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"So this is really where Master lived when he was young. How wonderful!"

Shiyi was in a good mood. She felt very happy to see the palace where her master had lived since childhood.

Suddenly, a group of palace maids passed by, but ignored the two of them, which surprised Shiyi.

"Don't they know us?"

"It looks like it is."

Shi Yi's eyes moved, and he suddenly said, "Master, this time when we are serving the king, except for a very few people, no one knows that the young King Nanchen has returned, so we have to hide our identities in the palace."

When Zhou Chen heard this, he knew what she was planning, so he cooperated with her with a smile on his face.

"It seems, right."

Shi Yi showed a look of delight and asked cautiously, "Then, can I not call you Master? If I do, I'll be exposed immediately."

Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "That makes sense, then you can just call me by my name. No, calling me by my name directly may also arouse suspicion, so just call me Zhou Chen."

This is his real name. Although he cannot say it out loud, there is no problem using it as a pseudonym.

Shi Yi's expression was even more joyful, and he immediately called out softly, "Zhou, Zhou, Chen."

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly came over and said that the Queen Mother wanted to ask Zhou Chen to come over.

Zhou Chen frowned slightly, then understood what the Queen Mother meant, so he nodded, and then said to Shi Yi: "Eleven, go find the military advisor first."

After saying that, he followed the eunuch to the empress dowager's bedroom, but he didn't see the empress dowager. Instead, he saw a woman wearing monk's clothes, with long hair and no makeup.

The moment he saw her, Zhou Chen knew who she was.

The childhood sweetheart of the young Prince Nanchen, Gao Huaiyang, later married Gao Huaiyang, his sworn brother, the Prince of Ping Qin.

This Gao Huaiyang has feelings for the young King Nanchen, but neither the former King Nanchen nor the current Zhou Chen have any affection for her.

However, thinking that Gao Huaiyang was indeed a pitiful person, and that she had her sworn brother, King Ping Qin, Zhou Chen was more polite to her and sat down with her to chat.

After a long time, Zhou Chen left the empress dowager's bedroom and returned to the palace arranged for him by the emperor. As soon as he came back and before entering the door, he saw Li Shiyi standing outside the door in a daze.

"looking at what?"

Hearing the voice, Shiyi turned around hurriedly. When he saw it was Zhou Chen, he didn't even bother to greet him. Instead, he asked a question in a jealous tone.

"Master must be tired after seeing his old friend. Let's go into the hall and rest."

After saying this, he bowed and prepared to leave.

But Zhou Chen stopped her and asked, "Where are you going?"

Without even turning her head, she said, "Leave the palace."

"The palace gates have long been closed."

Shi Yi turned around, pouted, and said, "If important officials have important matters, they can also go in and out."

Seeing her like this, Zhou Chen understood. It seemed that the past few years of getting along had made Shiyi develop different feelings for him, so she behaved like this after knowing that he had met Gao Huaiyang.

Being liked by an excellent girl is a pleasant thing in itself, not to mention that he has been with her for a long time and has always regarded her as his future wife.

"I have sent someone to inform the government. You can stay in the palace tonight."

"Oh."

Although she pouted and looked unhappy, Shiyi did not disobey Zhou Chen's order. When she saw Zhou Chen preparing to enter the hall, she whispered a reminder.

"Master, His Majesty is in the palace."

Zhou Chen brought Xi Shiyi into the hall and met Emperor Liu Hui. After the ceremony, Zhou Chen and Xi Shiyi sat down opposite Liu Hui, while military advisor Xie Chong served and poured wine on the side.

Liu Hui was happy and drank some wine, so he was a little tipsy. When he saw Zhou Chen, he was even happier and was very affectionate with him.

"Uncle, you have made great contributions this time. What reward do you want from me?"

Zhou Chen replied: "No need."

But Liu Hui seemed not to hear him and asked tentatively: "Jewelry? Title? Territory? Or marriage?"

When she heard about marriage, Shiyi's expression immediately became nervous. She stared at Zhou Chen closely, fearing that Zhou Chen would say something she didn't want to hear.

But Zhou Chen just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I cannot have a marriage."

"Uncle, I know you have made a vow, but even if we cannot have the wedding ceremony, as long as we are in love, we can still stay together for the rest of our lives."

Xie Chong, the military advisor who had been thinking this, praised: "Yes, Your Majesty has thought clearly. What is the use of the wedding ceremony? Love and affection are what matters."

Having said that, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Jin Shiyi. He was so old and had experienced everything. He had always been by Zhou Chen's side, so how could he not see Jin Shiyi's little thoughts.

Seeing Zhou Chen didn't say anything, Liu Hui tried to persuade him again, "I don't want you to be without a successor. If you have a child, send him to the palace and I will personally help you raise him. Let's see who dares to say anything."

Zhou Chen knew that Liu Hui might be somewhat sincere, and he himself did not care about Zhou Shengchen's oath, but he really could not do such a thing as leaving his child to be raised by others while he was still healthy.

"Your Majesty, I appreciate your kindness, but I still have ten adopted orphans and eleven children in my palace, so I am not without successors."

How much can one trust an emperor's words? So Zhou Chen naturally wouldn't be honest with him. What's more, he had already discovered the hidden aura around him before entering the hall.

After dinner, Liu Hui invited Zhou Chen to play chess together. During the game, Xie Chong deliberately knocked over a vessel, which made a noise when it fell to the ground, attracting the guards outside. Liu Hui angrily ordered the guards to leave, and then told Zhou Chen about his grievances with a pitiful face.

Later on, he mentioned Liu Yuan again, and deliberately tried to test whether Zhou Chen would plead for mercy, but Zhou Chen naturally would not.

Liu Hui left after getting a satisfactory answer.

"Military Advisor, your behavior just now was unnecessary."

"Your Highness, I am also thinking about you."

Xie Chong's face was heavy. He had just been testing Zhou Chen deliberately to let him know that the imperial palace was not a place to stay for long and he had to be on guard everywhere.

Of course Zhou Chen understood what he meant. He had already discovered those guards a long time ago, but he just didn't expose them.

Although he had just rescued Liu Hui, he still had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command and could easily help Liu Hui restore order. As an emperor, Liu Hui was young, but after all, he had been an emperor for many years and was still somewhat cunning. No one could guarantee that he would not do something ungrateful.

"Zhongzhou is not a place to stay for long. Once things calm down a bit here, we will go back to Xizhou."

He had no interest in the throne, so naturally he didn't want to stay in the capital of Zhongzhou for long.

As the saying goes, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse.

Xizhou is his home in this world. Even though he has not lived here for long, he definitely has deeper feelings for the familiar Xizhou than Zhongzhou, and a stronger sense of belonging.

"Your Highness is right." Xie Chong agreed with Zhou Chen's words.

After Xie Chong left, Zhou Chen walked out of the bedroom alone and went to the prison in the palace to meet Liu Yuan who had been imprisoned.

When I returned to the bedroom, I found that Shiyi had not fallen asleep yet. He was sitting alone at the palace door in a daze.

Only after seeing Zhou Chen coming back did she stand up and greet him.

"Master, it's so late, where have you been?"

"I went to see an old friend. What about you? Why are you still awake so late?"

"Can't sleep."

"Anything on your mind?"

Shiyi secretly glanced at Zhou Chen. She was indeed worried about something, and it was closely related to Zhou Chen.

"Master, I have also heard about the oath you swore. Are you really prepared to never marry or have children for the rest of your life?"

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and said, "Not necessarily. If I really meet someone who can make me give up everything and not be afraid of the oath, I might change my mind."

"what?"

Shi Yi was surprised. The ancients attached great importance to oaths. In her eyes, Zhou Chen was a gentleman who kept his promises, so she was still very shocked when she heard Zhou Chen say that he might change his mind.

So she couldn't help but blurt out: "Is it that childhood sweetheart Miss Gao who made Master give up everything?"

"Gao Huaiyang?"

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "You think too much. She and I are just acquaintances. After so many years, if I hadn't seen her today, I might have forgotten her."

"Oh."

Shiyi felt somewhat happy in her heart. Ever since she learned about Gao Huaiyang's existence, she had been worried. Now, after hearing what Zhou Chen said in person, she felt relieved.

"Then what kind of person does Master like? What kind of person can make you give up everything?"

Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and gave an answer.

"The one I love, loves me."

With this answer, Shiyi couldn't fall asleep. She kept thinking about what kind of person the master said he loved...

The next morning, Zhou Chen saw Shiyi again and suddenly remembered something.

"Eleven, there was something I forgot to tell you yesterday. You may have heard that King Guangling passed away the night before last."

Prince Guangling Liu Zixing was Li Shiyi's nominal fiancé, but when she heard of Liu Zixing's death, there was no trace of grief on her face.

"I heard what my mother said, but I don't know what happened?"

It was also because she didn't care about Liu Zixing, so even though she knew that Liu Zixing was dead, she didn't think of asking what happened yesterday, and didn't take it to heart at all.

Zhou Chen said: "Prince Guangling died for Beichen and Your Majesty. I admire his behavior very much, but I feel a little sorry for you..."

Shi Yi hurriedly said, "It's okay, Master. The engagement between Prince Guangling and I was just a verbal one. It was the family's intention. If it were me, I would not be willing to enter into an alliance at all."

"Okay, as long as you're not sad or upset."

Zhou Chen did not say much on this topic, but changed the subject and said: "Teacher Yi has resigned, and now Prince Guangling is gone, your Yi family's marriage with the royal family is over. I am worried that for the sake of Yi family, Master Yi may let you marry a royal family member, or let Yifeng marry into the royal family. After all, you two are the only ones in your Wushuifang generation who have not yet married, so you and Yifeng should be mentally prepared."

"Ah, Master, how did you guess that?"

Li Shiyi's face changed suddenly. The unexpected death of King Guangling made her feel liberated, but if what her master said was right, it would not be a good thing for either her or her brother Li Feng.

Zhou Chen didn't explain much, just asked her to pay attention.

Just as Zhou Chen expected, the next day passed and Jin Guang took the initiative to find the Queen Mother and the Emperor and talked about Jin Shiyi's marriage. However, since Prince Guangling was gone, the marriage was naturally invalid.

However, in order to allow the Yi family to marry into the royal family, he requested a marriage for his third son Yifeng, that is, with Princess Xinghua.

In fact, Princess Xinghua was not a princess of the Liu royal family, but the niece of Empress Dowager Qi Zhenzhen. She was brought into the palace to be raised and named a princess.

Although she is not of royal bloodline of the Liu clan, she is a princess after all, and can fully represent the royal family in marriage with the Yi clan.

So, Ji Shiyi was liberated, but Ji Feng suffered a tragedy and became a tool for family marriage.

Yifeng had already fallen in love with Hong Xiaoyu, so of course he was unwilling to agree. So after returning to Yi Mansion, he wanted his father Yiguang to reject the marriage. For this, he would rather be beaten than agree.

But facing his father who was at the end of his life, in order to let his father rest in peace, he could only endure the grief and agree.

This was the helplessness of the children of ancient families, as they had no say in their marriages.

But this is actually understandable. After all, everything you have is given by your family. As a member of the family, you can't just want to get the benefits of the family but be unwilling to sacrifice for the family. If no one in a family is willing to sacrifice, the family is destined to not last long.

For noble families like the Yi family, especially the legitimate sons and daughters, they had almost no say in their own marriages.

This is not only true in ancient times, but also in modern times.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1333 The first hug, Zhou Chen's warning

"Your Highness, Miss Yi has been hiding in the side hall crying since she arrived."

Because of Liu Yuan's matter, Zhou Chen went to meet with Liu Hui to discuss. As soon as he returned to the palace where he lived, Xie Chong hurried over to report.

Zhou Chen said seriously, "I understand. I'll go see her now."

The news of the death of former Grand Tutor Yi Guang has spread. He knows that Yi Shiyi is sad because of Yi Guang's passing, and also sad because she has escaped from the sea of ​​suffering while her brother Yi Feng is trapped in it. However, she is powerless to do anything, so she is even more heartbroken.

When I saw Shi Yi, she was curled up in the corner, sobbing non-stop, her face full of tear marks. She completely disregarded her image and sat on the ground with her hands on her knees.

Zhou Chen walked to her side, slowly squatted down, and without saying a word, he just stretched out his hand, gently turned her body, and held her in his arms with pity.

"It's okay, I'm here."

This one sentence made Shiyi cry even louder, and she hugged Zhou Chen tightly with her hands.

"Master, I want to go back to Xizhou, I want to go back to Xizhou, I want to go back to Xizhou."

She said three times in a row that she wanted to go back to Xizhou. You can imagine how sad she felt. She still liked Xizhou more than Zhongzhou.

Although she often waited alone in Xizhou, it was a wait full of hope, and she also had a master and senior brothers and sisters who loved and cared for her.

In Xizhou, besides loneliness and waiting, she also felt happiness and freedom.