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Zhou Chen didn't have to wait long. Butler Lu soon came out of the cloth shop and left at a leisurely pace.

Seeing Butler Lu leave, Zhou Chen did not leave, but stayed there and waited for a while until he saw a figure walking out of the cloth shop.

Seeing this figure, Zhou Chen was immediately relieved.

"I see."

The person he saw was not unfamiliar. She was his wet nurse, Jin Yu, the maid of his mother, Princess Pingyang.

He didn't believe this was a coincidence, so there was only one result: Butler Lu was his mother, Princess Pingyang's man, or an old man from the Zhou Mansion, but he had never seen him before.

No wonder Butler Lu has never done anything against him recently. If he was sent by his mother, then it can be explained clearly.

Obviously, his mother suspected his identity, but was not completely sure, so she sent someone to investigate.

In this way, he wouldn't have to worry about Butler Lu's identity. He believed that his mother had most likely confirmed his identity. The reason why she didn't come in person might be because of Mei Changsu's warning.

"fair enough."

Zhou Chen disappeared quickly. Even though Princess Pingyang had already suspected him and had sent someone to come, he was not prepared to go over and recognize him immediately because they hadn't seen each other for more than ten years. For a moment, he really didn't know how to face her.

Because Mei Changsu is in charge of all affairs, Zhou Chen, the second in command, lives a very comfortable life. When he has nothing to do, he practices martial arts, strolls around the capital, and in the evening he talks with Gong Yu about their hearts and lives. His life is very comfortable.

He was not a gentleman to begin with, and Gong Yu was willing, so after they moved to their own yard, they naturally got together.

These days, he only dotes on Gong Yu and rarely even goes out.

But when he doesn't go out, someone comes to his door, just like now.

Yan Yujin smiled and pulled Xiao Jingrui over to visit, and also brought Mu Qing along.

"Yujin, you don't have to send me gifts all the time. You have sent me so many gifts since I moved here."

Zhou Chen first asked the maid to accept the gift brought by Yan Yujin, and then said to Yan Yujin with a helpless look on his face.

Yan Yujin waved his hands: "Brother Yu, you saved my life, I just gave you some things, could it be that in your eyes, my life is not as valuable as these things?"

Zhou Chen said: "It's not about saving my life. The assassin that day might have come for me. I should be the one who implicated you."

"Then I don't care. Anyway, I know that if it weren't for you, Brother Yu, that day, I would definitely have died."

Yan Yujin was a smart man and he thought about the reason later. However, he was an open and enthusiastic person. Zhou Chen saved him that day, and just for this reason, he was very grateful.

Xiao Jingrui smiled and said, "Brother Yu, if he wants to send you off, let him do it. Don't be polite to him. The more polite you are to him, the more he will talk."

"Hey, Jingrui, you really can talk without any pain in your waist."

Mu Qing saw the two of them arguing and immediately interrupted them. Then he asked Zhou Chen, "Brother Yu, your injury should be almost healed, right?"

"It's almost recovered."

"Then let's go out and have some fun tonight?"

As soon as Mu Qing said this, he immediately attracted the astonished gazes of Zhou Chen and the other two.

Yan Yujin looked at Mu Qing in surprise: "Little Prince, you still want to go? Have you forgotten Sister Nihuang's warning to you?"

"That's why I came to find Brother Yu. If Brother Yu takes me there, I'll have an excuse even if my sister finds out." Mu Qing said as if it was a matter of course.

This shameless look almost made Zhou Chen slap him.

"Leave far away."

Mu Qing was not angry, but just sighed: "I'm just too bored. If we can't go there, where else can we go to play?"

Zhou Chen agreed with this statement. In ancient times, there were too few entertainment options, especially for someone like him who had experienced the information explosion of later generations.

However, he has lived in this world for more than ten years and has gradually adapted to this world.

"If you are really bored, I have a way to entertain you."

As soon as Zhou Chen said this, Mu Qing and the other two's eyes lit up.

"Brother Yu, I know you have a lot of ideas. Tell me, what's fun?"

Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin also looked expectant.

Zhou Chen has many ways to kill time in his mind, but most of his time was spent on practicing martial arts in the past. Now that his internal strength has been perfected, the difficulty of improving further will increase exponentially.

Moreover, in this chaotic capital city, it is basically impossible to calm down and comprehend the subsequent internal skills, because he simply will not be given that much time.

"It's a board game called Mahjong, which happens to be played by four people. But it takes time to make. So, come over tomorrow and I'll teach you how to play."

"Mahjong?"

Although Mu Qing and the other two were confused, they all looked expectant. They were all relatively young and had no government affairs to deal with. They had a lot of free time, so if there was a game to kill time, they would certainly be willing to learn it.

"Then let's come back tomorrow."

The three of them sat with Zhou Chen for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

After they left, Zhou Chen found Butler Lu and asked him to buy some low-quality jade and start carving mahjong.

With his current skills, carving a set of mahjong was naturally an easy task and it was completed before the evening.

These past few nights, Zhou Chen would go to Xuelu, the Xie Mansion, because a few days ago, Mei Changsu was assassinated. He knew that the assassination attempt on Mei Changsu was just a test by Xie Yu, and that Xie Yu would use his own troops to assassinate Mei Changsu in Xuelu next, so he would go there secretly these few days to prevent any accidents.

When he arrived at the Snow House, Zhou Chen discovered that in addition to Mei Changsu and Fei Liu, there was another breathing sound.

He walked into Mei Changsu's room very naturally. Mei Changsu was not surprised either, as he had been waiting for Zhou Chen for a long time.

"Son."

Li Gang said respectfully when he saw Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Li Gang, you are finally here, but you are a little slow."

Li Gang said, "I came a long time ago, but the Sect Master said that it was inconvenient to stay at Xie's house, so I stayed outside. Recently, the Sect Master felt that Xie Yu was about to take action, so he allowed me to come. After all, you can't stay by the Sect Master's side all the time."

With Zhou Chen around, they wouldn't worry at all, but he also knew that Zhou Chen had his own things to do and it was impossible for him to follow Mei Changsu all the time like Fei Liu did.

"When it comes to loyalty, it has to be you guys."

Zhou Chen was inspired. Li Gang, Zhen Ping and others were really loyal to Mei Changsu. Even after the Red Flame Army was destroyed, they still did not leave Mei Changsu. Instead, they served Mei Changsu for twelve years and never considered themselves.

Who wouldn't want to have such loyal subordinates?

Mei Changsu poured tea for Zhou Chen: "Today is a few minutes later than yesterday. Did something happen?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Yujin and the other two came to my place again today, and I promised to make a board game for them, so I've been working on it this afternoon."

"Board games? They sound interesting. Are they similar to Go?" Mei Changsu also became interested.

Zhou Chen said: "It's a little different. It requires four people. If you are free tomorrow, go there. It's very interesting."

He is not a gambler, but he can play mahjong. Mahjong is very interesting and more interesting than most entertainments of this era. He believes that once mahjong becomes popular, it will spread quickly to all places.

"Okay, I'll go check it out tomorrow."

Out of boredom, Mei Changsu asked Fei Liu to take out the Go board and started playing with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen has traveled through many worlds and played Go a lot, but his level is indeed much lower than Mei Changsu. Even after playing with Mei Changsu for many years, he still loses more than he wins when he tries his best.

Even with his competitive character, he had to admit that he was no match for Mei Changsu.

He couldn't play Go, but when it came to the Gomoku game he 'invented', Mei Changsu was no match for him.

The game had not yet ended and Zhou Chen was about to make a move when suddenly his hands stopped moving.

Li Gang, who was sitting on the sidelines and watching, saw that Zhou Chen had stopped moving, and asked curiously: "Young Master, why are you not playing anymore? Are you going to admit defeat to the Sect Master?"

Zhou Chen bounced the chess piece onto his forehead with his backhand: "How dare you mock me? How about you come and play with me?"

Li Gang shook his head like a rattle. He couldn't beat Zhou Chen. Even if he won, he didn't dare to win.

He still remembered the tragic moment a few years ago when he defeated Zhou Chen in a chess game with a trick, and then was forced to practice martial arts by Zhou Chen for a whole day. Since then, he never dared to play chess with Zhou Chen again.

As he was speaking, Fei Liu suddenly rushed out of the room, which startled Li Gang. He then reacted and stood up instantly.

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes at him: "After so many years, you haven't made any progress. It seems that without my whip, your martial arts will remain the same for the rest of your life."

Li Gang laughed dryly and said, "Sir, my martial arts talent is not as good as Zhen Ping's. I think you should train him. Anyway, he has been quite crazy recently and thinks his swordsmanship is worse than yours. I think you must teach him a lesson."

"Stop sowing discord."

The sound of fighting outside had already begun. From the sound one could tell that there were quite a few people involved. Fei Liu was fighting against many enemies alone, but he was not quick at all.

Zhou Chen listened to the voice and suddenly said, "Xiao Shu, do you think I should take some time recently to challenge Zhuo Dingfeng of Tianquan Villa as Luosha?"

Mei Changsu said: "There is no need for this. He should no longer be your opponent. Besides, Zhuo Dingfeng is still very useful to our plan. Let's not make things complicated."

The sound of fighting outside was still going on, but suddenly the position shifted, and then another group of people rushed here, and then they heard a familiar voice.

"Who are you? How dare you break into Xie's house at night?"

Mei Changsu heard this voice and sighed: "Jing Rui is such a good boy. If I had a choice, I really wouldn't want to hurt him."

"Your plan is indeed a bit cruel to him."

Before Zhou Chen finished speaking, Li Gang said angrily, "How cruel was Xie Yu to General Lin and the 70,000 Red Flame Army? Although this matter has nothing to do with Master Xiao, there are some things we have no choice about, and Master Xiao has no choice either."

Mei Changsu was silent. He was also thinking of the battle of Meiling twelve years ago. Yes, they had no choice, so even though he knew Jing Rui's character, he still made such a choice because it was the best opportunity.

After a while, an assassin rushed in, but before he could get a few steps closer, he was killed by Li Gang.

Xiao Jingrui rushed into the room in a hurry, and saw the fallen assassin, Li Gang standing, and Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu sitting.

"Captain Li, Brother Su, Brother Yu, you are here too."

Zhou Chen stood up and said, "Jingrui, I came to play chess with Brother Su tonight, but I didn't expect to encounter this scene."

Xiao Jingrui looked ashamed and said apologetically, "Brother Su, I'm really sorry."

Mei Changsu shook his head and said, "I'm fine, Jingrui, you don't have to blame yourself."

But how could Xiao Jingrui not blame himself? Mei Changsu was the guest he invited, but he was assassinated in their mansion. He felt scared just thinking about it.

Xiao Jingrui squatted down and was about to reveal the assassin's true identity. Mei Changsu wanted to stop him, but Xiao Jingrui, who had been mentally prepared, still resolutely took off the mask.

When he saw the true face at this moment, his face suddenly became very ugly because he recognized the assassin.

Li Gang added another stab at this time; "Master Xiao should know him, right?"

Xiao Jingrui's pupils shrank, and he murmured, "He is a guard beside my father."

Mei Changsu couldn't bear it and walked to the door, not wanting Xiao Jingrui to see his expression.

"Jingrui, I didn't expect you to come back to see me so late. You shouldn't have come."

Xiao Jingrui said: "I just suddenly felt a little uneasy, so I wanted to come and take a look, who knows..."

Mei Changsu said: "It's quiet outside now."

Li Gang said sarcastically, "Such a big mansion, with such a big noise in the middle of the night, but it seems that no one heard it."

Xiao Jingrui was already suspicious, and Li Gang's words made him more certain of his suspicion. Yes, with such a big commotion just now, how could no one have noticed it?

"Brother Su..."

"Jingrui, come in with me and talk."

Mei Changsu took Xiao Jingrui to the inner room, ready to comfort Xiao Jingrui.

When Zhou Chen saw Xiao Jingrui's appearance, he felt a little bit reluctant, and he gently patted Xiao Jingrui's shoulder.

"Jing Rui, don't think too much. This matter has nothing to do with you. I know who you are very well. If you really can't get over it, come find me. I'll have a good drink with you."

After saying this, he stood up and said goodbye. If nothing unexpected happened, there was no need for him to stay.

Xiao Jingrui was in a bad mood, but he still said gratefully: "Brother Yu, thank you."

"We are friends, there is no need to talk about this, let's go."

Zhou Chen said goodbye and then left Xie's house.

Xiao Jingrui sat in the position where Zhou Chen had just sat, looking at the charcoal fire in front of him with a dazed look, and his mood did not calm down for a long time.

When Zhou Chen returned home, he saw Gong Yu waiting for him. As soon as he came in, Gong Yu brushed the snow off his body.

"Didn't I tell you not to wait for me?"

Gong Yu said softly, "I saw it was snowing outside, and I was worried that you would be cold when you came back, so I lit a brazier in the room."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "You, have you forgotten what kind of internal energy I practice? I have perfected the Pure Yang Technique, do you think I would be afraid of the cold?"

The Pure Yang Technique even cured his cold, so naturally he was not afraid of the cold outside.

Gong Yu certainly knew about this, but she was still used to worrying about Zhou Chen, so it was natural for her to do these things for Zhou Chen.