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

Chapter 246 The young master is getting on in years; finding a wife is truly difficult.

Shen Shuyi was accompanying Madam Liang to admire the flowers in the garden. Madam Liang held her hand the whole time, looking very fond of her.

Shen Shuyi was always good at pleasing her elders, and with her sweet tongue, she could easily make Xiao Liangshi smile from ear to ear with just a few words.

Madam Liang looked at Shen Shuyi with affection, thinking to herself how wonderful it would be if this child could grow up by her side from a young age.
Shen Shuyi noticed the change in Xiao Liangshi's mood. Just as she was about to say a few nice words to coax Xiao Liangshi, she saw Pei Shizi following Li Yun with a sullen face.

Seeing that Prince Pei looked like a stray dog, she looked at him a few more times in surprise: "What's wrong, Cousin Prince?"

When he accompanied her out today, Prince Pei was full of vigor, unlike his current dejected state.

He's known for his smiling face, but now even his fake smile has disappeared; there's definitely something wrong with him.

“Cousin, our wedding may have to be postponed,” Pei Dongzhou said, glancing meaningfully at Li Yun.

Shen Shuyi instantly understood that this was Li Yun's intention, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Pei Dongzhou was an arrogant and self-centered man, and no one in the Pinghou Mansion could control him. However, there was one person, Lord Li, the Imperial Clan Commander, who made Pei Dongzhou dare not say no.

This is truly a rare occurrence!

Seeing Shen Shuyi smile, Li Yun and Madam Liang exchanged a glance.

The couple had been through it all, and it was clear that the two young people had a good relationship.

"Does my cousin find this funny?" Pei Dongzhou asked, displeased at Shen Shuyi's laughter.

Was he the only one who felt that their marriage was fraught with difficulties? He feared that this postponement would be indefinite.

He had such a hard time marrying his cousin when she had no one to back her up; if she really is the legitimate daughter of the Li family, it will be even harder for him to marry her.

He's not young anymore, how can he keep wasting his time?
Shen Shuyi suppressed a laugh and replied, "It's just a postponement of the wedding, nothing serious. Let's just consider it a test from God for my cousin and me. After this experience, my cousin might discover that there are many beauties in the world, and that he doesn't necessarily need me."

"Cousin, you make it sound so easy. I could never be interested in any other woman but you." Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi with a hint of resentment.

Shen Shuyi was too lazy to pay any more attention to Pei Dongzhou. Given his resentful state, he couldn't say anything nice.

Afterwards, whenever Pei Dongzhou wanted to get closer to Shen Shuyi, Li Yun would always appear at the "appropriate" time, blocking his way to Shen Shuyi, clearly preventing him from getting close to his cousin.

Pei Dongzhou chuckled inwardly.

Once his cousin returns to the Marquis's residence with him, he'll see how Li Yun tries to prevent him from getting close to Shen Shuyi.

He was making his own plans when he heard Li Yun say to Shen Shuyi, "Since Yi-jie has not yet married Prince Pei, she should keep a certain distance from him in the future."

Shen Shuyi also wanted to, but could she stop Pei Dongzhou, the male lead?

Pei Dongzhou does things entirely according to his own whims, entering and leaving Fusang Courtyard as if it were his own property, and even living with her out of wedlock, completely disregarding the distinction between men and women.

In her eyes, Pei Dongzhou was more like a modern person who had traveled to ancient times, with a much more open mind than her.

Seeing that Li Yun and Madam Liang were waiting for her to respond, she smiled and looked at Pei Dongzhou: "Cousin Crown Prince, did you hear that? My cousin Crown Prince and I are not yet married. From now on, cousin Crown Prince should keep his distance from me."

Both Xiao Liangshi and Li Yun looked at Pei Dongzhou, waiting for his response.

Madam Liang also felt a sense of crisis. Seeing how clingy Prince Pei was, was he constantly by Shuyi's side? And this was right under their noses; who knew what Prince Pei might do to Shuyi if they couldn't see him? Seeing the three people staring at him, Pei Dongzhou reluctantly said, "I've been keeping my distance from my cousin all along, haven't I?"

As someone with experience, Ms. Liang knew that men's words could not be trusted, so she simply pulled Shen Shuyi away to question her.

"Is there anything between you and Prince Pei...?"

Shen Shuyi quickly replied, "That's not true!"

Little Liang probably just wanted to know if she and Pei Dongzhou had a relationship, right? Speaking of which, Pei Dongzhou used to try every means to get close to her, but at that time she didn't know that Pei Dongzhou was scheming against her.

Although they've been sleeping in the same bed lately, Pei Dongzhou hasn't made any advances towards her, which is quite gentlemanly.

"You must be more careful and not trust Prince Pei completely, even if he is your fiancé, you still have to be wary," Madam Liang warned in a low voice.

Shen Shuyi readily agreed, and only then did Madam Liang feel relieved.

Pei Dongzhou also received a stern lecture from Li Yun, who stipulated that he could not have any intimate contact with Shen Shuyi before the marriage. Pei Dongzhou readily complied and remained humble, which pleased Li Yun.

What he didn't know was that Pei Dongzhou's kisses with Shen Shuyi were always stolen, and that he would only steal kisses when he couldn't control his emotions.

Recently, because the mystery of his origins has not been solved, he has been hesitant to get close to Shen Shuyi.

When it was lunchtime, Shen Shuyi saw a table full of dishes.

She whispered to Pei Dongzhou, "Brother Crown Prince, you're in for a treat today thanks to me."

She felt that Li Yun and his wife truly treated her like their own daughter; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so kind to her.

Pei Dongzhou's feelings were somewhat complicated. On the one hand, he was happy to see his cousin being valued by Li Yun and his wife. On the other hand, he was worried that if Li Yun and his wife really confirmed that his cousin was their daughter, he didn't know when his marriage with his cousin would be possible.

He was heartbroken that his newlywed wife had slipped away.

When they left the Li family, their carriage was full of gifts given to them by Li Yun and his wife.

Just before Shen Shuyi boarded the carriage, Madam Liang held her hand tightly, reluctant to let go. Li Yun was also reluctant, but he still pulled Madam Liang aside.

Shen Shuyi boarded the carriage, lifted the curtain, and waved to Li Yun and his wife: "I will visit you again next time, Uncle and Aunt. You should go back now."

Seeing Xiao Liang's red eyes as she saw her off, she felt bad too.

Once the carriage had gone far away and Li Yun and his wife were out of sight, Shen Shuyi suddenly sighed softly.

Pei Dongzhou looked over upon hearing the voice: "Cousin, how about we get married sooner rather than later?"

Shen Shuyi ignored him, so Pei Dongzhou simply sat down next to her: "Don't you think I'm pitiful, cousin? I was supposed to be your man last year, but you ran away from the wedding. We finally found you and set the wedding for March, but then things changed because of your background. If Lord Li and his wife are really your parents, and they're asking to postpone the wedding, when will I ever be able to marry you?"

"It's okay to get married later, it's not a big deal," Shen Shuyi replied calmly.

Pei Dongzhou felt a chill run down his spine when he saw her cold-blooded and ruthless demeanor. He secretly thought that his cousin probably didn't want to marry him and that postponing the wedding was a good thing.

(End of this chapter)