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

Chapter 79 Frame Her: You Should Apologize to Cousin Xia!

After practicing his sword for half an hour, Pei Dongzhou finally got tired, but even after lying on the bed, he still couldn't fall asleep.

He had to go to the yamen to work the next day, but he couldn't sleep because of his cousin Shen, who was always causing trouble.

This can't go on. He needs to marry off this troublemaker, Cousin Shen, as soon as possible. Even if it means taking sick leave, he must take her to meet potential partners and finalize her marriage.

Even so, he barely slept that night. Before falling asleep, the image of Shen Shuyi kissing him replayed in his mind. He finally drifted off, but then this woman entered his dreams again, and he couldn't shake her off…

Shen Shuyi never expected that she would be seen as a witch by Prince Pei.

She was in a great mood early in the morning. After paying her respects to the old lady, she came out and saw Pei Xizhou's haggard face.

Just then, Xia Nianchu came out and saw Pei Xizhou. She pushed Shen Shuyi aside and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Third Cousin? You look terrible."

Pei Xizhou hadn't yet recovered from his heartbreak. He was momentarily distracted when he saw Xia Nianchu, but only for a brief moment before returning to normal: "I didn't sleep well, Cousin Xia, please make yourself at home."

As he walked past Xia Nianchu, he saw Shen Shuyi. Perhaps it was because of his experience with Su Su, that heartless woman, but he suddenly found his cousin Shen more agreeable.

But for some reason, he always felt that his cousin Shen's eyes were somewhat similar to Su Su's. Thinking of Su Su reminded him of how he had been cheated on.

Shen Shuyi didn't want to get too involved with Pei Xizhou, so she quickly walked away.

The following days were relatively peaceful. The ready-made clothes she designed were produced one after another, and the Neon Pavilion officially opened for business.

On the day the shop opened, she hid on the second floor to watch the excitement, and Sun Wang accompanied her.

When Bai Xiang Lou learned of the opening of Ni Chang Ge, many girls flocked there. Ni Chang Ge's dresses were styles they had never seen before, and they had everything, from affordable to expensive. Many of the dresses were one-of-a-kind.

As a result, all the new clothes were sold out within half a day of the shop opening.

In just one morning, the name of the Rainbow Pavilion spread far and wide. Of course, Shen Shuyi was partly responsible for this.

She bribed a group of people to advertise for Ni Chang Ge throughout the streets and alleys of the capital. As a result, many ordinary people in the capital knew that the newly opened Ni Chang Ge had novel dresses that were in high demand and short supply. The dresses were sold out in just half a day, and Ni Chang Ge's dresses were extremely rare and hard to come by!

Seeing how booming the business was, Sun Wang couldn't help but give Shen Shuyi a thumbs up: "You're really something! But if the clothing shop doesn't sell any clothes, won't that drive customers away?"

“Things are valued for their scarcity. We’ll release a batch of ready-made clothes every day and try to sell them all within an hour. If we can attract more noble ladies to buy clothes from Ni Chang Pavilion, that will be a true success. Right now, it’s just an advertising effect. Our real target consumer group is the upper class. Let’s see how it goes in the next two days, but don’t get too excited.” Shen Shuyi didn’t get carried away.

Seeing her composed demeanor, Sun Wang felt somewhat reassured.

Over the next few days, Shen Shuyi spent all her time at Ni Chang Ge. On the opening day, she was worried that the advertising effect would be poor, but to her surprise, the new clothes at Ni Chang Ge were snapped up as soon as they appeared every day.

In just a few days, everyone in the capital knew the name of Ni Chang Ge, and the new clothes from Ni Chang Ge were extremely hard to come by. The entire circle of noble ladies was talking about Ni Chang Ge.

Shen Shuyi's original intention was to earn some money to prepare for leaving the Marquis's mansion in the future. She also planned to open a jewelry shop after she had earned enough money.

Her ideals were lofty, but reality was harsh. She was already too busy with just one store, the Ni Chang Pavilion, so how could she have the extra energy to open a jewelry shop?
After Ni Chang Ge gained a reputation, she began to produce ready-made garments in bulk; otherwise, she would be too busy drawing design drafts all day to keep up with the demand for single pieces. In just half a month, Ni Chang Ge's business was on track.

Shen Shuyi drew design drafts until midnight every night, and didn't have time to visit the Ni Chang Pavilion. When she walked out of the Fusang Courtyard, she felt as if she had been in another world.

Pei Nanzhou went to pay his respects to the old lady every day, but he never saw Shen Shuyi at Heshou Hall. Although he was puzzled, he thought it was a good thing that his cousin Shen was behaving herself.

As long as she stops seducing the Pei family's sons, he wouldn't necessarily be unable to tolerate her.

On this day, Shen Shuyi came to pay her respects to the old lady, and it just so happened that all four Pei brothers were there.

Pei Beizhou was staring intently at Xia Nianchu when Shen Shuyi's arrival caught his attention, as she looked haggard and as if she hadn't slept well.

Pei Dongzhou didn't want to see Shen Shuyi, but after she appeared, he still glanced at her and was then drawn to her haggard face.

The old lady was extremely distressed: "Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine, I just didn't sleep well last night, Grandmother, don't worry." Shen Shuyi smiled gently, her eyebrows curving upwards.

Her radiant smile drew the attention of the Pei brothers. Despite her haggard appearance, her gentle, downcast smile was captivating.

Xia Nianchu was immediately filled with jealousy when she saw that Shen Shuyi had attracted everyone's attention as soon as she arrived.

She felt her luck return more than half a month ago, but recently, apart from Pei Beizhou, the other young masters of the Pei family no longer looked at her with the same amazement they had that day.

They were even intentionally or unintentionally avoiding her, which puzzled her.

She didn't even know what had happened, or why the Pei brothers' interest in her seemed to have vanished almost overnight.

After leaving Heshou Hall, Shen Shuyi was about to return to Fusang Courtyard to catch up on her sleep when someone bumped into her. When she looked over again, she saw Xia Nianchu lying on the ground, looking at her with tears in her eyes and accusingly asking, "Why did you deliberately bump into me, Cousin Shen?"

Seeing Xia Nianchu fall to the ground, Pei Beizhou quickly helped her up, then looked at Shen Shuyi with a gloomy expression and shouted, "Cousin Shen, you should apologize to Cousin Xia!"

Shen Shuyi curled her lips slightly: "I didn't bump into her, she bumped into me on her own, why should I apologize to her?"

Xia Nianchu saw Pei Nanzhou standing not far away, her doe-like eyes glistening as she looked at him: "Second cousin, you must have seen Cousin Shen bump into me, right? Just because I'm staying at the Marquis's mansion and don't have the old lady as my backer doesn't mean Cousin Shen can bully me at will."

Pei Nanzhou didn't actually see it clearly, but he felt that given Shen's despicable character, she was indeed capable of deliberately bumping into someone.

When he met Xia Nianchu's beautiful, moist eyes, he felt a pang of pity and blurted out, "I did see Cousin Shen make a move. Although Cousin Shen is favored by Grandmother, she is also living in the Marquis's mansion, no different from Cousin Xia."

Shen Shuyi really didn't expect Pei Nanzhou to frame her with baseless accusations.

Before she could react, the system suddenly went online:
[Imprompt task triggered: Host, please slap the female lead ten times!]

(End of this chapter)