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

Chapter 199 The Young Master Has Arrived

"I'm fine, getting on the road is the priority. Where are Nanzhou and Xizhou right now?" Pei Dongzhou suppressed the bitterness in his mouth.

He didn't know if it was because the medicine was too bitter, but he felt the bitterness spread directly to his heart.

“The Third Young Master is in Hezhou, and the Second Young Master seems to be nearby as well. If we travel another two hundred li, we will reach Hezhou. Is the Young Master going to Hezhou, or is he planning to go to another city?” Qingfeng asked.

“Since Xizhou has gone to Hezhou, I won’t go. If my cousin is in Hezhou, I can receive the news, so I might as well go look for her elsewhere.” Pei Dongzhou closed his eyes to rest as he spoke.

The itching in my throat wouldn't go away, and I coughed every now and then.

Just as Qingfeng was about to instruct the coachman not to go towards Hezhou at the next intersection, the young master suddenly changed his mind: "Go to Hezhou."

Qingfeng was taken aback and turned to look at the young master, not understanding why the young master had changed his mind so suddenly.

Pei Dongzhou couldn't quite describe the feeling; it was just a sudden inspiration that made him blurt it out.

From childhood to adulthood, he could easily get whatever he wanted, and even things he didn't want, people would eagerly deliver them to him.

Only Shen Shuyi was someone he schemed against relentlessly, but in the end, she slipped through his fingers.

He even tracked it down for half a month, but found nothing.

The strangest thing is that after losing contact with his cousin in that river, no one ever saw her again. If he hadn't searched the entire bottom of that river and found nothing, he would have thought she was dead.

But he was certain that his cousin was still alive, and the chaos in the river was probably caused by her.

His cousin must have hidden in a place he never expected, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to find her.

When he has no clue what to do, he prefers to trust his intuition.

He suddenly changed his mind; perhaps the person he's looking for is in Hezhou.

Seeing Qingfeng looking at him, Pei Dongzhou said decisively, "I want to go to Hezhou. I want to go there for a visit."

Having confirmed his master's intentions, Qingfeng ordered the coachman to continue towards Hezhou.

As evening fell, Pei Dongzhou's carriage entered Hezhou City.

Qingfeng got off the carriage first and was about to help Pei Dongzhou down, but Pei Dongzhou refused: "I'm not that weak."

"Young Master has been coughing for so many days, he should definitely see a doctor," Qingfeng muttered softly.

Pei Dongzhou glanced at the unfamiliar city and calmly ordered, "Send people to inquire throughout the city whether anyone has entered Hezhou in the past half month."

Qingfeng was a little confused when he heard this: "What do you mean by this, Young Master?"

Is it to inquire about everyone who enters Hezhou City, rather than the unfamiliar faces that enter Hezhou City?

"It means exactly what it says. My cousin is a cunning person, so we can't rule out the possibility that she's hitchhiking. We can ask around about whoever comes into the city." Pei Dongzhou looked tired, and was actually a little confused.

Qingfeng thought to himself that the young master was indeed very thoughtful.

In this way, as long as Miss Biao is in Hezhou, she will not escape the eyes of the young master.

After arranging accommodations for the young master, Qingfeng began to spend a lot of money to gather information.

The young master brought a lot of silver with him on this trip, and he was quite generous. Where there's a lot of money, there's bound to be brave men; that's certainly true.

Even though they entered the city in the evening, Pei Dongzhou quickly obtained the information he needed.

Qingfeng handed over the list of all those who had recently entered the city to Pei Dongzhou. After Pei Dongzhou checked the list twice, only a few dozen names remained.

Qingfeng wanted to persuade his master to search for the person again tomorrow, but the young master was stubborn and insisted on acting overnight. They searched all night but found nothing.

Pei Dongzhou was also feeling the strain. He was about to return to the inn to rest when he encountered Pei Xizhou on the way.

"Big brother is here too?" Pei Xizhou wasn't surprised at all to see Pei Dongzhou.

His original intention was to sabotage Pei Dongzhou's marriage to his cousin, but he didn't expect to drive his cousin away. If he had known this would happen, he would have preferred to let his cousin marry his elder brother.

He really regretted it.

Seeing Pei Shizi looking like a ghost, he felt both relieved and heartbroken.

At this moment, he had to admit that Prince Pei's feelings were deeper than his own.

This was the first time he had seen Prince Pei since his cousin drugged him.

"Does Big Brother know why Cousin ran away?" Pei Xizhou broke the silence.

Pei Dongzhou's gaze sharpened upon hearing this: "What did you say to your cousin?"

“It’s not what I said to my cousin, but what my elder brother did to her. It was my elder brother who plotted against my cousin first, and it was my elder brother who lured Li Yi to Chengyuanzhai. My elder brother cannot deny this.” Pei Xizhou sneered. “I really didn’t expect that my elder brother would scheme like this to get my cousin.”

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I did. You have to try your best to get what you want. My only mistake was not marrying my cousin sooner and taking her body, which made her so wild that she even abandoned the Marquis’s mansion.” Pei Dongzhou finished speaking calmly and brushed past Pei Xizhou.

"Big brother actually thinks he's right? With this attitude, even if we find my cousin, she won't let him go back."

Pei Xizhou shouted loudly at Pei Dongzhou.

Pei Dongzhou ignored him and headed towards the inn.

He took a short nap, then ate breakfast, and planned to continue searching for people according to the list.

Seeing this, Qingfeng stopped him, saying, "Young Master has only slept for a quarter of an hour. Even an iron body can't withstand this."

Look how thin the young master has become lately.

"It's alright." Pei Dongzhou looked at the long list in his hand, wanting only to find everyone as soon as possible.

Qingfeng ultimately couldn't resist Pei Shizi's stubbornness and could only continue to accompany his master to investigate.

Compared to Pei Dongzhou's busy schedule, Shen Shuyi seemed much more at ease.

Instead of letting her live in her daughter's unmarried room, Madam Liang chose a separate courtyard for her to live in, saying that she could stay there as long as she wanted.

Shen Shuyi originally thought that coming to Hezhou with Liang Shi was the right decision, but when she learned that Pei Xizhou was also in Hezhou, she felt that the situation was not good.

But now that we're here, if we leave rashly at this point and run into Pei Xizhou on the road, wouldn't that be like sending lambs to the slaughter?
The best approach is to remain still and not act unless the enemy does.

She would wait until Pei Xizhou left Hezhou before finding another opportunity to leave.

Having made her decision, she settled down and lived in the prefectural government office.

Liang treated her with great care, perhaps due to transference of affection. Sometimes Liang would look at her absentmindedly, undoubtedly thinking of her daughter who had died young.

Seeing Liang like this, she also missed the old lady.

The old lady wondered if she would be as distraught as Madam Liang when she learned of her sudden departure from the Marquis's residence.

But people are selfish at heart, and she didn't regret leaving the Marquis's mansion. Even if she had to choose again, she would still want to live a free life.

(End of this chapter)