Looking at this refreshing courtyard, Zhao Paner refused again.
"Master Zhou, we have received your kindness, but we really can't have this yard."
Zhou Chen said: "Originally, this yard was empty. If no one lived in it, I would have to send people to clean it frequently and I wouldn't be able to earn rental fees. If I rent it to you, it will save me a lot of trouble."
Zhao Pan'er and the other girls looked at each other in confusion. How could the majestic Marquis Mansion be short of such a little money? They just wanted to find an excuse for them to live there.
"Master Hou."
Seeing that Zhao Pan'er was about to speak again, Zhou Chen suddenly showed dissatisfaction: "This matter has been settled. If you refuse again, you will not regard me as a friend, then I will be very sad."
"But……"
Sun Sanniang quickly stopped Zhao Pan'er who wanted to say more, and persuaded: "Pan'er, Lord Zhou means well. Don't do this. We pay rent every month. If you think it's not enough, wait until we are stable in Tokyo."
The rent is to be paid.”
Song Yinzhang also advised: "Yes, Sister Pan'er, I think living here is better than staying in an inn."
Seeing that both sisters agreed, Zhao Pan'er felt even more helpless when she looked at Zhou Chen with a smile on her face. However, she thought about it and realized that she already owed Zhou Chen a lot anyway. Even if she had one more debt, it seemed that the debt was too much to bear.
body.
"Okay, we can stay here, but you must collect the rent, otherwise we will move out immediately."
Zhou Chen said: "Of course, the rent will be collected. At the end of every month, I will ask Zhou Huai to come over to collect the rent. You must be ready by then."
"That's natural."
Following Zhao Pan'er's response, Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang's master and servant all cheered excitedly, and then ran to find their own rooms.
Zhou Chen added: "Take a look at this yard again. If there is anything missing, tell Zhou Huai and he will help you fill it. If there are any problems here in the future, tell Zhou Huai that we are the masters. You are the owner."
As a tenant, it’s natural for us to prepare things.”
He directly blocked what Zhao Paner wanted to say.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Chen changed the topic and asked: "I have a question I want to ask you. What do you want when you lead people to make a scene in front of Ouyang Xu's house?"
Zhao Pan'er did not avoid the question, but said truthfully: "I want the annulment document, the knotting document that he wants to help Yin Zhang withdraw from his citizenship, and the night banquet picture."
"I understand the annulment letter, but didn't I tell Madam Song about her deregistration? I can help her with it after my period of filial piety is over."
"Of course I know this is not a problem for Mr. Hou, but we can't rely on you for everything. If there is a way, we still want to do it ourselves first."
Zhou Chen praised: "It's your temperament to be ambitious, but for the Night Banquet Picture, you probably heard it mentioned by Gu Qianfan when you were in the Yang Mansion, but you probably don't understand the things behind the Night Banquet Picture, right?"
"
Zhao Pan'er said: "You are right. I heard Commander Gu talk about the Night Banquet Picture in the Yang Mansion. The fact that the Imperial City Secretary was so concerned about it means that the Night Banquet Picture must be involved in something big. I want to tell you about the Night Banquet Picture."
I want to come back and give it to you."
Zhou Chen immediately laughed. He really didn't expect that Zhao Pan'er had such a plan, and he felt quite relieved.
It seems that his investment these days has not been in vain. At least Zhao Pan'er has become accustomed to him and has begun to consider him.
"I appreciate your kindness, but this night banquet picture is not as simple as you think. This picture involves the identity and chastity of the current queen. No matter who gets this picture, it will be a big trouble.
I am not one of those people with ulterior motives, so this picture is not only useless to me, but actually troublesome."
"ah?"
Zhao Pan'er was confused. She thought the night banquet picture was very important, so she thought about bringing it back to Zhou Chen.
But I never expected that this night banquet picture would actually involve the queen, and it was such an important event. No wonder Zhou Chen didn't want this picture. If everything was true, this night banquet picture would really be a big trouble.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up: "Then if someone knew that this picture was in Ouyang Xu's hands, wouldn't it cause him a lot of trouble?"
Zhou Chen said: "I advise you to give up this idea. Don't forget that you gave this picture to Ouyang Xu. If Ouyang Xu gets into trouble because of this picture, do you think you can get away with it? In fact, it's best.
The result is that this picture does not exist, and unless you want to completely offend the queen and move to the queen, this picture will only be trouble."
"Yes, this picture came from my hands."
Zhao Pan'er also reacted and patted his chest in panic, feeling afraid of his naive thoughts.
"Then should I continue to ask Ouyang Xu for this night banquet picture?"
"Of course I will continue to ask for it. If you don't want it now, wouldn't it be easy for him to see the clues? If such a person with evil intentions knows the truth about the night banquet picture, he may have some inappropriate thoughts."
"Oh, okay, I understand."
Zhao Pan'er nodded. The increasingly troublesome things were giving her a headache, so she simply stopped thinking about them.
Zhou Chen took out a token and handed it to Zhao Pan'er.
"Take it."
"What's this?"
Zhao Pan'er took the token and saw that it was engraved with the character Zhou on one side and Zhongyong on the other.
"Token?"
"Well, this token can represent my Zhongyonghou Mansion. Tokyo is different from your Hangzhou. Trouble can be found everywhere. You will not bully others, but it does not mean that others will not bully you. If you encounter trouble or danger in the future,
This token should be very useful. If this token is useless, then you can go directly to me. I, Zhou Chen, still have a face in Tokyo."
"This is too expensive..."
"Um?"
"Okay, I'll accept it."
Zhao Pan'er wisely put away the token and carefully put it into her sachet.
"Master Hou, you looked really domineering just now."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "This is called domineering? That's because you have never seen my appearance on the battlefield. If you had seen my appearance on the battlefield, you would know what it is called domineering."
"Ah? Have you ever been on the battlefield?"
Zhao Pan'er looked surprised. She knew that Zhou Chen was very skilled in martial arts, but she really didn't know that Zhou Chen had ever been on the battlefield.
"Ha, I, the Marquis of Zhongyong, was born as a military general. As a Marquis of Zhongyong, it is not surprising that I have been on the battlefield."
Zhao Pan'er didn't know what to say. Although she knew Zhou Chen was Zhongyong Hou, she knew very little about the affairs of Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
Song Yinzhang suddenly ran over holding the pipa in his arms.
"Master Hou, Sister Sanniang took Zhou Huai to buy groceries. She said she wanted you to stay for dinner."
"Okay, it just so happens that I don't have anything to do today, so I'll just stay and try out Madam Sun's craftsmanship."
Song Yinzhang was particularly happy and said enthusiastically: "Master Hou, if you are free now, I will play music for you."
"Uh, that's fine, then let's go to the garden courtyard over there."
Zhou Chen pointed to the garden pavilion not far away, and then several people walked over.
After Zhou Chen sat down, Song Yinzhang sat down not far away and placed the pipa in front of him with a solemn expression.
"What I am going to play is a song called 'Ming Fei'. I would like to invite the Marquis to appreciate it."
As she spoke, she took a breath to calm herself down, then held Lone Moon Pipa with both hands.
"Ding……"
The crisp and melodious sound of the pipa rang out. Zhou Chen was originally a master of music, and had further studied ancient music in the world of Langya Bang. In terms of his mastery and understanding of music, he was definitely better than Song Yinzhang.
After the song ended, Zhou Chen couldn't help but applaud.
"Well, this song of the Ming Dynasty by Madam Song is really wonderful. It lasted for three days and is endlessly memorable."
He praised it sincerely. Although this Ming Fei song still had some flaws to his ears, it was definitely outstanding. You must know that Song Yinzhang was only seventeen years old. He could achieve this level at this age.
Talent and hard work are indispensable.
Then he made a few comments.
Song Yinzhang's eyes were full of surprises. She originally thought that Zhou Chen was not good at music, but what Zhou Chen said hit the point every time. If he didn't have excellent music skills, he would never be able to make such an evaluation.
Even Zhao Pan'er looked at Zhou Chen in surprise. He also didn't expect that Zhou Chen was good at music.
The more contact she had with Zhou Chen, the less clear she could see. Look at the abilities Zhou Chen had shown during the days she and Zhou Chen had known each other.
He has great martial arts skills, understands tea art, medical skills, and music. What else can he not do?
To be continued...