Chapter 22: Anxious

Military advisor Xie Chong didn't know what happened, so he quickly followed.

Holding the exquisite porcelain teapot in her hand, Jian Shiyi hurriedly stopped when she heard Zhou Shengchen calling her.

Seeing Zhou Shengchen's expression was different, she couldn't help but look at him worriedly.

"Did you pour out the pot of tea?" Zhou Shengchen asked.

After coming back to his senses, Jian Shiyi nodded with a smile, and then gestured mischievously: I think the pot of tea is cold, so I will give the master a new pot of tea.

Zhou Shengchen couldn't help but laugh, and said helplessly: "That pot of tea doesn't look like much, but we fought with Nan Xiao for nearly three years and paid a high price for it."

After hearing this, Shiyi's face immediately turned red. He quickly put the teapot aside and bowed down quickly.

Zhou Shengchen quickly pulled her up: "I just said you should cherish it. I also said you don't always pray, get up quickly."

Jian Shiyi's eyes were red and he lowered his head and said nothing.

"Okay, I don't blame you." After Zhou Shengchen said this, he and military advisor Xie Chong went to work.

After a long time, he came to find her again, but she was gone.

When he walked to her residence, he saw her sitting at the table, copying books carefully.

"Are you punishing yourself?" Zhou Shengchen asked.

Cheng Xi, who was standing next to her, said quickly: "Miss Niao realizes that she has done something wrong and feels guilty."

"Don't be like this. Don't blame those who don't know - just remember it in the future." Zhou Shengchen advised, "There are not many people drinking tea in the north. You don't know how precious tea is. This is very common."

Shiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at him, and gestured: Shiyi will never do that again.

Nodding, Zhou Shengchen remembered and said, "I'm tired from working, and you're bored just being in the palace. Why don't I take you to the market in Xizhou? Are you willing to go?"

He quickly nodded vigorously and smiled sweetly.

"Chengxi, go get Miss Niao's cloak." Zhou Shengchen ordered.

Cheng Xi hurriedly brought it and dressed him up for Shiyi.

"You just stay in the palace. I'll take Eleven, Feng Qiao and others with me." Zhou Shengchen said and walked forward.

Jian Shiyi turned around and smiled at Cheng Xi, then followed with brisk steps.

In order not to arouse more idle thoughts, Zhou Shengchen and others changed into regular clothes. When he arrived at the gate of the mansion, he asked: "Eleven, can you ride a horse?"

Nao Shiyi nodded, and Feng Qiao also helped her get on the horse.

The group of people rode slowly through the streets of Chang'an City. Seeing the orderly streets and pedestrians along the streets, Shiyi secretly praised Zhou Shengchen's governance.

As they moved forward, Yang Shiyi felt that the flow of people was getting louder and louder, and the sounds of buying and selling became louder and louder.

"The streets are well connected, and there are thousands of villages. The nine markets are opening, and the goods are divided into tunnels. People are not allowed to care, and cars are not allowed to spin..." Zhou Shengchen said to himself.

Yang Shiyi immediately praised him with admiration: This is Han Bangu's "Western Capital Ode", which praises the city of Chang'an.

"Well, we can understand better only after we experience it ourselves." Zhou Shengchen got off the horse and hugged Yu Shiyi down again.

Feng Qiao said with a jealous tone: "Master, it seems that you have never hugged me like this."

"You have always been naughty, riding a horse is like taking a walk." Zhou Shengchen said with a smile.

Feng Qiao handed the reins of several horses to her attendants, took Jian Shiyi's hand and said with a smile: "Little junior sister, you are so lucky! Master used to have a bad temper, but now he is very patient with you."

Kao Shiyi smiled, bowed solemnly to Zhou Shengchen, and gestured, "Thank you, master, for your care."

"It's true that the crowd here is noisy. Let's not get separated. Especially Eleven, you have to follow me closely." After Zhou Shengchen said this, Miao Shiyi immediately obediently let go of Feng Qiao's hand and followed him.

As expected, the market was crowded and bustling. Before walking very far, Yang Shiyi was really worried about getting lost and held Zhou Shengchen's arm tightly.

"Don't be afraid." After Zhou Shengchen said this, he held her hand in his sleeve.

Being led by him for a walk, Shi Yi felt very at ease, so he looked around with confidence.

From grain, firewood, to cloth, shoes and hats, everything is available. Not only that, both the buyer and the seller conduct transactions according to the guidance price issued by Xiao Nanchen Prince's Palace, and there is no need to argue with each other red-faced.

After circling for a long time, Zhou Shengchen looked at her beside him.

Nao Shiyi hurriedly gestured and said: "What does the master want the disciple to do?"

"I think you must be hungry." Zhou Shengchen said with a smile.

Jian Shiyi smiled sheepishly and nodded again. When she turned around to look, she didn't see Feng Qiao and the others.

"I just told you to follow me closely." Zhou Shengchen shook her hand in his sleeve.

Nodding vigorously again, Nao Shiyi followed him more obediently.

Walking to a restaurant, Zhou Shengchen pulled her to sit down, then called the waiter and said, "Two bowls of mutton soup."

The waiter hurriedly brought two bowls of steaming, fragrant mutton soup, and then placed the small bamboo basket with two sesame seed cakes on the dining table: "Please use it, both of you."

Zhou Shengchen looked at Yu Shiyi and said, "Try it, does it smell good?"

Ji Shiyi lowered his head to take a sip of the soup, then raised his thumb and praised: Master is right, it's really great!

She reached for the sesame cake again, but she saw that Zhou Shengchen had it in his hand first.

"Break it into small pieces and soak it in the mutton soup. It will taste even better." Zhou Shengchen said as he broke the sesame seed cakes for her.

After saying thanks, Jian Shiyi took the kuaizi to pick up the soaked sesame cakes. Putting it in her mouth and chewing it, she smiled happily and nodded again.

Although the weather was cold, the two of them were sweating while eating, which was extremely enjoyable.

After eating, Zhou Shengchen took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Jian Shiyi said embarrassedly: I still need to trouble the master to take care of me like this.

"You are still young after all, so I should take care of you." Zhou Shengchen said nonchalantly.

After thinking about it, Yang Shiyi gestured seriously and said: Master, when I grow up, I will serve you better.

Touched by this little girl's sincerity, Zhou Shengchen smiled and nodded to her.

After paying for the meal, the two continued to patrol the market.

Because the crowd was still noisy, Zhou Shengchen still held her hand.

Shiyi was moved again, looked up at him secretly, and said to himself: Master, I will stay with you forever.

Zhou Shengchen was walking when the voice of the system came from his mind.

【Ding. I am so moved by you that I will reward you with two chocolate candies. 】

This reward was a surprise to Zhou Shengchen, and even more so.

"You stand here and don't move." Zhou Shengchen said to her.

Jian Shiyi's hand left his, and he suddenly felt nervous.

Seeing that she looked a little flustered, Zhou Shengchen quickly whispered: "I'll be back soon. Be obedient and don't move."

Nodding vigorously, Yan Shiyi watched his figure disappear in the crowd.

She couldn't help feeling anxious. Even though they had only been separated for a short time, she still stared closely at the place where he disappeared, hoping that he would show up quickly.

"Close your eyes." Zhou Shengchen's voice came from behind her.

Jian Shiyi wanted to turn around, but then he closed his eyes obediently.

Feeling her lips being touched by his hand, Shiyi felt strange in her heart, but there was more sweet food in her mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Zhou Shengchen said, standing in front of her.

Because there was no instruction from the master, Yan Shiyi still closed his eyes honestly, nodded vigorously and said: It's so delicious, it's indescribably wonderful.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now, let's continue walking." Zhou Shengchen smiled and took her hand again.

She originally admired him for his martial arts, but now she even thought that he was good at magic and could make her happy at any time.

She permed her hair with a smile and asked: Master, what is the name of the food you gave me and where did it come from?

"This is brought by merchants from the Western Regions. It's called 'Kexin' candy. People who eat it can feel the most beautiful mood in the world." Zhou Shengchen said casually.

Nodding, Shiyi closed his eyes slightly, feeling the wonderful feeling transmitted from his mouth to his brain.

"Is there any?" Zhou Shengchen asked with a smile.

Opening his eyes, Jian Shiyi looked at him, nodded again and said: It is indeed what the master said.

Zhou Shengchen smiled and held her hand, and continued to look around the market.

Feed her another candy, and she just wants the master to eat it.

"As long as you're happy." Zhou Shengchen raised his hand, and the candy had entered Miao Shiyi's mouth.

She quickly gestured to say thank you: Thank you, master.

The two were walking happily, and Feng Qiao hurriedly emerged from the crowd. When she got closer, in order not to disturb the ordinary people, she whispered: "King Ping Qin has arrived."

Zhou Shengchen nodded immediately, took Miao Shiyi's hand, and walked out of the market.

The gate of the market is more than ten feet wide, but because of the busy traffic and crowded people, it seems that "people cannot be cared for and cars cannot turn around."

Feng Qiao maintained order while looking around at the attendants leading their horses.

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed commoner recognized Zhou Shengchen in Mo Hudi. With an expression of surprise, he shouted loudly: "Isn't this King Xiao Nanchen?"

Hearing his shout, the people around him came closer one after another in a noisy manner, surrounding Zhou Shengchen and the other three people.

The guards leading the horses struggled to squeeze in, one person at a time.

After Zhou Shengchen smiled and nodded to the people around him, he got on the horse first.

Nao Shiyi looked up at "my king" with both envy and expectation in his expression.

She leaned down and Zhou Shengchen's right hand wrapped around her waist. With a little more force, he easily picked her up from the ground and placed her in front of him.

"Is this the little princess?" Some people shouted in surprise, and the crowd nearby cheered immediately.

"This is," Feng Qiao wanted to shout to explain, but the crowd was too enthusiastic and her shout was drowned.

Zhou Shengchen clamped his legs together, and Shiyi felt his body move, and his mount slowly stepped forward.

The people laughed and got out of the way, and Zhou Shengchen and Yan Shiyi were able to ride on the same horse and leave the market.

After walking a long way, Feng Qiao and others followed on horseback.

"Master, I've been looking for you for a long time. Where have you been?" she asked with a smile.

Zhou Shengchen looked at her, but before he spoke, Ji Shiyi, who was sitting in front of him, smiled and gestured: "Master took me to the market and ate the most delicious candy in the world." That kind of candy is extremely precious, and you can feel the most wonderful things in the world.

"Huh? Why have I never eaten the candy you mentioned?" Feng Qiao asked doubtfully.

Jian Shiyi was slightly surprised, then smiled proudly and turned around to look at Zhou Shengchen.

Their cheeks were close to each other, and Zhou Shengchen's caring expression was right in front of them. Shiyi looked at it in a daze for a moment, and his face couldn't help but turn red with excitement, joy and shyness.

Zhou Shengchen nodded to her, and then said to Feng Qiao next to him: "You will eat it later. Maybe you are tasting it in advance now, but you don't know it yet."

He spoke vaguely, Feng Qiao blinked a few times and had no choice but to stop asking questions.

When everyone returned to the palace gate, they saw hundreds of people carrying burdens standing nearby.

"What's going on?" Zhou Shengchen asked in surprise.

Before Feng Qiao could explain, she heard someone laughing loudly from the door.

"Haha, I asked you, Little Nanchen, why haven't you seen him for a long time? It turns out that he took the little princess out." Prince Pingqin, who has a bold personality, said with a smile.

Nao Shiyi heard clearly, turned around to look at Zhou Shengchen, and then quickly waved his hand to ** Chao and said: No, no, I am not a little princess, I am my king's disciple.

**Chao couldn't understand, but still said with an expression of approval: "That's how it should be! Those birdmen bullied and forced His Highness to break the oath! They should be let know that we are not easy to mess with!"

Zhou Shengchen turned over and dismounted, then took Jian Shiyi off the horse, and then said to King Ping Qin: "You have misunderstood for the time being."

** I said "Uh, um, ah" several times, but still didn't understand. He could only turn to the people in front of the door and said: "Your Highness helped me to pacify one area in the past few years. The local people are grateful for your kindness and must come with me to send some of the food they planted and harvested with their own hands. Show your gratitude!”

Zhou Shengchen turned around and looked at the people. He was silent for a moment and said loudly: "I led the king's army to fight the chaos in all directions, just to make the world stable and let the people live and work in peace and contentment."

"May the people of Beichen live and work in peace and contentment, and may the smoke from cooking fires in the world stretch for thousands of miles!" the people shouted one after another and fell to the ground together.

Ji Shiyi saw it and praised in his heart: What a majestic king!

Everyone entered the main hall of the palace, and Cheng Xi was already waiting outside the door. Jian Shiyi nodded at her, said goodbye to Zhou Shengchen and went back to his residence.

Sitting down, ** Chao said with a smile: "The little princess is beautiful and intelligent, your highness is blessed!"

Zhou Shengchen ordered someone to bring him a cup of tea, and then replied: "Miss Yang is the disciple that Yang Guang wants me to accept. I also call her 'Eleven'."

"It's the same, I'll be the little princess in a few years." ** Chao said with a smile, then complained, "You too! I had to make that oath in the first place!"

"Otherwise, can we still sit together and drink tea now?" Zhou Shengchen didn't explain much.

Sighing, **Chao picked up the teacup and took a sip. Because the tea was freshly brewed, he couldn't help shrinking his neck because of the heat, and said: "It's too urgent."

Jian Shiyi changed his clothes, came to worship again, and stood aside politely.

**Chao nodded to her, and then said to Zhou Shengchen: "You are such a good apprentice, you are really well-behaved, smart, and cute."

Without saying anything, Zhou Shengchen looked at him and asked, "King Ping Qin came all the way, and he definitely didn't come all the way just to deliver some food."

"Yes." ** Chao put down the tea cup and lowered his voice and said, "I heard that you have been secretly mobilizing troops and horses recently, and they are all concentrated to the north. Are you aware of anything?"

Hearing his question, Zhou Shengchen nodded silently, and later replied: "I am also about to discuss with you about sending troops north together."

"Uh," **Chao suddenly seemed hesitant.