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

With the experience from last time, Liu Rusi changed into a jacket with a front-button and wide sleeves this time.

The overall outfit is relatively loose, although it makes her look a little fat because of her chest and hips, but Liu Rusi is not going to "amaze" everyone, and it is best to be low-key. For this reason, she deliberately chose a darker blue.

But Chu Shiyu was not happy about this, and frowned and said: "Don't wear such dark colors in the future, and these baggy clothes make you look old..."

"I'm almost twenty-two, and I'm definitely not young anymore." Liu Rusi chuckled.

"How can I not be young?! You are the same age as me! Am I not young?" Chu Shiyu felt as if his tail was stepped on.

"Men and women are different. I am three months older than you." Liu Rusi said calmly and walked towards the carriage parked at the gate of the back house. This was a good change as it saved her from having to walk outside the palace.

"That doesn't make much difference! You are in the prime of your life. How can those little girls who haven't grown up compare to you?" Chu Shiyu became even more furious. He stepped into the carriage angrily, and the huge carriage shook.

Liu Rusi smiled and shook her head, changing the subject: "Are both of Qin Hao's teachers going to class today?"

Chu Shiyu knew she was trying to change the subject, but he didn't want to talk about it. He couldn't reverse the years and let his father visit his biological mother three or four months earlier! If he really had this ability, he would rather snatch her away before she met Qin Lie!

"Let's try these two today. If Qin Hao doesn't think they are good, we can change them behind her back." Chu Shiyu sat down next to her.

"Don't spoil him too much. As long as he has a good character and is knowledgeable enough, it's fine." Liu Rusi moved away naturally.

Chu Shiyu didn't follow closely, but retorted somewhat unhappily: "Don't you see how much you spoil him? He wanted to buy snacks but he didn't want to eat them, but you forced him to finish them. He asked you to throw them away and said it was a waste."

Liu Rusi kept silent. She did think it was a waste to throw it away, but the donkey rolls from that restaurant were large in size and tasted average, which was really torture...

The Princess's Mansion is in the northwest corner of the capital, some distance away from Prince Duan's Mansion. It takes about half an hour by carriage to get there.

The gate tower was as luxurious as that of Prince Duan's Palace. Liu Rusi was slightly amazed and walked forward, handing the invitation letter to the gatekeeper.

The doorman didn't even glance at her, and said arrogantly, "This lady looks unfamiliar. Is she Madam Liu who just came to the capital? The banquet for praying for a good harvest starts at 3 p.m., and it's already 3 p.m. now."

Being late is not good... If it was Liu Rusi herself, she would have wanted to leave earlier, but Chu Shiyu was sleeping soundly, so she woke him up a little later, and they had to eat lunch, so they arrived later than planned...

Liu Rusi took back the invitation in her hand, lowered her eyes and said nothing. It was obvious that someone had deliberately explained her appearance to the doorman, and her attitude also seemed deliberate. Being late might just be a coincidence.

Chu Shiyu got off the carriage with sleepy eyes. He had just fallen asleep in the carriage. He did not sleep all night last night, and an hour of sleep at noon would not be enough.

Seeing the scene in front of the princess's mansion, he immediately understood what was going on. His face darkened, and he walked over to pull Liu Rusi over, saying in a cold voice, "Since you don't welcome me, then leave."

The doorman was stunned. He was the doorman for the princess. How could he not recognize the man in the black robe with dark dragon and golden pattern? ! But only female guests were invited to the feast. Why would Prince Duan come? !

"Your Highness Prince Duan! Welcome! Of course you are welcome! I am blind and do not recognize you! Please come in!"

The doorman nodded and bowed hurriedly. If he didn't represent the reputation of the Princess's Mansion to a certain extent, he would have knelt down directly!

"Hmph! Tell the Imperial Aunt that I will rest at the door for a few moments. If she doesn't welcome me, I will leave!"

Chu Shiyu pulled Liu Rusi back into the carriage. Even the elders could not deliberately make things difficult for Liu Rusi!

"Just saying that these women's banquets are troublesome, I think I should just go back." Chu Shiyu complained in a low voice. If Liu Rusi hadn't pinched his hand, he would have left directly and would not have waited for two minutes.

"After all, she is your aunt, you can't be too embarrassing. From now on... I won't come if I can." Liu Rusi was not angry, but she could foresee that if Chu Shiyu didn't come, she didn't know how many difficulties would be waiting for her.

Gently squeezing the hand that refused to let go, Chu Shiyu said softly: "You really don't have to worry about these things. Even if you disagree for the rest of your life... I will protect you."

Her eyes were slightly drooped and her expression could not be seen clearly. She chuckled and said, "Aren't you still sleepy? Take a nap for a while."

Chu Shiyu glanced at her expression and stopped persuading her. He obediently leaned against the wall of the carriage and closed his eyes for a nap, but he did not let go of the little hand in his palm.

One moment is equivalent to 15 minutes.

About 20 minutes later, the sound outside the carriage woke up the thoughtful look in her eyes.

"Nephew, your aunt is out to pick you up. Are you satisfied?" A female voice came with sarcasm but compromise.

With a little effort, Liu Rusi pulled out her hand, which was still in her grasp. The owner of the hand that had lost its object was awakened, and there was a hint of panic in Ruifeng's eyes.

Liu Rusi leaned in and whispered, "The princess is outside..."

Chu Shiyu instinctively went up to her and pecked her lightly on the lips. The moment they separated, his eyes were calm and he whispered, "Okay, get out now."

Sighing helplessly, Liu Rusi followed Chu Shiyu out of the car.

"Aunt is really strict at the banquet. If you are a minute late, you won't be allowed in?" Chu Shiyu rubbed his eyes as he just woke up, looking very casual.

"Who would not let you in? However, this is only allowed for you and Kun'er and the others." The eldest princess spoke calmly as if she was chatting about family matters, but her sharp eyes swept over Liu Rusi who was standing beside her.

Liu Rusi noticed the gaze, smiled politely and bowed respectfully.

"Hmph, since my aunt wasn't at the dinner that day, let me say it again. Liu Rusi is my savior. I swear to protect her my whole life. I hope that I will treat her the same way that my aunt treats me." Chu Shiyu said seriously.

"Heh... I think you're possessed by a ghost!" The princess sneered and turned around coldly and said, "Go in and talk. Why are you standing at the door like a monkey?"

Chu Shiyu's face darkened slightly, but a small hand pinched the switch on his lower back again. After a pause, he went to the princess's mansion with Liu Rusi with an expressionless face.

Princess Changning, who was walking beside the eldest princess, looked back at the two of them from time to time with an aggrieved look on her face, but Prince Duan didn't even look at her...

One can tell at a glance that the Princess's Mansion is a woman's residence, with flowers and gauze hanging everywhere, making it feel like being in a fairyland.

The theme of the banquet was to pray for a good harvest. The open banquet hall was surrounded by pots of chrysanthemums, and some pillars were decorated with baskets of brocaded wheat ears and rice. At the innermost part of the banquet hall was a huge incense burner, and behind the incense burner was a picture of a good harvest.

"Meet His Royal Highness Prince Duan!"

The voices of beautiful women were heard, and nearly a hundred women, young and old, in the hall bowed and saluted. Even though he was an uninvited guest at the female banquet, Prince Duan was still the most respected guest, even more so than the host of the banquet, the Princess.

Chu Shiyu waved his hand casually to let everyone stand up, and then asked the eldest princess, "Where is Madam Liu's seat?"

The eldest princess said nothing, but looked at the seats near the end with a cold look.

Chu Shiyu was too lazy to argue, so he turned around and walked towards that seat.

"Nephew, you should sit at the head of the table!" The eldest princess's stern voice carried an extraordinary majesty.

"There is no place for me to sit, only where I want to sit!"

Chu Shiyu walked to his seat, stretched out his big hand, and easily lifted the solid wood table! He took a few big steps and placed it in the center of the banquet hall with a "bang"!

Such an arrogant and rude behavior is tantamount to disrespect to the host of the banquet! But the eldest princess was not angry at all. Instead, her cold face warmed up a little.

"Then sit there." The eldest princess said calmly, turning around and sitting back at the host's seat.

Chu Shiyu turned around to look for Liu Rusi, but found that Liu Rusi and Chunlan and Zhuqing, who were with her, were carrying three empty chairs and walking over!

I don’t know how many times this has happened, my heart is pounding!

Liu Rusi narrowed her eyes and smiled as she handed the chair to Chu Shiyu who hurried over to take it. She said softly, "I'll go get another one. The two of them won't have to stand anymore."

Chu Shiyu was showing off his power, so she naturally couldn't hold him back. Since she had to break the rules, she might as well break them to the end. If she was gentle and obedient, the eldest princess might not change her prejudice against her.

"Go and move it yourselves." Chu Shiyu looked at Liu Rusi tenderly, and his tone became gentle when he spoke to the two maids.

The four of them sat down in the middle of the banquet hall, and the two maids sat behind them.

Liu Rusi found that this method was cool, but it was really awkward. Everyone in the banquet hall was sitting on the sidelines, and they were undoubtedly the focus of the whole place! Fortunately, her acting skills were good, at least she could hold it together on the surface...

"The theme of today's banquet is the same as in previous years, which is to pray for a good harvest in autumn. We women don't do farming, so we express our feelings in this way." The eldest princess said to Chu Shiyu in the center. This was explained specifically to him.

"Aunt wants to hold a banquet, and she can do it without a reason." Chu Shiyu still didn't want to give a good face.

The princess was angry and amused, and she glanced at Chu Shiyu and said, "You are becoming more and more impolite."

"Aunt calls me the royal nephew, so there's no need to be polite." Chu Shiyu leaned back in his chair, watching Liu Rusi move the crooked fruit plate on the table back to the center with his peripheral vision.

"That's true, but your temperament is very different from before. Is it because of Qin Liu?" The eldest princess' cold eyes fell on Liu Rusi again.

Liu Rusi, who was distracted, felt the gaze and raised her head with a polite smile and nodded.

"It's Liu!" Chu Shiyu shouted coldly. This explosive point could only be tolerated slightly in front of the emperor.

"Didn't she say that herself at the palace banquet? She has a five-year-old son named Qin Hao? I heard that she has always called herself a commoner." The eldest princess laughed contemptuously.

"Your Highness, you heard it correctly. I, Liu Rusi, was born into a farming family. I have a five-year-old son, Qin Hao, and my late husband, Qin Lie, was also a farmer."

Liu Rusi reached out and pressed Chu Shiyu's clenched hands under the table, and smiled: "These are not secrets that need to be covered up."

Chu Shiyu couldn't help but look surprised! Dead husband? She called Qin Lie her dead husband?!

Some people around were sneering quietly, and if you looked carefully, you could see the mockery in their eyes.

There was even a graceful woman sitting in a higher seat who said to herself, "So she is really a peasant woman. No wonder she is not worthy of being accepted into a formal gathering."

Liu Rusi asked with a smile on her face, "Your Highness, the theme of today's banquet is to pray for a good harvest?"

The princess glared at the woman with a look of surprise, and said in a cold voice: "It is true that you are praying for a good harvest, but...looking at you, even though you call yourself a peasant woman, it should have nothing to do with a good harvest!"

Liu Rusi raised her empty hand and looked at herself in a daze. The calluses had faded, but the passing of a year still left evidence.

She said clearly and gently: "Princess, don't just look at my face. I have planted two seasons of rice seedlings with my hands and harvested three acres of rice fields... There are traces of rice leaves being cut on my hands."

When everyone had different looks, she was neither humble nor arrogant, and said with a slightly proud smile: "The harvest is pretty good. If His Royal Highness Prince Duan brings me to the capital later, I can harvest another season of rice."

The big hand that was pressed turned over and pinched the small hand! What rice are you harvesting?! He would never let her get cut by rice leaves again!

"Alright! Did Aunt invite Madam Liu here just to hold a three-court trial?!" Chu Shiyu didn't want to listen to her talking about the past with others anymore. These women who were making trouble out of nothing were not at the same level as Liu Rusi at all!

The princess looked at Liu Rusi with an inexplicable expression, and said to Chu Shiyu with a little sarcasm: "Madam Liu, apart from her appearance, there is nothing much to say..."

"However, I heard that witchcraft is prevalent in the southwest. Your temperament has changed drastically... Could it be that you have been poisoned?!" The eldest princess' eyes suddenly became extremely sharp!

Chu Shiyu paused. He had guessed the possibilities of this overwhelming feeling, but... if Liu Rusi had poisoned him, it would be great. That meant she wanted him...

Liu Rusi was speechless. Why was she always portrayed as a fortune teller wherever she went? She was clearly an outstanding college student who opposed feudal superstition!

Seeing that the two were silent, Princess Changning, who had been listening silently, suddenly asked in surprise: "Is it true? Liu Rusi, did you put a curse on Brother Duan?"

Liu Rusi couldn't help but laugh out loud. She looked at the little girl in the red skirt and asked, "Does Gu exist? How can we prove its existence? Is there anyone in the capital who can put Gu on people?"

Princess Changning paused for a moment, then asked her mother uncertainly, "Is there any in the capital?"

"As far as I know, there is none in the capital, but Miaojiang is a place where poison is widely spread. Who knows if there is any in the southwest? Do you know whether it is there?"

The princess felt that it was difficult to explain otherwise. Although Chu Shiyu was still smart and domineering, the rumors in the past two days, including what she was witnessing now, as long as it was related to the Liu family, showed that Chu Shiyu was unusual.

"If she hadn't saved me, I would have died. A curse?"

Chu Shiyu looked at Liu Rusi eagerly, and asked expectantly: "If it was a poison, why did she chase me away in the first place, and why does she have to move out of Prince Duan's Mansion now?!"

Everyone paused for a moment, and the graceful woman spoke up again, as if guessing casually, "Maybe she's trying to resist but still willing. It's not like I haven't heard of the methods of a foxy woman before."

"Who are you? You slander me maliciously again and again, do you think I won't care?!" Chu Shiyu's eyes turned cold and his face showed anger!

The graceful woman paused, and the eldest princess said, "This is the concubine of Prince Kang, Zhang Ruxiu. Logically, you should call her the emperor's sister-in-law."

"What's the difference between a concubine and a concubine? Are you worthy for me to call you sister-in-law?!" Chu Shiyu said mercilessly.

Zhang Ruxiu looked unhappy. The eldest princess glanced at her and did not object to this logic. As a princess, she was born to be the principal wife. She also believed that a man could only have one daughter who could be called his wife, and the others were concubines.