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

Chapter 211 A Race Against Time, An Unexpected Encounter with Prince Pei

Shen Shuyi deliberately darted into crowded areas, and with her agile movements, she moved quickly and soon entered the crowd. She was quite confident in shaking off Pei Nanzhou, but she wasn't so sure about Pei Dongzhou.

At first, Pei Nanzhou was able to keep his eyes fixed on the village girl in front of him, but because there were many people in front of him, even if he followed closely, someone would bump into him from time to time.

Just as he was getting impatient after being bumped into one after another, the village girl in front of him disappeared from sight.

He frowned, clearly displeased, and immediately quickened his pace to catch up.

Unfortunately, by the time he passed through the crowd, the village girl had already disappeared.

For a moment he only felt regret, never expecting that he could lose track of the person right under his nose.

The strangest thing is that he is not a very curious person, so why is he interested in this village girl?

The last person he kept such a close eye on was his cousin, but now he's taken an interest in a village girl he's never met before. How strange.

Unwilling to give up, he scanned the nearby shops as well, and only after confirming that the village girl was nowhere to be seen did he turn back.

Only after confirming that Pei Nanzhou was far away did Shen Shuyi come out of the fitting room in the clothing store.

By this time, she had changed out of her floral cotton-padded jacket. The reason she wasn't kicked out of the clothing shop was that she gave the shopkeeper a silver ingot the moment she entered. The shopkeeper was naturally surprised that the unassuming village girl was so generous, especially since her demeanor seemed to have changed instantly after she changed out of her floral village jacket.

The shopkeeper glanced at Shen Shuyi a few more times, but Shen Shuyi remained calm and composed, showing no embarrassment at being scrutinized.

The shopkeeper was still sizing up Shen Shuyi when Shen Shuyi slightly raised her chin and asked, "Aren't you going to give me change, shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper then came to his senses and quickly gave Shen Shuyi some loose change, saying, "Take care, miss."

Shen Shuyi smiled and walked away with a graceful gait.

Because of her encounter with Pei Nanzhou, that scoundrel, Shen Shuyi immediately lost all interest in strolling around and headed towards the Ni Chang Pavilion as fast as she could. This time, she also wanted to use the back door, but by sheer coincidence, the Pei family's carriage passed right by her, and the driver was none other than Qingfeng.

It's easy to guess who's sitting inside the carriage.

She secretly thought to herself that she hadn't checked the almanac before going out today, and quietly lowered her head, secretly glad that it wasn't Prince Pei driving the carriage.

For some reason, she was confident that she could fool Pei Xizhou, but she just wasn't confident that she could fool the discerning eyes of the young master Pei.

If she had known she would see Prince Pei traveling by carriage today, she definitely wouldn't have gone out.

Just when she thought she could get through smoothly, she caught a glimpse of someone inside the carriage lifting the curtain. Perhaps feeling guilty, she instinctively took off running.

The person inside the carriage was Pei Dongzhou.

He had just lifted the curtain when he felt a woman's figure flash past beside him, but he couldn't see anything clearly at all.

But in that instant, he ordered Qingfeng: "Qingfeng, stop!"

Qingfeng stopped the carriage as instructed, and Pei Dongzhou got off the carriage and looked at the figure that had just left.

In just a short while, the woman from before had vanished without a trace. Was he hallucinating?

Seeing the young master staring blankly ahead, Qingfeng asked in confusion, "Young master, what's wrong?"

Pei Dongzhou suddenly sprinted forward. He had a sudden feeling that a normal woman wouldn't suddenly turn and run away. Could that woman just now be the one he was looking for?
Otherwise, why would it run away for no reason? And why run so fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye?

But when he reached the corner, there were two paths. There were no women in sight, but a village woman in a flowery jacket, dressed in bulky clothes and walking with a limp, was walking forward.

At this moment, Qingfeng caught up and asked, "Is the young master chasing after someone?" Pei Dongzhou glanced at him and said, "Just now I suspected that I had run into my cousin, but maybe I was just overthinking it."

He only saw the hem of the skirt flutter and disappear in a flash; he couldn't see anything clearly at all.

By the time he finished answering Qingfeng's question, the village girl who had been standing on the street corner had disappeared.

Qingfeng was speechless for a moment, and could only comfort him, "Perhaps the young master is mistaken. If Miss is really in the capital, the young master will find her one day."

Pei Dongzhou, however, did not want to miss any opportunity: "You and I will split up and search these two streets."

"This way, servant," Qingfeng said, and then went to find someone.

Pei Dongzhou could only search on another street.

The path Qingfeng took was the same street that Shen Shuyi had walked on.

She dared not run any further, otherwise even a fool would know she was hiding something. After running around the corner, she quickly changed into her floral jacket, hoping her superb acting skills would fool everyone.

When she heard that the footsteps behind her were not those of Prince Pei, she felt relieved.

She felt she could fool anyone, as long as it wasn't Pei Dongzhou.

Sure enough, Qingfeng quickly walked to her side and asked, "Grandma, have you seen a fair-skinned and beautiful girl?"

Shen Shuyi turned to look at Qingfeng, who then realized that the woman in front of him was not an old woman, but a young village girl. He was a little embarrassed for a moment: "I'm sorry, young lady, please don't be angry, I mistook you for someone else."

Shen Shuyi was secretly overjoyed. She felt that this was enough to prove her superb acting skills, making Qingfeng think she was old from behind.

"I didn't see it," Shen Shuyi replied blankly.

Seeing her expression, Qingfeng assumed she was unhappy about being mistaken for an old woman, and dared not disturb her any further.

Shen Shuyi left unscathed right under Qingfeng's nose, feeling incredibly pleased with herself.

Once she safely returned to the Ni Chang Pavilion, she felt as if she had gone through eighty-one tribulations and could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

A-Jian asked her curiously if she had eaten any delicious snacks today, and she then told her about bumping into Pei Nanzhou and Pei Dongzhou.

A-Jian listened very attentively, feeling it was a pity that the girl wasn't telling stories. Her heart followed the rhythm of the girl's speech, rising and falling with her own experiences, as if she were experiencing them herself.

"My luck is unbelievable. I actually ran into my cousin, the Crown Prince, on the street. Luckily, it was Qingfeng who took the same path as me. If it were my cousin, I'm not sure I could have fooled him."

She still finds it outrageous when she thinks about it now.

Pei Nanzhou noticed that this village girl was still following him, but he clearly didn't recognize her; he was probably just curious about her.

What about Pei Dongzhou? That's pretty outrageous.

He didn't even see her face. The moment he lifted the curtain, she took off running. Pei Dongzhou didn't see anything, so why did he chase after her?
He can't possibly sense that she's up to no good just from a glimpse of her clothes, can he?

If she hadn't put on that floral jacket in time and changed her clothes in an instant, she might have been caught red-handed by Pei Dongzhou.

Looking back now, she still feels a bit scared.

(End of this chapter)