Chapter 1,450: Marriage Proposal, Visit to the Inspection Institute
Chapter 1452: Marriage Proposal, Visit to the Inspection Institute
After not seeing each other for a long time, Zhou Chen and Zhuang Mohan were very happy to see each other again.
Especially Zhuang Mohan, he regarded Zhou Chen as his confidant. He had not had many confidants in his life, so he cared more about Zhou Chen, his friend whom he had forgotten all year round.
The two chatted for a long time, and Zhan Pianpian stayed aside. After a while, he came over to pour tea and water, and then secretly took two snacks and put them in his mouth. He stared at Zhou Chen with big eyes and blinked, and from time to time he said:
He let out a silly chuckle, not knowing what he was happy about.
Zhou Chen saw Zhuang Mohan hesitate to speak several times, so he said: "Mr. Zhuang, there is no one else here. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly. There is no need to be so hostile between us."
"well."
Zhuang Mohan sighed heavily.
"You are so smart, you must have guessed that the reason I came to Kyoto, Qing Dynasty, with the mission this time was not to participate in negotiations. I actually came here with my own selfish motives."
Zhou Chen said: "Mr. Zhuang, you don't have to be like this. Everyone has selfish motives. Just tell me. As long as I can help, I will definitely help."
He knew that Zhuang Mohan's purpose in coming to Kyoto was to save his brother Xiao En, and for this reason, he was willing to be the sword of the eldest princess Li Yunrui.
Zhuang Mohan was silent for a while and said again: "Have you heard of Sean?"
"I heard that the former intelligence chief of Northern Qi, who was as famous as Chen Pingping, was captured by Chen Pingping twenty years ago and imprisoned in the deepest part of the dungeon of the Inspection Institute. It seems that Chen Pingping's legs were also destroyed because of him."
Sean was also a well-known ninth-level master at that time. He and Chen Pingping were really good at it for a while. Unfortunately, he lost to Chen Pingping in the end and was captured alive by Chen Pingping. However, he also disabled Chen Pingping's legs. It can only be said that he was just one move away from Chen Pingping.
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"He is my biological brother."
Zhuang Mohan told about his relationship with Xiao En. Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't show any surprise or strange expression, he felt confused instead.
"You knew already?"
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I don't find it strange. Sean is regarded as a big devil by the Qing people, but to Beiqi, he is a strong man and respected by others. Such a figure is Mr. Zhuang's younger brother.
I don’t think it’s surprising.”
"So, Mr. Zhuang came to Kyoto this time just for Sean?"
"yes."
Zhuang Mohan said: "Of course there will be officials involved in the peace talks. My biggest purpose in coming to Kyoto is for Xiao Xiao. I know that you have a respected position in Kyoto, so I came to you to ask you to help me and let me meet Xiao Xiao."
Well, maybe, this may also be the last time."
The tone of his voice sounded a bit pleading. As someone who is regarded as a teacher by scholars all over the world, the only thing in the world that can make him travel thousands of miles, even at the expense of his own reputation, is probably only family affection.
Zhou Chen didn't hesitate at all and replied directly: "No problem, I have met Chen Pingping and we have some friendship. He should be able to sell me this face."
Zhuang Mohan stood up and bowed to Zhou Chen very solemnly.
"Thank you."
Zhou Chen hurriedly helped him up, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
"Mr. Zhuang, you don't have to be like this. Although you and I have known each other for a short time, we are close friends. I may have many friends, but I have few close friends. This doesn't have to be the case between you and me."
Zhan Pianpian also hurried over and helped her teacher sit down.
"Teacher, if Zhou Chen says to help, he will definitely be able to help. He never breaks his promise. I believe in him the most."
Zhuang Mohan nodded. He naturally believed in Zhou Chen, but he felt that his request was a bit excessive and might trouble Zhou Chen, so he felt guilty.
"I came this time and brought many precious rare books. If you don't mind, just accept them."
Zhou Chen immediately responded: "Okay, I will study it carefully."
"I will go to Chen Pingping today and tell you that if nothing unexpected happens, I can take you to the forensic institute tomorrow."
I added something to my mind, even if there is an accident, I can take you to the forensic institute tomorrow, but one will go politely, and the other will forcefully break in.
After receiving a definite reply from Zhou Chen, Zhuang Mohan had lunch with Zhou Chen before leaving the Zhou Mansion, but Zhan Pianpian, who came with him, stayed.
With only herself and Zhou Chen left, Zhan Pianpian felt much more at ease. She sat in front of her, supporting the table, holding her chin, and looking at Zhou Chen with a smile on her face.
"Why are you looking at me like this? I've changed?"
"No, I just haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you very much. You don't know how to go to the capital to see me."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Actually, if you don't come with Mr. Zhuang this time, I will go to the capital to see you in a while."
"Really?" Zhan Pianpian asked happily.
"Of course, not only am I going to see you, I'm also going to propose marriage to your emperor and the queen mother and ask them to marry you to me."
"ah?"
The sudden proposal of marriage made Zhan Pianpian lose her composure instantly. She blushed, covered her face with her hands, and said coquettishly: "What are you talking about?"
But Zhou Chen said with a serious face: "I'm not talking nonsense, I'm very serious. I just plan to go to your country of Qi to propose marriage. No matter how you say it, I have already passed the age of crowning. I have reached the age of marrying a wife, and there are no elders in my family.
So I can only propose marriage in person."
Zhan Pianpian didn't dare to look at Zhou Chen: "Then, then, don't say it in front of me. It's so, so embarrassing."
But she was very happy in her heart. Although she had already identified Zhou Chen, both the emperor and the queen mother also recognized her choice, but Zhou Chen never mentioned it after all, it was just what they thought about.
So Zhou Chen expressed his feelings in front of her. Although he was excited, he was also extremely shy. After all, she was only a teenage girl.
Zhou Chen smiled slightly, pulled her hand off her face, and held it gently in his hand.
"Pianpian, I am very serious. I think very clearly. If I, Zhou Chen, want to marry a wife, that person must be you. I have decided on you."
The shy Zhan Pianpian blushed and looked at Zhou Chen blankly, suddenly not so shy anymore.
"Me too."
The voice was very low, but Zhou Chen heard it clearly, so his smile became even brighter, he held Zhan Pianpian's hand and clasped his fingers together, as if they were one person.
"With your words, I feel at ease. I promise you that you will be my wife and no one can stop me."
"Um."
Zhan Pianpian's heart is very sweet, and the feelings of a girl are always poetry. She feels that meeting Zhou Chen is the most beautiful thing in her life, more beautiful than the most moving poem in the world.
Seeing the happy Zhan Pianpian, Zhou Chen was also very happy and just stayed with her quietly.
After a while, he spoke again: "Pianpian, there is something I want to tell you first."
Zhan Pianpian tilted her head and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Chen knew that it was not a good time to talk about Sang Wen at this moment, but Zhan Pianpian had already arrived at the house, so it was naturally impossible to hide Sang Wen's matter from her anymore.
"There is a person in my house. Her name is Sang Wen. She has been back with me for several months. She..."
Listening to Zhou Chen's words carefully, Zhan Pianpian nodded: "Oh."
Seeing Zhan Pianpian's reaction was so small, Zhou Chen felt surprised: "That's it, nothing else?"
Zhan Pianpian looked puzzled: "What else?"
"Just Sang Wen, about my relationship with her, I brought her home and didn't tell you. Just this matter, you have nothing to say?"
"What did you say? Is there any problem?"
Zhan Pianpian still looked puzzled, looking at Zhou Chen's expression, he suddenly came to his senses.
"Oh, I understand. You don't have to worry. I heard you say that Miss Sang Wen is very pitiful. I will definitely get along well with her in the future and treat her well."
"ah?"
Zhou Chen was even more surprised: "You don't mind?"
"I don't mind. Why should you mind? Didn't you say that Miss Sang Wen is a good girl and easy to get along with? I think we can definitely get along."
Looking at Zhan Pianpian's expression, Zhou Chen suddenly realized that he was overthinking.
In this feudal society, it is very normal to have three wives and four concubines. He just said that he would marry Zhan Pianpian. Although the two are not married yet, Zhan Pianpian is already indispensable to him and has put herself in the position of his wife.
She is a princess, but she is not an unruly princess. Instead, she is a cute and naive princess without so many distractions.
In other words, she felt that Sang Wen would not have any influence on her, so she had no objection to Sang Wen and felt that she could get along well with him.
In short, in one sentence, Zhan Pianpian didn't think that he had another woman, which was something she couldn't bear. Instead, she felt that it was normal and not worth making a fuss about. What she cared about more was whether she could get along well with Sang Wen.
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This "evil" feudal society is really beautiful in some aspects.
Zhou Chen held her hand tightly and said, "I'll take you to get to know Sang Wen, okay?"
"OK."
Zhan Pianpian responded crisply. She also wanted to see if Sang Wen, whom Zhou Chen brought home, was really good. She liked Zhou Chen and wanted to do good for Zhou Chen. As long as Zhou Chen felt good about her, she would
No comments.
In the backyard, Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian met Sang Wen.
Compared with Zhan Pianpian, who was elegant and graceful, Sang Wen was too nervous and seemed very cautious, keeping his posture very low for fear of making Zhan Pianpian dissatisfied.
After all, their origins are very different. One is the eldest princess of a country, and the other is just a lowly prostitute in the land of fireworks.
It was just beyond her expectation that Zhan Pianpian was completely different from what she had imagined. Although he looked a bit pretentious, he was very easy to get along with and spoke nicely. After just a while, she relaxed and started chatting with Zhan Pianpian.
very nice.
Seeing this harmonious scene, Zhou Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that once there are more women, there will eventually be conflicts. It has nothing to do with love or not. The way women get along and the relationship between them is much more complicated than that of men.
too much.
But fortunately, Zhan Pianpian and Sang Wen get along very well.
Zhou Chen also found it funny. The silly girl Zhan Pianpian, to put it mildly, does have the air of a powerful woman, with a broad mind and great sense; to put it harshly, she is just a naive girl, and sometimes she is really cute and naive.
But Zhou Chen likes her naivety, her frankness and cuteness, and likes to spend time with her. This is why he did not hesitate to marry her and thought of her.
You can tell whether a girl likes you or not, and he can tell at a glance whether you are pretending or not.
At night, Zhou Chen accompanied Zhan Pianpian to enjoy the moon together, just like last year when he went to the capital. This made Zhan Pianpian very happy. He insisted on dragging Zhou Chen to drink. After a glass of wine, his face turned red.
It's so cute.
Although Zhan Pianpian stayed in the Zhenguo Palace, Zhou Chen naturally would not do anything to her and arranged her in another courtyard for the maid to take care of her.
This is a feudal society. Since he wants to marry Zhan Pianpian as his wife, he naturally has to respect her very much. In addition to Zhan Pianpian's status, he will not touch Zhan Pianpian before getting married. The best should be kept at the end.
Beautiful day.
After Chen Pingping received the letter delivered by Zhou Chen, she immediately went to the palace to meet Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing read Zhou Chen's letter and threw it aside.
"Zhou Chen has a very good relationship with Zhuang Mohan, and he even interceded for Zhuang Mohan."
"Your Majesty, according to our previous information, Duke Zhen Guo lived in Zhuang Mohan's mansion when he went to the capital in Northern Qi. These two people seem to have known each other for many years and have a very good relationship. Otherwise, Duke Zhen Guo would not have come to ask for help for Zhuang Mohan.
I'll take care of things."
Chen Pingping paid attention to Emperor Qing's expression. It was obvious that Emperor Qing was not happy when he mentioned Zhou Chen.
"Sean is Zhuang Mohan's biological brother. It is reasonable for him to want to save Sean. However, in Kyoto, he only has a good relationship with Duke Zhen Guo. Asking Duke Zhen Guo for help is his only choice.
"
Emperor Qing asked: "Then do you think we should let him see you?"
Chen Pingping muttered: "Listen to His Majesty's decree."
Emperor Qing chuckled softly: "If I don't agree, will Zhou Chen forcefully break into the inspection institute? After all, he is so bold that he can do anything."
Chen Pingping lowered her head and did not respond, but she could also hear how resentful Emperor Qing was towards Zhou Chen. However, what Emperor Qing said was good, and there was no way Zhou Chen would really do that.
There was silence in the imperial study room for a long time before Emperor Qing spoke again.
"Just agree to him. Sean is going to be released anyway, but you have to keep a close eye on me. I must know Sean's secret."
The reason why Sean has been trapped for twenty years without killing him is because of the secrets Sean hides about the temple.
If the Grand Master is the person that Emperor Qing wants to get rid of most, then the temple is Emperor Qing's greatest pursuit in life. If he finds the temple and masters the secrets of the temple, maybe he can gain the ability to live forever like Wu Zhu.
At that time, the world will be his.
That's right, the biggest reason why he wanted to find the temple was Wuzhu. For decades, Wuzhu's appearance had remained unchanged, making him extremely envious and longing.
The Grand Master's lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary people, but for him, it is still far from enough. He wants to achieve true immortality, and only the temple can help him achieve it.
This is also the biggest reason why he locked up Sean and planned it with Chen Pingping for many years.
"I obey the decree."
Emperor Qing's promise also made Chen Pingping relieved. Everyone said that he was the King of Dark Night, cold-blooded and ruthless, but he had a good impression of Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen was a great master. If possible, he did not want to fight with Zhou Chen.
Chen is the enemy.
Now that Emperor Qing has given permission, he doesn't have to conflict with Zhou Chen, which is the best result for him.
The next day, when Fan Xian came to the Inspection Institute to find Wang Qinian, he was surprised to find that the atmosphere in the Inspection Institute was very strange today. Many people had serious expressions, and many people would always look at the entrance of the Inspection Institute.
Fan Xian found Wang Qinian and asked curiously: "Why do I feel that the atmosphere in the inspection institute today is not right? What happened?"
Wang Qinian explained in a low voice: "Today, Duke Zhen Guo is coming to visit the Inspection Institute. Dean Chen and his people are preparing to greet him. Although Duke Zhen Guo has a great reputation in Kyoto, no one has actually met Duke Zhen Guo face to face.
There aren’t many, so everyone is very curious about what this young grandmaster looks like and what’s so magical about him.”
Zhou Chen may have a bad reputation in the eyes of many people, but to the martial arts practitioners in the Qing Kingdom, the great master Zhou Chen is a legendary figure, as if he has been deified, and many martial arts practitioners want to see it.
This legendary great master.
When Fan Xian heard this, he was very surprised: "The Duke of Zhen is coming? Does the Duke of Zhen still have a good relationship with Dean Chen?"
Wang Qinian thought of the scene when Zhou Chen came to the inspection institute last year and said: "The dean and Zhen Guo Gong really have some friendship. Speaking of which, I was the one who took charge..."
He was about to brag to Fan Xian about bringing Zhou Chen to the forensic institute when suddenly there was a commotion at the entrance of the forensic institute, and Chen Pingping and others were already waiting at the door to greet him.
"The Duke of Zhenguo is here."
At the entrance of the inspection institute, a luxury carriage slowly stopped. Zhou Chen got off the carriage, and with him came a man covered in a black cloak. This outfit was similar to a shadow, which made people look at it.
Don't know his true face.
Although the people in the inspection institute were a little curious, most of their eyes were still on Zhou Chen.
Shadow pushed Chen Pingping towards him and said, "Dong Zhenguo."
Zhou Chen replied: "Dean Chen, long time no see. Last time you said you wanted to treat me to a banquet, you never believed it. Today I will come in person."
Chen Pingping smiled and apologized: "It is indeed my problem. After today, I will definitely invite the Duke of Zhen to go to Chenyuan for a gathering, and then I will also ask the Duke of Zhen to show his respect."
"must."
"Mr. Zhen Guo, please."
"Dean Chen, please."
Zhou Chen and Chen Pingping walked into the inspection institute one after another. When passing by everyone in the inspection institute, Chen Pingping introduced her subordinates to Zhou Chen.
"Mr. Zhen Guo, these are the mainstays of our inspection institute. This is Zhu Ge, the head of the First Division, Yan Ruohai, the chief of the Fourth Division, and the propaganda chief of the Eighth Division..."
The people introduced by Chen Pingping saluted Zhou Chen one after another, and Zhou Chen responded politely.
When passing by Fan Xian, Zhou Chen stopped and said hello.
"Fan Xian, you haven't been to my house recently. Have you not made any money?"
Fan Xian's face turned bitter. He had only paid back 10,000 taels of 80,000 taels of silver, and was still burdened with a debt of 70,000 taels. It was very embarrassing to be mentioned to Zhou Chen's face.
"I have already worked hard to make money, and I would like to thank the Duke of Zhen for his grace."
Zhou Chen smiled, passed him, and continued walking in with Chen Pingping.
Fan Xian asked Wang Qinian out of curiosity: "Who is that person behind Lord Zhen Guo? Does the Grand Master need to bring bodyguards when he goes out?"
"bodyguard?"
"It means guarding."
"Oh, sir, let's not ask so much about the Grand Master."
"I'm just curious. In broad daylight, dressed like a shadow, do all the big shots like this kind of escort?"