Chapter 1,466 Leaving Northern Qi, the wedding day
Chapter 1468 Leaving Northern Qi, the wedding day
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty carefully thought about what her daughter said. The more she thought about it, the more it made sense. This plan and process seemed very ridiculous, but if the result was what her daughter said, it would definitely be a very good choice.
"The emperor of Nanqing is always wary of Zhou Chen. If you can win him over to our Daqi, then our Daqi will be even more powerful."
Nowadays, Nanqing is strong and Northern Qi is weak. The most fundamental reason is that their mother and daughter cannot control the situation of the court and cannot work together. They were able to secure their current position only with the help of the great master Ku He.
If they can get Zhou Chen's support again, their position will be more stable. Zhan Doudou is not far away from being in power now, and he will be able to slowly take control of the government. In the future, the situation of the strong and the weak may not be changed.
Zhan Doudou said: "Don't worry, mother, I have been with Zhou Chen for so long, and I have gradually figured out his character. They say that the great master is extraordinary and does not care about love in the world, but Zhou Chen is different. He sees
He seems calm and doesn't care about anything, but in fact he cares more about affection, family affection, love, and even friendship than ordinary people. In his eyes, it is more important than power and wealth."
"Are you trying to use blood and love to bind him and take advantage of him?" the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi asked.
"No."
Zhan Doudou shook his head and said: "He is such a shrewd person. If he uses this method, how can he really be restrained? I said that he cares more about love, but it does not mean that these can restrain and use him. False love and
How could he not be able to tell the difference between true love and sincerity? What I used was conspiracy and my dedication was sincere. I didn’t want to restrain and use him, but I used these to leave a way out for Da Qi.”
The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi looked at Zhan Doudou seriously and said: "I think you are in love with him, but you are sincere to him, and he may not be sincere to you. You, Si Lili, and Pianpian, I heard that he
There are also women in the house, and this great master is really charming."
Zhan Doudou said nonchalantly: "What does that matter? I am not prepared to grow old together with him and stay together for the rest of my life. Compared with this, as the emperor of Daqi, I have more important things to do."
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty was very satisfied after hearing this.
"Very good. As the emperor of Daqi, you should put Daqi and the world first. The love and love between children is not suitable for you. You can have it, but you can't indulge in it."
"That's what the Queen Mother said."
This has been the education she received since she was a child, so Zhan Doudou doesn't feel any different. As time goes by, she now has a different feeling for Zhou Chen, but in her heart, Da Qi still comes first.
To put it simply, she has the character of a strong woman, and her love for her children comes second to her career.
In this regard, she and Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess who was also born in the Daqi royal family, have two completely different personalities.
"I'm just pregnant now, so I don't see any problems yet, but in the last few months, I will have to find excuses to deal with all the officials, and then I will need the cooperation of my mother and queen."
"no problem."
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty is very confident. The mother and daughter have been cooperating for more than ten years. Anyway, Zhan Doudou has not yet come to power. At worst, in those few months, the mother and daughter will stage another "palace fight" to suppress Zhan Doudou. After a few months and sealing off the palace, you don't have to worry about being discovered.
"What you need to pay attention to is that for imperial doctors, giving birth to a child is not a trivial matter, and it may be life-threatening."
Zhan Doudou said: "Queen mother, you don't have to worry about this. My junior aunt has learned Zhou Chen's Ruyi Jin, and the healing effect is very good. With her here, there will be no problem."
The Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty said nothing more and turned to talk about the court affairs.
"Shen Shen is dead. Jin Yiwei must be in control. There is also the matter of Nan Qing's secret agent. You can't be careless."
"Don't worry, mother, I know what to do."
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Zhou Chen was naturally the first to know that Zhan Doudou was pregnant, but he did not change his plan. He still decided to follow the previous plan and set off in two months.
Zhan Doudou was pregnant and could not announce it, but Si Lili was different. As the young emperor's only concubine, she was pregnant again. She had now become the panda in need of care most in the Northern Qi Palace, the imperial physician. The eunuchs and maids are all ready to serve at any time.
Two months was neither long nor short, and it passed quickly.
Because the Grand Duke of Northern Qi was going to marry Zhou Chen and go to Nanqing, the escort team this time was very large, not much worse than the previous delegation from Qing.
A few nights before leaving, Zhou Chen still sneaked into the palace secretly and said goodbye to Zhan Doudou and Si Lili. This time he returned to Qingguo. He didn't know when he would come to the capital next time.
Even Zhan Doudou, after a few months of in-depth and simple relationship, has developed a lot of feelings. As for Si Lili, not to mention, if she didn't have no choice, she would definitely choose to go with Zhou Chen.
The separation was made in advance, so during the separation, there was no need to show any reluctance.
The Qing Kingdom mission had set off two months ago, and Zhou Chen also received intelligence from Qing Kingdom.
Because he had no companions, Fan Xian was still threatened by the second prince Li Chengze just like in the original work, and finally had to fake his death to escape.
Fan Xian, who had deceived many people, sneaked into Kyoto secretly, joined forces with the prince, and started a confrontation with the second prince.
When they left Kyoto and went to Northern Qi, the second prince still used Fan Sizhe to open Baoyue Tower, and in just a few months, it became the most famous brothel in Kyoto.
Although Zhou Chen knew that these things would happen, he did not stop it because it was useless. Even if Baoyue Tower did not appear, there might still be Baori Tower and Baohua Tower...
What is really harmful is not the brothel, but the second prince himself. To put it more broadly, it is the power and this era that is at fault.
In an era like feudal society, people at the bottom can never get rid of the oppression of the upper class. The only difference lies in the amount of oppression.
Fan Xian fought with the second prince one after another, and then had another conflict with the eldest prince at the gate of Kyoto.
Although the plot has undergone some changes, the overall direction has not changed. The battle between Fan Xian and the second prince has become increasingly fierce.
Zhou Chen set off with Beiqi's team, but they were not in a hurry and their speed was not fast.
Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian's wedding date has been set, it will be in February, and there is still some time until February, so they don't need to rush.
Even when they arrived at Dongyi City between Northern Qi and Nanqing, Zhou Chen specially took Zhan Pianpian with him to visit Sigu Jian, and was pulled into a fight by Sigu Jian.
By the time Zhou Chen and the others returned to Kyoto, February had just passed, and his wedding to Zhan Pianpian was still more than ten days away.
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Before returning to Kyoto, Zhou Chen already knew that many things happened during his absence in Kyoto, and several major events were related to Fan Xian.
The censor Lai Mingcheng, who had impeached him many times before, finally got into a fight with Fan Xian. During the process of participating in Fan Xian's performance, he got to the bottom of it and was finally beaten to death by Emperor Qing.
At the same time, Emperor Qing also granted marriage to the second prince and Ye Ling'er, as well as Prince Jing's eldest son Li Hongcheng and Fan Ruoruo.
The reason why Emperor Qing did this was because he did it deliberately, not only to allow the second prince to get along with the Ye family, but also to make Fan Xian hate the second prince deeply, thus triggering a fight between them.
Emperor Qing has always sat firmly on the high platform. In his eyes, everyone in the world is his pawn. Except for Zhou Chen who suffered a blow from Zhou Chen some time ago and was unable to retaliate, the rest of the people are here.
Under his control, no one can escape from his grasp.
On the way back to Kyoto, Zhou Chen also met many people, all of whom were students going to Kyoto to participate in the Spring Imperial Examination.
Especially when we get near Kyoto, we can clearly feel that the flow of people has increased dramatically, especially after entering Kyoto. Dongcheng District and Xicheng District are better, but Nancheng and Beicheng are filled with countless people.
Every spring is the time when the flow of people in Kyoto is the largest. Zhou Chen has seen this many times over the years.
After arriving in Kyoto, Zhan Pianpian naturally could not stay in the Zhou Mansion this time, but was arranged to live in a post house by the people from the Qingguo Ministry of Rites.
On the wedding day, Zhou Chen's wedding team will pick up Zhan Pianpian from the post house, and then return to Zhou's mansion to complete the ceremony.
Zhou Chen explained to Zhan Pianpian.
"It will be hard for you to stay here these days."
"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."
Zhan Pianpian smiled brightly and didn't feel hard at all. There were only ten days left for the wedding. In ten days, she would become Zhou Chen's wife, so what couldn't be tolerated?
After leaving the post house, Zhou Chen immediately returned to Zhou Mansion. He has lived here for many years. He didn't feel any missing before, but now there is a woman waiting for him in the manor. Naturally, he is more beautiful than the last time he left.
Missed a lot more.
"Son."
After a long time, he finally saw Zhou Chen again. Sang Wen tried his best to calm himself down and did not shed tears on the spot. However, his eyes had turned red and he felt a little at a loss.
Zhou Chen simply walked over and hugged Sang Wen into his arms.
"I'm back."
"Master..."
Sang Wen couldn't hold it any longer and hugged Zhou Chen tightly, tears streaming down his face.
Although in the Zhou Mansion, she was equivalent to half a hostess, and her life was well-clothed and well-fed, which was countless times better than her previous life in the brothel.
But Zhou Chen was not in the house, so she felt bored in everything she did. She missed Zhou Chen very much. Now that Zhou Chen was finally back, she was more excited than anyone else in the house.
"Thank you for your hard work these days when I was away."
Sang Wen said: "I'm not working hard at all. Tong Quan and the others are taking care of me in the house. I'm just responsible for some simple things."
Zhou Chen gently stroked her cheek and said softly: "When I get married to Pianpian, I will accept you as a member of the family so that you can legitimately become a member of the Duke's Palace."
Sang Wen looked happy, but still said: "Young master, you don't have to think about it for me. You can't rush this matter. The princess treats me very well. Let's talk about it after a while."
She thought more about it. If Zhou Chen took her as his concubine soon after Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian got married, the outside world would definitely talk about it. Whether it was talking about Zhou Chen or Zhan Pianpian, it was not what she wanted to see.
result.
Anyway, she has lived in Zhou Mansion for a long time, and it must have spread outside. She really doesn't care if she takes her as a concubine, whether it takes longer or later.
Of course Zhou Chen understood what Sang Wen was thinking. In fact, what she considered did make sense, but this sensible behavior made him feel very pity.
"Tonight, I will accompany you well."
"Um."
Sang Wen responded gently, she could feel Zhou Chen's love for her, and for her, this was enough.
Qingguo Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Emperor Qing looked at the memorial in his hand. Fan Xian had been fighting fiercely with the second prince recently, and there were a lot of things going on in the court. He, the emperor, was unusually busy.
"Zhou Chen is back already?"
The person waiting in the imperial study today is not Eunuch Hou, but Hong Sixiang.
"Yes, Duke Zhen has sent the eldest princess of Northern Qi to the post house, and he himself has returned to the Duke's mansion."
Emperor Qing's face was expressionless. Every time he mentioned Zhou Chen, he felt very uncomfortable. This was the only person in the Qing Kingdom that he could not control.
"The Duke of Daqing married the eldest princess of Northern Qi. Haha, he really doesn't care about the royal family at all."
Normally, between countries, a princess with the status of a royal princess must marry a prince of another country, not a minister of an enemy country.
If it were anyone else, Emperor Qing would never allow this to happen, but it was Zhou Chen. He really had no way to deal with Zhou Chen.
But just like that, he was even more worried. Zhou Chen had no respect for him or the royal family, and he married a princess from an enemy country. It was impossible for him not to worry about Zhou Chen's belonging and loyalty to the Qing Kingdom.
Hong Sixiang lowered his head and did not dare to speak. He was a member of Emperor Qing, but Zhou Chen was a great master. He was cautious and did not want to express his opinions casually.
Emperor Qing's eyes sparkled. Since he couldn't stop it, he might as well be more generous.
"Pass the message, all expenses for the wedding of Duke Zhen and the eldest princess of Northern Qi will be funded by the state treasury."
Emperor Qing's decree spread quickly, and Zhou Chen also learned the news, but he didn't really care. Since Emperor Qing was willing to pay, let him pay.
In fact, he didn't want his wedding to cause much commotion, but Emperor Qing had issued a decree, and he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
Spring is approaching, which is always a lively time. Zhou Chen and the eldest princess of Northern Qi got married during this time. This is also a major event in Kyoto, and all the big and small forces in Kyoto are also watching this matter.
Even though Zhou Chen did not hold any position in the Qing Dynasty court, he was still a duke, and he was married to a princess from Northern Qi. It was difficult for him not to attract attention.
In the past few days after Zhou Chen came back, many people came to visit him, but Zhou Chen was still the same as before, basically no one was around.
Ten days passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the wedding day of Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian.
Because today is the most important day, Zhou Chen had already gotten up in the early morning to prepare. The team to receive the bride was also preparing overnight, and the entire town government palace was spinning.
