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

Chapter 293 Taking the Advantage!

Shen Shuyi felt that Pei Dongzhou's words made some sense: "But I don't think Li Yi seems to want the position of Crown Prince. He usually neglects his duties and only wants to indulge in pleasure. Not only does he himself not have this desire, but His Majesty also looks down on Li Yi, right?"

If she were Emperor Jinglong, she would never have thought Li Yi was fit to be the crown prince.

"That's not necessarily true. As long as Li Yi has even a little ambition, His Majesty will notice his existence. In the eyes of an emperor, a fickle and heartless prince is certainly better than an ambitious one. Besides, the only one whose temperament resembles His Majesty's is Li Yi. I once heard His Majesty mention Li Yi and say that if Li Yi had even a little ambition, he would be quite promising."

Shen Shuyi thought about it and still felt it was very difficult: "The problem is that Li Yi himself lacks ambition."

“This is simple, let Xizhou try to persuade him.” Pei Dongzhou’s gaze was deep.

Shen Shuyi thought that was indeed the case. Pei Xizhou was Li Yi's best friend. The two were so close that they were practically inseparable, even closer than blood brothers.

As someone from a royal family, it's rare to have true friends, but Li Yi has undoubtedly found one.

Pei Xizhou was surprised that Pei Dongzhou would come to him. After listening to Pei Dongzhou's words, his pupils constricted: "That bastard Li Yi will definitely not agree!"

That man only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. He said more than once what was so great about being an emperor, and that it was much more enjoyable to be a carefree prince.

He knows Li Yi best and he certainly doesn't want to compete for the crown prince position. Moreover, in Li Yi's view, it's a thankless task that could endanger his life, as Li Yi values ​​his life above all else.

“Tell him directly that once Pei Nanzhou ascends the throne, he will definitely not be able to live such a comfortable life as he does now. Pei Nanzhou is ruthless and will not take his life, but he will imprison him! I believe he will be tempted,” Pei Dongzhou replied calmly.

Pei Xizhou was speechless for a moment, feeling that the young master Pei had truly grasped Li Yi's Achilles' heel.

"Go and persuade them yourself, why ask me to go?! I don't want to get involved in these things, go by yourself." Pei Xizhou felt that the young master Pei had a good plan, actually dragging him into it.

Pei Dongzhou stared intently at Pei Xizhou: "You don't know yet, do you? The Southern Continent and the Northern Continent have joined forces!"

Pei Xizhou was taken aback: "What did you say?!"

“You heard me right, they’ve joined forces. I think to protect my cousin, we can’t let Nanzhou get what it wants, and you’re the best person to persuade Li Yi. Not just for my cousin, but also for the Pingyang Marquis’s mansion. You should know that Beizhou and Nanzhou are joining forces for the title and the entire Marquis’s mansion.” Pei Dongzhou patted Pei Xizhou’s shoulder and said.

He wasn't sure if Pei Beizhou had joined forces with Pei Nanzhou, but if he were Pei Nanzhou, he would definitely join forces with Pei Beizhou, simply because Pei Beizhou had always been jealous of him, the heir apparent.

Furthermore, it is mentioned that the ultimate goal of Pei Beizhou and Pei Nanzhou joining forces was to persuade Xizhou to help persuade Li Yi.

Pei Xizhou originally did not want to get involved in this matter, but he felt that what Pei Shizi said made sense.

If Pei Nanzhou becomes emperor, my cousin will definitely be forcibly taken and sent to the palace, and the Pingyang Marquis's mansion will also suffer.

From any perspective, he cannot remain unscathed.

He didn't refuse any longer and went to find Li Yi.

Li Yi was watching a dancer perform. Beside him was his recently acquired concubine, who was beautiful, but he had lost all interest in her since arriving at the hunting grounds. Just then, Pei Xizhou arrived.

"A rare guest, what brings you here?" Li Yi greeted Pei Xizhou and invited him to sit down.

Pei Xizhou said to Li Yi, "I don't know why you like watching women dance. I really don't know what's so interesting about it."

Li Yi was about to say that Pei Xizhou even owned a Baixianglou restaurant, yet he had the nerve to say such a thing.

At this moment, Pei Xizhou said to him again, "Have everyone leave. I have something to discuss with you."

Li Yi scoffed, "What do I have to discuss with a stinky man like you?"

Seeing Pei Xizhou looking over, he had no choice but to reply, "Alright, alright, let them all leave."

He waved his hand, and all the dancers withdrew one by one.

As a result, Pei Xizhou glanced at the beauty beside him, and he immediately understood, thinking to himself, what is it that needs to be said in private?
The beauty was dissatisfied, but dared not disobey Li Yi's wishes.

Pei Xizhou was still not at ease, so he went out of the palace and ordered Li Yi's men to guard outside and not allow anyone to enter. Seeing Pei Xizhou's strange appearance, Li Yi felt that things might be bad.

As expected, Pei Xizhou's opening remarks startled him.

"You want me to compete for the position of Crown Prince? Are you crazy or am I crazy?" Li Yi was startled, but he still remembered to keep his voice down.

Seeing Li Yi like this, Pei Xizhou felt that Pei Dongzhou's intuition was correct. Although Li Yi seemed like a philandering and heartless womanizer, he was actually quite shrewish; he just didn't want to get involved.

Seeing Pei Xizhou looking at him with complicated emotions, Li Yi sneered, "Don't love me, it won't work out. I don't like men!"

Pei Xizhou chuckled and said, "I'm discussing serious matters with you."

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You only made me fight for that position so that Cousin Shen wouldn't fall into Pei Nanzhou's hands, right? Let me tell you, I'm not willing. You're getting involved in this to protect Cousin Shen, but I won't. I still want to live a carefree life!" Li Yi saw through Pei Xizhou's intention to drag him into this at a glance.

Pei Xizhou now truly felt that Pei Dongzhou had good judgment, because Li Yi was really just a womanizer and philanderer, and he clearly understood the current situation perfectly.

"Do you think your second brother will be as magnanimous as His Highness the Crown Prince? Your second brother is ruthless. If he were to take power, he would eliminate anyone who poses a threat to him. You, this so-called carefree prince, have even made advances toward your cousin. Your second brother is so possessive of your cousin. Do you think he would easily let you live the leisurely life you used to? Think about it yourself. If your second brother were to become emperor and imprison you for life, preventing you from ever seeing a beautiful woman again, let's see if you'd still be laughing then!" Pei Xizhou attacked Li Yi's weaknesses.

As expected, Li Yi's expression changed: "Is it really that bad? I didn't block his way, why is he being so ruthless to me?"

Pei Xizhou simply told Li Yi about what Pei Nanzhou had done in the past. Li Yi fell silent after listening, feeling that Pei Nanzhou was indeed a bit abnormal.

"Furthermore, my parents raised my second brother for so many years. When he learned that he wasn't a child of the Marquis's family at all, he wasn't sad or upset at all. He even plotted to trick His Majesty into recognizing him as a relative. My second brother has always been the kind of person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. In his mind, if he can't have something, he should destroy it so that no one else can have it either. If he treats his beloved possessions this way, what about you, his so-called brother who has no feelings for him?" Pei Xizhou continued to persuade him.

(End of this chapter)