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Chapter 1323: Apprenticeship Banquet, Master,
It has been a long time since anything major has happened in the Nanchen Palace. For the Nanchen Palace, their major events are basically going out to fight, and even the Spring Festival is rarely celebrated in the palace.

But today is different. Today is a very important day for the Nanchen Palace.

The noble lady of Qinghe Yi clan wants to take the young Prince Nanchen as her teacher, which means that there is a connection between Qinghe Yi clan and the Nanchen Palace. This is a matter of great significance to both parties, as well as to Northern Chen, and both sides attach great importance to it.

The people of the Yu family lived in the post station, so Zhou Chen sent Zhou Tianxing to lead people to welcome them into the mansion early in the morning.

Today, Zhou Chen changed into a white gown. Even though it was just ordinary clothes, it made him look very dazzling.

Live the Qi and nourish the body!
As the original body's Prince of Nanchen and a member of the royal family, he naturally had an awe-inspiring temperament. Zhou Chen had lived for hundreds of years and had been an emperor, a prince, and a top elite in various fields. His aura was even stronger than that of the original body, but he seldom showed it.

Except for Zhou Tianxing who went to pick someone up, the other nine disciples were also in the palace, and they were ready early to attend today's apprenticeship banquet.

In the TV drama, among the ten disciples, except for the first four who appeared more frequently, the other six hardly appeared at all. When Zhou Chen watched the TV at the beginning, he had never even seen them, let alone knew their names.

But now, he is very familiar with his disciples. The last six disciples may not be as outstanding as the first four, but they are also talented generals in the army. After all, they are valued by the young King Nanchen and accepted as disciples. It is impossible for them to become mediocre under the influence of the king.

In fact, these senior brothers and sisters are also very curious about Shiyi, who is about to become their junior sister.

All ten of them were orphans, all adopted in the palace, but Xi Shiyi was different. She was a noble lady of the Qinghe Xi family and the only daughter of the Wushui branch. In terms of status alone, she was no worse than a royal princess.

They all made a living in the army and seldom came into contact with prominent families like the Yi family, let alone a noble lady like Yi Shiyi. How could they not be curious?

In the main hall of the palace, Zhou Chen sat quietly, while Hong Xiaoyu and other disciples gathered together, discussing in a low voice the apprenticeship banquet that would be held later.

There are not so many rules in the palace, and these disciples are treated as family members, so the relationship between them is very good, no different from brothers and sisters. They respect their master very much, but the rules are not as strict as those of other famous families.

Soon someone came to report that General Zhou had already entered the palace with the people from the Yu family.

This time, it was Miss Sanniang from the Yi family who came personally with her daughter and nephew. As the owner of the palace, Zhou Chen naturally went out to the hall to greet them in person to show respect.

As soon as he walked out of the main hall, he saw Zhou Tianxing leading the Yan family coming over, and Zhou Chen and his disciples went to greet them.

As a family of scholars, the Yi family has strict rules and regulations, and the difference can be seen from their words and actions. Only Yi Sanniang, Yi Feng and Yi Shiyi look straight ahead with their heads held high, while the rest of the guards and maids keep their heads down and follow in small steps.

Fortunately, this was not the first time Zhou Chen had traveled through ancient feudal society, so he was no longer surprised by these rules and behaviors.

When the two sides met for the first time, Sanniang immediately led people to pay their respects.

"Little King Nanchen."

Zhou Chen also returned the greeting: "Madam Li."

Sanniang looked at the Feng next to her and introduced him to Zhou Chen, "This is Feng, Sanlang from my brother's family. Sanlang, come and meet His Highness."

Feng immediately bowed: "Your Highness."

"No need to be so polite, Madam, please come in."

Zhou Chen led several people from the Yi family into the main hall. After he sat down in the main seat, Yi Sanniang sat down on his left, and the others stood on both sides.

Jin Shiyi, dressed in green, walked in slowly from the door, holding a plate. On the plate were a handful of celery, lotus seeds, red beans, dates, longan and dried meat.

These are the traditional etiquette of becoming a disciple, just like giving gifts when becoming a disciple in modern times. It is also the same in this era. As a prominent family, the Yu family is naturally the most particular about these etiquettes, and everything is in accordance with the rules.

Shiyi carried the plate and walked up to Zhou Chen. He first bowed, then walked to Zhou Chen's desk, knelt down, and held up the plate with both hands.

Zhou Chen took the six gifts and placed them on the table, while Shi Yi began to kneel and kowtow.

After the ceremony, she still knelt on the ground, with her body straight, smiling without showing her teeth, and looked at Zhou Chen respectfully.

Zhou Chen looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl in front of him. In that era, girls of Shi Yi's age could actually get married.

However, he comes from modern society. In his eyes, Xi Shiyi is still a little girl. In later times, she would be just in junior high school. Even if she is relatively mature, her physical age is still so immature that one can tell at a glance.

"Shi Yi, you are called Eleven at home, right?"

Xi Shiyi nodded slightly.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It just so happens that I already have ten disciples. From now on, I will call you Eleven, okay?"

Shiyi nodded happily, but then became confused. He didn't know what to do after becoming a disciple, so he glanced at his mother behind him.

After getting a signal from her mother, she was about to kowtow again, but was stopped by Zhou Chen.

"Okay, there aren't many rules in the Nanchen Palace. You don't have to care so much about these etiquettes. Get up first."

Xi Shiyi immediately stood up happily, and then Zhou Chen pointed to the ten disciples next to him and told her that they were her senior brothers and sisters. Xi Shiyi immediately saluted respectfully, and the ten senior brothers and sisters did not hesitate to return the salute.

At this moment, someone came in from outside the door to report that someone had come from the palace and brought a gift from His Majesty.

Zhou Chen frowned slightly. After all, he was not the original Zhou Shengchen. He did not have the slightest respect or loyalty to the little emperor who was far away in Zhongzhou.

But at this time, he certainly wouldn't show it, and ordered very calmly: "Let them in."

Just like in the plot, it was the eunuch Zhao Teng who brought the sword and Huang Yue bestowed by the emperor.

When Zhou Shengchen went to Zhongzhou to send off the late emperor before, the young emperor had given him these two items, but Zhou Shengchen refused, so he sent them again this time.

When Zhao Teng said that sentence 'I am the Son of Heaven, I should accept the gifts from the Emperor', Zhou Chen sneered in his heart with disdain. He knew that the young emperor was a cowardly person and was unlikely to say such words. He guessed that Zhao Teng and others did it on purpose.

But he didn't say anything and accepted Ban Jian and Huang Yue.

Zhao Teng continued, "Your Highness, His Majesty has also sent a painter this time to paint a portrait of Miss Yi, which will be sent to the Eastern Palace in the future."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen felt unhappy. After so many years, he was used to being domineering. Shi Yi was his mission target and someone he valued. Who the hell was Liu Zixing, and how dare he covet Shi Yi?

But this matter was an agreement between the Yi family and the royal family. Although he became Yi Shiyi's master, he was not qualified to make decisions for Yi Shiyi. What's more, Yi Shiyi's mother was present and she did not object, so he naturally had no reason to object.

However, after traveling through time, he has decided to change the tragedy and will no longer let Shiyi be as miserable as in the original plot, but all this needs to be done slowly.

After Xi Shiyi followed the painter away, Xi Sanniang stayed and talked to Zhou Chen, telling him three things in total.

The first thing was to ask Zhou Chen to allow the two thousand soldiers of the Yi family to stay and protect Yi Shiyi.

The second thing is to hope that Zhou Chen can allow the third son of the Yi family, Yifeng, to stay in Xizhou and join the army.

The third thing was about Shiyi's aphasia, and she explained the whole story. The implication was that she was reluctant to leave her daughter and hoped that Zhou Chen could take better care of her.

Zhou Chen naturally understood what Sanniang Yi meant, so he replied solemnly: "Madam Yi, please rest assured. Since Eleven has become my disciple, I will do my best to teach her and take good care of her."

Upon hearing this, Sanniang was very grateful. This was the first time since her daughter was born that she and her daughter had been separated for such a long time and so far away. As a mother, she was naturally extremely reluctant to let her go, but no matter how reluctant she was, she could not change it.

In the afternoon, Xin Sanniang was about to leave. Xin Shiyi and Xin Sanniang, mother and daughter, were reluctant to leave and said goodbye with tears.

Outside the palace gate, Jin Shiyi bid farewell to his mother, shedding tears with great reluctance, and was reluctant to look away for a long time.

Zhou Chen did not urge her. After she recovered a little, he said, "You are new to the palace. I will take you to your courtyard."

Shiyi couldn't speak and wasn't familiar with Zhou Chen yet, so she just nodded slightly.

Zhou Chen brought Xi Shiyi into the palace, and they walked through pavilions and towers one after another, and came to the courtyard belonging to Xi Shiyi.

The palace is extremely large, and the courtyard belonging to the Jinshiyi is also one of the best courtyards. It is very large and was just decorated in the past few days. Basically, everything is new.

After sending Shiyi to the courtyard, Zhou Chen said, "Eleven, you have come a long way, so take a good rest these few days. I will start teaching you after I have figured out how to teach you."

Shi Yi bowed and nodded in agreement.

"There is a library in the backyard of the palace. You are from the Qinghe clan, so you should like reading. If you feel bored, you can go to the library to read."

When Shiyi heard this, her face was immediately filled with joy. She really liked reading, because when she was in the mansion before, she couldn't seem to find any other entertainment except reading.

Zhou Chen took out a key from his arms and placed it in front of Shiyi.

"Today I accepted your apprenticeship gift, but I didn't give you any apprenticeship gift. I don't usually stay in the palace for a very long time. In the past, when I was not in the palace, the door of the library was always locked. This is the key to the library. It will be regarded as today's apprenticeship gift."

At first, Shiyi was a little embarrassed to accept it, but when he heard that it was a gift for becoming a disciple, his face suddenly showed joy. He took it with both hands respectfully, and then bowed to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen extended his hand to support her and said softly, "Do you remember what I told you when you became my disciple? There are no rules in Nanchen Palace. You don't need to be polite all the time. You have also forgotten the rules in the Yi Family. In the palace, you don't need to be so restrained. Just relax."

"Also, I heard that your noble family has strict rules and regulations, and there will be morning and evening visits, but this is not the case in our palace, so you don't have to abide by these rules."

Xi Shiyi immediately looked puzzled and couldn't understand what Zhou Chen said. When she was at Xi's house, she would also pay her respects in the morning and evening.

Visiting the Buddha in the morning and evening, isn't this a rule and etiquette that all disciples should abide by?
Zhou Chen saw her confusion and said with a smile: "I am the boss of the palace, so my rules are the rules of the palace. Since you have entered the palace and become my disciple, you must listen to me. It's settled. You should have a good rest first."

After giving Shiyi a few instructions, he left Shiyi's yard.

Xi Shiyi stared at Zhou Chen's back in a daze, her little head still very confused. Before she became his disciple, her mother gave her many instructions, especially about rules and etiquette. As the daughter of Xi family, her every word and action represented the Xi family, so she always paid attention to her behavior.

But Zhou Chen’s words just now made her very confused. She didn’t know whether she should listen to her mother or her master.

When I returned to the main hall, I found that Li Feng had been waiting for a long time.

"Your Highness."

Looking at Feng, Zhou Chen said, "Do you really want to join the army?"

Feng replied without hesitation: "Yes."

"You are Saburo of the Yi family. If you want to join the army, there are many places to choose from. Why do you have to come here? Is it for Eleven?"

"I really can't bear to leave my sister, but I also admire Your Highness and respect the Nanchen Royal Army. I want to become one of them and follow the Nanchen Royal Army to defend our country and the border."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "It's rare that you have such an ambition. I agree. From now on, you will follow Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu will be left to you to arrange."

"Yes, Master."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhou Chen, who had watched the entire drama, naturally knew what kind of person Li Feng was. He was a true gentleman and was also very capable.

In fact, with the identity of Jifeng Jijia Saburo, it is really easy for him to become an official. It may be difficult to be like his father Jiguang, but it is relatively easy to be an official with real power. At least it is much better than joining the army.

But Lifeng was still willing to join the army, which also shows that he is determined and has his own ideas, which is rare.

At night, Zhou Chen was meditating and practicing in the study. He had been in this world for a few days, so he naturally did not forget to practice.

It is impossible to cultivate internal force in modern society, but this world is ancient. Although Zhou Shengru's world cannot even be considered a low-level martial arts world, he feels that there is still a great possibility of cultivating internal force.

Just like in the world of “The Story of Minglan”, it is not a world of low-level martial arts, but he still practiced the Yangzhou slow internal force, and he believed that it would be possible in this world as well.

It has to be said that his physical talent after this time travel is really outstanding. In just a few days, he has already felt the energy. He is confident that he will be able to cultivate internal strength in a few days.

Such speed is considered an outstanding talent even in the world of martial arts. In this ordinary world, it is definitely considered a gifted person and a martial arts genius.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and then someone approached the study, but before he came in, he was stopped by Zhou Tianxing who was guarding outside.

"Your Highness's study is not to be barged into."

"I have something to ask your Highness."

Hearing the sound, Zhou Chen in the study said loudly: "Tianxing, let her in."

Zhou Tianxing outside immediately accepted the order: "Yes, Master."

Cheng Xi walked quickly into the study, and as soon as he saw Zhou Chen, he immediately knelt down with a look of fear on his face.

"Your Highness, the girl is missing."

Zhou Chen was not surprised to hear this, as he knew Shi Yi must have gone to the library to read.

Cheng Xi said in panic, "Your Highness, the daughter of a prominent family has disappeared late at night. If the news gets out, it will damage our reputation. I dare not make it public, so I can only come to look for Your Highness."

Zhou Chen said calmly, "Don't panic. Eleven won't wander around. You go back first. I'll go find her. She'll be back soon."

"Your Highness..."

Cheng Xi was still worried, but Zhou Chen just looked at him and said, "Calm down, nothing will happen. You can go back first."

Seeing Zhou Chen say this, Cheng Xi did not dare to disobey. He could only suppress his worries and left the study.

Zhou Chen stood up after she left. He felt funny in his heart. He had just given Shi Yi the key today and she went to the library. It seemed that she really liked reading.

After walking out of the study, he went straight to the library in the backyard. He had spent a lot of time in the library in the past two days, so he was very familiar with it.

When I walked into the library and just went up to the second floor, I saw Shiyi sitting there, lighting a candle and reading a scroll seriously.

Zhou Chen walked behind Shi Yi and deliberately made a noise. When Shi Yi heard the noise, he stood up hurriedly. When he saw it was Zhou Chen, he breathed a sigh of relief and saluted Zhou Chen.

"I just gave you the key today, and you came to the library. Is it because you miss home?"

Shi Yi nodded gently.

Zhou Chen could understand her feelings. After all, she had never left home and was only a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old. It was natural for her to feel uneasy when she suddenly lived in the palace. It was also normal for her to miss home and her relatives.

Shiyi is using reading to distract himself.

Zhou Chen has experienced this kind of mood more than once. He feels it more deeply than Li Shiyi, but he has experienced it more often, so he can naturally control his emotions easily.

He slowly explained: "Your brothers and sisters have always regarded the palace as their own home. Although they call me Master, we all get along as family. You can be like them and don't have to be so restrained."

Perhaps his advice worked, and Shiyi nodded with a smile on her face.

Zhou Chen said: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest, otherwise your maid will come to find me again."

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Shiyi reacted immediately. It turned out that it was her maid Chengxi who went to find Zhou Chen, which was why Zhou Chen came to find her. This made her very embarrassed, and she shook her hands at Zhou Chen repeatedly.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, let's go, I'll take you back."

After extinguishing the candle, Shiyi followed Zhou Chen closely and left the library.

Zhou Chen didn't leave until he sent her back to the yard and handed her over to Cheng Xi.

Cheng Xi was relieved to see that Xian Shiyi was safe and sound. She was responsible for taking care of Xian Shiyi, and if anything happened to Xian Shiyi, she could only die to atone for her sin.

Fortunately, fortunately, nothing happened...

He thought that after his reminder, Jin Shiyi would give up the morning and evening visits, but what Zhou Chen did not expect was that on the morning of the next day, when he was preparing to train in the martial arts field of the palace, Jin Shiyi came over with her maid Cheng Xi.

Just as Xi Shiyi was about to pay her respects and kneel down to pay her respects, Zhou Chen stopped her.

"Eleven, have you forgotten what I told you yesterday? We don't use this kind of thing in our palace. You don't need to pay respects in the future. Just come to me directly if you have anything to say."

Shi Yi looked anxious, thinking that Zhou Chen was angry. Of course she remembered what Zhou Chen said to her yesterday, but after discussing with Cheng Xi, she finally decided to come and pay her respects.

She couldn't speak and could only look at Cheng Xi anxiously.

Cheng Xi could only explain on behalf of his master: "Your Highness, these rules were given by Madam, and you must follow them."

Zhou Chen said calmly, "I don't care about your rules, but once you enter the palace, you should abide by the rules of the palace. Eleven, let's talk about what I told you yesterday. The rules of the palace are military orders, and everything else can be forgotten. Whether it's morning and evening visits, or eating, clothing, living, and traveling, you don't have to follow so many rules. Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Do you hear me?"

Seeing Zhou Chen's serious expression, Shiyi did not dare to disobey and immediately nodded in agreement.

Cheng Xi on the side opened his mouth, but when he saw Zhou Chen's solemn expression, he dared not speak anymore.

(End of this chapter)