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

The next morning, the two returned to normal as if the fight last night had never happened.

In the new courtyard, the four of them were still sitting and eating breakfast, but there were more maids waiting around them...

Liu Rusi put down the tableware, and Chu Shiyu said, "Let's arrange two maids to keep watch at night, so that we can be at your service if anything happens."

"I like to be alone in my room before going to bed." Liu Rusi shook her head and refused.

In this era, many wealthy families treated maids as tools, so they would not shy away from doing anything. Even when some people were having sex, maids would help them unbutton their clothes...

But Liu Rusi's memories of her previous life determined that she could not help but treat the maids as human beings. She just thought that their social division of labor was like that, just like restaurant waiters or live-in nannies.

"Madam, we can stay outside. We won't go in and disturb you unless you call us." Qiuju suggested.

"No, I didn't leave the night light on last night. I'll just leave a light on next time." Liu Rusi explained to Chu Shiyu uncomfortably. Normally, her sleep quality is very good, and she doesn't need to get up after falling asleep...

"Then let them wait outside the house." Chu Shiyu still thought she needed care.

Suddenly, the maids looked unhappy, especially Qiuju and Chunlan, who looked at Liu Rusi with pleading faces. They didn't want to be exposed to the wind and rain outside the house! It's better to serve outside. If the master is kind, he can let them have a small couch, which is more comfortable than the row house where the maids live.

"Just guard the outer room, and take turns each night." Liu Rusi was helpless. Forget it, she shouldn't stay in Prince Duan's Mansion for too long.

Chu Shiyu nodded with satisfaction and arranged: "Qin Hao also needs someone to watch over him. From now on, Meihong and Zhuqing will guard Qin Hao, while Qiuju and Chunlan will be in charge of Madam Liu."

Little Qinhao had no opinion, and Liu Rusi did not plan to express her opinion for the time being. However, Xue Fei timidly asked, "What about this servant?"

"You can sleep in the east wing and don't have to take turns." Chu Shiyu made the arrangements directly. Caiyun lived in the east wing.

"Yes..." Xue Fei replied in a low voice.

Liu Rusi glanced at the little girl quietly. Did Xue Fei seem to not want to follow Caiyun? In fact, she didn't really want to treat Xue Fei as a maid, but Xue Fei herself always compared herself with a maid? Was the difference made by a personal contract so big?

Just as the maid's arrangements were finalized, the chief steward of Prince Duan's Mansion hurried to the courtyard and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, Eunuch Wang from the palace is here to deliver the imperial edict for Madam Liu and the young master."

Chu Shiyu said expressionlessly: "Send someone here..."

"I have to go out to do something later, why don't you go out and pick me up?" Liu Rusi suggested.

"What do you want to do?" Chu Shiyu narrowed his eyes. Yesterday's palace banquet made him very wary of Liu Rusi. He was afraid that she would come up with another idea to escape from him.

"Take Caiyun to do the work." Liu Rusi pulled Caiyun's hand.

Chu Shiyu calmed down, stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you."

Liu Rusi didn't expect to get rid of him, so they stood up and walked towards the main gate of Prince Duan's Mansion. The imperial edict was a kind of imperial decree, and such formal things would be delivered to the main gate.

Eunuch Wang in the palace had been invited into the second ceremonial gate and was waiting. Eunuch Xu was the most important eunuch beside the emperor, and not every imperial eunuch could make him run. However, since he could deliver imperial edicts, Eunuch Wang's status was naturally not low. At this time, he was sitting in the small hall next to the door, sitting cross-legged and leisurely sipping tea.

"His Royal Highness Prince Duan and Madam Liu are here." A servant reminded.

Eunuch Wang nodded, took a sip of tea slowly, put it down, picked up the dustpan, shook it off, and walked slowly to the ceremonial gate.

When Chu Shiyu saw the eunuch coming out, he raised his chin as usual and said, "Read it."

"This... is the imperial edict to enfeoff Madam Liu and Young Master Qin Hao. According to the rules, you have to kneel to receive it..." Eunuch Wang looked at Liu Rusi and little Qin Hao.

Chu Shiyu's eyes were stern. He didn't want Liu Rusi to kneel to others. It was reasonable for her to kneel to his father. What was a eunuch? !

But before he could get angry, Liu Rusi pulled little Qin Hao to kneel down. She did not believe in the saying that knees are worth gold. Kneeling out of courtesy and kneeling out of deliberate humiliation are two different things.

Prince Duan's eyes frightened Eunuch Wang, as they were exactly the same as the emperor's! However, he was a member of the palace, so he was not so afraid of Prince Duan. Seeing Liu Rusi and her son kneeling down, he cleared his throat and began to read the decree: "By the will of Heaven..."

After reading the imperial edict word by word, Eunuch Wang slowly rolled it up and handed it over, saying, "Madam Liu, Young Master Qin Hao, please accept the edict."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Liu Rusi also imitated what she did in TV dramas, lowered her head and stretched out her hands to receive the order.

After receiving the imperial edict, Chu Shiyu stepped forward and picked up the mother and child in one hand each. Without even glancing at Eunuch Wang, he asked in a cold voice, "Where is the house deed?"

Eunuch Wang took out the deed, but didn't hand it over... Wouldn't he normally give the errand boy a reward before taking these? In the past, it was Eunuch Xu who delivered the decree to Prince Duan, but he heard that Prince Duan was the most generous in rewarding...

Prince Duan stretched out his hand and took the deed directly! He handed it to Liu Rusi!

Liu Rusi felt a little embarrassed holding the house deed. Although she had never been involved in such things, her emotional intelligence was high enough and she quickly guessed the unspoken rules.

She took out a silver ingot of ten taels from her waist pouch, and stepped forward and said with a smile: "I have just arrived in the capital, and I don't understand many things. If I see Eunuch Wang again in the future, I hope that Eunuch Wang will take care of me."

Ten taels of silver was not too much, nor too little, and it was acceptable. Prince Duan's attitude was naturally not to be arbitrarily concerned, so Eunuch Wang nodded and said, "Then Madam Liu, Young Marquis, we will return to the palace first..."

"By the way, Your Highness Prince Duan, His Majesty has asked me to pass on a message to you, asking you to go to court tomorrow."

Chu Shiyu's face became even darker now!

The court starts at Mao time every day, which means he has to go out at Yin time! He can't even wait for Liu Rusi to get up! Usually it ends at Chen time, but sometimes it can be delayed until Si time! He has to leave Liu Rusi for a long time in the morning!

Is there any way to take Liu Rusi to court? No, going to court is very annoying, and I can't let her suffer this... Then I have to think of how to avoid going to court!

"Then...Your Highness Prince Duan, I'll take my leave." Eunuch Wang bent down and bowed. No matter how favored a eunuch was, he was still a servant in front of the prince.

Chu Shiyu exhaled through his nose and said "hmm". If it wasn't for a small hand pinching his waist, Eunuch Wang would not be able to leave today if he couldn't kneel down!

After Wang Gonggong left, Liu Rusi glanced at Chu Shiyu from top to bottom. She had met people with clear identities before, but now she realized that this person was really against heaven and earth. Didn't he understand that it was easier to deal with the King of Hell than the little ghosts? Or did he not need to worry about it, so he thought she didn't need to worry about it either?

"I'll try to get you the honor of not having to kneel in the future. It makes me uncomfortable to see you like this." Chu Shiyu still minded this matter. Although the eunuch represented the emperor when announcing the decree, wasn't he still kneeling before a eunuch holding a piece of paper?

"No! I'd better not take up this kind of honor which is useless and attracts a lot of attention." Liu Rusi looked carefully at the address on the title deed.

Chu Shiyu was even more annoyed by this eye-catching remark. He asked provocatively, “Why don’t you want a huge fortune and good farmland, but keep this useless imperial concubine?”

In the future, I will have the title of princess, so it would be a waste to take this imperial edict!

"It's always better to have a title, and there's a salary every month." Once I'm related to Prince Duan, even if I get rid of him in the future, I'm afraid I'll still get into trouble as a commoner. It should be much better to have a title to block it.

Liu Rusi didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so she walked out and said, "Let's go. Once we get the house deed, we can register at the household registration office and take care of Caiyun's matter at the same time."

When they went out, they still took the Puhao carriage. Chu Shiyu naturally wanted to ride in the same carriage with Liu Rusi. But Liu Rusi was prepared. She got on with Caiyun in one hand and Qin Hao in the other. There was plenty of room for the three of them to sit, but Chu Shiyu was tall, so it was crowded...

Okay! Try to take Caiyun out less often in the future! Chu Shiyu turned around and sat on the horse brought by the guard.

He did not bring any maids with him on this trip. Prince Duan only brought six visible guards, a carriage and seven horses. This configuration was not exaggerated in the capital, but it was not low-key either.

Many people looked sideways at the handsome man on the tall horse. Most people didn't know who he was, but there were always people who knew. Many people with their own ulterior motives quietly followed the group. The person who let Prince Duan ride with him in the carriage must be worth noting.

Liu Rusi half-lifted the curtains to look outside. She was very sensitive to eyes and soon noticed that she attracted a lot of attention. She was sure that people outside couldn't see her clearly, so... the problem was with Chu Shiyu...

I should have let him get on the carriage! Couldn't he have gotten another carriage?!

"We've arrived at the household registration." Chu Shiyu said as he lifted the curtain with his long hand, then turned over and got off the horse.

She accepted her fate. She couldn't keep a low profile until she got rid of Chu Shiyu!

Taking little Qin Hao and Caiyun into the household registration counter, Liu Rusi greeted the busy official inside and said, "Sir, I want to transfer the ownership of this house and register my household registration here."

As she spoke, she took out the title deed of the house and her household registration certificate in Dongshan Village, Jinyan City.

The minor official took the various deeds and, while looking at them, he tapped his fingers on the table and said in a drawling voice, "This house is nice, but why is there no official approval for moving out or moving in?"

I see, he wants benefits again. Liu Rusi sighed and reached for her purse again. She only had six or seven taels left, and she didn't know if it was enough...

A big hand stopped her from taking out the money, and a bright yellow scroll was thrown onto the table. Chu Shiyu sneered at Liu Rusi and said, "I give you something but you won't use it."

The official's eyes widened, and he opened the scroll in disbelief. He panicked after a closer look and said in a trembling voice, "Marquis Chaoyang!"

Liu Rusi looked at her son, who was not as good as her, speechlessly. Chu Shiyu laughed out loud with amusement, bent down and picked up little Qin Hao from the ground, and said to the little official, "Hurry up, there is still something to do."

"Yes Yes Yes."

The official then noticed the tall and noble man behind him. He was just a low-ranking official and did not know Prince Duan. He only thought Chu Shiyu was Marquis Chaoyang. But this was enough. Extortion was for ordinary people. He thought they were wealthy businessmen. No matter how rich they were, they would not be on the stage.

With an imperial edict on the table, the minor official moved much faster. Originally, it was not his job to return the slaves to the state, but he did it. He only asked a question when he was about to register the house, "What is the relationship between Huang Caiyun and the owner of the house?"

The property belongs to Liu Rusi, but the name of the householder is Qin Hao. This is a common practice in Daxia. Unless there are no male heirs, the householder is always a male. Liu Rusi has no objection to this because she wants to name the house Qin's House.

"Huang Caiyun is my sister. She should be Qin Hao's aunt."

The junior official suddenly reacted and took a quick look. How could such a young woman have such a big son? !

"Sister Si! That's great! I will really be your sister from now on!" Caiyun happily threw herself on Liu Rusi and rubbed her little face against Liu Rusi's neck!

Chu Shiyu felt sour. When would he be able to do this? He immediately vented his anger on the minor official: "If you don't hurry up, I'll report you for accepting bribes!"

"No! No! It will be done soon!" The small official had no time to be curious, his job was more important!

All the paperwork and files were ready, and the group walked out of the booth. The junior official sorted out the documents and discovered that Qin Hao, Marquis of Chaoyang, was only five years old!

"It's still early, how about taking a tour of the capital?" Walking to the carriage, Chu Shiyu was somewhat reluctant to go directly back to Prince Duan's Mansion.

Every time they arrive in a city, they have to take a good look around the place. This is a habit left over from the journey. Liu Rusi also wants to adapt to the life in the capital, so she nodded and said, "Then let's go to my house and take a look at the scenery along the way."

A three-courtyard house! She was so excited! This is a house in the capital!

Even though the housing prices in this era were not as expensive as in the previous world, a three-story house in the west of the city would cost at least two thousand taels! The equivalent of two million in modern times!

Chu Shiyu was still a little unhappy about her moving out of Prince Duan's Mansion, but complying with her wishes would make her happier. After all, they had agreed to reserve a room for him, so he might as well move in with her!

Chu Shiyu asked the guards to take the carriage to Liu Rusi's house first, so that they could go there slowly and ride back.

"Mom! What is this donkey roll? Can I try it?" Little Qin Hao quickly found the snack he wanted to eat this time.

"Well, Mom, buy one and take a look first."

Liu Rusi paid five cents to buy some cakes. The portion was quite large. She opened it and smelled it. She said to Xiao Qinhao with some regret, "There are peanuts."

Little Qin Hao was tangled up in confusion. The name attracted him very much. He wanted to taste it and said with determination: "Maybe I am allergic. I want to give it a try!"

A little bit shouldn't be a problem, so Liu Rusi broke off a small piece and put it into her son's mouth.

Little Qin Hao chewed it twice as if exploring, then stopped chewing with a frown, looking as if he didn't know whether to continue eating.

"Then spit it out into the canal over there." Liu Rusi took little Qin Hao to the side.

"Isn't he just picky about food? It may not be a problem if he eats it." Chu Shiyu felt that Liu Rusi was pampering Qin Hao too much.

"It's okay to be picky about food. Eating one less peanut won't affect his growth." Liu Rusi didn't think it was necessary to force her son to accept something he didn't like. What if he was really allergic?

Chu Shiyu shut up and just watched Liu Rusi take the remaining large piece of donkey rolls and eat them herself, letting Qin Hao choose other snacks. He still felt that Qin Hao had this problem because he was spoiled.