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

Chapter 300: The combination of the "heartthrob" aura and the male lead's aura

Seeing that Pei Dongzhou could still laugh, Shen Shu said irritably, "Cousin, how can you still laugh after being reprimanded by His Majesty?"

"Why aren't you happy? Actually, what Nanzhou did this time was quite interesting, with each step meticulously planned. If I had taken in the two palace maids, he could have sown discord between us as husband and wife. If I hadn't taken them in, they would have come to the Marquis's residence with a death wish. If we hadn't stopped them from committing suicide in time, the news of their deaths at the Marquis's residence would have spread, and people would have said I had driven them to their deaths, which would have damaged the reputation of both the Marquis's residence and mine. If I had stopped them from taking their own lives, there was even a possibility of him being impeached in the palace. Unfortunately, his plan was too perfect, and the more you think about it, the more chilling it becomes. Even someone like His Majesty would feel a chill down his spine if he thought about it too deeply." Hearing this, Pei Dongzhou felt even better.

Which emperor would want to be schemed against by his own son like this?

Shen Shuyi was certainly happy to see Pei Dongzhou, but she felt it was too early to be happy, as they didn't know what the emperor was thinking.

Pei Dongzhou pinched her cheek: "I'm just happy that Pei Nanzhou is one step further away from the throne."

Why did she look at him like he was an idiot?
Shen Shuyi sighed softly and comforted Pei Dongzhou, saying, "Don't worry, Cousin Prince, no one can take me away, not even Pei Nanzhou. Besides, I think with you here, Cousin Prince, Second Cousin has no chance of becoming emperor."

She felt that Pei Dongzhou's aura as the male lead was stronger than that of Pei Nanzhou.

It could also be that she's narcissistic, because she married Pei Dongzhou, and now she has the aura of being a heartthrob. Her heartthrob aura combined with Pei Dongzhou's male lead aura must be stronger than Pei Nanzhou's, right?
Therefore, she felt that Pei Dongzhou had no reason to worry that Pei Nanzhou would ascend the throne and take her away from him.

"Does my wife trust me so much?" Pei Dongzhou was a little surprised.

Shen Shuyi nodded vigorously: "Of course."

Pei Dongzhou's eyes flickered slightly: "That's right, why did my cousin drug me and steal a kiss from me? And once wasn't enough, she stole a kiss from me twice."

He had wanted to ask about this for a long time, but he felt that his cousin most likely wouldn't tell him the truth.

Shen Shuyi really didn't expect Pei Dongzhou to bring up old grievances. She blinked and made up an excuse: "Because my cousin used to be so arrogant, I was not convinced and wanted to humiliate him and tease him. As it turns out, even though I stole a kiss from him, he couldn't do anything about it."

Pei Dongzhou shook his head upon hearing this: "My cousin is lying. But if she doesn't want to tell me, then she won't. I'll tell her the truth when she's willing to in the future."

Shen Shuyi thought to herself that there was no need to mention that she was a cannon fodder female supporting character, especially since the system had already logged off.

Fortunately, Prince Pei did not press her further on this issue, which relieved her.

Inside the Southern Study.

After dismissing Pei Dongzhou and the two palace maids, Emperor Jinglong sat quietly for a long time.

Wang De peeked at His Majesty the Emperor, just then Emperor Jinglong looked over, startling him.

"Wang De, do you think Minister Pei is the kind of minister who would be so reckless as to falsely accuse a palace maid?" Emperor Jinglong asked calmly.

Wang De thought to himself, "Who doesn't know that Lord Pei is a steady and reliable person? How could he possibly frame a palace maid?"
Furthermore, there is no doubt that the palace maid was given to Lord Pei by the King of Zhao, and it is also a fact that the King of Zhao instigated the incident.

In fact, His Majesty had already made up his mind, but still asked him, "Is this something he has the right to comment on?"

He tried to brush it off with a vague answer, but then His Majesty said, "I want to hear the truth from you."

Wang De knelt on the ground, not daring to evade the question: "This servant believes that Lord Pei is a person of noble character and does not seem like the kind of person who would frame a palace maid."

In other words, if Prince Pei is not the problem, then the only person with a problem is clearly Pei Nanzhou.

It can only be said that Prince Zhao is getting further and further away from the position of Crown Prince. Emperor Jinglong remained silent for a long time, and only a deathly silence remained in the Southern Study.

Inside the Prince of Jin's residence, Li Yi did what he was supposed to do as usual, and Pei Xizhou stopped visiting his residence, saying that it was important to avoid any suspicion at this crucial moment.

He was so bored every day that he couldn't indulge in any fun, so he would occasionally read a book or something, which made him quite content.

On the day he officially chose his princess, Emperor Jinglong and Consort Xian were present, and almost all the noble ladies in the capital whose names he could name were there.

There's no other reason than that, although Li Yi is infamous, he is a prince and Emperor Jinglong personally oversaw his affairs, which shows that Emperor Jinglong valued Li Yi.

Most importantly, everyone knows that the situation has changed, Li Hong's position as crown prince is in jeopardy, and now is the time for other princes to rise to prominence.

The fact that Li Yi chose a princess at this crucial juncture is surely sending a certain message.
In a way, Li Yi and Emperor Jinglong are quite similar. Both father and son are romantic and amorous. No matter how much of an emperor Emperor Jinglong was a womanizer, he could still be a good and wise ruler. If Li Yi really became the crown prince, it wouldn't be surprising.

Therefore, this selection of imperial concubines was exceptionally well-attended; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that all the noble ladies of the capital had come.

Seeing so many beauties gathered together, Emperor Jinglong asked Consort Xian in a low voice, "Are there any noble ladies from the Marquis of Pingyang's residence attending?"

Consort Xian replied softly, "No."

Emperor Jinglong's eyes flickered slightly, and he did not continue the topic.

Consort Xian understood this. Originally, the Marquis of Pingyang's family had produced a Crown Princess, but now that the Crown Prince's leg was failing, it would be too conspicuous for the Pei family to send another noblewoman to participate in the selection.

The fact that the Marquis of Pingyang's family did not send any noble ladies to participate this time indicates that the Marquis of Pingyang's family has no intention of marrying their noble ladies into the royal family again.

As the person involved, Li Yi was dressed smartly today, but looking at the beauties of various appearances, he seemed a little bored.

He'd probably had his fill of fun; no matter how many beautiful women there were, they couldn't arouse his interest much. He'd thought that with so many women, surely one would catch his eye, but it turned out he didn't like any of them.

He even had a sudden thought: if his cousin Shen were here, he wouldn't need to choose; he could pick her at a glance and make her his queen.

It's a pity, though, that Cousin Shen has already married Pei Dongzhou.

Consort Xian had been observing her son's reaction. Seeing that he was looking straight ahead, she asked curiously, "Has Yi'er taken a fancy to any girl?"

Li Yi is no longer so keen on getting married, but he can't tell the truth, since the die is cast.

He looked around and then said, "I'm overwhelmed by the choices and can't make up my mind."

Emperor Jinglong could tell at a glance that he was not being sincere, and that he clearly did not have a girl he liked.

These noble ladies are all dignified and elegant, and their looks are outstanding. Li Yi used to be a man who didn't discriminate against meat, so why is he not interested now?

"There's still time. You can take your time choosing. Since you're choosing a princess, you should choose the best girl. Go." Emperor Jinglong wouldn't allow Li Yi to back down.

(End of this chapter)