Chapter 1008 New Year, the deadline is approaching
"Where?"
Chi Pan didn't care on the surface, but in fact he still cared in his heart. He looked in the direction of He Si's finger, and then saw that familiar figure.
Although he had not seen Zhang Haohao for several months, he still recognized Zhang Haohao in the crowd. She was followed by several people.
Seeing Zhang Haohao seeming to be walking towards him, he hesitated for a moment and wanted to leave, but was a little reluctant to leave. Finally, he took steps and walked over.
Zhang Haohao didn't pay attention to the front at this time, but was talking to the grandmother beside him. Suddenly.
"Zhang Haohao."
Zhang Haohao paused and raised her head in surprise. She had known Chi Pan for many years and could tell him apart by his voice.
Sure enough, I saw Chi Pan leading the familiar He Si and others.
But before she had time to speak, the two guards who had been following her walked in front of her in time, vaguely protected her, and looked at Chi Pan and his group with vigilant eyes.
Chi Pan looked at the two nurses in surprise and was about to speak, but suddenly realized something was wrong.
Zhang Haohao, whom he was very familiar with in the past, had a change in her bun. It turned out to be the bun a woman wears after she gets married.
"Zhang Haohao, you, you..."
Zhang Haohao quickly realized what Chi Pan meant. The change in her bun was her own decision. Although she was not brought into the Hou Mansion by Zhou Chen and was only raised outside, she already regarded herself as Zhou Chen's woman from the bottom of her heart.
, so she consciously changed her bun into a bun that women wear after getting married.
Women in the Song Dynasty were particular about tying their hair. Pre-married women and married women had different buns, so they could be easily distinguished.
Chi Pan took you a long time to explain everything.
"Are you married?"
The shocked Chi Pan ignored the two guards standing in front of him and stared at Zhang Haohao closely, with a look of disbelief on his face.
He Si and a group of other followers were also incredulous. They had always thought that their yamen and Zhang Haohao were a couple. When they broke up, they privately felt sorry for their yamen.
But how long has it been since Zhang Haohao actually got married? Isn’t it too fast?
"Hey, no, how can you get married? You're not?"
Before Chi Pan could finish speaking, Zhang Haohao interrupted him.
"I've already lost my citizenship, why can't I get married?"
After waving the two nurses to leave, Zhang Hao walked up to Chi Pan and looked at him calmly.
When Wu Wen saw Chi Pan just now, she felt nervous, but she soon recovered. They had broken up long ago, and now she was with Zhou Chen. Even if she saw Chi Pan, there was no need to be nervous.
I don't owe him anything at all.
Chi Pan was very excited. Although he broke up with Zhang Haohao, he still couldn't accept that Zhang Haohao had a new man so soon.
"How could you deregister so quickly? Who helped you deregister? Did you go to give birth to someone else? Why did you do that?"
He knew very well what was going on with Jiaofangsi, and he also knew very well what was going on with Zhang Haohao.
If Zhang Haohao was really that easy to redeem, he would have redeemed Zhang Haohao long ago. So now that Zhang Haohao said that she had deregistered, he immediately thought of the reason.
Zhang Haohao didn't flinch at all, and replied calmly: "Why not? You said before that we are in love with each other. If you don't want to, you can separate. Now isn't it just as you wish?"
"No, that's not what I meant, I just, just..." Chi Pan was too anxious to say anything.
"Chiyanei, we have nothing to do with each other for a long time, and now we are married and have officials, so there is no need for us to have contact with each other again in the future."
After saying these words, Zhang Haohao called the servants behind him to leave, no longer showing any nostalgia for Chi Pan and others.
She has indeed lost feelings for Chi Pan for a long time, and now she doesn't want Zhou Chen to misunderstand, so she doesn't want to have contact with Chi Pan.
Chi Pan just watched Zhang Haohao leave in a daze, and did not come back to his senses until he disappeared from sight.
"Ya Nei, Ya Nei."
He Si's fleshy hand shook vigorously in front of Chi Pan's eyes, causing Chi Pan to wake up from his daze, but his expression was very decadent and crying.
"She's getting married, doesn't that mean there's no chance for us anymore?"
He Si murmured in a low voice: "When it was possible before, you didn't go to the Yameni to find Sister Hao to get back together. Now of course there is no chance."
"Snapped!"
Lu Wuyi slapped He Si on the head and reprimanded loudly: "He Si, why are you talking? He is already so sad in the yamen, and you still have scars, is the yamen wrong? The yamen can't be wrong at all, right?
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Then he licked his face and asked Chi Pan, "Ya Nei, do you think what I said is right?"
Chi Pan, who was secretly feeling sad, was so upset by the two followers that he lost his temper. He was so angry that he gave each of them a slap.
"Idiot, idiot, idiot, you're so mad at me, you're so mad at me."
He Si held his head in grievance: "It's not that we are angry with you, why are you beating us?"
"ah……"
Chi Pan yelled angrily again. He really didn't want to talk nonsense to this idiot anymore, so he kicked him directly, scaring He Si and running away quickly.
"He Si, if you still dare to hide or run, please stop here..."
I don't know if Chi Pan was really heartless or just indifferent. A few slapstick words made him recover from his sadness and no longer think about Zhang Haohao's things.
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To bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, in the new year, official Zhao Heng also decided to use a new era name, named Qianxing, and this year is the first year of Qianxing.
Zhou Chen knew that once this year number was opened, Zhao Heng's life would enter a countdown.
In fact, Zhao Heng's health has been seriously ill for a long time, and he has been unable to participate in political discussions and approval of memorials for a long time. He is the queen's agent. However, last year, his condition suddenly improved and his spirit recovered a lot.
But this situation cannot last forever. Now Zhao Heng's health is getting worse and worse. This is also the reason why he probed Zhou Chen when he summoned Zhou Chen last time.
Tomorrow is the New Year, so Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang had already agreed to arrive at the Zhongyong Hou Mansion early on the New Year's Eve.
"Greetings to the Marquis."
"Greetings to Mr. Hou, Sister Pan'er."
This was not the first time for Song Yinzhang and the others to come to Zhongyonghou Mansion, so they were no longer as nervous as before and relaxed a lot.
After Zhou Chen greeted them, he left the space for the women and walked out.
Zhao Pan'er happily took Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang and others to decorate the Hou Mansion.
"Pan'er, you are really becoming more and more like the mistress of the Hou Mansion now."
Sun Sanniang looked at Zhao Pan'er with amazement and envy. The Zhao Pan'er in front of her was already very different from the one before she married Zhou Chen, even though it had only been a short month.
"What a mistress, Sanniang, what you said is too exaggerated."
"Sister Pan'er, I also think Sanniang is right. You are really different now from the past. You look a bit like Princess Qian whom I met before."
Zhao Pan'er looked helpless: "Yinzhang, you are exaggerating even more. I can't compare to the old concubine of King Qian. You two should stop complimenting me. Sanniang, let's talk about you first. You and Du
How is Changfeng? When are you planning to get married?"
Sun Sanniang suddenly looked shy: "How can it be so fast? I still have to investigate him."
No one believed what he said, and Zhao Paner and the other girls laughed out loud.
"Sister Sanniang, I think you are hard-spoken and soft-hearted." Ge Zhaodi started teasing.
After chatting for a while, Zhao Paner suddenly asked: "Sanniang, you all came here today, is there no problem at Yong'an Building?"
Sun Sanniang said casually: "It doesn't matter, the pool is watching. Besides, it's the New Year and the holidays, and we are not allowed to rest for two days."
Since Zhao Pan'er became the eldest daughter of Zhongyong Hou Mansion, Sun Sanniang is no longer so interested in Yong'an House. Moreover, she is now in a heated relationship with Du Changfeng. Du Changfeng has promised her that if they get married in the future, everyone in the family will be happy.
Leave it to her to take care of.
So she doesn't care so much about Yong'an Tower now. After all, Chi Pan is not Zhao Pan'er, and she has no affection for him.
In fact, not only Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang was not very interested in Yong'an Building. She herself had no good impression of Chi Pan. If Zhao Pan'er had not taken the lead, she would not have agreed to help Chi Pan open Yong'an Building.
Among the few people, only Ge Zhaodi cared about it the most, because she was now a small shopkeeper and earned much more money than her part-time job.
Zhou Chen asked his servants to tell Zhao Pan'er that he would not be back at noon and have dinner together in the evening, and then left the Hou Mansion.
He was entertaining Sun Sanniang and the others for Zhao Pan'er. If he were at home, Sun Sanniang and the others would naturally not be qualified to eat at the same table with him.
Although he comes from modern times and doesn't care much about these rules, after all, he is in the Marquis Mansion, with so many people watching. If he, the Marquis, does not abide by the rules, those servants may have inappropriate thoughts.
Break the rules.
As the saying goes, there is no rule without rules, not to mention that Zhao Pan'er is now in charge of the Hou Mansion. Of course, he will not take the lead in breaking the rules, but will give his full support.
That's why Zhou Chen took the initiative to leave in order to give them space and time.
After leaving the Hou Mansion, Zhou Chen thought for a moment and then turned to Fushanfang.
Today is the eve of the New Year. Zhang Haohao has long hung up his house with festive lanterns, and the servants in the house are also busy.
She knew that Zhou Chen would most likely not come over today, but she still ordered the kitchen to prepare enough food. As for herself, she was studying the music score in her room with peace of mind.
Zhou Chen promised her, allowed her to continue singing, and also allowed her to teach in the Jiaofang Division.
But she thought about it carefully, she finally left the Jiaofang Division, and she didn't want to go back for the time being. She had been working hard these years and rarely had time to rest. Now she didn't have to worry about anything and could just take a break.
"Mrs. Zhang, the master is here. Mrs. Zhang, the master is here."
The housekeeper and the two newly purchased maids rushed to the door of Zhang Haohao's room and shouted with joy on her face.
The music score in Zhang Haohao's hand fell to the ground, and he didn't even bother to pick it up, and hurriedly ran out of the room.
When I ran to the main hall, I saw Zhou Chen sitting there, so he walked over with a happy face.
"Hou..."
Just when he was about to call out the word "Master Hou", Zhang Haohao stopped hastily and called instead: "Guanren."
She felt that Zhou Chen definitely didn't want people to know about their relationship, so she changed their title.
Zhou Chen saw Zhang Haohao's thoughts at a glance and did not object.
"Guanren, why do you have time to come here today?"
"I missed you, so I came."
Zhang Haohao's eyes turned red, Zhou Chen's words moved her very much.
"Official..."
Zhou Chen smiled: "It's almost noon, haven't you cooked yet?"
Zhang Haohao quickly replied: "Yes, yes, officer, please wait for a while, I will ask someone to cook now."
Without waiting for Zhou Chen to answer, she ran out happily. After a while, she came back again, still panting uncontrollably.
At noon, Zhou Chen had a good meal with Zhang here. After the meal, he stayed with Zhang for a while before finally leaving.
At night, Zhou Chen and Zhao Pan'er had dinner together, but besides the two of them, there was one other person.
Song Yinzhang!
"Master Hou, Yinzhang has been celebrating the New Year with me since she was a child. She has no other relatives in Bianjing, so I will leave her to celebrate the festival with us."
Zhao Pan'er explained the reason why he kept Song Yinzhang, and Song Yinzhang glanced at Zhou Chen with some anxiety.
Of course Zhou Chen would not object: "She is your sister, this is what she should do, let's get started."
After dinner, they did not go back to their rooms, but stayed to watch the New Year together. In order to kill time, Song Yinzhang even played a few pipa songs.
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After the New Year, the court was in turmoil because Zhao Heng, an official, suddenly became seriously ill again. The imperial doctors all looked at them and tried their best to cure them. Zhao Heng suffered from headaches most of the day.
It was difficult to get up, so the queen, Xiao Qinyan and others were in charge of everything in the court.
Due to the health issues of the official family, the atmosphere in the palace has been very strange recently. The three divisions and three yamen have also become more vigilant and busier than before.
Zhou Chen frowned slightly and looked at Guo Fen in front of him. Ever since the two of them turned against each other in person, Guo Fen had been targeting him a lot, but he just couldn't do anything about him.
"Commander Guo is really good at this."
"Each other, each other, you and I are both nobles. If you have people, I also have people."
Guo Fen had a proud smile on his face. Recently, he had found many colleagues in the noble family to put pressure on Zhou Chen, including Zhou Chen's uncle.
The reason for the persuasion is also very simple. It is simply that they are both nobles and should not fight to the death. Peaceful coexistence is the best result.
But how could Zhou Chen agree? The two of them were already at odds with each other, so there was no reason for others to just let him go after a few words of persuasion.
"I'll leave it to Commander Guo as I said last time. We have a long way to go. Let's see who can have the last laugh."
Zhou Chen did not fall out with him. Now is a special period. The official deadline is approaching. It is not appropriate to act rashly at this time. If he touches any of Zhao Heng's nerves and offends Zhao Heng, it will not be a good thing.
Watching Zhou Chen leave, Guo Fen's eyes were full of anger: "Hmph, don't think that you are the only one who can seek refuge with the saint. Let's just wait and see."