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

Chapter 225 I'm content with just a little favor now and then; I'm not greedy.
"I was out of my mind in the past and did some bad things. Cousin Crown Prince is a man who does great things, so let's not dwell on those trivial matters from the past, shall we?" Shen Shuyi said with a dry laugh.

“I like to tackle both big and small matters together. Besides, my cousin stole my first kiss, that’s no small matter. If she hadn’t come after me, she wouldn’t have taken my innocence. I’m the kind of person who likes to be faithful to one person. If anyone dares to start something and then abandon it, even if I grind that person to dust, I’ll bury their ashes with mine.” Pei Dongzhou gave up his seat. “Cousin, let’s go to bed. I don’t like repeating meaningless things!”

Shen Shuyi cursed a bunch of profanities in her mind, but she didn't want to be reduced to ashes by the male lead at all.

She passed by Pei Dongzhou with a resentful look on her face: "My old cousin, the young master, was so much better. He was humorous and witty, unlike now, who's so fierce and intimidating."

Pei Dongzhou said coolly, "Some people are ungrateful wretches; no matter how good you are to them, they'll run away. Since they can't be tamed, why should I go along with them in everything?"

Shen Shuyi sat on the edge of the bed and said one last truth: "Cohabitation before marriage is wrong!"

Pei Dongzhou replied, "My cousin and I have paid our respects to our parents and gotten married. This is marriage and cohabitation, which is legal, reasonable, and justified."

Shen Shuyi scoffed. How dare the male lead say that they had gone through a wedding ceremony?

"If I remember correctly, my cousin was faking his marriage back then, wasn't he?"

It was clearly a fake marriage, and Prince Pei had deceived her so badly back then.

Pei Dongzhou raised an eyebrow: "Then how is it a marriage of convenience? It's clearly a matter of mutual consent, and I didn't force my cousin to marry me..."

He opened his arms to Shen Shuyi: "Cousin, won't you help your husband undress?"

Shen Shuyi rolled her eyes at him and climbed onto the bed.

Pei Dongzhou's lips curved slightly as he was about to take off his clothes when his cousin turned around and gave him a sharp look: "Don't take them off!"

Pei Dongzhou didn't continue undressing and silently got into bed.

Shen Shuyi stopped talking. She stared at the top of the tent, not daring to move, for fear that Pei Dongzhou would lose his beastly nature and harm her.

Thankfully, the male protagonist didn't make a move on her, but she held her breath, ready to engage in battle at any moment.

After a while, she couldn't stay awake any longer and started yawning constantly.

She glanced furtively at Pei Dongzhou beside her and sensed that he seemed to be asleep. She felt she should let him go; given Pei's martial prowess, if he really wanted to harm her, she wouldn't be able to escape.

Judging from his indifferent demeanor, he doesn't seem to have much interest in her body.

Having found a plausible excuse for herself, she allowed the darkness to engulf her consciousness.

Pei Dongzhou couldn't help but smile when he heard the steady breathing beside him.

Shen Shuyi had only been asleep for a short while when she felt like she couldn't breathe. When she suddenly opened her eyes, she found Pei Dongzhou kissing her.

No wonder she couldn't breathe; this guy attacked her while she was asleep!
She struggled desperately under Pei Dongzhou's lips, but it was all in vain. Only when she was about to suffocate did Pei Dongzhou mercifully let her go.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself for a moment. Cousin, go to sleep." Pei Dongzhou's words were indeed true.

He had only intended to take a small bite of her lips, seeing her sleeping so soundly and looking so tempting, but once he touched them, he couldn't bear to let go, which ended up waking him up.

Shen Shuyi didn't hear any apology from Pei Dongzhou's words. She glared at him angrily and moved further to the inside of the bed.

Pei Dongzhou just smiled and said calmly, "It's all my cousin's fault for trying to seduce me even when she was asleep."

Shen Shuyi: ... Look at how the male lead is speaking! It's clearly his lack of self-control that's causing this, yet he blames her for seducing him?

If she really seduces him, wouldn't that be the death of him?

Realizing what she was thinking, she spat at herself.

Because of Pei Dongzhou's sneak attack, she couldn't sleep soundly afterward, always worried that he would suddenly become aroused in the middle of the night and take advantage of her.

In contrast, Pei Dongzhou slept soundly that night, probably because his cousin was sleeping next to him.

Shen Shuyi took a nap the next day before leaving her bedroom, looking dejected.

A-Jian winked at her, "The Third Young Master and the Second Young Master are both here."

Last night, when she heard the second young master say he wanted to be the young lady's concubine, she thought the young masters of the Pei family were all crazy, and that the young lady was committing a sin by getting involved with them.

Shen Shuyi sighed softly and said, "Do you think there's any way to get rid of them completely?"

So, returning to the Marquis's residence didn't solve the most fundamental problem. Especially when Pei Nanzhou said he could be her concubine, she felt that this world was no longer the world she knew.

"If even the young lady can't be dismissed, how could this servant possibly be?" A-Jian was still self-aware.

The third young master is easier to talk to, but the second young master is a fanatic. If you get involved with the second young master, it will be very difficult for you to get rid of him.

Just as the two were talking, Pei Nanzhou walked in as if no one was there: "My elder brother has gone to the yamen, so I can take care of my cousin for him."

Shen Shuyi just wanted God to take away Pei Nanzhou, this pervert. She would rather he hate her for the rest of his life than be entangled with him.

Pei Xizhou also noticed Shen Shuyi's depressed look. He walked up to her and asked, "Cousin, do you dislike me and your second brother?"

Shen Shuyi shook her head: "I only dislike my second cousin, but I don't dislike my third cousin."

That was the truth of her words. At least Pei Xizhou was a normal man, but Pei Nanzhou was not normal; his whole demeanor was off.

She worried that Pei Nanzhou, after failing to get what he wanted, would simply kill her. Honestly, Pei Nanzhou was definitely capable of doing such a thing.

"Can Third Cousin help me get rid of Second Cousin?" Shen Shuyi looked at Pei Xizhou expectantly.

Pei Xizhou couldn't refuse Shen Shuyi's request, and he also knew that his and his second brother's behavior had caused trouble for his cousin.

In fact, he was already extremely grateful that his cousin was able to return to the Marquis's mansion.

"I'll give it a try." Pei Xizhou couldn't help but pat her head, then turned around and tried to drag Pei Nanzhou away.

Pei Nanzhou didn't struggle, but turned to Shen Shuyi and said, "Cousin, why don't you consider my suggestion? I've said before, I can be a concubine, as long as you occasionally come and favor me, that's enough. I'm not greedy..."

Pei Xizhou felt that his second brother had gone mad. Didn't he see the way A-Jian and Dai's mother looked at him like he was a lunatic?
Only after Pei Nanzhou was dragged out of Fusang Courtyard did Pei Xizhou say, "Second brother, please stop. Your cousin doesn't like it."

Upon hearing this, Pei Nanzhou lowered his head: "Can't I even be a concubine?"

Pei Xizhou thought that his second brother might really be sick, otherwise how could he have uttered such shocking remarks?
"I know my cousin doesn't like me, I only want to be her man. With my older brother around, my cousin definitely won't marry me, but I can't give up on her..." Pei Nanzhou's eyes shone with a strange fervor, "If my cousin wants me, she can even throw me into the cold palace!"

(End of this chapter)