Marry Then, Who Will You Give Charlotte Chu To

Charlotte Chase getting married is a must. Serena Feng has no intention of letting her stay single. Whether it's Ninth Royal Uncle or Simon Sun, neither is someone Charlotte Chase should even dream about.

If her information is correct, then after hearing that Prince Titus of Lyndaria and Prince Nathan of Southern Lyn want to marry Charlotte Chase, Prince Damien of Southlyn and Crown Prince Terrence of Lyndaria have already made their moves.

After all, this is a golden opportunity. Whether Charlotte Chase really intends to choose a husband doesn't matter—once the momentum builds, even if she doesn't want to choose, she won't have a choice.

“With things getting so out of hand, soon it won't be up to Charlotte Chase to decide. Since that's the case, I'll add some fuel to the fire myself for Miss Charlotte.” William Wang Jinling remained as gentle as ever, but Dominic Zhai felt a chill run down his spine and stammered, “I don't get what you two are talking about. Are you really trying to force Charlotte Chase into marriage?”

“You said you didn’t understand, so how come you suddenly do?” Serena Feng laughed. Dominic Zhai, realizing he'd guessed right, grinned—only halfway through, he remembered William Wang Jinling’s words, and immediately jumped up, shouting in disbelief, “Jinling, you said you’d add fuel to the fire. You’re not thinking of proposing to Charlotte Chase too, are you? Please don’t! That woman is obviously the type who attracts trouble; you can’t lose your mind and marry someone like her!”

William Wang just smiled and said nothing. His gentle eyes seemed almost enchanting, and Dominic Zhai couldn’t help but calm down.

Charlotte Chase, as a woman, has so many admirers it’s like fish crossing a river. Outwardly everyone claims to envy her, but privately, few people truly respect her.

With such a restless personality, any family with real standing would never let their eldest legitimate son marry a woman like her. If she ever strayed, it’d be a huge disgrace. A house like the Wang Clan, even if they wanted Chu City, would never let William Wang Jinling marry her. Dominic Zhai was really overthinking things.

There’s no way William Wang Jinling would ever get involved with Charlotte Chase. Even to help Serena Feng, he wouldn’t pretend to want to marry her—doing so would only raise Charlotte Chase’s status for nothing.

Who is William Wang?

He is the Wang Clan Patriarch, famed throughout the land as the Grand Heir, and revered as a moral standard among scholars—a saint in the eyes of the literati.

William Wang Jinling's actions are the standard for the literati; whatever he does is considered correct. If he claimed to like Charlotte Chase, everyone would believe she was truly worthy—not just for Chu City.

If the Grand Heir sought her hand, you can imagine how high Charlotte Chase's reputation would soar.

A woman's excellence is often judged by her man and her suitors. Take Serena Feng, for example—why do the women of the capital envy her? It's because of the men who pursue her.

Serena Feng doesn't have many suitors, but each one is influential—Ninth Royal Uncle and William Wang Jinling, not to mention Sean Xuan, Victor Yun, and even Master Marcus Wynn once declared before the Emperor that he wished to marry her.

Any one of the men around Serena Feng is the kind of person women in the capital dream of marrying. Yet all these outstanding men have “bad taste”—they’re interested in Serena. No wonder she’s envied.

Look at Charlotte Chase—she has many suitors, but take An City's third young master: he’s not an heir, just the third son. Good background, but no real power.

Then there’s the son of the Chu City garrison commander—he only has power because of Charlotte Chase. Whether he truly admires her or just wants Chu City’s power, people believe it’s the latter.

And what about the Northlyn Imperial Uncle? That title sounds grand—royal kin, but everyone knows it’s just a name without real power. Actual authority depends on whether his sister wins favor with the Emperor.

Aside from these three notable suitors, the rest aren’t worth mentioning. Over ninety percent of those seeking Charlotte Chase aren’t heirs—they’re men who can’t inherit and hope marrying her will save them a lifetime of struggle. These men want to rise through a woman; how much can they really achieve?

As for those imperial princes and grandsons—even if they dare to marry, Charlotte Chase would never dare. Marrying any one of them would mean Chu City being swallowed whole.

“How did things end up like this?” Charlotte Chase stared at the gifts sent by Prince Locke of Eastlyn, Prince Zhou, Crown Prince Terrence and Prince Titus of Lyndaria, Prince Damien and Prince Nathan of Southern Lyn, her face pale as a sheet.

What are these men really after? Even with Chu City, Charlotte Chase isn’t worth all this attention from so many suitors.

“Father, what do we do now?” Charlotte Chase was uneasy. She used to secretly enjoy being pursued, even while acting disdainful, but now she only felt fear.

Unknowingly, she had been forced into an abyss.

“What else can we do? Marry.” Lord Harold Chase’s clouded gaze flickered with helplessness.

He never imagined things would spiral so far out of control. Now, whether Charlotte marries or not, she has no choice. And whoever she marries must be chosen carefully—pleasing one side will offend another and make Chu City new enemies.

“Father…” Charlotte Chase choked up. Lord Harold Chase sighed in pain: “Changhua, it’s all my fault—I failed you.”

“Father, please don’t say that.” Charlotte Chase quickly shook her head, calmly saying, “Father, I was always going to marry someday. We just need to choose carefully. Originally, we could have picked a capable man to join our family, but now with all these princes proposing, we may not have the luxury.”

“Of course I understand, but we can’t afford to offend any of the Four Kingdoms. Honestly, it’s my own greed—if I hadn’t trusted Eastlyn’s Emperor, I wouldn’t have forced you into this.” Lord Harold Chase regretted believing the Emperor’s promises, thinking he could force Ninth Royal Uncle to marry Charlotte and let her rule Chu City.

People really shouldn’t be too greedy. If I hadn’t been so greedy, things wouldn’t have become so unmanageable.

“Father, now isn’t the time for that. Don’t you think it’s strange? Why would princes from Southern Lyn and Lyndaria get involved? I heard Prince Damien and Crown Prince Terrence only proposed after Prince Nathan and Prince Titus expressed interest—they…”

These men aren’t sincerely proposing—their goal is to prevent me from marrying their rivals. They send proposals just to pressure Chu City, so I can’t marry any of them.

Now, not just in Eastlyn, but also in Lyndaria and Southern Lyn, Charlotte Chase’s name rings out—a woman who draws suitors from multiple kingdoms. What kind of 'femme fatale' is this?

Of course I know—Chu City has offended someone. Otherwise, why would our low-profile arrival in Eastlyn cause such a stir? Using the princes as chess pieces to force Changhua to marry—what a scheme…

Even Lord Harold Chase, seasoned by storms, had to admit it was a masterstroke. Their enemy is truly frightening—and more frightening still, they don’t even know who’s behind it.

Who could have the power to manipulate princes from three kingdoms and the Three Great Houses of Cui, Wang, and Hsieh?