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

Chapter 188 Can I stay tonight?
Qingzhu had long seen through Pei Shizi's sinister intentions, but Shen Shuyi, the person directly involved, was completely unaware.

In the end, she accepted Prince Pei's suggestion. After all, staying in the Marquis's mansion wasn't safe either. Even though she had a lot of sleeping potions on her, she was afraid she wouldn't have a chance to make a move.

Pei Nanzhou is the male lead after all, and his emotions are extremely unstable. Who knows if Pei Er will suddenly go crazy again?
Upon returning to Fusang Courtyard, Shen Shuyi planned to take a bath and go to bed early, as usual.

To be honest, her biggest gain after transmigrating into the book was that she didn't stay up all night as often as she did in modern times. After all, there were no electronic products in this ancient world, and entertainment options were extremely limited.

With nothing to do, what can you do but go to bed early?

She had just finished bathing when Prince Pei walked in without any hesitation. Startled, she quickly pulled her clothes tighter, making sure she hadn't accidentally revealed anything.

Pei Dongzhou seemed oblivious to her embarrassment and asked to himself, "Can I sleep with my cousin tonight?"

Shen Shuyi: ...

Is this a question a normal person would ask? How did Prince Pei ask this question without blushing or skipping a beat?

Seeing his cousin looking at him, Pei Dongzhou gave a harmless smile: "I was thinking that I could protect my cousin closer tonight. Besides, my cousin and I will be getting married soon, and we'll be sleeping together anyway. I thought maybe we could try sleeping together first..."

"No!!" Shen Shuyi refused sternly.

She even suspected that Prince Pei was a time traveler, otherwise how could his mind be so open? And he even said he wanted to try sleeping with him.

What normal ancient man would ask such a terrible question?
Upon hearing her words, Pei Shizi's smile vanished, and her heart pounded with anxiety. Could it be that the male lead was angry and embarrassed because she had refused his offer to try sleeping with her?

Just as she held her breath, Prince Pei suddenly smiled and patted her head: "Cousin is so funny. This is the right attitude for you. Even if I am your fiancé, you should still be on guard. I was just joking, please don't take it seriously."

Shen Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief. She had almost taken it seriously, but fortunately, Prince Pei was just joking.

"Cousin, get some rest. I'm going to sleep now. Tomorrow morning, I'll take you to the yamen to play." Pei Dongzhou said, revealing a charming smile, and turned to leave.

However, the smile on his face vanished the moment he stepped out of the dormitory.

His cousin was really keeping a close watch on him. Judging from how wary she was, he might not be able to get her body on their wedding night. He needed to find a way to make her willingly consummate the marriage with him.

Little did Shen Shuyi know that before she was even married to Prince Pei, he was already lusting after her body and eagerly awaiting their wedding night.

After seeing Prince Pei off, she lay back down on the bed with peace of mind.

A short while later, A-Jian came in and casually asked, "Which room is Cousin Prince staying in?"

“The young master is staying in the room closest to Miss. He was worried that the second young master would launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night, so he said he would feel at ease if he could protect her in the closest place to her,” A-Jian answered truthfully.

Shen Shuyi understood and felt that what Prince Pei said made sense.

But she quickly realized something was wrong: "Don't you think it's inappropriate for my cousin, the Crown Prince, to be living in the Fusang Palace?"

“There’s nothing wrong with it. The young lady is about to marry the young master, and the young master is staying at Fusang Courtyard to protect her. In addition, the young master used to stay at Fusang Courtyard often, so I think it’s quite normal,” A-Jian replied frankly.

Shen Shuyi blinked and suddenly felt that the male lead was quite scary, and his habits were also quite scary.

In the past, A-Jian cared most about her reputation, but now that a man is sleeping in her courtyard, A-Jian actually thinks it's perfectly normal? Oh well, she and Prince Pei have long had an ambiguous relationship.

Moreover, she and Prince Pei were about to get married, and she was a modern person; everyone in the Marquis's mansion had already accepted her relationship with Prince Pei…

After lying in bed for a while, she suddenly sat up and said, "Isn't your behavior, Cousin Crown Prince, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water?"

She was like a frog that was slowly cooked in lukewarm water by Prince Pei. Once she was almost cooked, Prince Pei would start eating.
A-Jian was about to turn off the lights when she heard this and became curious: "What does 'boiling a frog in lukewarm water' mean?"

"It's basically about controlling and guiding in a gentle way, like how my cousin, the Crown Prince, quietly infiltrated my life. By the time I realized it, he had already won over everyone around me, and I was completely under his control." The more Shen Shuyi spoke, the more she felt like she had been set up by the Crown Prince Pei.

The most frustrating thing is that she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. Even knowing that she might be slowly boiled into a frog by Prince Pei, she still had a lot of goodwill towards him.

Therefore, a man like Prince Pei is destined for great things.

“But I feel that the young master has not controlled the young lady. The young master respects the young lady in everything and thinks of the young lady in everything. There is no better person than the young master.” A-Jian subconsciously began to defend the young master Pei.

Shen Shuyi poked her forehead: "You've been completely won over by your cousin, the Crown Prince."

“The young master has never bribed me,” A-Jian replied with a simple smile.

Shen Shuyi didn't want to talk to A-Jian anymore.

It can only be said that Prince Pei is too cunning. Even though Ah Jian, this damned girl who was bought off by Prince Pei's male charm, was sold out, she was still helping him count the silver.

After A-Jian left, Shen Shuyi realized that she had actually been bribed by Prince Pei. Otherwise, how could she not be angry at all when she found out that Prince Pei had cooked her like a frog?
After a moment of quiet reflection, she finally fell asleep peacefully.

The next day, Pei Dongzhou got up in high spirits. Just as he was about to go to his cousin's bedroom, his cousin came out of the bedroom.

He noticed that his cousin's gaze towards him was a bit complicated; he found her adorable and really wanted to give her a good rub.

In the end, I managed to hold back.

"Why is my cousin looking at me like that?" Pei Dongzhou looked down at himself, not noticing anything wrong with his official robe.

"Who delivered my cousin's official robe?" Shen Shuyi asked with a fake smile.

"Qingyun delivered this last night. Is there something wrong with this official robe?" Pei Dongzhou asked, puzzled.

Shen Shuyi chuckled softly, "I just think that Cousin Prince is too handsome. He looks good in anything. With his official robes on, he looks even more tall and handsome, making it hard to look away."

Pei Dongzhou wasn't hard of hearing; he could hear the sarcasm in Shen Shuyi's words.

He rarely reflected on himself, wondering if his words last night had been too blunt, making her suspicious.

"My cousin is as beautiful as a flower, and I am only barely worthy of her beauty. In order to be worthy of her, I need to work harder." As Pei Dongzhou spoke, he tried his best to suppress his restless hand.

(End of this chapter)