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"Your Highness, there are some things that cannot be said here. If the princess finds out, she will definitely punish you."

Mu Qing's face was frozen with anger, and he turned around and shouted angrily: "Do you need to remind me?"

Then, he glared at Zhou Chen angrily: "Humph, Chen Yu, you disappoint me so much. You are not worthy of my sister at all. Don't expect me to call you Brother Yu anymore."

After venting his anger, he left angrily, looking as if he had suffered a great injustice.

This made Zhou Chen not know whether to be angry or what. This guy can't control his words. What else can you care about with him?

General Chang Sun hurriedly followed Mu Qing away, but Wei Jing'an saluted Zhou Chen with a slightly wry smile.

"Mr. Chen, the prince is just like that. He is also worried about the princess's affairs. Don't blame him. He actually respects you very much. He has mentioned you in front of us a lot in the past two years. He said that he is happiest when he plays with you."

What else could Zhou Chen say? He could only respond, "Master Xima, I understand what you mean, but I won't take it to heart."

Wei Jing'an did not stay and left after he finished speaking.

As soon as Mu Qing and the others left, Zhou Chen felt several eyes staring at him. Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin were okay, but Mei Changsu's gaze made him feel quite uneasy.

Xiao Jingrui was the most innocent. He asked Zhou Chen curiously, "Brother Yu, you are very familiar with Princess Nihuang and Prince Mu?"

Zhou Chen smiled awkwardly: "Yes, I know him. Two years ago, when I passed through the southern border, I happened to encounter the invasion of Nanchu. I thought I was also from Daliang, so I went to help Princess Nihuang. That's why I got to know Princess Nihuang and Young Prince Mu. But we are just acquaintances, not like what Young Prince Mu just said."

He not only explained how he knew the Mu sisters, but also secretly explained the situation to Mei Changsu. It was you who asked me to go there, and nothing happened between me and Mu Nihuang. The person I like is Gong Yu.

He believed that Mei Changsu would understand what he meant.

Of course Mei Changsu understood what he meant. In fact, he felt a little uncomfortable just now, but now thinking back, it seemed that this matter was indeed caused by him.

Moreover, he had known Zhou Chen for so many years and understood Zhou Chen's character very well. He knew that although Zhou Chen was a bit romantic, he would not do such a thing behind his back.

But at this moment he also understood why Zhou Chen had not returned to Langzhou for two years since the southern border. He must have felt guilty.

"I see."

Xiao Jingrui was the most innocent, or he couldn't really be called innocent, it was more because he trusted Zhou Chen's character. As for the matter about the brothel girl, he was tactful enough not to ask too much.

Just as they were about to sit down again, another group of people came over. They were the Crown Prince and Prince Yu who were sitting at the top.

As soon as they saw the Crown Prince and Prince Yu coming, Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin saluted immediately, and Mei Changsu did the same. However, Zhou Chen and Fei Liu just stood there and did not salute.

The Crown Prince and Prince Yu's attention was all on Mei Changsu, and they paid no attention to Zhou Chen and Fei Liu behind them.

After the ceremony, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu first asked what happened to Mu Qing and whether he was here to cause trouble. Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin simply dealt with the matter.

The Crown Prince and Prince Yu didn't take it seriously, and then they started praising Mei Changsu as if they were competing with each other. Then both sides sat down and started the conversation.

Zhou Chen felt quite emotional as he listened to the Crown Prince and Prince Yu fawning over Mei Changsu in various ways.

This was the ancient times. As long as you were famous enough, as long as you knew how to package yourself and had done something big, you would easily attract others to scramble for you.

In fact, with the power of the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, it is difficult for a strategist to play a decisive role. It's just that the two of them are fighting too fiercely and want to kill each other. Just then, they heard of the name of Jiangzuo Mei Lang, the talented scholar, and also knew that the Sixth Prince of Beiyan ascended the throne of Crown Prince with the assistance of Mei Changsu.

Therefore, they believed that Mei Changsu was a man of extraordinary talent, and as long as they could recruit Mei Changsu, they would be able to surpass the other party.

When the forces of both sides are in a balance, a strategist with the talent to govern the country will play an extraordinary role.

That's why, otherwise, given their identities and status, how could they try to please Mei Changsu so much.

The Crown Prince and Prince Yu also took out gifts, vying to give them to Mei Changsu first.

It's just that the prince was indeed much inferior to Prince Yu in terms of strategy and eloquence. After just a few words, he was ridiculed by Prince Yu and felt ashamed.

Just as the Crown Prince was getting angry and scolding Prince Yu, a eunuch with a feminine face bowed cautiously and respectfully to report.

"His Royal Highness."

The prince had just been tricked by Prince Yu and was in a bad mood. When he heard the eunuch interrupting, he asked in dissatisfaction, "What's the matter?"

The young eunuch looked nervous and whispered, "The Empress Dowager has ordered these young masters to come to the audience."

"Grandma?"

The Crown Prince was startled, and Prince Yu was also very surprised. They all knew that today was the day when Princess Nihuang's son-in-law selection meeting would begin. Not only their father had come, but also the Empress Dowager, the Queen, and many other concubines had come. They were all in the palace of Yingfeng Tower.

However, they were still surprised when the Empress Dowager suddenly summoned Xiao Jingrui and others.

Prince Yu asked, "Does it include Mr. Su?"

The young eunuch replied: "The Empress Dowager's order is that all the people here including Master Xiao."

Although the Crown Prince and Prince Yu were unwilling, they dared not disobey the order of the Empress Dowager, so they could only let Mei Changsu leave with the young eunuch.

Zhou Chen was also a little confused. Why was he included?

However, when he thought about the old lady who lived the longest and was the first to recognize Mei Changsu in this plot, he still respected her very much.

What's more, this Empress Dowager was the grandmother of his mother, Princess Pingyang, and could be said to be his great-grandmother.

Led by the young eunuch, the group soon arrived at the gate of a palace behind Yingfeng Tower. The young eunuch asked them to wait first and then went in to report.

Zhou Chen clearly felt that Mei Changsu next to him was trembling slightly and his face was nervous, so he nudged Mei Changsu with his elbow.

After receiving Zhou Chen's reminder, Mei Changsu immediately took a breath, forced himself to calm down, then turned to give instructions to Fei Liu.

"We are going to meet an old lady later. If she calls you, you must answer. If she holds your hand, you must not hide. If she gives you snacks, you must take them. She is the kindest old lady in the world. You must be good and listen to her."

Although Fei Liu didn't understand at all, he still nodded vigorously. Anyway, he would do whatever Brother Su told him to do.

After a while, the young eunuch came out and asked them to go in. Xiao Jingrui walked in first. Yan Yujin was very understanding and stuffed silver and money into the young eunuch's hand.

Zhou Chen saw the whole scene. Xiao Jingrui was a sincere gentleman and would not think about these things. Yan Yujin, on the other hand, understood the ways of the world better and was more thoughtful in doing things.

This also shows that the two people had different experiences and education since childhood.

Xiao Jingrui has been extremely favored since he was a child. With two fathers, two mothers, and a bunch of elders pampering him, he would never think about these petty things.

As for Yu Jin, he was raised in a free-range environment without any father to teach him, so he had no idea about the ways of the world and how to survive since he was a child.

Zhou Chen was walking behind. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw a lot of people gathered. Without exception, they were all women of noble status.

However, when he saw a person standing at the very edge, his face changed slightly and he was surprised. Why was his mother here too?

According to the investigation of Jiangzuo League, although his mother, Princess Pingyang, did not lose her life in the Chiyan case, she was also implicated. She was not allowed to leave the Princess's Mansion without imperial permission, and she only had the opportunity to pay a visit to the Empress Dowager during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival every year.

Now that she appears here, it must be the order of the Empress Dowager.

Thinking of the fact that the Grand Empress Dowager recognized Mei Changsu at a glance in the plot, Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel nervous. If the Grand Empress Dowager could recognize Mei Changsu, would she be able to recognize him as well? After all, he often went to the palace to pay homage with his mother when he was a child, and because he was in poor health when he was a child, he was taken care of by the Grand Empress Dowager.

If his mother wasn't there, he wouldn't be so nervous, but he knew how powerful a mother could be. Maybe she wouldn't recognize him, but if the Empress Dowager said something, there was no guarantee that she wouldn't be suspicious.

When he thought of this, he regretted it so much. If he had known earlier, he would not have listened to Mei Changsu and insisted on letting him come. Now something bad is going to happen.

But Mei Changsu didn't think so much. At this moment, his eyes were all on the only old lady sitting in the palace.

Mu Nihuang originally just casually glanced at the people who walked in, but when she saw Zhou Chen walking at the back, her face changed instantly.

She stared at Zhou Chen without blinking. She never expected that Zhou Chen, whom she had been looking for for two years, would appear here.

Zhou Chen also felt Mu Nihuang's gaze, but he pretended not to notice it. He looked straight ahead and knelt down with Xiao Jingrui and the others.

"Greetings to the Grand Empress Dowager! Long live the Grand Empress Dowager!"

He would never be willing to kneel before Emperor Liang, but he was willing to kneel before the Empress Dowager who had been so kind to him when he was a child.

Except for Zhou Chen and Fei Liu, no one spoke directly. However, Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin and Mei Changsu said the same thing in unison.

Mu Nihuang was still looking at Zhou Chen. If it wasn’t the wrong occasion, she would have rushed over to question him.

Thinking of what Gong Yu said to her last night, she now doesn't believe it at all. How is it possible that she didn't know where Zhou Chen was last night, but Zhou Chen appeared here today?

The Empress Dowager laughed cheerfully, her face full of smiles as she raised her hands and said, "Okay, okay, everyone, get up, get up."

The Empress Dowager had white hair and an old face, but as the most noble woman in the world, she still looked quite energetic even though she was about ninety years old.

It’s just that her eyesight might not be very good. Although Zhou Chen and the others were already quite close to her, she still squinted her eyes, looked at her carefully, and asked in a daze.

"Whose children are these?"

Yan Yujin was the most outgoing, pretending to be dissatisfied and acting like a spoiled child: "Grandma, I just came to greet you two days ago. I'm so pretty, don't you remember me?"

The Empress Dowager looked confused and blinked as if she was thinking.

"You were here two days ago?"

But she was confused and soon looked at Xiao Jingrui again: "What about you, who are you from?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingrui stepped forward and shouted closer, "Grandma."

The Empress Dowager was still confused and didn't recognize it. Finally, it was Princess Li Yang next to her who explained it to her. Then the Empress Dowager remembered and asked a few questions with a smile.

Then Yan Yujin ran forward again, and Queen Yan explained again, and the Empress Dowager then remembered.

Then she looked at Mei Changsu and asked.

Mei Changsu tried his best to control his emotions and gave his name, but the Empress Dowager's words "Xiao Shu" almost frightened him to death.

But then the Empress Dowager said with concern that he had lost weight, and gave him his favorite snack, which almost made him lose control of his emotions and burst into tears on the spot.

Mu Nihuang kept staring at Zhou Chen until the Empress Dowager called her, then she reacted and walked forward.

But when the Empress Dowager asked her and Mei Changsu when they would get married and wanted to put their hands together, Mu Nihuang reflexively wanted to retract her hand. Mei Changsu wanted to grab Mu Nihuang's hand, but feeling Mu Nihuang's struggle, he paused and finally let go.

Everyone present was amused by the Empress Dowager, which made her even more confused.

Zhou Chen knew that the Empress Dowager was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. At the same time, he prayed silently in his heart, hoping that it would end quickly, quickly.

Unfortunately, his mumbling did not work. The Empress Dowager forgot her confusion and turned her gaze to Zhou Chen who was standing behind her.

"What about you? Whose child are you?"

Now all the women present were confused. They knew Mei Changsu because they each had their own purposes, but they didn't know Zhou Chen, this stranger who suddenly appeared.

Xiao Jingrui took the initiative to introduce: "Grandma, this is my good friend, the famous 'Gong Ziyu' in the martial arts world. He came here today at my invitation."

After hearing Xiao Jingrui's introduction, the women present didn't care. For those of them who were in high positions, the martial arts world was too far away and they couldn't even show up on the stage.

Zhou Chen sighed, he still couldn't escape, so he could only move forward.

"Greetings to the Grand Empress Dowager. I am a man of the Jianghu, my name is Chen Yu. It is my honor to meet the Grand Empress Dowager today."

The Empress Dowager narrowed her eyes and suddenly smiled, "It's Xiaochen, come, come to Grandma."

Although he had been mentally prepared, when Zhou Chen heard the title of Empress Dowager, he still cried out that it was a bad decision.

Not only him, but even Mei Changsu, who was kneeling on the ground in a depressed mood, realized that something was wrong. He quickly stood up and stepped back, his eyes quickly sweeping towards Princess Pingyang on the left side behind him.

When he saw this, he felt a chill in his heart. Princess Pingyang, who had been silent and seemed non-existent, suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhou Chen who knelt in front of the Empress Dowager.

Princess Pingyang was indeed surprised by the Empress Dowager's call of "Xiaochen", because this was a name that belonged exclusively to her son.

Zhou Chen was now in a difficult situation and could only allow the Empress Dowager to grab his hands.

"Xiaochen, it seems like you haven't come to see grandma for a long time. Are you sick again? If you are sick, you should tell grandma and she will ask the imperial doctor to cure you."

While Zhou Chen was moved, he also thought it was all over. If he had just called her "Xiaochen", it would be fine, after all, his last name was Chen now. But after saying this, it would be strange if his mother didn't get suspicious.

As expected, Princess Pingyang's expression changed suddenly again, and she almost couldn't control her emotions, but suddenly she held them back. Then she withdrew her gaze from Zhou Chen, lowered her head, and said nothing, as if nothing had just happened.

Concubine Yue beside her laughed and said, "The Empress Dowager is confused again. She asked me if I was sick when she just met me for the first time."

Queen Yan interrupted this "recognition" at the right time and said that the Empress Dowager was tired, and then Xiao Jingrui and others left tactfully.

When Zhou Chen left, he clearly felt two pairs of eyes looking at him. He sighed in his heart, thinking that he couldn't escape today.

Sure enough, they had just left the warm room and had not taken a few steps when Mu Nihuang suddenly caught up with them.

"Chen Yu!"

Zhou Chen's body stiffened, and the people who were traveling with him also stopped. Mei Changsu even glanced at Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen had no choice but to turn around and face Mu Nihuang.

"I wonder what the princess wants me to do for her?"

Mu Nihuang stared at Zhou Chen without blinking. Although she was not angry, she still had an aura of majesty.

Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin looked at each other and said tactfully: "Princess (Sister Nihuang), we will go down first."

After saying that, they left without hesitation. Mei Changsu looked at Mu Nihuang and Zhou Chen with complicated eyes, then left with Fei Liu.

After they left, Mu Nihuang asked in a deep voice: "You don't even have the courage to walk with me, do you?"

Zhou Chen had no choice but to agree: "How dare I refuse the invitation of the princess?"

Mu Nihuang was satisfied then and took the lead, and Zhou Chen could only follow behind her.

At this moment, the door of the warm room was opened again, and Princess Ping Yan walked out. She saw Zhou Chen who was leaving with Mu Nihuang. Her eyes were filled with wonder, and she sighed softly and walked away slowly.