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

Chapter 179 The date for her wedding to the prince has been set!

Shen Shuyi turned her gaze and met Pei Nanzhou's slightly cold face.

She whispered, "Cousin, please stop joking."

Otherwise, Pei Er would hate her even more.

Pei Dongzhou pretended not to hear. In his mind, his cousin was already his wife; all that was left was to consummate their marriage.

Now he has to figure out a way to officially seduce his cousin.

He knew, however, that his cousin was oblivious to his feelings, and he was afraid that if he were to be too direct, he would scare her away.

He shouldn't have been so soft-hearted before; he should have taken advantage of the aphrodisiac he was under to solidify his marital relationship with his cousin.

After much deliberation, he decided to get them married as soon as possible.

He suddenly thought of His Majesty. Perhaps if he mentioned it to His Majesty, His Majesty would order him to marry his cousin as soon as possible.

With this thought, he suddenly felt at ease.

For the next two days, Pei Dongzhou didn't go to Fusang Institute, which made Shen Shuyi feel a little uneasy.

After all, Prince Pei would come to Fusang Courtyard all the time, treating it like his East Garden, and she couldn't get rid of him no matter what. Suddenly, when the prince stopped coming, she felt a strange sense of longing.

Just as Shen Shuyi was lamenting that she too could not escape the allure of male beauty, Prince Pei suddenly arrived, looking quite nervous.

Qingzhu didn't enter Fusang Courtyard, but she knew that the young master was about to start his tricks on his cousin again.

He silently lit a candle for his cousin in his heart. With the young master's shrewd and calculating nature, there was no way his cousin could escape his grasp.

Seeing that Prince Pei seemed to be in a hurry, as if he had encountered some problem, Shen Shu asked out of curiosity, "What's wrong, Cousin Prince?"

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitating. Shen Shuyi saw this and encouraged him, "Cousin, please speak freely if you have something to say."

"When I went to the palace to see the Emperor today, His Majesty asked about my marriage to my cousin again. I said it would be soon, and then His Majesty picked a wedding date for us. Prince Jin was also present at the time, and I didn't dare to say that my engagement to my cousin was fake. That's how His Majesty set the wedding date for us." Pei Dongzhou said, walking up to Shen Shuyi with a face full of shame. "Cousin, what should we do in this situation?"

Shen Shuyi was also stunned, her mind went blank for a moment.

Even Prince Pei was at a loss, so how could she possibly know what to do?

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't hesitated, things wouldn't be like this now, where I can't move forward or backward." Pei Dongzhou grabbed Shen Shuyi's hand and slapped himself in the face. "If you're angry, cousin, why don't you punch me a few times to vent your anger?"

Shen Shuyi quickly withdrew her hand: "Cousin, you were trying to help me, how can I be angry with you? It's alright, there's bound to be a way to resolve this. You're so clever, perhaps you can find a way to smooth things over?"

She looked at Prince Pei expectantly. Wasn't he the smartest one? And the omnipotent male lead? He should be able to find a way to get away with it.

Prince Pei looked at her helplessly: "This is His Majesty's will. His Majesty personally chose the auspicious wedding date for my cousin and me. It is December 18th."

Shen Shuyi was stunned when she heard this: "What? So rushed?"

There aren't many days left until December 18th, are there?
"That's what I told His Majesty too, but His Majesty said it was an auspicious day and that if we missed it, we'd have to wait until next February." Pei Dongzhou looked ashamed and blamed himself again. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't had so many concerns, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Shen Shuyi paced anxiously, "What can I do? I can't marry my cousin, the Crown Prince, he's a man..."

He's the male lead, how can a cannon fodder female supporting character like her marry him?
"If we tell His Majesty that our marriage is a lie and we cannot get married, would that be considered deceiving the emperor?" Shen Shuyi asked without much hope.

Prince Pei nodded: "This is certainly deceiving the emperor. It won't just be a matter between the two of us; the entire Marquis's mansion will be implicated." Shen Shuyi's face fell: "Then what do we do now? Are we really going to get married?!"

"For now, we can only make the best of a bad situation and get the marriage done first. His Majesty said that he will be attending the wedding banquet on our wedding day. The wedding must not go wrong in any way, or we will be in big trouble."

Pei Dongzhou's words were intended to eliminate the possibility of his cousin running away from the wedding.

"That's it, we're doomed." Shen Shuyi was on the verge of tears. She couldn't possibly marry Prince Pei.

"Things will work themselves out. Even if my cousin and I get married, it's not a big deal. It'll just be the same as before, we'll both live in the Marquis's mansion. If things don't go well, my cousin can just divorce me once things calm down." Pei Dongzhou only wanted to get the woman into his hands first.

Otherwise, I could only watch my cousin longingly, unable to reach her, a feeling that was incredibly frustrating.

Shen Shuyi felt like she had wandered into an alley. She decided to ask the system for information first, and quickly said, "Cousin, wait for me a moment, I'll be back soon."

She ran a little further away, making sure that Prince Pei wasn't following, before summoning the system: "System, someone's going to die, come out right now."

The system didn't respond, but she wasn't giving up and summoned it several more times. Just when she was in despair, the system, which had been playing dead, appeared: [Host is pregnant?]

Shen Shuyi: ...

This system is weird; it doesn't seem like a proper system at all.

"How far have I progressed in my mission?" Shen Shuyi asked.

Instead of answering, the system asked: [Host, quickly tell me, who died?]

"My cousin, the Crown Prince, wants to marry me. Isn't this chaos?"

[Really? Congratulations, host, on successfully winning over Prince Pei!]

Shen Shuyi: ...

At that moment, she suddenly felt confused: "Are you really a system?!"

[Since Prince Pei wants to marry you, then you should marry him. I'm logging off now, ding!]

Shen Shuyi was speechless: "Don't rush off. What stage is my mission at?"

Whether she changed her fate of dying young as cannon fodder, the system did give a definite answer.

But the system remained silent, leaving her feeling lost and helpless.

This system really doesn't seem like a system. What kind of system is this?
But since the system is telling her to marry, can she really marry him? Prince Pei also said that if there's a chance in the future, he can let her divorce him.

What kind of situation is it to be stuck with such an unreliable system?
Shen Shuyi sighed for a while before coming out to see Prince Pei.

Upon seeing her, Prince Pei revealed a charming smile: "I have thought it over carefully. Cousin, please rest assured and marry me. Let's get through this difficult time first. If we really can't make it work in the future, you can always find an opportunity to divorce me."

Shen Shuyi thought to herself, if they got married and then divorced, they would both be in their second marriage. How could that be the same as a first marriage?

But then she thought, she was going to die young anyway, so she was lucky to get a first marriage. Did she really expect to get a second marriage?

If she doesn't get married now, it's considered disobeying the imperial decree. If she runs away from the marriage, won't she become a wanted criminal?
(End of this chapter)