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

The luxurious carriage stopped at the gate of the farmyard. It was exactly the same as when he left, without any changes. However, Chu Shiyu felt as if he was in another world.

After sending Huang Dashi away, the four of them stopped at the door again. This time, Sun Zhizhao learned his lesson and did not ask questions even though he did not understand.

Before Chu Shiyu could prepare himself mentally, a child came out of the house holding a book.

The child's eyes lit up when he saw the people at the gate, and he ran over, shouting, "Uncle Qin Yi! You're back?!"

Chu Shiyu felt warm in his heart. Little Qin Hao still welcomed him. He squatted down and stretched out his hand to steady the tender body that was like a small cannonball. He smiled and said, "I'm back."

Little Qin Hao was very happy, the person who could teach him writing was back! And now Huang Caiyun lived in a small room, there was no extra room at home, if Uncle Qin Yi came back to live, he would definitely be able to live in the same room with his mother again!

However, Xiao Qinhao immediately looked at the three people next to him, vaguely feeling that it might be different from what he thought, and asked uncertainly: "Uncle, have you recovered your memory and found your family?"

Sun Zhizhao and the two guards immediately pricked up their ears. When did the prince lose his memory? How come they didn’t know?

Chu Shiyu's smile froze. Although he had already thought of an excuse, it still seemed a little far-fetched...

"Haohao, Mom is going to the fields. You and Caiyun stay at home..."

Liu Rusi walked out with a hoe in her hand and saw Qin Yi and three others at the door. Her heart sank immediately and she felt that this was not a good situation.

However, she remained calm, walked over slowly and pulled Qin Hao to her side, and asked with a faint smile, "Have you recovered your memory?"

The mother and son asked the same question, but when Chu Shiyu saw her holding the hoe and going to work again, and saw her rough hands holding the hoe, his somewhat uneasy and guilty heart became firm, and he decided to take them away.

"Yes, I was found by someone I knew when I entered the city. When I saw familiar things, my memory quickly recovered." Chu Shiyu calmly said the words he had prepared.

Liu Rusi didn't care whether he recovered his memory or not, so she didn't delve into it even though it sounded a bit unreasonable.

"That's good. Your injuries have all recovered. You've come back this time, but... have I been negligent in the past?" A hint of timidity appeared on Liu Rusi's pretty face.

She naturally knew that he couldn't be here to hold her accountable, but she vaguely felt that what he was going to do was not what she wanted, so she deliberately guided him, wanting to take the initiative first.

Chu Shiyu did get into her rhythm. He immediately felt guilty for causing her to misunderstand and get scared. He hurriedly said, "How could it be neglect! You treated my injuries, let me stay at home to recover, changed my dressings and bandaged my body every day, and took care of my food, clothing, and daily life! If you count them carefully, they are all kindness, not neglect at all!"

Hearing this, the timidity on Liu Rusi's face slightly dissipated. She glanced at the three people beside her and asked cautiously, "So, what are you going to do this time?"

Chu Shiyu immediately regretted letting people follow her in. How could she not be worried and scared when several tall and strong young men blocked the door of the orphan's and widow's house? However, since people had followed her here, she could only try her best to make amends.

He tried his best to make his expression look more friendly, and said in an unusually gentle voice: "As I said, you have been very kind to me! At that time, I had nothing to repay you with. Now that I have recovered my memory, I have an extraordinary family background as you expected."

"Today, I am here to repay my gratitude!" Chu Shiyu said, folded his hands, and bowed solemnly to Liu Rusi.

Although his gratitude had a purpose, it was true that he was grateful to Liu Rusi for saving his life. This was the main reason why he did not want to take her away against her wishes. This bow was a thank you, but also his hidden apology.

The eyes of the three people on the side widened. It was rare to see the prince bowing so solemnly. However, they had just heard the conversation. The grace of saving their lives was indeed great, and they should bow to express their gratitude.

Seeing that he was sincere and determined, Liu Rusi thought to herself that she was in trouble.

She was surprised and quickly reached out to help him up, saying seriously, "No need to do that. I have already received the medical fee for treating your injuries. Doctors don't need to repay their kindness for saving lives and healing the wounded."

Chu Shiyu was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "When did I pay the consultation fee?"

Liu Rusi immediately realized that she had not handled the matter properly at the time and should have made it clear to him. Now he did not consider it as a consultation fee! But now that she had said this, she could only say with a matter-of-fact expression: "You gave me ten taels of gold, and I accepted it."

Chu Shiyu's phoenix eyes widened, and he asked in disbelief: "Do you think my life is worth only ten taels?!"

Liu Rusi was a little speechless, but she maintained a serious attitude and said, "It's ten ounces of gold."

"Don't even mention ten ounces of gold. My life wouldn't be worth a thousand ounces of gold! Just ten ounces can never repay your kindness!" Chu Shiyu was a little angry. He didn't mention repaying the favor early in the morning, just wanting to wait until the right time to come back in the name of repaying the favor! He never thought that Liu Rusi could offset it with just ten ounces of gold!

Sun Zhizhao on the side could not help but nod in agreement. The prince is as precious as gold and jade, and ten taels of gold are definitely not enough to repay his life-saving grace. Although a thousand taels of gold is not a small amount, in order to repay the prince, he will definitely dispatch it as soon as possible!

"Human life cannot be measured by money. Ten taels of gold are not worth that much to you, but this is the amount of money I will charge for treating your injuries." Liu Rusi said solemnly.

At that time, she expected to receive fifty taels of silver from him for the consultation. He gave her ten taels of gold, which was double her expectation. However, seeing that he was a wealthy man, she accepted it with peace of mind. It was just three wounds stitched and she was hospitalized for more than ten days, which was considered a high medical expense.

'Human life cannot be measured by money' made Chu Shiyu hard to refute, but he couldn't just give up. He insisted, "Your medical fee is one thing, and my gratitude is another! I must repay this favor!"

Liu Rusi's face turned cold. She looked at him coldly and asked indifferently, "What do you want to do?"

Her sudden change in attitude made Chu Shiyu's heart tighten. He definitely didn't want Liu Rusi to dislike him. Seeing her look like this made his chest ache...

He turned his eyes away, but his tone was particularly guilty: "Little Qin Hao is very talented and a rare genius. I want to... take you to the capital so that he can be taught by a good teacher."

This was the most reasonable reason he could come up with. Qin Lie was dead, and the person Liu Rusi cared about most was her son Qin Hao. It was impossible for Liu Rusi to be completely indifferent to anything that was beneficial to Qin Hao.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Liu Rusi's expression relaxed a little. She looked down at little Qin Hao. Little Qin Hao was trying hard to maintain calm on his young face, but as his mother, how could she not see the longing in his eyes.

But... Liu Rusi hesitated for a while and then refused: "Haohao is not even five years old yet, it's too early for him to go to school. I have saved some money, and I will send him to Heguang Academy when he turns seven."

Chu Shiyu was also prepared for this. When he was teaching little Qin Hao before, he knew that he was going to Heguang Academy. After returning, he specifically investigated this academy.

"Although Qin Hao is young, he is blessed with a photographic memory! He can recognize and write more characters than some of the bottom students. He has memorized Mencius and is almost done with the Analects. If you hadn't allowed him to learn more every day, he would have finished the Four Books long ago."

"And little Qin Hao is not a bookworm who memorizes things by rote. He strives to understand the meaning of every article he reads and has his own opinions! The dean of Heguang Academy was a Hanlin scholar before, but he is very pedantic. He resigned from his post and retired because he was old-fashioned and inflexible, and was ostracized by all officials. If he enters Heguang Academy, I'm afraid Qin Hao's clever and agile qualities will be wiped out..."

Sun Zhizhao, who was standing by, looked at the delicate and graceful child in disbelief. What kind of monster is this? When he was seven years old, he had only learned a thousand characters, and he was still praised as a genius! And he was the wooden scholar in the eyes of the prince...Why didn't the prince's benefactor let her son learn more every day? Shouldn't he be trained early? The prince was right to do this. He couldn't let the talent of the little monster be buried.

Liu Rusi fell into deep thought. She knew how smart little Qin Hao was and had long suspected that it was a genetic mutation... However, due to her limited vision, she didn't know whether the dean of Heguang Academy was as he said. If it was true, she was not very willing to send Qin Hao there.

However, she was not only thinking about these. If Qin Hao entered the academy too early, she was worried that he would be bullied by older children. School bullying is rampant in modern times. She didn't believe it would be good in this era. Children who are often bullied are prone to inferiority and distortion...

Rather than becoming a dragon among men, she hopes that little Qin Hao is confident and sunny. Naturally, she will not stop him from studying because of this. What she is considering is to let Qin Hao grow up a little bit and learn to protect himself with wisdom before facing everything.

Liu Rusi didn't want to explain too much to outsiders, so she just smiled warmly and said, "I still want to wait until Haohao grows up a little, and then send him to school when he is seven years old. He can stay in Dongshan Village to study on his own for the next two years. If he wants to change to another academy, can I ask for your help?"

"No." He couldn't wait for two years. Chu Shiyu realized that there was ambiguity after he said that, and immediately added: "I mean, let's go today and go to the capital together."

Liu Rusi frowned, looked at him questioningly and asked, "Leaving today?"

Chu Shiyu didn't dare look at her. He tilted his head slightly to signal her to look at the carriage at the door and said softly, "We must leave today."

Liu Rusi laughed angrily. What kind of favor was this person repaying? When and how to repay, everything was decided, and she was not allowed to consider it at all. He came here to inform her, right?

"What if I don't leave?" Liu Rusi said in a deep voice.

Chu Shiyu was silent for a while. He had said what he could say. With the foreshadowing, Liu Rusi should not resent him. So he said with all his heart: "You must go."

Sun Zhizhao felt something was wrong. Could repaying a favor be done so harshly?

Little Qin Hao listened silently for a long time. This matter was not something that a child like him could decide. Even if he wanted to go to the capital to study, he would unconditionally follow his mother's arrangement. He only hoped that Uncle Qin Yi could convince his mother, but Uncle Qin Yi's attitude was not good!

Little Qin Hao couldn't help but say, "Uncle Qin Yi! A gentleman takes righteousness as his pledge, conducts himself with courtesy, speaks with humility, and accomplishes his mission with trustworthiness!"

Chu Shiyu paused. Of course he understood what Xiao Qinhao meant. He was asking him to be more polite.

But when he heard the name Qin Yi, he couldn't help but remember that when little Qin Hao gave him this name, he thought it was a sign that he should be a gentleman. At that time, he was also sure that he would be a gentleman to the mother and son.

But what was the reality? Within a few days, he had evil intentions. At first, he tried to cheat and steal, but when he couldn't steal, he just robbed.

He is not worthy of the title of gentleman Qin Yi.

Chu Shiyu looked at Xiao Qinhao with a heavy gaze and said in a low voice: "My name is Chu Shiyu, and I am a villain."

Everyone behind me gasped in unison!

“Your Highness! This…how can this be…” Sun Zhizhao felt that his brain was not enough!

Little Qin Hao was stunned. Shouldn't every scholar want to be a gentleman? How could someone say that he is a villain? !

Regardless of the confusion of others, Chu Shiyu looked at Liu Rusi steadily, hoping that she could give a positive answer.

Liu Rusi also looked at him without any fear, as if they were engaging in an eye contact.

If her eyes now were sharp knives, then Chu Shiyu's eyes were a firm shield, non-aggressive but not giving in at all.

After a while, Liu Rusi raised her chin and said in a provocative tone, "I'm not leaving today."

Chu Shiyu's heart sank. Even though his attitude was against her wishes, he didn't want her to be taken away by force... If that was the case, how long would it take to repair the gap between them?

Liu Rusi saw his expression and knew that she might not be able to decide whether to leave or not, so she sighed inwardly and said expressionlessly: "Let's leave tomorrow."

She was very unhappy! She had to confront him to make him give in. Even though this concession was insignificant, it would make her feel better!

Chu Shiyu's eyes lit up immediately! It's just one day. As long as she agrees, even if she is dragged to the point of being charged with deceiving the emperor and taken back, it's fine. At most, she will be skinned alive!