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

There were already people on the pier of Shixin Pavilion, waiting for Prince Duan's cruise ship to dock.

"Cousin, come quickly! The first competition is the Star-Picking Ladder! Whoever reaches the top first and gets the East Pearl wins!" Qin Tao hurriedly came up and pulled Chu Shiyu.

Chu Shiyu opened the outstretched hand and took Liu Rusi and the maid to the seats he had reserved and settled them there.

"Cousin, this Star-Picking Ladder is used to pick stars and give to beautiful women. Who are you going to give it to?" the Fifth Prince interrupted.

"Shi Huan! Don't call me cousin. You and I were born in the same month, so just call me by my name!" Qin Tao didn't want to become a younger brother just because he was born a few days later!

"Okay, I'll call my cousin by his name next time." Chu Shihuan said jokingly again.

Qin Tao stepped forward and hit him lightly, then scolded him with a smile, "You yelled again! If you have the guts, you can also join the competition and see who is the younger brother?"

The fifth prince paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Today I want to see the style of my third brother, so I won't go on stage."

Qin Tao smiled brightly, raised his eyebrows, turned and left. He was going to change into tight clothes for the fight.

The Fifth Prince behind him had a slightly stiff expression. He had participated in the competition last year, but Qin Tao was the triple champion... Maybe he was better than Qin Tao in literary talent, but his opponent in the main arena was not Qin Tao... Those people in front were all outstanding, especially the Third Prince.

"Your Highness... Madam Liu called me over..." A clear and small voice sounded, and her beautiful watery eyes looked at him quietly like a frightened deer.

"My seat is also there. I'll go with you."

Chu Shiyu told the two maids to follow Liu Rusi closely. When he saw Chu Shihuan and Yang Xuefei coming, he nodded and said indifferently, "Fifth brother, help me take care of Madam Liu."

"Don't worry, Third Brother."

Chu Shiyu left to change into his tight clothes. The Fifth Prince nodded to Liu Rusi and said with a friendly smile, "Madam Liu, I'll give Xue Fei back to you first."

"Thank you for the ride, Your Highness. Xue Fei is young, so please forgive me if I did anything inappropriate." Liu Rusi smiled and extended her hand to welcome Xue Fei, but did not say much to her.

The fifth prince smiled and sat back in his seat, keeping some distance between them, and the two sides stopped talking.

Only then did Liu Rusi have time to look around the interior of the Ladies' Pavilion.

There were four huge pillars in the venue, and seats were arranged around the pillars. In the middle was a large red curtain, and one could not see what was inside. Liu Rushi guessed that this was the venue for the fight.

Then she discovered something speechless: the east side where she was sitting and the north side next to her were all filled with male guests! She could vaguely see some female guests sitting on the southwest side!

Chu Shiyu arranged her to sit in the men's seat again!

"Boom boom boom!"

The exciting drum beats!

The huge curtain fell directly! Large pieces of red fell to the ground! The eight-sided bamboo tower stood in the middle of the attic!

Only then did Liu Rusi discover that there were nine floors inside the Ladies' Pavilion, and the highest point of the bamboo tower was nearly thirty meters high!

"Boom boom boom!" the drumbeats continued.

Suddenly, eight long ropes were thrown down from the third floor!

All the male guests stood up and shouted! Many women also stood up and shouted some names! The one who shouted the most was…

"Brother Prince Duan!" Princess Changning's voice came especially clearly from the seat opposite!

Liu Rusi looked across and saw that almost all the officials and noble ladies were there. Even Shen Yuqin stood up and looked towards the bamboo tower, looking as if she wanted to shout but felt that shouting would ruin her image.

"Boom, boom, boom!" A series of rapid drum beats rang out!

Eight young and agile figures suddenly emerged from the third floor!

The shouts at the scene shook the sky! Eight figures nimbly climbed onto the long rope and quickly jumped down!

Liu Rusi recognized the tall figure at a glance! The same dark gold pattern as always, but the neat and capable style of the outfit outlined his almost perfect figure! The powerful long legs were kicking on the fence on the second floor!

Then he let go of the rope and jumped down! He landed on his toes first, crossed his legs, bent his knees, and landed steadily!

Standing up, he looked towards the table opposite him.

This is the position specially arranged by Chu Shiyu~

However, when he saw this, his face darkened. Liu Rusi was not looking at him! Then he heard her shouting loudly: "Fang Qiu! So awesome! You are so handsome!"

Looking at Fang Qiu who had just landed on the other side, Chu Shiyu smiled: "Hehe..."

Fang Qiu didn't notice Chu Shiyu's expression, but heard Liu Rusi's call. After all, there were not many people calling her!

With a cool smile, Fang Qiu waved at Liu Rusi and shouted, "I'll give you the Dongzhu when I get it!"

Wishful thinking! Chu Shiyu immediately turned around and looked up! The Dongzhu hanging under the palace lantern on the top of the tower was so conspicuous!

Chang Ning, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned. If Fang Qiu got the Dongzhu and gave it to Liu Rusi, and Liu Rusi gave it to Brother Duan Wang, wouldn't it be the same as Fang Qiu picking a star and giving it to Brother Duan Wang? !

"Come on, brother! Even if you can't win, the Dongzhu cannot be given to Fang Qiu!" Although Changning still calls him brother, the target has changed from Prince Duan to his biological brother!

It's rare to see a sister cheering for you! Qin Tao gave Qin Zhen a thumbs up and shouted, "I promise it's not Fang Qiu!"

Fang Qiu glared at him angrily, "Changtai! How could you do this?!"

The shouting died down temporarily, and a burly man came up to announce the rules.

"Don't bring sharp weapons! Don't attack the eyes, throat, or lower abdomen! If you fall off the bamboo tower, you will lose!"

Liu Rusi was worried that this height was quite dangerous!

Then I found that there were rope nets stretched around the bamboo tower. Apparently, the Ladies' Pavilion would not play with the lives of these rich and powerful children. Starting from the second floor, there were rope nets interlaced on every other floor. If you didn't fall down, you would be caught. But according to the rules, if you fell into the net, you would lose.

Eight people are ready to go on the eight sides of the bamboo tower!

"Boom!" A very heavy drum sound!

The eight of them jumped onto the bamboo tower like nimble tigers and leopards! Chu Shiyu moved very quickly, climbing more than ten feet in just a few breaths!

But this sport obviously requires more than just climbing fast! Some bamboo racks are movable! Holding a section of bamboo, he slid down a distance! The distance was not far, but when he stabilized his body, Qin Tao flipped over from the opposite side of the bamboo tower!

"Hey, cousin, here I come! Take it!" Qin Tao grabbed the stable main body with both hands, swung his foot and kicked at Chu Shiyu's calf!

Chu Shiyu reacted very quickly, and quickly raised his leg to attack from the side! When their long legs touched, Chu Shiyu still had one foot to stand, but Qin Tao swung like a swing! Qin Tao didn't care, and wanted to fight again with more fighting spirit!

Qin Tao was looking for someone to fight through the competition, but Chu Shiyu was not here to fight with him, so he took advantage of this opportunity to jump up more than ten feet!

But at this time, someone else had already climbed higher. Chu Shiyu quickly changed his position, grabbed the ankle of the person above and pulled it! The person was pulled down without any defense! He fell on the rope net and was out!

But at this time Qin Tao caught up again and tried to grab Chu Shiyu's ankle! But Chu Shiyu was agile and was not caught by him, and he stepped on him several times!

It took some time to climb while stepping on it. Chu Shiyu said faintly, "If you stop me again, Fang Qiu will reach the top."

Qin Tao looked up and saw that Fang Qiu had really climbed halfway up! This was not okay! Even if he didn't agree to his sister's request, he couldn't let him fight with his cousin and let others reap the benefits!

As soon as the two stopped fighting, they climbed extremely quickly!

Because of the lesson learned from the previous bamboo joints, Chu Shiyu, like Qin Tao, only climbed and grasped the main body of the bamboo tower. The main body was thick and difficult to grasp, but the hands of both men were big and strong enough.

Fang Qiu also suddenly suffered a loss from the movable bamboo joints! She knew there were movable bamboo joints! But she had difficulty grasping the main frame! Just when she stabilized her body, Chu Shiyu first came across and blocked her from above, not attacking her, but blocking her way!

Then Qin Tao, the reckless one, chased after her! He stretched out his hand and grabbed her ankle, trying to pull her down! But Fang Qiu held the bamboo joint tightly in her hand and stretched her legs to try to shake it off!

The two men started fighting, while Chu Shiyu sped up and aimed at the other man who took the opportunity to take the lead! His agile figure quickly climbed to the opposite position as if he could fly over eaves and walls! Then he climbed onto the main body and swung, directly knocking the man down with his body!

The higher up the bamboo tower goes, the narrower it gets! But there are still six people on the tower! The physical conflict is getting intense!

Seeing that he was falling behind, Qin Tao suddenly let go of Fang Qiu and quickly chased Chu Shiyu! He shot down one person on the way! Then he and another person tried to interfere with Chu Shiyu!

But when Chu Shiyu saw that the Dongzhu was only a little over ten feet long, he stopped entangled with them! Suddenly, the muscles of his long legs tightened, and then he burst out with a faster speed! He climbed over the last ten feet in almost an instant!

Take off the Dongzhu!

"Wow!"

The whole audience cheered! Prince Duan picked the star!

The brocade bag containing the Dongzhu was put into Chu Shiyu's arms!

But picking the stars is only half the battle! Bringing the Dongzhu to the ground is the final victory!

At this time, Qin Tao, Fang Qiu and two others were surrounding him from all sides! But Chu Shiyu smiled, glanced at the position of one of them, and suddenly let go and jumped down!

The whole audience was shocked! If it fell straight down and hit the bamboo tower, it would get hurt!

However, Chu Shiyu just jumped over one person and stepped on the bamboo tower ten feet below with a "bang!" The momentum was so great that the entire bamboo tower seemed to shake!

Just when everyone was still in shock, Chu Shiyu had already quickly climbed down to the ground!

"Prince Duan!"

"Both civil and military!"

The whole audience cheered and applauded!

Chu Shiyu smiled and looked at Liu Rusi, who was sitting in the seat with shocked eyes. He took out the brocade bag from his arms and strode towards her.

The brocade bag was removed, and the oriental pearl as big as a longan shone with charming brilliance and was presented to the beauty.

"Although it's not a real star, you should like it, Rusi. This is the first Dongzhu I gave you."

The atmosphere was so tense that even though the lady sitting there was embarrassed about her status, she was still a beauty after all! The boys and a small number of girls started to make a noise!

"Pick the stars for the beauty!"

"Mrs. Liu, please accept it!"

"Take it! Take it!"

This was the second time tonight that she had been given a big gift in public. But perhaps because she had witnessed the fierce fight with her own eyes, Liu Rusi felt her heart pounding...

Liu Rusi looked at the high-spirited man in front of her, swallowed slightly, stretched out her little hand, took the shining pearl, and said softly: "Thank you, I like it very much."

"oh oh!"

The scene was filled with young and unbridled people, and even louder noises of booing and shouting were heard! There were even some shouts that went beyond the rules!

"Hug one! Hug the beauty!"

"Kiss her! Prince Duan, kiss her quickly!"

Chu Shiyu was very happy when she accepted the Dongzhu. The smile on his face became even more intense when he heard this. It seemed that most people agreed that they were a couple.

However, these actions were somewhat frivolous. He couldn't do this in public, lest people look down on Liu Rusi.

"Let's go upstairs and rest. The second fight will begin at noon tomorrow morning."

Liu Rusi was stunned and asked quietly, "Stay here tonight? Then...you won't go to court tomorrow morning?"

"Tomorrow is a day off." Chu Shiyu raised his eyebrows, thinking that she would ask to go back.

People in the hall of the Ladies' Pavilion began to leave, but those who did not leave the Ladies' Pavilion and came here were implicitly agreeing to stay here overnight.

Although the Chinese Valentine's Day is a time for young boys and girls to meet and get to know each other, this is, after all, the Great Xia with its many etiquette and rules, and men and women must stay separately in the Ladies' Pavilion.

Apart from the lobby on the first floor, women live on the upper four floors and men live on the lower four floors. Men are not allowed to go to the upper floors, and even Prince Duan cannot make an exception. This is why many prominent families do not interfere with their children staying overnight here.

When they were about to go upstairs, Liu Rusi remembered something again and turned around to ask, "What about Caiyun and the others?"

"Well, I should have gone back a long time ago."

The purpose of Chu Shiyu going out today was to bring her to be baptized, Kuideng, Zhaixing... Isn't her attitude softened now?

Liu Rusi didn't know what to say. Chu Shiyu had woven a huge net for her. No matter whether she obeyed or resisted, the net would only get tighter and tighter, and the method of tightening would be adjusted according to her reaction...but she was increasingly unable to control her own heart.

"Then will you go to the Imperial Observatory tomorrow?" This was all she could hope for.

Chu Shiyu sighed. He hadn't forgotten yet! In fact, he wanted to go and see it, but seeing how anxious she was, he didn't really want to go right away...

"The three major competitions will all be over before noon tomorrow. Since it is a holiday, we will go to the Supervisor's residence in the afternoon to visit him. It is not appropriate to go to the Supervisor's residence directly for such matters."

"Well... I'll go upstairs and have a rest." Liu Rusi took the doorplate and turned to go upstairs.

"Don't go into other people's rooms at night. Don't eat anything given by others. Remember to lock the door when you go to bed. If you must go somewhere, let the maids follow you! I'm downstairs from you. If there's anything wrong, just stomp the ground hard and I'll go up right away!"

Chu Shiyu repeated it for the third time without getting tired of it.

"Oh? I didn't realize Your Highness is so caring. Don't worry, leave Madam Liu to me!"

Fang Qiu walked past Chu Shiyu and caught up with Liu Rusi in front. He stretched out his hand and hooked it on Liu Rusi's shoulders. He turned back and gave Chu Shiyu a thumbs up.

After what happened that night, Fang Qiu suddenly felt that if she could take good care of Liu Rusi, Prince Duan might look at her differently? Even if she couldn't, Liu Rusi seemed to suit her taste anyway, so there was no harm.

But Chu Shiyu behind him only felt that the hand on that small shoulder was so dazzling? !

"You live on the sixth floor and I live on the seventh. Who's living next to you? I'll go find her and switch places!" Fang Qiu just glanced at Liu Rusi's house number and asked the question without waiting for an answer. He went to knock on the door next door!

Liu Rusi also found this impetuous character a little funny. She knocked on the door and it was Changning's maid who came out...

"Miss Fang Qiu...what do you want?" Although she and Miss Fang Qiu did not get along, as a servant she could not have a bad attitude.

Fang Qiu frowned and tried, "Go ask Chang Ning if he wants to change rooms with me."

"No! The one living down there is my brother Prince Duan! Why should I switch with you!" Changning ran out angrily, and the maid behind her hurriedly ran after her holding the half-removed hair accessory, for fear of hurting her master.

Chang Ning had already done her homework, but when she saw Liu Rusi, she added: "You can switch, I'll switch with Madam Liu, and then you can switch with Madam Liu!"

"I just want to live next to Liu Rusi, so why should I change?" Fang Qiu blinked, looked at Liu Rusi and said, "How about I live in the same room with you? The room and bed here are big enough. You have a small body and I am not fat. Let's sleep together!"

Before Fang Qiu finished speaking, he pulled Liu Rusi to her room. Liu Rusi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Wasn't he too familiar?

"Stop!" Chang Ning suddenly widened his eyes, pointed at the two people and asked: "Are you two plotting something? Are you guys plotting something?"

"What lily?" Fang Qiu looked confused.