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

The emperor allowed the old Taoist priest to report the news.

"Recently, the troops of the Oirat and Tatar have gathered, and there have been clashes between the two sides, which seems to indicate hostility towards each other."

The old Taoist priest opened his mouth and dropped another thunderbolt: "But this is just a cover-up. The main forces of the Oirat and Tatar will invade Daxia from the northwest and northeast respectively, and will launch a general attack at the same time in about fifteen days."

The entire court was in an uproar again!

But the emperor was not surprised at all, but frowned and looked at Chu Shiyu! He already knew about this! He was just playing along!

The news was not announced in the court, and Zhenyuan was deliberately left in the capital to prevent the news from leaking out! To confuse Wala and Tatar to continue attacking Daxia!

In fact, a million troops have been stationed at the border! Some young and talented but unknown generals are in charge! Even if they can't swallow up the main forces of the two sides in one go, they can still cause heavy losses to both sides, and they will not be able to covet Daxia for decades, let alone get involved in Daxia's territory!

Chu Shiyu was quite capable to know this secret information, but speaking it out publicly might hinder his grand plan!

Chu Shiyu had a blank expression on his face, but he was actually muttering in his heart. He did know about this, but he had never told anyone else, let alone the Taoist priest...

Chu Shiyu was not surprised that the Taoist knew this. He had confirmed from all the events so far that the Taoist had abilities close to those of an immortal and could predict the future...but other people might not believe it and would just think that he had told the Taoist about it.

"Your Majesty..." Zhenyuan spoke with a serious expression. He naturally knew about this. Now that the news was announced, they had to adjust their countermeasures.

The old Taoist priest's skinny face looked ugly, and he said weakly: "However, the Tatars are also secretly attacking the Oirat... Only a small number of main forces will attack Daxia, mixed with the old, weak, sick and disabled... The real main force will capture the Oirat territory when the internal forces of the Oirat are empty..."

The old Taoist raised his hand to cover his heart and continued with difficulty: "If successful... the Tatars will gradually become more powerful and will not be a problem for Daxia in the short term, but from now on..."

A trickle of bright red blood flowed out from the corner of his lips, and the old Taoist priest had to stop talking.

"Call the imperial physician." the emperor ordered.

This information was not under the control of the emperor, but he could not judge its authenticity for the time being. He looked at Chu Shiyu in confusion. If there was more detailed information, they could naturally make more arrangements.

However, Chu Shiyu didn't know this either, and this information was probably a secret within the Tatars.

Chu Shiyu had a blank expression on his face, and looked like he was still angry with the emperor.

When the imperial physician came forward, the emperor looked up at the full moon in the sky and said calmly, "It's getting late. Today's banquet is a bit late. How about you rest in the palace?"

The ministers were stunned. There were hundreds of people here, just counting the court officials! However, no one objected. Many ministers could guess the emperor's intention. What the last prince said was of great importance. The news must be controlled. Even though all the people here were officials of Daxia, they had to guard against those who talked too much, or even those who had ulterior motives!

The emperor made his decision without saying anything. He said to Xu Jin, "The women will live in the harem, and the front palace will make room for the ministers. You should make good arrangements and don't neglect it."

"Yes!"

Xu Jin agreed. It was indeed a bit difficult to accommodate so many people suddenly, but the emperor had given the order and he had to do it no matter how difficult it was.

After feeling the emperor's pulse, the imperial physician made a preliminary diagnosis and reported to the emperor: "The heart and lungs are damaged, and the qi and blood are deficient... You can prescribe some tonic medicine to warm and soothe the disease, but as he is old, recovery may be difficult..."

"Well, imperial physician, go and prepare the medicine." The emperor didn't care about the last prince himself. What was important was the news from the Oirat and the Tatars.

The emperor looked at Chu Shiyu and said, "Yu'er, let this old Taoist take a break. Tomorrow morning you will take him to the imperial study. I haven't figured out your surprise yet."

The current situation was beyond Chu Shiyu's expectations. He could understand that his father wanted to block the news, but he had no business in the harem, and Liu Rusi wanted to stay overnight in the harem... He really couldn't let it go.

Chu Shiyu stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Father, I want my adopted son to live in my bedroom, but he is too young to leave his mother, so I will ask Madam Liu to take care of him."

The emperor narrowed his eyes. In the face of such a critical situation in the country, Chu Shiyu was still thinking only of Liu? !

As an emperor, how can he let others have whatever they want?

In a blink of an eye, the emperor said coldly: "In order to avoid overcrowding in the front palace, the bedrooms of the few of you will be divided up for the other ministers to live in. There is nothing to be shy about for such a young child, so just go to the harem with his mother."

The ministers who had not yet left were all stunned. They were going to live in the prince's bedroom? Where did the princes live?

"Xu Jin, have someone clean up the East Palace. My sons are staying there tonight. They rarely get together, so the brothers should keep in touch with each other." After the emperor gave the order, he turned around and left, obviously indicating that there would be no room for negotiation!

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. The Eastern Palace was a symbol of the Crown Prince's status, and no one else, no matter how noble, could live there!

However, since there is no crown prince now, it is not impossible for the princes who may become crown princes to go there...but it would be too weird if all the princes lived there!

But in the final analysis, what the emperor says is the biggest rule!

If you spend two years in the court, you will understand that the current emperor always pretends to be easy to talk to, but in fact he always keeps his word. If the ancestral rules were useful, he would not have not yet appointed a crown prince.

However, the ministers were still in a dilemma. They had no control over the Eastern Palace, but it was still a bit difficult for them to live in the prince's bedroom. Although the prince's bedroom was not as sensitive as the Eastern Palace, it was not something that outsiders could touch. Just because the emperor didn't care didn't mean they could do whatever they wanted...

Many ministers who wanted to avoid the issue spontaneously approached Xu Jin, who was left behind to make arrangements, and asked to stay in the guest house.

Xu Jin was also troubled. There were more than twenty rooms in the two guest houses. Even if more people were allowed to occupy one room, some of the hundreds of ministers would have to be accommodated elsewhere.

Now that the prince's bedroom is open, there are enough rooms. It is no problem for dozens of people to live in one bedroom. However, there is a hierarchy, and those who live in the bedroom must have higher status than those who live in other places... But for example, this Taifu who took the initiative to ask to live in the guest house, in terms of the status of the ministers, who is higher than him? But it is not right to force someone to live in the bedroom...

Chu Shiyu was even more frustrated by the emperor's move! If he lived in the bedroom by himself, and he insisted on bringing Liu Rusi there, would his father still break up with him because of this?

But now it’s different. Although the East Palace is very big, it’s as big as all the princes’ bedrooms! But she’s not a maid, and she’s the only woman living in the place where the princes live. It’s inevitable that all kinds of bad things will spread...

Liu Rusi didn't want Chu Shiyu to do anything wrong, so after the emperor made all the arrangements, she waved to Xiao Qinhao and asked him to come and live with her in the harem.

Little Qin Hao naturally nodded in agreement, but he did not go over immediately. Instead, he ran up to the abbot after the emperor left and asked, "Can Qingyang follow me?"

The old Taoist's face was pale, but he still smiled when he saw Qin Hao. However, his lungs were wheezing and he couldn't answer for a while.

"You can't bring the cow into the harem without permission, just follow us." Chu Shiyu answered, staring at Lao Dao with a gloomy face. What on earth are you trying to do? ! Now that it involves state affairs, it would be too ignorant for him to take the cow away by force, and Liu Rusi would never agree...

At this point, he had no choice but to accept his fate and adapt to the situation: "Qin Hao, go tell mother to stay with Fang Qiu and not to act alone! You should also try your best to take good care of mother, got it!"

Compared to her safety, I can put aside my jealous guard for now...

"Needless to say, foster father, I will take good care of mother!"

Qin Hao stroked Qingyang, who was walking silently beside him, reluctantly, and then ran towards Liu Rusi like a rabbit, lifted the veil and took his mother's hand.

Chu Shiyu behind her was full of envy. When would he be able to hold her hand legitimately and naturally?