Chapter 435 - Getting Married? There Was No Need to Hurry! (1/2)

The Emperor looked at Prince Cheng who kept kowtowing to him in terror and then found his Second Son look pale. “Get up.” The Emperor sighed as his expression softened slightly.

There were eunuchs immediately coming to them and hurriedly helping Prince Cheng and Prince Zhou get up.

Later, the Emperor granted them two seats and they sat down.

“Although Qin Huaiyong’s eldest daughter does behave in an unashamed manner, not every woman is like her actually. After all, women like her are a minority. You can’t refuse to get married or to have children because of this woman.” The Emperor tried to find ways to mollify Prince Cheng who now looked frightened.

Since the Emperor persuaded him not to refuse to get married, Prince Cheng had to suspend this matter, even though he was quite reluctant to make compromises. “Big brother, at least I don’t want to get married now!”

He had checked those women the Empress introduced to him. However, he didn’t like them at all.

“Fine, there is no hurry, but there is no need for you to decide to become a monk.” The Emperor took a step back and he tried to persuade his brother not to be tonsured.

“I will listen to you!” Prince Cheng finally stopped and nodded in agreement.

As regards his brother’s matter, just let it be. Looking at Chu Liuzhou and Chu Liuchen, the Emperor said, “You now are old enough. I will ask your Imperial Grandmother to help you select some ladies!”

“Uncle, there is no hurry. I am in poor health so I want to take another two or three years to recuperate my health.” Opening his eyes slowly, Chu Liuchen answered as he covered his chest and coughed lightly.

It seemed that Chu Liuchen would get tired even when he talked. Seeing his feeble look, the Emperor was silent for a while and finally nodded. He said softly, “Yes, there is no need for you to get married in a hurry, but you can select some ladies first. You can tell your Imperial Grandmother what kind of ladies you favor.”

“I sure appreciate, uncle! I know that!” Chu Liuchen coughed lightly again as he answered gently with his shining and smiling eyes. It seemed that he was in a good mood.

The Emperor took a deep sigh inwardly and clenched his fists in the sleeves. Then he turned to Chu Liuzhou and said, “Please tell your mother to take more care of your marriage.”

“Father, I am also in no hurry for it. You know, I am still young and callow.” Chu Liuzhou immediately refused.

Since he had heard those words, he was in no mood to select his wife and concubines. He kept telling himself that as the consort selection was a big deal, he must figure out every miss’s background and disposition. Otherwise, if women like First Miss Qin married him, he would be smeared by those people.

Prince Zhou thought he must spend more time deliberating his marriage. Before he was told First Miss Qin’s stories, he had only focused on a woman’s background, asset and family status. Now he found it extremely necessary to include the morality and he couldn’t deal with this thing carelessly.

Realizing these two princes were scared, the Emperor knew he had to take it slow. The Empress Dowager and he had decided to help these princes confirm their marriage today, as there might be a year for the imperial palace to prepare betrothal gifts before these princes got married officially.

However, now it seemed that it would be better for him to ask them to decide who they intended to marry later. At least, these princes had enough time to check and consider, since the consort selection was very important, especially when those women they chose would marry into the imperial family and behave as a positive role model in front of citizens. Thus, they must deal with these things in a very careful way.

The eldest prince was only fifteen and they might be much more mature in a few years.

Thinking in this way, the Emperor slightly changed his mind that he wanted to ask them to hold consort selections now.

Besides, there was no need to hurry these princes to get married. It was much more important for them to select their wives carefully.

The Emperor only thought that his sons and brother were scared by that woman’s stories but didn’t know he was also imperceptibly influenced by these things and even thought it necessary to rearrange these princes’ marriages.

A eunuch came into the imperial study room hurriedly, saying, “Your Majesty, Empress Dowager is asking you to go to her courtyard!”

“Why?” The Emperor replied in an unpleasant way.

“Rui’an Great Elder Princess enters the royal palace and finds Empress Dowager. It seems that she has found the former Heir of Duke Xing and Infanta Qinghua’s daughter,” answered the eunuch.

Chu Liuchen’s eyelashes fluttered but he still closed his eyes without moving. If unnecessary, he would always look like this in the imperial study room.

“Qinghua and Shao Jiang’s daughter?” The Emperor was shocked.

“It seems so, but I don’t know the details,” the eunuch answered gingerly and didn’t dare to say anything wrong.

One had to be extremely careful and prudent when working in the imperial palace because he or she might get killed if the one exaggerated anything.

“Good, let’s go there!” After feeling shocked, the Emperor now got pleasant. He was on good terms with Shao Jiang when they were young. Knowing he had a daughter, the Emperor was delighted and stood up immediately.

“Big brother, I shall leave now!” Prince Cheng stood up and said. He was ready to leave the palace.

“So do I.” Prince Zhou also stood up and bowed to his father. As the matter seemed to be weird, they both thought they’d better leave first.

“Fine. Chen’er, let’s see your Imperial Grandmother,” the Emperor said happily.

“Uncle, you can go first and I will catch up with you later.” Chu Liuchen opened his eyes and said in a low voice.