Chapter 970: Let’s go to Tokyo together and get separated halfway
Going to Tokyo is a completely different state of mind for Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang.
In a sad mood, Zhao Pan'er wanted to go to Tokyo to find Ouyang Xu and ask if what Uncle De said was true.
In the final analysis, it is the kind of mentality that even if you have to die, you must die.
But Song Yinzhang was different. She was emotionally bruised. After learning that she could accompany Sister Pan'er to Tokyo, and that after going to Tokyo, Zhou Chen would help her deregister her citizenship, her mood suddenly improved. Everything in front of her
It seems that there is no longer darkness, but a light.
Both of them were satisfied, but Song Yinzhang's maid Yin Ping looked troubled.
"Girl, Mrs. Zhao, if you all go to Tokyo, what will I do?"
Song Yinzhang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yin Ping, you are different from me. I can't use money to redeem my life before I'm thirty-five, but you can. I can use money to redeem your life and give you your freedom. You can do whatever you want in the future."
Anything is fine.”
Yin Ping had served her for many years and worked hard, so she was very grateful and willing to redeem Yin Ping.
Although they are both in the Jiaofang Department, Yin Ping's contract of sale is different from hers. She is an official prostitute. She is under age and cannot be free or redeem her life with money;
The contract of Yin Ping is a slave contract, which can be redeemed with money.
Yin Ping didn't show how happy he was after learning that he could redeem himself.
"Girl, I was sold to Renyazi by my parents since I was a child. I no longer know where they went. If I were free, I wouldn't know where to go, let alone what to do?"
The main reason is that she has been serving Song Yinzhang for these years and has already formed a habit. Suddenly she is free, but she will have a big gap and she doesn't know where to go.
"You can marry. You are very beautiful. You will definitely marry into a good family."
"But who is willing to marry a maid from the Jiaofang Division? If you are going to be someone else's concubine, you might as well continue to serve the girl."
At this point, Yin Ping's eyes suddenly lit up: "Girl, why don't you let me continue to follow you? Madam Zhao, I can do anything. I can serve you and the girl. You can do anything, as long as you let me follow you."
"
"this?"
Song Yinzhang was a little moved. To be honest, she was used to Yin Ping always being by her side. If Yin Ping suddenly disappeared, she would really not be able to adapt.
Zhao Pan'er frowned and said, "But it may not be a good thing if we go to Tokyo. If you follow us, you will definitely suffer."
But Yin Ping said: "I am not afraid of hardship. Madam Zhao and the girl are both capable people. It is my blessing to be able to serve you. I am willing to follow you."
"Sister Pan'er, how about we bring the silver bottle?"
"But this time we are going to Tokyo with the support of Lord Zhou. Now I am bringing another person with me. I wonder if it will be troublesome."
Song Yinzhang volunteered and said: "Then I'll go find Lord Zhou. I think Lord Zhou is really good. I've never seen such a good official like him. And I don't think he has any maids around him. Yin Ping
He is the best at serving others.”
Yin Ping's eyes shone brightly. Although he always served others, if he had the opportunity to serve the Marquis, it would be a good thing that many people could never imagine.
"Then, it's up to me to tell you."
For some reason, Zhao Pan'er didn't want Song Yinzhang to go find Zhou Chen alone. Song Yinzhang was too naive and it would be bad if he said the wrong thing.
"Yinzhang, go find Sanniang and tell her that we are going to Tokyo. Ask her to take good care of her. If we can settle down in Tokyo, we will write to her."
In Qiantang, Zhao Pan'er didn't know many people she knew well. Sun Sanniang was her best friend. Now that she was leaving, the one she was most reluctant to leave was Sun Sanniang.
So, the two of them acted separately, Zhao Pan'er went to find Zhou Chen, and Song Yinzhang went to find Sun Sanniang.
For Zhou Chen, bringing an extra maid was no big deal, so he agreed directly, but there was trouble with Sun Sanniang.
"Sister Pan'er, I heard someone say that something happened to Sister Sanniang. Her husband wanted to adopt her son to someone else. Sister Sanniang got into trouble and was divorced by her husband. Sister Sanniang has no face to see anyone. I heard people say
He ran back to his parents’ house.”
"What?"
When Zhao Paner heard this, he was dumbfounded.
What is this thing called?
First it was Song Yinzhang, then her, and now it’s Sun Sanniang’s turn?
What on earth did the three sisters do? They were hurt by men one after another. Is there any justice?
"Where is there anyone else in Sanniang's natal family? No, I have to go find Sanniang."
Song Yinzhang quickly grabbed Zhao Pan'er: "Sister Pan'er, it's too late for you to go find Sanniang now. We are going to Tokyo with Mr. Zhou tomorrow. What's more, do you know where Sanniang's hometown is?"
Zhao Pan'er was stunned: "I only know that Sanniang's hometown is in the village of Deqing, but I really don't know which village it is."
She and Sun Sanniang were good friends, but when they met, Sun Sanniang had already married to Qiantang and had children. When they were together, they rarely talked about things in their hometown, so she only knew that Sun Sanniang's hometown was in Deqing.
Don't know the location.
"Yeah, you don't know where Sister Sanniang's hometown is, how can you find it?"
"Then we can't ignore Sanniang. She has helped me a lot over the years. Now that something has happened to her, we have to help her."
Zhao Pan'er still couldn't let go of this sisterly love.
"Then wait until we go to Tokyo and then find Sister Sanniang when we come back." Song Yinzhang said.
Zhao Pan'er thought for a long time, but finally had to give up. Without knowing the location of Sun Sanniang's hometown, she wanted to find Sun Sanniang. It would not be a matter of three or two days. She might not be able to find her in ten days and a half.
If she stayed, she would not be able to arrive in Tokyo before Guyu. After weighing for a long time, she still wanted to solve her own problems first and then come back to find Sun Sanniang.
"What kind of evil did the three of us commit to become like this?"
Zhao Pan'er is not a blaming person, but the series of changes in the past few days have really overwhelmed her.
There was still one day left, so they went to Jiaofangsi first and redeemed Yin Ping's deed of sale. With the transfer order from the Hangzhou magistrate, how could the people of Jiaofangsi disobey.
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The next day, Zhou Huai and Zhang Heng came to help Zhao Paner and Song Yinzhang pick up things, but found that there were nothing.
Zhao Pan'er only carried one package, and Song Yinzhang only carried his beloved pipa and only the silver bottle. They carried two packages, but they were only clothes and money. Even without the help of Zhou Huai and the others, the three of them could still move.
free.
This is a medium-sized ship, but it has been chartered by Zhou Chen and others, so apart from the people on the ship, the only passengers are Zhou Chen and others.
When the ship slowly sailed away from the dock in Qiantang, Zhao Pan'er stood at the stern of the ship, looking at the land farther and farther away with complex eyes.
"Why, are you reluctant to leave?"
Zhao Pan'er looked at Zhou Chen who was walking next to her and said, "I feel a little reluctant to give up. I have lived here for many years. I thought I would live here forever, but who knew..."
In fact, she really likes Qiantang. Opening a teahouse here is simple and comfortable. It was the life she always longed for during her years in the Jiaofang Division.
"Life is unsatisfactory. Nine times out of ten, no one knows what will happen in the future. But I admire you very much. As a woman, you will go to Tokyo when you say you want to. Even many men don't have the courage like you."
Zhou Chen lamented that in this era, Zhao Paner is indeed different.
Most normal women, when faced with a situation like Zhao Paner's, would feel sorry for themselves and suffer it silently.
People like Zhao Pan'er, who travel thousands of miles and face many difficulties just to get an explanation, are really rare.
After all, this is ancient times, let alone the capital city Tokyo, which is thousands of miles away. Even if you leave a county or cross a state, it is not easy, and your life may be in danger.
"The Marquis has given you too much praise. If you hadn't been willing to help, I wouldn't have been able to do this."
"Then let me ask, if I don't help you, will you go to Tokyo alone?"
"Yes." Zhao Pan'er replied without hesitation.
"That's it. If you don't mind, can you tell me what's going on? I just heard Madam Song say that you were regretted for your engagement. What exactly happened? I'm quite capable in Tokyo.
Maybe I can still help you."
Zhao Pan'er hesitated for a while, and then told Zhou Chen what happened between herself and Ouyang Xu.
After listening to Zhao Pan'er's narration, Zhou Chen couldn't help but scolded: "This Ouyang Xu is really shameless. He would do such a thing for the sake of glory and wealth. If it were me, let alone Gao Hui, even if she is a princess,
I won’t even take a glance at it, I will definitely choose you.”
"Cough cough, cough cough."
Zhao Pan'er quickly pretended to cough to cover up her embarrassment, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Chen.
"Master Hou, please stop making fun of women."
Zhou Chen looked at her very seriously: "I'm not kidding."
"I……"
Facing Zhou Chen's hot eyes, Zhao Pan'er immediately panicked and quickly changed the subject.
"Master Hou, is the Gao Hui you just mentioned the daughter of the high observer that Uncle De mentioned?"
"Well, it's her."
"Is the Gao family famous in Tokyo? Even the Marquis knows about the daughter of the Gao family."
Zhao Pan'er was very curious, because under normal circumstances, girls from big families seldom appeared in public, and as for their maiden names, they would not tell strangers easily.
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "The reason why I know Gao Hui is because my father knew Gao Kuan. They wanted to match me up with Gao Hui, but I rejected them."
One of the portraits given to him by Lord Zhou was of Gao Hui.
"ah?"
Zhao Pan'er didn't expect that such a situation would still exist, and looked at Zhou Chen in shock.
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. But I have never met Gao Hui, but I think she is definitely not as good as Mrs. Zhao."
"Yin Zhang is calling me, Mr. Hou, I'll go over first."
Looking at Zhao Pan'er running away, Zhou Chen smiled. He brought Zhao Pan'er with him just to connect with each other. This was a good start.
But after a while, Zhao Paner suddenly turned back.
"By the way, I forgot one thing. Before I boarded the ship, I found a sea arrest document. The wanted person is the commander of the Imperial City Division. I think you should be concerned about this."
"Oh, I already know about this. He will be fine."
Gu Qianfan is the male protagonist of Meng Hua Lu. Although his appearance has caused the relationship between him and Zhao Pan'er to end, he is the male protagonist after all, and he has a biological father, Xiao Qinyan, so Zhou Chen is not worried at all.
Gu Qianfan’s safety issues.
Speaking of the father and son duo Gu Qianfan and Xiao Qinyan, Zhou Chen also felt a little ridiculous.
Xiao Qinyan is a high-ranking official in the imperial court, with a high and powerful position, but not many people in the world know that he is Gu Qianfan's biological father. This is really ridiculous.
When Xiao Qinyan got married to the daughter of the Gu family, he had already won the Jinshi. The Gu family was also a well-known family in Tokyo. How could anyone know that these two were getting married?
Not to mention, Gu Qianfan was already quite old when they separated. How could no one know this after living together for so many years?
It is no exaggeration to say that this is simply a huge BUG that cannot be fixed at all.
But how to put it, it is normal for TV series to have bugs. Which movie and TV series can be without a few bugs? It is just a difference between obvious and unobvious.
The relationship between Gu Qianfan and Xiao Qinyan is really too buggy. Do you really think that the intelligence capabilities of ancient people could be so poor?
The Song Dynasty was an ancient feudal society, and transportation was not as developed as modern times. Traveling by water was obviously much faster than traveling by land.
Before boarding the ship, Song Yinzhang went to Zhou Chen specifically and said that in order to repay Zhou Chen, he would play music for Zhou Chen.
But after getting on the boat, she started to faint before she started playing. Zhao Pan'er and Yin Ping took turns taking care of her, and she still hasn't recovered yet.
Zhou Chen also took a look and found that there was no problem. It was just because Song Yinzhang was too weak that he became seasick.
Arriving at Zhao Paner's room in the cabin, Zhou Chen gently knocked on the door.
"Ms. Zhao."
Zhao Pan'er opened the door and walked out. When he saw Zhou Chen, he asked in surprise: "Master Hou, why are you here?"
Zhou Chen handed the porcelain bowl in his hand to Zhao Pan'er: "This is the medicine I made for you. Give it to Mrs. Song to drink. It should make her feel better."
Zhao Pan'er was even more surprised: "How does this make us..."
"Okay, stop talking so much and give it to her to drink."
Zhou Chen didn't give Zhao Pan'er a chance to escape and walked straight out of the cabin.
They set off from Qiantang near noon, and by evening they had passed through Hangzhou and arrived at the border of Huzhou.
Zhou Chen didn't feel sleepy, so he stood at the stern of the boat and looked at the sky quietly.
Compared to a few years later, there are not so many chemical industries in this era, and the air pollution level is still less. As long as it is not rainy, there will be many stars at night. Unlike later generations, sometimes on a normal sunny day, not even a few stars can be seen at night.
Star.
The ancient astrologers will probably be dumbfounded a thousand years later.
There were footsteps behind him, and Zhou Chen knew it was Zhao Pan'er as soon as he heard it. He was already very familiar with Zhao Pan'er's voice and smell.
While his physique has been enhanced, his five senses have also been greatly improved. His sense of smell and hearing are not as sharp as those of dogs, but they are many times stronger than those of normal humans.
"Ms. Song has already taken the medicine?"
"Drink it. Yinzhang feels much better after taking the medicine. Thank you very much, Lord Marquis."
Zhao Pan'er was grateful from the bottom of her heart. Zhou Chen just met them by chance, but he helped them so much without repaying them. Moreover, as a marquis noble, he had no airs at all. He was really a rare good person.
If Zhou Chen knew that Zhao Pan'er had issued him a good person card, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. He is not a good person. Everything he does is based on his own thoughts and cannot be said to be free help.
"We are friends after all, don't be so polite all the time."
Zhao Pan'er pursed her lips and said: "The Marquis values you, but you are the Marquis, and the daughter of a commoner is a commoner, and she does not dare to reach high places."
Zhou Chen pretended to be unhappy and said: "When I make friends, I don't ask where they come from or where they come from. What's more, you are special to me. If you say such things again in the future, I will be very unhappy."
Zhao Pan'er opened her mouth and didn't know what to say. Of course she didn't dare to offend Zhou Chen, but she couldn't do it if she and Zhou Chen were equal friends.
"I'm sorry, Lord Marquis."
"Okay, instead of talking about this, I want to ask you a question."
"Master Marquis, please tell me."
"Have you ever thought about the future when you go to Tokyo? What will you do if Ouyang Xu really wants to get married to Gao Hui because of his bad luck? Are you ready to go all out and ruin their marriage and make everything upside down? Or are you going to accept your fate and marry Ouyang Xu?
Cut off the relationship, stay away from each other forever, and then leave Tokyo silently?"
This really stumped Zhao Pan'er, and she thought about it again and again.
"I don't know. I don't want to think about it now. I'll talk about everything after I get to Tokyo."
Zhou Chen said: "If you still haven't made up your mind by then, I can help you stay in Tokyo."
"Thanks."
Suddenly, bursts of discussion came from the bow of the ship, and Zhou Huai walked over quickly.
"Master Hou, someone seems to have fallen into the water ahead. Zhang Heng and Xue Wu went down to rescue the person."
"Someone fell into the water?"
Zhou Chen suddenly showed an expression of astonishment, no way, what a coincidence?
In the TV plot, on their way to Tokyo, Zhao Pan'er and Gu Qianfan met Sun Sanniang who committed suicide by drowning in the river. But this time they left early, could they also encounter this?
With curiosity in mind, Zhou Chen and Zhao Paner went to the bow of the ship together.
When they arrived, they happened to see Zhang Heng and Xue Wu pulling a woman in the water towards the boat.
Everyone gathered at the bow of the boat, held hands with each other, and soon everyone was pulled aboard.
Zhou Huai's eyes were very bright. Before the person came up, he had already seen her face and exclaimed: "Oh, isn't this Mrs. Sun?"
He and Zhou Chen had been to Zhao's Tea Shop many times and had never seen Sun Sanniang before, so they recognized her at a glance.
Zhao Pan'er, who didn't pay much attention at first, was shocked when he heard Zhou Huai's exclamation and hurriedly rushed over.
"Sanniang, it's really Sanniang."
Zhao Pan'er was extremely excited when she saw that it was really Sun Sanniang, but Sun Sanniang was obviously unconscious and unable to respond to her.
Zhou Chen came over, knelt down and took a look, then helped Sun Sanniang sit up, mobilized his internal strength, and patted her body.
"Cough cough, cough cough..."
Sun Sanniang spat several times in succession and then fell down again.
"It's nothing serious. Zhang Heng, let's get her into the cabin first. Madam Zhao, please change her clothes."
"good."
Without saying a word, Zhang Heng directly carried Sun Sanniang on his back, with Zhao Paner following behind.
Zhou Chen looked up at the sky with no fluctuation in his heart. He had traveled through time so many times that he had become very resistant to such changes in the plot.
Now Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang, and Meng Hualu are all together again. It seems that it is God's will that they want them to go to Tokyo together.
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen learned about Sun Sanniang from Zhao Paner's mouth. It was no different from the TV plot. Her husband cheated on her and her son was adopted. What's more, her husband and his son didn't want him and abandoned her. That's why
Unable to think about it, he drowns himself in the river.
Soon after Sun Sanniang woke up, she first complained to Zhao Pan'er and others, and then she started going crazy again, looking for life and death. Finally, she was exhausted and fainted again.
Another day passed, Zhao Paner found Zhou Chen.
"Master Hou, Sanniang is in a very bad condition and her body is getting weaker and weaker. We can't continue like this."
Zhou Chen said: "She doesn't actually have any physical disease. She has a psychological problem. But if the psychological problem cannot be solved, it will really cause great harm to the body."
"Not only Sanniang, but also Yin Zhang, she is also seasick and just vomited again. I think this is not possible and want to take them off the ship and wait for them to recover before going to Tokyo."
Zhao Pan'er hesitated for a while and finally expressed her plan.
"You want to get off the boat?" Zhou Chen was very surprised.
Zhao Pan'er nodded and said: "Yes, Sanniang has always taken good care of me. I can't just watch her suffer. And Yin Zhang, she really can't take the boat all the time. Although I want to go to Tokyo right away, I can't let it go.
They didn't care, so I thought I'd wait for them to recover first, and then rush to Tokyo by land. Calculating the time, I should be able to arrive before Guyu."
"Have you really decided?"
"yes."
Zhou Chen thought for a while and had no objection. He also saw Song Yinzhang's situation. Although it was not dangerous, it was indeed quite torturous.
He was also confused. In the TV plot, Song Yinzhang also left Qiantang by boat. Did he also faint along the way?
However, for Zhou Chen, time was already very tight. He was already preparing to speed up the ship so that he could arrive in Tokyo before the Qingming Festival. Naturally, it was impossible to stop the ship to rest for Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang.
Zhao Pan'er is his mission target, but that doesn't mean that he has to focus on Zhao Pan'er in everything. He also has his own things to do.
"I have no problem with you taking them off the ship, but before leaving Qiantang, I promised you that I would take you to Tokyo. I have important things to go back to deal with now, so I can't delay. I asked Zhang Heng and Xue Wu to stay and take care of you.
When you recover, they will arrange for you to rush to Tokyo by land."
Zhao Pan'er quickly shied away: "No, don't bother, we can do it ourselves."
"It's no trouble. I keep my word. I will deliver you safely to Tokyo. I will definitely do it. Only by asking Zhang Heng and Xue Wu to follow you can I rest assured."
Although it was impossible for him to follow Zhao Pan'er all the time, Zhao Pan'er's safety still had to be guaranteed. Although they had walked a certain distance, they were still hundreds of miles away from Tokyo. If four weak women walked such a long way, something might go wrong.
Arranging for personal protection is a must.
Zhao Pan'er didn't want to trouble Zhou Chen, but Zhou Chen was very determined. In the end, he said that he had received the money and had to get things done.
In the end, Zhao Paner couldn't defeat Zhou Chen, so she had no choice but to agree to Zhou Chen's arrangement.
At the next port, Zhao Pan'er took Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang off the ship, while Zhang Heng and Xue Wu followed Zhou Chen's orders and followed Zhao Pan'er.
Zhou Chen, on the other hand, took Qin Yi, Zhou Huai and Jin Huan back to Beijing by boat. There was no need to worry about Zhao Pan'er and the other girls, and the speed of the boat immediately increased.
On the day before the Qingming Festival, Zhou Chen and the others finally arrived at Tokyo.
"Master Hou, you are finally back. I am still worried that you will not be able to come back before the Qingming Festival."
Zhou Yan greeted him from the gate and followed Zhou Chen to the middle hall.
Zhou Chen sat down in the palace boldly, took a sip of water, and then asked: "I have been away from Tokyo for more than a month. Nothing happened in the house, right?"
"There is nothing wrong in the mansion. It's just that the two young cousins came to see the Marquis, but no one from the court came." Zhou Yan replied.
"Okay, I understand. It's fine. It's okay. Have you prepared everything you need for Qingming?"
"Everything is ready."
"Well, I'll go to the ancestral hall first, and you can go and do your work."
After Zhou Chen finished asking, he went to the ancestral hall behind the Hou Mansion alone.