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Ku He is the younger brother of the founding emperor of Northern Qi and the uncle of the previous emperor. The biggest support for mother and daughter to sit firmly on the throne is Ku He, so they least want anything to happen to Ku He.

But now the grandmaster suddenly arrived and issued a declaration of war, so Ku He had no choice but to come.

Zhou Chen killed someone and warned Shen Zhong, then he took Zhan Pianpian away and went to Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

Zhuang Mohan is not only a great writer, his family was originally a noble family of Northern Qi. The once famous murderer Sean is his younger brother, but very few people know about it.

When Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian arrived at the door of Zhuang Mohan's mansion and expressed their desire to visit Zhuang Mohan, they were immediately met with contempt from the doorman.

There were too many people in Shangjing City who wanted to meet Zhuang Mohan, but it was definitely the first time that someone like Zhou Chen and his friends came to visit in the late afternoon.

"Mr. Zhuang is going to rest. If you two want to visit, please come early tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Zhuang will meet you."

The concierge's tone was polite enough.

Zhou Chen naturally knew that a sudden visit was not appropriate, but he still wanted to give it a try, so he took out a letter and handed it to the doorman.

"Please don't blame me for visiting you so late. It was a sudden incident. We are of special status. Please pass this letter to Mr. Zhuang. He should meet us."

The doorman looked at Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian with surprise. Since they could guard the door for Zhuang Mohan, they must have some experience.

It was dark and I didn't pay much attention just now, but now I look carefully and find that this man and woman, no matter their appearance, temperament, posture or behavior, have the demeanor of noble people, and their identities must be good.

After a slight hesitation, the doorman accepted it.

"Well, I'll have someone pass the letter to you, sir. You guys wait here."

After the doorman went in, he first closed the door and then went to look for someone.

"What did you write to Mr. Zhuang? Will he let us in?" Zhan Pianpian asked curiously.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "What I wrote is that the eldest princess of the royal family of Daqi has arrived. If he doesn't give me face, he will definitely give you face."

Zhan Pianpian rolled her eyes: "I don't believe it."

After spending a day with Zhou Chen, she found that although Zhou Chen sometimes spoke strangely, he made people feel at ease. She would not believe that Zhou Chen would write such a letter. It must be that Zhou Chen did not want to tell her and was fooling her.

They didn't have to wait too long. After about half a quarter of an hour, the doorman opened the door again, but this time a different person came to greet them.

"You two, the gentleman is waiting in the front hall. Please follow me."

"Thank you."

Zhou Chen thanked him, then winked at Zhan Pianpian, and the two walked into Zhuang Mohan's mansion together.

In the front hall, Zhuang Mohan was looking carefully at an article in his hand. This was the article in the letter that the doorman had just handed over.

This was an article he had never seen before, but it contained a lot of truth. There was no doubt that it was a rare Confucian masterpiece. Without sufficient literary ability, it would be impossible to write such an article.

But when he saw the butler leading two young people, a man and a woman, in, his expression was slightly stunned.

"Mr. Zhuang."

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian saluted at the same time, then looked up at this world-famous literary master.

Zhuang Mohan is about seventy years old, with white hair and beard. He looks no different from an ordinary old man, but he exudes a special charm. He looks like an elegant man who is indifferent to fame and fortune and does not compete with the world.

Zhuang Mohan's eyes swept across Zhan Pianpian's face and finally stopped on Zhou Chen.

"My dear friend, what is your name? Is this article written by you?"

Zhou Chen smiled and nodded: "I am Zhou Chen, from Qing Country, and this article was indeed written by me."

"Qing people?"

Zhuang Mohan looked surprised. He thought Zhou Chen was from Qi, but he didn't expect that he was from Qing. This was really beyond his expectations.

However, he had no hostility towards the people of Qing, as they were all from the Central Plains.

"Good article, you are truly a hero in your youth. You have so much knowledge at such a young age. I am far from being as good as you at your age."

Zhuang Mohan praised loudly. As a recognized literary master, he had been annotating scriptures and texts for decades, and had already integrated all of this into his bones. He had not seen such a good article for a long time.

“There should be a sequel to this article, right?”

"Yes, Mr. Zhuang, this is the first part, and there is a second part."

"Okay, okay, can you let me read it?"

"of course."

Zhou Chen readily agreed, and then said, "If you like it, I can write it right away."

The article he showed Zhuang Mohan was a masterpiece from another world. It did not belong to the history of the real world. In this world, no one knew about it except him.

Zhuang Mohan was overjoyed and said loudly, "Okay, I will grind the ink for you myself."

"It's an honor."

Zhuang Mohan kept his word and brought Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian to the study. He said he would grind ink for Zhou Chen and he really did it himself. Zhou Chen didn't hesitate and started writing immediately.

“Good writing, good article.”

Zhuang Mohan looked at the article written by Zhou Chen and felt joy from the bottom of his heart. For someone like him, a good piece of calligraphy or a good article is more precious than anything else.

"Can you give me this article as a gift for my collection?"

"This is for Mr. Zhuang. It would be my honor if you don't mind."

"Okay, okay."

Zhuang Mohan showed a smile as innocent as a child, and his expression was as if he had obtained a very precious treasure and was overjoyed.

Seeing Zhuang Mohan so happy, Zhou Chen did not forget his purpose.

"Mr. Zhuang, I have an unwelcome request."

Zhuang Mohan said with a smile: "Please speak, my friend."

Zhou Chen pointed at Zhan Pianpian next to him and said, "Mr. Zhuang, this girl is the eldest princess of the Daqi royal family. It's getting late now, so it's inconvenient for her to go back to the palace. So she wants to stay in your mansion temporarily. Is it convenient?"

"Princess?"

Zhuang Mohan was very surprised when he saw Zhan Pianpian bowing to him. He had never seen the eldest princess before. But how could the eldest princess of Northern Qi be with Zhou Chen, a Qing person, and come to him specially?

He didn't understand what was going on, but he understood what Zhou Chen meant, so he agreed with a smile.

He didn’t care much whether she was a princess or not. He cared more about Zhou Chen.

Chapter 1422 The Empress and the Grand Master, Saint Haitang Duoduo

With Zhuang Mohan's consent, Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian naturally stayed in the mansion.

Zhou Chen first made arrangements for Zhan Pianpian, and then went to the restaurant to bring his horse over and placed it in Zhuang Mohan's house.

After everything was done, when I went to Zhan Pianpian's room, she had fallen asleep with the help of her maid after playing all day.

When Zhuang Mohan learned that Zhan Pianpian was the eldest princess, he specially arranged two maids to serve her. Apart from that, he did nothing else.

It was already late, but Zhuang Mohan did not go to sleep. Instead, he invited Zhou Chen to the study to discuss Taoism.

Although there seemed to be a big age gap between the two, Zhuang Mohan did not put on airs at all and discussed philosophy with Zhou Chen on an equal footing.

Zhou Chen never considered himself a literary man, but having lived for hundreds of years, he had indeed read countless books, more than many others had read in several lifetimes. So even when discussing academic matters with literary masters like Zhuang Mohan, he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Even Zhuang Mohan benefited a lot from the narration that always drew inferences from one instance, and Zhou Chen's understanding that transcended the feudal era also opened his eyes.

Of course, Zhou Chen only discussed academic matters with him and did not say anything else, otherwise Zhuang Mohan might not be able to accept it.

The two chatted until late at night, and Zhou Chen finally took the initiative to end the discussion. However, Zhuang Mohan invited Zhou Chen to continue the discussion tomorrow, and tried his best to keep Zhou Chen, wanting him to stay with him for a few more days.

Zhou Chen naturally agreed readily. The date he and Ku He had agreed to meet was August 15th. There was still half a month away from that day. Living here would certainly be much more convenient than staying in an inn.

It was late at night, and Zhou Chen and his companions slept soundly, but for several high-ranking officials of Northern Qi, they did not sleep so soundly tonight.

Shen Zhong and his men didn't dare to send people to follow too closely, but they didn't really give up surveillance completely, so when they saw Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian actually entered Zhuang Mohan's mansion.

Whether it was the young emperor of Northern Qi, the empress dowager, or Shen Zhong, they were all shocked. This great master also knew Zhuang Mohan?

But having learned from the previous experience, they did not go to Zhuang Mohan's mansion to investigate, but just sent people to keep an eye on it.

Ku He lived in seclusion in a river and waterfall not far from the capital city. Haitang Duoduo went there and came back at night. Ku He's answer made the little emperor and the empress dowager feel relieved, but not completely reassured.

The next day, after Zhou Chen had breakfast with Zhuang Mohan, he took Zhan Pianpian out. Zhuang Mohan looked at them leaving with a kind expression and a smile on his face.

He had only known Zhou Chen for one day, but he could tell the whole picture from just a little bit. He felt that a scholar with such literary talent like Zhou Chen must not be a person with a bad character, and Zhan Pianpian did not look like she was being held hostage at all, which was why he did not let anyone notify the court.

He was just a scholar who only wanted to study, and he didn't care about anything else.

The day passed quickly, at least for Zhan Pianpian. Today, she followed Zhou Chen to many interesting places and ate a lot of delicious snacks.

But there was one thing that made her unhappy, because when she was sightseeing, she saw several large and beautiful flower boats in the river, and many people were on them. She also wanted to go, but Zhou Chen was unwilling to take her, which made him very annoyed.

She thought at the time that if she had known earlier, she would have secretly taken some gold and silver with her when she came out, so that she would not be controlled by Zhou Chen everywhere.

I'm not really stupid, how could I not know what the flower boat is for? I've never seen it but I've heard of it, but I just know it, so I want to go and see what it is.

It’s a pity that I didn’t make it.

"Humph!"

"What are you humming again?"

"Nothing, why are you going home so early today?"

"I have guests coming to visit today, so I have to go back early."

"guest?"

Zhan Pianpian looked puzzled: "Aren't you from Nanqing? Is it possible that someone would visit you at Mr. Zhuang's house?"

Zhou Chen smiled slightly: "Who said no?"

There was indeed someone who came to visit Zhou Chen, and his identity was not simple. He was being entertained by Zhuang Mohan at the moment.

"So, Your Majesty came out of the palace to come to me for both the princess and Mr. Zhou?"

Zhuang Mohan asked calmly. When he first learned that His Majesty and the Saint were visiting, he thought it was for the eldest princess's matter, but from their tone, it seemed more like they were here for Zhou Chen, which made him confused.

Zhan Doudou heard this and said softly, "So his last name is Zhou, Mr. Zhuang, I am here for him today. Are you familiar with him?"

Zhuang Mohan shook his head. "I'm not familiar with him. I just got to know him after he came to my house yesterday. Mr. Zhou is very talented and well-versed in history and modern times. Even I have benefited a lot from his knowledge."

Zhan Doudou was stunned: "He is very talented?"

"Yes, although we only talked for a few hours yesterday, I feel that his knowledge is not inferior to mine. In the future, he will definitely surpass me and become a great writer."

Zhuang Mohan's tone was full of praise and love for Zhou Chen. At his age, seeing such a young and talented scholar, the joy he felt was no less than his own achievements.

Hearing Zhuang Mohan's praise, Zhan Doudou became even more confused, and Haitang Duoduo also stared with wide eyes, full of confusion.

"Isn't he a grandmaster? How can his talent be compared with yours, Mr. Zhuang? It's impossible, right?"

Now it was Zhuang Mohan's turn to be confused.

"Grandmaster, are you saying that Master Zhou is the Grandmaster, the Grandmaster that I understand?"

He is a leader in the literary world and a man of letters, but he is also skilled in martial arts, he just pays more attention to literature. He knows the classification of martial arts in the world and what a grandmaster means.

When Zhan Doudou saw that Haitang Duoduo had spoken out, she no longer concealed it and told Zhuang Mohan about Zhou Chen.

After listening to this, Zhuang Mohan was silent for a long time.

"I was really blind. It turns out that Master Zhou is a man of both civil and military talents. At such a young age, he has achieved such success in both civil and military affairs. He is the only one in the world."

Some people are martial arts geniuses, some are literary geniuses, but there are very few people who are both talented in literature and martial arts, let alone those who can reach the pinnacle of both.

As soon as Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian came back, Zhuang Mohan went over to greet Zhou Chen happily, his face full of smiles and kindness.

"They are waiting for you in the other courtyard, go ahead."

Zhou Chen thanked him and went to the villa where he was staying temporarily. Then he saw two figures standing under a tree in the villa.

Hearing the footsteps, Zhan Doudou and Haitang Duoduo in the villa also turned around and saw Zhou Chen coming towards them, with surprise in their eyes.

Although they had heard from the Queen Mother that Zhou Chen was very young, they were still shocked by his youth when they actually saw him.

Not only is she young, but her appearance is also very outstanding. No wonder the eldest princess was willing to follow him away. This appearance is probably part of the reason.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor of Daqi, Saint Lady."

"You know us? Mr. Zhuang told you?" Zhan Doudou asked puzzledly.

Zhou Chen said: "Mr. Zhuang, you don't need to tell me. You two should not be able to find anyone similar to you in Qi."

Zhan Doudou looked at Zhou Chen, whose expression was calm, and said slowly: "When the young master arrived in Qi, he gave us a big gift."