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

The heavy rain gradually weakened in the afternoon and turned into a drizzle.

However, it was already 3 p.m. and the road was muddy, so it would be awkward to set off quickly. Chu Shiyu simply decided to set off the next day.

Although Liu Rusi felt that he just wanted to delay, she had already forced him a lot. This was not a big deal, so she should just indulge him a little.

Everyone sat idly in the Yunxuan Palace for a while.

"Can I... go to the Imperial Hospital?" Liu Rusi asked softly.

Chu Shiyu looked at her and naturally knew that she wanted to meet the old Taoist priest.

"I'll take you there." Chu Shiyu responded directly.

Liu Rusi's heart trembled slightly. Chu Shiyu was always like this. If it wasn't for the things he couldn't compromise on, he would do his best even without her saying anything else...

Chu Shiyu saw her looking at little Qin Hao who was reading a book, with some hesitation in her almond eyes. He asked, "Take Qin Hao with you?"

Liu Rusi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly nodded.

"Brother Prince Duan, take me with you! I want to go shopping too!" Changning said as he pulled Fang Qiu aside and looked at the eldest princess to seek his mother's opinion.

"Go."

The eldest princess nodded calmly. She had lived in the capital all year round. Changtai and Changning would often go to the palace to play with the princes and princesses since they were young... The palace was as familiar to Changning as home.

The Imperial Medical Office was located in the corner of the front palace of the imperial palace.

Imperial physicians were responsible for treating the emperor and concubines in the palace. Occasionally, they would be sent by the emperor to treat important officials as a sign of favor.

The imperial physicians were not of high rank and status, nor did they have any real power, but they were the ones that the concubines would try their best to win over. What role they played was self-evident, as seen from the fact that the fourth prince gradually became weak and died young...

Therefore, Chu Shiyu, who suffered a lot in the palace during his childhood, did not like this place and was disgusted and wary of everyone here.

From Chu Shiyu's cold tone, Liu Rusi could roughly understand his mood.

"Where is the old Taoist priest who was placed here yesterday? The king wants to see him."

"This... His Majesty asked us to take good care of Seriguleng. Your Highness... Do you have any instructions from His Majesty?"

The imperial physician on duty was hesitant. The identity of the last crown prince of the previous dynasty was sensitive. Even though Prince Duan had a high status, he had never had any interest in the Imperial Medical Bureau, and the imperial physician did not want to take any risks.

"The old Taoist came here because of me. If I cannot see him, I will take him back to Prince Duan's mansion."

After Chu Shiyu finished speaking, he pulled Liu Rusi over and led a group of women past the imperial physician and walked inside.

The imperial physician was stunned for a moment, but could only follow reluctantly and lead the way for Prince Duan. When there was a worse outcome in front of him, he would naturally choose the relatively better one...

The fragrance of medicine was almost everywhere in the courtyard, some being decocted and some being planted in nurseries. Just by smelling these, Liu Rusi felt that this was a paradise for doctors.

In a quiet house, two medicine boys were waiting inside the house without leaving, and an increasingly haggard old Taoist priest was sitting on the couch.

When they entered the door, the old Taoist's pair of unusually clear eyes were already smiling, as if he knew they would come.

Chu Shiyu glanced at the imperial physician and the medicine boys, and said coldly: "This king has something to say..."

"Let them stay. I'm used to a quiet life. It's rare for me to have such a lively time."

The old Taoist priest chuckled and looked at the few people with a squinting eyebrow, showing an indescribable sense of kindness.

This meant that no secrets would be discussed. Chu Shiyu paused and no longer asked the people from the Imperial Hospital to leave, treating them as if they didn't matter.

Just looking at the free and easy look of the old Taoist, Chu Shiyu couldn't help but feel a little emotional...

Then, Chu Shiyu discovered that Liu Rusi also had some compassion on her face. He was startled, but then he felt relieved. What he could think of, a person as delicate as Liu Rusi could naturally see through...

But Chu Shiyu knew that Liu Rusi had enough reason and conviction.

"Are you really the last prince of the previous dynasty? How old are you?" Curious Changning was the first to break the inexplicable silence.

The old Taoist smiled in a daze, and answered the question irrelevantly: "Your brother's name is good, and it contains the word longevity. As long as you don't make any mistakes, you will be prosperous. And your name, the double Qin, is too heavy... Fortunately, the grass head covers it, and your life is safe. It's just that you will inevitably have some bumps in the road in marriage..."

"I asked you about your age! What do you think my brother and I do?!"

Chang Ning got a bad fortune for no apparent reason, and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Also, how can you, a former prince, learn these trivial skills?"

The old Taoist priest didn't mind Chang Ning's angry words at all, but his expression became even more gloomy...

However, Liu Rusi's compassion was filled with personal pain, and Qin Tao and Qin Zhen's predictions...

As for Qin Lie, she already knew that he had already made his fate without any divination.

Looking at the withered old man with a dazed expression, Liu Rusi couldn't help but feel more concerned. Not many people in this world remembered him.

"Master, can I take your pulse? Although my medical skills are not good..."

Before Liu Rusi finished asking her question, the old man had already stretched out his hand that was as thin as a dry branch.

Leaving aside those words of self-recommendation, Liu Rusi concentrated and calmed down, carefully checking the old man's pulse...

Her expression became more and more solemn. The blood vessels in her lower limbs were blocked and she was on the verge of necrosis. If it were modern times, she would probably have to undergo amputation... But what was even more fatal was that her heart and lungs were severely damaged, and her qi and blood were almost exhausted...

Even though she was not an expert in medicine, she knew clearly that this was a pulse sign that could not be saved. In fact, the old man's life was like a candle in the wind and rain. It was a miracle that he was still alive...

"I am seventy-nine years old, almost eighty, and have lived a long time..."

The old man answered Changning's question, but Liu Rusi knew that he was also trying to comfort her...

The old man laughed at himself and said, "Some people who practice Taoism seek immortality, but I am extremely afraid of that, but I don't have the face to end this remaining life... I have been wandering in this world until now, and it is a good thing to have an end."

Sighing softly, unable to let out the heaviness in her heart, Liu Rusi could not lift her brows, and reluctantly raised the corners of her lips to comfort her: "Maybe after walking this road, there will be another road, and I can meet the person I want to meet."

The old man's smile faded upon hearing this. An unspeakable reluctance emerged on his haggard face. He murmured, "Returning to nothingness is the best destination for people..."

Liu Rusi was stunned, then pondered for a long time, and asked hesitantly: "But after death, there is a soul, right? Can it see the people it cares about in the world?"

Chu Shiyu, who was standing quietly, had his heart skip a beat! He observed Liu Rusi's expression without blinking!

At this time, Liu Rusi was eagerly expecting a positive answer, and she didn't even have time to care about other people's inquiries...

Chu Shiyu's heart sank to the bottom. She might have realized that Qin Lie was still in this world... and she had been silently looking for traces of Qin Lie's existence...

"I told you before, don't get stuck in a rut."

The old Taoist came to his senses and shook his head helplessly, "The past cannot be changed, the dead cannot be brought back, and clinging to the mist will only lead to being trapped in the same place with no way out."

"I know, just...want to know...I want to know what to do..."

Liu Rusi spoke incoherently, her eyes reddened with bitterness. She wanted to know if Qin Lie would be lonely, and wanted to do something... She didn't want him to suffer anymore...

“Put down the sand in your hands and look more at the person in front of you.”

The old Taoist sighed, feeling guilty... If Qin Lie and she hadn't known each other, they wouldn't have experienced the pain of being separated by Yin and Yang...

The person in front of her... Liu Rusi looked at the pair of auspicious pleading eyes beside her, feeling guilty, and whispered softly: "I know... I have tried my best, but it is too difficult... It takes time."

Chu Shiyu's expression gradually relaxed. As long as she was willing to accept it, he was willing to wait for her, no matter how long it took.

The old Taoist shook his head again and said, "If you hold the one in your hand tightly, how can you take the others?"

Liu Rusi was stunned... She wanted to let it go, but how could she erase what was engraved in her heart...

"Alas... the so-called concern is one concern after another..."

The old Taoist sighed, not knowing how to solve the problem. If either side of the rope let go, the kite would fly far away, but unfortunately, neither side would let go...

The mist in her almond eyes condensed into beads. The old Taoist had already expressed this unspeakable secret with vague words... Just as she had felt before...

"If you had known that you would be in so much pain now, would you regret meeting my predecessor?" the old Taoist couldn't help but ask.

Liu Rusi came back to her senses, raised her lips from the bottom of her heart, and said affirmatively: "No regrets."