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

Chapter 286 If he's not a beast, then who is?
Pei Dongzhou was one to listen to advice: "Madam is right, I will be more careful next time. Let me take you hunting!"

Since we're here in Weichang, we can't let my cousin miss this show.

"But my hips still hurt." Shen Shuyi didn't want to ride a horse; she felt tired.

"I see." Pei Dongzhou's eyes flickered slightly, and an idea came to him. "I know a good place that can help Madam relieve her pain."

Shen Shuyi, unsuspecting, said, "Then let's skip the hunt and go to the place Cousin Shizi mentioned!"

Pei Dongzhou revealed a mysterious smile. At first, Shen Shuyi didn't understand why Pei Dongzhou had such a meaningful smile. But when they arrived at the hot spring pool, she finally understood why Pei Dongzhou was so keen to bring her here to "heal her wounds".

What exactly is Pei Dongzhou planning to do in broad daylight?
Shen Shuyi looked at Pei Dongzhou suspiciously, and Pei Dongzhou returned her a gentle and harmless smile: "Madam, go down and soak in the hot spring. I will stay here and watch over you."

Shen Shuyi felt unsafe: "Cousin, stay away from the hot springs."

“Alright, I will listen to my wife.” Pei Dongzhou readily agreed.

It was precisely because he agreed so readily that Shen Shuyi felt something was amiss.

But the person had already gone far away, so even if she felt something was wrong, she couldn't ask any more questions.

She deliberately made noise, wanting to see if Pei Dongzhou would barge in again, but it turned out she was overthinking it.

Only after confirming that Pei Dongzhou wouldn't barge in again did she take off her clothes and enter the hot spring pool.

I must say, soaking in this hot spring is really comfortable; it even relieved the soreness in my hips.

Just as she was comfortably leaning against the pool wall taking a bath, she suddenly felt something was wrong.

The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Pei Dongzhou completely naked, deliberately showing off his physique as he gracefully stepped into the hot spring pool.

She gasped and quickly tried to find some clothes to cover herself.

Pei Dongzhou's unrestrained gaze lingered on her: "What's there to hide? We're husband and wife."

Shen Shuyi thought to herself, "That scoundrel! I should have trusted my intuition. He's got ill intentions."

It's usually at night, but it's broad daylight, and everything is visible. She doesn't have Pei Dongzhou's thick skin.

Even after she complained, she still couldn't stop Prince Pei from getting closer.

"My legs hurt..." Shen Shuyi looked at Pei Dongzhou with a mournful expression, hoping that he would not do anything excessive in such a public place.

If she gets caught, how will she ever face anyone again?

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi helplessly: "In your eyes, is your husband a beast?"

Shen Shuyi thought to herself, if he's not a beast, then who is?
This person wasn't like this before. After getting married, he started to let himself go and did all sorts of lewd things. He's nothing like the person she imagined.

Seeing Shen Shuyi staring at him warily, Pei Dongzhou found it amusing: "I was just tired from standing, so I came to keep you company. You're not feeling well, so I would never do anything to you."

Seeing Pei Dongzhou's serious expression, Shen Shuyi wondered if she was overthinking things.
Afterwards, Pei Dongzhou offered to massage her legs, and seeing that he was fairly honest, she let him have his way.

The facts prove that a beast is a beast, and it is impossible for him to change his ways.

He didn't actually go all the way to the last step, but he did everything in the process.

When she got out of the hot spring, Shen Shuyi didn't want to talk to him at all.

If she had known it would turn out this way, she would have been better off going hunting with this guy.

Pei Dongzhou, however, didn't seem to care and followed closely behind her, saying, "Madam, walk slowly, don't fall." Shen Shuyi gave him a cold laugh, "Stay away from me, don't come within three feet of me!"

Pei Dongzhou retreated three feet away as instructed: "I will do whatever you say, as long as you don't ask me to die."

Shen Shuyi glared at him again, unable to understand why he was still thinking about things between husband and wife when he was in such a predicament. He indulged in pleasure and didn't think about the Marquis's mansion and his situation.

Zhang had previously worried that someone might have ill intentions and try to associate with her, but now it has been proven that Zhang was overthinking it. Now everyone is intentionally distancing themselves from the Pingyang Marquis's residence, and it seems that everyone knows that Emperor Jinglong has neglected Pei Dongzhou.

Prince Pei himself, on the other hand, was not nervous at all and only thought about taking advantage of her all day long.

Pei Dongzhou then humbled himself before Shen Shuyi, which finally eased her expression.

Just as the couple had reconciled, the hunting party returned, and Pei Nanzhou came to find Shen Shuyi with a lot of prey.

"This little rabbit was specially hunted for my cousin. Do you like it?" Pei Nanzhou presented a snow-white wild rabbit to Shen Shuyi like a treasure.

The little animals were indeed cute, but Shen Shuyi, the person who gave them the gifts, didn't like them.

She said calmly, "I don't like these things, Your Highness, please take them away."

Pei Nanzhou wasn't surprised. He took out another wolf cub: "Do you like this wolf?"

Shen Shuyi thought to herself, who in their right mind would raise a wolf? She certainly didn't have the ability to tame a wolf, not even a small one.

“I don’t like anything the prince gives me, simply because the things the prince gives are inherently sinful,” Shen Shuyi said bluntly.

Pei Nanzhou's expression remained unchanged: "Then I'll roast them for my cousin!"

Shen Shuyi sneered, "Does Your Highness not understand human language? I don't like anything that comes from Your Highness's hands! Can Your Highness please stop being so unreasonable?!"

She truly didn't know what it was about her that attracted Pei Nanzhou so much, making him so infatuated.

Pei Dongzhou, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, saw that things had gone far enough and took Shen Shuyi's small hand, saying, "Why should my wife get angry over someone who isn't worth it? Come on, let's go into the tent and cultivate our marital bond."

Shen Shuyi was truly exasperated with Pei Dongzhou; none of the male leads seemed quite normal.

She passively followed Pei Dongzhou into the tent, with Pei Nanzhou's ever-present gaze following behind her.

Pei Nanzhou looked at the various small animals he had hunted and suddenly lost his appetite.

It seems that these things won't win over my cousin; I'll have to ascend the throne myself to force her to follow me.

Originally, he wanted to destroy what he couldn't have, so he wouldn't be haunted by it and unable to let go. But his cousin was no longer the beast she used to be, and he couldn't bear to kill her.

If his cousin didn't exist, he would have no purpose or joy in living.

Seeing this, Qingfeng advised, "Master, please spare Miss Biao, and spare yourself as well?"

Why degrade yourself for someone who doesn't care about you? With your character and looks, there are plenty of beauties throwing themselves at you.

"Why should I let my cousin go? My goal in this life is to win her over and stay with her forever." Pei Nanzhou remained unmoved.

Qingfeng frowned: "But Miss Biao married the young master..."

"Marriage can be dissolved. Once I hold supreme power, even Prince Pei won't be able to protect my cousin. If I want her back, it'll be a simple matter of a word."

(End of this chapter)