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Princess Pingning said, "At first, Zhou Chen was a top scholar, but his father, the old marquis, sent him to join the army in the frontier to pave the way for his eldest son. Who would have thought that he could achieve such a great feat? On the contrary, the eldest son of the Zhongjing Marquisate who had a very promising future ended up like that. The Zhongjing Marquisate fell into his hands, and the Sheng family also benefited from it."

Zhou Chen's resume was full of twists and turns, and he was able to inherit the title in the end. It could only be said that it was luck and destiny.

"If Yuan Ruo passes this time, we must use our connections to find him a good position. We must not let him be sent out. Keeping him under our noses will prevent him from ending up like the eldest son of the Marquis Zhongjing's mansion."

The Duke of Qi also agreed with a serious expression. They had only Qi Heng as their only son. If he passed the exam, they would never let Qi Heng serve as an official outside.

"Come to think of it, everyone who attended the Sheng family private school, including our Yuan Ruo, seems to have participated in the imperial examination. I wonder how many of them will pass this time."

Princess Pingning said confidently: "Our Yuan Ruo will definitely win, but as for the two from the Sheng family and the playboy from Marquis Gu's family, it's hard to say."

The Duke of Qi was not so confident. He admitted that his son was very smart, but the imperial examination was so easy to pass. He had already made up his mind that it didn't matter even if he failed this time. He could just consider it as giving Yuan Ruo some experience.

Finally, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened, and students came out one after another. In an instant, the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall became chaotic and noisy.

Zhou Chen and his group soon saw Sheng Changbai, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changfeng coming out.

"Second brother."

"Third brother."

Several female relatives were extremely excited, and Lin Qinshuang asked with great anticipation, "Feng'er, how did you do in the exam?"

Sheng Changfeng replied confidently: "I think it's pretty good."

"Okay, okay." Lin Qinshuang became even more excited.

Sheng Hong snorted and said, "Don't be so confident before the list comes out. Wait until you are on the list."

When Wang Ruofu heard the conversation between Lin Sushuang and her son, he curled his lips in disdain. Rulan couldn't hold her breath and asked eagerly: "Second brother, how did you do in the exam?"

Sheng Changbai said very modestly: "It's hard to say whether I can pass or not. We will know on the day the results are announced."

Rulan gritted her teeth and said, "Second brother, how can you speak so casually? You can even talk about Sheng Changfeng. You are much better than him."

Zhou Chen did not disturb their family, but walked to Gu Tingye.

"Zhong Huai."

"Brother Wednesday."

Gu Tingye was very happy. He first introduced Zhou Chen to his third brother and Nanny Chang, and then extended an invitation.

"The examination is over. I will invite you to Guangyuntai for a chat in two days."

Zhou Chen was speechless. How addicted was this kid to Guangyuntai? Every time he said he wanted to treat someone, he would go to Guangyuntai.

"Okay, you go back first."

"Then I'll leave first."

Gu Tingye bowed to Zhou Chen. He was different from others. Although Zhou Chen had become the Marquis of Zhongjing, he was still used to calling him "brother" and felt close to him this way.

Zhou Chen was not averse to visiting brothels, but after coming to this world, he had never been to a brothel, especially Guangyuntai, which was an extremely famous brothel in the city of Bianjing.

Gu Tingye has invited him several times, and his interest has been piqued. It would be feasible for him to take a chance to comment on the brothels and theaters in this world.

After returning to Sheng Mansion, Sheng Hong invited Zhou Chen to have dinner. Zhou Chen did not refuse and stayed in Sheng Mansion to have dinner with them. After dinner, he went to Shou'an Hall to pay a visit to the old lady.

The old lady held Hualan's hand, as if she had endless things to say, while Zhou Chen strolled in the yard.

"Eldest brother-in-law."

"Master Hou."

Minglan passed by with Xiaotao and greeted respectfully.

Zhou Chen looked at Minglan, making her feel uncomfortable. She asked in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, is there something wrong with me?"

Zhou Chen shook his head and said, "It seems that you still didn't listen to me. I saw everything you and Qi Heng did today."

Minglan's face suddenly turned red: "Brother-in-law, I, I'm not..."

"You don't have to explain to me. This is actually your own business. I shouldn't be nosy. But you are my wife's sister after all. You grew up with my grandmother. I treat you as my sister. I can't bear to see you fall into the vortex, so I told you so much."

"But I really can't blame you. You are exactly the age of the young Mu Ai. As the saying goes, love comes from nowhere, but it goes deep. I hope you don't fall too deep. The deeper you fall, the more hurt you will be."

Zhou Chen still has a good impression of this heroine in Zhifuli, because Minglan is a person with correct views, clear love and hate, and is not pedantic, not to mention that she is his sister-in-law now.

"I tell you this so that you can be prepared. It is wise to be able to take it and let it go. Although it is almost impossible to do this when it comes to love."

Minglan stared at Zhou Chen's back in a daze, her expression constantly changing.

"You don't know where love starts, but it grows deeper as soon as it goes away. This sentence of the elder brother-in-law is really good."

"Girl, you are so careless. You are still thinking about what the Marquis said. I think the Marquis is right. The young master is not bad, but you still need to be cautious."

Xiao Tao was trying to persuade her daughter with a worried look on her face. She had been serving Minglan since she was very young, so she naturally understood Minglan, which was why she was worried.

Minglan knocked Xiaotao on the head and said, "I find that you always say what your elder brother-in-law says to me. How about I send you to your elder brother-in-law to be a maid?"

Xiao Tao was shocked: "No, no, I will never leave you in my life and will serve you."

"It's just nonsense."

Looking at Xiaotao's silly look, Minglan couldn't help but smile.

At the end of March, the weather was clear and the sun was shining, making it a perfect day to go to a brothel and listen to music.

Gu Tingye is a really impeccable person who always keeps his word. Not long after the imperial examination, he personally went to Zhou Chen's house to invite him to drink at Guangyuntai, without any intention of avoiding him.

So when Hua Lan learned that Zhou Chen was going to a brothel with Gu Tingye, she was very surprised, but in the end she said nothing and let Zhou Chen and Gu Tingye go.

"Brother, you are amazing. The lady knew you were going to Guangyuntai with me, but she didn't say anything."

"What did you say? Stop talking nonsense and let's go."

Gu Tingye chuckled, then took a carriage to Guangyuntai with Zhou Chen.

Guangyuntai is one of the most famous brothels in the city of Bianjing. There are several brothels in Guangyuntai, and Wei Xingtou, a confidante of Gu Tingye in the plot, is one of them.

The meaning of "xingshou" is similar to "toupai". Although it is a brothel, to be able to become xingshou, one must be capable.

Gu Tingye was indeed a frequent visitor to Guangyuntai and had a high status, so with just a few words, a private room was quickly arranged and Wei Xingtou was called over.

"Brother, this is Wei Xingshuo of Guangyuntai. Wei Xingshuo is also my confidant."

Wei Xingshou was a woman in her early twenties with an outstanding appearance and figure. What was rare was that, although she was in a brothel, she did not look too worldly, but rather quite elegant.

At this moment, she looked at Zhou Chen with great curiosity. With just one glance, she concluded that this man called brother by Gu Jia Erlang was no ordinary person. When he sat there, he gave her an invisible pressure, full of majesty and fierceness.

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Didn't you say before that you admired my brother Zhou San very much? I brought him here today."

Wei Xingshou's pupils suddenly constricted and her eyes became filled with disbelief. She was Gu Tingye's confidante and knew that there was only one person who could make Gu Erlang call Zhou San brother. She then saluted in panic.

"Your servant Wei greets the Marquis."

As she spoke, her heart was still trembling.

Zhou Chen said softly, "Madam Wei, there is no need to perform such a great ceremony. I am here today as Brother Zhong Huai, not as Marquis Zhongjing."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Wei Xingtou could not hide her excitement. She actually met this world-famous hero.

"No matter what your status is, you deserve this great gift from me."

Zhou Chen joked to Gu Tingye, "I was wondering why you always urged me to come to Guangyuntai. So this is your purpose."

Gu Tingye chuckled and said, "Don't blame me, brother. My main purpose is to thank you and invite you to have a drink. It's a pity that I asked Zecheng to come, but he refused to come."

Zhou Chen's mouth twitched. You really dare to think like that. You called him and also wanted to call Sheng Changbai. Brother-in-law and brother-in-law to drink wine together?

"Brother, you don't know that this lady Wei admires you very much."

Wei Xing Shou suddenly said, "Erlang, what you said is wrong. It's not me, but most people in Guangyuntai admire the Marquis. It is the honor of my life to see the Marquis today. I am afraid that women like me will tarnish the Marquis's good name."

Zhou Chen said calmly: "If I cared about these, I wouldn't have come here with Zhong Huai today."

Gu Tingye smiled and said, "Brother Zhou San is different from ordinary people. He is the person I admire the most. His vision is far beyond that of ordinary people. He will not look down on you."

Zhou Chen said: "You speak as if you know me very well."

Gu Tingye said nonchalantly, "I don't know you, brother, but I've had many interactions with you and I can tell that you're different. When we first met, you didn't dislike me, a famous playboy, at all. I knew that you were different."

"The reason why I don't dislike you is because I trust my own eyes more when I look at people and things. It's not that I'm different from others."

"Will my brother look down on Madam Wei?"

"Of course not."

"Look, I'll just say it."

Gu Tingye clapped his thighs, extremely happy, and said to Wei Xingtou: "Did you hear that? This is what I mean by being different. Brother will not look down on others because of their noble or humble origins, even if they are women of low status. I am right, am I not, brother?"

Zhou Chen picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Although Gu Tingye has not awakened yet, he is indeed a transparent person and has a good eye for people.

"So what if she's a lowly woman? As long as she doesn't degenerate, why should she care about what others think of her?"

He couldn't help but think of Zhao Pan'er, his wife who had been with him for decades and also his queen, the woman he would never forget.

Zhao Pan'er had also fallen into the slave class, but she was smart and struggled to escape from it, so he did not look down on women of slave class.

"People can choose how they die, but they don't have the chance to choose their birth. If everyone's birth is the same, a woman of low birth may not be worse than a lady from a wealthy family."

Zhou Chen felt this way. He understood that if he had been born in such an era, he might not have achieved anything and might even have lived a miserable life.

Therefore, he has always been very satisfied with his background in the real world. Although his family is not rich, he has never suffered any hardship since he was a child. He has parents who love him and an older sister to accompany him. He is really very lucky.

"Brother's words are really refreshing and touching. I admire you." Gu Tingye said with great admiration.

Wei Xingshou's eyes flickered and turned red. She never thought that a distinguished marquis like Zhou Chen would actually speak for a lowly woman.

"My Lord is very generous and has not looked down upon women like us. I am deeply grateful and have no way to repay you."

Having said that, he stood up and bowed deeply to Zhou Chen again.

Zhou Chen said: "If it's a true thank you, it's also very simple. I prefer to listen to music."

When Gu Tingye heard this, he immediately said: "Ms. Wei, why don't you hurry up and make arrangements for my brother? If you can't greet your brother well today, then I won't be able to leave."

Wei Xingshou said softly, "My Lord, please wait a moment. I will make arrangements right now and will definitely satisfy you."

I was delayed today by something.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1128: Innocently implicated, Sheng Hong was detained

Zhou Chen stayed in Guangyuntai for more than two hours, and then left Guangyuntai with Gu Tingye.

In fact, Gu Tingye is not as corrupt as rumored by the outside world. He is a bit of a playboy, but not as exaggerated as rumored.

Most of the stigma against him was the result of frame-ups by other members of the Gu family, as well as the deliberate corruption by Madam Qin and the eldest son of the Gu family.

Apart from his stepmother, Madam Qin, who hid the truth the most, Gu Tingye actually knew who did it, but he did not refute it. He understood that even if he refuted it, no one would believe it, not his father, and not people outside, so he was too lazy to make those useless explanations.

Gu Tingye's steps were unsteady and he was supported by a stone.

"Brother, you are amazing. I have never met anyone who can drink more than me. Today I am convinced."

"Okay, you've had too much to drink today, Shitou, take Zhong Huai back."

Shitou bowed to Zhou Chen and said, "My Lord, I will take our young master back first."

"Go."

When Zhou Chen returned home, it was almost midnight. Although Hua Lan was lying on the bed, she was still awake.

When she heard Zhou Chen opening the door, she sat up immediately, and then felt inexplicably aggrieved.

"I thought you weren't coming back."

Zhou Chen suddenly found it funny, walked over and hugged her body.

"If I don't come back, where else can I go?"

"Who knows? It's not like you can't stay the night in that kind of place."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "What are you thinking about? I went to drink and listen to music with Zhong Huai today. If I wanted to go to that kind of place, I wouldn't have gone there for so many years. We have been married for many years, don't you know me well?"

Hua Lan blushed slightly, and she said embarrassedly: "Of course I understand, but, but I am afraid that you will be led astray by Gu Tingye. Among the powerful people in Dongjing City, everyone knows what kind of person he is."

Zhou Chen said: "He is not as bad as you think. In fact, he is a very good person and worthy of close friendship. As for his bad reputation, haha."

Hua Lan heard Zhou Chen's tone and asked curiously, "Could it be that his bad reputation is fake?"

"It's not fake, it's just hard to tell the real from the fake. I won't say more. The results of the imperial examination will be announced in a few days. I have tested Changbai before. He should have no problem in this exam. If he is lucky, he may even be in the top 1."