Li Yunrui's expression remained unchanged and he said slowly: "I heard that the young master once went to the capital in the Northern Qi Dynasty and had a good relationship with the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Could it be that the person the young master wants to marry is the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty?"
Zhou Chen seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "The eldest princess even knows everything about me in Northern Qi. She deserves to be the one who has the financial power of the inner treasury and the three major houses. Her intelligence ability is amazing."
He did not deny it and simply said: "You are right. If I really want to get married, the Princess of Northern Qi is indeed my first choice."
"Then you should understand that she is the princess of the Northern Qi royal family, and you are the grand master of the Qing Kingdom. Even if the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty agrees, will our Majesty agree?"
Zhou Chen looked proud: "Who I want to marry is my business. As long as the woman agrees, other people's opinions are not important to me."
Li Yunrui's eyes suddenly changed. Zhou Chen's words revealed a meaning. He didn't seem to have much respect for Emperor Qing.
If other royals heard what Zhou Chen said, they would definitely be very angry, but she was different. Instead of being unhappy, she smiled.
"Young Master can become a Grand Master at a young age, but his courage is incomparable. Since Young Master doesn't want to get married, I won't force you."
When talking about marriage with Zhou Chen, she just casually tried it. She didn't have high hopes, so she wasn't disappointed when she was rejected. She just suddenly changed the topic abruptly.
"Young master, who do you think will inherit the throne in the end, the crown prince or the second prince?"
"I can't give you an answer to the eldest princess's question. I just don't know. Does the eldest princess support the prince or the second prince?"
Looking at Zhou Chen's half-smiling expression, Li Yunrui frowned slightly. She felt that Zhou Chen seemed to have something in his words.
"I will support whoever can inherit that position. Who do you think the young master is more optimistic about?"
"As I said before, I have never participated in state affairs, and I am not familiar with them. If the eldest princess comes here today for this matter, then I'm sorry, I can't give you an answer."
Li Yunrui thought for a moment and asked another question.
"If I want to ask the young master for help in the future, I wonder what kind of price I will have to pay?"
"The eldest princess has a noble status and has countless capable people under her command. What can you do that would make you ask the Grand Master to take action?"
"It's not available now, but that doesn't mean it won't be available in the future. If we wait until then to ask, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Li Yunrui values ​​Zhou Chen, naturally because he values ​​Zhou Chen's Grandmaster combat prowess. As for the rest, it is not important to her.
Zhou Chen pondered slightly: "Then it depends on what the eldest princess wants to do. If you don't give me an answer now, I naturally can't give you an answer either."
"I don't need an answer now. I just hope that if one day comes, the young master can be on my side."
"I can't guarantee this. After all, things are constantly changing. Until then, who can say for sure?"
Zhou Chen didn't want to promise anything to the eldest princess. This crazy woman was not trustworthy at all. He only cooperated with her because his brain was broken.
Li Yunrui didn't get the answer he wanted, so he had another conversation with Zhou Chen and left the Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Chen knew that as he lived in Kyoto as a grand master, he would inevitably become a thorn in others' eyes.
Some people want to curry favor with him, some want to take advantage of him, and some want to kill him...
The existence of a grand master is a huge benefit, and no one can ignore the combat power of a grand master.
Li Yunrui's visit still had no impact on Zhou Chen. He still lived a secluded life as always, unless he went to the Liujing River.
When he was in Zuixianju, there were many people who wanted to visit him, but they were also rejected by him. He Qin could help him deal with these people without him opening his mouth.
Time flies and the new year is here again in the blink of an eye.
A new year, a new life, and for Anyuan Bozhou Mansion, this year is also a new beginning.
Because this year, Zhou Chen has reached the year of being crowned.
Zhou Chen did not invite anyone else for the crowning ceremony because he no longer had any elders in his family, so he held it himself in the ancestral hall.
Just after his crowning ceremony, Emperor Qing's imperial edict also arrived.
Emperor Qing was a maverick. As an emperor, he did not respect the etiquette of his ancestors in many matters. Even the imperial edicts had his own style.
The imperial edict he gave to Zhou Chen was also different. Originally, Zhou Chen was supposed to inherit the title of Prince Anyuan, but in the imperial edict, he praised Zhou Chen a lot and finally gave him a lot of rewards.
He directly promoted Zhou Chen's title of Count Anyuan to the title of Duke of the Kingdom, and granted Zhou Chen the title.
The Duke of Zhenguo!

Chapter completed!