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

Chapter 96 The Crown Prince's Interrogation: Did He Kiss You?
Pei Dongzhou noticed that Pei Nanzhou was staring intently at his cousin Shen behind him, and that Nanzhou's gaze was as if he had spotted his prey. Something was wrong.

"Nanzhou?"

Pei Nanzhou didn't hear Pei Dongzhou's words at all; his eyes were only on Shen Shuyi, and he wanted to pull her away.

Shen Shuyi immediately moved from behind Pei Dongzhou to in front of him. Seeing this, Pei Dongzhou simply chopped at the back of Pei Nanzhou's neck with a palm strike.

Pei Nanzhou instantly lost consciousness, while Pei Dongzhou supported him and led him to the East Garden.

He also told Shen Shuyi and Xia Nianchu to follow along.

Shen Shuyi knew that Prince Pei was going to interrogate them.

So the result of her saving Pei Nanzhou was that she got caught up in it herself, which was pointless.

After the physician administered acupuncture to Pei Nanzhou and neutralized the effects of the medication, Pei Nanzhou, the person involved, woke up.

He wished he didn't remember what had happened before, but unfortunately, he remembered everything, especially the scene of chasing after Shen Shuyi.

When he saw the way Shen Shuyi was looking at him, he became furious and embarrassed: "It must be my cousin Shen who drugged me!"

Shen Shuyi wasn't going to tolerate him, and sneered, "Pah! With Second Cousin acting like he was in heat just now, did I really need to drug him?!"

Anyway, the male leads already know what kind of person she is, so she's too lazy to pretend anymore.

"Brother, did you see that? This woman is vulgar and uncouth; only a country bumpkin would act like that!" Pei Nanzhou was sorely offended by Shen Shuyi's words and spoke without thinking.

Pei Dongzhou looked at Xia Nianchu, who was silent to the side: "Cousin Xia, what do you have to say?"

The medicine was actually administered by Xia Nianchu, but she couldn't admit it, so she pretended to be clueless and said, "I don't know what happened. When I got to the waterside pavilion, my second cousin seemed a bit off. Just then, my cousin Shen came over."

Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi. He suddenly realized that it seemed that his cousin Xia and his cousin Shen always appeared in the same things and in the same places. Was this just a coincidence, or was there something more to it?
But he knew the two of them didn't get along.

"If I hadn't shown up, my second cousin might already be secretly having an affair with my cousin Xia, right? Does that mean I ruined their good time?" Shen Shuyi said in a teasy tone. "I think my second cousin and my cousin Xia are a perfect match. If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have shown up at that inappropriate place."

Pei Nanzhou was speechless for a moment.

Given his past behavior, if Shen Shuyi hadn't appeared, he might have actually done something outrageous with his cousin Xia.

After Shen Shuyi appeared, she kept avoiding him and eventually took her cousin Xia with her, thus averting a disaster.

"Keep this matter buried in your heart and don't mention it again," Pei Dongzhou ordered in a deep voice.

Shen Shuyi said no problem, she agreed very readily: "I will follow the arrangements of my cousin, the Crown Prince!"

Pei Dongzhou glanced at her energetic reply.

Shen Shuyi touched her nose: "If there's nothing else, I'll be going then?"

Anyway, it's the male and female leads' turn to shine next, so let's leave this villainous supporting character behind and give them room to shine.

"Cousin Shen, please wait a moment."

Pei Dongzhou looked at Xia Nianchu as he spoke: "Cousin Xia, I thought I had warned you last time, and you should have restrained yourself. Since you are so incorrigible, you should not stay in the Marquis's mansion any longer..."

This sudden change left the people present stunned.

[Impromptu Quest Triggered: Host, keep the female lead at the Marquis's residence!]

Shen Shuyi knew this would happen. If the female lead left, the plot would fall apart; she couldn't leave. Anyway, once she saved her own life, what happened between the female lead and the male lead was their business.

Seeing that Xia Nianchu was about to cry, Shen Shuyi stepped forward and put his arm around the female lead's shoulder, gently comforting her: "Your Highness cousin was just teasing you, cousin, please stop crying, it breaks my heart to see you crying like this."

The Pei brothers stared at her as if she were a monster. She said righteously, "Your Highness has misunderstood Cousin Xia. It was definitely not Cousin Xia who drugged you today. I was watching Cousin Xia the whole time and didn't see her do anything. Everyone knows that Cousin Xia and I don't get along, so I have no reason to speak up for her. But I am a person of principle and I don't like to see anyone being wronged."

Pei Nanzhou also suspected that Xia Nianchu had drugged him: "If it wasn't Cousin Xia who drugged me, could it have been Cousin Shen?"

"That's where Second Cousin is wrong. I'm Second Cousin's savior. He shouldn't repay kindness with enmity like this," Shen Shuyi said irritably.

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi thoughtfully: "Cousin Shen, have you really been staring at Cousin Xia the whole time?"

"Of course, would I need to lie like this? It really wasn't Cousin Xia who drugged me, so please believe me, Cousin Prince."

Shen Shuyi looked at Xia Nianchu, who was crying with tears streaming down her face, and couldn't help but admire how well this woman knew how to use a woman's vulnerability to arouse a man's possessiveness.

Unfortunately, Pei Da and Pei Er seemed a bit off; they couldn't see the female lead's tears and were staring at her, as if they suspected she was lying.

Pei Dongzhou originally intended to get rid of Xia Nianchu, an uncertain factor, from the Marquis's mansion, but then he thought that there seemed to be some kind of connection between Cousin Shen and Cousin Xia.

Last time he wanted to get rid of Xia Nianchu, it was his cousin Shen who pleaded for him, and it will be the same this time.

Logically speaking, these two cousins ​​usually don't get along, so why does Cousin Shen, who is known for holding grudges, always help Cousin Xia?

He immediately changed his mind: "Indeed, I was too arbitrary. Cousin Xia will stay at the Marquis's residence for the time being. But remember, some things can only be done once and cannot be repeated."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw his cousin Shen's bright smile. She looked even happier than his cousin Xia, who was the person involved.

His doubts deepened, and he increasingly felt that there seemed to be some indispensable connection between his two cousins.

With this matter settled, Pei Dongzhou gave the order to leave. Shen Shuyi was about to leave as well, but was left behind.

Upon hearing this, Xia Nianchu glared at Shen Shuyi, her jealousy growing stronger.

Shen Shuyi got all the good things, and had many opportunities to be alone with her cousin, the Crown Prince. She always felt that her cousin should have belonged to her.

Shen Shuyi was left alone in the room. She thought Pei Dongzhou was going to interrogate her about whether she had drugged Pei Nanzhou, but to her surprise, the young master Pei asked her, "Where did Nanzhou touch my cousin?"

Shen Shuyi: ? ? ?

"Did he kiss you?" Pei Dongzhou asked calmly.

Shen Shuyi finally understood that Prince Pei was worried she would try to extort money from Pei Nanzhou. She quickly shook her head: "No, no, Cousin Xia was there too."

"Did he not kiss you, or did he not touch you?" Pei Dongzhou stared intently at him, seemingly determined to get an answer.

"None of them," Shen Shuyi lied through her teeth.

"Tell the truth!" Pei Dongzhou stared at her intently.

Shen Shuyi thought for a moment before managing to stammer out, "He...he just pinched my waist. That...that doesn't count as touching, does it?"

　It's July already! Time flies, haha, in just half a year it will be Chinese New Year again.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)