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

Chapter 45 The young master personally carried her to bed...

Pei Dongzhou didn't see Qingzhu's expectant eyes; he was only worried that something might happen to Shen Shuyi, which would make his grandmother heartbroken.

He followed her into the dormitory, completely unaware of Qingzhu's worried expression.

Shen Shuyi headed straight for Pei Dongzhou's bed, knowing that Pei Dongzhou was following behind her, constantly worried that she would be thrown out by the young master Pei.

She wondered if, after she climbed into Pei Dongzhou's bed, he would first kill her with a single blow, and then throw her corpse out of the manor to feed the dogs.

But what could she do? Either way, she was going to die, so she could only charge forward and just go for it.

To make herself look genuinely dizzy, she carefully judged the distance and lunged directly onto the bed.

The bed was about half a body's distance from her, but when she lunged forward, her upper body could still touch the bed.

But her powerful lunge was stopped midway by someone—none other than Pei Dongzhou.
Pei Dongzhou was also suspicious that Shen Shuyi was faking her illness. This woman acted strangely and had tried to cling to him more than once. In addition, she had a long criminal record, so he had to be careful. He originally wanted to see what trick she was playing, whether she was really dizzy or faking it.

Just as she was about to fall forward, he still managed to catch her at the crucial moment.

The moment he caught the girl, the force he felt made him realize he had been overthinking things.

Shen Shuyi frowned, and opened her eyes weakly: "Cousin, let me lie on the bed for a while. I'm too dizzy and need to lie flat and not move..."

Without thinking much, Pei Dongzhou laid her horizontally on his bed.

Qingzhu, standing at the door, was heartbroken at the sight. That wicked woman, Shen Biao, had actually climbed into the young master's bed! This was the young master's bed! There wasn't a single female creature here; how could Shen Biao have gotten herself into it?
And it was the young master himself who carried him up there, what kind of situation is this?
Pei Dongzhou had no idea how heartbroken Qingzhu was. He stood in front of the bed, looking at the girl who was resting on his pillow, and at that moment he suddenly began to question the meaning of life.

How could he let this woman into his bed?
This is wrong!

Even with Qingzhu present, he shouldn't have let Shen Shuyi into his bed.

He was about to step forward and move the woman out of his space when she opened her eyes and smiled at him apologetically: "Cousin, I'm so sorry, I've caused you trouble. It's all because of my useless body..."

As she spoke, she coughed several more times: "I don't know how much longer I have to live, and I don't know if I will ever have the chance to recover and marry Ling Lang."

She specifically mentioned Ling Zong to let her know that she had no improper thoughts about him, the young master. The reason she slept with him was simply to survive, not to take advantage of him.

She's having such a hard time...

Qingzhu sneered from a distance. This young lady was adept at feigning helplessness; there was no reason why the young master wouldn't see through her ruse.

He desperately wanted to see the young master drive away his cousin, but the young master stepped forward to tuck the quilt around her, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. The physician said that as long as she takes good care of herself, my cousin will get better."

What he couldn't understand was why she was so obsessed with marrying Ling Zong.

What's so great about Ling Zong that she keeps bringing him up all the time?

Shen Shuyi, who thought she would be thrown out of the courtyard by Prince Pei, was somewhat conflicted when she saw him tucking her in. This wasn't how she expected it.
Of course, it's also possible that her acting skills underwent a qualitative leap, which is why she fooled Pei Dongzhou.

“My cousin is always good at saying nice things.” Shen Shuyi said, closing her eyes. She appeared calm on the surface, but she was very agitated inside.

Why is there no notification that she has completed the task?
She couldn't possibly spend the night in Prince Pei's bed.

Not to mention that Prince Pei would not agree, she would also feel that she had gone too far and was playing with people like this.

"Don't overthink it, cousin, take a rest for a while," Pei Dongzhou said, and left the bedroom.

Qingzhu looked at Pei Dongzhou, hesitant to speak.

Pei Dongzhou went straight to the study. Qingzhu couldn't hold back any longer: "How could the young master let his cousin into your bed? What is the young lady's status? And what bad things has she done in the past? If someone sees the young master in his bed, I'm afraid even eight mouths wouldn't be able to explain!"

Pei Dongzhou's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't reply.

Seeing this, Qingzhu became anxious: "Miss is always pushing her luck. What if she stays in Master's bed and refuses to leave later?"

Pei Dongzhou slowly curled his lips: "It's alright. If my cousin really has bad intentions, let's see what tricks she can pull."

He thought the person who kissed him the first two times was his cousin Shen, but the investigation revealed that the person who drugged him was Xia Nianchu.

If Cousin Shen stole a kiss from him because she liked him, then why didn't she take the opportunity to demand a formal relationship with him? Was she afraid of losing out instead of winning him over, or did she want to actually have a marital relationship with him and then use that to blackmail him?
And is the woman dancing at Baixianglou really Shen's cousin?

If it were her, why would she go to Baixiang Tower to dance? But Qingyun had investigated and found that Mudan only gave Susu ten taels of silver, which didn't match the greed of Cousin Shen who had asked for two thousand taels last time.

He always felt that his cousin Shen was full of contradictions, and that her actions were illogical.

If this is how she intends to get close to him, then he'll grant her wish and see what other trouble she can cause.

My cousin Shen's offer to me might have some ulterior motive.

"Remember to dump that person in Xia's yard tonight, make sure it's a surprise for her. Also, have you found the person Mudan mentioned?" Pei Dongzhou brought up the important matter.

"Peony said a man named Old Wang recommended Su Su to her. But it was nighttime then, and she doesn't quite remember what he looked like. She doesn't know where to find Old Wang right now. As for the rest, Peony can't say. It's not just the young master who's looking for Su Su; the third young master is too. Recently, the third young master even said he's become infatuated with that dancer and has sent many people to search for Old Wang in the capital, vowing to turn the capital upside down to find Su Su!" Qingzhu explained the general situation.

Pei Dongzhou frowned upon hearing this: "Also keep an eye on the third brother. If he finds any useful information, report it to me immediately."

He suddenly wondered if his cousin Shen was really Su Su, would Xi Zhou's expression be quite interesting?

He hoped that his cousin Shen wouldn't cause trouble for the Pei brothers, but the current situation was far from optimistic. If Su Su was indeed his cousin Shen, and she went to the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion to dance, was she trying to seduce Xi Zhou in this way?

No wonder he made that connection. Cousin Shen seemed to be seducing the brothers at all times, and she hadn't even spared the most low-profile one, Nan Zhou. He had also personally witnessed Cousin Shen getting close to Bei Zhou.

If she were to use this method to seduce Xizhou again, wouldn't that be perfectly logical?
(End of this chapter)