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

The sun and the moon cannot be moved by human will.

Everyone understood the meaning of Chu Shiyu's words. The emperor on the high platform and Tang Zang below also understood the subtext: Chu Shiyu would not change his mind because of this turmoil!

Qin Hao's experiment was indeed shocking. This system was very complete and reasonable! The previously obscure laws of the movement of stars were explained! Especially Tang Zang, who had been devoted to astronomical observations for many years, was almost completely convinced...

But for Tang Zang, this action was based on a firm purpose and belief!

Daxia needs wise monarchs to pass down from generation to generation to ensure that Daxia's territory will never be invaded by foreign races again! The dynasty of the Central Plains nation should be everlasting!

How humiliating it was for the people of the previous dynasty to be ruled by foreign races! When the previous dynasty took control of the Central Plains, they regarded the people of the Central Plains as inferiors!

No matter how high the position of a Zhongyuan clan member is, he must bow down and kowtow in front of a child from another clan who has no official position or job, and let him be trampled on! This is trampled on in the literal sense! Sometimes it is not surprising to encounter a tyrannical dude who spits in his face and tramples on his face!

The humiliation and oppression became even more unscrupulous in the last years of the previous dynasty! Those barbarian sons! They actually...required the newlywed wives of the Central Plains people to spend the night with foreign men first!

His mother...

Even thinking of this, Tang Zang couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger! This is a humiliation that his parents will never be able to wash away in their lifetime! His father should have feelings for his mother and still be married to her, but that incident must be a knot in his heart that he can't get over!

It was also a stain that he could not bring himself to talk about! Although his date of birth did not match the night when his mother was humiliated, there were always countless questioning eyes on him! In his childhood memories, there were so many inexplicable beatings and scoldings from his father, and disgust mixed in his mother's tearful eyes...

Father…after drinking, he personally called him a bastard. Wasn’t that somewhat from the bottom of his heart?

Now his parents have passed away, and he is over 50 years old. For many years, it seems that no one remembers these things anymore...

But these experiences were like a carving knife, engraving one word at a time on his heart! Every night when it was quiet, the pus-filled poison made him feel so painful that he wished he was dead!

The past cannot be retrieved, he cannot change the past...

But the Central Plains must be under the rule of our own people! This prosperous Great Xia must prosper forever!

Prince Duan is the future monarch who is most likely to make Daxia prosperous! But in the past few days, Prince Duan has not attended court on the pretext of illness, which shows that he has lost his ambition due to his love affair! For Daxia, what does it matter if Tang Zang is hated? Even if he is torn to pieces!

"Your Highness Prince Duan, the sun and the moon do not move according to human will, but all living beings are under the sun and the moon, and the changes of the sun and the moon will inevitably change the fate of the human world."

Tang Zang looked firm and calm as he said, "As for cause and effect, most people can trace the cause from the result, and sometimes they can deduce the consequence from a certain event."

"It's not that the moon eclipse will only occur when the witch is in chaos, but this time the moon eclipse has confirmed some things, allowing me to glimpse the result of the witch's chaos."

Chu Shiyu's eyes were cold, and he was about to reprimand...

Qin Hao grabbed the microphone first: "Mystifying! If you say so, I can do it too! I predict that in the future someone will go out to sea and find a new continent! Daxia will have a large piece of land! So the eclipse of the moon is a good omen!"

Tang Zang burst out laughing. These auspicious words sounded nice... but things at the moment were not stable yet, so how could we talk about a hundred years later?

"The matter of prophecy and divination is not that simple..." Tang Zang explained patiently.

"Let me give you a simple example. I saw burnt houses and charred corpses in a trance, and in reality I saw the setting sun before dusk, so I said that a certain direction would be very ominous on a certain night... Doesn't that sound strange?"

Tang Zang did not keep the question in suspense and answered directly: "Before the incident, I only knew that there was a cause and effect, but I did not know the details. But after the danger really happened, I will find out the reason after tracing back to the source."

"In the area where the fire broke out, there was a family that would light a lantern on the corner of the porch on a dark night without stars or moon, so that pedestrians could walk along the road at night. One cloudy night, without stars or moon shining, a strong wind blew in the middle of the night, and the lantern was blown down, which would set the house on fire, and the entire area would be in danger."

Qin Hao quickly figured it out. He frowned and questioned, "The question is, how can you vaguely see the future? Who knows if you are fooling people?"

"My humble servant has been studying mysterious arts for generations, and is naturally different from ordinary people. Didn't I foresee that strange signs would appear in the sky?" Tang Zang said calmly.

Little Qin Hao was speechless, everything was strange, but he didn't know how to refute it...

Chu Shiyu snorted coldly and said, "The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is responsible for observing celestial phenomena and setting the calendar. It's not surprising that they know about the unusual changes in the sun and the moon! As for the saying of blessings and disasters in the world, I've never heard of the director of the Observatory telling people's fortunes before!"

Tang Zang also said it before, it is not considered a worldly matter.

But Tang Zang would not be bound by his own words, and said solemnly: "Mortal affairs do not count, but when it comes to the country of Daxia, I am naturally concerned... Moreover, as long as you see an unsafe lantern, you can predict the future with ordinary reasoning. And now, there are already signs that the witch is causing chaos..."

"What clues? Tell me! Do you want to accuse someone without any evidence?"

Qin Hao was furious. He had never hated someone so much! No matter how hard he tried to persuade her, she was still making trouble and talking about a witch!

"Haven't we seen this clue long ago? Liu can bewitch people's minds! She can make men obsessed and make women she doesn't like do stupid things!" The old prime minister spoke again.

"Let's not talk about the previous virtuous concubine. I heard that the woman who sued King Kang had met Liu before! And then she actually did the unthinkable thing of suing her own brother-in-law!"

Liu Rusi, who was watching through the gauze, was helpless again. After all the twists and turns, was she still tied to the "knowledge of poison"?

The King Kang who was called out spoke gently: "I think the theory of bewitching is a bit nonsense."

"It is reasonable for me to be sued by Zhang Rujin. After all, it is a matter of my father's death. And she happened to get some letters related to me. This little girl's filial piety and courage are commendable... Once the truth comes out, she will wake up."

The emperor on the stage looked indifferent. He had figured it out by now. Chu Shikun was just using this case as an excuse to return to the capital. It was probably from this incident that Kun and Yu started to cooperate. But it was not known what benefit Chu Shiyu got that made him make such a big concession...

However, even though he knew it, the emperor did not want to expose it. He wanted his sons to strive to be the best by all means.

As soon as Prince Kang finished speaking, the Minister of Revenue followed suit, looking puzzled and saying, "Master Jianzheng, is this witch rumor directed at the wrong person? The recent uproar in the capital over donations to the national treasury was first started by Liu. In my opinion... is she a blessed girl?"

The expressions of most people at the table relaxed immediately. It would be ridiculous to say that a full treasury would be detrimental to the country's fortunes.

"There is one more thing. Didn't Liu return to Beijing from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with His Royal Highness Prince Duan? They opened the sluice gates along the way to release floodwaters, and now that the flood season is almost over, there has been no report of floods in the Yangtze River basin!" The Minister of Personnel also spoke up.

Although Prince Kang did not say it explicitly, the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of Revenue had already realized that Prince Duan, who was currently the most powerful in the fight for the throne, would be very lucky if he fell into the trap and lost his heroic ambition! ! It would not take much effort to say a few words, so naturally they had to help Liu stay by Prince Duan's side!

At this time, the Left Imperial Censor also spoke up: "I have also heard that Liu was a female doctor. During the disaster relief period in Xingzhou City, she went to the plague town without hesitation and worked hard for the people. After the plague subsided, she also pleaded for the people and provided free medical treatment every day without charging a penny."

"This is indeed an act of accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, which shows that Liu has a kind nature."

The Grand Tutor nodded in praise, then looked at Tang Zang and said seriously: "Supervisor, the fate of Daxia is naturally more important than Mount Tai. You can speak lightly of a witch and cause a virtuous woman to fall into trouble. I am afraid that this will damage the righteousness of Daxia!"

Tang Zang shook his head and chuckled, "I have not had the time to explain... the so-called evil woman disturbing the world does not mean that Madam Liu herself is an evil woman..."

"What do you mean?" Qin Hao asked.

"There is a saying that things go against one's wishes. Some consequences are not what people expect, but they happen anyway." Tang Zang explained more bluntly: "The witch is naturally not what Madam Liu wants, but if the encounter between Yin and Yang is not prevented, she will definitely bring chaos to the world..."

"You are talking nonsense!"

Chu Shiyu grabbed Tang Zang's collar! After all these twists and turns, isn't the ultimate goal to separate them? !

Tang Zang continued calmly, "Just now I said that there are signs that the evil woman is causing chaos... Everyone knows who Madam Liu is. Your Highness has always been in good health, but he suddenly fell ill a few days ago..."

Suddenly, everyone in the room was filled with looks of sudden enlightenment!

"Yes, Liu is a widow!"

"Prince Duan suddenly fell ill and has not attended court for several days! I was surprised before!"

"Could it be that Liu... is unlucky for her husband?"

Liu Rusi, who was watching silently, didn't know what expression to make for a moment... She had to be a little superstitious no matter what, right?

However, she smelled the "house demolition effect" again. Previously, she was labeled as a demon who brought disaster to the world and came to kill her, which Chu Shiyu could not accept. So now he took a step back and said that she was good in other aspects except that she was unlucky for her husband. Maybe Chu Shiyu could accept the separation?

I just don't know who is behind this interlocking situation, using the astronomical phenomenon of the eclipse of the moon by the heavenly dog...

"bump!"

Chu Shiyu was furious and overturned Tang Zang! He kicked the thin middle-aged man! It was true that Qin Lie was dead and that he was sick, but Tang Zang was clearly not worried about being a bad husband!

"Yuer! Don't use force!" the emperor shouted.

All attention was on Chu Shiyu, and no one noticed that little Qin Hao quietly glanced at his mother beside the veil.

Liu Rusi sensed it immediately and smiled gently, as if unintentionally, she touched her chin with her hand and placed her index finger on her lips.

Little Qin Hao understood, so he watched quietly and said nothing more.

Everyone at the table had different expressions, but those who had a stance on things were getting exactly what they wanted!

"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Duan. The idea that she is unlucky in marriage seems a bit far-fetched, doesn't it?" The Minister of Personnel said.

"It's indeed far-fetched." The old prime minister agreed, "Humans are not gods. Although His Royal Highness Prince Duan is in good health, it is normal for him to catch a cold and get sick occasionally. Isn't he already recovered?"

The prime minister's thoughts almost dropped instantly! Liu Shi is a jinx? That's great! Whether it's true or not, as long as it gets out, and Liu Shi is still entangled with Prince Duan, it will be bad for Prince Duan!

Because the subjects will not accept a crown prince who may die suddenly at any time! Their ultimate goal is to let the eighth prince take the throne! So what if Concubine Xian loses power for a while!

But most people outside these factions prefer to believe it...

There was a different look in the deep of Ruifeng's eyes with fine lines. He had thought before that if Chu Shiyu came to his position, Liu Shi must not stay... The saying that she would bring bad luck to her husband was probably false, but what if? His son could die, but he was lost to this inexplicable thing...

The Dali Temple Minister Gu Qinglian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "At the beginning, they were talking about the Duke of Duan forcibly occupying someone else's wife! The other day, the granddaughter of the Minister of Rites drugged the Duke of Duan, and our Dali Temple staff went there first and learned that the Duke of Duan had used the excuse of the drug's effects to force Liu to submit!"

The Master asked in surprise: "This?! The rice is already raw..."

"No! Madam Liu and I are still innocent!" Chu Shiyu retorted angrily.

Liu Rusi, who was watching from the sidelines, felt a little embarrassed. How could he lie so confidently? Or did he think he would be innocent until the last step?

"It was thanks to Madam Liu's clever response that she was saved. May I ask, Prince Duan, have you ever done anything to force anyone?" Gu Qinglian asked seriously.

Chu Shiyu's eyes were cold, and he spoke word by word: "Gu Qinglian, it is not your turn to ask about my private affairs!"

Gu Qinglian remained calm and turned to the emperor, saying, "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Prince Duan has behaved improperly and committed the crime of robbing a commoner's daughter! I beg Your Majesty to convene a joint trial of the three courts to publicly try Prince Duan's crimes!"

The emperor thought that the Dali Temple Minister had his way with him. It was unfair to force Chu Shiyu and Liu to separate under the pretext of being a husband-killer, but it was more justifiable to break the law.

However, Chu Shiyu would definitely bear a grudge against him for this matter. The emperor did not want Chu Shiyu to blame him for this, so he asked hesitantly, "Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Left Censor-in-Chief, what do you think?"

"I agree." The Left Censor-in-Chief had come here early in the morning. Although the three-court trial had exceeded expectations, Prince Duan would not be seriously injured. However, he would definitely be asked to restrain himself, and Liu would naturally be able to escape from prison.

The Minister of Justice quietly saw the emperor's finger tap the table unintentionally, and he also said, "I second the motion."

The emperor seemed to be hesitant, and looked at the crowd and asked, "Do you have any objections, my dear ministers?"

It seemed that only Prince Kang and the Prime Minister's faction had different colors in the whole audience, but they were not suitable to stand out for this. Moreover, Prince Duan's reputation would be damaged by the trial of the three courts - but the effect would not be as great as Liu's killing of her husband.

"hehe."

Chu Shiyu laughed in anger and turned away coldly.

He walked straight to the ladies' seats, and immediately saw the beauty behind the veil. There seemed to be a gentle look on her face through the transparent veil... All the surging anger and irritability melted away in an instant.

Even if the whole world is against it, so what? As long as she agrees, that's fine.

Anyway, he wasn't interested in the throne of Daxia! It would be better to give it up to avoid trouble in the future!

Seeing the young figure striding towards the female guest seat and lifting the veil, the emperor frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Yu'er! What are you doing?"

Chu Shiyu did not answer, and even his back revealed indifference, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Liu Rusi was gentle and inquiring.

Liu Rusi naturally knew what he was asking. He had said that if the situation was bad, he would take her out of the palace first and talk about other things later...

But now it was different from what she expected. She thought that she would use this plan because she had problems. She didn't expect that Chu Shiyu was under great pressure and was unwilling to compromise, so he chose to leave...

She didn't know how Chu Shiyu would take her away from this heavily guarded palace, but she believed that he could do it.

But at the same time, she also understood that this came at a price, and once Chu Shiyu implemented this plan, there might be no turning back.

She shook her head slightly.

However, something unexpected happened, grabbing everyone's attention!

"Who are you?! You are not allowed to ride...a cow in the palace!" the imperial guard shouted!