Chapter 477 - Who Was Whose Shield? (2/2)

“Everyone!” said Chu Liuchen.

Shao Wanru understood this. However, she started to get curious about the reason why Shao Yanru would enter the harem and become the current Emperor’s imperial concubine, which should be her last choice!

Even though she could be the Emperor’s most beloved concubine, she could not be the Empress. Since the current Empress gave birth to Prince Zhou, her status was very solid which meant that a beloved concubine could not shake it. Even if Shao Yanru was so fortunate that she also gave birth to a son, she had to let the son get recognized by the Emperor and let everyone admit that this boy was much better than other princes. Thus, it was impossible.

In her last life, the sixth prince who was suffocated by Shao Yanru was not Shao Yanru’s biological son but a palace maid’s. The palace maid later died in childbirth, leaving this boy alone. Then the boy became Shao Yanru’s child and was raised by her. In the end, the sixth prince’s death in turn brought Shao Wanru to death.

“If I don’t get married, they can’t either! Thus, even if she takes a fancy to one of us, she can do nothing about this!” Chu Liuchen blurted out.

His words silenced Shao Wanru. After a while, she asked tentatively, “So there will not be any consort selection?”

“For now. Maybe two or three years later!” answered Chu Liuchen casually. He didn’t want the other princes to get support. Before he worked out a comprehensive plan, he didn’t want them to get married and to have support from their consorts.

“Will anyone find out what you have done?”

Silence for a while, Shao Wanru continued to ask. She knew Chu Liuchen must do something to the selection as Empress Dowager and the Empress both looked forward to this consort selection.

“Those who don’t want to get married are not only me, but also Prince Cheng. Although he doesn’t marry any woman, he doesn’t want the others to get married!” Chu Liuchen curled his lips and gave a gentle smile while his eyes looked cold and fierce.

In a word, there were various people trying to get involved with this matter and each of them shot extraordinarily. Some attempted to get married hurriedly while the others undermined this matter. The plan had been made very early.

The room was very quiet. After a while, Shao Wanru suddenly said, “You can also find a princess whose family background is very strong and powerful. Then you can have support!”

Even though other princes could not get married, Shao Wanru knew Chu Liuchen could get married if he wanted to and this would not be a problem for him.

She was only a shield for him. The only thing she could do was let Empress Dowager and Empress not bother him with the marriage, since they knew Prince Chen had a consort who had engaged to him. However, she could not help him actually. Shao Wanru now was not Qin Wanru anymore so it could also be said that she had a strong family background.

But the so-called strong background was just a decoration.

The whole Duke Xing’s Mansion disliked her and everyone knew that Duke Xing’s Mansion would not support her but just maintain a semblance of kinship. When it was a crucial moment, they might smash this kinship into pieces.

Her grandmother was very worried about her. Although her status was high, she had no exact power. If Shao Wanru needed someone to say something good for her in front of Empress Dowager, compared to her grandmother, Rui’an Great Elder Princess, Chu Liuchen might be a better and more useful choice for her.

Given these reasons, Shao Wanru thought Chu Liuchen still needed a consort who really had a strong and powerful family background.

“I don’t need any support but a woman who would not drag me down!” Chu Liuchen patted on Shao Wanru’s head, right on the place where he rubbed for her just now. The pain made her shrink her neck suddenly and she felt the place was throbbing again. How bad the man was!

“With the strong support, you could implement your plan much more leisurely!” Shao Wanru blinked her shimmery eyes and didn’t want to fuss about his. Prince Yue and Prince Zhou were all trying hard to find women who could bring them strong supports. But why didn’t Chu Liuchen? This confused her.

He was also very ambitious!

However he pretended to be weak and innocent, he showed his ambitiousness to Shao Wanru. Otherwise, he could not win everyone and became the crown prince again in her last life.

“If I want to get support, should I have to show my sincerity?” Chu Liuchen gave a pat on her head again, that place again. Shao Wanru felt so hurt that she covered the back of her head with her hands and didn’t know what she did had offended this Prince Chen.

“Yes. The prince and the consort are on the same side. Only in this way can he get the support from the consort’s family!”

“Those ladies? Would each mansion only have one lady? Maybe the other ladies in the mansion would marry my First Brother or Second Brother! Moreover, they might not support me. My weakness might even be exposed to everyone, and I might have no idea about how I die!” Chu Liuchen snorted.

Then he wanted to give a pat on Shao Wanru’s head. However, when he found she had covered her head, he suddenly smiled and thought Shao Wanru had been taught for getting hurt.

With hands covering the back of her head, Shao Wanru finally figured out his meaning and kept nodding.

No people in the capital city would like Chu Liuchen. Even if a lady of a powerful aristocrat family, she might not be willing to marry him. Moreover, this lady might even expose his true strength and mess up with his plan. Thinking in this way, she felt a lady with strong family background might not be useful for him.

“But, I can’t help you much either, right?” Shao Wanru asked hesitantly.