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

Chapter 191 Independent Individual

Liu Rusi gave a serious and brief introduction to the form of walking marriage.

Chu Shiyu's eyes widened and he asked incredulously: "...Isn't this an affair?"

"Ahem, what do you mean by adultery...how do you talk like that?"

Liu Rusi was embarrassed by his words of having an affair.

"You and I are both single, and we are not hiding from our families. Besides, in the eyes of outsiders, we are already in this relationship."

"That's different! We just..."

Chu Shiyu was at a loss for words for a moment, but then he asked strangely: "You just told me to restrain myself and abide by etiquette and rules, but this marriage law is not tolerated by secular ethics! Isn't it contrary to the truth?"

Liu Rusi paused. She actually just wanted to use the coercive power of the police to make Chu Shiyu obey...

"Um... well, the etiquette and rules I'm talking about are that you can't always stay at my house, and you have to respect my opinion when you come and go. For example, before you come to see me, you have to send me a visiting card first and get my consent before..."

"A visiting card?!"

Thinking back to when she asked to buy a house to live alone before returning to Beijing, she had mentioned a visiting card...

Chu Shiyu was furious again! It turned out that from the beginning to the end, what she wanted to do had not changed!

"I don't agree! What kind of marriage is this? These are just strange guests!"

You don’t need a visiting card to visit familiar friends!

Seeing that he was furious again, Liu Rusi explained in a gentle voice: "Of course it's a love affair. Which guest can do husband-wife stuff?"

A stick gives a candy, and this is the candy that Chu Shiyu has been thinking about day and night but has resisted eating! Now she allows herself to eat it, even if she decides not to eat it first, it is impossible for her to be indifferent to the candy...

Chu Shiyu calmed down and returned to the issue. She was not a guest, but she was not a husband and wife either. They could do things that husband and wife do, but it was not an affair... Didn't that make her a mistress?

If a concubine has children, they are classified as illegitimate children...For women themselves, having a concubine is even more despised!

Chu Shiyu said firmly: "No, the matter between husband and wife must wait until heaven and earth are worshipped and the world witnesses it."

"Uh... it's almost the same now, right? Marriage is just a ceremony. We have confirmed each other, so why can't we do things as husband and wife?"

After Liu Rusi finished speaking, she suddenly felt that this sentence seemed familiar...

Chu Shiyu suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "So you didn't refuse to be intimate with me... is this your idea? Are you planning to directly establish a marriage?!"

Liu Rusi was speechless. She had originally wanted to wait until they had done everything before proposing that they remain in a "couple" relationship without getting married. This would make it easier for him to accept. Who could have thought that he would not take the bait...

Chu Shiyu was very confused and asked seriously: "You are willing to be intimate with me, why do you have to use such a shocking method? Isn't it better to be together openly after marriage?"

Liu Rusi sighed: "I told you from the beginning that the life you gave me has many things I don't want."

She put her fingers on Chu Shiyu's lips to prevent him from interrupting.

Liu Rusi said seriously: "The problem between you and me is not just between the two of us. Marriage involves too many things. If we want to be husband and wife, we are really not suitable, whether in family background, personality or ambition."

"Walking marriage is exactly the answer I came up with. There is no need to be bound by the name of husband and wife, and there is no need to bear too many responsibilities for each other. Just simply enjoy love."

The slightly rough little hand moved away.

Chu Shiyu immediately asked impatiently: "What did I give you that you don't want? Aren't you just afraid that you will be trapped in the back house, or even the harem, and lose your freedom in the future?"

Liu Rusi looked at him with a little surprise.

"I told you I would change! I'm also trying my best to satisfy you!"

"I don't want to fight for the throne, but I suddenly realized that when you sit in that position, you will always be forced to do things against your will. There will be countless rules and regulations that put you on a pedestal. I can't guarantee that I can still let you feel at ease at that time!"

Rui Feng's eyes were full of frustration: "But you want me to shoulder the heavy responsibility! How do you want me to take care of both?"

Liu Rusi's heart trembled slightly. Yes, he had always been so attentive to her...

But she didn't want him to be desperate and have only her in his life.

She came forward and hugged his waist, leaning on his chest, and whispered: "Isn't walking marriage a way to take care of both? We can embrace each other, but we are also independent. Without a marriage contract, others can't demand us to be husband and wife, right?"

Here comes the gentle comfort again! Chu Shiyu muttered in his heart, but he really couldn't resist it. He couldn't help but hug her back and sit on the couch.

Chu Shiyu softened his tone and advised: "I may not necessarily ascend to a high position in the future, and it is too early to consider it now. Why should we reject the universal practice of marriage and choose the shocking practice of walking marriage just for something that may happen in ten or even dozens of years?"

"People without thought, he must worry about."

Liu Rusi said frankly: "Even if we don't consider the issue of the throne... at the moment, you and I are dragging each other down. You are tied to me, and I am also tied to you."

The so-called bond is what his heart desires!

However, having said it a thousand times, Chu Shiyu also knew that they could not reach a consensus, so he asked in a muffled voice: "Why do you feel constrained by me?"

With her small hands resting on his solid chest and slightly keeping some distance between them, Liu Rusi looked at him with eyes that showed her clear understanding.

Chu Shiyu paused for a moment, thinking about the questions asked by the Grand Tutor and the Left Censor at the banquet, and then he became angry again!

"Are you still bothered about the fact that you have to bring someone with you when you go out? I told you that the capital is not peaceful at all. How many blind scoundrels did you run into the last time you went out?"

Liu Rusi soothed him softly, "I know. You have already compromised to the limit. I now agree that we should take precautions to avoid regrets later."

Chu Shiyu felt relieved again and asked in confusion: "Since you are willing, why do you still say that you are subject to me?"

That was a lot. Liu Rusi tried to remain calm, but she still had a fake smile on her face. She said slowly through her teeth, "You intercepted the patient from the Women's Clinic, right?"

His expression suddenly froze, and Chu Shiyu said awkwardly: "How could I have that? Doesn't the Women's Clinic receive patients?"

"Yes...Except for the pregnant women I bumped into by chance, they were all ladies and daughters from wealthy families. I knew them all...and their illnesses were all simple."

Liu Rusi sighed and said, "Although the area west of the capital is mostly populated by wealthy families, there are also many residential houses. How come in the prosperous capital, there are so few people around my home?"

Knowing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Chu Shiyu said awkwardly: "Those people from all walks of life are mixed together. What if they have any diseases or serious illnesses..."

"This is the risk that a doctor needs to face, just like a soldier cannot desert because he is afraid of dying in a war." Liu Rusi said seriously.

But for him, her safety is more important than anything else! But he could not convince her, so Chu Shiyu compromised and said softly: "Okay, I know I was wrong, and I will change in the future."

Liu Rusi remained silent, leaning on him and looking out the window, without making any comment.

Chu Shiyu thought she had accepted it, and then whispered: "If you have any dissatisfaction in the future, just tell me directly, okay? There is no need to rack your brains to find other ways, and recognize the imperial aunt as your adoptive mother..."

"Ugh…"

Liu Rusi sighed helplessly: "Will you really change? If telling you would be helpful, why would I go to such great lengths?"

Chu Shiyu paused.

Liu Rusi then said calmly: "The change you mentioned probably means to select more safe civilian patients and put them in the women's clinic, right?"

Chu Shiyu was speechless for a moment. Just as he understood her more and more, Liu Rusi also gradually understood him well...

"You can't really change, and I won't give up the power I deserve, so I can only seek support from outside forces to force you to release the imprisonment in the name of love."

Liu Rusi said seriously: "Do you remember what I said to you when the plague broke out in Hemiao Town, Yingzhou City, and I wanted to go fight the epidemic?"

"If you insist on restricting my will, then I will do everything in my power to get rid of you."

"It's still the same now. Emotionally, I am willing to try to stay with you."

There was determination in her almond-shaped eyes and her slightly raised chin seemed to be declaring war!

"But other than that, I am still an independent individual and will always seek freedom! I will spend my whole life trying to fly out of the golden cage you have woven!"