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He remembered that Xia Jiang returned to the capital after Xie Yu's downfall, but he still had to take precautions. In case something went wrong and caused Xia Jiang to return early, he had to be prepared.

Xia Dong said: "I understand what you mean. For Brother Feng, Xiao Shu and Xiao Chen's plans, I will control myself. But you said you wanted to go find your senior brother. Now there is only less than a month before the Chinese New Year. Will it be in time?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to find him as quickly as possible. Twenty days is enough. Xiao Shu will still take action during this period before the New Year. I am not too worried about this. What I am worried about is his health. Although Doctor Yan is here, he can't control Xiao Shu, so sometimes I still need you, Brother Nie, to help look after him."

Nie Feng nodded without hesitation: "Ah, ah..."

"Brother Nie, if you are really in pain, you can find Fei Liu. His Xiyang Jue can also help you."

"Okay, I won't disturb your world of two. I'm leaving first."

Zhou Chen waved at them and left the room, but before he walked out of the yard, he saw Xia Dong catching up with him.

"Sister Dong, is there anything else?"

"There is indeed something."

Xia Dong looked a little hesitant, but he still spoke.

"It's about Neon Phoenix."

"I understand what you mean. There's really nothing between her and me. She's engaged to Xiao Shu, and I have someone I like. You've also met Gong Yu, so there won't be anything between us. You don't have to worry."

Xia Dong rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen and said, "That's why I'm even more worried. I know Nihuang's personality. She treats you differently than she treats others, but she is engaged to Xiao Shu. If she knew your and Xiao Shu's true identities, even with her strong character, she would definitely be in great pain."

Zhou Chen said: "There's really nothing between her and me. Even if she may treat me a little differently, it's better to suffer for a while than to suffer for a lifetime."

Xia Dong said angrily: "You men really don't understand women's hearts at all. If only things were as simple as you think. Forget it. I can't control your three affairs. But no matter what, I don't want Nihuang to get hurt. She has suffered a lot these years, more than me."

Thinking of Nihuang, she felt really distressed. She had been suffering for twelve years, and now her husband was back.

But what about Nihuang? Her brother Lin Shu is still alive and has returned, but she happened to meet another man she likes. What's even worse is that this man is actually her former playmate and Lin Shu's good brother.

This complicated relationship gave her, an outsider, a headache just thinking about it, let alone Mu Nihuang, the person involved.

"Time can dilute everything." Zhou Chen said faintly.

To be honest, how could he not admire such an outstanding woman like Mu Nihuang? Among all the women he had been with in the past, he could never find anyone similar to Mu Nihuang.

But he also knew the difference between admiration and true love, and he also knew that a friend's wife should not be deceived, so he was able to restrain himself in time.

When Xia Dong saw Zhou Chen leave, he sighed, then he became alert and walked quickly into the room.

Zhou Chen left the capital in the afternoon of the next day.

…………

Time flies, and twenty days have passed in the blink of an eye.

By the Qinhuai River!

Zhou Chen was pulled by Lin Chen with an unhappy look on his face. He had found Lin Chen a few days ago and originally wanted to take him directly back to Jinling City, but who knew that this guy insisted that he agree to a condition before he would go to Jinling, otherwise he would not go even if he was beaten to death.

So, Zhou Chen was dragged by him to the bank of Qinhuai River.

"If you want to go, find a way yourself. Why do you have to drag me along?"

Lin Chen chuckled and said, "Don't think I don't know. You have a close relationship with Miss Wanbo. If I go, she may not see me, but if I take you with me, she will definitely show up."

Zhou Chen looked helpless and said, "I have been with Miss Wanbo for a while, but our relationship is equal. She is not my vassal. You are making things difficult for me."

Lin Chen said, "Since Miss Wanbo was listed on the top ten beauties list and became famous, countless people have come to Qinhuai River to meet her, but very few can actually see her. As Miss Wanbo's only lover in all these years, if you come forward, Miss Wanbo will definitely give you face."

"In Jinling City, the music of Miaoyinfang, the dance of Yangliuxin, and the Jieyuhua of Hongxiuzhao are all top-notch. But compared with the flower boats on the Qinhuai River, it is hard to say which one is better. But no one can compare to Miss Wanbo. She has music, dance, and beauty."

"It's a pity that she has rarely appeared in the past few years. Some people have offered thousands of taels of silver just to see Miss Wanbo, but they all failed. I can't afford a higher price, so I can only find you. As long as you fulfill my wish, I promise to go to Jinling with you on horseback."

Zhou Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then it's settled. If you refuse to agree after meeting her, I will have no choice but to use force against you and force you to go."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Meeting Lin Chen, who was so shameless, Zhou Chen had no choice but to agree.

However, in this cold winter, there are no flower boats on the Qinhuai River. If you want to see Wanbo, you can only go to her residence.

There are not many people in the world who know where Wanbo lives, and Zhou Chen is one of the few who knows.

Two hours later, Zhou Chen brought Lin Chen to a yard.

"Is this the place? It looks a bit remote?"

Lin Chen looked around. He was very surprised when he came here. He didn't expect Wanbo to live in such a remote place.

"A great man hides himself in the city, do you understand?"

Zhou Chen rolled his eyes. In this era, even if a woman is very famous, her social status is still not that high.

Wanbo often performs on the flower boats on the Qinhuai River. Many people know her, but she doesn't want to cause trouble, so she lives in such a remote place.

Arriving at the gate of the mansion, Zhou Chen knocked hard. Soon the door was opened and an old man with gray hair walked out.

"Sir, you are here."

The old man seemed very happy to see Zhou Chen: "The young lady mentioned you a few days ago."

Zhou Chen asked: "Is your girl doing well recently?"

The old man said truthfully: "After the weather turned cold, the girl never got on the boat again. She just stayed at home and composed lyrics and music. Occasionally, friends would come to visit her."

"Sir, please come in quickly. The girl will be very happy to see you."

"Thanks, Schreiber."

Zhou Chen followed Xue Bo into the yard. As it was the coldest time of the year, most of the plants in the yard were withered. Only the plum blossoms were blooming luxuriantly, emitting a refreshing fragrance.

"Sir, the girl is in the courtyard. I won't take you there."

"Okay, thanks Schreiber."

Zhou Chen took Lin Chen through the archway and walked inside.

"The environment here is nice and quiet, very suitable for recuperation."

Zhou Chen ignored him and continued walking. Suddenly, a pleasant sound of piano was heard. Hearing the sound, both of them stopped involuntarily.

Half an incense stick of time passed before the sound of the piano stopped. Zhou Chen smiled slightly and strode into the courtyard.

Zhou Chen's footsteps attracted the attention of the people in the house, and two women walked out of the house. One of them was delicate and beautiful, with skin as white as snow, like a fairy from Guanghan Palace walking out of a painting. The other one also had a pretty appearance, a beautiful girl from a small family, pure and lovely.

Seeing Zhou Chen walking into the yard, the beautiful woman immediately showed joy on her face.

"Sir, when did you come?"

Zhou Chen walked forward, held the woman's beautiful hand without hesitation, and said softly: "I heard your piano playing when I just came in. You played the piano in such a cold weather, and played for such a long time. If you hurt your hand, I would be sad."

The beautiful woman smiled gently and said, "It's okay, I just feel bored. I haven't figured out how to compose music for the poems you gave me before, so I've been trying it out recently."

"You have to be careful though. You are so fragile, and I don't want you to get tired and suffer."

As soon as Zhou Chen finished speaking, there was a sound of inhaling.

"what……"

Zhou Chen turned his head with a dissatisfied look on his face and shouted, "You are really annoying, can you please stop spoiling the fun?"

Lin Chen said, "I don't mean to spoil the fun, but it's so cold, if you're afraid of the cold, can you go into the room first?"

The gorgeous woman is the Qinhuai River Wanbo girl on the list of the top ten beauties. Her appearance is slightly better than that of Princess Nihuang and Gong Yu, especially her delicate and moving look, which makes people feel pity and love for her.

Zhou Chen traveled to Qinhuai River a few years ago and was immediately struck by her. Then, like other suitors, he started pursuing her.

Relying on his rich experience, excellent poetry creation, music composition and singing skills, he successfully won the heart of Miss Wanbo in less than a month. From then on, he became Miss Wanbo's only lover.

Before being with Wanbo, he always thought that Wanbo was a famous prostitute. But after being together, he realized that although Wanbo also performed on the Qinhuai River, her boat was her own, and she performed not for money but out of interest.

In a word, it is a bit like the big star in later generations. Wanbo is the big star of this era, the big star on the Qinhuai River.

However, due to the limitations of the times, her behavior was seen by others as self-degradation, equivalent to a prostitute on a brothel.

Zhou Chen took Wanbo's hand and walked into the house. Although Wanbo lived in such a remote place, she was actually very rich, because her parents did business on the Qinhuai River. She inherited their business and money, so she was actually a real rich woman.

Zhou Chen looked at Lin Chen who followed in and introduced him to Wanbo: "Wanbo, this is my senior brother, Lin Chen. He is the current Pavilion Master of Langya List. If you encounter any troubles in the future, you can look for him. If he doesn't help, I will help you deal with him."

"Hey, hey, Junior Brother, I'm your Senior Brother, you want to punish me?"

Lin Chen started to yell in dissatisfaction, and then said to Wanbo with a smile on his face: "Miss Wanbo, although he is unreliable, what he said is not wrong. If you have any problems in the future, you can go directly to Langya Mountain to find me."

Wanbo saluted gracefully: "Mr. Lin."

Seeing Lin Chen standing there with a smile on his face, Zhou Chen scolded him unhappily: "Can't you be more discerning? Can't you see that we have something to say?"

"You, okay, you're really cruel."

Lin Chen was so angry that he pointed at Zhou Chen and left unwillingly.

Wanbo pursed his lips to hide his smile: "You two brothers have such a good relationship."

"He is just that kind of person. You can't be too polite to him. But don't underestimate him because he is actually very reliable. With our relationship, he will definitely not refuse to help you as long as you ask."

Zhou Chen and Lin Chen have known each other for more than ten years, and they have been together every day for several years in Langya Mountain. They have a deep relationship and Zhou Chen knows Lin Chen's personality best.

Wan Bo said: "I really have one thing, can you ask Mr. Lin to remove my name from the list of top ten beauties?"

"You don't want to be on the list?"

"Well, this will cause me too much trouble."

"Okay, I'll tell him later that your name won't be on the top ten beauties list next year. But if that happens, it will be like telling the world that you're already in a relationship. Do you mind?"

Wanbo smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind. This is the truth, isn't it?"

Zhou Chen gently held her in his arms and asked softly, "You really don't want to go to Jinling with me?"

Wanbo leaned on Zhou Chen's chest, listening to his heartbeat.

"My ancestors all lived on this land, so I don't want to leave here. I prefer sailing on the Qinhuai River to taking care of my husband and children at home."

She didn't want to give up the habit of more than 20 years. Although she loved Zhou Chen very much, she also had her own pursuits.

"Maybe when I get tired of you in the future, I will look for you. I just don't know if you will still want me when that time comes."

Zhou Chen gently stroked her cheek: "No matter when, as long as I am still here, I will wait for you to come."

"With your words, I feel relieved."

…………

When Zhou Chen left the capital to find Lin Chen, a lot of things happened in the capital.

The first was that Emperor Liang restored the title of Imperial Concubine to the Crown Prince's biological mother, Concubine Yue, which caused dissatisfaction from Prince Yu. Under the instigation of Mei Changsu, Prince Yu risked the dissatisfaction of Emperor Liang and came up with a plan to discuss etiquette in the court.

Finally, with the help of Mei Changsu, they invited Mr. Zhou Xuanqing, a Confucian scholar from the opposition. Mr. Zhou Xuanqing single-handedly overwhelmed the many scholars invited by the prince and successfully helped Prince Yu win the court debate.

Outside the city of Jinling, Mei Changsu dragged his sick body to personally bid farewell to Mr. Zhou Xuanqing.

Before leaving, Zhou Xuanqing had a very pleasant conversation with Mei Changsu and did not hide his love for Mei Changsu.

Mei Changsu also had great respect for Mr. Zhou Xuanqing. He invited the old man in the cold winter for his own plan, and his heart was filled with guilt.

Before leaving, Mei Changsu solemnly took a sandalwood box from Li Gang.

"Old sir, I have no way to repay your kindness. This is what I prepared for you."

Zhou Xuanqing just took a look and then said, "I came here because of Brother Li, there is no other reason, so you can take the things back."

Mei Changsu said quickly, "Old sir, you have misunderstood. I know that you are an otherworldly person who doesn't care about worldly things. This is not a thank you gift. This wooden box contains a book written by a close friend of mine. He is also a Confucian student. He combined Confucian works to come up with the theory of the 'Four Books and Five Classics' and even wanted to annotate the Four Books. Unfortunately, his energy is limited. So far, he has only produced one volume of 'The Great Learning'. This volume is in the wooden box."

Zhou Xuanqing's expression suddenly changed, and he asked anxiously, "Four Books and Five Classics? Which Four Books, which Five Classics?"

Mei Changsu replied: "The Four Books he proposed are The Analects, Mencius, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean; the Five Classics are a continuation of the Han Wu period, The Book of Songs, The Book of History, The Book of Rites, The Book of Changes, and The Spring and Autumn Annals."

After hearing this, Zhou Xuanqing's eyes suddenly shone brightly: "Four Books and Five Classics, Four Books and Five Classics, good, good, this is a groundbreaking proposal, good."

"Who is your good friend? Where is he now? Can I meet him?"

The Five Classics were easy to talk about as they had already been proposed during the Han Dynasty, but as for the Four Books, he had only heard about them once.

Mei Changsu said: "My good friend is not in the capital now, but he will be back before the New Year. If you want to see him, you can stay in the capital temporarily and wait for his return."

"Not in Jinling?"

Zhou Xuanqing showed disappointment. At that moment he really had the urge to stay, but he thought that if he stayed, the days ahead would probably not be peaceful.

"Forget it. Jinling is a place of disputes. I don't want to be involved in these disputes. My friend, if your good friend comes back, tell him that I am waiting for him at Lingyin Temple."

"Don't worry, old sir. I will definitely tell him that my good friend also admires you very much. I believe he will go. Please wait for him, he will not let you down." Mei Changsu sold Zhou Chen without hesitation.

"Old sir, this book?"