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Fan Xian: "What are you saying, Lord Zhenguo? Your reminder is very important to me. If you say that it's not easy to deal with, then I will definitely not be careless."

"Old Wang, are the Duke's things ready?"

"Ready, coming, coming."

Wang Qinian appeared with a convoy, and on the convoy were the betrothal gifts that Zhou Chen needed.

After everything was ready, Fan Xian blessed Zhou Chen and said, "Duke Zhenguo, I wish you success and all your wishes come true."

"Thank you for your blessing, Wang Qinian. Let's go."

Wang Qinian was responsible for driving the carriage for Zhou Chen, and the convoy behind followed the carriage, slowly heading towards the Northern Qi palace.

Chapter 1466: The marriage is complete, and the situation in Shangjing is chaotic

Zhou Chen personally came to the harem with the betrothal gifts. Zhan Doudou, who was well prepared, immediately had Zhou Chen brought into the harem to meet the empress dowager after learning that Zhou Chen had arrived.

Zhou Chen had met the Queen Mother of Northern Qi twice before, but they were not formal meetings. This time was different. He came to propose marriage, so this was a very formal meeting.

Because Zhou Chen's identity was not ordinary and he came in person to propose marriage, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi had a very good attitude towards him.

"Mr. Zhou, I very much approve of your marriage with Pian Pian, but you may not know that not long ago, the Emperor of your Qing Kingdom expressed his desire to form an alliance with our Great Qi Kingdom to jointly achieve peace between Great Qi Kingdom and your Southern Qing Kingdom."

After hearing what the Queen Mother of Northern Qi said, Zhou Chen remained calm. No matter whether what she said was true or not, he was a Qing citizen after all, so it was best not to show anything at this time.

"Queen Mother, this is my betrothal gift, please take a look."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi gestured to Haitang Duoduo beside her. Haitang Duoduo immediately walked up to Zhou Chen, took the betrothal gift list, and handed it to the Queen Mother of Northern Qi.

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi opened it and took a look, then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Mr. Zhou, are the things above real?"

Even for the high and mighty empress dowager, she felt that the items on this gift list were luxurious. She did not expect that Zhou Chen would be so extravagant for Zhan Pianpian.

"of course."

Since all these things had already been brought here, he naturally had no intention of taking them back. Besides, he had given so much as a betrothal gift, and it was impossible for the Northern Qi royal family to give less dowry.

He didn't care about the dowry, but it was what Zhan Pianpian deserved. Since he was going to marry Zhan Pianpian, he naturally had to consider his future wife more.

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi did not make things difficult. To be more precise, she did not want to make things difficult, and even did not dare to make things difficult.

She didn't have much affection for Zhan Pianpian, and she was not her biological daughter. Even if Zhou Chen was not around, she would have married Zhan Pianpian to someone else for the sake of benefits. Now that Grandmaster Zhou Chen was willing to marry her, and she could be on good terms with the Grandmaster, she naturally had no objection.

So, the Queen Mother agreed to Zhou Chen's proposal on the spot. However, as a princess of a country, her marriage had to be approved by the Ministry of Rites, so it was also a complicated process.

"If Mr. Zhou is not in a hurry, my birthday party will be held in a few days. Can I let Pian Pian accompany me to celebrate my birthday before leaving?"

"Listen to the Queen Mother."

Zhou Chen naturally had no objection, as he could then return to Qing State with the Qing State delegation.

After leaving the Queen Mother, Zhou Chen went to Zhan Pianpian's bedroom and told her the good news.

When Zhan Pianpian heard this, she was immediately overjoyed, but at the same time she also showed shyness.

She felt relieved, but when she thought about marrying Zhou Chen soon and becoming husband and wife, she felt shy and happy.

"Mother said we'll leave after the birthday banquet. I understand. Before that, I'll make good preparations."

Upon learning that he would leave Qi after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, Zhan Pianpian suddenly felt a little reluctant.

Although she didn't like this cold palace very much, it was where she had lived for more than ten years after all. She would soon leave here and go to live in Qing Kingdom. She felt reluctant and nervous.

Feeling the uneasiness in Zhan Pianpian's heart, Zhou Chen gently held her hand to comfort her.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here and everything will be fine."

"Ah."

Zhan Pianpian responded softly. She was nervous, but when she thought that Zhou Chen would be by her side, she was not so scared anymore.

Zhou Chen went back in the carriage driven by Wang Qinian. Upon learning that Zhou Chen's marriage proposal was successful, Wang Qinian was full of blessings.

"I knew there would be no problem. You are young and promising, talented in literature and martial arts, unique in the world, and a perfect match for the Grand Princess of Northern Qi."

He had met Zhan Pianpian once before in Qing Kingdom and had dinner together. He had a very good impression of Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess of Northern Qi.

"It's a nice thing to say. I'm in a good mood, so I'll give you a reward."

A jade pendant flew out of the carriage and Wang Qinian immediately reached out to take it.

"Oh, this jade pendant is too precious, you should take it back."

Having said that, he held the jade pendant in both hands and had no intention of returning it.

Zhou Chen was amused: "Don't act like that in front of me. Keep it and go back to buy more meat for your daughter."

Wang Qinian immediately responded happily: "Okay, then I will thank the Duke of Zhenguo on behalf of my Baba."

Hearing the name "Ba Ba", Zhou Chen's mouth twitched. Calling him "Ba Ba" all day long really made it difficult for Wang Qinian and his wife.

Today is the second day since the Qing Kingdom delegation arrived in Shangjing City. That is to say, from today on, the confrontation between Fan Xian and Shen Zhong and others also began.

Fan Xian wanted to leave Northern Qi immediately, but Shen Zhong was unwilling to let Yan Bingyun go, and even found a high-sounding excuse, making it impossible for him to turn against him. He could only try to find Yan Bingyun first.

At night, Zhou Chen sneaked into the palace again and sneaked into Zhan Doudou's bedroom with familiarity.

Zhan Doudou seemed to know that Zhou Chen was coming, so she had made preparations in advance. As soon as Zhou Chen arrived, she pinned him down and began to "bully" him.

Zhan Doudou was in great shape today, as if she was stimulated. Zhou Chen sensed her abnormality and deliberately gave in to her.

After a long time, the rain stopped.

"You and the imperial sister have succeeded. Are you very happy?"

Listening to Zhan Doudou's resentful tone, Zhou Chen laughed: "Are you unhappy because of this? I remember that after we were together, you said it yourself that you and I were just using each other, there was only interest, no feelings."

Zhan Doudou blushed and retorted, "Who said I have feelings for you? We are in a relationship of interest. To me, you are just a tool for having children. I don't have any feelings for you. I just see how romantic you are and I am worried about my sister's future."

Now when she talks to Zhou Chen, she doesn't even use "I".

"Yes, yes, yes, I am your tool for bearing children, and I am also very romantic, but I definitely have feelings for the mother of my future child."

"Huh, who cares?"

Zhan Doudou spoke in a proud tone, as if she didn't care at all, but she couldn't help but reveal an imperceptible smile.

"We've been together for a while, why haven't I responded yet?"

"It's only been a dozen days. It's not that fast."

"How long will it take?"

"It will take at least a month to find out."

"Ah, does it take so long? But don't you have to go back to Qing Kingdom after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet? Will you make it in time?"

Zhan Doudou showed worry. Her original purpose in being with Zhou Chen was to have offspring. If this didn't work out, she would definitely be very anxious.

Zhou Chen said: "There is no better way to do this. We can only keep working hard. Come on, keep going."

"All right……"

Zhou Chen was very busy during this period because his goal was to have not one but two children.

In the second half of the night, after Zhan Doudou fell asleep, Zhou Chen quietly left and came to another place, Si Lili's bedroom.

Si Lili was well prepared. She had been living like this these days and was used to it. So she had already taken a nap and just woke up not long ago. She hasn't slept since then and has been quietly waiting for Zhou Chen's arrival in the bedroom.

Hearing Zhou Chen's arrival, Si Lili's face was immediately filled with surprise: "Sir."

"I am coming."

…………

While Zhou Chen was enjoying the blessing of having two wives, Fan Xian was still racking his brains to think of how to find Yan Bingyun.

In the blink of an eye, a few days passed. During these few days, Fan Xian finally completed his first goal, which was to find Yan Bingyun who was imprisoned by the Jinyiwei, and successfully rescued Yan Bingyun and brought him back to the inn where the Qing Kingdom delegation lived.

Shen Zhong almost fought with Fan Xian for this, but luckily he was stopped by people sent by the Queen Mother, and they ordered him to let Fan Xian and Yan Bingyun go. So no matter how unwilling he was, he had to swallow his anger. At the same time, he did not dare to make a big fuss, after all, his sister bore a lot of responsibility for this matter.

Afterwards, Fan Xian, Shen Zhong, and Shang Shan Hu began to play a game around Sean.

Zhuang Mansion.

Zhuang Mohan rarely continued his research, but played chess with Zhou Chen in the courtyard. However, during the game, he seemed a little uneasy and made frequent mistakes.

Zhou Chen saw his problem and asked, "Mr. Zhuang, are you worried about Sean?"

Zhuang Mohan sighed and said, "Yes, a little bit. I thought saving him and returning to Northern Qi would be a good thing for him, but now it seems...

He knew very well that although Sean had escaped from the dungeon of the Qing Inspection Institute, his situation had not changed after returning to Qi, and it was even worse.

"Do you need my help?"

"Need not."

Zhuang Mohan rejected Zhou Chen with a complicated expression but a firm tone.

"He is my biological brother, yes, but everyone has his own life. We can help him once, but we can't help him all the time. He has his own path to walk. No matter what the final result is, it is his own choice. We are not qualified to make the decision for him."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything. In fact, he has always had this attitude in his dealings with others, letting go of the complex of helping others and respecting the fate of others.

Of course, if it is someone he cares about, someone important, he will also change these principles.

If Zhuang Mohan asked, he might consider helping, but since Zhuang Mohan himself had no such idea, he naturally would not meddle in other people's business.

The game of chess lasted for an hour and was not finished. The main reason was that although Zhuang Mohan was playing chess, his mind was not on it at all. Zhou Chen was not in a hurry and accompanied him patiently.

In the end, because of his old age, Zhuang Mohan did not finish the game of chess, and went to his room to rest with a melancholy face.

Zhou Chen was just about to go out for a walk when he heard a servant come to report that someone came to visit, and the person they wanted to see was him.

"Lang Tao, meet Mr. Zhou."

The person who wanted to see was none other than Ku He's eldest disciple Lang Tao. Zhou Chen had met him outside Shangjing City before. His dark circles and smoky makeup were so unique that he could never forget it.

"sit."

After Lang Tao sat down, Zhou Chen asked again: "Lang Tao, is your teacher's fight over?"

Lang Tao was stunned. He didn't expect that the first question Zhou Chen asked would be this.

"Yes, sir, my master is doing well now and is practicing in seclusion."

He knew that his teacher had a fight with someone some time ago, but he didn't know who the other party was. Since Zhou Chen asked this, he must know more than him.

"Your teacher asked you to come to the capital to kill Sean?"

"Sir, I know that you are good friends with Mr. Zhuang, and Sean is Mr. Zhuang's younger brother..."

Zhou Chen interrupted him directly: "Don't tell me these things. What happened to Sean has nothing to do with me. Whatever you want to do is up to you. There is no need to test me."

Hearing this, Lang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. He was following his master's orders and had to get rid of Sean.

But because Sean is Zhuang Mohan's younger brother, and Zhou Chen is good friends with Zhuang Mohan, the main reason he came to visit today was to test Zhou Chen's attitude.

Now that he saw that Zhou Chen didn't care about Sean, he felt relieved. After all, he didn't want to offend a grand master.

After saying this, Lang Tao did not stay long. After saying a few more polite words, he left the Zhuang Mansion.

After some time, Sean finally died as a result of Shen Zhong's conspiracy. In fact, this result was the best result for many people in Northern Qi.

Only Zhuang Mohan, Sean's elder brother, remained silent for several days. After a few days, he regained his spirits, as if everything was over, and devoted himself to his great cause again.

But Zhou Chen could feel that this incident was quite a blow to Zhuang Mohan, but he just didn't show it.

Sean's death did not make Fan Xian sad, but the secret that Sean told him shocked him.

On the one hand, there is the truth about his mother Ye Qingmei, and on the other hand, there is the fear of Chen Pingping's schemes.

After so many years in this world, this was the first time he felt such a great fear of a person, so he developed a strong fear of Chen Pingping.

At the same time, Sean's death also made him see a way to deal with Shen Zhong, so he personally went to find Sean's adopted son Uesugi Tora, and plan with him to deal with Shen Zhong.

After making the plan, Fan Xian took Uesugi Tora to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and bluntly said that he wanted to present a birthday gift to the Queen Mother, and this birthday gift was Uesugi Tora.

Fan Xian's actions confused the Queen Mother of Northern Qi and others. After a detailed explanation, the Queen Mother of Northern Qi was shocked.

After all, Fan Xian was a foreign official, but he was able to make the general of Northern Qi surrender. His calculations and eloquence were both shocking.

When Shen Zhong learned about this, he could no longer sit still. Although he didn't know what Fan Xian wanted to do, he still hurried into the palace.

Everyone gathered in the harem, and after a confrontation, Fan Xian took the initiative to mention the smuggling cooperation, which made the queen dowager very excited. Shen Zhong tried his best to persuade him. Although the queen dowager was dissatisfied, she did not want to cause discord between the monarch and his ministers in front of Fan Xian, a foreign minister.