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

Chapter 278 She wanted to take everything that belonged to Shen Shuyi!
Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou looked at Xia Nianchu. Although his gaze wasn't particularly sharp, Xia Nianchu couldn't quite bear it.

But she told herself that things were different now. Before, she had been staying at the Marquis of Pingyang's residence, but now she was the Emperor's favorite concubine. Even though Prince Pei was the heir of the Marquis's residence, he could not do anything to her.

Thinking of this, she smiled slightly: "I miss Cousin Shen. Does Cousin Prince think there's a problem?"

Pei Dongzhou lowered his eyes, concealing the coldness in them, and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "My wife is resting and was unaware that Consort Li was coming."

"Is that so? Then I'll go find Cousin Shen." She said, and headed towards the carriage where Shen Shuyi was.

Pei Dongzhou wanted to stop her, but Xia Nianchu's status was different now, and he couldn't be disrespectful to her.

Xia Nianchu lifted the curtain, and when she saw Shen Shuyi sleeping peacefully inside the carriage, a flash of jealousy crossed her eyes.

She hadn't expected the ordinary-looking carriage to be so luxurious. No wonder Shen Shuyi was sleeping like a log. Even the emperor's carriage didn't look as comfortable as the one Shen Shuyi was sleeping in.
She wanted to take everything from Shen Shuyi!
"Oh dear, Cousin Shen is indeed asleep," Xia Nianchu exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Shuyi, who was in a deep sleep, opened her eyes in a daze when she heard Xia Nianchu's noisy voice. When she saw Xia Nianchu, she was a little stunned.

"Did I wake Cousin Shen up?" Xia Nianchu's voice rang out again.

Shen Shuyi's consciousness returned, and she remembered that she was on her way to the hunting grounds, but why was the female lead in front of her?
"Sister Shen's carriage looks very comfortable. May I sit in it?" Xia Nianchu's shameless voice rang out again.

Shen Shuyi now understood that Xia Nianchu had taken a liking to the carriage she was riding in.

This carriage was specially made for Pei Dongzhou, so why should the female lead ride in it?

Even if the female lead is now Emperor Jinglong's favorite concubine, there is no reason for her to forcibly seize someone else's carriage, is there?
"This carriage was specially ordered for me by my cousin, the Crown Prince. Consort Li insisted on sitting in it. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Consort Li still had feelings for my cousin, the Crown Prince, which is why she chose this carriage. Consort Li probably didn't want His Majesty to think that she had any relationship with a man outside the palace, right?" Shen Shuyi replied with a forced smile.

Xia Nianchu clearly didn't expect that Shen Shuyi would dare not give her what she wanted.

She thought that as a favored concubine, it would be easy for her to take anything. Now it seems that Shen Shuyi is very ungrateful.

"It's not as serious as Cousin Shen makes it out to be. His Majesty said that as long as I want it, His Majesty will give it to me. Could it be that Cousin Shen is unwilling to part with it?"

As soon as Xia Nianchu finished speaking, she sensed something amiss behind her.

She turned around abruptly, only to meet Pei Dongzhou's cold eyes.

Just as she was still in shock, Prince Pei's cold voice rang in her ears: "It would be best if Consort Li did not try to snatch the carriage that I, Prince Pei, presented to the Lady. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to explain the reason to His Majesty."

Xia Nianchu clenched her fists. She really wanted to ask Prince Pei what was so good about Shen Shuyi that made him dote on her like this.

If she could, she would also like to marry a man like Prince Pei, instead of sharing the same man with Emperor Jinglong and so many other women, especially since this man is so old.

Because she had to play the role of a well-behaved and sensible favored concubine to Emperor Jinglong, she couldn't make a big scene.

"I was merely offering a suggestion, why must Your Highness be so aggressive? After all, I am someone His Majesty cherishes and pampers. With Your Highness's attitude, I could easily punish you for disrespect!" Xia Nianchu adopted the demeanor of a favored concubine.

Pei Dongzhou remained calm and was not threatened by Xia Nianchu.

Xia Nianchu didn't argue with Shen Shuyi any further and went to the carriage where Madam Li was riding. Seeing her unhappy look, Madam Li asked anxiously, "Did Yi'er displease Her Majesty?"

Xia Nianchu sneered: "What's so great about Cousin Shen that makes her so worthy of being pampered by Cousin Prince?"

She found herself even more jealous of Shen Shuyi, simply because Shen Shuyi also liked Pei Dongzhou, but Pei Dongzhou ignored her, which made her feel bad.

She even felt that Pei Dongzhou should have been her man, and that he should have pampered her; it was Shen Shuyi who had taken Pei Dongzhou away from her.

Li was surprised that Xia Nianchu mentioned Dongge'er.

She suddenly remembered that Xia Nianchu used to like Dong Ge'er and wanted to become the Crown Prince's wife, but Dong Ge'er didn't like Xia Nianchu. In the end, it was Yi Jie'er who got the position of Crown Prince's wife.

Thinking that Xia Nianchu still harbored feelings for Dongge'er, she was filled with fear and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty must not think about Dongge'er anymore. If His Majesty finds out, it will be a capital offense."

Xia Nianchu would never admit that she still liked Prince Pei. She coldly said, "Aunt, don't talk nonsense. I just think that Cousin Shen must have had some good luck to become the Prince's wife."

However, although Shen Shuyi stole Pei Dongzhou, didn't she still have another target? Pei Nanzhou was no less than Pei Dongzhou, and he was also a prince.

If she can help Pei Nanzhou ascend to that position, she might even become an empress in the future.

A woman of such destiny as her deserves the position of the mother of the nation.

Li breathed a sigh of relief, realizing she must have been overthinking things.

Consort Li is already a favored concubine in the harem, how could she still be eyeing the position of the Crown Prince's wife?
"The most urgent task is for Your Majesty to give birth to an imperial heir; this is the right thing to do," Lady Li said softly.

Xia Nianchu did not want to give birth to any imperial offspring. She entered the palace too late, and the crown prince already had children. In addition, there were countless princes and princesses. Even if she gave birth to an imperial offspring, it would not make a difference. It would be more practical to join forces with Pei Nanzhou to compete for the throne.

Furthermore, Pei Nanzhou is very ambitious now. As long as Pei Nanzhou is ambitious and has the Emperor's favor, if she can also defeat the Crown Prince, the chances of Pei Nanzhou becoming the Crown Prince will be very high.

In the other carriage, Shen Shuyi was not affected by Xia Nianchu's appearance.

She climbed back onto the carriage and saw that Pei Dongzhou still had a cold face, so she leaned forward and kissed him: "Why are you making such a face?"

"How dare she steal the lady's things?!" Pei Dongzhou sneered.

Shen Shuyi thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe it's because she's a favored concubine. I'm not angry, so why are you?"

She just found it funny that this guy, as the male lead, was getting angry with a woman, and that woman was the female lead who should have been his.

I wonder what he would think if he ever found out that the woman he was destined for was Xia Nianchu.

Pei Dongzhou said in a deep voice, "Does being a favored concubine mean you can do whatever you want? I don't know what His Majesty sees in Consort Li. In terms of looks, how many women are more beautiful than Consort Li? In terms of talent, Consort Li can't even compare to one of the Lady's fingers..."

　Tomorrow's a holiday! How wonderful!

　　(End of this chapter)