Chapter 463 - Be Tough, And See What Would You Do? (1/2)

“Selecting a good marriage will be of great benefit to you, Your Highness. Today, Empress Dowager Queen gave a jade pendant to Fifth Miss of Shao’s Mansion. I also heard that Prince Chen was in the side palace hall and was asked to meet her. Maybe Fifth Miss Shao is reserved for Prince Chen, so it will be the other Princes’ turns. Prince, I have sorted out for you the information on the marriageable Misses from each mansion, please take a look at it and make a good choice!”

In Prince Yue’s Mansion, Mr. Liu, who sat opposite Chu Liuyue, asked Xiao Qizi to hand him a pile of documents. Although there were no portraits on the documents, Chu Liuyue had seen most of them before.

Even for those whom he had not seen before, there were some rumors about them, so the information related to these rumors was handed over as well.

Choosing a suitable wife was extremely important to Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue casually looked through several of them and put them down without interest. The breeze from outside filled the whole room which was light and elegant, with fragrance.

Chu Liuyue sighed in a low voice and walked to the window with his hands clasped behind his back. Looking at the scenery outside the window, he muttered to himself, “The duckweed floating to the left and the right, borne about by the current…. It is just what I want but…”

Mr. Liu smiled as he waved his hand to ask Xiao Qizi to go, then he said, “Prince, in your position, you can have all kinds of women, so why should you worry about a woman? Moreover, I think this First Miss does not have much affection for you!”

“It is too much to say that, Mr. Liu! She is just a girl in the boudoir.” Chu Liuyue frowned unhappily. He turned around, walked to the table and sat down again with an unhappy look on his face.

“Yes, yes, yes, you are right, Prince. I am wrong, but do you think this is the right time to marry this First Miss? Prince, not to mention that First Miss Shao has not said that her heart is set on you, even Duke Xing’s Mansion has not officially chosen you. It is not good for you to give the position of the legal wife to someone who is not your match, Prince!”

Mr. Liu smiled mildly, but he despised First Miss Shao in his heart.

In Mr. Liu’s view, this First Miss Shao was a schemer. On the one hand, she kept a respectful distance from the Prince. On the other hand, she hinted about things and wrote to the Prince, as if she was bashful about speaking about it. It seemed that she wanted to seduce the Prince on purpose, but she did not tell him exactly what she wanted.

He was not Chu Liuyue. Although Chu Liuyue already had his own mansion, he was still a teenager and had only seen a few women. It was reasonable for him to be confused by his passion.

This kind of attitude of giving out subtle invitations was the most common ploy among those prostitutes who performed in the brothels. Such women of loose morals did not let go or revealed the truth and they were always hanging around someone.

Also, Duke Xing’s attitude was also unclear. He seemed to be hesitating and seemed to have something else as an alternative. Mr. Liu did not know exactly what it was, so he could only observe it slowly.

Chu Liuyue picked up the documents at hand and pored through them once again. He looked calm and nodded. “You are right. Let us pick a few pieces to look at first. Imperial Grandmother will choose a legal wife for me. I can put the matter of First Miss Shao away first, but I cannot let Chu Liuzhou choose her!”

He could choose not to marry Shao Yanru now, but he would not let her marry into Prince Zhou’s Mansion.

“Don’t worry, Prince. Although Empress Queen also prefers the family background of Duke Xing, she still has her parents’ family to take care of. She has several good nieces and they will also be chosen this time. It is necessary to choose a legal wife to maintain the glory of Empress’s parents’ family. First Miss Shao really has a good reputation, so if she becomes a concubine instead of the wife, the legal wife will not be able to suppress her.”

Mr. Liu said calmly.

There was more to his words than what he meant on the surface. In his opinion, whoever married her, would have the peace of their family disrupted, because she did not want to show any substantial power, but she just wanted to occupy a high position.

She as the legal wife would not have any intention of helping her husband, while she as a concubine would be bent on getting a promotion. Finally, she would stir the whole family into a tempest and also fish for fame and credit like those refined scholars. So she was not a suitable person for marriage.

Chu Liuyue nodded repeatedly and felt relieved in his heart. Although he was unwilling to let Shao Yanru go, he did not have to marry her now. As long as she had the intention, he would have plenty of opportunities in the future.

“Then I will do what you say, Sir. Let us pick someone first!” Chu Liuyue picked up another document and carefully reviewed it this time.

When Shao Wanru left, she walked through the gate of Prince Chen’s Mansion and was sent to Rui’an Great Elder Princess’ Mansion by Chu Liuchen’s carriage.

However, someone stopped her in front of the gate of Great Elder Princess’ Mansion.

“Fifth Miss, Old Madam is waiting for you!” An old maid stood respectfully in front of the carriage and said.

“Let us get off and have a look!” Shao Wanru immediately understood who this so-called Old Madam was. She got off the carriage with Yujie’s help. As expected, she saw that a carriage of Duke Xing’s Mansion was parked at the side of the road. She smiled slightly and showed a hint of ridicule. Then she restrained herself and walked over slowly.

“Come up and have a talk!” Before she could give a greeting, a cold voice came from the carriage.

A servant girl had already come over and put down a small stool. Shao Wanru held Yujie’s hand and entered the carriage.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted and she saw Old Madam sitting in the middle of the carriage, her cold eyes falling on Shao Wanru and her face was gloomy.

Shao Wanru went in and bowed to Old Madam.

“Sit down first. You do not need to be so polite in the carriage!” Old Madam said coldly.