"Zhongzhou is not a place to stay for a long time. We will return to Xizhou when it calms down a little bit."
He had no interest in the position of emperor, so naturally he did not want to stay in the capital of Zhongzhou for a long time.
As the saying goes, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse.
Xizhou is his home in this world. Even though he has not lived there for long, he definitely has a deeper affection for the familiar Xizhou than Zhongzhou and has a greater sense of belonging.
"Your Highness is very true to what he said." Xie Chong agreed very much with Zhou Chen's words.
After Xie Chong left, Zhou Chen walked out of the dormitory alone, went to the prison in the palace, and met with Liu Yuan, who had been imprisoned.
When he returned to the palace, he found that Jian Shiyi had not fallen asleep yet, sitting alone at the door of the palace in a daze.
After seeing Zhou Chen return, she stood up and went to greet him.
"Master, it's so late, where have you been?"
"I went to meet an old friend. What about you, why are you still up so late?"
"Can't sleep."
"Something on your mind?"
Ji Shiyi glanced at Zhou Chen secretly. She did have something on her mind, and it was closely related to Zhou Chen.
"Master, I have also heard about the poisonous oath you swore. Are you really prepared not to marry and 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 poisonous oaths, I might change my mind."
"ah?"
Shiyi looked shocked. The ancients valued oaths very much, especially in her eyes, Zhou Chen was a gentleman who kept his word, so she was very shocked when she heard Zhou Chen said that he might change his mind.
So she couldn't help but blurt out: "Is it the childhood sweetheart Gao girl who can make Master give up everything?"
"Gao Huaiyang?"
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "You are overthinking it. She and I just knew each other. After so many years, if I hadn't seen her today, I might not have remembered her."
"oh."
Miao Shiyi felt a little happy in her heart. Ever since she learned about Gao Huaiyang's existence, she had been worried. Now that she heard Zhou Chen's words from his own words, her worries were relieved.
"Then what kind of person does Master like? What kind of person can make you, Master, give up everything?"
Zhou Chen pondered for a moment and gave an answer.
"The one I love, the one who loves me."
With this answer, Ji Shiyi couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about what kind of person the master said he loved would be...
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen saw Jiao Shiyi again and suddenly remembered something.
"Eleven, there was something I forgot to tell you yesterday. Maybe you have heard that King Guangling passed away the night before."
King Guangling Liu Zixing was the nominal fiancé of Chu Shiyi, but when she heard that Liu Zixing had passed away, there was no trace of sadness on her face.
"I heard what grandma said, but I don't know what happened?"
It was also because she didn't care about Liu Zixing, so even though she knew Liu Zixing was dead, she didn't think of asking what happened yesterday, and she didn't take it to heart at all.
Zhou Chen said: "King Guangling died for Beichen and His Majesty. I admire his behavior very much, but I just feel a little sorry for you..."
Jian Shiyi said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter, Master, the marriage contract between me and King Guangling was just a verbal contract, it was the intention of the family. If it were me, I would not be willing to get married at all."
"Okay, as long as you're not sad, that's fine."
Zhou Chen didn't say anything more on this topic. Instead, he changed the subject and said, "Tai Fu has resigned, and now King Guang Ling is gone. Your marriage to the royal family is gone. I'm worried that Tai Tu will do it for you."
The Niao family may allow you to marry a member of the royal family again, or let Nianfeng marry the royal family. After all, you are the only two unmarried people in your Wushuifang generation, so you and Nianfeng must be mentally prepared."
"Ah, Master, how could you guess it?"
Nao Shiyi's expression suddenly changed. King Guangling's unexpected death made her feel that she was liberated. But if the master was right, it would not be a good thing for her or her brother Nao Feng.
Zhou Chen didn't explain much, just asked her to pay attention.
As Zhou Chen expected, one day later, Guang Guang took the initiative to find the Queen Mother and the Emperor and talked about the marriage of Zhu Shiyi. Since King Guang Ling was gone, the marriage was naturally invalid.
However, in order for the Tao family to marry into the royal family, he asked for a marriage for his third son, Tao Feng, to Princess Xinghua.
In fact, Princess Xinghua was not a princess of the Liu family, but the niece of Queen Mother Qi Zhenzhen. She was brought into the palace to be raised and made a princess.
Although she is not of royal blood with the surname Liu, she is the title of princess after all, which can completely represent the marriage between the royal family and the Miao family.
Therefore, Nao Shiyi was liberated, but Nao Feng suffered a tragedy and became a tool for family marriage.
Cao Feng had already fallen in love with Hong Xiaoyu, and of course he was unwilling to agree, so after returning to Cao Mansion, he wanted to get his father Cao Guang to refuse the marriage. For this, he would rather be beaten than agree.
But facing his father who had come to the end of his life, in order to let his father rest in peace, he finally had no choice but to endure the grief and agree.
This is the helplessness of the children of ancient families. They have no control over their marriage.
But this is actually understandable. After all, everything you have is given by your family. As a member of the family, you cannot just want to get the benefits of the family but be unwilling to make sacrifices for the family. If no one in the family is willing to sacrifice
, this family is destined not to go far.
For a noble family like the Piao family, especially the legitimate sons and daughters, almost no one can make the decision on their own marriage.
Not only in ancient times, but also in modern times.

Chapter completed!