It was because Yan Lizhou had watched his mother and concubine's life in the harem since he was a child, and saw her hiding and crying secretly several times, that Yan Lizhou understood that being a concubine, even the emperor's concubine, was not that easy.
Does Emperor Yun Zhao like Concubine Yun? Yes.
But does Emperor Yun Zhao love her? Yes.
But Emperor Yun Zhao's likes and loves were very broad. He loved the concubines in his harem, he loved his late Empress Yuan, and he loved his children.
But what Emperor Yun Zhao loved more was the people of the world. What he loved was the country of the Yong Dynasty. He could not love only one person. He was a good emperor, but he was not a good husband.
Yan Lizhou admires and admires his father very much, but he does not want to become a person like his father. Perhaps it is because he has not sat in his father's position, so he cannot compare his feelings with others.
The person closest to him when he was a child was his mother and concubine, so most of the time he would look at problems from the perspective of his mother and concubine. Therefore, he did not feel that he had to take a concubine that he didn't like.
He is not that womanizing, he still likes to focus on practicing martial arts and studying, and he hopes that most of his energy will be focused on his career.
"During these few days of living here, I will try my best not to let Miss Zhou appear in front of you." Yan Lizhou looked at Chen Xun and said.
"Huh? No need for that. Even if she wants to do something, she should do it to you. It will have no effect on me." Chen Yu said with a smile.
"Your Majesty." A guard appeared outside the door, knocked on the door and shouted.
"Come in." Yan Lizhou said.
Chen Yu saw Ning Bei coming in and looked at him suspiciously, while Ning Bei walked in and bowed slightly, saying, "The secret guard is here to report."
"Say it, the princess can listen." Yan Lizhou knew that since Ning Bei did not avoid Chen Xun when he came in, she could listen to what the secret guard wanted to report.
Sure enough, what the secret guard wanted to report was the conversation between the Zhou family and his daughter. He Gao told Yan Lizhou and Chen Yu all about the conversation between the Zhou family and his daughter that he had just heard.
After listening to the secret guard's report, Chen Yu couldn't help but look at Yan Lizhou. She wanted to know what he thought after knowing that she was being plotted by her savior.
Yan Lizhou sighed, "I had expected this."
He had already thought about it when the Zhou family allowed Zhou Caier to chase and beat him, and the Zhou family also had the idea of stuffing their daughter into his backyard.
It is indeed not good to be a concubine, but royal concubines are different from those of ordinary people. As Prince Ning, Yan Lizhou’s backyard concubines are more beneficial than those of ordinary people and can bring more benefits to the family.
Benefit.
"Forget it." Yan Lizhou didn't plan to do anything to the Zhou family. After all, Uncle Zhou really saved his life. Yan Lizhou didn't plan to do anything to them just because the other party wanted to put his daughter in his backyard.
Kick people away or something.
We can only come to this hot spring village as little as possible in the future. Yan Lizhou frowned slightly and said, "In the future, I will tell my mother and concubine that she will give this hot spring village to Yan Long as a dowry."
Although this hot spring village is very good, since the Zhou family works here, he should try his best to come here as little as possible and minimize the chance of meeting the Zhou family.
Chen Xun propped up her chin and listened to him. When she heard him say that she wanted to give this hot spring village to Yan Long as a dowry, she asked with a smile, "Isn't this bad? What if the eighth princess came to Zhuangzi to soak in the hot spring and met Zhou?"
Girl, did she contact you through the Eighth Princess?"
"If you are like this, how can the Eighth Princess not be embarrassed?" Chen Xun said with a smile, "Actually, it would be good for Zhuangzi to remain in the hands of the mother and concubine."
Anyway, Concubine Yun can't leave the palace easily, so it's good that this hot spring resort continues to be in her name. The Zhou family can't keep delaying Zhou Cai'er from getting married. Maybe she won't be able to hold on in a few years.
"By the way, how old is Ms. Zhou?" Chen Yu asked.
"She must be sixteen or seventeen, right?" Ning Bei replied, "Yes, Miss Zhou is sixteen and almost seventeen."
Chen Xun nodded. At such an old age, he shouldn't be able to hold on for long before arranging a marriage. Otherwise, could Zhou Cai'er run out as soon as she knew Yan Lizhou was coming to the hot spring village and want to get married to Yan Lizhou?
If she couldn't enter Yan Lizhou's backyard early, it would be even harder to find a marriage when she was older.
After Chen Yun found out Zhou Cai'er's age, she patted Yan Lizhou's shoulder and said, "My lord, please take care, don't accidentally find an extra aunt in the backyard."
"I don't mind if I have an aunt, but Miss Zhou just didn't pay attention to me at all, and I don't like it."
"I hope the prince can keep himself clean as before and not be easily plotted by others." Chen Xun patted Yan Lizhou on the shoulder and said.
Yan Lizhou looked at Chen Xun helplessly. Of course he knew that she was not really jealous, she just didn't like that girl Zhou very much.
It's not that Yan Lizhou couldn't see that her liking for him was just for his appearance. As for deeper feelings, there was no such thing.
So why not Yan Lizhou? He didn't fall in love with his princess either. Although he was quite satisfied with her character and abilities, he couldn't fall in love with her in just a few days.
Chen Xun went back to her yard to rest. She would have a rest today and go to Hanye Temple to enjoy the snow tomorrow.
Yan Lizhou watched her leave, then turned around and told Ning Beidao, "Make arrangements so that Miss Zhou does not appear in front of the princess. I don't really want to see her either."
"If possible, tell the Zhou family what I mean. I have no intention of accepting Miss Zhou," Yan Lizhou said.
"Yes, I understand." Ning Bei nodded.
Ningbei and the others, as the guards trained by the Yun family by Concubine Yun, can be regarded as growing up with Yan Lizhou since they were young. Of course, they will not help others in vain.
When Zhou Cai'er was still in Northern Xinjiang, the fact that she chased Yan Lizhou really caused a lot of discussion in Border City. Some people even made fun of her and asked Yan Lizhou to marry him as a joke.
Of course, some people know very well that Yan Lizhou is a prince. Even if he does not have the status of a prince, he has served in the army for many years and has made great achievements and has been awarded the title of general. How can he marry a girl with a relatively ordinary background like Zhou Cai'er as his wife?
The reason why those people were joking like this was partly because they were laughing at Yan Lizhou, and partly because they thought that if Yan Lizhou really married this girl Zhou, it would actually be beneficial to them. At least Yan Lizhou would not have the help of his wife family.
There are also some people who have a pretty good relationship with Yan Lizhou and are the soldiers under Yan Lizhou. They also think that Zhou Caier has a deep love for Yan Lizhou and he can take her as a concubine even if he does not marry her as his wife.
There is a woman who is so passionate about him pursuing him, and he won't suffer any loss if he accepts, so why refuse?
Some people even helped Zhou Cai'er, telling Yan Lizhou some not-so-secret itineraries and preferences, and even said good things about Zhou Cai'er in front of Yan Lizhou.
This made Yan Lizhou very dissatisfied. Are they his subordinates or Zhou Caier's subordinates? He does not need such subordinates and "friends" who do such unhappy things in the name of "for your own good".
Also because of the incident in Bianguancheng, Uncle Zhou was Yan Lizhou's savior. In order to eliminate these incidents, he arranged for the people to come to Chang'an and give them a stable environment.
But he didn't expect that maybe the fact that he sent people to Chang'an also made the Zhou family think that maybe he didn't have any thoughts about Zhou Cai'er. Otherwise, why would he send the Zhou family to Chang'an to settle down?
But Yan Lizhou didn't think that much at all at first. He just felt that he could better take care of Uncle Zhou in Chang'an. He didn't do this because of Zhou Cai'er.
Ningbei and the others are completely on Yan Lizhou's side. Yan Lizhou's thoughts are what they need to consider, and they don't need to care about what others think.