Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

In the imperial study, the emperor held the tiger talisman in his hand with a gloomy face.

News came in the morning that the northern Wala had signs of gathering troops, and it was unknown whether they were targeting the Tatar tribe or coveting Daxia. He used the words of his men to test Chu Shiyu and asked him to hand over the tiger talisman.

Chu Shiyu actually handed it over directly! How could this happen?! How important is the Tiger Talisman? How could Chu Shiyu not know? With the Tiger Talisman, all the troops of Daxia can be mobilized! Including the Imperial Guards!

Could it be that Chu Shiyu knew about this... Impossible! Apart from the emperor himself, only three people would know about this, and those three people are all tight-lipped!

"Your Majesty, do you want to leave the tiger talisman in the hands of Prince Duan?" General Fang Kui of Zhenyuan was a little suspicious. He commanded a large number of troops and had always been the target of several princes who were interested in the throne.

But Fang Kui has always been on the sidelines, after all, it is still uncertain who will be the winner. But if the tiger talisman remains in the hands of Prince Duan, it will be different! As a general of Daxia, as long as he is still loyal to Daxia, he must obey the tiger talisman's orders! In other words, the crown prince is determined!

The emperor shook his head in denial: "If Shi Yu doesn't hand it over, I will find a way to make him hand it over!"

But! It shouldn't be handed over like this, without even a hint of refusal or struggle! If it were normal, Chu Shiyu would definitely ask to go north and keep the tiger talisman in the name of guarding the North Gate! And he would reject Chu Shiyu's leading the troops again and give the tiger talisman to someone else instead.

What happened to his son?! Was he thinking ahead, something that even he couldn't understand? Or was he really discouraged and didn't want to fight anymore?

"Be alert to the situation in the north. If any soldier from the Oirat or Tatar crosses the border, report it immediately to the court. We will then decide to whom to give the tiger talisman."

The emperor didn't believe that Chu Shiyu really didn't want to fight anymore. If he retreated to advance, this move really hit the mark on his mind. He was already considering whether to give the tiger talisman to Chu Shiyu again to test the truth!

And not long ago, when the morning court had just ended.

Prince Kang had a cheerful look on his face, and walked towards Prince Duan, who was at the head of the line opposite him, with a look of doubt in his heart.

But Chu Shiyu didn't notice it at all, or rather, he didn't care even if he noticed it. He turned around and strode out of the court! He was so fast that he disappeared in a few breaths!

"Your Highness, this Prince Duan is becoming more and more arrogant!" The Minister of Personnel whispered to Prince Kang.

King Kang looked at the figure going farther and farther away outside the palace and asked softly, "Isn't this a good idea?"

"This... Apart from the attitude, Prince Duan's behavior today... is very good." If the Minister of Personnel didn't know it was impossible, he would have thought that Prince Duan had surrendered to someone.

Chu Shiyu rode his horse hurriedly back to the north gate of the palace. When he was about to ride straight to the door of the back house, he caught a glimpse of the guard at the door who seemed to be hesitant to speak.

The snow-white horse stopped and Chu Shiyu turned to look at the guard.

The guard realized that he was being asked to speak frankly, so he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "At 2:00 pm, Madam Liu was about to leave with the young master and two girls, but I stopped them... Madam Liu seemed very angry."

Chu Shiyu's heart suddenly tightened. He had made her angry again!

But at the same time, she was a little angry. Usually she had just finished breakfast at 7:00 p.m., so she couldn't stay in the palace for a moment? ! He had clearly rushed back as soon as he finished court, and it was only past 7:00 p.m. now. There was still plenty of time in the day. She could wait for him to come back before going anywhere she wanted!

After a while, they arrived at the gate of Ruliu Courtyard. When Chu Shiyu saw the unfamiliar maids and old women at the gate, his face turned cold.

"I told you not to disturb Madam Liu, what are you doing here?"

The maidservant knelt down and explained: "Your Highness, please forgive us! We did not interrupt you! It was...the two concubines who came to see you, and Madam Liu asked them to come in and talk!"

Chu Shiyu's heart sank. It was really as if it rains but it leaks. With those women coming to disturb him, Liu Rusi would most likely not have a good reaction.

"If you don't see a good person, you will receive ten strokes of the cane."

Several servants looked aggrieved, but they didn't dare to argue. Ten strokes of the cane wouldn't break bones, but it would teach people a lesson. They would definitely stop him next time...

Hurrying into the yard, Chu Shiyu saw the two women sitting in the hall drinking tea with Liu Rusi.

The tall figure took a few steps closer, and Su Qing and Su Xiao only then noticed that the prince had arrived! Why didn't anyone inform them? !

They stood up quickly, bowed together, and shouted nervously: "I greet the prince!"

Seeing that they all stood up, Liu Rusi felt that it was not appropriate for her to sit alone, so she stood up a little later and bowed. Caiyun saw this and also stood up a little later to salute.

Chu Shiyu's already pent-up anger got even worse. He didn't like these gifts! He hated Liu Rusi's respectful attitude towards him!

"Since you refuse to leave even after being released from your bonds, I will sell you out!"

Originally, I neither liked them nor hated them, but I compensated them considering that they needed to settle down after leaving home. Since they are not sensible, I will treat them as concubines in the normal way!

Su Qing and Su Xiao were immediately terrified! They both knelt down!

Su Qing begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me! Don't sell me out. I have done something wrong, and I will definitely change it in the future!"

"I am willing to leave the house with one hundred taels! Don't sell me out!" Rather than being sold out, Su Xiao chose to take the money and leave.

But Su Qing was stunned when she heard this. She didn't want to be sold out, nor did she want to leave! She turned her head and looked at Liu Rusi. Not to mention that the prince might have three palaces and six courtyards in the future, which prince didn't have three wives and four concubines? She had been in Prince Duan's mansion for four years. Why did she leave because of a later Liu? Prince Duan had so much space around him, why couldn't he accommodate a few more women? !

Rui Feng glanced coldly at the two kneeling people, and Chu Shiyu said coldly: "You came to disturb me without permission. The indenture can be released, but the compensation will be invalid!"

"Don't do that? We were just chatting for a few minutes...and the chat went well." Liu Rusi said. Losing her job was bad enough, but it would be really tragic if she lost the compensation.

Chu Shiyu's expression eased slightly, and he carefully observed her expression and asked tentatively: "Are you not angry?"

"Why should I be angry?" She was not the one who lost her job, but Liu Rusi immediately remembered and said in a slightly depressed tone: "If you mean that I was not allowed to leave the house, then it is true."

"Uh..." So she had forgotten! He was asking for trouble! He quickly changed the subject and said to Su Qing and Su Xiao: "I will leave the house today, and the 100 taels will remain the same."

"Today?!" Su Qing's heart was in a knot.

Lidya Su bit her lip and began to wonder if she could finish packing today.

"Isn't it too hasty? Um... didn't you say they were gifts from the emperor and couldn't be refused?"

Liu Rusi tried to ease the situation for them. She didn't want to care about how Chu Shiyu did things, but she didn't want these things to be caused by her.

"You can't refuse the gift from the Emperor at the time, and you can't deal with it casually in a short period of time. If it's property or a unique and valuable thing, you can never sell it. But a few people don't matter. It's been four years since I received it, and no one will dare to cause trouble."

Liu Rusi pursed her lips slightly. This was where their three views did not match. Chu Shiyu was too arrogant. Even if he was willing to bend down for her among the countless people, it would only be limited to her and a few people around her.

"You don't want them to leave?" Chu Shiyu didn't quite understand her attitude.

"I... didn't think about it or didn't want to, I just felt that a simple decision of yours was their life destiny." Liu Rusi spoke slowly because she found it difficult to express the appropriate meaning.

"I don't know why you suddenly want them to leave. If it's because... at the moment... I don't want that to happen."

Seeing Liu Rusi's hesitation, Chu Shiyu knew that she had something she didn't want to say in public, so he turned to the two of them and said, "I can give you some time to think about it, but remember, if Madam Liu doesn't take the initiative to find you, you can't get close to Ruliu Courtyard!"

"Yes, I'll remember that!" Su Qing responded quickly. As long as she could stay, things might turn around.

Su Xiao nodded, not too excited. He had just mustered up the courage to leave Prince Duan's Mansion and survive, and now he actually had the urge to go out and travel around the world... However, it would be better if he could relax in the mansion for a few days and make sufficient preparations before going out.

Su Qing and Su Xiao left.

Chu Shiyu looked at Liu Rusi again and signaled her to speak freely.

Liu Rusi looked at Caiyun and Xuefei beside her and said seriously, "They have been in Prince Duan's Mansion for four years and have never left the house. They are used to being trapped in a small world. The outside world is inherently more dangerous for women, and beauty without support always attracts more misfortune than fortune."

"After they came out of the Water Jade Ice Terrace and the Golden Wind Jade Dew Pavilion, I'm afraid all they learned was to please others. But in one day, they were asked to leave without any preparation..."

"Golden Wind and Jade Dew Pavilion?!" Chu Shiyu's eyes widened.

"What's wrong?" Liu Rusi was slightly stunned.

Huang Yazi once said that he would send Liu Rusi to Jinfeng Yulu Pavilion. He thought that it had nothing to do with him...

Chu Shiyu suppressed his surging delusions and said softly, "It's okay, it's just... Prince Kang also has many beauties from the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Pavilion."

Liu Rusi was skeptical. Why was he so surprised about King Kang's affairs? But let's get to the point first. Liu Rusi continued, "They were originally staying in the palace and had no worries about food and clothing. They could also get ten taels of silver a month."

"And for you, this little money shouldn't be a big deal. They haven't seen you many times, and they won't bother you. Just think of it as my own wishful thinking. If you want to drive them away because of me, I think... it's unnecessary."

"It's not that you are being sentimental, but it's not entirely because of you... After meeting you, I found that I don't need anyone else but you! I don't want anyone else to occupy the place beside me!" Chu Shiyu spoke sincerely.

It was another heart-wrenching expression of feelings. Liu Rushi glanced at the two little girls next to her with a little embarrassment. The two little girls looked at each other and left the room quietly.

Liu Rusi felt a little more at ease... thinking, isn't this because of her? Then she changed the subject and said, "But they are just concubines, and according to you, they are concubines in name only..."

"Just the title of concubine is not enough! Any position by my side only belongs to you!" The love in Ruifeng's eyes was so strong that it was about to overflow.

"But I don't want it..." Liu Rusi said in a low voice.

Chu Shiyu's breath stagnated, and he suppressed his rising emotions and asked in a muffled voice: "Then let me ask you, if it was... Qin Lie, would you let him keep a concubine?"

Liu Rusi's expression changed slightly, and she immediately looked at Chu Shiyu with hostility. Why did she make such an assumption about Qin Lie? This was a disguised slander!

Seeing her expression, Chu Shiyu understood that she would suggest that several concubines stay, but because she did not regard him as a future partner... Chu Shiyu suppressed the annoyance in his heart and said in a deep voice: "What he gave you, I will definitely give you. If you don't want it, I won't give it to others even if it is empty."

"What about freedom? Qin Lie will give me freedom, have you ever given it to me?" The almond eyes looked straight into Rui Feng's eyes, very seriously.

"Freedom? What exactly is freedom?!" There were too many emotions in his heart, and Chu Shiyu finally couldn't control himself!

He questioned, "Didn't he forbid you from going up the mountain or down the field? Didn't he take away your half-finished boots for fear that you might hurt your hands? Did he ever let you leave Dongshan Village alone? What freedom did he give you that I didn't give you?!"

While being surprised that Chu Shiyu knew so much, her eyes gradually lost focus. Yes, Qin Lie had restricted her in so many things, but she never felt that she was constrained. Even when they were compared together, she still did not feel the slightest bit of disgust towards Qin Lie's actions...

"I was willing to do what Qin Lie did..." She lowered her head slightly and said in an inaudible voice.

Ruifeng's eyes were filled with grievance and helplessness, and even a hint of tears. He also asked softly, "So, those who are willing are free, right?"

It was so unfair. Liu Rusi raised her head with a guilty conscience, but bumped into those delicate and sad eyes. Her heart trembled slightly, and she felt even more guilty...

"sorry."

Liu Rusi's tone and eyes were very sincere. If you hurt others, you should apologize, even if it cannot be made up.

The two stood opposite each other. Chu Shiyu lowered his head, and his eyes were moist as he looked at the pair of almond-shaped eyes that turned away guiltily and did not meet his gaze.

After a moment of silence, the ripples in Chu Shiyu's eyes dissipated, revealing the determination at the bottom of the lake.

"It's okay, I'll make you willing." His voice was low and his tone was still gentle as usual.

Uh... Liu Rusi didn’t know what to feel for a moment. She could not understand why Chu Shiyu was so obsessed with her.

"If... I mean, if you also entered the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Pavilion and arrived at Prince Duan's Mansion, would you be like them and would rather not have the hundred taels to stay?" Chu Shiyu couldn't help but ask.

"If you're asking me, then no. Even if I don't have a hundred taels, I don't want to be trapped here." Liu Rusi expressed her opinion directly.

"Then I'll give you a hundred taels... no, a thousand taels, in exchange for you staying. Would you be willing?" Chu Shiyu knew the answer but still couldn't help asking.

A huge sum of money was very attractive, but Liu Rusi had already made this choice. She shook her head and said, "I won't keep even a huge sum of money."

Chu Shiyu looked at her quietly for a long time, with the same affection in his eyes. Suddenly, he stretched out his big hands and pulled her into his arms. His strong and slender arms tightened like a solid shackle.

Before Liu Rusi could decide whether to resist or not, she heard a low and gentle rumbling sound coming from the chest against which her ear was pressed.

"I'll make you willing," he repeated.