Chapter 797 - Unsaid Candidate (1/2)

Shao Yanru had little chance to make a comeback unless she could win the favor of the Emperor. However, Chu Liuyue thought it almost impossible.

There were a lot of lineal daughters of Duke Xing’s Mansion and only one daughter of non-lineal descent. Without Shao Yanru, he could take advantage of others. If Chu Liuyue wanted to obtain the support of Duke Xing’s Mansion, he could choose other daughters of Duke Xing’s Mansion.

Shao Wanru was not the biological daughter of Shao Jing, the Duke Xing, but after all, if Shao Jing, who had lost his biological daughter, wanted to support one of his nieces, Shao Wanru was the best choice. Shao Wanru, who originally had Rui’an Great Elder Princess as her backing, became more honorable and even more noble than Shao Yanru in the past.

After thinking it through, Chu Liuyue decided that he couldn’t wait any longer, otherwise, more people would find that Shao Wanru’s value was different from that of the past, so he had to beat them to it.

Originally, he planned to use Shao Yanru’s incident as an excuse to see Shao Wanru to court her favor. Unexpectedly, his plan was disrupted by Chu Liuchen, which also made Chu Liuyue become alarmed.

He didn’t feel too frustrated after losing Shao Yanru. On the contrary, he felt relaxed. At present, in order to get the support of Duke Xing’s Mansion, he couldn’t lose Shao Wanru. He felt very anxious now.

“Mother, what does my father think of the beauties of Chuxiu Palace?” Chu Liuyue raised his eyelids, looked at the Empress who was a little thirsty, and asked, as if he didn’t hear the Empress’s sarcasm.

Seeing that he was so calm, the Empress changed her mind and immediately calmed down. She thought that she had gone too far just now. The reason why she lost her composure was Shao Yanru’s incident before.

“Prince Yue, do you mean that you are interested in someone?” The Empress put down the teacup in her hand and asked with a smile. She looked calm and composed, with the temperament of the Empress.

“I have indeed fallen in love with a lady. I hope you can help me!” Chu Liuyue stood up, lifted the hem of his robe, and knelt down to the Empress.

“Which lady do you fancy?” The Empress said in surprise. She really didn’t expect that Chu Liuyue would be so forthright and even beg her. Shouldn’t he beg the Emperor now?

But when she thought about what had happened to the Emperor, she knew that the Emperor was not in the mood to grant marriage to his son, so she understood Chu Liuyue’s thought. He really fancied a Miss and was afraid that she would be taken by others, so he came here to beg her. Thinking of this, she could not help feeling complacent.

No matter what, he was still a son of a concubine, even if he was a prince. At this time, he had to come here to beg her, not Consort of Virtue.

“Tell me, which one do you like? If it is appropriate, I will make the decision for you!” The Empress reached out to help Chu Liuyue up.

As long as the lady he fancied was not the person she chose, it didn’t matter. It was not a difficult thing to grant marriage to Chu Liuyue. What was more, the daughter-in-law she selected was not among the beauties of Chuxiu Palace, so she didn’t worry that she would be chosen by Chu Liuyue.

Chu Liuyue smiled bitterly and said helplessly, “Mother, in fact, I don’t mean to marry a certain person. There are always disputes in the backyard, so I just want to marry a powerful person who can help me manage the people in the backyard.”

“A powerful person? Which family do you mean?” The Empress thought in her mind. It meant that the person’s family was influential. She secretly thought of the influential candidates this year. She was a little wary of what Chu Liuyue said.

There were indeed a lot of women in the backyard of Prince Yue’s Mansion, but most of them were insignificant and couldn’t make any big trouble. How could a low-ranking woman dare to make trouble? In fact, the Empress really didn’t hope that the backyard of Chu Liuyue was peaceful. More importantly, she didn’t want Chu Liuyue to marry a powerful woman in case it would affect the future of her own son.

“Mother…” Chu Liuyue smiled slightly and was about to say it bluntly. He knew clearly what the Empress was thinking. At this time, it was better to speak bluntly than to beat around the bush. Chu Liuzhou must have no idea to marry Shao Wanru. Or he hadn’t figured out the value of Shao Wanru. Shao Wanru was not a suitable candidate for Prince Zhou’s wife.

“Your Highness, Prince Chen is here!” A eunuch came in in a hurry and reported in a sharp voice.

His voice disrupted Chu Liuyue’s words. At this time, it was inconvenient for him to speak out his idea in a hurry. Inexplicably, he had a bad feeling. When he talked to Shao Wanru before, Chu Liuchen appeared. But now, when he talked to the Empress, he appeared again!

The Empress said, “Ask Prince Chen to come in!”

Chu Liuchen appeared in the main hall and walked over slowly. He bowed to the Empress casually, and the Empress politely invited him to sit down.

“What a coincidence, brother is also here!” Chu Liuchen raised his eyebrows with a smile in his handsome eyes.

“Third brother, it is indeed a coincidence. I met you before, and now I meet you again. Have you finished dealing with the matter for the Emperor?” Chu Liuyue was annoyed in his heart, but he had to show a smile on his face.

He had always had a cold expression on his face. A smile like that was very rare to see.

“What did His Majesty ask Prince Chen to do?” The Empress figured out some implied meaning, so she turned to ask Chu Liuchen.

Chu Liuchen sat down on a chair and raised the corners of his eyes, revealing a trace of evil coldness in his eyes. “It’s not a big deal. I was just assigned to see where Secondary Consort Shao lives and what she needs!”

The Empress was anxious and she asked subconsciously, “What does the Emperor mean?”