Chapter 1006: Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, Pan'er's satisfaction
"Deputy Envoy Zhou!"
Looking at Guo Fen, the commander in front of the palace who was also wearing a purple robe, Zhou Chen responded with a dull expression.
"Commander Guo."
Although Guo Fen is the commander of the Palace Front Division and Zhou Chen's superior, and his rank is still from the second rank, higher than Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen has no respect for him.
Of course, not only Zhou Chen had no respect for him, Guo Fen also had no good impression of Zhou Chen.
For Guo Fen, Zhou Chen is his political enemy, and he is also the biggest one.
Originally, he was the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Division, and in the Palace Front Division, he could be said to be the master of everything.
But after the Xiao Qinyan assassination incident, everything changed. His deputy commander and Du Yuhou were both sent to prison. Although he was not arrested, he was severely punished by the housekeeper and ordered to shut up and reflect on his mistakes.
Although he did not collude with Qi Mu and other people from the Qingliu lineage, in fact, as the commander of the Palace Front Division, how could he not understand the actions of his subordinates at all, but he did not take care of them.
For him, it doesn't make much difference whether Xiao Qinyan comes to power or the Qingliu line continues to be strong. If they want to fight, let them fight.
But what he didn't expect was that people from the Qingliu lineage would be so stupid that they would just assassinate him and let someone from his palace do it. In the end, not only did they not succeed, but they were all exposed.
In the end, it was good. The Qingliu lineage wanted to wipe it out, but his palace minister couldn't do it.
So he had to take the blame even if he didn't want to, but fortunately, he was okay in the end. He was just fined and spent a few months thinking about it behind closed doors.
But when he returned to Dianqiansi, he was shocked to find that the current Dianqiansi was no longer his Dianqiansi.
Although he knew that Zhou Chen had become the deputy commander of the Dianqian Division, he did not expect that Zhou Chen would be so ruthless and decisive. During his absence, he had already changed the Dianqian Division.
Many of his confidants have been transferred to other places. Now the current Palace Chief, he actually doesn’t have many confidants anymore, and nine out of ten of them have become Zhou Chen’s people.
After coming out, he also tried hard to fight Zhou Chen, but the result was very bad. His previous connections had no advantage at all in front of Zhou Chen.
What's more important is that now the officials have more trust in Zhou Chen, and even the saints regard Zhou Chen in a different light. He, the authentic commander of the capital, has actually turned into an empty frame.
Under such circumstances, if he sees Zhou Chen and looks good to Zhou Chen, then that's a problem.
"Deputy Ambassador Zhou just got married. Why don't you rest at home and come to perform your duties in such a hurry?"
"I have no choice but to receive the emperor's favor. I feel terrified in my heart. As my duty lies, I can only do my best to serve you and I don't dare to rest."
Guo Fen was choked and felt very unhappy. He approached Zhou Chen and said in a cold tone: "Deputy Envoy Zhou, don't think that you can do whatever you want in the court just because you have taken refuge with the saint and Xiao Qinyan. Such a dignified nobleman actually does this."
If you become a lackey of the rear party, you will really lose the glory of your ancestors."
Zhou Chen's face remained unchanged and he responded calmly: "It seems that Commander Guo has not woken up after being behind closed doors these days. How about Commander Guo go back and reflect on himself for a while?"
"Huh, if you join the party and marry a prostitute, I think you are killing yourself."
"That's much better than being a loyal dog of the Qingliu lineage."
Zhou Chen didn't argue with Guo Fen because he didn't join the rear party. The relationship between the two of them was destined to be impossible to coexist harmoniously, so there was no need to give him a good look or explain.
Guo Fen looked ugly. Of course he was not a loyal dog of the Qingliu lineage. After all, he was the commander of the front department of the palace. From a second-grade official, his rank was higher than that of Qi Mu. How could he be Qi Mu's dog?
But when Ke Zheng was Prime Minister before, he was indeed a little biased towards the Qingliu lineage, so he would tolerate his subordinates doing things for the Qingliu lineage.
"Zhou Chen, don't be arrogant, let's see who can have the last laugh."
After saying harsh words, Guo Fen walked away.
Zhou Chen looked at Guo Fen's leaving figure and frowned slightly. He did not underestimate Guo Fen, so when he arrived at the front office, he would cleanse Guo Fen's accomplices as quickly as possible.
Today I completely broke up with Guo Fen. Guo Fen is obviously not broad-minded and it is definitely impossible to tolerate what he does.
The intrigues in the officialdom are really nothing but ink. Why don't we just kill him and end it once and for all?
With his current force, even if he assassinates the emperor in the palace, he is 70-80% sure. Assassinating Guo Fen will definitely not be more difficult than assassinating the emperor.
But he quickly vetoed it. Now that he had the advantage, why did he want to flip the table? If something happened to Guo Fen, he, the deputy commander, would be highly suspicious, so there was no need to add unnecessary trouble to himself.
trouble.
Guo Fen wanted to fight, so he continued, just to find some fun for the rest of his life.
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
Suddenly a female voice sounded.
Zhou Chen was not frightened because he heard footsteps just now.
Gao Hui walked up to Zhou Chen and looked at Zhou Chen with a sweet smile, a look of joy mixed with curiosity.
"I see you have been in a daze for a while. What are you looking at?"
"Gao Niangzi."
Zhou Chen had no ill feelings towards the familiar and carefree Gao Hui. Although this young lady was rumored to be domineering, he knew that although she had a somewhat arrogant temper, she was actually a simple and kind-hearted girl.
Gao Hui said with a smile: "I came to see my aunt today. I didn't expect to meet you again by such a coincidence. Marquis Zhongyong, I heard that you just got married, why are you here at work again so soon?"
"The duty lies."
"Marquis Zhongyong, I heard that you seem to be marrying a commoner girl who is a merchant. You must like her very much, otherwise you wouldn't be able to marry her as your eldest wife, right?"
Gao Hui's eyes were wide open and full of curiosity. She was a woman, so she was not like other literati who would despise Zhou Chen's behavior.
On the contrary, I feel that Zhou Chen must love his wife very much, otherwise it would be impossible for him to marry a businesswoman as a noble marquis. This must be love and love.
A young girl who had not yet left the court had no qualms about talking to Zhou Chen about such things. Zhou Chen felt that this little lady was really stupid.
"Well, I love my wife very much, and it has nothing to do with status."
"I knew it."
Gao Hui clapped her hands happily, as if she was happy that she had guessed the truth correctly.
"I really want to meet that sister and know what kind of person it is that can fascinate someone like you."
Thinking of the 'fate' between Gao Hui and Zhao Pan'er, Zhou Chen didn't know what to say for a moment.
Because Ouyang Xu had been eliminated by him long ago, Gao Hui and Zhao Paner naturally had no chance to meet again, and naturally there would be no intersection.
"Ms. Gao is ridiculous. I'm just an ordinary person. I still have official duties to attend to, so I won't delay Mrs. Gao's business."
Seeing that Zhou Chen was about to leave, Gao Hui hurriedly said: "Wait, why are you leaving before you say a few words? I have already seen my aunt. I haven't thanked you for saving me last time."
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"Ms. Gao, you're very polite. It was just a chance meeting. If it had been anyone else, they would have helped me, so there's no need to express my gratitude."
Although Gao Hui was quite beautiful, Zhou Chen didn't have time to chat with her here, so he quickly left because he was busy with official duties, making Gao Hui stomp his feet angrily.
After returning to the Hou Mansion at the end of the day, Zhao Paner told Zhou Chen about Song Yinzhang and the others coming to the Hou Mansion today.
"I also asked them to leave with a lot of things."
Zhou Chen held Zhao Pan'er's cheeks and said softly: "There is no need to tell me this kind of trivial matter. Pan'er, you are now the wife of my Ming Matchmaker, the eldest lady of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion. In this Hou Mansion, besides me, there is no one else
, you are the biggest, you don’t have to put pressure on yourself or worry, I will always support you.”
Zhao Pan'er is actually a very independent person, but she just married into the Hou family and has not been able to change her identity for a while, so she is a little constrained in doing things.
She didn't say anything and leaned directly into Zhou Chen's arms.
"Master Hou, it's great to have you."
The life she lives now is something she could not imagine before. Because of this, she thinks more and wants to handle everything in the Hou Mansion for Zhou Chen.
"This is just the beginning. We still have decades to come. In this life, you will always be my eldest wife, and I will always be your official."
"Well, forever."
Thinking of the summons from the officials and the queen today, Zhou Chen said: "Pan'er, today I met with the officials and the queen. They all want to meet you, so in a few days, I will take you to the palace to meet the Holy Emperor."
"Ah? Entering the palace to meet the saint?"
Zhao Pan'er sat up from Zhou Chen's arms in surprise, with a nervous look on her face: "The officials and the Queen want to see me?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "Don't be so nervous. Not only are you the eldest lady of the Hou family, you are also the third-grade imperial concubine of the official family. Of course you are qualified to enter the palace to meet the saint."
But his comfort didn't work at all, Zhao Pan'er still looked uneasy.
"But, but I have never been to the palace and met the officials and the empress. What should I do?"
"It doesn't matter. Aunt Zhu and Aunt Pu know the etiquette of entering the palace to meet the saint. They will teach you in the next few days. With your intelligence and alertness, there will be no problem."
To be continued...