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

Chapter 70 Locking her in the Hundred Fragrances Pavilion

Pei Xizhou's competitive spirit was aroused instead: "I want you! You don't want to be my concubine, do you want to be my wife?"

Shen Shuyi felt she couldn't reason with Pei Xizhou, and she didn't want to waste any more words on him, so she simply took out the new type of sleeping potion that Sun Wang had given her.

Sun Wang said that this drug is convenient, but its effect is short-lived, lasting at most half an hour.

Before coming to Baixianglou this time, she had taken the antidote in advance and made ample preparations.

Seeing that the person behind him had fallen silent, Pei Xizhou assumed she had been persuaded and continued, "Don't worry, even if you become my concubine, I will treat you well. As long as you behave yourself, you will receive all the favor you deserve..."

He said that he hadn't even seen her face yet. If she was too ugly, wouldn't it be a loss for him to take her as a concubine?
He yawned, suddenly overcome with sleepiness.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement to my decision. By the way, what's your name? I still don't know what you look like..."

He fell asleep before he could finish speaking.

Shen Shu saw that Pei Xizhou had finally calmed down, and knew that the drug had taken effect.

She grabbed a handful of Pei Xizhou's hair hard, and when he didn't move, she knew he was fast asleep.

She quickly summoned the system: "System, how long do I need to lie here with Pei Xizhou?"

[More than half an hour.]

Shen Shuyi was overjoyed upon hearing this; the time was just right. By the time Pei Xizhou woke up, she would have already completed her mission.

As expected, when the time was up, the system automatically logged in: [Congratulations, host, you have completed the task. Task progress is 26%]

Shen Shuyi, who was lying on the bed, suddenly jumped up and quickly got out of bed. But as soon as she touched the door, she heard Li Yi's voice outside: "Xizhou, I heard that your Susu has come to your door?"

He had barely finished speaking when he turned the doorknob.

Shen Shuyi didn't have time to think. She ran back to bed as fast as she could, snuggled into Pei Xizhou's arms, and covered the two of them with the blanket.

Li Yi waited a while before opening the door: "Xizhou?"

He entered and saw two people lying in bed, embracing each other. However, they were covered by a blanket, so he couldn't see them at all.

Pei Xizhou didn't react at all. Could it be that he just finished exercising and fell asleep?
“Xizhou?” Li Yi called out again.

Shen Shuyi cursed her bad luck inwardly and deliberately lowered her voice: "Who is it? Xizhou is too tired and has fallen asleep."

Upon hearing this, Li Yi's expression changed in many ways.

Although exercising is tiring, is Pei San really that weak?
Upon learning that Su Su had come to his doorstep, he immediately rushed over, eager to see just what kind of celestial being the woman Pei San had his eye on was.

But one shouldn't mess with a friend's wife; he couldn't just lift the covers to look at Su Su's face because of his curiosity.

After hesitating for a moment, he turned and left the room.

Hiding under the covers, Shen Shuyi broke out in a cold sweat. After waiting for half an hour to make sure Li Yi was gone, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. She threw back the covers and got out of bed when suddenly an arm wrapped around her waist: "Where are you going?"

Shen Shuyi was startled, not expecting Pei Xizhou to wake up so quickly.

If Li Yi hadn't suddenly appeared, she would have already escaped by now.

"No, I just wanted to go out for a walk." Shen Shuyi made up a reason casually. Pei Xizhou also sat up and stared at Shen Shuyi: "Really? I thought you were going to sneak away while I was asleep."

After taking a nap, his mind suddenly became much clearer.

He remembered that she hadn't agreed to be his concubine yet. She suddenly appeared, and just now she got up while he was asleep, probably intending to leave and disappear without a trace.

"What do you mean by sneaking away? I came here to settle our scores, that's not sneaking away!" Shen Shuyi retorted quickly.

As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Xizhou's face darkened: "You've slept with me, so you're mine. You don't think you can still be with other men, do you?!"

He paused, then suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, take off your veil! I want to see what you look like."

Shen Shuyi felt that Pei San was suddenly not so easy to fool. She paused for a moment before saying, "I... I'm not good-looking. I'm afraid that if you see me, you won't want me to be your concubine. How about this, you can see my face after I'm carried into the Marquis's mansion?"

Men always want what they can't have, while those who offer themselves up are worthless.

Her initiative is so forward, won't it scare Pei Xizhou away?

As expected, Pei Xizhou remained silent for a moment.

“That doesn’t make sense. If you’re going to be mine, how can I not even know what you look like?” Pei Xizhou quickly found a reason.

Shen Shuyi thought there was some truth to that: "But it's a fact that I'm not good-looking. I think that after you see my face, you won't want to take me as a concubine. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, young master, I have pockmarks on my face."

She knew that Pei Xizhou had a fondness for beautiful women.

This time, she wore a thicker veil, and she had prepared in advance. Before coming to Baixianglou, she had done some work on her face, and indeed "planted" a lot of freckles. She also wore heavy makeup.

However, this time she made her face look like a haggard old woman, just in case the plan changed and Pei Xizhou wanted to see her face.

Having learned from Li Yi's experience, she came prepared this time.

Even so, she still didn't want Pei Xizhou to see her face. Li Yi had never seen her before, and even if he saw her heavily made-up face, he wouldn't know she was a cousin of the Marquis of Pingyang.

However, she often ran into Pei Xizhou. Although her makeup skills were not bad, she was not confident that she could fool Pei Xizhou, an acquaintance.

Pei Xizhou was silent for a moment, then Shen Shuyi laughed at his expression: "See? We're not a good match. Why don't you let me go, young master..."

"Alright, I'll settle you in the outer residence first, then you can show me your face." Pei Xizhou said this quickly and urgently.

He was afraid he would regret letting her go, and also afraid that she was so ugly that he would lose his appetite. After weighing the options, he decided to settle her in the outer residence for the time being. If he found her face ugly, he could simply see her less often, but he would still take good care of her for the rest of her life.

Shen Shuyi thought that Pei Xizhou was indeed a businessman, and he would not do a losing business.

In the original novel, Pei Xizhou later built a very large business empire.

"Does the young master really want it this way?" After a moment of contemplation, Shen Shuyi asked.

"If you don't agree, I'll lock you in Baixianglou and make sure you can't leave my sight," Pei Xizhou said nonchalantly.

“Since you have made up your mind, I will agree. Do you have a residence outside? I will accompany you there now. Once we arrive at your residence, I will remove my veil.” After a pause, Shen Shuyi added, “On the condition that I do not want to see your friend. He barged in even though he knew I was inside, showing no regard for propriety whatsoever.”

Pei Xizhou immediately understood that she was referring to Li Yi, and he readily agreed: "I promise you, I won't see you then."

(End of this chapter)