Chapter 1462 Goodbye Si Lili, the Little Emperor's Plan to Get Rid of His Father and Keep His Son

In the palace, one palace maid after another brought hot delicacies and placed them on the dining table.

Zhou Chen and Zhan Doudou sat on both sides.

"According to Master's request, everything is hot."

Zhou Chen looked at the untouched dishes and asked Doudou, "Don't you want someone to test the poison first?"

Zhan Doudou smiled and said: "With the Grand Master by your side, who can poison me here? As for the Young Master poisoning, that is even more nonsense. The Young Master is the Grand Master. If he wants to kill me, the entire palace will not be able to do it." If people can stop it, why use poisoning?"

Zhou Chen smiled, naturally he would not poison Zhan Doudou, he was just joking with Zhan Doudou.

"I feel that the young master might not be able to have enough fun with just you and me, so I also called someone else, and she will be here soon."

Not long after Zhan Doudou finished speaking, he saw a graceful, gorgeous, dignified, and charming woman in palace clothes walking into the palace.

"Si Lili."

Zhan Doudou introduced Zhou Chen with a smile: "She is now my imperial concubine, and the young master should be familiar with it. I heard that the young master and Lili were old acquaintances when they were in Nanqing, and your romance is often spread along the Liujing River. Rhyme.”

Listening to Zhan Doudou's words, Zhou Chen felt very awkward. You were so enthusiastic about my affair with your imperial concubine. Oh, you are the empress, so there is no problem.

The manager saluted Zhou Chen calmly: "Mr. Zhou, it was only because of your help that I was able to return to Daqi."

When she looked at Zhou Chen, her eyes were filled with light. The reason why she was able to escape from Nanqing was because Zhou Chen helped her and asked Thirty-Six Stars to escort her all the way back to Beiqi. She has always cherished this kindness. In mind.

Zhou Chen said calmly: "It has been so long, so there is no need to mention it again. Seeing that you are doing well now, I feel relieved."

Zhan Doudou said at this time: "Lili, please sit down first. I will give you time later to catch up on the past."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Si Lili also sat down at the table, but his eyes were secretly looking at Zhou Chen.

Her current identity is the imperial concubine, but her relationship with Zhan Doudou is unusual. The identity of the imperial concubine is just to protect Zhan Doudou's identity as empress. Naturally, nothing will happen between the two women. , there is always only one person in her heart.

Zhou Chen and Si Lili had eaten together many times, but this time was the most awkward one.

Zhan Doudou looked at Zhou Chen, then at Si Lili, and gently twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a narrow smile.

"Mr. Zhou, you have outstanding martial arts and astonishing literary talents. Although you were granted the title of Duke of Zhenguo by Emperor Nanqing, you are actually suspected and feared by your Emperor Qing. You do not hold any official position. If you were in Daqi, you would never do this. This happened."

Zhou Chen put down his wine glass and asked, "Are you planning to talk about old things again and recruit me?"

"Of course, I have always admired Mr. Zhou's martial arts talents. Moreover, in the near future, Mr. Zhou will accomplish good things with my imperial sister. By then, our relationship will be even closer. If this is the case, why can't we go further? What? You say so."

If she only had force, she would recruit them, but she would not spare any effort, but Zhou Chen was not only outstanding in martial arts, but also outstanding in literary talent. If Zhou Chen could join Da Qi, she believed that if they cooperated with each other, they would definitely make Da Qi Qi continued to grow and had no problem surpassing Qing.

Zhou Chen said: "I think it's good to be an idle prince. I don't have to worry about so many things, and I don't have to go to the officialdom to scheming. Besides, with my temper, if I really want to be an official, whoever becomes my superior will suffer." Why do you think Emperor Qing hates me so much? It’s because I don’t listen to him and don’t take him seriously.”

"The way we get along now is quite good. I don't want to be your minister. It is said that the emperor's heart is as deep as the abyss. Do you want to have a minister who contradicts you every day? If you don't want to fall out, it's better to keep a distance. "

He is very aware of his own problems. If he is allowed to be the master of the family, it will be fine. If he is allowed to obey orders, he will have to behave with his tail between his legs. For him now, he really can't do it.

It's okay if he doesn't have the power, but now that he is a Grand Master, he is already a Grand Master, and if he still works for others and is a minister who obeys orders, that would be too disrespectful to his status as a Grand Master.

Zhan Doudou sighed, a little disappointed, but it was expected. The Grand Master was not that easy to recruit, as you could tell by looking at Sigu Jian standing on his own in Dongyi City.

What's more, Zhou Chen is both civil and military, and such a person is not so easy to recruit.

However, the discord between Emperor Qing and Zhou Chen still reassured her. Emperor Qing was already a great talent and a great strategy. If there was one more Zhou Chen who could help him wholeheartedly, then Daqi would really have no way to survive.

Now Zhou Chen doesn't care about the world's political affairs, which is the best result.

Later, if Zhan Pianpian and Zhou Chen get married, Zhou Chen will have a closer relationship with them, Northern Qi.

During the dinner, Zhan Doudou asked Zhou Chen a lot of questions, including some about literature and poetry. These were not difficult for Zhou Chen, and he could answer Zhan Doudou's questions casually.

Later, she even asked about the emperor's mental skills, the art of checks and balances, etc. Zhou Chen did not hide it and gave some of his experience as an emperor to Zhan Doudou, which immediately shocked Zhan Doudou. people.

She heard Zhuang Mohan say that Zhou Chen was amazingly talented, but she didn't expect that Zhou Chen was even more knowledgeable than she imagined. He was so proficient in the mind of the emperor, the balance of power, the art of controlling subordinates, etc. It was really unbelievable.

You have to know that Zhou Chen is only over 20 years old. At such an age, what kind of talent can he have such a high level of both civil and military skills.

This also made her deeply aware that she must not be an enemy of Zhou Chen, and must do her best to win over Zhou Chen. Even if she fails to win him over, she must make friends with him.

In this way, relying on the emperor sister alone is probably not safe.

Zhan Doudou's eyes flashed with light. Although she was not very old, she had been an emperor for many years, and her scheming and wisdom were not bad at all.

"Mr. Zhou, I still have memorials to read. Lili, please entertain Mr. Zhou for me."

Si Lili was delighted and replied in a cheerful tone: "I obey your order."

Zhou Chen looked at Zhan Doudou who was walking away in astonishment, and felt more and more strange. Although Zhan Doudou was the empress, others didn't know. You let your concubine be with another man like this. Is it appropriate to spread it out?

"Mr. Don't worry, everyone here is His Majesty's people." Si Lili said gently.

Shouldn't you be the one who should be worried? Zhou Chen naturally wouldn't say this, so he could only find another topic.

"Have you been doing well recently?"

"Very well, after your people escorted me to the border of Northern Qi, I was taken back to Qi by Duoduo. Not long after that, His Majesty announced that I was named a concubine. His Majesty treated me very well, so you don't have to worry about me."

Si Lili spoke softly about her situation, staring at Zhou Chen with affection in her eyes.

Before leaving Qing, she admired Zhou Chen, and they had a brief physical contact. Later, Zhou Chen used the Thirty-Six Constellations to save her from the pursuit of Fan Xian and the Black Cavalry, and she was completely obsessed with him. However, due to her status, she could only hide this love in her heart.

Now that she saw Zhou Chen again, she could no longer hold back her love, and even felt like leaning on Zhou Chen's arms, just like when she was in Qing.

Zhou Chen naturally felt that Si Lili was different. To be honest, he also had a good impression of Si Lili, but Si Lili was now the Imperial Noble Consort of Northern Qi. Although it was in name, she was no longer a free person.

"That's good."

Si Lili bit her lip. Of course, she had thought about being with Zhou Chen, but she was more sober and realistic. Her young brother still needed her help, and Zhan Doudou also needed her to help cover up. Being Zhan Doudou's Imperial Noble Consort was the best choice.

But in this case, she couldn't follow Zhou Chen. Sometimes she really envied Sang Wen. She didn't need to consider anything else. She just needed to follow Zhou Chen wholeheartedly.

"This time, are you here to propose marriage and ask to marry the eldest princess?"

The matter between Zhou Chen and the eldest princess Zhan Pianpian has long been no secret among the high-level officials of Northern Qi. In the past, some people had the idea of ​​​​Zhan Pianpian, but since last year, the high-level officials of Northern Qi no longer had this idea.

Zhou Chen did not deny: "Yes, the main purpose of my coming to Northern Qi this time is to propose marriage. I will take Pianpian back to Qingguo to get married."

Si Lili was silent for a moment, and then smiled again: "The princess is really good, and I believe you will not let her down. I wish you a long life together."

Zhou Chen laughed heartily: "I will definitely do it with your good words."

For a moment, Si Lili didn't know what to say, but she felt a little uncomfortable and a little eager, but she still restrained herself.

"Actually, Duoduo is very nice to you..."

"Ahem."

Zhou Chen coughed lightly and interrupted Si Lili's words. You haven't even calmed down yet, and you mentioned Haitang Duoduo again. What are you thinking?

"She shouldn't be in the palace now, right?"

"Well, I heard from your majesty that Duoduo seems to have followed her master's orders and went to the Nanqing envoys."

"Oh, then there shouldn't be any problem."

Haitang Duoduo is a ninth-grade master. Last year, she was instructed by him and practiced his Ruyi Jin. In almost a year, she must have reached the ninth grade. Looking at the world, she is also the top master.

Si Lili started to find a topic again: "I left, what happened to Zuixianju later?"

"Not very good, now Zuixianju is no longer the only one in Liujing Riverside."

"Have you been to Liujing Riverside later?"

"After you left, I passed by a few times, but I didn't go in again."

A hint of joy flashed in Si Lili's eyes, and she asked: "Why didn't you go? Don't you like the new courtesan there?"

Zhou Chen said casually: "Nothing, I just think it's boring and don't want to go."

Si Lili smiled happily. Although she knew that Zhou Chen might not be all because of her, she was willing to think so.

"You..."

Zhou Chen didn't stay with Si Lili for too long. He soon said goodbye to Si Lili and went to Zhan Pianpian's bedroom. He said goodbye to Zhan Pianpian and left the palace.

It was naturally not easy to live in the palace, so Zhou Chen chose to live in Zhuang Mohan's mansion. He was used to this old place.

Zhuang Mohan was naturally very happy and welcomed Zhou Chen's arrival.

After not seeing each other for two months, Zhuang Mohan was in very good spirits. After seeing Zhou Chen, he didn't care about him for a long time and pulled Zhou Chen into his study.

Zhuang Mohan's study is a study in the true sense. In addition to books, there are books. There are all kinds of books on the bookshelf, on the table, and on the floor.

"Zi Heng, the two books you gave me are really great, especially the 'University' book. Although it doesn't have many words, the thoughts and meaning it contains are immeasurable. It..."

Zhou Chen listened patiently to Zhuang Mohan's narration. Zhuang Mohan was indeed a literary giant. In a short period of time, he had thoroughly studied these two books and realized a lot of his own truths. Just because he had promised Zhou Chen before Don't spread it widely, so I am researching it alone. Now that I have rarely seen Zhou Chen, I want to say that there are too many questions to ask.

"The Analects of Confucius" and "The Great Learning", these two works, even thousands of years later, are still widely circulated and have far-reaching significance.

In a feudal society like Qing Yunian, the importance of these two works is self-evident.

Naturally, Zhou Chen would not dissuade Zhuang Mohan. He accompanied Zhuang Mohan to discuss research. The two of them discussed it from Xu Shi to Zi Shi. If Zhou Chen had not insisted on taking a rest and discussing it again tomorrow, Zhuang Mohan might have been able to pull it off. Talk to him all night.

However, he was also very happy to see that Zhuang Mohan was in such good spirits. What happened to Qingguo and his party was obviously in the past for Zhuang Mohan. Now he devoted all his energy to exegesis and scholarship. In terms of research, this is also his favorite career.

People are happiest when they can continue to study in their favorite career.

While Zhou Chen and Zhuang Mohan were discussing the meaning of the scriptures, in the Northern Qi Palace, the young emperor Zhan Doudou and Si Lili fell asleep together.

In this feudal society, men dominate, and there are many dignitaries who are masculine, but women in high positions and who are feminine are definitely rare.

Although Zhan Doudou and Si Lili were the emperor and concubine in name only, they had known each other for many years and were both women. When they slept together, it was really just sleeping with no other additional activities.

"Lili, what do you think of Zhou Chen?"

Suddenly, Zhan Doudou asked a question. Si Lili didn't know why Zhan Doudou asked, but he still answered truthfully.

"I have been with him for a while. His reputation in Kyoto, Qing Dynasty, is not very good, but in fact, he is a very gentlemanly person. Even when facing a woman in a brothel, he will not look down upon him. He doesn’t take advantage of others casually, unlike those stinky men.”

Zhan Doudou chuckled: "Speaking of this, I'm also surprised. For a beauty like you, he didn't do anything to you. Instead, he redeemed a geisha. It's really interesting."

Si Lili also looked helpless. Although there were various reasons, she was actually a little unhappy in her heart. After all, she was also an oiran by the Liujing River, but Zhou Chen didn't redeem Sang Wen.

"Like other men, he also likes beautiful women and good wine, but he can restrain himself better than others. I think he is a very reliable man. When you are around him, you don't need to consider anything else at all. As long as you trust him, you will be happy." enough."

"On this point, your thoughts are exactly the same as those of the imperial sister. You both have great trust in him. For you to trust him so much, it seems that he is indeed a reliable man."

Zhan Doudou counted Zhou Chen's advantages in detail: "There are not many men who are versatile in both civil and military affairs, sincere in treating others, trustworthy, reliable, and handsome."

"Lili, I suddenly had an idea in my mind, do you think it's feasible?"

"What?" Si Lili didn't know what Zhan Doudou meant.

Zhan Doudou put his hands behind his head and said slowly: "You also know my situation. Now that I have not taken office, many people are already thinking about my marriage. Letting you be a noble concubine is a last resort. Just to stop those people's mouths; you and I know everything about each other and trust each other, but if it were someone else, it would be impossible to trust each other like us. This is why I am unwilling to establish a queen and expand the harem. My identity It must be kept secret.”

"But if you don't establish a queen and don't have a harem, there are advantages and disadvantages. It's okay now, but as I get older, if I have nothing to do, it will lead to instability in the court."

Si Lili also understood this truth, but she really couldn't help with this kind of thing. The two women couldn't give birth to a child.

"If it doesn't work out, we can adopt one from the clan in a few years."

Zhan Doudou said disdainfully: "How can other people's children compare to my own."

Si Lili sensed something was wrong. She sat up from the bed and looked at Zhan Doudou in surprise.

"What does your Majesty mean?"

Zhan Doudou didn't answer, but after a while, he suddenly said: "You say, how about I give birth to a child by myself?"

"ah?"

Si Lili was confused. He gave birth to it? How to give birth to oneself?

Zhan Doudou ignored Si Lili's shock and continued: "Only my children and my blood can continue my legacy."

"But, how could your majesty give birth on your own? Could it be that you found someone else? But if this is discovered..."

Just thinking about it, Si Lili couldn't help but tremble slightly. It was so amazing and scary.

"Then don't let anyone find out that you are not my noble concubine. Just pretend that my child was born from your belly, so that no one can doubt anything."

Si Lili was frightened: "But, but I, I..."

Zhan Doudou's idea was too crazy. She wanted to cooperate with Zhan Doudou, but if she was exposed, she really couldn't imagine the consequences.

Zhan Doudou suddenly sat up.

"I have a very suitable candidate for the father of the child, and a very perfect plan. Zhou Chen is a great master and a man of both civil and military talents. If he is combined with my blood, he will definitely give birth to a child with outstanding talents. As long as he is a prince, he can stop the world from talking nonsense."

"Ah? Zhou, Mr. Zhou?"

Si Lili widened her eyes, with an incredible look on her face. She just thought that her playmate was too crazy. Now she heard that she actually set her sights on Zhou Chen, and her head was buzzing with shock. She couldn't imagine how Zhan Doudou thought of such a thing?

Zhan Doudou thought his idea was perfect: "I think there is no one more suitable than Zhou Chen. Don't you like Zhou Chen too? Let's choose Zhou Chen. You go and get close to Zhou Chen, and then get him. I will cooperate with you and find an opportunity to borrow his body and blood to conceive my child."

"Don't worry about the flaws. As long as you are pregnant with Zhou Chen at the same time, we will both be pregnant at the same time, which will make it easier to cooperate."

"Li Li, do you think my plan is perfect?"