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Zhan Pianpian is a girl whose sadness comes and goes quickly. She soon becomes happy again, asking Sang Wen to have a good rest and bring her delicious food when he comes back.

So, Zhou Chen took Zhan Pianpian on a carriage and went to the more prosperous streets of Kyoto first, because the first request Zhan Pianpian made was to take her to eat delicious food first.

When she is with others, she can't let go, but when she is with Zhou Chen, she never suppresses her needs and tells Zhou Chen whatever she wants.

In her heart, Zhou Chen is the person who dotes on her the most in this world. In front of Zhou Chen, she doesn’t need to mention the Da Qi royal family all the time. She feels most comfortable and free.

The time spent having fun passed the fastest. Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian had already got off the carriage. Originally, Zhou Chen was taking Zhan Pianpian for a walk, but soon it became Zhan Pianpian taking Zhou Chen for a walk.

Zhan Pianpian, dressed in red, was like a happy butterfly, pulling Zhou Chen and flying non-stop.

"Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen, look at this, there is one in Shangjing City as well, but it's a little different from here in Kyoto."

Zhan Pianpian pulled Zhou Chen to a stall selling toys, pointed at the items on the stall, and chattered to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen watched her choose toys with a smile on his face, his face full of pity. Suddenly, he looked forward and saw a few people he knew walking slowly towards him not far ahead.

He saw the person and the other person also saw him, so Fan Xian immediately came over with Teng Zijing, Wang Qinian, Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe.

Fan Xian and his companions were about to salute, but Zhou Chen waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite when we are out in public."

Fan Xian then stopped, but Teng Zijing and Wang Qinian still saluted respectfully, but they did not call him Duke Zhenguo, but called him "Sir".

Teng Zijing bowed to Zhou Chen very solemnly: "Sir, thank you for saving me. I have never had the chance to thank you."

"No need to thank me, I also took the money, this is just a transaction, Fan Xian, where are you going?"

Fan Xian replied truthfully, "Fan Sizhe and I opened a bookstore, and we are planning to find a restaurant to sit down and talk while eating. If you are free, why not come and join us?"

Zhou Chen did not answer immediately, but looked at Zhan Pianpian who had already picked out the things, and asked softly: "Now that you have chosen, are you hungry? Do you want to take a rest first, eat something, and then go shopping?"

After walking for an hour, he was indeed a little tired, so Zhan Pianpian nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice.

"Okay, let's go eat, and then we can go shopping. Are they all your friends?"

After saying this, she looked at Fan Xian and the other four with curiosity.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1454: Generous Wang Qinian, Shadow Challenges Zhou Chen

In fact, when Fan Xian and the other four saw Zhou Chen and came over to say hello, they had already seen Zhan Pianpian. After all, it was hard not to notice such a noble, beautiful and pure girl next to Zhou Chen.

Especially when they saw Zhou Chen speaking to Zhan Pianpian so gently, with the love in his tone overflowing, this made them even more curious about Zhan Pianpian's identity.

Under the curious gazes of Fan Xian and the other four, Zhou Chen pointed at Zhan Pianpian and introduced her to them.

"This is the eldest princess of Northern Qi."

When Fan Xian and the other four heard this, they were greatly surprised, and then they all saluted Zhan Pianpian one after another.

"I have met Her Highness the Princess."

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian's intimacy made them very curious. What made them even more curious was that the eldest princess of Northern Qi actually appeared in Kyoto. Did she come with the Northern Qi envoys? Why hadn't they heard of it before? It was no small matter for a princess of a country to go on a diplomatic mission.

"Shh, shh!"

Zhan Pianpian hastily gestured to Fan Xian and the others, signaling them to keep quiet, and then she snorted at Zhou Chen in dissatisfaction, "I came here secretly with my teacher, and you didn't help me keep it a secret, but told others directly. If it gets out, it will damage the reputation of the Great Qi royal family, humph."

Zhou Chen smiled dotingly and said, "It doesn't matter. With me here, no one dares to say anything to you."

Watching Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian flirting with each other, Fan Xian and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, but they dared not say anything, feeling very uncomfortable.

"Didn't you say you wanted to eat? Lead the way."

"Oh, oh, eat, eat."

Fan Xian woke up as if from a dream, nodded hurriedly, and then asked Fan Sizhe to lead the way to the restaurant.

As they were about to leave, the lady at the stall called out hurriedly, "Girl, girl, you haven't paid yet."

"ah!"

Zhan Pianpian, who was holding a candied haws in one hand and a toy in the other, finally reacted.

"Zhou Chen, I haven't given you the money yet."

Zhou Chen touched her forehead, turned around and asked, "How much?"

"Two cents."

Zhou Chen searched around and found that he only had silver left, so he prepared to wave He Qin over.

But at this time, Teng Zijing and Wang Qinian took out copper coins very quickly.

"My Lord, I'm coming."

"Sir, I have copper coins on me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qinian glared at Teng Zijing with dissatisfaction.

"What are you doing? I'm paying the adults' bill. What do you have to do with it?"

Teng Zijing refused to give in: "My Lord, you saved my life, so it is only right that I pay you and the princess."

"Step aside."

Wang Qinian reached out and wanted to push Teng Zijing aside so that he could pay the bill himself, but Teng Zijing stood very steady and grabbed his hand instead.

"I think you are the one meddling in other people's business. If you are such a stingy person, stop pretending to be generous."

Wang Qinian opened his eyes wide, with air coming out of his nostrils, and stared at Teng Zijing.

Wang Qinian had been frugal all his life, and this was the first time he took the initiative to pay for someone, just to curry favor with Zhou Chen and the princess, but someone showed up to steal the credit. How could he not be angry?

"Teng Zijing, don't be ungrateful. If I hadn't carried you to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, you would have lost your life."

"I remember your kindness. Besides, I've treated you to noodles several times. I've already repaid you."

"Hey, you're paying me back for my life by treating me to a few bowls of noodles? Do you still have a conscience?"

"It's better than you cheating people out of their money all day long."

"..."

My goodness, these two people started arguing in the street just for two cents for the bill, which made Fan Xian look very embarrassed, especially when he saw Zhan Pianpian tilting her head and looking at them strangely, he felt it was so damn embarrassing.

"Why don't you two each contribute one cent?"

Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing looked at each other without giving in, and finally accepted Fan Xian's proposal, each contributing a penny.

Zhou Chen looked at these two idiots speechlessly. They had made a matter of two cents so complicated that they were almost about to set up a ring for a fight.

Zhan Pianpian was very polite and thanked them: "Thank you, you are Zhou Chen's friends, and you are also my friends."

Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing hurriedly replied: "Your Highness, there is no need to do this. This is what we should do."

It was the first time in their lives that they were thanked by the princess, and they both felt it was wonderful and great.

Wang Qinian, in particular, felt that his money was well spent. He flattered Zhou Chen and received gratitude from the Grand Princess of Northern Qi, making a fortune. The only thing that made him unhappy was that half of his joy was shared by Teng Zijing, who would never save him again.

Several people came to a restaurant not far away and asked for a private room by the window. They sat down only after Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian were seated.

Zhou Chen introduced Fan Xian and the others to Zhan Pianpian.

"Pianpian, this is Fan Xian."

"Fan Xian?"

Zhan Pianpian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked, "Is it the young Master Fan who wrote 'The wind is strong and the sky is high, and the monkeys are howling sadly'?"

Fan Xian was very surprised. He didn't expect that the Princess of Northern Qi actually knew him. It was just a poem. Had it already spread to Northern Qi?

"Your Highness, I think I wrote this poem."

"Then you are really talented. You can write such good poems at such a young age."

Zhan Pianpian also heard about this poem from her teacher Zhuang Mohan. She was also well-educated, so she naturally knew that this seven-character poem was very good.

Fan Xian was embarrassed and modest: "No, Your Highness, I am just repeating what others have said. I don't have any talent."

He then took the initiative to introduce his sister and brother.

"Your Highness, this is my sister Fan Ruoruo, and this is my brother Fan Sizhe."

"Your Highness."

"Your Highness."

Fan Ruoruo and Fan Sizhe both saluted respectfully. They were not as relaxed as Fan Xian. After all, she was the princess of a country, even if it was an enemy country, so they still had to show due respect.

Zhan Pianpian said cheerfully: "Hello."

"Your Highness, this is my bodyguard Teng Zijing, and this is the clerk of the Inspection Institute, Wang Qinian. They are both my good friends."

"Hello."

Just now, two people were competing to pay for her, and she smiled at them generously, without any airs of being arrogant because of her status.

Teng Zijing saluted again respectfully and solemnly, while Wang Qinian smiled so much that his eyes were almost narrowed into lines.

Zhou Chen warned: "Pian Pian came here privately with the delegation, so don't spread the news everywhere."

"Don't worry, Lord Zhenguo, we won't."

In fact, Fan Xian and the others were very shocked. Seeing Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian getting along, they looked like a loving couple. Although everyone knew that Zhou Chen had been to the capital of Northern Qi, not many people knew that he had such a close relationship with the eldest princess of Northern Qi.

What surprised them even more was that the eldest princess of Northern Qi seemed to have no airs at all. She was very easy to get along with and talk to, which was very different from the impression they had of a royal princess.

When ordering food, Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian did not express their opinions. Fan Sizhe took the lead and ordered a lot. When the dishes were served, they started chatting.

"Fan Xian, you just said that your bookstore has opened and Red Mansion has already started selling books?"

Fan Xian felt a little embarrassed. He did not write A Dream of Red Mansions, but now he had to take on the title of author. Every time someone mentioned it, he felt awkward.

"It's ready and we're preparing to sell it now."

Zhan Pianpian asked curiously, "I've read Red Mansions too. Is it sold in your bookstore?"

Fan Xian was shocked: "Has the Red Mansion spread to Northern Qi?"

Zhan Pianpian nodded and said, "Yes, we also sell Red Mansions in Da Qi, but not many people have read it, so it is not widely circulated. How many volumes of Red Mansions do you have in Qing Kingdom?"

Seeing that Zhan Pianpian was easy to get along with, Fan Ruoruo said at the right time: "My brother is already writing the next volume."

Zhan Pianpian's delicate eyes suddenly widened: "Dream of Red Mansions was written by Young Master Fan?"

"Ah, no, it wasn't written by me. It was written by a Mr. Cao."

Fan Xian tried his best to pass the blame, but there was no Cao Xueqin in this world, so he could only take the credit.

The meal lasted nearly an hour, after which Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian said goodbye to Fan Xian and others and went out for a stroll on the street again.

Fan Xian and others were still thinking about Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian, and Fan Xian couldn't help but sigh.

"I didn't expect that a great master like the Duke of Zhenguo could be so tender. The look in his eyes is almost comparable to the way I look at Wan'er."

Teng Zijing said: "I think the Duke of Zhenguo and the Northern Qi princess are a perfect match."

Wang Qinian: "Just like me and my wife, we have a deep relationship. It seems that there are similarities between me and the Duke of Zhenguo."

Fan Xian glanced at Wang Qinian, really not wanting to expose his shortcomings.

Fan Ruoruo said, "This princess of Northern Qi is truly devoted to the Duke of Zhenguo. She followed the envoys to Kyoto secretly, and it must be to see the Duke of Zhenguo. She looks so weak, but she has such a strong character. Looking at all the rich girls in Kyoto, there is no one like her."

Only Fan Sizhe was too lazy to care about love between men and women. He was still counting the bills as he had just spent a lot of money on the meal.

The Inspection Institute and Emperor Qing have been keeping an eye on Zhou Chen's whereabouts, so Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing both know that Zhou Chen is taking Zhan Pianpian to travel in Kyoto, and Zhan Pianpian's identity is no secret in their eyes.

However, Chen Pingping took the approach of letting things take their own course. This matter had nothing to do with him in the first place, and keeping an eye on it was just his duty.

But Emperor Qing was different. When he learned that Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian were together, he thought a lot and wondered whether he could use this fact of Zhan Pianpian to target Zhou Chen.

But after considering for a long time, he still did not take any action. Now Ye Liuyun did not reply to him at all. He really could not deal with Zhou Chen by himself.

In recent days, he has also been thinking about two other possibilities. One is to use Wuzhu, but he has no idea where Wuzhu is now, and Wuzhu only listens to Ye Qingmei, so he may not be able to convince Wuzhu.

Another way is to contact the temple messenger. He has always wanted to find the temple. Although he still doesn't know the secret of the temple, he has a way to contact the temple messenger.

But he was always hesitant. The temple messenger was not so easy to use, and this was also his trump card. He didn't know whether it was worth it to use it to deal with Zhou Chen.

If possible, he still didn't want to face Zhou Chen head-on. The best option would be to use a strategy to get rid of Zhou Chen or to subdue Zhou Chen.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still didn't make a decision.

Although Emperor Qing appears to be so decisive and swift in the plot, in fact, he is only so powerful when he is in control of the situation.