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

At dawn, at the breach of the dike in the north of Xingzhou City, a long line of young and strong men were walking in a row at both ends of the dike a little further away! Each of them was tied together with ropes, and each of them carried a sack full of sand and gravel on his shoulder!

"Pass the sandbags to fill the breach. Change the front row every quarter of an hour. Those who fall into the water will be replaced immediately! Fill the nearby areas first to stabilize the embankment and prevent the breach from expanding! Did you hear me clearly?" There are team leaders at both ends who are in charge of command and coordination, and they keep reminding people of things to pay attention to.

Chu Shiyu was still in a dishevel, but he was standing on a high boulder nearby. Next to him stood a big drum, with guards holding drumsticks and command flags.

Not only did they eat in the barn before, but they also established some basic drum commands, such as start, continue and retreat.

The dam of a big river must be blocked no matter how many people die, but that does not mean sending people to die. He will judge whether to retreat based on the changes in the water level.

Seeing that the water upstream had calmed down a little, Chu Shiyu ordered: "Start!"

"Boom!" The drumstick fell heavily and the red flag was raised high!

The people at both ends rushed forward, throwing the sandbags in their hands into the broken dam! The sand and gravel were heavy, but they were carried away a little by the surging river water! But the people at both ends didn't care, and one sandbag after another was passed forward!

One after another, heavy sandbags gradually covered the soil of the dams at both ends. At this time, a small wave stirred up the river water! The people on the dams at both ends were soaked! But the drums and flags still meant to continue!

A quarter of an hour later, the drum was struck three times quickly, the command flag was changed to a green flag, and the first person at each end retreated, and the second person took his place!

Chu Shiyu carefully observed the water level upstream without blinking, and quickly ordered a retreat before a larger wave arrived. The three people at both ends of the dam retreated quickly, and the people behind them all lay down and held each other's hands and feet tightly.

When he saw the house collapse during the day and thought she was inside, and then swam out of the rushing flood, Chu Shiyu suddenly realized one thing: what he wanted was to live with her.

Even if they died together, he couldn't accept it, because even if there was an underworld, after death he would probably only be able to watch her and Qin Lie running towards each other... So let's solve the biggest risk at the moment first. In this case, a short separation in life and death could be barely accepted.

As the day dawned, the breach finally began to close, the river water slowly stopped gushing out, and many sand bags gradually appeared on the ground outside the dam...

Chu Shiyu squinted his eyes and took a quick look. There were definitely not so many sandbags that were washed away by the water just now. In other words, these sandbags were left over from the last time the dam was blocked, and this breach was the original breach.

The pace of rescue work slowed down at this time, but it did not end. Many people who were exhausted took a rest, while those who still had the strength continued to carry sandbags to reinforce the embankment.

Soon after, horse-drawn carriages brought in earth and rocks to reinforce the dam from the outside. With sandbags as the core, the newly repaired areas would be stronger than other areas. If the dam collapses again next time, it is unlikely to be in this place.

"Your Highness! Go and have a rest. You haven't slept all night!" Sun Zhizhao came up to persuade him, and he took the opportunity to close his eyes for a while.

Chu Shiyu nodded. He wanted to find Liu Rusi and the others in the villa first, and then have a good rest. However, he did not get up in a hurry. Instead, he said quietly, "As soon as I arrived in Xingzhou City, the river burst its banks again. The bank that burst was the one that was blocked before. Is there such a coincidence in the world?"

Sun Zhizhao thought for a few seconds, then he widened his eyes and asked, "Your Highness, do you mean this is man-made?! Who would dare to do something that would harm the people?!"

"Zhang Zhizhou probably doesn't know about this, or he knows about it but doesn't know that he has also been plotted against by those behind the scenes." Chu Shiyu closed his eyes, but his mind was unusually active.

Sun Zhizhao recalled what happened at that time with some daze. In the conference room, after the prince had a general understanding of the disaster, he asked Zhang Shiliang to release all the grain from the granary according to the storage records of the local granary.

However, Zhang Zhizhou was playing Tai Chi from beginning to end. He did not object but delayed the delivery of grain with various reasons. Apart from that, he neither refused nor cooperated with other disaster relief requests.

The prince did not show any expression at the time, but Sun Zhizhao, his confidant, knew that the prince would definitely find an opportunity to punish Zhang Zhizhou.

Then suddenly a flood submerged the city. Zhang Zhizhou and other officials were all terrified and confused, while the prince hurried to Madam Liu and asked the guards to come in to rescue. But in fact he blocked the meeting room and asked the guards to drown all of Zhang Zhizhou's men inside.

Sun Zhizhao understood this approach. Drowning Zhang Zhizhou during the flood would be like cutting the Gordian knot. There would be no resistance to disaster relief in Xingzhou City later, and no one would be able to tell whether Zhang Zhizhou drowned himself or in the flood... However, Sun Zhizhao felt a little reluctant. He thought the problem could be solved without such cruel means.

Seeing the flood control sandbags on the ground, Sun Zhizhao's slight reluctance immediately disappeared. This was most likely man-made, and Zhang Zhizhou, as the governor of the city, could not have been unaware of this! If that was the case, his death was indeed not a pity!

The guards who had been to the villa earlier came to lead the way for Prince Duan. The embankment was still being reinforced, but a small number of guards were left behind to command the people and the city defense troops. By now, many guards who were lost yesterday and those who survived in the city had returned to the team, and they also brought back many horses.

Sun Zhizhao counted the losses and found that they were not as great as expected. The total number of missing and injured people was less than 50, and there were nearly 100 horses that had not been found. This was not the final number. When the remaining water in Yingzhou receded, it was estimated that some of them would be able to return.

Suddenly, several guards came up to Sun Zhizhao and said, "There was a trap in the water at the South Gate yesterday. Some frogmen who are good at swimming attacked us in the water. They should be targeting us. The civilians who went out in front did not encounter any of them... More than a dozen of our brothers died there."

Sun Zhizhao was immediately disgusted. It seemed that the prince was right. This flood was aimed at the prince! I wonder who could come up with such a crazy conspiracy!

Chu Shiyu's face was calm after hearing this. It's not that he didn't hate her, this incident almost made him lose Liu Rusi! But he was too tired now, and he would slowly settle these accounts after he had a rest!

Nearly two hundred horses stopped at the gate of the manor hidden in the mountains. More than thirty guards were resting outside the gate. Sleeping in the open air was normal for them.

Chu Shiyu frowned when he saw this and asked coldly, "Where is Madam Liu?"

"Madam Liu is in the manor. She brought the young master and Miss Caiyun in to stay overnight. Later, she asked the people in the manor to bring us hot food!" said the guard respectfully. People who have never experienced it probably don't know how much comfort a bowl of steaming noodles can bring when you are tired and hungry!

Upon hearing this, Chu Shiyu's expression eased a little. It seemed that they were being taken care of.

The gatekeeper of the villa had already noticed the large number of people coming, and had sent people to find the butler to take charge. At this time, the gatekeeper was looking at this large group of people with trepidation.

Chu Shiyu got off his horse. Several guards were about to enter through the small door. The gatekeeper hadn't decided whether to stop them symbolically, but Sun Zhizhao next to him said to him first, "Lead the way to Madam Liu who stayed here last night. Ask the person in charge of your Zhang Mansion to tell me not to disturb His Royal Highness Prince Duan from resting."

Several guards who entered from the small door pulled the main door wide open from the inside. Chu Shiyu walked straight in through the main gate. As a prince, he had to enter through the main gate when he went to any place other than the imperial palace.

Whether in the capacity of a prince or in the name of a disaster relief minister, he has the power to temporarily requisition the B&B, as long as he gives some reasonable compensation afterwards.

After Chu Shiyu went in, except for some guards who stayed outside to look after the horses, a large number of guards also filed in. As guards, no one could stop them from accompanying and protecting their master unless ordered by their master.

All mansions in Daxia that are of a decent standard are divided into inner and outer quarters. The guest courtyards are all in the outer quarters, and the closer the courtyards are to the periphery, the less value is placed on the guests. The guest courtyard where Liu Rusi and her friends live is the one closest to the periphery.

Zhang, the housekeeper, came in a hurry and saw the Prince of Duan being escorted into the shabby courtyard. He was stopped and a man dressed as a scholar said, "Your Highness Prince of Duan is going to rest. Tell me if you have anything to say."

Chu Shiyu was already so sleepy that he felt dizzy, but he first went to the room where Liu Rusi and the others were staying.

Little Qin Hao had already woken up and was sitting outside in a daze. He was very happy to see Chu Shiyu come in, but he immediately made a hushing gesture and said in a low voice: "Mother and Sister Caiyun are still sleeping, godfather, please speak softly."

It was almost noon, and Liu Rusi had never slept so late before. However, thinking that she must have been very tired yesterday, Chu Shiyu nodded and said softly, "Then you take good care of mother here, and godfather will go to the next room to sleep for a while."

Seeing Chu Shiyu's blue eyes, little Qin Hao immediately nodded in agreement, and said in a low and affirmative voice: "Godfather, go to sleep quickly, I'm here!"

Chu Shiyu smiled on his tired face and went to the next room with peace of mind. He didn't even have the energy to change clothes or wash up. He just lay down on the bed and fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.