious. Although she didn't like Yi-jie, she had watched her grow up, and the child was the old lady's darling. If she really got rid of Yi-jie behind everyone's back, it would probably cause a huge uproar in the Marquis's mansion.

The best solution is for Dongge to make the decision himself, either to send the person away or to marry Yijie out of the Marquis's mansion.

In the past, Dongge'er valued the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion the most. If anyone dared to damage the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion, Dongge'er would definitely stop them. She only hoped that Dongge'er could put the big picture first this time.

Pei Dongzhou's pupils constricted, and it took him a while to return to normal.

At this moment, he must not lose his composure or get angry with his mother.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Mother only thought of sending my cousin away, but she didn't think that the best way would be for me to marry my cousin and completely put an end to Nanzhou's thoughts."

Zhang said firmly, "I will never let Yi'er marry you. She is not good enough for you..."

“Mother, you’re mistaken. It’s not that my cousin doesn’t want to marry me, nor that she’s unworthy of me. In fact, it’s that I’m determined to marry her. Mother, let me be frank: I love my cousin! The reason I chose to publicly arrange the engagement at Taifeng Restaurant was because I knew you wouldn’t agree, so I acted first and informed you later. Now that I’ve taken that step, I’m determined to marry my cousin!” Pei Dongzhou interrupted Zhang Shi.

Madam Zhang's face darkened: "I will not agree to this. Yi'er can never become the Crown Prince's wife."

“But I have already had a wedding ceremony with my cousin, and Father even attended our wedding banquet.” Pei Dongzhou stated this fact calmly. “Mother knows how stubborn I am. Once I’ve made up my mind about someone or something, I can’t let go of it. If Mother accepts my cousin as my daughter-in-law, that would be the best outcome. If Mother cannot accept my cousin, in order to prevent her from being wronged, I will take her away from the Marquis’s residence.”

Zhang's expression instantly cracked: "What nonsense are you spouting?! How could I, as your mother, not be there for your wedding?" As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Dongzhou handed over the marriage certificate and the house deed.

“I have prepared for both scenarios. If Mother cannot accept my cousin, I will move with her to the newly built house. I may not become the heir of the Marquis's mansion, but I do not want to miss out on my cousin.” Pei Dongzhou spoke in his usual gentle tone.

Zhang was furious. She lunged at Pei Dongzhou, grabbed his collar, and demanded angrily, "How could you do such an unfilial and unjust thing?! You disregard the greater good of the family for a woman, and you actually want to divide the family property?"

Pei Dongzhou's eyes remained firm: "It is your son's fault for being unfilial, but your son will not marry anyone but his cousin. Your son does not want to miss out on her and regret it for the rest of his life."

Zhang slapped Pei Dongzhou hard across the face: "You unfilial son!!"

Qingzhu, standing to the side, felt a pang of heartache, but the young master neither dodged nor avoided the blow, taking it head-on.

At this moment, the young master actually laughed: "If it can calm Mother down, she may as well slap her son a few more times. It would be unfilial of her son to do so."

Zhang was so angry that she trembled all over, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

At this moment, Pei Dongzhou added, "Nanzhou is also a stubborn person. In order to stop Nanzhou from continuing to pester me, the best way is to let my cousin marry me in a grand manner..."

Hearing this, Zhang sneered: "Didn't you say that you and Yi'er have already had your wedding ceremony? Then why did she have such a grand wedding?"

He does think about Yi-jie, Yi-jie.

There's a limit to fooling around.

How can someone marry the same woman twice in their lifetime?

“My cousin and I did indeed go through a wedding ceremony. If Mother doesn’t acknowledge my cousin, I will simply consider it our wedding ceremony. If Mother does acknowledge my cousin, I will simply consider that wedding ceremony as a rehearsal.” Pei Dongzhou said, pouring another cup of tea and handing it to Madam Zhang. “I beg Mother to grant my wish.”

Zhang refused the cup of tea and left the East Garden dejectedly.

As soon as Zhang left, Qingzhu immediately came forward: "Young Master's face is swollen, quickly put some ointment on it."

Pei Dongzhou wanted to say, "What does a face matter?" But then he thought about it and changed his mind: "I'll go find my cousin and ask her to help me apply the medicine."

Qingzhu: ...

When Shen Shuyi saw Pei Dongzhou coming to her with a swollen face, she frowned and asked, "Who beat up my cousin, the young master, like this?"

"It hurts, cousin, please put some ointment on it so I don't get disfigured."

Pei Shizi's matter-of-fact tone left Shen Shuyi speechless, but she couldn't refuse, so she resignedly took out the ointment and applied it to his face.

After she finished applying the ointment, she met Pei Shizi's dark gaze: "What's wrong?"

Why are you looking at her with such a resentful gaze? It's kind of scary.

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