"Now that you are in good health, you have inherited the title of Marquis, and your official career is prosperous, I think there are many nobles who want to get married to you."
Meng Wei looked proud. Zhou Chen was his nephew and they were very close to each other. Zhou Chen felt a sense of accomplishment and he also had a good face.
"But, you are qualified to choose. In my opinion, all you have to do is marry a noble girl who can stabilize the backyard."
Zhou Chen was a little helpless. It seemed that no matter in ancient times or in modern times, as long as a man reached his age, he could not escape the fate of being forced to marry.
"Uncle, I know this matter well, so don't worry about me."
Meng Wei's eyes lit up and he asked: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you already have a target?"
Zhou Chen said: "Uncle, I haven't even finished my birth date yet, so don't mention it today. My period of filial piety has just ended, so I'd better wait a little longer."
"You kid, I have heard from your father a long time ago. Every time this matter is mentioned, you try to shirk it. Why, you are so old and you are not married yet. When do you want to wait? The Zhongyong House needs you to pass it on.
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Meng Wei was a little angry. Zhou Chen was the only one left in the Zhongyong Hou Mansion, so Zhou Chen had a heavy responsibility. This was why he couldn't wait to choose someone for Zhou Chen.
"Uncle, you really don't need to worry about this matter. I know in my heart that the Zhongyong Hou Mansion will definitely be passed down, and it will become stronger and stronger."
Zhou Chen really didn't want to get into more trouble with Meng Wei about his marriage, so he quickly changed the subject.
"Uncle, let's talk about those people you invited today."
Meng Wei felt helpless, sighed, and didn't bother anymore.
"We invited a lot of people today, including Duke An, Marquis Ningyuan..."
The nobles invited by Meng Wei are indeed the top dignitaries in Tokyo city, and the worst are earls. They are not many in number and all of them are not simple.
Zhou Chen also lamented that the Meng family's reputation is big enough, even if they are the nobles who advance and retreat together most of the time, not everyone is united. It is more when the interests of the nobles are related, they will be united. In fact,
There were occasional fights internally.
After the guests arrived, the banquet began quickly, and Zhou Chen became the focus of the party.
He may not have the highest status among many noble lords, but those with higher status and greater power than him are much older than him and not as young as him;
And those who are younger than him are not as good as him in terms of status and title, let alone official positions and real power.
Zhou Chen relied on his excellent communication skills to get along well among many nobles and made friends with them one after another.
The banquet lasted for a long time, and Zhou Chen didn't even remember how much wine he drank. In short, most of the people at the banquet left in the most drunken state.
After leaving Meng's Mansion, Zhou Chen did not go back directly, but went around to Anyefang.
Zhao Pan'er sat in the pavilion, looking at the full moon in the sky, and unconsciously thought of her past life.
It has been several months since she came to Tokyo, and although she has gradually integrated into it, when she has free time, she still often thinks of her days in Qiantang and her life in Dengzhou when she was a child.
But as I thought about it, another figure appeared in my mind unconsciously.
Zhou Chen!
Ever since that night, she would always think of Zhou Chen, lingering in her mind.
"Hmph, it's really harmful."
"Who is causing harm to others? Are you talking about me?"
"ah!"
The sudden sound startled Zhao Pan'er, but she quickly reacted and turned around to see Zhou Chen, who was looking at her with a smile.
"Why do you never go through the front door every time you come here, and you don't make any noise at all? If I hadn't been used to it, I would have been scared to death by you."
Zhou Chen walked over to Zhao Pan'er and sat down next to him. He naturally grabbed Zhao Pan'er's hand, put it in his own and caressed it.
Zhao Pan'er twitched a bit, but didn't pull out, so she stopped resisting.
Suddenly her nose twitched: "Have you been drinking?"
"Well, I had a drink with a group of nobles today, and I didn't get away until now. I missed you, so I came over to see you. It was only after I came that I realized that you missed me too."
Zhao Pan'er blushed: "When did I miss you?"
"My face is red and I'm still quibbling."
Giving Zhou Chen a big eye roll, Zhao Pan'er said: "It's okay to drink, but it's better to drink less. Drinking too much will harm your health."
"Tsk, tsk, you haven't even passed the test yet, but you're already thinking about me and want to control me?"
"If you keep talking, I will stop talking to you and you will make fun of me."
"Okay, okay, okay, I won't talk anymore, let's talk about something happy."
Zhou Chen stared into Zhao Pan'er's eyes and said softly: "Pan'er, I still say what I said, I want to marry you. When do you think it is the best time for me to propose marriage? Do you need to find a matchmaker and check the birth dates first?
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Zhao Pan'er is no longer as shy as before, but she still said: "I haven't even said that I want to marry you, and you are ready to propose marriage? This is too soon."
"Why did you change later? You are so good. If I don't marry you home early and you run away to someone else, won't I suffer a big loss?"
"That's nonsense. As long as I, Zhao Pan'er, identify a person, unless he betrays me and does something unforgivable, I will definitely identify him and I will never flinch even if it means death."
Zhou Chen hugged Zhao Pan'er into his arms. This time, Zhao Pan'er did not resist and leaned against Zhou Chen's chest.
"Me too, Pan'er. Maybe you think what I said before is a bit frivolous and informal, but now I can solemnly tell you that I want to marry you, and I want to be with you forever and never be separated.
For this, I am willing to give everything."
Zhao Pan'er put her hands around Zhou Chen's waist and said softly: "Me too. I was always afraid before and felt that I was not good enough for you, so I didn't dare to show my emotions."
"Then why do you dare now?"
"It's because I'm not afraid now. You are a majestic and brave Marquis, a young general of the Song Dynasty, and a rare hero in the world. You are so good to me and have promised me several times. If I don't believe you anymore, it will be really too much."
I'm sorry for your feelings towards me, so I am willing to believe you and follow you for the rest of my life."
"As you said, we will always be united and we will never be apart."
Zhou Chen hugged Zhao Pan'er forcefully. He had had many women, but as long as he loved a woman sincerely, he would never let her down.
The same is true for Zhao Paner this time. The mission is just the beginning, and meeting each other is the end.
"Master Hou, Sister Pan'er, you..."
Zhao Pan'er, who was in Zhou Chen's arms, broke away from Zhou Chen's arms nervously, stood up, and explained awkwardly: "Yin Zhang, I, we..."
Zhou Chen was very calm. Although he had just been chatting with Zhao Pan'er, he still heard Song Yinzhang's approaching footsteps, but it did not ruin the atmosphere at that time.
"Ms. Song, it's so late and you haven't slept yet."
Song Yinzhang looked sad: "Sister Pan'er, you and Mr. Hou are together?"
Zhao Pan'er anxiously walked up to Song Yinzhang and said, "Yinzhang, Mr. Hou and I do have a good impression of each other."
As a smart person like her, of course she could also see that Song Yinzhang had different feelings for Zhou Chen, because when Zhou Chen was around, Song Yinzhang would always express himself deliberately in order to attract Zhou Chen's attention.
She had not thought about being with Zhou Chen before, but now, seeing Song Yinzhang's sad look, she didn't know how to persuade him.
Song Yinzhang didn't look at Zhao Pan'er, but looked at Zhou Chen.
"Master Hou, will you marry Sister Pan'er?"
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "Yes, I will marry her in a big sedan chair. The matchmaker is marrying her. She will be my wife, Zhou Chen, the eldest lady of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion."
Song Yinzhang felt a pain in her heart. Although she had known for a long time that a lowly prostitute like herself had no right to hope, but when Zhou Chen didn't say these words, she still had a little hope. She had never thought about it.
To become Zhou Chen's wife, I just thought that she would be willing to be a concubine.
But now, Zhou Chen is going to marry her sister Pan'er, and she feels that she can't think about it anymore and can't ruin the relationship between Lord Zhou and sister Pan'er.
So she choked and said: "Sister Pan'er is the best. Mr. Hou, you will not regret marrying Sister Pan'er. I, I wish you all the best."
After saying that, she couldn't bear it any longer, burst into tears, turned around and ran away.
"Yin Zhang, Yin Zhang."
Zhao Paner wanted to chase, but was held back by Zhou Chen.
"She needs to be alone to calm down now. It's not appropriate for you to go with her."
Zhao Pan'er gave him a hard look and snorted, "It's all your fault."
Zhou Chen complained: "How can you blame me for this? If you had promised me earlier and stayed with me, this kind of thing would never happen again."
To be continued...