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

Chapter 271 Confess and Be Lenient: Pei Nanzhou kissed her twice.

On the other hand, after Pei Nanzhou was summoned to the palace, Emperor Jinglong ignored him, neither questioning him nor even glancing at him.

He stood quietly to the side, waiting for Emperor Jinglong to speak.

Emperor Jinglong waited for Pei Nanzhou for a full hour before finally turning to him and asking, "Today, Dongzhou came to the palace saying that you kidnapped Shen Shuyi. Is that true?"

Before Pei Nanzhou could reply, Emperor Jinglong added, "Think carefully before you answer. Lying to me is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Pei Nanzhou looked directly at Emperor Jinglong and replied, "It was your son's foolishness. Please forgive me, Father."

Emperor Jinglong sneered upon hearing this: "You look most like me, yet you're still so infatuated. You should know that Shen Shuyi has already married Dongzhou, and Dongzhou is still your brother. Nanzhou, this matter ends here. I don't want you to cause trouble for a woman."

Pei Nanzhou pursed his lips and remained silent. Emperor Jinglong laughed in exasperation, "What, do you still want to pursue Shen Shuyi? She is Pei Dongzhou's lawfully wedded wife, a married woman. There are so many beauties in this world, why bother with a married woman?"

Pei Nanzhou thought to himself that he didn't like beautiful women, but rather his cousin, and he would like her whether she got married or not.

Emperor Jinglong noticed that Pei Nanzhou remained silent, and felt that the more he looked at his son, the more he resembled Pei Zhichun, as he was particularly opinionated and stubborn.

Because he felt indebted to Pei Zhichun, and because he had missed Pei Nanzhou for so many years, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say harsh words to Pei Nanzhou.

"You're not young anymore, I will find you a suitable marriage..."

Upon hearing this, Pei Nanzhou looked at Emperor Jinglong and knelt down: "Your subject does not wish to marry. Father, could you please not force me?"

"I forced you?! So you're still thinking about Shen Shuyi? She's already married and deeply in love with Pei Dongzhou. Can't you be a little more respectable?!" Emperor Jinglong was absolutely furious with Pei Nanzhou's ridiculous behavior.

Pei Nanzhou lowered his head: "But I really don't want to marry a woman I don't like. Even when I was in the Marquis's mansion, Mother wouldn't force me to say that I didn't want to get married."

Emperor Jinglong understood that Pei Nanzhou was comparing him, his father, to Zhang Shi of the Pingyang Marquis's household.

Nanzhou means that it's better to be the second son of the Marquis of Pingyang than to be a prince who can't decide his own marriage.
He was so angry he could hardly breathe: "You don't want to be my son?"

Pei Nanzhou looked him straight in the eye and said frankly, "What's the point of a son of the Emperor if he can't even decide his own marriage?"

Upon hearing this, Wang De gasped and quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Your Highness means that His Majesty should choose a marriage that satisfies Your Highness."

Pei Nanzhou and Emperor Jinglong looked at Wang De at the same time. Wang De chuckled and said, "This servant thinks that Your Highness can take your time to choose a marriage partner. You will eventually find a happy one, after all, it concerns your lifelong happiness."

Emperor Jinglong sneered, but did not pursue Pei Nanzhou's treasonous act.

Pei Nanzhou found it boring and said to himself, "Father, it's getting late, I'll take my leave."

"Since you took Shen Shuyi away, release her as soon as possible!" Emperor Jinglong shouted at Pei Nanzhou's retreating figure.

Pei Nanzhou pretended not to hear, wanting only to leave the palace as soon as possible to see his cousin.

Little did he know that when he arrived at the mountain, he would find everyone unconscious, and his cousin was nowhere to be found.

Very well, his cousin, who was in his hands, has run away again.

It seems he underestimated Shen Shuyi's ability to escape. He had clearly searched her body and taken the sleeping pills, so how did she manage to escape?
After Shen Shuyi returned to the Marquis's residence, she was treated to good food and drink by Pei Dongzhou. Her biggest worry was the night, but Pei Dongzhou obviously didn't mean anything by it. He just held her tightly and wouldn't let go.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was his husband.

Looking at Prince Pei leaning against her chest, she felt as if he were the one who had been kidnapped by Pei Nanzhou.

"That's enough, young master. I want to sleep, but you don't. I walked a long way today and I'm exhausted," Shen Shuyi said irritably.

Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou glanced at Shen Shuyi, then lay down, letting Shen Shuyi lean against his chest, and asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time: "Did Nanzhou do anything to Madam?" Shen Shuyi was afraid he would ask this question.

Could she tell Pei Nanzhou that he kissed her twice? If Pei Dongzhou found out, wouldn't he be incredibly jealous?
She was quite adaptable, considering she had traveled from the modern era.

Just as she was hesitating whether to tell the truth, she heard Prince Pei say to himself again, "Madam escaped his clutches so quickly, of course nothing will happen, right, Madam?"

Shen Shuyi was unsure whether to answer in the same way he said, as it was better to avoid trouble, but she still felt she shouldn't hide it. Of course, she also wanted to know how Pei Dongzhou would react.

"Second cousin..."

Before she could even open her mouth, Pei Dongzhou said, "Madam is tired, you should rest early."

Shen Shuyi: ...

It seems that Prince Pei has a poor ability to accept things; if he doesn't want her to speak, then she's too lazy to answer.

She lay back down beside him and closed her eyes to sleep. She was almost asleep when she heard him tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

Helpless, she opened her eyes and said calmly, "My second cousin kissed me twice."

Pei Dongzhou finally stopped tossing and turning and looked at Shen Shuyi: "Only two times?!"

"Otherwise what? You want your second cousin to kiss me a few more times?!" Shen Shuyi said irritably.

Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou smiled happily: "That's good, that's good."

Shen Shuyi hadn't expected him to be so happy. She'd been kissed by another man, and he was actually happy?
"I thought he would be eager to give the lady..."

Shen Shuyi understood what Pei Dongzhou hadn't finished saying.

In fact, that's exactly what Pei Dongzhou thought. If it were him, and he saw his cousin marry another man, and then seized the opportunity to take her away, he would definitely make it a reality to consummate his marriage with his cousin immediately.

Unexpectedly, Pei Nanzhou only kissed him...

No, my cousin was kissed by another man! This is unacceptable!

He immediately leaned in and gently kissed Shen Shuyi, wanting to erase the scent of other men.

Shen Shuyi was almost breathless from Pei Shizi's kisses, and just when things were about to escalate, Pei Dongzhou reluctantly let her go.

But out of consideration for her exhaustion that day, he did not touch her.

Shen Shuyi slept well that night, and when she got up the next day, Pei Dongzhou got up with her.

Pei Dongzhou also diligently served her when she washed up and served her breakfast. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was her servant.

She felt that Prince Pei must feel guilty for not being able to protect her, and that she was taken away by Pei Nanzhou right under his nose, which was why he was acting so strangely.

Since he was happy to serve her like this, she let him have his way.

But at night, Pei Dongzhou reverted to his old ways, tormenting her relentlessly in bed.

Only then did she realize that Pei Dongzhou's attentiveness to her during the day was to give her time to conserve her energy before he could take advantage of her.

(End of this chapter)