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Chapter 1328: Prince Guangling, Another Birthday

Feng Qiao arrived before the battle was over. After Zhou Chen defeated those men, she immediately took the people outside the temple and captured Xiao Yan and the guards. After receiving orders, she took them back to the military camp.

Zhou Chen looked at Shiyi, whose face still showed some nervousness, with a gentle gaze.

"Although I didn't hear you speak the first moment I saw you back, it's not too late now."

Shi Yi gave an embarrassed smile, but her eyes were soft, bright and full of joy.

"Master, father."

"Don't worry, take your time to get used to it, and you'll be able to speak normally soon. Let's go back first."

"Ah."

Zhou Chen brought Shiyi and followed the main force back to the military camp.

In the military camp, Zhou Chen went to see Xiao Yan alone and brought some wine.

Before he could speak, Xiao Yan spoke first: "Your Highness, are you going to ask me why I gave up being the Second Prince of Nanxiao and came to Beichen to become a monk?"

Zhou Chen said, "No normal person would make such a choice unless something big happened. I've heard about you. You had a chance to compete for Nan Xiao's position, but a few years ago you suddenly became a recluse and stopped caring about government affairs. You even disbanded the palace later. I heard some rumors."

Xiao Yan smiled lightly and said, "The rumors are true. I am indeed not the son of the Emperor of Nanxiao, but an orphan of the previous dynasty. I am the wretch of the extinction of my country. Your Highness, do you think I can continue to be the second prince in Nanxiao?"

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, he just opened the jar of wine, poured a glass for Xiao Yan, and then raised the glass to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan was stunned at first, then he showed a sincere smile, also picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Zhou Chen, and drank it all in one gulp.

Zhou Chen smiled and drank it all in one gulp as well.

"Your Highness, don't you doubt me?" Xiao Yan asked.

"No doubt."

"why?"

"You don't even want to be the second prince anymore, but come here to be a monk. Could it be that Emperor Nan Xiao is willing to spend so much money to let you be an undercover agent?"

"We've met a few times, but the feeling you gave me this time was different from the previous times we met."

"Really? Maybe I'm more handsome now."

"?"

Xiao Yan never expected that the dignified King Nanchen would actually say such unbecoming words, and his expression looked very silly.

"Are you really the Little King of Nanchen, Zhou Shengchen?"

The two were silent for a moment, and Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "How will your Northern Chen emperor deal with me?"

"I don't believe you didn't think it through before you came here, so don't ask me this kind of question."

"Your Highness is still Your Highness after all."

Xiao Yan smiled slightly and thought of the girl he had met in the temple before.

"The girl I met before, is she also your apprentice? I heard her call you Master. Your attitude towards her is a little different. You care about her a lot."

Zhou Chen said calmly: "Is there anything strange about this? Everyone has people or things they care about, not to mention that she is my apprentice."

Xiao Yan just smiled lightly, he was a smart person and didn't mean this, but he had also heard about Zhou Shengchen's affairs, and seeing that Zhou Chen didn't want to say anything, he didn't ask any more questions and clinked glasses with Zhou Chen.

After finishing a jar of wine, before leaving, Zhou Chen said: "Although you are a prisoner, if you want something, just tell my people directly."

Xiao Yan replied: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhou Chen had the news of Xiao Yan's capture spread to Zhongzhou at an extremely fast speed. He knew that Zhongzhou would definitely not harm Xiao Yan. After all, Xiao Yan was the second prince of Nanxiao. No matter what the reason for his rebellion, a living Xiao Yan would definitely be more valuable than a dead Xiao Yan.

There are many benefits to keeping Xiao Yan. One of them is that if everyone in the world knew that Northern Chen had taken in Xiao Yan, it would definitely enhance Northern Chen's prestige and also strike a blow to Southern Xiao. Why not do it?

When Zhou Chen and his companions returned to the palace in Xizhou City, they naturally brought Xiao Yan with them and placed him in a separate courtyard of the palace.

The speed of communication in ancient times was very slow. Even if it was an expedited message of 800 miles, it would take more than half a month to receive a reply from Zhongzhou.

Just like in the TV drama, the response from Zhongzhou was to settle Xiao Yan down, and soon Prince Guangling would bring people to Xizhou and bring an imperial decree.

Zhou Chen, who received the news, couldn't help but sneer.

"Liu Zixing."

Throughout the entire drama, Zhou Shengchen's tragedy was due to the royal family and the former queen, while Shi Yi's tragedy was due to Liu Zixing.

Although Liu Zixing himself is also very miserable, Zhou Chen doesn't care about that. We are destined to be enemies, so why should I feel pity for my enemy?
When he traveled through time and became Zhou Shengchen, Liu Zixing was already on his kill list, and now the timing is just right.

Today, Yi was a little absent-minded, even during class. She almost burned her hand when pouring tea for Zhou Chen in the study.

"Eleven, you've been absent-minded all day, has something happened?"

Shi Yi hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking, "Master, I heard that Prince Guangling will come to Xizhou soon. Is that true?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "So it's about this matter. Why, do you want to see him or not?"

Shi Yi said without hesitation: "I don't want to."

But after he finished speaking, he realized that he had answered too quickly, so he hurriedly explained: "I mean, what happened between him and me was the family's intention, I..."

Zhou Chen said softly: "I know, if you don't want to see him, then I will help you and prevent him from seeing you."

Shi Yi raised her head and looked at Zhou Chen in a daze. Zhou Chen did not avoid her and just looked directly at her. His gentle gaze made her heart tremble.

"No, that's not necessary, Master. Since King Guangling is coming, we can't avoid meeting him."

She knew that her master was doing this for her own good, but she couldn't be selfish. After all, Prince Guangling was still the crown prince. If Zhou Chen didn't let him see her, he would definitely become an enemy of Prince Guangling. She didn't want to provoke an opponent for her master.

Zhou Chen saw through Shiyi's concerns at a glance, and said in a very domineering manner: "Don't mention Prince Guangling, even if it's the emperor, as long as you don't want to see him, I can agree."

Such a domineering declaration shocked Shiyi's heart. It was not like she had never seen her master being domineering before, but at this moment, she felt that her master was simply the most domineering person in the world, but she liked such a master very much.

"Thank you, Master."

In the end, Shiyi still didn't say she didn't want to see him, because she was really afraid that if she said it, the master would really do what she said.

Seeing that Li Shiyi did not answer, Zhou Chen sighed in his heart but did not say anything. In his mind, Liu Zixing was already a dying man, and he was in his palace, so Liu Zixing could not cause any trouble. So what if he let them meet?

Two months later, the Spring Festival was approaching, and the court's large army, led by Prince Guangling Liu Zixing, was about to arrive at Xizhou City.

Just when Liu Zixing arrived at Xizhou City, Zhou Chen had already led his men to the military camp.

Arriving at the military camp, Hong Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask Zhou Chen: "Master, Prince Guangling is here at the palace, why are you leaving? Don't you want to see what kind of person Prince Guangling is? After all, he will be Eleven's husband in the future."

Zhou Chen looked serious and said slowly: "I'm afraid that I will lose control and kill him."

"what?"

Hong Xiaoyu was stunned and looked at his master in astonishment, not understanding why his master said that.

But Zhou Chen didn't explain anything to her, he just waved his hand and asked her to leave.

He was not kidding, he really meant it.

After Liu Zixing arrived in Xizhou City, he was very disappointed not to see Zhou Chen, but then he was full of anticipation because he would soon meet his long-awaited fiancée, Li Shiyi.

Although he has been the crown prince in recent years, he has actually been living a very difficult life in the palace. He has been able to hold on until now, and Shiyi is definitely one of his spiritual pillars that has kept him going.

He was about to meet Shiyi, how could he not be excited.

However, he had been looking forward to the meeting for a long time. When he actually met Jin Shiyi, he found that Jin Shiyi was very cold towards him. She was even unwilling to get close to him, let alone get intimate with him.

The day passed quickly.

Before dawn, Zhou Chen walked out of the tent and came to a hill next to the military camp to meditate and practice.

It was not until the afternoon that Xie Yun suddenly came to see him. Seeing Zhou Chen still meditating, he was no longer surprised.

Over the past two years, Zhou Chen has been meditating and practicing almost every day, and everyone in the palace has gotten used to it.

"Master, Eleven is here."

Zhou Chen slowly opened his eyes and asked, "Did Prince Guangling bring her here?"

Xie Yun was surprised and asked, "Master, how did you know that?"

"Because Eleven is usually very well behaved, even if she wants to come to the military camp, she won't come here privately. No one in the palace dares to bring her here without my permission. Only Prince Guangling would do that."

"Master, you are right. It was indeed Prince Guangling who brought her here. He said he wanted to hold a birthday banquet for her and take this opportunity to reward the army on behalf of His Majesty."

Zhou Chen chuckled disdainfully, and then said: "I understand. Although I don't care about King Guangling, since Eleven is here, let's hold a birthday party for her. Let's go."

"Yes, Master."

When Zhou Chen and Xie Yun arrived at the military camp, King Guangling and others were already waiting for them.

"Uncle Emperor."

"King Guangling."

Zhou Chen met King Guangling. At this time, Liu Zixing was only in his teens, slightly older than the little emperor. He was still a teenager. He looked weak and did not seem to be in good health.

In addition to Prince Guangling, Zhou Tianxing, Feng Qiao and Li Shiyi were all there. Prince Guangling was followed by a eunuch and four guards.

But when his eyes swept over Shi Yi, especially when he saw Shi Yi's right hand wrapped in gauze, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"Eleven, what happened to your hand?"

"I, I burned it accidentally."

"Xiao Yu, take Eleven to the military doctor and give him the medicine I gave him."

Hong Xiaoyu immediately obeyed the order and carefully took Shiyi to find a military doctor.

Zhou Chen did not retract his gaze until Shi Yi disappeared. He said to Liu Zixing with a cold expression, "Prince Guangling, please enter the tent."

Liu Zixing shook his head and smiled softly, "No hurry, it's a rare opportunity to enter the military camp. I wonder if the emperor's uncle can take me around to have a look when he has time?"

Zhou Chen knew what Liu Zixing was up to, but he didn't expose it. He just said, "Okay, follow me."

Zhou Chen took Liu Zixing for a tour in the military camp. During this process, four guards followed them closely. He knew that they must be the people sent by the eunuch Zhao Teng to monitor Liu Zixing, but he pretended not to see them.

Liu Zixing wanted to use his power to deal with Zhao Teng and General Liu Yuan. He also wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of Liu Zixing and invade Zhongzhou.

Everyone uses each other, and it depends on who has a better plan and greater ability.

Because they were going to celebrate Shiyi's birthday, a special meal was prepared in the evening. The stoker started cooking and the entire military camp became busy.

Night soon came, and Zhou Chen led everyone to set up an open-air banquet in the camp, and the whole army was having fun together.

With Zhou Chen taking the lead, and many generals together, plus King Guangling, the banquet was very lively.

However, King Guangling Liu Zixing was weak and after drinking for a short while, his body could not bear it anymore and he had to return to the tent to rest.

Ji Feng, who was guarding Shouyang, also suddenly came to the military camp. Ji Shiyi was so excited to see his brother again after two years that he cried with joy.

Zhou Chen drank for a while and then left and returned to his own tent. With him as the commander, others could not let go.

As soon as he entered the tent, Zhou Shiyi followed him in, but he didn't dare to get close to Zhou Chen and stood far away.

"Why are you standing so far away? Come here."

Shi Yi walked up to Zhou Chen and said cautiously, "Disciple is here to apologize."

"Please forgive me? Because of King Guangling?"

Zhou Chen laughed and asked, "Then tell me, what crime have you committed?"

Shi Yi replied: "Disciple knew that the military rules were strict, but he did not stop King Guangling."

Zhou Chen said, "He is the king, and you are the daughter of a minister. How can you stop him? Moreover, the purpose of his coming to Xizhou this time was to come to me. Even if there is no excuse of your birthday, he will find another excuse to come to see me."

Shi Yi raised his head in surprise and said, "Master, you said that King Guangling is coming for you?"

"What else? Although Xiao Yan is important, he doesn't need to come all the way here to interrogate him. It would be enough to send an important official. But he is the King of Guangling and also has the title of Crown Prince. How could he come all the way to Xizhou for a simple purpose?"

"Does he want to harm Master?" Shiyi was shocked.

Zhou Chen found it very funny: "What are you thinking? This is Xizhou. How dare he, a powerless King Guangling, do anything bad to me?"

"Then what is he here for?" asked Shiyi curiously.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "You are very curious. It is hard to tell you now, but when he comes to me, I can let you listen in. Then you will know."

"is this okay?"

Although she was asking, her face was full of anticipation.

Zhou Chen patted her head. Instead of resisting, Shiyi squinted her eyes and let Zhou Chen stroke her gently with a smile on her face.

"I have prepared your birthday gift for you this year."

(End of this chapter)