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

Chapter 280 The Emperor Helps the Female Lead Steal Her Carriage...

Xia Nianchu was impatient to listen to Li's lecture, so she ignored Li and left in a huff.

After returning to Emperor Jinglong's side, Xia Nianchu felt increasingly unhappy.

But she always displayed a different, delicate demeanor when she was with Emperor Jinglong. Her downcast expression caught his attention: "My beloved concubine, what's wrong?"

Xia Nianchu glanced timidly at Emperor Jinglong, feigning confusion and unease: "I think I have offended Cousin Shen, and this makes me very anxious."

She just wanted Shen Shuyi's carriage. If she couldn't get it herself, she could always ask His Majesty the Emperor for help. Now that Emperor Jinglong was always willing to grant her requests, he would definitely help her.

Emperor Jinglong never expected that it was related to Shen Shuyi again.

He had a very deep impression of Shen Shuyi. He had once thought that Shen Shuyi was Pei Zhichun's daughter and had even looked up to her. Later, because both Pei Shizi and Pei Nanzhou wanted to marry Shen Shuyi, his impression of her deepened.

Now even his most beloved concubine is completely devoted to Shen Shuyi...

"But what happened?" Emperor Jinglong asked in a calm voice.

Xia Nianchu's eyes reddened at this moment: "It's all my fault for being ignorant. I saw that Cousin Shen's carriage had a couch and looked very comfortable, so I thought that such a carriage should be ridden by a noble person like His Majesty. Who knew that when I wanted to try sitting in it, Cousin Shen got angry."

"It's just a carriage. If my beloved consort wants one, I will grant it to her," Emperor Jinglong said with a smile.

Xia Nianchu's eyes reddened further, tears welling up but not falling: "It's not that I want it, I clearly want to offer it to Your Majesty. Besides, shouldn't the best things in the world belong to Your Majesty? Cousin Shen is stingy, and Prince Pei is stingy too..."

After hearing this, what else could Emperor Jinglong not understand?

Consort Li clearly wanted the carriage that Shen Shuyi was riding in.

He felt that it was understandable for Consort Li to have such thoughts, after all, she was still young, and when she saw others with good things, she had the idea of ​​taking them for herself.

After she couldn't get it, she complained to him, clearly hoping he would help her get it.

How could a dignified emperor steal from his subjects?

Seeing Xia Nianchu looking at him expectantly, her beautiful eyes filled with complete trust and anticipation, he couldn't help but blurt out, "I'll ask for my beloved consort."

Xia Nianchu was waiting for Emperor Jinglong to say those words.

She used to be very popular with men, and she knew what kind of women men liked, even Emperor Jinglong was no exception.

Emperor Jinglong also enjoyed being seen as a hero by women.

She nodded vigorously: "His Majesty is the most powerful man I have ever seen!"

Emperor Jinglong's vanity soared even higher after being praised by Xia Nianchu.

Afterwards, he summoned Pei Dongzhou and Shen Shuyi to his side. Just as he was hesitating about how to start the conversation, Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "Compared to when I saw Your Majesty last time, Your Majesty looks even more handsome and younger this time, and also more wise and powerful."

As Emperor Jinglong grew older, he enjoyed being praised for looking young.

He temporarily put aside the matter of needing a carriage, and was overjoyed: "Dongzhou, your wife certainly knows how to talk."

"Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. Today, I had the honor of participating in the Spring Hunt. Because of the long journey, I specially made a new carriage for my cousin. She was overjoyed and said that she would like to thank Your Majesty when she had the chance, otherwise she would not have received such a lovely gift." Pei Dongzhou replied respectfully.

Emperor Jinglong's expression stiffened as he realized that the carriage was specially ordered by Pei Dongzhou for Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi chimed in, "Yes, my cousin, the Crown Prince, specially commissioned a new carriage for me, saying it was a wedding gift. It's all thanks to His Majesty that I have the opportunity to receive such a meaningful wedding gift." She and Pei Dongzhou had long anticipated that Xia Nianchu might try to steal her carriage; they were perfectly in sync.

Furthermore, even if they were cynical and misjudged the Emperor's intentions, they could still be prepared and completely thwart Xia Nianchu's plan to steal her carriage.

She refused to believe that after she said the carriage was a gift from Pei Dongzhou for her wedding, Emperor Jinglong would still have the nerve to try and take her things.

Xia Nianchu originally thought that with Emperor Jinglong's backing, she would finally be able to snatch Shen Shuyi's carriage. She was waiting to see how Shen Shuyi would dare to be angry but dare not speak out.

She never expected that Shen Shuyi would see through her intentions and preemptively thwart Emperor Jinglong's desire for a carriage.

Emperor Jinglong then realized that the Pei couple had clearly guessed his thoughts and used this method to dissuade him from wanting the carriage.

Of course, he couldn't shamelessly ask for a carriage, so he casually agreed with them and told the couple to leave.

After Pei Dongzhou and his wife left, Emperor Jinglong looked at Xia Nianchu and said, "My beloved consort also heard that. That was Dongzhou's gift to Shen Shuyi for her wedding. I cannot take away what belongs to another."

"I understand." Xia Nianchu secretly resented Shen Shuyi for being so cunning, which had ruined her perfect plan.

Now that things have come to this, no matter how unwilling Xia Nianchu was, she could only let the matter drop.

But she kept this debt in mind.

"But Cousin Shen is really something, she actually guessed His Majesty's thoughts. Doesn't that count as speculating on the Emperor's will?" Xia Nianchu directly gave Shen Shuyi a hard time.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jinglong's eyes darkened slightly.

He acknowledged Pei Dongzhou's abilities, but he genuinely disliked his subjects guessing his thoughts.

Furthermore, it's just a carriage, yet Pei Dongzhou is protecting it so much.

As a subject, shouldn't Pei Dongzhou offer the best to his emperor?

Xia Nianchu noticed the change in Emperor Jinglong's expression and felt secretly pleased.

So what's the use of Prince Pei's abilities? If he displeases the emperor, even the most capable prince will be sidelined. For the sake of Shen Shuyi, a favored concubine, even Prince Pei has made a mistake?
After her initial excitement, Shen Shuyi also realized this.

Pei Dongzhou chuckled upon hearing her words: "What's the big deal? I don't need to live with His Majesty. How His Majesty views me is not important. What's important is how my wife views me. My wife doesn't need to worry. His Majesty is an emperor with a broad mind. He won't be bothered by such trivial matters."

Shen Shuyi knew that Pei Dongzhou was trying to comfort her.

Because he was the emperor, Emperor Jinglong could not be broad-minded. In fact, it was just a carriage; if it was gone, it was gone. But she just didn't want the heroine to take away everything that Pei Dongzhou had given her.

She always felt that the female lead stealing her carriage was like stealing her man, and this feeling made her want to find a way to break the deadlock.

Her only worry was that this incident would affect Prince Pei's career.

However, the most important thing now is the struggle for the throne. Who knows what kind of trouble Pei Nanzhou will cause during this hunt?

As she was pondering this, she sensed a gaze.

When she looked at him, she met Pei Nanzhou's focused gaze, and Pei Nanzhou was even smiling at her.

(End of this chapter)