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

Chu Shiyu did not go to see Huang Yazi's miserable aftermath. He returned to his room in a daze. It was late at night, but he did not feel sleepy at all.

His mind was filled with different possible lives for Liu Rusi. She could be sent to Fangchunyuan, or she could be sent to a wealthy family with luxurious clothes and food, or she could be chosen by King Kang and become deaf and speechless from then on...

Then he began to feel lucky that she took the initiative to control her own destiny. She chose Qin Lie, and Qin Lie was an excellent person. Therefore, she became the best person in his mind...

Thousands of miles away in the capital city, in the imperial study that could decide the fate of the world.

"The bandit suppression has been completed, but he hasn't come back yet. Has Shi Yu mobilized troops to do anything else recently? Or are there any other unusual movements?" The emperor asked with a frown. He had some expectations, but Shi Yu's behavior was completely beyond his expectations, which made him feel uneasy.

Eunuch Xu was also puzzled. He did not dare to speculate privately, but just reported in detail like last time: "The 50,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in the place where the bandits were suppressed and did not move. They were training normally according to military law. On the first day after the suppression of the bandits, Prince Duan went to a civilian tavern and captured two human traffickers. They were tortured in the cellar of the inn that day. One of them had his eyes gouged out and his tongue removed, and the other was made into a human pig and put into the pit of the local brothel..."

"What did those two human agents do?!" There was some anger in the emperor's eyes. Before, Shi Yu said in his letter that he felt humiliated, and he thought it was just an excuse to mobilize troops to suppress the bandits. Now, after hearing about the fate of these two human agents, he felt that it might be true!

Shi Yu was not a cruel person. He would usually kill without intentionally torturing people. It was a little different to let a woman decide the life and death of the bandits. He had guessed that Shi Yu felt pity for those women... By the way, he had also chopped off the arm of the magistrate's son because he reached out to lift a woman's veil.

Could it be that something happened that made him feel the same way? !

Eunuch Xu said carefully: "There are no spies in the wine shop or in the cellar of the inn. I don't know what the human trafficker did... In addition, after concocting the human trafficker, Prince Duan locked himself in the inn for three days and did not even leave his room."

"bump!"

The emperor slammed the table heavily, his face full of anger! He didn't love these sons very much, but his sons could die in the struggle for power, on the battlefield, or even die of poisoning or serious illness, but they could not be humiliated!

"Don't investigate this matter any further! And shut up those gossipy mouths!"

There was fire in the emperor's eyes. He had allowed several princes to fight each other and did not intervene even when it was a matter of life and death. But this time, Xiao Ba dared to allow others to humiliate his brother. It was really too much!

"Let Chu Shiqi leave Beijing tomorrow and serve as a soldier at the southwest border for a year, starting as a soldier! Just make sure he doesn't die or get injured... and he can't be deliberately humiliated! No other preferential treatment is allowed!"

"Yes!"

Eunuch Xu trembled in his heart. This touched the emperor's reverse scale! Although the emperor did not show favoritism to his sons on weekdays, as a personal eunuch, he could still see that the emperor was somewhat doting on the eighth prince.

The emperor calmed down for a while, then sighed and said, "Call Shi Yu back to the capital. He can't stay there forever."

The next day, the capital was in an uproar.

The son of the most favored imperial concubine, the grandson of the prime minister, and the eighth prince who was also expected to be made the crown prince, was actually sent to serve as a soldier in the poor and remote southwestern border?

Combined with the previous incident of Prince Duan being attacked when he returned from the southwestern border, everyone came to a reasonable guess that the Eighth Prince must have sent people to assassinate Prince Duan, and the emperor knew about it, but in order to save the face of the royal family, the trial was not held in public.

Chu Shiqi himself thought so too, and he ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion before being sent out of Beijing.

"Grandpa! How could this happen? How did the emperor find out? Did Chu Shiyu find the evidence and hand it over?! But I can't think of any flaws!" Chu Shiqi was so anxious that his eyes turned red. Go out and be a soldier for a year! Who knows how much can happen in a year!

The prime minister heard the news late at night and thought about it all night, but he couldn't figure out what went wrong.

He knew that sending a spy to notify the stronghold to surrender might be discovered by Chu Shiyu, but even if he knew it was them, what could he do? There was no evidence pointing to them.

However, Chu Shiyu somehow managed to convince the emperor! He also bypassed the Dali Temple's review and made a direct decision. Looking at this thunderous momentum, it was obvious that there would be no room for second thoughts!

"Now that things have come to this, you will definitely have to join the army. But don't be discouraged. Your father has instructed that you must not be killed or injured, nor be humiliated by others. This shows that you have not completely lost the emperor's heart."

The prime minister tried to comfort him as much as possible, and then added: "Besides, being a soldier is also an opportunity. Although you have to start as a soldier, there is nothing stopping you from being promoted. Don't you envy Prince Kang and Prince Duan for having commanded the army?"

Chu Shiqi calmed down and accepted the reality. He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Okay, very good! Chu Shiyu, you are very good! You can be proud of yourself! We will see what happens in the future!"

Then Chu Shiqi swung his sleeves vigorously, went out and got on the carriage that was taking him out of the capital. Before arriving at the border, he was still a prince, and his huge entourage was no less impressive.

Two days later, the news that the eighth prince was punished to serve in the army and was recalled by the emperor reached Chu Shiyu at the same time.

Chu Shiyu suddenly felt like he was being put on a leash, being dragged away from everything he longed for...

"Your Highness! This is great news! Regardless of whether the Eighth Prince was expelled for the attack on you, he will have to serve as a soldier at the southwestern border. Given your prestige in the border troops, it will be extremely difficult for him to turn things around!" Sun Zhizhao was so happy that he almost danced with joy.

Chu Shiyu was completely unable to receive his joy. He just subconsciously replied in a calm voice: "There will be no more wars in the southwest border for nearly ten years. Sending him here is also to ensure his safety."

Sun Zhizhao's joy was dampened a little. He scratched his head and said, "But it's hard to gain military merit without fighting in a war, and it's also hard to be promoted from a soldier!"

Silence, the only thing in Chu Shiyu's mind was what to do with Liu Rusi.

If the emperor summons you, you must set off the next day after receiving the message! No delay can exceed three days, unless there are uncontrollable external factors. Otherwise, even if you are seriously ill or dead, you must be carried back! If you insist on not returning, it is deceiving the emperor. As a prince, you may not die, but you will also suffer a loss.

"Is there any way to make me disappear?" Chu Shiyu murmured.

"Ah?" Sun Zhizhao scratched his ears, suspecting that he had misheard.

Chu Shiyu then realized that he had asked a stupid question. He had already disappeared once, so it would be strange if he disappeared again. Moreover, although Dongshan Village was remote, it was not isolated from the world. He would be found sooner or later, and by then, Liu Rusi's family and even the entire Dongshan Village would be implicated.

He stood up in annoyance and paced back and forth in the room. It was too difficult. He had never encountered such a difficult thing in his life, nor had he encountered an existence that he wanted so much...

It was so obvious that Sun Zhizhao could also see that the prince was worried. Although he didn't know what the prince was worried about when the situation was so good, as an aide - at least that's what the outside world thought, he had the responsibility to relieve Prince Duan's worries.

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what difficulties have you encountered?"

Chu Shiyu stopped and looked at him. He had no idea. Although this man had never come up with any good ideas, he was still tight-lipped. It wouldn't hurt to tell him about it.

"I... I came across a piece of peerless jade and I want it very much, but the jade is in an iron cage. Only one person can open it, but that person is not me."

Sun Zhizhao was stunned for a moment. Is this difficult? Then he said, "Use a hook to hook it out?"

Chu Shiyu narrowed his eyes and looked at him with some contempt. Didn’t he understand that this was a metaphor?

Then Chu Shiyu thought that he had no choice anyway, so he decided to just ask along the lines of this, maybe he could draw inferences from other cases.

So he added, “You must not steal, and the one who opens the cage must not impersonate.”

"Then... smash the cage or saw it open?" Sun Zhizhao suggested while wondering why there was such a strange iron cage.

Chu Shiyu sighed helplessly, and added: "You can't smash it, you can't saw it, there is nothing in the world that can be opened."

Sun Zhizhao vaguely realized that he was not talking about the iron cage, but he didn't know what he was referring to, so he tentatively asked: "Then move the iron cage back and then slowly think of a solution?"

Chu Shiyu was about to refute, but then his mind was slightly touched and he found a new idea.

He has always regarded Dongshan Village, Qin Hao and Liu Rusi as a whole, and what he wants is to live with Liu Rusi and Qin Hao in Dongshan Village.

This whole situation is indeed unsolvable, as his identity means that he cannot stay in Dongshan Village.

What if I just take the person away? I had this idea before, but I rejected it as soon as it came up...

First, if he took her away, he would no longer be able to live the same kind of life in Dongshan Village, as he would have to give up something; second, there was an 80% chance, no, 99% chance that Liu Rusi would not want to go with him; third, the capital was not a peaceful place, especially since he was in the vortex, and he was afraid of putting them in danger.

But now, he suddenly felt that compared to having no connection with them for the rest of his life, these problems were acceptable, solvable and preventable!

"Prepare the car! I am going to move the beautiful jade back!"

Chu Shiyu was a little nervous, but there was no more irritation in his eyes, only determination.

"Yes!" Sun Zhizhao knew that the prince's troubles had been solved, and he was suddenly happy. He wondered if his advice had helped the prince!

"A carriage for people!"

Chu Shiyu solemnly reminded Sun Zhizhao that if he didn't tell him, he would be worried about preparing a truck to transport the goods.

Then he added: "It should be stable and comfortable, with plenty of cushions, and some fruits, snacks and pastries."

"Yes…"

Sun Zhizhao secretly wiped his non-existent sweat. Although he had guessed that it was not a real iron cage, he had not yet thought that it was a person. He was still thinking about whether to find a heavy-duty baggage truck...

The sound of horses' hooves clattered as they left the east gate of Jinyan City, galloped along the official road, passed the intersection of several villages, and walked on the unclear paths.

Chu Shiyu was riding on his horse, anxious to see someone he hadn't seen for many days, while racking his brains to think about how to get Liu Rusi to agree to go with him, at least... without making things too ugly.

"Your Highness, is this the right road? Did we take the wrong path?" Sun Zhizhao looked at the path between the weeds and thorns in front of him with suspicion.

"No, it's not wrong." Chu Shiyu answered affirmatively. If Dongshan Village wasn't really remote, he wouldn't be able to stay there for more than ten days. But when I came out slowly in the ox cart, I felt that Dongshan Village was so far away. Today, I rode on horseback in just over a quarter of an hour and we were almost there...

No matter how slow the horse is, it is still very fast. A group of dozens of horses stopped at the corner outside Dongshan Village.

"Prince? Aren't you going in?" Sun Zhizhao asked. The prince was acting very strange today. Although he had been acting a little strange since he disappeared, it was never as exaggerated as today.

Chu Shiyu gritted his teeth nervously, then whispered, "Get off the horse and wait here, I'll go in by myself."

"Your Highness! This won't do! We must at least have a few guards follow us!" Sun Zhizhao objected strongly. Although the prince was skilled in martial arts, two fists could not beat four hands. There must be someone around him who could block the sword for the prince!

Chu Shiyu ignored what he said and looked at the carriage. He suddenly remembered that there would always be some luggage when taking people away, and someone would have to carry it.

"Come three men, one of them will drive the carriage in."

Sun Zhizhao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that someone was following him. This mountain village didn't look very big from a distance. If there was any danger, people outside could get there immediately on horseback.

Chu Shiyu didn't specify who should follow, so Sun Zhizhao shamelessly became one of the three. Although he didn't have much fighting power, he dared to guarantee that he would definitely take the knife for the prince!

Chu Shiyu walked past several mud houses and headed towards the pond. He then walked slower and slower, and when he passed the pond, he was almost moving at a snail’s pace…

"Hey...Qin Yi?" Huang Dashi's voice was loud and clear. He looked at him a few times as if to confirm. Although the clothes had changed too much, the face was still the same.

"You're back soon?" Huang Dashi saw a carriage that looked expensive next to him, and three strange men led by Qin Yi... He knew that he had gone out to make a living, but he didn't expect that he would become famous and come back so soon!

Chu Shiyu calmed down a bit, thinking that if he stuck his head out, he would be in danger, and if he hid his head, he would also be in danger, and it was not necessarily difficult for people to accept... Looking at Huang Dashi's expression, didn't he already think of a reasonable explanation for him?