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

Chapter 296 Other men are more important than him, my husband!
Emperor Jinglong's eyes flickered slightly, and he felt that Li Yi's change was indeed a good thing.

"We still need to observe further, but it's not entirely normal for Yi'er to be a bit of a flirt. What man doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? How can he be like Nan Zhou, always eyeing married women?"

Emperor Jinglong's words silenced Wang De.

Therefore, although the Prince of Zhao looks most like His Majesty, Li Yi is the one whose temperament is most like His Majesty's.

Of the two princes, it is clear that Prince Jin is more favored by His Majesty. In fact, His Majesty has always been the most lenient towards Prince Jin, but also the one he loves the most.

Previously, His Majesty had never considered making Prince Jin the heir apparent because His Highness the Crown Prince was safe and sound. But now things are different.

Those ministers who are busy currying favor with the King of Zhao are likely to bet on the wrong horse.

He could tell that His Majesty's heart had already tipped in favor of the Prince of Jin.

Inside the Pingyang Marquis's residence, Pei Dongzhou was teaching Shen Shuyi to write.

Shen Shuyi was speechless. She didn't want to practice calligraphy at all, but Prince Pei was very enthusiastic and insisted that her handwriting was ugly and that he would teach her himself.

His teaching method was to lift her onto his lap, hold her hand, and teach her to write stroke by stroke.

She turned her head and met the man's handsome profile.

Wow, it's a shame that this face isn't a top star; she's really good-looking.

"Why don't you write it yourself, Cousin Prince?" Shen Shuyi said with a fake smile.

Pei Dongzhou turned to look at his wife in his arms: "Don't look at your husband like that. If you want to cultivate your feelings for me in bed, that's another matter."

Shen Shuyi felt that Prince Pei was full of lewd nonsense, and all he could think about was sex.

He insisted on teaching her, but instead of doing so, he started touching her inappropriately, his hand already slipping under her skirt. What a scoundrel!

Just as she was complaining, A-Jian's voice rang out from outside: "Young Master, Qingzhu has something to report."

Pei Dongzhou stopped his mischievous hand. Just as he was feeling regretful, Shen Shuyi pushed him away: "Hurry up, Qingzhu wouldn't be looking for her cousin, the young master, unless it's something important."

Pei Dongzhou could only stand up and say to Shen Shuyi, "Please wait for me a moment, my wife. I will be back soon to help you practice calligraphy."

Shen Shuyi was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was clearly trying to take advantage of her, not teaching her to write.
After Pei Dongzhou left Fusang Courtyard, Qingzhu went up to report on the situation with Li Yi.

Finally, Qingzhu added, "Everything is going in the direction the young master predicted. The young master is truly a genius."

“There’s no need to be happy now. Everything is still up in the air. All we can say is that pushing Prince Jin to His Majesty’s side was the right move. As for what will happen in the future, who can be sure?” Pei Dongzhou said calmly.

Qingzhu whispered, "I think His Highness Prince Jin has a great chance of winning. It is said that His Majesty will also be in charge of choosing a consort for His Highness Prince Jin, which shows that His Majesty values ​​His Highness Prince Jin."

Pei Dongzhou's eyes flickered slightly: "That would be worse; it might alert the enemy."

Pei Nanzhou was still basking in the joy of being the only choice for the crown prince. If he saw Li Yi choosing a princess at this time, he would definitely take notice of Li Yi.

He thought the best way was to catch Pei Nanzhou off guard, otherwise, seeing that Li Yi was also a candidate for crown prince, Pei Nanzhou might very well try to poison Li Yi again.

“The matter is settled, and there’s nothing the young master can do to stop His Majesty from helping Prince Jin choose a consort. Is the young master worried that the second young master will be detrimental to Prince Jin?” Qingzhu guessed her master’s concerns.

Pei Dongzhou nodded slightly: "I have thought of someone who might be able to lend Li Yi a hand."

At this point, he added, "Go to Xizhou. He has a wide circle of friends. Have him find a group of martial arts masters with good skills to protect Prince Jin's safety."

Qingzhu accepted the order and left. Pei Dongzhou stood there for a moment before returning to Fusang Courtyard. Shen Shuyi noticed that Pei Dongzhou was unusually attentive to her when he returned.

As the saying goes, "Those who offer unsolicited favors are either up to no good or are thieves." Although Pei Dongzhou usually treated her well and always granted her requests, he was never this sycophantic as he was now.

She asked in a cool tone, "Did my cousin, the Crown Prince, do something to wrong me?"

Pei Dongzhou was enthusiastically giving Shen Shuyi a massage when he heard this, and he quickly replied, "Absolutely not."

Shen Shuyi didn't believe his nonsense: "Then, Cousin Prince, just say what you have to say."

Something must have happened, otherwise Prince Pei wouldn't have acted like a lapdog.

Although this man usually dotes on her, he is also a chauvinist and rarely shows weakness to her. There is definitely something wrong with the situation today.

Pei Dongzhou was speechless. He felt that no one understood him better than his cousin.

"There is something I need my cousin's help with..." Pei Dongzhou found it difficult to say.

Shen Shuyi snorted, knowing that something must have happened to Prince Pei, and she was right.

"Cousin, please tell me," she said, curious about what could be causing Prince Pei to hesitate.

Pei Dongzhou no longer hesitated and went straight to the point: "Cousin, would you be so kind as to ask Sun Wang to lend Prince Jin a hand?"

Shen Shuyi's expression changed upon hearing this, and she decisively refused, saying, "Impossible!!"

Pei Dongzhou had considered that Shen Shuyi might be reluctant, but he did not expect her attitude to be so firm.

He was puzzled: "Why?"

Shen Shuyi thought to herself that Sun Wang died at the hands of Li Yi in the original story, so how could she ask Sun Wang to help Li Yi?
She had always hoped that Sun Wang would avoid Li Yi and have no contact with him, but Pei Dongzhou actually wanted to ask Sun Wang to go and help Li Yi.

If Sun Wang were to help Li Yi, wouldn't that be going around in circles and ending up back where we started?

"Sun Wang is busy helping me manage the clothing store, he's too busy!" Shen Shuyi glared fiercely at Pei Dongzhou. "You're not allowed to make a move on Sun Wang, or I'll turn against you!"

Pei Dongzhou truly didn't expect his little wife to threaten to turn against him for the sake of another man: "My wife's words hurt my heart."

She turned against her husband for another man, so does that mean that in her heart, Sun Wang was more important than her husband?
Shen Shuyi sneered: "Don't try to fool me. In short, I won't let Sun Wang help Li Yi!"

"If this concerns Li Yi's safety, why is Madam unwilling to lend Sun Wang for a while?" Pei Dongzhou still couldn't understand.

Shen Shuyi gave him a fake smile: "Li Yi is dead, so be it. If Pei Nanzhou really ascends the throne and you can't protect me, then you're just incompetent!"

Pei Dongzhou: ...

What a cruel woman.

“Madam is truly heartless.” Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi with disappointment.

Shen Shuyi ignored Pei Dongzhou and walked away, leaving Pei Dongzhou still wondering why Sun Wang was more important to his little wife than him, her bedmate.

Could it be that he didn't perform well in bed? How could she still have other men in her heart? Just now, the way she was anxious made it seem like Sun Wang was her true love.

For a moment, Prince Pei began to question the meaning of life.

(End of this chapter)