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

Chapter 255 A barrage of kisses came crashing down on him.
Shen Shuyi mentally complained for a moment, then asked leisurely, "May I ask, Cousin Crown Prince, is my bed comfortable?"

Pei Dongzhou smiled and said, "Comfortable."

Shen Shuyi sneered upon hearing this: "You came to my bed without taking a shower and you still dare to say it's comfortable?"

Pei Dongzhou didn't take it seriously and beckoned to Shen Shuyi: "Cousin, come here and let me take a look."

Shen Shuyi thought to herself, what's so interesting? It's only been a few days since I last saw her. Could she have changed her appearance in just a few days?
She was more curious about how he got in, since the Pleasure Courtyard had many servants, unlike the Fusang Courtyard where there were fewer people.

She didn't approach him, worried that Pei Dongzhou might harm her. He had been behaving himself a few days ago, not making a move on her, but now he had no such scruples.

"If my cousin doesn't come over, I'll sleep with her tonight."

Pei Dongzhou knew how to manipulate Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi imagined the scene of everyone discovering that Pei Shizi had appeared in her bed, and finally resigned herself to her fate and approached him: "Cousin Shizi, please leave as soon as you've finished speaking..."

As soon as she got close to the bed, Pei Dongzhou grabbed her and pulled her onto it, showering her with kisses.

Shen Shuyi was actually prepared to be ambushed by Pei Dongzhou; she was even thinking about how she should react when he kissed her.

In reality, she was quickly rendered dazed by his kisses, and her previous hypothetical resistance became completely irrelevant...

Seeing that things were about to escalate, Shen Shuyi, who still had a shred of rationality left, quickly grabbed his unruly hand: "Cousin, you have to keep your word. Shouldn't we go now?"

Pei Dongzhou looked intently at Shen Shuyi: "Cousin, do you miss me?"

Shen Shuyi answered truthfully: "I don't want to."

She was surrounded by her parents' love and was so busy every day that she had no time to think about the male lead.

Pei Dongzhou's eyes darkened slightly, and he kissed her fiercely again.

When she was almost out of breath, he asked again, "Do you want to?"

Shen Shuyi got a little scared and quickly changed her answer: "I really want to!"

“Then my cousin went to her parents-in-law and told them she wanted to marry me, and we finalized our marriage.” Pei Dongzhou pressed his advantage.

He felt that given how much Li Yun and his wife doted on his cousin, they would give her the moon if she wanted it, let alone him, a man.
Shen Shuyi laughed upon hearing this: "Your Highness, you've got quite the plan, but I'm not going. I'm living a carefree and happy life now, why would I want to walk into the grave of marriage?"

She was living a carefree and happy life all by herself.

"Cousin, you probably don't know yet, but Nan Zhou is a prince, and he will soon be recognized by his ancestors!" Pei Dongzhou dropped a bombshell.

Shen Shuyi was so shocked she almost jumped up: "Really?"

Wait a minute, this scene wasn't in the original story, so how did Pei Nanzhou become a prince?
"How could I joke about something like this? It couldn't be more true. Also, Nanzhou has moved into the Li family's house and could come looking for trouble for my cousin at any time. Your parents haven't told you about this, have they?"

Shen Shuyi shook her head; her parents hadn't informed her at all.

“Most importantly, this is His Majesty’s decree. My cousin also knows that Nanzhou is a man of extreme character. His Majesty only recognized him because he himself devised a plan to lure His Majesty into the Marquis’s residence to acknowledge his kinship. Next, Nanzhou’s target is undoubtedly my cousin.” Pei Dongzhou’s every word instantly made Shen Shuyi not want to stay at the Li residence anymore.

Her parents couldn't protect her every moment, and Pei Nanzhou was mentally unstable, capable of anything. Before, Pei Nanzhou had Pei Dongzhou to keep him in check, but now that Pei Nanzhou had become a prince, dealing with her would be a piece of cake.

Seeing that Shen Shuyi had taken it to heart, Pei Dongzhou added fuel to the fire: "This is just the beginning. After Nanzhou becomes a prince, he will stop at nothing to get his cousin, and may even oppose His Highness the Crown Prince to compete for that position."

He deliberately lowered his voice for the last sentence.

Shen Shuyi frowned. She wanted to say that in the original novel, it was Crown Prince Li Hong who ascended the throne, not Pei Nanzhou.

However, many plot points from the original novel have fallen apart. The female lead accomplishes nothing, while the tragically deceased supporting character seems to have become incredibly popular. Given the current plot trajectory, it's entirely possible that Pei Nanzhou, this madman, is capable of plotting against the crown prince and seizing the throne.

"Does the young master have any good ideas?" Shen Shuyi asked seriously.

"The best way is for my cousin to marry me as soon as possible, so that Nanzhou will give up on her." Pei Dongzhou laid out so much groundwork, and now comes the important part.

Shen Shuyi knew she shouldn't expect Pei Dongzhou to say anything nice.

She figured that given Pei Nanzhou's level of madness, even if she were a married woman, he would still keep a close eye on her. After all, he had said he was willing to be her concubine; how could she expect him to let her go once she got married?
impossible.

However, she felt that she should indeed get married. With Pei Nanzhou in the Li family, she felt unsafe.

Pei Dongzhou was able to sneak into her courtyard without a sound, and Pei Nanzhou, with Qingfeng and Mingyue, two highly skilled martial artists, could also break into Huan Yuan.
“Alright, I’ll tell my parents tomorrow that I want to marry my cousin, the Crown Prince, as soon as possible. Or, can we stick to the original plan of getting married in March?” Shen Shuyi readily agreed.

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi with suspicion and uncertainty: "Cousin, are you serious? Or are you lying to me?"

Shen Shuyi replied with a chuckle: "Young Master, you've achieved your goal, shouldn't you go back now?"

Pei Dongzhou then realized that Shen Shuyi was not joking. He thought for a moment and hesitated before saying, "I think it would be more reassuring to stay by my cousin's side. Otherwise, what will happen if Nanzhou breaks in in the middle of the night and there's no one to protect her?"

Shen Shuyi felt that Pei Dongzhou was just making excuses to stay overnight, but surprisingly, she thought that Pei Dongzhou's concerns were justified.

"Fine, then cousin will sleep on the floor tonight!"

Pei Dongzhou could not possibly agree, but the next moment he heard his cousin threaten him: "Otherwise, I won't tell Father and Mother that we're getting married as scheduled!"

Pei Dongzhou immediately got out of bed and lay down on the floor fully clothed: "I'll listen to my cousin, as long as she doesn't tell me to die."

Seeing Pei Shizi like this, Shen Shuyi was speechless.

She still got Pei Dongzhou a quilt and had A-Jian bring over a chaise lounge so he could make do on it for the night.

Pei Dongzhou watched Shen Shuyi busy herself for him, and he felt that although they were not yet married, she was like his wife.

Shen Shuyi pretended not to see Pei Shizi circling around her. She turned and got into bed, saying to Pei Dongzhou, "Cousin Shizi, get some rest early. Go back first thing tomorrow morning. Don't let anyone find out about your existence, or if my parents find out, you can forget about marrying me for the rest of your life."

Pei Dongzhou stared intently at Shen Shuyi: "Cousin, you really know how to bring up our wedding in March to your parents-in-law? Are you trying to trick me?"

(End of this chapter)