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

Chapter 288 His smile made her legs go weak
Not only was Xia Nianchu surprised that Pei Dongzhou dared to reprimand her in public, but Emperor Jinglong was equally surprised by Pei Dongzhou's audacity.

Shen Shuyi was also nervous, secretly sweating for Pei Dongzhou.

No matter what, Xia Nianchu was Emperor Jinglong's favored concubine. Pei Dongzhou's public humiliation of Xia Nianchu was not only embarrassing for her, but also for Emperor Jinglong. Pei Dongzhou should have remained calm.

As expected, Xia Nianchu looked at Emperor Jinglong with teary eyes: "I only wanted Your Majesty to appreciate Cousin Shen's dance, I had no ill intentions, why does Prince Pei have to humiliate me like this..."

Before she could finish speaking, Pei Nanzhou raised his voice, "Whether Consort Li has ulterior motives or not, only she knows. Even if my cousin is exceptionally talented, skilled in singing and dancing, why would Consort Li compare her to a dancer? Does Consort Li think that because of Father Emperor's favor, she can arbitrarily humiliate the Heir Apparent's wife of the Marquis of Pingyang?! May I ask Consort Li, is that so?!"

Xia Nianchu never expected that Pei Nanzhou, who had presented her to Emperor Jinglong, would also undermine her. They were clearly on the same side, so how dare Pei Nanzhou treat her like this?
Isn't he afraid that he might switch sides and break up with him?
She was so angry she could hardly breathe, but the Empress intervened and said, "Perhaps Consort Li meant no harm, she just doesn't know how to speak properly. Let the singing and dancing continue."

Empress Dong spoke, which eased the tense atmosphere.

However, Emperor Jinglong's expression was still not very pleasant, and his sharp gaze lingered on Shen Shuyi for a moment.

Lady Liang and Li Yun also saw the Emperor's displeasure, but it was clearly Consort Li who had stirred up trouble. Why was Emperor Jinglong staring at their daughter with such eyes?
The couple were equally unhappy, and they hated Xia Nianchu to death.

Shen Shuyi pretended not to see the emperor's gaze upon her. She was initially worried that Emperor Jinglong would punish Pei Dongzhou, but fortunately, Pei Nanzhou stepped in and diverted Emperor Jinglong's anger.

However, the outlook is still not very optimistic.

She herself is fine, but Prince Pei's future political prospects may not be so optimistic.

Afterwards, when no one was paying attention, Pei Dongzhou took Shen Shuyi out of the banquet hall.

Just as the couple was about to return to their tent to rest, a palace maid suddenly blocked their way: "A noble person requests that the young master go to the Octagonal Pavilion."

"Who is this distinguished guest?" Pei Dongzhou asked calmly.

The palace maid was speechless for a long while before replying, "This servant is only following orders to deliver a message and cannot tell you."

"Why should I accept the invitation if I don't even know who the other party is?" Pei Dongzhou said, taking Shen Shuyi's hand and continuing to walk forward.

The palace maid was surprised by Pei Dongzhou's reaction.

Everyone should have a curious mind, so why doesn't Prince Pei have any curiosity at all?
Shen Shuyi was also curious about who wanted to meet Pei Dongzhou, so she asked in a low voice, "Cousin, aren't you going to find out who wants to see you?"

"Sneaky and shady, what good could he be?" Pei Dongzhou thought to himself. If Pei Nanzhou sent someone to get rid of him, wouldn't he have fallen for a diversionary tactic?
Shen Shuyi remained silent for a moment, and surprisingly found that what Prince Pei said made sense.

After the couple entered the tent, Shen Shuyi sighed softly, "Cousin Crown Prince shouldn't have been so blunt at the banquet. He offended His Majesty, and he'll be in deep trouble."

Pei Dongzhou scoffed, "His Majesty won't favor me much anyway because of Nanzhou, so why should my wife suffer because of Consort Li? At worst, I'll quit my official post and spend all my time with my wife, cultivating our intimacy in bed..."

Seeing that he was being irresponsible again, Shen Shu suddenly realized that she shouldn't worry too much about Prince Pei.

After all, he's the male lead, so he should have the male lead's halo, right? On the contrary, she's just a cannon fodder female supporting character. Today, Emperor Jinglong looked at her with ill intent. Who knows, the emperor might take her life in a fit of anger.

She should worry more about her own life than about Prince Pei.

Just as Shen Shuyi was inwardly complaining, Pei Dongzhou actually said he wanted to take a bath with her.

She was truly impressed by Prince Pei. How could he still have the mind to think about romantic affairs even when he was disliked by Emperor Jinglong?
Seeing Shen Shuyi looking at him with complicated eyes, Pei Dongzhou asked in confusion, "Does my wife not like my body?" After a while, Shen Shuyi sighed and said, "My cousin, the young master, wasn't like this before."

How did things turn out like this?
The former Prince Pei always wore a fake smile, appearing kind and approachable, but in reality, he wasn't close to anyone. Now, he smiles whenever he sees her, but his smile makes her legs go weak.

"What was I like before?" Pei Dongzhou's hand had already automatically and unconsciously touched Shen Shuyi's clothes buttons.

Shen Shuyi was also impressed. In the blink of an eye, Pei Dongzhou had already started to take off her clothes. He was even faster than she could unbutton them herself.

Just as she was complaining, a commotion suddenly broke out outside: "Assassins!!"

Shen Shuyi was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Pei Shizi, who was blinded by lust.

When Pei Dongzhou saw her looking over, his smile deepened: "Why are you looking at your husband?"

He continued to undress Shen Shuyi, and Shen Shuyi coughed twice: "Cousin, won't you go and see what kind of assassin it is?"

"They wouldn't kill us, would they? Let's continue our married life." Pei Dongzhou had no intention of letting go of the delicious food that was right in front of him.

Shen Shuyi didn't stop him, but instead sneered and reminded him, "What if it's an assassin trying to kill His Highness the Crown Prince?"

The moment Pei Dongzhou pulled off Shen Shuyi's clothes, his gaze fell on Shen Shuyi's fair and delicate shoulders.

Seeing his hesitant and struggling appearance, Shen Shuyi pushed him away impatiently and pulled her clothes together: "Cousin, you should go out and see what's going on."

Pei Dongzhou felt that a moment of pleasure could not compare to a lifetime of companionship. Just as he was about to leave, he turned back and carefully helped Shen Shuyi get dressed: "My wife, come with me."

Shen Shuyi asked, puzzled, "Why?"

This has nothing to do with her, right?

“My lady, have you forgotten? Last time, I wasn’t watching you closely enough, and Pei Nanzhou kidnapped you. The assassins appearing now might also be his doing. Some mistakes can’t be made twice.” Pei Dongzhou explained earnestly.

Shen Shuyi thought Pei Dongzhou's words made sense. Even if they were overthinking it, they should still be on the safe side.

It's always safer to stay by Pei Dongzhou's side.

And so the couple left the tent together, and saw a large crowd ahead, so they headed towards the crowd.

They came out later, and a large crowd had already gathered there to discuss it.

"What happened?" Shen Shuyi asked.

Upon hearing this, Madam Liang looked at Shen Shuyi and whispered, "I heard someone saw the assassin. The assassin went into the woods, and His Highness the Crown Prince just led people to chase after him."

Shen Shuyi frowned upon hearing this and looked at Pei Dongzhou.

(End of this chapter)