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

Chapter 247 Her background has been confirmed!
When Shen Shu saw Pei Dongzhou suddenly quiet down and his face turn somewhat gloomy, she inexplicably recalled the scene when he tied her up after he got drunk.

She always forgot that Prince Pei was the male lead, although she didn't remember if he turned evil in the original novel. But based on her experience dealing with Prince Pei, he was definitely the most difficult of the four male leads.

His drunken, brooding state last time didn't seem like a normal person, so she'd better not provoke him, lest the male lead do something rash.

After thinking it over, she smiled and added, "Anyway, my cousin the Crown Prince and I are a match made in heaven. Whether we get married sooner or later, we'll get married eventually."

Her words immediately eased the atmosphere, and Pei Dongzhou's expression brightened.

Shen Shuyi felt that she was also having a hard time, simply because Pei Shizi's possessiveness was too strong, though he usually kept it hidden. In fact, Pei Dongzhou and Pei Nanzhou were essentially the same kind of people, both autocratic and domineering.

"Is my cousin going to run away from the wedding again?" Pei Dongzhou was still worried, feeling that this was something his cousin was capable of doing.

"No, no, and besides, I might be the daughter of the Li family. That's a noble lady from a prestigious family, a life of easy success. Why would I give up such a good life to go out and suffer the elements?" Shen Shuyi rejected Pei Dongzhou's possibility without hesitation.

Pei Dongzhou thought to himself that his cousin was all talk and no action. She was full of bad intentions. If he didn't keep an eye on her, she would run away and he would have nowhere to look for her.

Thinking that he had sent people to keep an eye on his cousin's every move, he told himself that there was no need to dwell on the matter. If his cousin knew that he had secretly sent people to monitor her, it would probably cause her dissatisfaction.

From that day on, Pei Dongzhou became elusive, rarely seen. Although he still returned to Fusang Courtyard every night to rest, Shen Shuyi was already asleep when he came back.

As a result, the two never had a chance to meet.

On the contrary, Pei Nanzhou would often hang around Shen Shuyi, and even when faced with Shen Shuyi's cold face, Pei Nanzhou did not show any displeasure.

But Shen Shuyi couldn't get rid of them, so she went to Jufutang, intending to take the opportunity to spend more time with the old lady.

She wondered if the old lady would be disappointed if she knew that she was neither the legitimate daughter nor a cousin of the Marquis's family.

About half a month later, Pei Dongzhou came to Fusang Courtyard excitedly and said to her, "I have found an important witness from back then. Before returning to the Marquis's residence, I sent someone to the Li residence to invite Lord Li and his wife to come to the Marquis's residence."

Upon hearing that he was an important witness, Shen Shuyi knew that her true identity was finally about to be revealed.

She was inexplicably a little excited as well.

Once Li Yun and his wife arrive at the Marquis's residence, I guess my true identity will be revealed.

Moreover, given Pei Dongzhou's cheerful demeanor, she was definitely not the legitimate daughter of the Marquis's family. Furthermore, the fact that he had invited Li Yun and his wife to the Marquis's residence meant that there was a high probability that she was Li Yun's daughter.

Before long, all the relevant people arrived at Jufutang.

Pei Nanzhou and Pei Xizhou also learned that Shen Shuyi's background had changed, and rushed to Jufutang immediately.

Jufutang was packed with people in no time.

When Zhang arrived at Jufutang, she immediately saw the woman standing in the middle and exclaimed, "Ziyu?"

When Ziyu saw Zhang, she quickly greeted Zhang and then the old lady.

This Ziyu was none other than Pei Zhichun's head maid from years ago. She had committed a crime and was sold off by Pei Zhichun, disappearing without a trace. No one expected that after so many years, Pei Dongzhou would actually find Ziyu and bring her back to the Marquis's residence.

Once everyone was present, Pei Dongzhou said to Ziyu, "Tell me everything you know."

Ziyu responded softly and then recounted in detail what Pei Zhichun had done back then.

It turns out she hadn't done anything wrong; Pei Zhichun had deliberately used this method to send her away from the Marquis's residence, just so she could later do things for Pei Zhichun.

Pei Zhichun did indeed initially switch the legitimate daughter born to Zhang Shi with the boy she had given birth to. This boy was Pei Nanzhou, Pei Zhichun's own flesh and blood.

After the two children were switched, Pei Zhichun did not leave the capital. Her original intention was to stay in the capital and have a chance to catch a glimpse of Pei Nanzhou from afar, but human desires are endless, and after seeing him once, she wanted to see him a second and a third time.

Three years passed in this way, and the events of that year left a deep impression on Ziyu. It was because the young lady that Pei Zhichun had exchanged for suddenly contracted a serious illness. Pei Zhichun spent all his savings to treat the child, but he still couldn't cure her.

Pei Zhichun knew she had wronged Zhang Shi. She wanted Pei Nanzhou to grow up in a stable environment because of her own selfish desires, but she never thought that she would not be able to support Zhang Shi's child.

On the night of the Lantern Festival that year, the young lady fell ill again. Pei Zhichun and she took the child to see a doctor, but the doctor said that his medical skills were limited and he could not cure the disease unless he asked the imperial physicians in the palace to see him.

Just as Pei Zhichun was in despair, they saw Li Yun and his wife holding a baby while watching the flower fair.

Pei Zhichun knew Li Yun; he was a member of the imperial family, a first-rank official known as the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan. At that moment, Pei Zhichun had a crazy idea: to switch children again.

At the time, Ziyu didn't understand why Pei Zhichun insisted on taking Li Yun's daughter away. Pei Zhichun explained that if Li Yun and his wife lost their daughter, they would cherish the child they suddenly found even more and would do their best to treat her. Otherwise, since they had no relation to the child, even if she couldn't be saved, she was still someone else's flesh and blood, and it wouldn't be a pity.

Pei Zhichun also said that this is human nature.

Of course, Pei Zhichun also said that once Li Yun and his wife save the child, she will switch the child back.

But plans can't keep up with changes. Pei Zhichun suddenly fell ill, and there wasn't enough time to switch the child back.

To make everyone in the Pingyang Marquis's residence believe that Pei Zhichun had already left the capital, she sent the seriously ill Pei Zhichun away from the capital. After Pei Zhichun's death, she sent a letter to the Marquis's residence.

After that, the Marquis of Pingyang's mansion sent people to take Shen Shuyi away, and that's how everything that happened later came about.

Looking at Shen Shuyi, Xiao Liangshi's eyes were already brimming with tears.

She hated Pei Zhichun to the core, but what good was hatred? Pei Zhichun died after committing so many despicable acts.

She should be grateful that Pei Zhichun had no ill intentions towards Shuyi, and even after Pei Zhichun's death, he helped Shuyi find a way out and brought her back to live in the Marquis's mansion.

It's pitiful that her daughter has been in the capital all along, but she was completely unaware of it. How could she not feel terrible?
Shen Shuyi walked up to Xiao Liangshi, unsure how to comfort her.

Xiao Liang hugged Shen Shuyi and burst into tears, moving everyone present.

Shen Shuyi also felt heartbroken, because the original owner of this body was already dead and would never know that she was not Pei Zhichun's daughter. But she felt that since she had transmigrated, she was the owner of this body and bore the fate that the original owner should have had.

(End of this chapter)