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

Chapter 193 Will I also kill my cousin with my own hands?
Pei Nanzhou, who was guarding outside Fusang Courtyard, also realized that something was wrong. Pei Dongzhou was cunning and shrewd. If he followed closely behind Shen Shuyi, it would only give Pei Dongzhou an excuse to move around in Fusang Courtyard. Wouldn't he be doing Pei Dongzhou a favor?
But he couldn't just leave like that.

Seeing her master still guarding outside Fusang Courtyard, Mingyue couldn't help but advise, "Young Master, why don't you go back? It's freezing cold. How can you get yourself hurt? Miss Biao is in Fusang Courtyard and won't leave. You can see her anytime you want. Why bother guarding her like this?"

Even if you keep watch like this, Miss Biao doesn't like you, young master. Why do you have to suffer like this?

Pei Nanzhou looked quietly at Fusangin: "You don't understand."

Mingyue could understand the young master's thoughts to some extent. In the past, the young master had said many unpleasant things to Miss Biao, but now he had fallen in love with her. However, words spoken are like water spilled, and cannot be taken back.

The young master has cultivated his character and temperament over the years and is already quite peaceful; he would not do anything extreme again.

But now, because of Miss Biao, the young master seems to have embarked on the same old path of going down a dead end.

The last item that the young master failed to obtain was ultimately destroyed by him. He feared most that his cousin would suffer the same fate…

Of course, Miss Biao is a person, and more importantly, she's a woman the young master cares about. With the young master protecting her, even if the young master wanted to harm Miss Biao, he wouldn't have much of a chance, right?

"Mingyue, do you still remember that black horse?" Pei Nanzhou asked calmly, recalling the past.

He knew he had flaws in his personality, and over the years he had tried to stay away from Nanyuan as little as possible to avoid causing trouble for the Marquis's mansion.

Mingyue certainly remembered, but he thought the young master would never mention that matter again.

“I remember its blood was warm. I used to love that horse so much, but I killed it with my own hands. Do you think I might kill my cousin with my own hands one day?” Pei Nanzhou’s eyes showed a moment of confusion.

Mingyue was startled and quickly replied, "That's different. From the beginning, Young Master liked Xiao Hei very much. After Xiao Hei was taken away, it refused to acknowledge Young Master as its master, so Young Master killed it. Miss Cousin never belonged to Young Master, and Young Master didn't like Miss Cousin..."

How can they be the same?

From the very beginning, the young master spoke harshly to the young lady and never gave her a kind look. All along, the young master was unaware that his feelings for the young lady had changed.

This is not the young lady's fault; she has no reason to suffer this unexpected misfortune.

He felt that although the young master acted extremely, he was a reasonable person.

“But I feel that my possessiveness towards my cousin is even deeper than that towards Xiao Hei. What should I do? If I can’t have her, I might as well destroy her so that no one can have her.” Pei Nanzhou’s eyes remained calm, as if he were talking about something unimportant.

Mingyue's pupils constricted, and it took her a while to find her voice: "Young Master would never do such a thing. Young Master respects the Heir Apparent, who is so fond of Miss Biao, and the Old Madam dotes on Miss Biao. Young Master would not let anyone in the Marquis's mansion be sad and upset."

Over the years, the young master has lived a secluded life for the sake of everyone in the Marquis's mansion. He cares about the Marquis's mansion and all its people.

"Yes, why is my cousin so likable? Nobody liked her before, but now everyone cares about her. At first, I thought I disliked her because she was a womanizer, but later I realized I disliked her because she smiled at everyone but never gave me a kind look. What's so good about my older brother? He's much more calculating than me, yet my cousin treats him differently. She's been deceived by him willingly, such a foolish woman!" Pei Nanzhou continued his straightforward speech, his eyes remaining calm. But seeing her master like this, Mingyue couldn't remain calm.

He felt that the young master might actually do something inappropriate to the young lady, and in any case, he, as her attendant, had to keep a close eye on him to prevent the young master from going down a path of no return.

No matter how much he tried to persuade him, the young master was still unwilling to leave Fusang Temple.

It seems that only by staying by Miss Biao's side can she belong to the young master.

Inside the Fusang Courtyard, Pei Dongzhou only left the courtyard after Shen Shuyi had fallen asleep.

Pei Nanzhou was not surprised to see him. Seeing this, Mingyue wisely moved a little further away so that the brothers could talk quietly for a while.

He hoped that the young master could persuade the young master to stop his entanglement. The third young master also liked the young lady, but he wouldn't stay by her side twelve hours a day like the young master.

Which young lady could remain calm in the face of such a scene? This will only make Miss Biao dislike the young master even more.
Seeing that Pei Dongzhou remained silent, Pei Nanzhou also had no desire to speak.

"Aren't you cold?" Pei Dongzhou looked at Pei Nanzhou gently.

Pei Nanzhou ignored him, while Pei Dongzhou continued, "We never thought we'd fall for our cousin, did we? But I still have to say, Nanzhou, liking someone isn't like this. The more you act like this, the less your cousin will like you, and she might even be afraid of you."

“What’s wrong with being afraid? It’s better than being ignored by her.” Pei Nanzhou said dismissively.

He knew that Prince Pei was skilled in rhetoric and was a cunning old fox, so he wouldn't let Prince Pei control his emotions.

Pei Dongzhou smiled and said, "Even if she acknowledges you, what can that change? From the beginning, you were full of malice towards her, saying a lot of hurtful things and humiliating her with your words and actions. She is a very opinionated woman. In fact, at that time, it was already impossible for you and her to be together."

“Nothing is impossible in this world, only those who don’t try. My older brother can’t always be by my cousin’s side, so I’ll always find an opportunity.” Pei Nanzhou scoffed at Pei Dongzhou’s words.

Pei Dongzhou chuckled, "You're mistaken. Just like your horse back then, it ran off with someone, and you killed it in your grief. But haven't you still been thinking about it all these years? You destroyed it, but you can't forget it. You're the one who's been bound by it. If a horse is like this, how much more so a living person?"

He gently patted Pei Nanzhou's shoulder and said softly, "If you want to keep pestering me, I'll let you. But you also know that when it comes to taking things, you're no match for me. Even if you're my own brother, I won't let you have your way."

Pei Nanzhou and Pei Dongzhou met eyes and he replied calmly, "We'll see."

"Do you know why you didn't have a chance? It's because you missed the opportunity. You pushed your cousin away step by step and then pushed her into my arms." Pei Dongzhou patted Pei Nanzhou's shoulder again. "It's so cold. I'm going back to rest. You can continue your self-inflicted suffering here. But I still have to say something: no one cares about your self-inflicted suffering. Your cousin is already asleep. She can't possibly dream about you."

(End of this chapter)