When the Queen Mother heard this, she didn't speak for a long time. The shock in her heart was no less than heavy.
"Since he is a grand master, he should be treated with caution. Listen to your report. That person seems to be very kind to the princess. You can make people pay attention to his movements, but don't stare at him all the time and stay away."
He nodded heavily. He knew what to do without the Queen Mother's instructions.
"As for the rest, let's talk about it after the emperor's uncle comes."
Ku He was the younger brother of the founding emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the uncle of the late emperor. Ku He was the biggest reliance for their mother and daughter to secure the throne, so they least wanted anything to happen to Ku He.
But now the Grand Master suddenly arrived and issued a declaration of war, so Ku He had to come.
Zhou Chen killed the person and warned Zhong Sheng. After that, he left with Zhan Pianpian and went to Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.
Zhuang Mohan is not only a famous figure in the literary world, in fact, his family was originally a noble of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The famous murderer Xiao Xiao in the past was his biological brother, but very few people knew about it.
When Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian came to the door of Zhuang Mohan's mansion and explained that they wanted to visit Zhuang Mohan, they immediately earned a blank look from the concierge.
There were so many people who came to the capital to ask to see Zhuang Mohan, but it was definitely the first time for people like Zhou Chen and others to come to visit them in the evening.
"Mr. Zhuang is about to take a rest. If you two want to visit, please come over early tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Zhuang will meet you."
The concierge's tone was polite enough.
Zhou Chen naturally knew that a sudden visit was inappropriate, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he took out a letter and handed it to the concierge.
"Don't be surprised. It's so sudden to come to visit so late. Our status is special. Please forward this letter to Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang should meet with us."
The concierge looked at Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian with a surprised expression. He must be knowledgeable to be able to guard the door for Zhuang Mohan.
It was dark, so I didn't pay much attention to them just now, but now I took a closer look and found that this man and woman, both in appearance, temperament, and posture and behavior, have the style of everyone, and their identities are definitely not bad.
After a slight hesitation, the concierge took it.
"Okay then, I'll have someone forward the letter to sir. You guys wait here first."
After the concierge entered, he closed the door first and then looked for someone.
"What did you write to Mr. Zhuang? Will he let us in?" Zhan Pianpian asked curiously.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "What I wrote is that when the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family arrives, if she doesn't give me face, she will definitely give you face."
Zhan Pianpian rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."
After spending a day with Zhou Chen, she found that although Zhou Chen sometimes spoke strangely, he was very reassuring. She would not believe that Zhou Chen would write such a letter. Zhou Chen must have fooled her because he didn't want to tell her.
They did not wait too long. After about half a quarter of an hour, the concierge opened the door again, but this time a different person came to greet them.
"Boy, sir, I'm waiting in the front hall. Please come with me."
"Thank you."
Zhou Chen thanked him, then winked at Zhan Pianpian, and the two walked into Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.
In the front hall, Zhuang Mohan was looking at an article in his hand seriously, which was in the letter just handed over by the concierge.
This is an article that he has never seen before, but it contains a lot of truth. There is no doubt that this is a rare Confucian masterpiece. Without sufficient literary ability, it is impossible to write such an article.
But when he saw the housekeeper leading two young men and a woman in, his expression was slightly startled.
"Mr. Zhuang."
Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian saluted at the same time, then raised their heads to look at this world-famous literary figure.
Zhuang Mohan looks to be about seventy years old, with white beard and hair. His appearance is not much different from that of an ordinary old man, but he exudes a special charm. He seems to be an elegant scholar who is indifferent to fame and wealth and has nothing to do with the world.
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Zhuang Mohan's eyes flashed across Zhan Pianpian's face, and finally settled on Zhou Chen.
"My dear friend, what's your surname? Did you write this article?"
Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "As for Zhou Chen, a Qingguo person, this article is indeed written by me."
"Qingguo people?"
Zhuang Mohan looked surprised. He thought Zhou Chen was from Qi, but he didn't expect that he was actually from Qing. This was really beyond his expectation.
However, he has no hostility towards the Qing people, as they are all people from the Central Plains.
"What a great article. My dear friend, you are truly a hero. You are so knowledgeable at such a young age. I am far behind at your age."
Zhuang Mohan praised loudly that as a recognized literary master, he had already integrated all of this into his bones after decades of exegesis and exegesis. He had not seen such a good article for a long time.
"There should be more to this article, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this is the first part, and there is also the next part."
"Okay, okay, can you give me a read?"
"certainly."
Zhou Chen agreed wholeheartedly, and then said: "If you like it, sir, I can write it down right away."
The article he showed Zhuang Mohan was a masterpiece from another world and did not belong to the history of the real world. In this world, no one knew about it except him.
Zhuang Mohan was overjoyed and said loudly: "Okay, I will grind the ink for you myself."
"What an honor."
Zhuang Mohan kept his word and brought Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian to the study room. He said he would grind Zhou Chen's ink, so he actually started grinding Zhou Chen's ink himself. Zhou Chen was not polite and even started writing.
"Good words and articles."
Zhuang Mohan looked at the article written by Zhou Chen and felt joy from the bottom of his heart. For a person like him, a good calligraphy and a good article are more precious than anything else.
“Can this article be given to me as a gift for my collection?”
"This is for Mr. Zhuang. If you don't mind it, it's an honor for me."
"Okay, okay."
Zhuang Mohan showed an innocent smile like a child, his expression was like he had received a very precious treasure, and he was overjoyed.
Seeing Zhuang Mohan so happy, Zhou Chen did not forget his purpose.
"Mr. Zhuang, I have a gracious favor."
Zhuang Mohan said with a smile: "My dear friend, please tell me."
Zhou Chen pointed at Zhan Pianpian next to him: "Mr. Zhuang, this girl is the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family. It is getting late now and it is inconvenient to return to the palace, so I want to stay in your mansion temporarily. Is it convenient?"
"Princess?"
Zhuang Mohan looked at Zhan Pianpian who was saluting him and was very surprised. He had never seen the eldest princess before, just the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty. How could she be with Zhou Chen, a Qingren, and come to him specially?
He didn't understand what was going on, but he understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he agreed with a smile.
He doesn't really care whether she is a princess or not, he cares more about Zhou Chen.

Chapter completed!