Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Prince Che's Mansion.

When Chu Tianche heard that Ling Qian'er intended to invite him to the lantern festival, a playful smile appeared on his lips.

Does he think he's an idiot?

He had previously tried to win Ling Qian'er's favor, but Ling Qian'er had always been indifferent to him, while she was extremely attentive to the Prince of Chu. Now that she saw no hope of marrying into the Prince of Chu's mansion, she began to settle for marrying him instead.

Unfortunately, he doesn't collect just any junk!

"Your Highness, Miss Ling took the initiative to invite you, she must be trying to curry favor with you. Don't you plan to go?" the confidant asked curiously.

"Go, why not go?"

Chu Tianche chuckled lightly, "I want to see how much Ling Qian'er's attitude will change now that she's set her sights on me."

That aloof and indifferent demeanor from before... what will become of him now?

"Your Highness, Miss Ling actually has a remarkable background. The position of Princess Consort is currently vacant, and Her Majesty has also said that you should choose a suitable Princess Consort."

"There are plenty of girls in the capital. If there aren't any right now, then we'll look for them slowly. As for Ling Qian'er, I don't care if others don't want her."

Chu Tianche's eyes turned slightly cold. Because of Qian Yalin's matter, he had become a laughing stock again. Fortunately, he knew Qian Yalin's troublemaking nature, which she had revealed to others before.

Therefore, after the incident, he managed to extricate himself from the situation very smoothly.

Even so, he was still ridiculed by others. As for the next princess, he was determined to choose carefully and ensure that there would be no more problems.

After all, Qian Yalin was betrothed by the Emperor, so the blame cannot be entirely placed on him. However, if the second person also has problems, then he really cannot escape responsibility.

Seeing that Chu Tianche was determined not to be interested in Ling Qian'er, his confidant couldn't help but wonder: "Your Highness, although Miss Ling admired His Highness Chu before, there was nothing between them."

"Miss Song had previously broken off an engagement, why doesn't Your Highness care?"

“Ling Qian’er and Song Ruozhen are not the same. Lin Zhiyue is a fool. Now everyone in the capital knows that Song Ruozhen is a talented and sought-after woman.”

"Look at the Prince of Chu all these years, has he ever had any interest in any other girl? Only with Song Ruozhen, even though Father Emperor had already written the imperial decree to grant their marriage, the Prince of Chu made Father Emperor wait, all so that the Empress would agree."

Chu Tianche thought about the news he had just received from the palace. The Empress was such a stubborn person, yet Chu Junting managed to change her attitude, which showed how much effort he had put into this matter.

"That proves that the King of Chu cares about the Queen's opinion, right?" the confidant pondered.

Chu Tianche glanced at him and said, "You don't know King Chu well enough. He's such a self-willed person, when would he ever care about other people's opinions?"

Even the Empress couldn't change his decision. He did this because he was worried that Song Ruozhen would be wronged!

No wonder the Empress Dowager liked him. She used to think he was heartless, but now she realizes he's deeply devoted.

Speaking of this, Chu Tianche couldn't help but sigh. Chu Junting was really lucky. Not only was he born to the Empress, but after all the choices, he finally got the best one.

In the past, when Chu Junting was not in the capital, he had not discovered that there was such an interesting girl in General Song's mansion. But now that Chu Junting has returned, Song Ruozhen has broken off the engagement.

God, this is so unfair!

Just as undercurrents were swirling among the various factions, Chu Yungui, remembering his elder brother's instructions, went to find Gu Huan'er.

"Your Highness, are you going to see Miss Gu today? Didn't you always refuse to see her before?"

The servant couldn't help but be curious. His master had been unlucky every time he met Miss Gu, losing face several times in a row. After that, whenever he saw Miss Gu, he would try to stay as far away as possible.

However, Miss Gu is quite interesting; she always chases after their prince whenever she sees him.

The fact that the Prince actually went to see Miss Gu today is truly astounding.

A hint of unease flashed across Chu Yungui's face. He straightened his clothes and said, "Of course it's not that I want to find him, but for my brother's sake, I still have to come here."

"I see." The servant nodded, but felt something was amiss.

The prince changed his clothes several times before going out today, and even the jade pendant at his waist was specially chosen. I have never seen the prince put so much effort into his clothes before, not even for a palace banquet.

When Gu Huan'er learned that Prince Yun had come to see her, she couldn't help but widen her eyes. "Are you sure you're not mistaken? How could His Highness Prince Yun possibly come to see me?"

“Miss, it’s absolutely true! I just went to check, and it is indeed His Highness Prince Yun!” the maidservant said hurriedly.

Gu Huan'er's face lit up with excitement, and she was overjoyed.

"Why would His Highness Prince Yun come to see me? Quickly, quickly, help me get ready and change into my best clothes!"

Gu Huan'er was very anxious and started picking out jewelry again. Today was the first time His Highness had come to see her, so she had to dress up nicely.

Meanwhile, Chu Yungui sat calmly in the carriage, waiting for Gu Huan'er to come out.

"Your Highness, please wait a little longer. Miss Gu should be here soon."

After the servant sent someone in to announce the arrival of Miss Gu, he waited for a while but still didn't see her come out. He worried that his master was getting impatient.

"It's alright." Chu Yungui said calmly. "A young lady always needs to dress up before going out. Since you're already here, just wait patiently."

After hurriedly dressing up, Gu Huan'er put on her cloak and rushed outside, worried that the prince might get impatient and leave.

"Miss, be careful, please don't fall!"

The maidservant hurriedly followed behind, worried that her young mistress might fall and get seriously hurt.

Wang Xue and Xu Yuanqing also arrived at the gate of the Gu residence.

"Wang Xue, do you think Huan'er would be willing to go out with us if we come directly to her today?"

Xu Yuanqing's eyes showed a hint of worry. He had actually realized that Gu Huan'er had no feelings for him.

At the end of his birthday banquet last time, Gu Huan'er told him directly that she already had someone she liked and hoped that he would stop wasting his time on her.

He was depressed for several days because of this incident, until Wang Xue came to find him and he regained his confidence.

“Yuanqing, Huan’er is not engaged yet. I know she likes Prince Yun, but you know how he avoided her at the banquet before.”

She knew perfectly well that the Prince of Yun didn't like her, yet she still refused to give up. How can you give up just because of such a small setback?

Wang Xue glanced at Xu Yuanqing and asked, "What do young ladies value most?"

"What is it?" Xu Yuanqing asked.

"sincere!"

Wang Xue said seriously, "When a girl says no, she means yes. If you really think she can give up easily just because she says she doesn't like it, then your feelings for her are not sincere at all."