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

Chapter 273 Pei Nanzhou's Ambition!

"I don't know." Pei Dongzhou felt wronged. Wasn't wanting to kiss his sweet and soft little wife the most important thing?
Seeing Pei Dongzhou's irresistible desire to kiss him again, Shen Shu was speechless: "Cousin, can't you do something serious for once?"

All he thinks about is sex all day long. As a prince, doesn't he feel ashamed?

“I’m doing something serious right now.” Pei Dongzhou leaned forward, wanting to kiss him again.

Shen Shuyi felt like she was talking to a brick wall, so in the end she simply let Pei Shizi kiss her like a dead fish, without giving him any response.

Although Pei Dongzhou got his wish and kissed his cousin, he felt unsatisfied. He looked at his cousin, whose lips were tightly pursed, and felt that he might have angered her.

"Has my wife grown tired of me so quickly?" He was truly puzzled.

Even though they were still newlyweds, she seemed to have grown tired of him, but he felt that his wife was different every day, which made him like her even more.

Shen Shuyi didn't want to talk anymore, because she had nothing to say to Prince Pei.

Seeing that Shen Shuyi remained silent, Pei Dongzhou finally realized the seriousness of the situation.

By the way, what was my cousin trying to say just now?

"I don't think it's a bad thing for Cousin Xia to enter the palace; it's a joyous occasion for the Marquis's family," said Prince Pei, straightening his posture and deciding to have a proper chat with Shen Shuyi about this so-called important matter.

Seeing that Pei Dongzhou was finally being serious, Shen Shuyi sat up and said, "Don't you find it strange? It's rare for someone like His Majesty to leave the palace, and he just happened to run into Xia Nianchu. Do you think that's a coincidence?"

Pei Dongzhou finally realized why his cousin insisted on talking to him about his cousin Xia.

"Does your cousin think this isn't a coincidence?" Pei Dongzhou had to admit that he hadn't thought about it deeply before, because all he wanted to do was have marital relations with his cousin.

If this is not a coincidence, then it is worth investigating.

As a young woman of marriageable age, Xia Nianchu could not possibly know the time when Emperor Jinglong left the palace so easily. It would be absurd to say that Xia Nianchu planned it herself.

In his view, Xia Nianchu could not possibly be as intelligent as his cousin.

"I don't think it's a coincidence. If it's not a coincidence, then Xia Nianchu deliberately created it. Xia Nianchu is a cousin staying at the Marquis's residence. Although she has a bit of scheming, it's just petty squabbles with the other young ladies of the Marquis's residence. So the thing we need to figure out now is who revealed His Majesty's whereabouts when he left the palace to her. I don't think that no matter how capable Cousin Xia is, she could possibly have obtained His Majesty's exact route when he left the palace," Shen Shuyi said confidently.

As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Pei Dongzhou was staring intently at her, his gaze incredibly intense.

She said so much, surely this person didn't hear a word she said and was just absorbed in her beauty?
While she is indeed quite beautiful, isn't he exaggerating a bit?

Seeing Pei Dongzhou about to lean in for another kiss, she suddenly felt thankful that he wasn't the emperor, otherwise he would have been perfect material for a tyrannical ruler.

"Pei Dongzhou, be serious!" Shen Shuyi reached out and pushed Pei Dongzhou's face away.

Pei Dongzhou chuckled in a deep voice: "I understand what my cousin means. She thinks that Nanzhou is behind this, that he's the one who sent Cousin Xia to His Majesty!"

Shen Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Prince Pei still had some sense and knew how to think.

“Exactly, that’s what I’m thinking too. If it’s really what we’re thinking, then my second cousin might be after that position.” Shen Shuyi said seriously.

Although in the original novel, it was indeed Crown Prince Li Hong who became emperor, and the Pei family, having rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor, naturally rose to a new level.

The original novel didn't state that Pei Nanzhou was a prince, but in reality, he did become one. As one of the male leads, Pei Nanzhou's status as a prince means even the Crown Prince might not be a match for him. Pei Nanzhou is already placing his own people in Emperor Jinglong's harem, which suggests he's reached some kind of agreement with Xia Nianchu.

She couldn't directly tell Pei Dongzhou that the world they lived in was a book, and Xia Nianchu was the main female lead in that book, a female lead with extremely strong luck, especially when it came to men.

Now that Xia Nianchu has entered the palace, if she can completely bewitch Emperor Jinglong and eventually lead him to depose the crown prince and install Pei Nanzhou instead, then the problem will be significant.

She only hoped that Xia Nianchu's protagonist aura had completely disappeared, otherwise the political landscape would be very uncertain.

“Even if Nan Zhou is ambitious, he is no match for His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince has a very solid foundation and enjoys the support of the people, while Nan Zhou has only recently been added to the royal family's genealogy. He is unlikely to be a match for His Highness the Crown Prince, so please don't worry too much, Cousin,” Pei Dongzhou reassured Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi hesitated, unsure whether she should say something.

“Please speak freely, Madam. I will listen to what you have to say,” Pei Dongzhou said encouragingly.

Shen Shuyi thought about it and felt she still had to remind Prince Pei: "Xia Nianchu is not simple. I'm worried that after she enters the palace, she might be able to influence His Majesty's decisions."

Pei Dongzhou was taken aback: "Is Madam overthinking things?"

That's unlikely.

Although Your Majesty is a romantic and amorous man with countless beauties in the harem, he is a wise ruler. How could he be swayed by a woman?
This is outrageous.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it. You should keep a close eye on what's happening in the harem. If Xia Nianchu suddenly becomes the most favored concubine, then my worries might not be unfounded. Besides, Second Cousin will definitely be targeting His Highness the Crown Prince at the same time. Cousin Heir, you'd better remind him." Shen Shuyi said seriously.

Pei Dongzhou thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "I'll go to the Crown Prince's residence now."

He hadn't wanted to visit the Crown Prince's residence before, since everyone's actions in the Marquis's residence were being observed, and it wouldn't be good for His Majesty to hear about such things.

But he trusted his cousin's intuition, and he personally felt that Nanzhou was actually very capable.

It's just that Pei Nanzhou has kept a low profile over the years and rarely leaves Nanyuan, so no one knows that Pei Nanzhou is actually quite capable.

He could risk his life for his cousin, and Nan Zhou could do the same for her, fighting for the throne. The fact that his cousin was suddenly kidnapped by Nan Zhou was a warning.

When Nanzhou abducted his cousin, he subtly complained to the Emperor, which made Nanzhou realize that as long as Emperor Jinglong was alive, he, Pei Nanzhou, would always be suppressed.

Pei Nanzhou could turn against his brother for his cousin, and he could also break ties with his own father for the same reason.

"Your Highness, please be careful out there," Shen Shuyi said with concern.

Pei Dongzhou felt comforted, knowing that he still held a place in his cousin's heart.

Before leaving, he gave his cousin a big kiss and then walked away quickly.

Shen Shuyi was stunned for a long time before suddenly letting out a long sigh.

Hopefully, she's overthinking it, and Pei Nanzhou doesn't have such grand ambitions. If something were to happen and Pei Nanzhou were to ascend the throne, then no matter how capable the Crown Prince Pei is, he wouldn't be able to protect her.

(End of this chapter)