roccoschili Chapter 250 Leaving the father and leaving the son
Chapter 250 Leaving the father and leaving the son
Today marks two months since Chen Yuanshu returned to the imperial city, and she was kicked out of the house again.
When I first came back, I was busy with military affairs, but later I had a lot less time.
Now, whenever she is at home, her parents will kick her out.
"Oh." Chen Yuanshu sighed again.
She looked up at the sun above her head. It was a June day and the sunlight was very dazzling.
After reading for a while, my eyes started to ache.
Chen Yuanshu rubbed his eyes, picked a random road and walked aimlessly.
But his mind was recalling the conversation with Prime Minister Liu a few days ago.
Liu Anruo is about one year older than her and now also lives alone.
Every day he would go to his office in the palace in the morning and rush back in the evening.
The ministers all said that Prime Minister Liu was the easiest official to find among all the officials.
Anyway, he is either at the office or in the mansion.
That day, Chen Yuanshu was kicked out of the house by his parents. Thinking that Liu Anruo had a day off today, he went to find her.
It's better than hanging out like a street urchin.
Sure enough, when she arrived at Liu Anruo's mansion, she was admiring the flowers in the courtyard.
The two have always had a good relationship. When Chen Yuanshu saw Liu Anruo sipping tea, he walked over and sat down opposite her.
"What brings the King of Chu to me today?" Liu Anruo joked with a smile.
As he spoke, he picked up the teapot and poured her a cup of tea.
"I was kicked out by my parents."
Liu Anruo took a sip of tea, a smile in the corners of his eyes, "The King of Chu has made great military achievements, but he is so unwelcome at home?"
Chen Yuanshu didn't care about her teasing. She shrugged, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Hey, you know that after I came back this time, my parents started urging me to find a husband. Look, they kicked me out again today, hoping that I would meet someone I like on the street."
"Possibly, parents are so pitiful. Your uncle and aunt are also thinking about you."
"But they are too impatient to let nature take its course."
Chen Yuanshu lay lazily on the stone table, turning the teacup boredly.
"Liu Xiang, didn't your uncle and aunt urge you?"
"I have no plans to get married. I've already told my parents, and they respect me."
Hearing this, Chen Yuanshu straightened up and looked at her in shock, "Do you want to live alone in the future?"
"Although Anguo is now unified, there are still many things to do, and it may be even busier in the future. I don't have time to take care of all that. However, I will have a child who is related to me by blood."
Chen Yuanshu knew what these words meant separately, but what did they mean when put together?
What does it mean to want to live alone but also have a child? Does it mean to adopt one from a side branch?
Seeing the doubt in Chen Yuanshu's eyes, Liu Anruo smiled slightly, "That is to say, I will look for a man to have a child of my own with him, but I will not marry him. This way, I can have a child to continue my bloodline without the burden of marriage. It's the best of both worlds."
"You...this..." When Chen Yuanshu first heard this, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
After taking a sip of tea to calm down, she felt that it was not so bad. Nowadays, women who have the ability can marry as many wives as men.
Anyway, Your Majesty doesn't care about such private matters, as long as it doesn't involve any moral flaws.
Then put yourself in his shoes. Isn't Liu Anruo's situation just that of a minister who didn't marry but brought back a child from outside our country?
Normal, normal.
"Well, given your status, no one should dare to gossip. But you have to choose this man carefully, for fear that he will blame you later." Chen Yuanshu said seriously.
Liu Anruo nodded gently, "I know what's going on."
Anyway, Chen Yuanshu was just a reminder. She knew Liu Anruo's character and knew that he would do anything perfectly.
That day, Chen Yuanshu didn't say goodbye and go home until the sun set.
Chen Yuanshu came back to her senses from her memories and found herself in front of a teahouse.
Today, all her friends are busy and no one is willing to take her in, so she might as well just kill time here.
Just as she was about to go in, a man dressed in dark green appeared beside her and looked at her in shock.
"Your Highness, Prince of Chu, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you here. Are you going to the teahouse for tea? How about we go together? I'll treat you."
Chen Yuanshu looked at the person in front of her with a bright smile, and she was speechless. Don't think that she was distracted by other things and didn't notice that he was following her.
This person is the current Minister of Rites, Xiao Jing, who took the initiative to visit her when he first entered the court.
I often send gifts to their family during festivals.
He had asked her out several times before to attend private gatherings of ministers in his group, but she was too busy and refused.
According to him, she was the savior of their family. At that time, their family was almost killed by an insurgent army. It was Chen Yuanshu who led the army to appear in time and they survived.
Chen Yuanshu had no recollection of this incident.
However, Chen Yuanshu still remembered the place he mentioned and the name of the leader of the rebel army they met. She could even recall the tactics she used when fighting them. But she had no impression of his face.
"Master Xiao, this should be the fifth time we've met on the street this month. What a coincidence!"
Xiao Jing seemed not to understand Chen Yuanshu's words which were full of hidden meaning. The smile on his face did not change at all, and even became brighter.
"Your Highness, Prince Chu, this shows that we are destined to meet. Since we are so destined, how about having a cup of tea together?"
Chen Yuanshu stared at him for a while and thought to himself, this guy is really shameless.
Forget it. I was looking for a place to kill time anyway, so it would be nice to have someone to keep me company.
So Chen Yuanshu said, "Let's go."
Hearing this, Xiao Jing smiled so hard that his teeth were visible, "Yeah, okay."
On the other side, in a hall of the imperial palace.
"Your Majesty, I am truly powerless to help Commander Zhou's wounded minister."
Two months passed, and none of the palace doctors could cure Zhou Yifeng's eyes.
Yun Zhi waved her hands irritably, "Everyone, get out!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." The imperial doctors retreated tremblingly.
"Someone come here!" Yun Zhi shouted.
A female official hurried in, "Your Majesty."
"Pass on my decree. Starting immediately, notices will be posted all over the country. Anyone who can cure Commander Zhou's eye disease will be rewarded handsomely!" Yun Zhi said in a firm tone.
"As you wish." The female official took the order and left.
After the female official left, Yun Zhi took out a brand new map that had just been drawn.
His fingers gently stroked the area belonging to the Northern Barbarian, and the expression in his eyes was unreadable.