Chapter 1,464: The marriage is done, chaos in Beijing
Chapter 1466 The marriage is done, chaos in Beijing
Zhou Chen personally came to the harem with the betrothal gift. Zhan Doudou, who had been prepared for it, immediately asked people to bring Zhou Chen into the harem to meet the Queen Mother after learning that Zhou Chen was coming.
Zhou Chen had met the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi twice before, but it was not a formal meeting. This time it was different. He came to propose marriage, so this time it was a very formal meeting.
Because Zhou Chen's status was unusual and he came to propose marriage in person, the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi's attitude was very good.
"Mr. Zhou, the Ai family very much approves of your marriage to Pianpian, but you may not know that not long ago, the Qing Emperor of your Qing Kingdom expressed his desire to marry us, Da Qi, to jointly realize Da Qi and your Nan Qing.
of peace.”
After hearing what the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi said, Zhou Chen remained calm. Regardless of whether what she said was true or not, he was from the Qing Kingdom after all. It was best not to show anything at this time.
"Queen Mother, this is my betrothal gift, please take a look at it."
The Queen Mother of Northern Qi motioned to Begonia Duoduo beside her, and Begonia Duoduo immediately walked up to Zhou Chen, took the betrothal gift list, and handed it to the Queen Mother of Northern Qi.
The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi opened it and took a look, then her face showed surprise.
"Mr. Zhou, are all the things above true?"
The things on this gift list seemed luxurious even to her, a high-ranking queen mother. She didn't expect that Zhou Chen would be so extravagant for Zhan Pianpian.
"certainly."
Since he had brought all these things over, he naturally had no intention of taking them back. Besides, the betrothal gift he gave was so large that there was no way the Northern Qi royal family could give him less.
He didn't care about the dowry, but it was what Zhan Pianpian deserved. Since he wanted to marry Zhan Pianpian, he naturally had to think more about his future wife.
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty was not embarrassed. To be precise, she did not want to be embarrassed, or even did not dare to be embarrassed.
She doesn't have much relationship with Zhan Pianpian, and she is not her biological daughter. Even if there was no Zhou Chen, she would marry Zhan Pianpian to someone else for profit. Now that there is Zhou Chen, the great master, who is willing to marry and can be on good terms with the great master,
Of course she would have no objection.
Therefore, the Queen Mother agreed to Zhou Chen's marriage proposal on the spot. However, as a princess of a country, her marriage had to go through the Ministry of Etiquette, so this was also a complicated process.
"If Mr. Zhou is not in a hurry, there will be a birthday party for the Ai family in a few days. Can Pianpian, the child, spend his birthday with the Ai family before leaving?"
"Listen to the Queen Mother."
Zhou Chen would naturally have no objection, and he would be able to return to Qingguo with the Qingguo envoy at that time.
After leaving the Queen Mother, Zhou Chen went to Zhan Pianpian's palace and told Zhan Pianpian the good news.
When Zhan Pianpian heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, but at the same time he was also shy.
She was relieved, but when she thought that she and Zhou Chen would soon get married and become husband and wife, she felt ashamed and happy at the same time.
"Did the Queen Mother say that she will leave after the birthday banquet? I understand. Before that, I will make good preparations."
Knowing that he was leaving Qi after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Zhan Pianpian suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave.
Although she doesn't like this cold palace very much, it is the place where she has lived for more than ten years after all. She will soon leave here to live in Qingguo, and she feels both reluctant and anxious.
Feeling the anxiety in Zhan Pianpian's heart, Zhou Chen gently held her hand to comfort her.
"Don't be afraid, as long as I'm here, everything will be fine."
"Um."
Zhan Pianpian responded softly. She was worried, but thinking that Zhou Chen would be by her side, she was not so scared.
Zhou Chen went back in a carriage driven by Wang Qinian. When he learned that Zhou Chen's marriage proposal was successful, Wang Qinian was full of blessings.
"The villain knows that there will be no problem. My lord, you are young and promising, with literary and military talents. You are unique in the world. You are a perfect match for the eldest princess of Northern Qi."
He had met Zhan Pianpian in Qingguo before and had a meal together. He had a very good impression of Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess of Northern Qi.
"It's nice to talk and I'm in a good mood. I'll reward you."
A jade pendant flew out of the carriage, and Wang Qinian immediately reached out to take it.
"Oh, this jade pendant is too precious, you should take it back."
He said so, but he held the piece of jade pendant with both hands and had no intention of returning it.
Zhou Chen was delighted: "Stop pretending to be that way in front of me. Just keep it and go back and buy more meat for your daughter."
Wang Qinian immediately responded happily: "Okay, then the little man will thank the Duke of Zhenguo on behalf of my family."
Hearing the name "Ba Ba", Zhou Chen's mouth twitched. He was called "Ba Ba" all day long. It was really difficult for Wang Qinian and his wife.
Today is the second day after the Qing Dynasty envoy arrived in the upper capital. From today on, the confrontation between Fan Xian and Zhong Zhong and others also began.
Fan Xian really wanted to leave Beiqi immediately, but he was reluctant to let Yan Bingyun go, and he also made high-sounding excuses, so he had no way to fall out. He could only find a way to find Yan Bingyun first.
At night, Zhou Chen sneaked into the palace secretly again, and sneaked into Zhan Doudou's bedroom with familiarity.
Zhan Doudou seemed to know that Zhou Chen was coming, so she was prepared in advance. As soon as Zhou Chen arrived, she was pinned down by her, and then she started to 'bully' Zhou Chen.
Zhan Doudou was in excellent condition today, as if she had been stimulated. Zhou Chen felt something strange about her, so he deliberately let her go.
After a long time, the rain disappeared.
"The matter between you and the imperial sister has come to an end. Are you very happy?"
Listening to Zhan Doudou's resentful tone, Zhou Chen chuckled: "Are you unhappy because of this? I remember that after we got together, you said it yourself, you and I just use each other.
There are only interests and no emotions."
Zhan Doudou blushed and retorted: "Who said I have feelings for you? We have a relationship of interest. You are just a tool for me to have children. I have no feelings for you. I just see you being so romantic."
, I’m just worried about the future of the emperor’s sister.”
Now she doesn't even use 'I' when talking to Zhou Chen.
"Yes, yes, yes, I am your tool for giving birth to children. I am also very romantic, but I definitely have feelings for the mother of my future child."
"Humph, who cares?"
Zhan Doudou sounded proud, as if I didn't care at all, but she showed an unnoticeable smile uncontrollably.
"We have been together for some time, right? Why haven't I responded yet?"
"It's only been more than ten days, it's not that fast."
"How long will that take?"
"We won't know until at least a month later."
"Ah, does it take so long? But you have to return to Qingguo after your mother's birthday party, can you make it in time?"
Zhan Doudou looked worried. Her goal with Zhou Chen from the beginning was for future generations. If it didn't work out, she would definitely be anxious.
Zhou Chen said: "There is no good way. We can only continue to work hard. Come on, continue."
"All right……"
Zhou Chen was very busy during this period because he had not one but two goals for having children.
In the middle of the night, after Zhan Doudou fell asleep, Zhou Chen quietly left and came to another place, Si Lili's bedroom.
??????55.??????
Si Lili has been prepared for a long time. She has been like this these days. She is already used to it, so she has already taken a nap. She just woke up not long ago and hasn't slept since. She is quietly waiting for Zhou Chen's arrival in the dormitory.
.
Hearing the sound of Zhou Chen's arrival, Si Lili was suddenly filled with surprise: "Master."
"I am coming."
…………
While Zhou Chen was enjoying the blessing of being together, Fan Xian was still racking his brains to think about how to find Yan Bingyun.
In the blink of an eye, a few days passed. In these days, Fan Xian finally completed his first goal, which was to find Yan Bingyun who was imprisoned by the Jinyi Guards, and successfully rescued Yan Bingyun and brought him back.
The post house where the Qing Dynasty mission lived.
For this reason, Zhong Sheng was almost about to fight Fan Xian. Fortunately, he was stopped by someone sent by the Queen Mother and ordered him to let Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun go. So no matter how unwilling he was, he could only swallow this.
At the same time, he didn't dare to be too vocal. After all, his sister had a big responsibility in this matter.
Then Fan Xian, Zhong Zhong, and Tora Uesugi began to surround Sean again and start a game.
Zhuang Mansion.
Zhuang Mohan rarely continued his research, but played chess with Zhou Chen in the courtyard. However, during the chess game, he seemed a little restless and made frequent mistakes.
Zhou Chen saw his problem and asked proactively: "Is Mr. Zhuang worried about Sean?"
Zhuang Mohan sighed and said, "It's a bit. I thought it would be a good thing for him to save him and return to Northern Qi, but now it seems, alas."
He knew very well that although Sean escaped from the dungeon of the Qingguo Inspection Institute, his experience had not changed much after returning to Qi, and it was even worse.
"Do you need my help?"
"Need not."
Zhuang Mohan rejected Zhou Chen, his expression was complicated, but his tone was firm.
"Yes, he is my biological brother, but everyone has his own life. We can help him once, but we cannot help him all the time. He has his own way to go. No matter what the final result is, it is his own choice.
Yes, we are not qualified to make decisions for him."
Zhou Chen didn't say anything. In fact, he had always behaved in this way, putting aside his desire to help others and respecting the fate of others.
Of course, if it is someone he cares about and is important, he will also change these principles.
If Zhuang Mohan opened his mouth, he might consider helping, but since Zhuang Mohan himself didn't have this idea, he would naturally not meddle in other people's affairs.
The game of chess did not end for an hour. The main reason was that although Zhuang Mohan was playing chess, his mind was not on it at all. Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and patiently accompanied him.
In the end, Zhuang Mohan didn't finish the game because of his old age, so he went to his room to rest with a melancholy look on his face.
As soon as Zhou Chen was about to go out for a walk, he heard from his servants that someone had come to visit and the person he wanted to see was him.
"Lang Tao, I have met Mr. Zhou."
The person who asked to see him was suddenly Lang Tao, Ku He's eldest disciple. Zhou Chen had met him outside Shangjing City before. The dark circles under his eyes and the smoky makeup were so unique that he would never forget it.
"sit."
After Lang Tao sat down, Zhou Chen asked again: "Lang Tao, is your teacher finished fighting?"
Lang Tao's expression was startled, and he didn't expect that the first thing Zhou Chen asked would be this.
"Yes, sir, my master is doing very well now and is practicing in seclusion."
He knew that his teacher had a fight with someone some time ago, but he didn't know who the other party was. Since Zhou Chen asked this, he must know more than him.
"Your teacher asked you to come to the capital to kill Sean?"
"Sir, I know that you have a good relationship with Mr. Zhuang, and Sean is Mr. Zhuang's younger brother..."
Zhou Chen interrupted him directly: "You don't need to tell me this. What happens to Sean has nothing to do with me. What you want to do is your business. There is no need to test me."
Hearing this, Lang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. He followed his master's order and must get rid of Sean.
But because Sean is Zhuang Mohan's younger brother, and Zhou Chen is on good terms with Zhuang Mohan, the main reason why he came to visit today was to test Zhou Chen's attitude.
Now that he saw that Zhou Chen didn't care about Sean, he was relieved. After all, he didn't want to offend a great master.
After saying this, Lang Tao didn't stay long, and after saying a few more polite words, he left the village's mansion.
Some days later, Sean finally died due to heavy calculations. This result was actually the best result for many people in Northern Qi.
Only Zhuang Mohan, Sean's brother, was silent for several days. After a few days, he regained his composure, as if everything was over, and once again devoted himself to his great career.
But Zhou Chen could feel that this incident still had a big impact on Zhuang Mohan, but he just didn't show it.
Sean's death did not bring any sadness to Fan Xian, but the secrets Sean told him shocked him.
On the one hand, it is the truth about his mother Ye Qingmei, and on the other hand, it is the fear of Chen Pingping's scheme.
After so many years in this world, it was the first time that he had such a great fear of a person, so he developed a strong fear of Chen Pingping.
At the same time, Sean's death also showed him the way to deal with Heavy, so he personally went to Sean's adopted son Uesugi Tiger and planned with him to deal with Heavy.
After making the plan, Fan Xian took Uesugi Tiger to the palace, met with the Queen Mother, and bluntly said that he would give a birthday gift to the Queen Mother, and this birthday gift was Uesugi Tiger.
Fan Xian's operation confused the Queen Mother of Northern Qi and others. After explaining it in detail, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi was already shocked.
After all, Fan Xian, a foreign minister, could make the Northern Qi general surrender. His calculations and eloquence were shocking.
After Zhong Zhong learned about this, he couldn't sit still. Although he didn't know what Fan Xian wanted to do, he still hurried into the palace.
Everyone gathered in the harem, and after a confrontation, Fan Xian took the initiative to mention the smuggling cooperation, which made the Queen Mother extremely moved. She tried her best to persuade her. Although the Queen Mother was dissatisfied, she did not want to cause trouble in the Qi Kingdom in front of Fan Xian, a foreign minister. The king and his ministers are at odds.
Zhong Zhong was extremely dissatisfied with Fan Xian's move, and quickly found a way to attack, saying that Fan Xian was revered as the God of Poetry in Nanqing and had a bright future. There was really no reason to plan for Qi State, and there was no need to do anything for a mere Smuggling wealth, regardless of one's own bright future, must be someone with different intentions.
Fan Xian didn't expect that He Shen could actually fight back at this time, so he didn't think of an excuse at all, so his mind raced quickly, trying to find a suitable excuse.
Facing the heavy questions and the questioning from the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi, he was silent for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, in fact, the foreign minister did not do this for the profit of smuggling, but for selfish reasons."
"Oh, the Ai family is very curious. If you don't want to smuggle gold and silver, what are your selfish motives?"
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty was interested in the benefits of smuggling, but she also wanted to know Fan Xian's purpose, so she had to be on guard against others.