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

Chapter 11 Those who are close to me, if I catch them...

Xia Nianchu broke out in a cold sweat, how could she dare to lust after Prince Pei's body?

She took several steps back and stammered, "I... I won't disturb Cousin Prince's rest any longer, I'll take my leave."

She left the room and closed the door behind her, and the room returned to silence.

Pei Dongzhou, barely able to support himself, collapsed back onto the bed. His body was still out of control, the effects of the medicine far from worn off.

When Qingzhu returned to his quarters, he noticed that something was wrong with the young master. He quickly went to help his master up and asked, "What's wrong, young master?"

As the effects of the drug on Pei Dongzhou gradually wore off, he sat on the bed and calmly ordered, "Go and bring the novice monk who brought the tea over. I want to interrogate him myself!"

When Qingzhu found the novice monk, the monk was clearly feeling guilty.

He tried to run away, but Qingzhu was prepared and forcibly led the novice monk to Pei Dongzhou's quarters.

Pei Dongzhou had now fully recovered.

This time it was his carelessness; he hadn't expected the novice monk to be so bold as to put medicine in his tea. Fortunately, it wasn't poison, otherwise he might have died at Dajue Temple today.

The novice monk dared not look at Pei Dongzhou. Before Pei Dongzhou could speak, he guiltily stammered, "This...this humble monk knows nothing..."

The next moment, he experienced excruciating pain in his Kunlun, Taixi, and Zhaohai acupoints, and he collapsed to his knees, his legs feeling as if they were broken.

He was startled and tried to stand up, only to find that his ankles felt as if they had been severed by a knife.

The inhuman pain caused him to scream repeatedly, but his mouth was covered by green bamboo, preventing him from making a sound.

Only then did the novice realize who he had provoked.

Everyone says that Prince Pei is gentle and humble like a gentleman, which is no secret in the capital. But no one tells him that Prince Pei is vicious. If he knew, he certainly wouldn't dare to provoke Prince Pei.

"You've only ruined your legs for now. If you don't tell the truth, I can also move your hands and head." Pei Dongzhou looked down at the novice monk with an air of superiority.

This time, the novice monk dared not hide anything and told everything he knew.

As soon as he finished speaking, his hands were in excruciating pain, as if they were broken.

His eyes were bloodshot with rage; he never imagined that even confessing the truth wouldn't save his hands.

“You should be glad you’re a monk, otherwise you would already be beheaded.” After saying this, Pei Dongzhou said to Qingzhu, “Leave the man to the abbot for treatment.”

Qingzhu picked up the novice monk whose limbs had been crippled and left the dormitory.

Pei Dongzhou composed himself, left his room, and headed towards the main hall.

He secretly wondered if the woman who first kissed him was Xia Nianchu. After taking the medicine, his five senses hadn't disappeared, but they were much duller than usual.

He couldn't tell the difference between the first woman's footsteps and the second woman's, but he remembered that the first woman who kissed him had a faint fragrance.

The scent of Xia Nianchu's perfume was clearly different from the scent of the woman he was intimate with...

Shen Shuyi was lost in thought outside the main hall, too preoccupied to care about Xia Nianchu.

When Xia Nianchu arrived outside the main hall in a panic, she guessed that Xia Nianchu had not succeeded.

This was an expected outcome. Pei Dongzhou is the most difficult male lead to deal with; even with Xia Nianchu's protagonist aura, she wouldn't get him easily.

There's still a tough battle ahead. Xia Nianchu will expose her then, and she might still need to use Xia Nianchu, so it's not wise to turn against Xia Nianchu now.

But she refused to take the blame, as it was a matter of life and death.

Not only was Shen Shuyi in a state of turmoil, but Xia Nianchu was equally nervous.

She was caught red-handed by the Crown Prince's cousin. How could someone like the Crown Prince's cousin not see through her scheme? If she succeeded, so be it; she could become the Crown Prince's wife and use Shen Shuyi as a scapegoat. Even if she couldn't escape unscathed, her plan would still be perfect.

Unfortunately, she failed to achieve her goal. If her cousin, the heir apparent, were to pursue the matter to the end, would she incur the wrath of the Lady of the Marquis and be expelled from the Marquis's residence?

In the end, it's all Shen Shuyi's fault. What kind of medicine did she buy? How come my cousin, the young master, woke up so quickly after taking it?

Just as Shen Shuyi and Xia Nianchu were in a panic, Pei Dongzhou arrived at the Mahavira Hall.

Out of the corner of her eye, Shen Shuyi saw Pei Dongzhou standing next to Xia Nianchu. She didn't know what the young master Pei had said, but Xia Nianchu's smile looked somewhat forced.

Shen Shuyi told herself not to panic, since she hadn't left any evidence anyway. Besides, Pei Dongzhou was clearly still asleep when she stole a kiss from him, so he definitely wouldn't know that she had committed such a heinous act against him.

As she convinced herself of this, she saw Pei Dongzhou walking towards her.

No way, Xia Nianchu just betrayed her like that?
Before she transmigrated, she was a well-behaved and law-abiding girl who had never done anything illegal or disorderly, let alone laid hands on men. This was the first time she had ever done something like indecent assault on a man.

This is the first time I've ever done something like this. Am I going to be punished so soon?

"Where did my cousin go just now?" Pei Dongzhou's gentle voice sounded beside Shen Shuyi.

"I'm waiting here for my maternal grandmother. Does Cousin, the Crown Prince, have something to say?" Shen Shuyi turned to look at Pei Dongzhou.

Pei Dongzhou met Shen Shuyi's clear, bright eyes. She didn't seem guilty. Because they were close, he could smell the faint scent of osmanthus emanating from her. The woman who had kissed him earlier also had a faint fragrance, but it was definitely not osmanthus.

But he remembered that she had hidden a medicine packet in Fusang Courtyard the day before yesterday. Moreover, this woman had a history of seducing him; although she was kicked out of the East Garden before she could get close to him, that incident remained fresh in his memory.

Shen Shuyi remained relatively calm under Pei Dongzhou's scrutiny. In any case, he had no evidence that she had stolen a kiss from him. As long as he had no evidence to prove that she had molested him, he could not convict her.

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi with a gentle expression: "Just now, I was drugged by a novice monk in my dormitory and was also kissed by a woman."

Fortunately, Shen Shuyi had good composure and pretended to be surprised when she heard this: "Who is so audacious as to do something improper to my cousin, the young master?"

Pei Dongzhou carefully observed every subtle change in Shen Shuyi's expression, but no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't detect even the slightest hint of guilt on his cousin's face.

He remembered that although his cousin Shen was incredibly audacious, she wasn't cunning; it was easy to spot her wrongdoings. The girl before him had innocent eyes and a harmless expression, and didn't seem to be pretending.

Could it be that he suspected the wrong person?

If it wasn't Cousin Shen who kissed him, could it have been Xia Nianchu?

However, the scent of Xia Nianchu's perfume was completely different from that of the woman who had kissed him, and his intuition told him that his cousin Shen was more suspicious.

"I also want to know who dared to do such a thing to me. My cousin should know that I'm the kind of person who holds grudges. The novice monk who drugged me has already had his limbs crippled. As for those who are close to me, if I catch them..."

Pei Dongzhou's eyes were as deep as ink, and his thin lips curved upwards into a faint smile: "Cousin, what do you think I should do to deal with this?"

(End of this chapter)