Chapter 983: Confirmation of love, sad Song Yinzhang
"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."
"You also said that Yinzhang was very innocent to begin with. You once saved her, and then you were so kind to her, and you even wanted to help her deregister. She would inevitably think too much about it."
"You also know that I treat her well for your sake. Do you still want me to treat her cruelly?"
Zhao Pan'er stopped talking. She could understand why Zhou Chen was so good. Song Yinzhang happened to be the age of a young girl named Huaichun. When meeting such an outstanding man as Zhou Chen, it was difficult not to have a good impression.
"Yinzhang, oh, I hope she's okay."
Zhou Chen said: "Then prepare your birth date and horoscope tomorrow. I will come over to get it in the evening and then have someone combine it with your horoscope."
Although he doesn't believe this, in this era, if you want to get married, the horoscopes must match. Even if he doesn't say it, Zhao Pan'er will definitely do it.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you tomorrow."
Now that she had decided to be with Zhou Chen, she no longer struggled, but she thought of one more thing.
"But the matter between me and Ouyang Xu is not completely over yet. If we are together, will it affect you?"
"Ouyang Xu?"
Zhou Chen looked disdainful. Now Ouyang Xu had no body left. However, he did not tell Zhao Pan'er what had happened. Instead, he planned to wait until the news of Ouyang Xu's death reached Tokyo.
Early the next morning, Zhao Paner wanted to wake Song Yinzhang up, but when he arrived at Song Yinzhang's room, he found that the silver bottles were already being packed away.
"Yin Ping, where is the seal?"
"Girl, she went out early in the morning. I asked her where she was going, but she didn't tell me."
"okay, I get it."
Zhao Pan'er frowned slightly. She knew that Song Yinzhang must have felt uncomfortable because of what happened last night, so he didn't want to see her and went out early.
When they arrived and half-hidden their faces, they opened the door for a long time, but Song Yinzhang still didn't show up. Sun Sanniang felt strange, so she asked Zhao Pan'er what was going on.
Nowadays, many of the customers who come here with half-masked faces are here for Song Yinzhang's pipa. If Song Yinzhang is not here, they will definitely be affected.
Zhao Pan'er told Sun Sanniang what happened last night, and Sun Sanniang sighed.
"Oh, I have long thought that this day would come. Yin Zhang is also a stupid boy. How could a big man like Lord Zhou treat us well for no reason? It's just for your sake, Pan'er. It's so obvious.
But she couldn't see it, and instead fell into it herself."
"Pan'er, is it possible that Yin Zhang is angry with you and that's why she doesn't come to the store? Nothing will happen to her."
"I don't know either, but Yin Zhang has nowhere to go in Tokyo. She didn't come to our place. She must have gone to the Jiaofang Division. She should be fine."
Zhao Pan'er was also worried about Song Yinzhang, but she knew Song Yinzhang and knew that she would not run around.
Just as Zhao Pan'er thought, Song Yinzhang did go to Jiaofangsi early in the morning, because she really had no other place to go.
In the Jiaofang Department, she played music with a sad expression. When she thought of Sister Pan'er being with her favorite Lord Zhou, her heart could not calm down, and her music was also affected.
After finishing the song, a voice suddenly sounded: "Ms. Song seems to be in a bad mood today. The sound of the piano is full of sadness. Is this something difficult she has encountered?"
Song Yinzhang's face tightened, and he immediately hugged his pipa and stood up. When he saw a man approaching slowly, he bowed and saluted.
"Master Shen."
This man was talented and personable. He was the author of Tokyo Jiaofangsi, a high-ranking official. Song Yinzhang had met him when he first came to Jiaofangsi, and he also met him several times after he came to Jiaofangsi. However, she was not familiar with it.
The impression of this person was not very good, so I always kept a distance.
"Ms. Song, don't be nervous. I saw you alone here and felt worried, so I came here to say hello."
"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for your connection. I'm fine. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
With that said, she walked past Shen Ruzhuo and wanted to leave, but Shen Ruzhuo suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, which scared her and shook her hurriedly.
The lonely moon in his hand slapped Shen Ruzhuo's arm, and Shen Ruzhuo screamed in pain.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master Shen, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it." Song Yinzhang was anxious and panicked.
Shen Ruzhuo covered his arm and cried out in pain: "Oh, my arm must be broken. Madam Song, you must have been too cruel."
"I didn't mean it. You did it first, so I... I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it." Song Yinzhang apologized repeatedly.
"I'm hurt, can't you just say sorry? Madam Song, you are too cruel to me."
Shen Ruzhuo was actually in pain, and there was nothing wrong with it, but he just touched the porcelain on purpose and wanted to take the opportunity to get close to Song Yinzhang.