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

The story of the collision with the famous general of the previous dynasty made Chu Shiyu more and more uneasy.

His face remained calm as he asked calmly, "It is true that encountering evil spirits can cause a person's temperament to change drastically, but making a gentle person become cruel and bloodthirsty is not what I want to ask."

“Maybe they are connected.”

Tang Zang cleared out the old tea from the pot and put in new tea leaves while calmly saying, "The will to kill is the strongest will of a person. People who die suddenly often die with hatred, so the obsessions left behind by corpses are mostly cruel thoughts. Therefore, the most common evil spirit is to become fierce and angry."

"But 'colliding with evil spirits' is just a general term for the change of temperament caused by the dead. There are also different situations. For example, more than ten years ago, there was a temple near the capital. The eldest princess went out in plain clothes and encountered heavy rain. She took shelter in the temple and found a monk peeping at her changing clothes. The eldest princess was furious and arrested all the monks in the temple."

"I just discovered that several monks in that temple were lewd and immoral. The monks who were supposed to be pure were more lustful and greedy than ordinary people. Even after being severely tortured, they still had lustful eyes when they saw women."

"Your Highness, do you know the reason?" Tang Zang asked interactively.

Chu Shiyu snorted and said, “This old trivial matter is something that I have never heard of, and the fact that the royal aunt was offended should not be publicized.”

"Of course I won't spread it widely. I'm just giving an example to Your Highness." Tang Zang quickly refilled the tea for the person opposite him.

"Later, those monks were beaten to death with clubs, and the matter should have ended. However, later, the temple examined the monks who had impure six senses. One monk said that he had been restless for a few days and had worldly thoughts. However, the monk did not let them go. The other monks also knew that he had confined himself to the meditation room, chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha day and night."

"In other words, people with strong will can resist these supernatural things when they encounter them?" Chu Shiyu suddenly asked.

"Of course! The dead have obsessions, but don't the living have wills?! If you can see your true nature, you can see through all the delusions. As long as you stick to your original heart, the rootless thoughts of the dead will eventually be eliminated."

Tang Zang returned to the previous topic on his own: "Later, the temple investigated the cause and found that the monks with lustful thoughts and the young monk had been eating and drinking together. For a period of time, they found wild mushrooms near the temple and picked them to cook them in the temple."

"The senior monks in the temple went to the mushroom bush and asked the other monks to dig. They dug out a decayed corpse underneath it, but it was naked."

"Later, after a careful search for the source, I found out that it was the corpse of a rapist who was raping a woman when he died. The woman was a chaste and virtuous woman, so he took advantage of her unpreparedness and smashed her head with a candlestick, killing her instantly. The rapist was probably still full of lust when he died."

Chu Shiyu felt heavy inside, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and asked softly: "Is this also a collision?"

"This is also a bad luck." Tang Zang looked closely at Prince Duan's expression.

"But lust is also an evil thought...Although my temperament has changed, it is not an evil thought."

Chu Shiyu kept denying that possibility in his mind. He believed that his love for Liu Rusi was no less than Qin Lie's! This shouldn't be the case!

"Your Highness, honest advice may be unpleasant to the ear, but I am a minister of Daxia, enjoying the prosperity of Daxia. I have some things to say that I cannot help but speak out."

Tang Zang sat upright and said solemnly, "It is not evil to be in love with a woman. There are many poems praising deep love throughout history! But anyone can be in love, except the king!"

"Now, although there are many factions in the court, in fact, the majority are silent loyal ministers! They care about the country and people of Daxia, and naturally hope that the future king will have great talents and strategies! Among the descendants of the current emperor, the most talented one is Your Highness!"

"Although His Highness is currently obsessed with love, His Highness has not lost his intelligence. Apart from Madam Liu, everything else remains the same. Therefore, all the ministers, including me, are still confused and worried."

"But if Your Highness lets it go and indulges in love from now on, I'm afraid... it will make many people heartbroken!"

"I don't need anyone else's words to describe my behavior."

Ruifeng's eyes were filled with coldness, but he turned around and said in a cold voice: "Master Supervisor, please tell me what this collision has to do with me?"

Chu Shiyu also wanted to figure out where the love came from...Love is the most important thing to be clear and distinct! Even if it was also arson, he didn't want his opponent to add fuel to the fire!

Seeing that Prince Duan was not opposed to tracing the source, Tang Zang felt relieved. What he feared most was deceiving himself and hiding his illness from doctors. He asked carefully and respectfully, "Your Highness, have you ever had any contact with Madam Liu's late husband?"

His heart felt like it had sunk into a cold pond. He was found by Liu Rusi when he was seriously injured and lying beside Qin Lie's grave... But he still couldn't accept it.

His expression was normal, and he asked calmly, "Has the supervisor ever heard of a case of someone falling in love with someone because of a dead spirit?"

"No...but I personally think that compared with the unheard-of Gu, the evil spirit collision is more reasonable. Therefore, I would like to relieve your Highness' worries from this aspect first." Tang Zang spoke sincerely.

"Since I have never heard of such a case, isn't it also unheard of for someone to fall in love after being struck by a demon? Why do you deny the theory of being poisoned?"

Chu Shiyu sneered. At this point, he would rather be poisoned...

Tang Zang paused. It was such a simple truth. With Prince Duan's intelligence, shouldn't he be unable to understand it? But he could understand it on second thought. It must be hard to accept that he thought he was in love with someone but found out that it was a puppet of the deceased.

"Because the principle is the same, it is the will of a person that turns into obsession after death, but the bloodlust and lust are replaced by deep affection..."

"Isn't it said that the will at the moment of death will turn into obsession? Madam Liu's late husband died in a falling rock. He died on the spot, and Madam Liu was not there at the time." Chu Shiyu tried to find a loophole.

"Maybe... I'm thinking about Madam Liu all the time."

Tang Zang also felt a little stagnant in his heart. He realized that if this was the case, how deeply Madam Liu's late husband loved her...

People always admire the love that lasts till death, and Tang Zang is no exception. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. This love was wrongly entrusted to someone else... If it was entrusted to someone else, the world would not think it was strange, and might even bless it.

However, this love is placed on the Prince Duan who is the focus of everyone's attention! This is the prince who has the greatest hope of becoming the emperor, and he should not be dragged down by love!

Chu Shiyu searched his mind, trying to find details that could refute it, but...most of what he could think of were proof that Qin Lie loved Liu Rusi deeply.

"Is there a solution?"

He has feelings! He believes that he also likes Liu Rusi, her beauty, intelligence, meticulousness, tenacity... He likes every aspect of her! Every heartbeat is real!

He didn't need Qin Lie to pin his damn love on him! He could love Liu Rusi well himself!

That's right! Perhaps Qin Lie's obsession at the last moment was to meet Liu Rusi and not want to be separated from her. That's why he felt so uncomfortable at the thought of being separated from Liu Rusi, so much so that Liu Rusi got furious with him!

It was because Qin Lie had placed his feelings on her that he was so passionate from the beginning, so much so that Liu Rusi felt it was unusual and was wary of him!

Qin Lie's affection for him was totally counterproductive!

"Your Highness?"

His arm was shaken, and Chu Shiyu looked up, seeing Tang Zang looking at him with concern.

After a few moments of breathing, Chu Shiyu calmed down and said calmly, "I didn't hear it clearly just now. Can you tell me again? Why?"

Tang Zang looked worried and said carefully: "Your Highness must stop seeing Madam Liu and at the same time, be clear about your true feelings and firmly believe that your love for Madam Liu is all because of her late husband. Over time, her obsession with her late husband will be worn away and annihilated by your will."

"Ah…"

Chu Shiyu stood up and strode into the night, ignoring the calls behind him.

...

Prince Duan’s palace is like a willow courtyard.

Ever since Chu Shiyu started attending court, there has been one less person at Liu Rusi's breakfast.

And now, it was the first time that Chu Shiyu missed the dinner with Liu Rusi since leaving Dongshan Village.

Liu Rusi's heart was like ice and fire...

That dream... was just too much!

She was woken up by the maid before dinner, and after waking up, the dream was still so clear! She could even recall the feelings in the dream!

The shock of being pressed against the door...

The wantonness of big hands and lips and tongues brings about a fiery passion...

Liu Rusi shook her head vigorously and threw away the yellow waste! She must have watched the handsome man undressing before going to bed, so she dreamed of these strange things!

"Mom! I have selected five articles from the teacher. Mom and godfather, can you accompany me to the teacher's trial class tomorrow?" Qin Hao is very concerned about his studies!

Liu Rusi's eyes swept across the empty seat imperceptibly. Chu Shiyu had instructed him to go find the director of the Imperial Observatory.

Since he didn't even come back for dinner, I guess he really found something wrong...

"Father may be busy with something, but mother can accompany you."

Touching her son's head, Liu Rusi was happy that he might be free from now on, but at the same time, she also felt empty inside...

It’s nothing... Newly sprouted seeds will soon wither and die if they are not exposed to sunlight and are not watered.

"Well, I'm glad that mother can accompany me." Qin Hao responded happily.

...

The night is dark.

In the Guangming Hall of Lin'an Palace in Prince Duan's Mansion, the lights were still on.

There was only one person in the empty hall, his tall body stretched out, lying flat on the cold floor tiles. Chu Shiyu was troubled by a myriad of thoughts, and he needed this slight chill to help him stay awake.

He would not choose the solution given by Tang Zang. He knew in his heart that he liked Liu Rusi, but he didn't know how much of it came from Qin Lie...

Even if he rejected Qin Lie's love for him, it was impossible for him to stop meeting Liu Rusi from then on!

He had already lived twenty-one years without her, and his life was meaningless.

But he also needed time to think clearly about what to do? Was he going to live his whole life with the love Qin Lie had entrusted to him?

He doesn't want it! He will look for other solutions. If there is no other solution, he will also find a way to distinguish which feelings are from his own heart and which are from Qin Lie.

Also, should I tell Liu Rusi about this?

If I tell her, maybe she will accept him, right? He carries Qin Lie's unswerving love for her, what reason does she have to refuse? She no longer has to feel dilemma, being with him is to respond to his feelings and Qin Lie's feelings at the same time...

But this acceptance was not because of him, Chu Shiyu!

And knowing that Qin Lie loves her so deeply, she will probably be obsessed with him even more, right? Will every time she looks at him in the future, she will be looking at another person through him? Will every love he expresses be regarded as Qin Lie's love?

No! Liu Rusi can't know!

After giving up on pretending to be Qin Lie, he had made up his mind! He wanted to have the love that truly belonged to him, from Liu Rusi! Even if the love he could have was always smaller than that of Qin Lie...

"Your Highness, Young Master Qin Hao wants to see you." A servant's voice came from outside the hall.

Chu Shiyu narrowed his eyes. He couldn’t figure out his feelings for Liu Rusi, but his liking for Qin Hao was probably because of Qin Lie!

Even if he admired the genius, he would not treat him as his own son! Even if he was annoyed sometimes, he would just laugh it off! Even if he still couldn't treat him harshly because of Liu Rusi, he should know it clearly in his heart!

"Let him in."

The sound of crisp footsteps was heard.

One of his long legs was still stretched out, while the other was crossed up. Chu Shiyu sat on the ground with his arm propped up, watching the small figure coming in from the door with cold eyes.

It was already four o'clock in the morning. Perhaps Qin Hao had just woken up and suddenly wanted to look for him. He was still wearing a white inner garment, with only a loose outer robe draped over it.

Qin Hao walked briskly closer, but suddenly stopped, looked at the bottles on the ground, sniffed them, then frowned, and asked in a childish voice, "Godfather, have you been drinking?"

Chu Shiyu glanced at the child coldly without answering.

However, Qin Hao seemed to have made his own judgment. He turned around and walked out. His footsteps were synchronized with his childish voice: "Humph! Don't even think about being my father. Mom hates people who drink the most!"

The man on the ground suddenly jumped up, and with his long legs, he chased after the child in three or two steps! He picked up the child and said anxiously, "I didn't drink it. If you don't believe me, you can smell it."

I almost forgot that this kid is still the key to Liu Rusi! If Qin Hao says a few bad words to Liu Rusi, he won't be able to get any favor from her anymore!

When little Qin Hao was picked up, he could naturally smell that his adoptive father did not have any smell of alcohol. His attitude warmed up a little, and he questioned, "Why did my adoptive father put bottles of wine on the ground? And they were all opened."

Chu Shiyu put the child down and sat back on the ground. He seemed to want someone to talk to. He said absentmindedly, "I was in a bad mood. I wanted to drink, but then I remembered that your mother hates people who drink, so I didn't drink."

Little Qin Hao nodded gently and said seriously: "If you are in a bad mood in the future, you can choose other ways to relieve it. No matter how good your adoptive father is in other aspects, if you are an alcoholic, mother will not accept you, and I will not agree for you to be my father."

Chu Shiyu barely curled his lips and chuckled sarcastically, "Do you agree now?"

Little Qinhao frowned slightly. Did his adoptive father mean that it was too late to agree now? But it seemed that his feelings towards his mother had not changed, that is... his thoughts on becoming his father had changed?

"Then godfather, please pack up early. You have to go to court soon. You can come back and sleep later." Little Qin Hao said and turned to walk out.

"Wait, what do you want to talk to me about?" Chu Shiyu stopped the child. No matter how his inner attitude changed, he still had to do his best for Qin Hao's matter. This was a necessary measure to impress Liu Rusi.

"Hmm... I forgot. It's probably not something important."

Xiao Qinhao didn't plan to remind his adoptive father to accompany him to interview a gentleman. He wanted to reduce the opportunities for his adoptive father to contact his mother. If he married his mother, he would become his father. Since he didn't want to be his father, he shouldn't marry his mother. He was his mother's little baby. If he didn't like his father, he didn't want to be his father.

Chu Shiyu looked at the child in front of him coldly. Qin Hao had such a good memory, did he forget? But some things were already clear, so he naturally would not obey him in everything.

"Then you go back."