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King Pingqin brought the elders and folks of Pingqin County with him to thank King Nanchen's army for saving Pingqin County, and also brought a lot of local specialties.

Zhou Chen let King Ping Qin and others stay in the palace for two days. Two days later, King Ping Qin took his people and left Xizhou. They brought a lot of things when they came, and when they left, Zhou Chen also gave them a lot of local specialties of Xizhou.

This is called give and take!

At night, in the study, Zhou Chen sat at his desk reading a book, while Shiyi poured tea for him.

There was no entertainment in the palace. The senior brothers and sisters all had their own things to do. Shiyi was the closest to Zhou Chen, so whenever he had time, he would either go to the library or come to the study to serve tea and water to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen also liked this smart and sensible little girl, so he never stopped her and doted on her very much. Watching her changes day by day, he always had a feeling of nurturing her.

It was completely dark, and the first watch had passed a long time ago. Shi Yi might be tired, so she leaned against Zhou Chen, supported the table with her hands, and fell asleep with her head in her hands.

The sleeping Xi Shiyi's little head was still nodding, with a smile on her face from time to time, looking really cute and adorable.

Suddenly, she lost her balance and her body swayed, and her head almost hit the table. Zhou Chen was quick to hold her head.

Shiyi showed no sign of waking up. After Zhou Chen held his head, he leaned down and finally leaned on Zhou Chen's legs, hugging his legs and continuing to sleep.

"hehe."

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and did not wake her up, but let her sleep on his legs.

After a while, he saw that Xi Shiyi had fallen asleep, so he picked up the fox fur blanket beside him, wrapped Xi Shiyi's body, gently picked her up, and walked out of the study.

Shiyi is only fourteen years old this year and her body has not fully grown yet, so she is very light. Zhou Chen picked her up like a princess with no effort.

When Cheng Xi in the yard saw that his girl was brought back by Zhou Chen, he was shocked and looked terrified.

"Your Highness."

Zhou Chen glanced at Shi Yi and gave Cheng Xi a look, and Cheng Xi suddenly didn't dare to speak.

She had lived in the palace for more than two months. Although everyone in the palace said that Prince Nanchen had a gentle temperament, she was still afraid. Every time Zhou Chen looked at her, she felt nervous.

Zhou Chen carried Shiyi into the room and placed her on the bed.

"Your Highness, this fox fur?"

"It's from my study. Let Eleven use it from now on. Let her have a good rest. I'm leaving first."

The next morning, Zhou Chen was waiting in the piano room for Shiyi to come to class, but the time had passed and she still hadn't arrived. He was puzzled because Shiyi was never late for class.

But when I thought about it, I understood the reason. It must be the same as in the plot, because he fell asleep in his study and felt that he had broken the rules and disrupted etiquette, so he was probably reflecting on his mistakes at this time.

Zhou Chen smiled helplessly. He had obviously been in the palace for quite some time and had changed a lot, but it seemed that there were still many things that had not been changed.

This is normal. After all, it is a habit developed over the past ten years and it is not easy to change it.

So he went to Shiyi's yard, and as soon as he entered the yard, Chengxi came to meet him.

"Your Highness."

"Where's Eleven? Why didn't you go to class today?"

Cheng Xi said truthfully: "Because of last night's impoliteness, the girl is confined to reflect on her mistakes."

"Reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors? I see."

As he said that, he walked towards Shi Yi's room. Cheng Xi opened his mouth, wanting to call her, but in the end he didn't dare to speak.

Zhou Chen walked into the room and saw Shi Yi writing on the terrace by the pool behind the room, so he walked over.

I saw Shi Yi copying the book seriously, stroke by stroke.

"I heard from Cheng Xi that you are reflecting on your mistakes behind closed doors. Is it because of what happened last night?"

Shi Yi immediately bowed, and then said in sign language: "Master, Shi Yi knows I was wrong."

Zhou Chen said gently: "Master forgives you."

Hearing this, Shi Yi felt a little happy in his heart, but still replied with a firm expression: "Although Master has forgiven me, I cannot let my guard down. I need to review more and keep it in mind."

Looking at the current situation, Zhou Chen felt emotional. There is a big difference between the thinking of ancient people and modern people. Perhaps what is not a big deal in the eyes of many modern people is a big deal in their eyes.

You can say that the ancients were stubborn, but this might just be their way of life. After all, people have different ideas in different eras, and we cannot judge the practices of the ancients with modern thinking.

"Eleven, I know what you mean, but the palace is different from your family. Here, you don't have to worry so much. I may not be able to let you be free all the time in other places, but in the palace, I hope you can let go of yourself. Here, you don't need to restrain yourself."

Shi Yi was a little hesitant, but was finally persuaded by Zhou Chen. She walked out of the yard with Zhou Chen and went to the piano room to learn piano.

Zhou Chen's life in the palace was also very simple. He would get up in the morning to practice martial arts, and then start teaching Shi Yi. He would go to the military camp to review and train soldiers every now and then, and he would also handle some military affairs on weekdays. So his life was simple, but also very fulfilling.

If we were to ask who in the palace spent the longest time with him, it would undoubtedly be Zhou Shiyi. They studied in the morning and afternoon, and often read in Zhou Chen's study or in the library in the evening.

Occasionally, Zhou Chen would secretly take Shi Yi to stroll around the streets of the city, so for Shi Yi, life in the Nanchen Palace was much happier than when she was at the Yi family.

Zhou Chen not only taught Shi Yi the piano music of this period, but also taught him many classic music scores from later generations. He said that they were all composed by himself, which made Shi Yi admire him even more.

The colors of spring are rich, from light green leaves to colorful flowers. All kinds of colors sway gently in the spring breeze, adding a touch of brilliant color to the earth.

Beside the pond, Shiyi was playing the piano very attentively, while Zhou Chen was sitting beside her listening.

When the song ended, Shi Yi looked at Zhou Chen expectantly.

Zhou Chen smiled and praised: "Very good, you have mastered this piece very well and have made great progress."

After receiving Zhou Chen's praise, Shi Yi was as happy as a child who got a candied haws.

For her, getting Zhou Chen's praise made her happier than doing anything else.

"Your piano skills have improved a lot. Starting tomorrow, you will have to study less. I've added a new lesson for you."

"What?" Shi Yi asked curiously.

"count."

"count?"

Shi Yi was very surprised. She didn't expect Zhou Chen would actually teach her this.

Zhou Chen explained: "Don't underestimate arithmetic, it is actually very important. If you learn arithmetic well, you will be able to handle many things in the future. At least you can handle account books easily."

Shi Yi smiled at Zhou Chen. She was just curious for a moment. In fact, no matter what Zhou Chen taught her, she would learn it very seriously, even if it was just for Zhou Chen to praise her.

The longer Zhou Chen spent with Shi Yi, the more he felt like he had developed an illusion of nurturing her.

During this period, he could feel that Shi Yi was becoming more and more dependent on him, and he liked to be with Shi Yi the most in the palace.

As time passed, Shi Yi learned more and more, and had more and more respect for Zhou Chen.

There has been no war for a long time, and everyone in the palace is very relaxed. If one can continue to live such an easy life, who would want to fight to the death on the battlefield?

On this day, Zhou Chen went out, and when he came back, he found that there were many strangers in the palace. After entering the palace, he realized that some of these people came from Zhongzhou, some from Qinghe, and some from other places. They all came to give birthday gifts to Shiyi.

Zhou Chen looked at the gifts placed everywhere in the hall with an indifferent expression. It was a big scene, but to him, it was nothing.

He just glanced at her calmly and then went to find Shi Yi.

Shi Yi was painting lotus by the pond at this time. Just as she finished, she saw Zhou Chen coming. She immediately saluted Zhou Chen with joy on her face.

Zhou Chen waved his hand, walked to her side, and looked at the lotus picture on the table.

"Well, your paintings are getting better and better. Of all your paintings, the lotus is the best."

Shi Yi was even happier to receive Zhou Chen's praise. She was best at painting lotus, and that was also her favorite thing to do.

"The palace and the Yi clan have sent you so many birthday gifts, don't you want to go and take a look?"

In front of Zhou Chen, Shiyi did not hide her feelings and shook her head, indicating that she was not interested. Compared to seeing the gifts, she preferred to paint lotus here.

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said, "I have also prepared a birthday gift for you, do you want to see it?"

When Shi Yi heard this, he was very surprised and nodded quickly, his eyes and face full of expectation and desire.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1326 Journey to the West, Separation

Zhou Chen never asked about Shi Yi's birth date. In the ancient times with strict etiquette and morals, a woman's birth date could not be easily told to others, especially a woman.

Although he didn't know Shi Yi's exact birthday, he had watched the TV drama and knew that it would happen after he became a disciple, so he had already started preparing in advance.

Today, I just took the opportunity to bring it up while everyone else was giving birthday gifts.

"Come with me to the library. The gifts I prepared for you are there. They are quite a lot."

Shi Yi followed Zhou Chen with doubts and went to the library in the backyard. She often went to the library, but did not find any gifts.

Because she is now the only daughter of the Yishiwu Water House, many people give her birthday gifts every year on her birthday, and she has long been used to it.

She didn’t care about the gifts given by others, but she was really looking forward to the one given by Zhou Chen.

In the library, Zhou Chen took Shi Yi directly to the second floor and then pointed at two large wooden boxes on the ground.

"Eleven, I know you like reading. Nanchen Wangjun can't stay in the palace forever. If we all leave for something, you will definitely be lonely staying in the palace alone. I have thought of many gifts to give you, but in the end I decided to give you a book."

'Book?'

Shi Yi was surprised. She really liked reading. Although she was not very old, she had read countless precious books.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "The book I'm going to give you is different from the saintly books you've read before. If I have to describe it, it's more like a novel, a special long novel about gods and demons. I don't know if you like it or not, but if you don't, I'll consider giving you something else."

Although he hadn't seen it yet, Shiyi replied without hesitation: "I like it. I like whatever Master gives me."

That is, she cannot speak, otherwise, her tone and emotions will become even more excited.

"You said you liked it before you even saw it."

Zhou Chen walked over and opened the two large boxes. Inside were bamboo slips. A quick glance showed that there were hundreds or thousands of them.

The novel he wanted to give was Journey to the West. He didn't care what era it was or whether such a novel would be considered out of place. This was his gift to Shi Yi. He could give whatever he wanted.

Because he was worried that the paper would not be well preserved, he took the trouble and spent a long time carving the entire novel of more than 800,000 words on bamboo slips. He arranged them neatly and marked them so that he could read them easily.

Of course, a complete restoration is impossible, but his current literary literacy is not bad at all, and he has lived for hundreds of years and is familiar with the narrative methods of this era, so it should not be a problem to restore the novel based on the plot.

More than 800,000 words, this is a huge project, but with his physical fitness and woodcarving skills, he can finish it dozens of times faster than ordinary people.

"This novel is called Journey to the West. It may be a little unorthodox for you, but it should still be quite interesting."

Shi Yi's face was filled with joy. She didn't care whether it was unorthodox or not. She only knew that this was a gift from her master and was specially prepared for her.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhou Chen picked up the two volumes and handed them to Shi Yi: "Read them once. If you find them interesting, continue reading. If you find them boring, leave them here and I will prepare them for you again."

Shiyi took the bamboo slips handed to him by Zhou Chen, walked aside, opened it and started reading.

When she saw the words engraved on the bamboo slips, she was very surprised and asked Zhou Chen.

"Master, did you carve these yourself?"

"Well, since I want to give it to you, I naturally can't use someone else's hands to give it to you."

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her heart was restless, moved, and happy...

If Zhou Chen had to engrave so many scrolls by himself, it would have taken a lot of time and energy.

Is it just to prepare a birthday gift for her?

"You read it first, I'll go check out other books."

The two found a place to sit down. Shiyi calmed herself down and began to watch the Journey to the West that Zhou Chen gave her seriously.

After reading for a while, she was attracted by the content of Journey to the West.

In fact, every era has its own myths and legends, but there is no systematic integration. The gods worshipped in each dynasty and each place are different, and scholars always say "A gentleman does not speak of strange things", so it is generally believed that gods are fictional.

When she saw that the protagonist of this Journey to the West was actually a monkey, she was shocked and watched it more seriously.

Shiyi read very seriously, almost word by word, and sometimes he would look back and think about it, so he read very slowly, especially when he saw some verses, he would ponder them even more carefully.

In an entire afternoon, I didn't even finish watching a single round.

Rubbing his eyes, Shiyi raised his head and looked at Zhou Chen, happily expressing in sign language: "Master, why did you write a monkey?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Just take your time to watch it. It would be meaningless if I spoiled the plot in advance."

Although Master often has a strange speaking style and uses some strange words, I can still generally understand what he says.

"Thank you, Master."

Time passed quickly. Ever since receiving Zhou Chen's gift, Shiyi would take time out every day to come to the library to read some Journey to the West.

Originally, she had no interest in those weird things, but after reading Journey to the West, she was deeply attracted. She felt that the master wrote it very well and the story was told very well, especially the monkey, who was really interesting.