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Chapter 411 Prince Cheng’s Advice

It was very quiet in the pavilion. Only the sound of the cold wind coming from outside the window could be heard and two people were playing Go-chess inside. Xiqi and Xiao Xuanzi were respectively standing beside their own masters, carefully watching them playing chess.

Although they were eunuchs, they also knew a little about Go-chess from their master. Every now and then, their expressions changed from nervous to relaxed, or from relaxed to nervous, according to the changes in the chess.

Buddhist incense was burning in the room, and the light sandalwood smell made people calm and peaceful.

Prince Cheng believed in Buddhism, so he liked to use superior sandalwood incense in the room, which was one of his habits. Prince Zhou had already left. Chu Liuchen had just had a good rest but was not well enough to leave, so he was left alone here. Then, the uncle and the nephew played chess together.

As for receiving guests, Prince Cheng had specially asked Rui’an Great Elder Princess to make the decision. This so-called decision had a different meaning from the previous one. It was he who had personally asked for it.

Last time, Rui’an Great Elder Princess coming to treat guests for him meant that she just helped to entertain these Misses. It still depended on him to make the final choice. But now his intention was that he entrusted everything to Rui’an Great Elder Princess, who could make decisions for him and help him choose some people, because he had no interest in it at all.

Rui’an Great Elder Princess had not been willing to do that at first. She had specially taken these young Misses to the garden in order to let Prince Cheng choose someone by himself. After the unexpected incident of Qin Yuru, Prince Cheng had entrusted everything to her and let her make decisions at will, which made Rui’an Great Elder Princess embarrassed.

Originally, she had only wanted to check and give some advice instead of helping Prince Cheng make decisions. At this time, Prince Cheng threw the matter to her with an impatient look. Then thinking about what had happened just now, Rui’an Great Elder Princess also felt very tired. This First Miss of Ningyuan Army General was really weird.

How could she have the face to do such a thing when she had already been engaged!

She was more shameless than those unmarried young Misses, who deliberately found opportunities to get close to Princes and Childes.

Originally, Prince Cheng had had no intention to marry. He finally agreed to marry someone after great effort, but now he was frustrated by this shameless First Miss Qin and did not want to continue choosing Misses anymore. Rui’an Great Elder Princess was also very helpless about this.

Seeing that Prince Cheng insisted on doing so, she could only take the group of Misses back to the drawing room in the inner courtyard.

Prince Zhou had nothing to enjoy, so he had left with his servants. When Chu Liuchen had come over, he had saw that Prince Cheng had been playing chess with himself quietly, so he sat down opposite him and started to play chess with him.

The two of them kept playing chess with moves one after another and were very quiet. It was hard to tell who would win or lose in this close game.

Prince Cheng held a chess piece in his hand and he said nothing for a long time with his eyes falling on the chessboard. Seeing that he had not made a move after a while, Chu Liuchen picked up the teacup aside and took a sip. Then he put it down slowly and asked casually, “Uncle, why don’t you go to choose Misses from aristocratic families?”

“Great Elder Princess will help me choose,” Prince Cheng said without raising his head.

Chu Liuchen raised his handsome eyes and said with a faint smile, “Misses chosen by Great Elder Princess may not be as satisfied as those chosen by yourself. Has Uncle entrusted all this to Great Elder Princess?”

“It does not matter. Just a few more women in the mansion!” Prince Cheng was still looking for the suitable place for a chess piece, so he answered casually.

“But this is your wife, the Princess of Cheng. Can Uncle really not care about this?” Chu Liuchen said meaningfully.

His words made Prince Cheng stop for a second. He raised his head and put the chess piece aside. He also picked up the teacup by his hand to take a sip and said with a frown and a bitter smile, “In fact, I do not want to get married at all. If I marry someone, this will merely be a waste of her life. I am afraid that I want to become a Buddhist for my whole life.”

“Uncle, since you do not want to get married, why did you promise Emperor Uncle and Imperial Grandmother?” Chu Liuchen asked with a confused look, and there was a hint of concern in his eyes.

Prince Cheng’s eyes fell on Chu Liuchen’s face. When he saw that Chu Liuchen was asking this question sincerely, the smile on his face became more bitter.

“Since it was decided by my Brother and Empress Mother, it is useless for me to oppose this! In fact, what is good about girls? This is what happened today. A Miss who has been engaged ran into me and deliberately dropped her earring. If all the girls in this world are like this Miss, I will not get married!”

Prince Cheng sighed, as if he wanted to sidestep this.

He was indeed inspired by Qin Yuru’s matter. In the past, it had not been easy for him to refuse and he had had to compromise, but now there was a new turning point because of Qin Yuru’s matter.

The assassination on the night of New Year’s Eve had made him appear in front of the emperor. At this time, he had had to listen to the emperor’s decision to choose a wife. After that, he had discussed with his advisors what kind of girls would be most suitable to choose to marry into the mansion.

But now he felt that this matter made his dislike of girls reasonable and being unwilling to get married was also excusable. So he did not want to care about anything and directly entrusted everything to Rui’an Great Elder Princess.

Originally, he had showed that he did not like girls and only wanted to become a Buddhist. Now, after being stimulated by Qin Yuru, this idea was even more reasonable.

It was a good excuse to make.

Of course, it was not suitable for other women to casually come to his mansion. Perhaps he would have some women in the future, but not now. He was not willing to attract other people’s attention at this time.

This serious assassination had made many things out of his previous control and he had to go this far. But at present, there could still be some changes.

Ningyuan Army General’s daughter was really annoying, but it was a surprise for him at this time.

“Uncle, it is just an accident. There are not many girls as shameless as this in the world.” Chu Liuchen comforted Prince Cheng with a smile.

“No one will think of her shamelessness before she shows this side. All the girls in the world know how to conceal themselves. Even if her shamelessness has not been discovered before, this may also be exposed later. If this is discovered after she has entered Prince Cheng’s Mansion, she will not be the only one who will be disgraced!” Prince Cheng shook his head and refused decisively.

“Uncle, are you going to explain like this to Emperor Uncle?” Chu Liuchen smiled slightly and said calmly. After resting for a while, now he looked good, but his complexion was lighter than ordinary people, which made him look colder than the others.

He was more like an immortal who never came to the mortal world, which was indeed what Prince Cheng had always thought. He had never looked down on this sick and weak nephew, but he had never paid attention to him either.

However, Xiqi said that there was a girl next to Chu Liuchen at that time, as if an immortal had been dragged into the mortal world and become a libertine.

Even now, Prince Cheng still could not figure out this huge deviation and what had been going on! After that, something had happened to Chu Liuchen, which had even pulled Prince Cheng into the whirlpool. Was Chu Liuchen deliberate or not? Even now, Prince Cheng did not figure it out either.

After scanning at Chu Liuchen on the opposite side, Prince Cheng said slowly, “I do need to tell my Brother about this. It will be best if he agrees that I do not marry the princess. If he insists, then I will get married!”

He said this helplessly, as if he really had no idea because of the blow but was also under the pressure of Emperor. “One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers. If you have missed it, just accept this missing!”

He said the latter sentence in a very low voice, and was almost talking to himself, but Chu Liuchen heard it clearly, with a trace of depth flashing in his eyes. Seeing that Prince Cheng had put down his chess piece, Chu Liuchen also put down the chess piece in his hand. “Imperial Grandmother also wants me to get married, but my condition now… Why should I marry a woman? My situation is as awkward as Uncle’s!”

Prince Cheng agreed his words in his mind. Because Chu Liuchen seemingly could live only a few more years, it was better not to get married, so as not to hurt other women. But he certainly could not say this in front of Chu Liuchen. If his words became reality, Empress Dowager would definitely punish him.

He smiled lightly and comforted him, saying, “Your illness is curable and Empress Mother has also invited many imperial physicians to treat you. Take your time to recuperate and you will get better.”

“Take my time to recuperate? But Imperial Grandmother wants me to get married as soon as possible!” Chu Liuchen put down another chess piece and said without raising his head. His eyes were still focused on the chess game, as if he was extremely focused.

A thought occurred to Prince Cheng. He put down the chess piece in his hand, but his attention was focused on Chu Liuchen. The look on his face became more peaceful and he said, “Can you ask Empress Mother to postpone your marriage for a few years? You are still young!”

“Imperial Grandmother is very anxious, and I am also very annoyed. But I also know that Imperial Grandmother does this for my good, but now I am…” Chu Liuchen shook his sleeves. Although he did not continue his words, Prince Cheng understood what he meant.

It seemed that Chu Liuchen did not pretend to be ill and he really did not want to get married. Maybe he also felt annoyed and did not have enough energy to cope with a girl.

He quietly glanced at the wheelchair in which Chu Liuchen was sitting. He remembered that Chu Liuchen had not sat in the wheelchair much before, but now he seemed to sit more. Judging from Xiao Xuanzi’s skilled movements, he could tell that Xiao Xuanzi had been doing this all the time.

“Is Chu Liuchen’s body getting worse and worse?” thought Prince Cheng.

“In fact, we are not saying that you can do nothing.” Prince Cheng tingled with an idea and he suddenly offered advice to Chu Liuchen.

“Uncle, do you have a good idea?” Chu Liuchen lazily raised his eyes, as if he did not believe that Prince Cheng had a good idea.

“I do have a plan, but it depends on whether you want to use it or not.” Prince Cheng smiled with a gentle and decent look, as if he really wanted to help Chu Liuchen.

“Uncle, tell me about it.” Seeing that Prince Cheng was so confident, Chu Liuchen seemed to be a little more energetic and asked with a slight smile.

He really seemed to have no interest in getting married. There was a hint of contemplation in Prince Cheng’s suspicious eyes. Who was the girl that Xiqi met before? Was her status not good enough, or was he just acting occasionally? Or did Chu Liuchen look like this in private?

What he used to show was just superficial appearance, but if it was true, Chu Liuchen would not be as harmless as he looked.

“I have come up with an idea for you, so you should also give me some advice!” Prince Cheng said with a smile. His mind was full of thoughts, but he did not show them on his face.

“Okay, I will try my best!” Chu Liuchen looked at Prince Cheng with his deep eyes. He seemed to casually put down the chess piece in his hand and said with a smile.

Prince Cheng’s eyes followed his gesture and fell on the chess game. He was shocked and stood up suddenly. Just now the situation of this chess game was unclear, but now this chess piece clearly showed who was the winner.