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

Chapter 93: A Stunning Performance!
Shen Shuyi bowed to everyone before clapping her hands.

Then, Dai's mother and A-Jian carried up a birthday gift. The gift was covered with silk cloth, so no one knew what it was, making it seem mysterious. Shen Shuyi's curiosity was immediately piqued.

Seeing this, Xia Nianchu said softly to Pei Xuexuan, "Cousin Shen deliberately came so late. It seems she wanted to show off. She even deliberately kept us in suspense. I wonder what she's up to."

She was originally the center of attention, with all the men present, even the Crown Prince, staring at her intently. But Shen Shuyi appeared at this particular moment, immediately drawing everyone's attention away from her.

How could this not make her angry?

"Cousin Shen is too scheming." Pei Xuexuan thought to herself with disdain, after all, she had never liked Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi deliberately arrived late only after all the dignitaries had arrived, which seemed like a deliberate act.

Pei Nanzhou whispered to Pei Dongzhou, "Big brother, did you see that? Cousin Shen is trying to show off again."

Pei Dongzhou remained noncommittal. Even if Cousin Shen was deliberately trying to show off in this way, if she could attract everyone's attention, that would be her own skill.

I have no idea what she's up to.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Shen Shuyi stopped keeping her in suspense and stepped forward to lift the silk cloth. Everyone stared at it and saw a pink blob that they couldn't tell what it was. Its shape resembled the most ordinary longevity peach.

There seems to be a ditch around this longevity peach, which doesn't seem unusual.

Xia Nianchu deliberately drew everyone's attention to herself and raised her voice, "Could this longevity peach be a birthday gift from Cousin Shen to the old lady?"

Shen Shuyi replied with a smile, "That's right. The birthday gift was just finished, so I'm a little late. Please don't be offended, Grandmother."

As she spoke, she picked up a tinderbox and lit the lees next to her.

The moment the fermented rice wine was ignited, the longevity peach blossomed slowly, petal by petal, like a peony blooming in the morning.

The moment the longevity peach blossoms fully open, the fragrance of osmanthus and wine blend together, making one's mouth water.

Until the food's petals were fully open, someone exclaimed, "Every petal has words on it!"

Upon closer inspection, the firelight revealed that various shapes of golden "longevity" characters were faintly etched on the petals.

The audience gasped in amazement and erupted in applause, all admiring Shen Shuyi's ingenuity.

As the applause subsided, Shen Shuyi said to the old lady in a clear voice, "Shuyi wishes my maternal grandmother a long and healthy life, filled with happiness and good fortune!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the system went online:

[Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. The current mission progress is 45%.]

Shen Shuyi immediately beamed with joy.

Hehe, I succeeded! I've survived another ordeal!
The old lady was so pleased with Shen Shuyi that she couldn't stop smiling and held onto Shen Shuyi's hand, reluctant to let go.

Li Hong was equally full of praise, exclaiming, "Wonderful!"

Once the Crown Prince spoke, the others naturally echoed his sentiments.

Shen Shuyi replied modestly, "It's just a trivial trick to make my grandmother smile. Your Highness is too kind!"

Pei Yunxuan glanced at Shen Shuyi a couple more times. She only remembered Shen Shuyi as a lovesick fool who stared at the Pei family's young men all day long. When did she become so dazzling?

Before Shen Shuyi appeared, all the men's eyes were on Xia Nianchu, including Li Hong's. Their sticky gazes were uncomfortable to look at.

But after Shen Shuyi appeared, everyone returned to normal. Now they were all looking at Shen Shuyi, but their eyes were at least clear, mostly filled with admiration. Many of the noblewomen present were also sizing up Shen Shuyi, and some were inquiring about her background.

It's understandable that no one knew Shen Shuyi. Previously, Shen Shuyi held an awkward position in the Marquis's mansion, and coupled with the fact that the original owner of this body was infatuated with men, the women of the Marquis's mansion didn't want to bring Shen Shuyi along on any holidays.

As a result, very few people actually know Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shu felt uncomfortable because everyone was looking at her. She wanted to find an excuse to leave such a grand occasion and go back to Fusang Courtyard to do her own thing, but the old lady wouldn't allow it and told her to sit at the table with the Pei brothers.

Shen Shuyi glanced at the table where the male and female leads were sitting and whispered, "Grandmother, I'll just find somewhere to sit. My cousin's table is full, I shouldn't join in..."

"It's such a simple matter." The old lady just couldn't bear to see that even Xia Nianchu had a seat, while her good Yi'er didn't even have a place to sit.

She ordered someone to add a seat at the next table, which, coincidentally, was right between Pei Nanzhou and Pei Dongzhou.

The old lady's idea was simple: Prince Pei was steady and reliable, so she let Yi'er sit next to him to prevent her from being bullied.

Shen Shuyi really didn't want to deal with the male leads when she wasn't on a mission, especially with the disgusting Pei Er sitting next to her. It just made her lose her appetite.

But in a situation like today, if she keeps refusing, it will only attract more attention.

She told herself it was just a meal, and she could leave after eating, so there was no need to scare herself unnecessarily.

Thinking of this, she calmly sat down in the middle of the Pei brothers.

As soon as she sat down, she felt the gazes of many noble ladies around her, their eyes burning with an almost frightening intensity.

For a moment she didn't understand what she had done to make these noble ladies look at her with such intense eyes. She asked Pei Shizi in a low voice, "Cousin, is my face dirty?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Dongzhou looked at his cousin Shen. The girl's face was unadorned, but her features were pure and beautiful, and her eyes were large and bright, as if she were silently asking him a question.

He casually looked away and said indifferently, "It's dirty."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi touched her face, but when she turned her head, she saw Pei Nanzhou looking at her and Pei Shizi with a strange expression.

She didn't expect Pei Nanzhou to say anything nice, and wiped her face again, as if that would remove the dirt.

When she finished wiping and looked up, she found that everyone at the table was looking at her. Everyone's eyes were strange, but Xia Nianchu looked at her like a resentful woman.

Confused about what she had done, she whispered to Prince Pei, "Cousin Prince, is my face clean?"

“Not clean.” Pei Dongzhou glanced at her and replied calmly.

She believed them and continued wiping her face. She had no connection with the people at the table, and couldn't ask them what was dirty about her face, so she could only wipe it haphazardly.

Pei Xizhou watched as Shen Shuyi's clean face was reddened by his own rubbing, and he couldn't help but look at the chubby dimples on the back of her hands, which looked particularly cute.

He glanced at the serious-looking Prince Pei, then at the others who were silently watching the commotion, and immediately felt that they were bullying him. He blurted out, "Cousin's face isn't dirty. Big brother was just lying to you."

Shen Shuyi, who was carefully wiping her face, suddenly stopped and looked at Pei Shizi in disbelief: "Why did you lie to me, Cousin Shizi?"

What pleasure do you get from lying to her?

I'm speechless. She actually believed him.

(End of this chapter)