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

Chapter 16 Splashing Tea in Prince Pei's Face

Xia Nianchu's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her fingertips unconsciously tightened the embroidered handkerchief.

In just a few breaths, she had already mentally calculated the pros and cons.

Her cousin, the Crown Prince, is known for his vengeful nature. If this matter is investigated thoroughly and it is found that she was the one who drugged him, not only will she not be able to marry him, but she may also be expelled from the Marquis's mansion.

After weighing the pros and cons, she finally made a decision.

Xia Nianchu lowered her eyelids, her eyelashes casting dappled shadows, and her voice was barely audible: "Everything...everything will be arranged by my cousin, the young master."

After saying that, she secretly raised her eyes, her watery eyes quickly glancing at Pei Dongzhou before immediately lowering them again, a faint blush rising on her cheeks: "Whatever my cousin says goes. As long as it's something my cousin wants, I'm willing to give it to him."

Upon receiving Xia Nianchu's answer, Pei Dongzhou's gaze deepened.

His previous statement was actually a test.

If Xia Nianchu had drugged him, he would definitely feel guilty. He suggested that the matter should end there, and Xia Nianchu would simply go along with it.

Xia Nianchu actually complied with his wishes. Does that mean that Xia Nianchu did indeed drug him this time?
Previously, he didn't have a deep impression of Xia Nianchu, only knowing that she was a delicate and frail young lady from a noble family who knew how to please her elders. But when she suddenly threw herself into his arms at Wangyue Tower the day before yesterday, he realized that his understanding of Xia Nianchu was not comprehensive enough.

Shen Shu saw the male and female protagonists gazing deeply into each other's eyes, and goosebumps rose on her arms.

The thought that her mission was not yet complete and that she had to kiss Pei Dongzhou again made her feel utterly hopeless.

"A-Jian, see the two distinguished guests off." At this moment, Shen Shuyi hoped that she could calm down and make another plan.

A-Jian immediately stepped forward to shoo them away, but Xia Nianchu, not wanting to stay there, quickly left the Fusang Courtyard.

She deliberately slowed her pace, hoping to take the opportunity to be alone with her cousin, the Crown Prince, but Pei Dongzhou didn't come out no matter how long she waited.

It's strange, why does my cousin, the Crown Prince, still want to stay at Fusang Courtyard? You know, men and women shouldn't touch each other, and didn't my cousin, the Crown Prince, used to hate Shen Shuyi the most?
Not to mention Xia Nianchu couldn't understand, Shen Shuyi also couldn't understand why Prince Pei was sitting in Fusang Courtyard and wouldn't leave.

Especially the scrutinizing look in Pei Dongzhou's eyes when he looked at her made her heart race.

Without a doubt, Pei Dongzhou still suspected her. It was unclear whether he suspected her of stealing a kiss from him, or of drugging him.

However, Pei Dongzhou had no evidence, so he couldn't convict her.

She composed herself and said to A-Jian, "Cousin Crown Prince may have something to tell me. Go and pour him a cup of tea."

Why not just go all out and drug Pei Dongzhou's tea, then kiss him and see what happens?
A-Jian saw her daughter wink at her, unsure if she was seeing things.

"Never mind, I'll pour the tea myself to show my sincerity." Shen Shuyi said as she headed towards the tea room.

Watching Shen Shuyi's retreating figure, A-Jian suddenly understood, realizing that her young mistress might be trying to poison the tea. "Mother, what can we do?"

Surely the girl wouldn't be so audacious as to drug someone in the Fusang courtyard?

Inside the tea room, Shen Shuyi paced back and forth, her mind in turmoil, debating whether to drug him or not. This seemed like a good opportunity.

Pei Dongzhou was completely unprepared; he never expected her to dare drug him again today. Once he drank the drug, she could kiss him, successfully complete her mission, and her body would recover quickly.

But this time, there was something wrong with the medicine that A-Jian bought. Pei Dongzhou didn't seem to have completely lost consciousness, otherwise he wouldn't have known that someone had stolen a kiss from her.

After a fierce internal struggle, she ultimately didn't have the guts and decided to give up.

When Shen Shuyi brought the tea to Pei Dongzhou, Pei Dongzhou looked at her, a faint sneer in his deep eyes: "Cousin, you've been brewing tea for so long, have you put drugs in it?"

Shen Shuyi's movements as she held the teacup were a little unsteady; she was only glad she hadn't done it herself. But that wasn't the worst of it. Pei Dongzhou continued, "I don't trust my cousin's character. Cousin, please take a sip of the tea first, and I'll only dare to taste it after I'm sure it's alright."

When someone is so popular they're speechless, they can actually laugh.

Shen Shuyi gripped the tea tray tightly, wanting to splash the tea all over Pei Shizi's face.

But thinking of her own precarious life, she forced herself to endure it.

"Where is the most basic trust and respect between people?!" Shen Shuyi sighed, picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp. "Since Cousin Prince is worried about the tea, I'll drink it myself, lest something really goes wrong and I can't bear the responsibility."

Pei Dongzhou said calmly, "I'll ask my cousin one more time: has she done anything improper to me?"

He carefully observed Shen Shuyi's expressions and movements, but found that her expression did not change at all.

It seems that he is too worried.

Or perhaps he was drugged and hallucinating that someone had stolen his kiss? But he could feel the warmth and softness of the woman's lips at the time, so it didn't seem like a hallucination.

“I swear, I didn’t,” Shen Shuyi replied sincerely.

She didn't do anything inappropriate to him; she just gave him a light kiss. Such cheek kisses are common abroad, so how could that be considered inappropriate?
"Remember what I said today, cousin," Pei Dongzhou said, then stood up.

Shen Shuyi repeatedly replied, "Please take care, Cousin Prince."

Pei Dongzhou didn't even glance at her until he left Fusang Courtyard.

Shen Shuyi was worried, so after Pei Dongzhou left, she made a special check to see if the four Pei brothers' favorability towards her continued to decline.

To her surprise, Prince Pei's favorability towards her actually increased, reaching -90%.

That's strange. Did she do something to make Pei Dongzhou happy?

He clearly suspected that she had drugged him and that she had stolen a kiss from him, so why did his affection for her increase instead?
It can't be that she was just cleared of all suspicion.

The thought of this possibility suddenly filled her with fighting spirit.

If she can kiss him again next time and he still doesn't know it was her who made the kiss, then she can complete her mission without making Pei Dongzhou feel disgusted with her.

Sure enough, she made the right choice. If she continues down this path, Pei Dongzhou will be powerless to stop her.

Seeing her daughter suddenly burst into laughter, A-Jian was terrified: "Are you alright, Miss?"

Shen Shuyi smiled broadly: "It couldn't be better!"

She now feels that getting involved with men might not be as difficult as she thought.

She made up her mind; she would continue to drug Pei Dongzhou, but she would change the location and the drug. This time, she would personally buy the drug, and it had to be the kind that would put him to sleep and cause him to die instantly.

This time, she's going it alone, choosing an unexpected place that will catch Pei Dongzhou completely off guard.

Seeing her daughter laugh loudly before revealing a sinister smile, A-Jian couldn't help but shudder...

　Haha

　　
　
(End of this chapter)