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

In the Ruliu courtyard, several people had just finished breakfast.

Little Qin Hao happily took his mother to the primary school in the front yard of Prince Duan's Mansion.

"Mom, don't go in, otherwise your teaching under Mr. Shi may be different. You can observe secretly outside, and then we can decide privately which teacher is suitable." Little Qin Hao had clear ideas.

Liu Rusi had no objection. Her son was becoming more and more independent-minded, which was a good thing.

The interviews with five gentlemen were all arranged by Xiao Qinhao himself, two in the morning and three in the afternoon. They talked about the same subject that he had not learned before, and each lecture lasted half an hour, with a break of two quarters to ensure that the gentlemen would not meet each other directly and cause an awkward situation.

If she were to help him arrange it, she wouldn't be able to do a better job.

Liu Rusi sat in the corner, with a decorative screen in front of her, and the first gentleman arrived.

She thought that maybe it was because she was not very interested in these subjects, so she could not concentrate much. Just listening to the content would make her dizzy, so she paid more attention to the teacher's tone, expression and behavior.

After half an hour, the first teacher was sent out respectfully. Little Qin Hao said to Liu Rusi disappointedly: "This teacher is the same as the previous one. He writes very well, but I don't like his lectures..."

"Well... let's take a look at the people behind them." Liu Rusi didn't know how to comment.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside, but Liu Rusi knew it was not the next gentleman.

Seeing the tall man walking into the school, Liu Rusi couldn't help but shrink back. After that dream, she finally saw him in person... and the scene of being pressed against the door emerged in her mind...

"Rusi, how many gentlemen are there below? Can I accompany you to check on the gentlemen?" Chu Shiyu was as gentle as usual.

Before he went out to attend court, he asked the chief steward if Liu Rusi and her son had any important matters, and learned that a gentleman had been arranged to go to Prince Duan's Mansion for screening today. Presumably, this was what Qin Hao didn't say in the early morning.

Liu Rusi was a little surprised. Didn't he know that there was something wrong with his relationship? She avoided his eyes because of the dream and shook her head, "No need. I'll help Qin Hao keep an eye on him."

"Godfather, you look like you didn't sleep well. Why don't you go back and sleep for a while?" Qin Hao asked.

Liu Rusi then looked into Chu Shiyu's eyes, and seeing the pale blue under his eyes, she lamented that they had all been staying up late lately, and sighed helplessly, thinking that he must have known something was wrong, but still chose to be stubborn?

"You go back to sleep. The teachers selected for Qin Hao are all in the palace. It's not a big deal." Liu Rusi said with a faint smile.

Rui Feng's eyes drooped slightly. He would not choose to never see Liu Rusi again, but he should resist the urge to stay by her side. This almost morbid obsession must have been caused by Qin Lie.

As for Qin Hao’s matter, that’s enough.

So he nodded and said softly, "Then I'll go back to sleep for a while. If there's anything, you can ask someone to call me right away."

Watching Chu Shiyu walk out, Liu Rusi's eyes drooped slightly. There were still some changes, but not much? Was it because the reason for his abnormality was too strong and he couldn't help himself?

Looking at her son again, Liu Rusi frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you not to interfere in the affairs between mother and adoptive father?"

Staring at little Qin Hao's doubtful and guilty eyes, Liu Rusi asked seriously: "Do you think your foster father is stupid?"

Little Qin Hao shook his head. If his adoptive father was stupid, then there would be no smart people in the world except him.

"Do you think you are smarter than your godfather?"

Little Qin Hao didn't say anything. As soon as Liu Rusi saw the look in her son's eyes, she knew what he was thinking. Last time, she just advised her son not to brag about himself.

"You know, wisdom is related to experience. You just have a good memory and a more active mind than ordinary people. But your experience is too shallow. You haven't read many of the books that your godfather has read, and you haven't seen many of the people and things that your godfather has seen."

"You should think that mother is not as smart as you, right? But mother can see through your thoughts because she has enough experience. Why do you think your godfather can't do it?" Liu Rusi asked seriously.

Little Qin Hao pursed his lips and said hesitantly: "Hao Hao doesn't think... that godfather will definitely not be able to see it... I just think that even if he can see it, it doesn't matter..."

Liu Rusi sighed slightly. So you trust Chu Shiyu?

"Do you think your foster father will never hurt you?"

This time Liu Rusi decided to speak frankly because she felt that Chu Shiyu's attitude towards Qin Hao had changed. She didn't know the extent of the change, but she didn't want to let her son take any risks.

Little Qin Hao's eyes widened. He had never considered that his adoptive father would hurt him.

"I am your biological mother. Do you think other people's mothers can treat you as well as I do?"

Little Qin Hao shook his head, and he didn’t think that a biological mother would necessarily be good to her own child. Sister Caiyun’s mother didn’t love Sister Caiyun that much, so his mother was better than others.

Liu Rusi continued to guide him, "If it was your biological father Qin Lie, he would surely forgive you no matter what you did. But your adoptive father is not your biological father... If you intervene in the affairs between your mother and your adoptive father, you may touch his minefield."

Little Qin Hao almost understood it. He frowned and leaned against his mother and said, "But I feel like my adoptive father suddenly doesn't like me anymore, and I don't want him to be my father anymore!"

"You wanted your godfather to be your father before?" Liu Rusi was finding fault with him, but she was confused in her heart. When did her son become so perceptive? He knew that Chu Shiyu's attitude had changed before her?

Before, he was persuaded by his adoptive father and wanted to help him become his father, but in the end, his adoptive father betrayed him first. Now little Qin Hao felt ashamed of being teased, and pouted awkwardly: "Mom, don't ask~"

"Okay, I won't ask anymore." Liu Rusi comforted him with a smile: "If you don't want him to be your father, then don't have him. You don't have to do anything. Mother will handle it herself."

"Mrs. Liu... do you want to be released from prison?" A clear and melodious voice reached his ears.

Both mother and son looked up. A gentle scholar walked into the door and bowed to them, saying, "I am Yue Ziqian. I am honored to meet Madam Liu again."

Liu Rusi was the first to look around. If someone heard what he said and Chu Shiyu heard it, Yue Ziqian would be in trouble...

"Madam Liu, rest assured. I just waited outside the door for a while, and I didn't see anyone else nearby." Yue Ziqian nodded and lowered his eyebrows and said, "But please forgive me, I heard some of the content."

"It's okay. It's nothing shameful." Liu Rusi stood up and said in a friendly manner, "What a coincidence. Mr. Yue is here to apply for my son's teaching position."

"It's not a coincidence. I wanted to find out the news about Young Master Qin Hao and Madam Liu, so I took the initiative to submit my article. I was just lucky enough to be noticed." Yue Ziqian said frankly.

Liu Rusi was slightly stunned. Is he so frank? Then she said softly, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let Mr. Yue teach my son. The choice of a teacher should be mainly based on his own preferences."

Yue Ziqian's eyes had been lowered to the ground, and he had never looked at Liu Rusi. He nodded when he heard the words, and then turned his eyes to Qin Hao. He said in a cold but gentle voice: "Young Master, is this the beginning?"

Gentle as jade, this is the word that comes to Liu Rusi's mind. Unlike Chu Shiyu or King Kang who pretend to be gentle, their essence is cold and tough.

"Well! Let's begin!" Little Qin Hao had a feeling that he would like this teacher, just like when he met his adoptive father and King Kang, he wanted to be taught by them.

This time, Liu Rusi also sat down and listened openly.

Perhaps, because there were parents around, the teacher's teaching methods were different? Although the content was similar, Liu Rusi felt that Yue Ziqian's teaching was like the sound of flowing water, refreshing and much more interesting than the previous boring lectures.

After half an hour, little Qin Hao was still not satisfied, and immediately said to his mother: "Mom! I want Mr. Yue!"

Yue Ziqian curled the corners of his mouth slightly, but stood aside without saying a word, waiting for the mother and son to make their own decision.

"Okay, but... in the afternoon..." Liu Rusi was a little hesitant. Should she try all the teachers' classes first?

"Mother, what Mr. Yue said is almost the same as what Uncle Kang Wang and my godfather said! There won't be a better teacher!"

Qin Hao had already made a judgment, but he also thought of something else and added: "I will still listen to the three gentlemen in the afternoon, but the possibility is not high."

Liu Rusi nodded, and then she looked at Yue Ziqian and asked, "I might move to my own house in a few days. Can Mr. Yue come to teach me then?"

She was probably going to leave Chu Shiyu. She didn't know if he would keep his promise. She would not put her hopes on others and would just make other plans. Yue Ziqian came to them on his own initiative. Even if he left Chu Shiyu, it would not affect his teaching Qin Hao.

"Of course you can. But... has Madam Liu found a way out?" Yue Ziqian was a little worried, but also a little looking forward to Madam Liu regaining her freedom.

"Not sure yet, I hope so."

Liu Rusi was a little afraid of being heard by Chu Shiyu, so she didn't dare to say much to Yue Ziqian. She just asked Xiao Qinhao to agree with him on the time for future lectures.

After saying goodbye to Mr. Yue, the mother and son returned to Ruliuyuan for lunch.

Perhaps Chu Shiyu really didn't sleep well last night and was absent from lunch. Liu Rusi glanced at the ventilation door on the left without leaving a trace. He didn't sleep in Ruliu Courtyard either...

I continued to interview three gentlemen in the afternoon.

The teaching level in the morning seemed to be at two extremes, while that in the afternoon was average. The first teacher finished his class.

Little Qin Hao commented: "He is about the same as Uncle Sun Zhizhao. If there is really no one else, this is acceptable."

There were footsteps at the door again.

Liu Rusi began to think, hasn't he decided to draw a line between the two? Why is he doing this again?

"I heard that there are two gentlemen behind you. I have nothing to do, so I'll accompany you." Chu Shiyu said softly.

He wanted to have a good sleep and let them handle their master's affairs themselves. In order to resist the urge to stay by their side, he decided to move back to Guangming Palace to sleep.

But even though he was very sleepy, he did not sleep well. He just woke up in the middle of the night and found that it was past lunch time. He felt uncomfortable... Had he restrained himself too much at once?

After waking up, he wanted to do something. He wanted to wait for the teachers to finish their classes and then come to find Liu Rusi, but he didn't know what to do for a moment. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but come.

I'll have to see her sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter if I see her earlier...

"Have you had lunch? Do you want to go eat something?" Liu Rusi said with a faint smile.

"I'm not hungry, I'll eat later." Chu Shiyu said, but he felt that he was hungry, not his stomach... but the desire to be full from yesterday to now... He knew how to satisfy his craving...

But is this his own desire? Or is it imposed on him by Qin Lie?

Liu Rusi didn't say much. She sat behind the screen and waited for the next teacher to come in and teach.

Chu Shiyu paused slightly, then sat behind the screen, keeping a distance.

Liu Rusi really didn't understand. What on earth was he trying to do? He wanted to stay away from her, but also wanted to get close to her? What was so powerful that he knew that his feelings were not his own, but he still couldn't control himself?

In a dozen days, the house will be finished. I hope...

She doesn't understand herself anymore...

Chu Shiyu attended two classes with Liu Rusi in an orderly manner.

"Mom, the previous one is better than Uncle Sun, and the last one is worse than Uncle." Little Qin Hao discussed his views on the teacher with his mother.

"Then choose the second one? I heard you say that the previous one was equal to Sun Zhizhao."

"There was a better gentleman this morning, and I decided to choose him." Little Qin Hao confirmed his gaze with his mother.

The mother and son coincidentally did not talk about Yue Ziqian in detail.

Chu Shiyu himself didn't care which teacher Qin Hao chose, so he stood up and said, "Then it's settled, you can arrange the class yourself."

"Yeah, thank you, godfather!" Little Qin Hao said happily. It was great that he had found the right husband! Even if his godfather could not be his father, he was still a godfather who helped him a lot.

Hearing Qin Hao's thanks, a little warmth surged in his heart, but Chu Shiyu suddenly woke up! This must be Qin Lie's feelings. He could take his father's praise lightly, so how could he be warmed by a child?

The imperial city in the center of the capital.

In the royal study.

The thin minister knelt on the ground and said earnestly: "Your Highness Prince Duan is young and promising, and is a talent for the country! Your Majesty cannot sit idly by!"

The emperor narrowed his wrinkled eyes slightly, leaning back with no expression of emotion, and said calmly, "My son will definitely take care of it. But your idea of ​​a bad luck is so unrealistic that it is difficult to prove."

Tang Zang couldn't help but anxiously explain: "But..."

"I will wait and see for a while. Yu'er is making some progress. If I rashly take Madam Liu away from him, wouldn't that just create a rift between me and my son?"

The emperor sent the person away and expressed his feelings? He didn't believe that Chu Shiyu could be infatuated with the obsession of the dead soul alone.

If something he disliked suddenly became something he liked, Chu Shiyu would have definitely become suspicious early on with his intelligence. The fact that he has come to this point means that even if it was a coincidence, it happened to be exactly what he wanted.

Now it doesn’t matter whether the collision is real or not, what matters is what effect it has on Chu Shiyu... At present, it is like a rein, which seems to be able to restrain Chu Shiyu, but also makes him too docile and lacks a lot of momentum.

If in his position in the future, this rein cannot be kept!

But now... this bridle might be useful.