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

Chapter 237 The biological father is a big shot

Aunt Qiu clearly hadn't expected Shen Shuyi to come.

She felt no remorse towards Zhang, but she was not so self-righteous when facing Shen Shuyi.

She wasn't a bad person before; she just hated too much. She hated Zhang for taking away her right to be a mother, and she hated Zhang for giving birth to Pei Dongzhou and then so easily getting pregnant with a second child.

She was thinking that Zhang should also experience the pain of losing her own flesh and blood, so when Pei Zhichun approached her, she agreed to cooperate with him without hesitation.

Seeing Aunt Qiu's evasive gaze, Shen Shu calmly stated his purpose: "I've come to ask if it's true that the children were switched back then. I've heard that I'm my aunt's child, and my second cousin is my mother's flesh and blood?"

She harbored no resentment towards Aunt Qiu, simply because she had only traveled through time last year.

It's pitiful that the original owner of this body didn't even know her own origins before she passed away; the truly pitiful one is the original owner.

Aunt Qiu's eyes were filled with despair as she silently nodded, "It's true. I personally took the girl from the midwife and handed her over to Pei Zhichun."

She had kept this a secret for so many years, originally intending to take it with her to the grave. She knew Pei Zhichun was dead, and as long as she didn't tell anyone, no one would ever know.

But the fact that Pei Dongzhou was going to marry Shen Shuyi kept her up at night.

Because she hadn't slept well the night before, she was late when she went to pay her respects to Zhang. As a result, Zhang said some unpleasant things to her. She didn't know whether she was deliberately using this as an excuse to lash out or if she was simply humiliated by Zhang and that's why she brought this up.

However, the heavy weight on her heart was finally lifted, and even though she was locked in the woodshed, she could finally get a good night's sleep.

She doesn't regret revealing this matter; this grudge must eventually be settled.

Shen Shuyi was quite frank: "Did my mother tell you why she wanted to switch children?"

"She did say something, that she wanted her child to live a peaceful life in the Marquis's mansion. She also said that if Madam Zhang knew she was pregnant, she would definitely try to get the old Marquis to kick her out of the mansion. For her child to live a peaceful life, she had to let the child stay in the mansion. She also said that she didn't care about herself, but her child had to live a peaceful life." Aunt Qiu answered truthfully.

Shen Shuyi nodded, which showed that Pei Zhichun loved her child very much.

“Aunt, could you please think back to what my mother said back then?” Shen Shuyi asked again.

After so many years, Aunt Qiu's memory has become somewhat hazy, and she doesn't remember many details.

Seeing Aunt Qiu's appearance, Shen Shu knew he wouldn't get any information out of her.

She didn't make things difficult for Aunt Qiu any further, and simply said, "If Aunt Qiu thinks of any details, please tell me."

Aunt Qiu felt guilty seeing how calm she was.

As she watched Shen Shuyi leave, she suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "By the way, Pei Zhichun said that the father of her child is an extraordinary person, so her child must grow up in a stable environment."

Shen Shuyi was taken aback.

In other words, Pei Nanzhou's biological father is a big shot?
After returning to Fusang Courtyard, Shen Shuyi was still thinking about Pei Nanzhou's biological father.

If Pei Nanzhou knew that he was not Zhang's son, and that Pei Dongzhou wanted to expel him from the Marquis's mansion, would he become even more extreme?

Also, she, as the person involved, knows about this matter, and Pei Nanzhou is another person involved. Has anyone told Pei Nanzhou about this?
Just then, Pei Xizhou arrived at Fusang Courtyard and immediately smiled brightly upon seeing her.

"Why is my cousin looking at me like that?" Pei Xizhou asked, puzzled, because his cousin was looking at him with a strange expression.

Shen Shuyi said, seemingly serious but not quite, "I think I look older than my cousin. Is it possible that I'm actually older than him?"

Pei Xizhou replied irritably, "How could that be? My cousin is talking nonsense." He simply couldn't believe that his adorable cousin was older than him; that was impossible.

Shen Shuyi gave him a fake smile: "You never know what might happen in this world."

Pei Xizhou didn't want to continue discussing this pointless topic, so he suddenly asked, "Cousin, have you noticed that the atmosphere at the Marquis's residence has been a bit off these past two days? I heard that Mother and Aunt Qiu were arguing, and Mother even fainted."

Shen Shuyi said irritably, "Third cousin should also pay more attention to the affairs of the household. If you have any questions, you can go to your aunt to ask her."

Tomorrow we are to attend a banquet at the Li residence, but after this incident, I don't know if we will be able to go.

"I asked, but my mother wouldn't say, and my grandmother wouldn't give me a straight answer either. She just told me not to like my cousin anymore. Oh, and my grandmother still said it was a terrible thing..."

Pei Xizhou's words suddenly eased Shen Shuyi's heavy mood.

"If my cousin really marries my brother, I don't want to call her sister-in-law," Pei Xizhou said sadly.

Shen Shuyi quickly replied, "Then call me 'older sister'."

Pei Xizhou sneered upon hearing this: "Cousin, you wish."

Shen Shuyi was lost in thought and had no interest in arguing with Pei Xizhou. Just then, Pei Nanzhou entered the courtyard.

Seeing Pei Nanzhou at this moment, Shen Shuyi's feelings were somewhat complicated.

She never imagined that her entanglement with Pei Nanzhou was so deep; they had actually swapped lives. Therefore, it was completely unreasonable for Pei Nanzhou to dislike her; she should have been the one disliking him.

He stole the life that belonged to the original owner, and he actually has the nerve to hate her?

For a moment, she found Pei Nanzhou even more of an eyesore.

As soon as Pei Nanzhou entered the courtyard, he received a look of disgust from Shen Shuyi. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "What did I do to upset my cousin?"

Shen Shuyi sneered, "Just seeing my second cousin's face makes me feel nauseous."

At this moment, she could hardly see Pei Nanzhou's pleasant expression.

Pei Zhichun is selfish and extreme, and isn't Pei Nanzhou the same?

To spare her own child from suffering, Pei Zhichun switched Zhang's child. Pei Nanzhou, driven by his own selfish desires, insisted on making a scene.

The mother and son never cared about the feelings or lives of others, and forcibly changed the fate of others for their own selfish reasons.

Pei Xizhou never expected to hear such harsh words from his cousin. In his memory, his cousin was kind and gentle, always with a smile on her face. This was the first time he had ever heard her so openly express her malice towards someone.

Pei Nanzhou knew that Shen Shuyi didn't like him, and although he was used to it, he was still a little hurt.

However, when he thought of the malice he had shown his cousin in the past, he realized that this was just retribution.

He said calmly, "But what can I do? I'll still be around my cousin from time to time. Even if she finds me disgusting, she'll have to put up with it."

"I'm going inside to rest. I'll trouble you, Third Cousin, to help me deal with some annoying people." Shen Shuyi said to Pei Xizhou, then quickly went inside, clearly not wanting to see Pei Nanzhou's face.

(End of this chapter)