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Gu Qianfan remained silent. Indeed, the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had existed since the founding of the country by Emperor Taizu. It was not a simple matter for it to have stood firm for decades.

He didn't ask any more nonsense, but asked directly: "Where is the Night Banquet Picture?"

"It is in the hands of this year's top scholar, Ouyang Xu."

"How did you..."

Gu Qianfan was just about to ask how you knew that, but he swallowed the words back.

"Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable."

Gu Qianfan was silent for a moment before he bowed his hands in gratitude: "Thank you for telling me, sir. I was saved by you today and I have been talking to you for a long time. When I return to Tokyo one day, I will definitely come to thank you."

"Commander Gu, you are too polite. You and I are both working for the court."

Gu Qianfan said goodbye, but before stepping out of the house, he suddenly looked back.

"Lord Zhou, the Night Banquet Picture concerns the emperor and the saint. Please..."

Zhou Chen understood: "Don't worry, the conversation just now is known only to you and me, and no one else will know about it."

Gu Qianfan bowed again: "Then, I will be relieved. Lord, I will take my leave."

Inside the room, Zhou Chen was playing with the mutton-fat white jade pendant in his hand, his expression gloomy and unclear.

A lot of things happened today, but he solved them one by one. Gu Qianfan is a smart man and will never betray him, so he is still relieved.

Solving the problem of Zhou She also helped Song Yinzhang. At least Song Yinzhang would no longer be as miserable as at the beginning of the plot. As for whether she would go to Tokyo with Zhao Paner, it was unpredictable.

And tonight, Gu Qianfan and Zhao Pan'er did not have any contact like in the plot, which means that his biggest opponent in the main mission is gone. Next, he just has to wait for Zhao Pan'er to give up on Ouyang Xu, and then he can take advantage of the opportunity.

The next day, Zhao Pan'er woke up at home and recalled what happened yesterday. She was still in shock.

Thinking about it carefully, if Zhou Chen hadn't been there yesterday, she really didn't know what would be waiting for her.

"Why did I think of this again? No, I have to forget it quickly. I must forget it."

Thinking of Zhou Chen, her thoughts unconsciously drifted to the time when Zhou Chen helped her take drugs last night. The more she thought about it, the redder her face became, and the more unwilling and depressed she became.

I was taken advantage of and in the end I had to be grateful to Zhou Chen. I really couldn't accept it.

As soon as she walked out of the room, she saw Yinping coming towards her.

"Yinping, how is Yinzhang?"

Yin Ping looked sad: "After you left, the girl cried all night, and I couldn't persuade her no matter what I did. Madam Zhao, you should go and persuade the girl."

Zhao Pan'er comforted her, "Okay, don't worry, I'll go and persuade her, you go and cook first."

"Okay, Madam Zhao."

After what happened last night, Zhao Pan'er was worried about letting Song Yinzhang go back, so she took him back to her own home. She also tried to persuade him for a long time last night, but it seemed to be of no use.

She tiptoed into Song Yinzhang's room again, but found that Song Yinzhang had fallen asleep with the quilt in his arms. She looked at him for a while with heartache before leaving the room.

She waited until noon before waking up Song Yinzhang and asking her to eat. However, Song Yinzhang had no appetite at all. She just drank some tea and then sat there in a daze.

Zhao Pan'er sighed. She knew that Zhou She's incident was a big blow to Song Yinzhang, and it would probably take some time for him to recover.

"Madam Zhao, Madam Zhao, are you home? Madam Zhao."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 970: Regret the Engagement and Return to Tokyo

"Madam Zhao, are you home?"

There were calls outside one after another, and Zhao Pan'er and the other two inside also heard it.

Yin Ping looked puzzled: "Madam Zhao, your tea shop is not open either, who is outside?"

Zhao Pan'er was also surprised, and the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"I'll go out and see."

Zhao Paner walked to the door, but instead of opening it, she took a look through the crack, and then opened the door with great joy.

"Uncle De, Uncle De, is that you?"

Outside the door was an old servant wearing a hat and carrying a bag. When he saw Zhao Pan'er coming out, he immediately bowed.

"This old servant greets Madam Zhao."

Zhao Paner excitedly helped Uncle De up and asked excitedly: "Uncle De, why are you back? Where is Ouyang? Is he okay? Did he fail the exam again?"

She thought Ouyang had failed the exam again and was too embarrassed to come back to see him, so she let Uncle De come back alone.

Uncle De retorted somewhat unhappily, "Ah, how could that be possible? I came back to announce the good news. My master has been chosen by the Emperor of the Jiying Palace as the third place winner of this year's imperial examination."

"Ah? Tanhua?"

Zhao Pan'er widened her eyes, covered her mouth, and said excitedly: "Tanhua? Did you really win?"

Uncle De nodded repeatedly, inexplicably excited, and proud: "Yes, he won, he really won, the third place in this year's exam, the master is now the third place in this year's exam."

"That's great, that's great, Uncle De, come in quickly, come in and tell me about what happened in Tokyo."

At this moment, Zhao Pan'er's heart and mind were filled with joy and excitement, and she pulled Uncle De inside.

"You said he was really a fool. Why didn't I just write a letter? He asked you to run thousands of miles to pick me up. But he was also a fool. There were so many books and boxes. I couldn't carry them all by myself. It was great to have you to help me."

Zhao Paner was so excited that what she wanted most was to see Ouyang Xu. She didn't notice Uncle De's expression at all and asked impatiently.

"Uncle De, are we going to Tokyo by sea or by land this time?"

Uncle De hurriedly stopped her and said, "My lady, don't be anxious. Let's take a long-term view. The official asked me to tell you something, saying that since he is now an official, then..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Pan'er interrupted him and said, "If you have anything to say, let's go inside and talk. I'll make you a cup of tea and we can talk slowly."

Uncle De immediately chased after him. When he saw Song Yinzhang and the silver bottle in the house, he frowned unconsciously and looked very disgusted.

Song Yinzhang greeted him naturally: "Uncle De."

"Madam Song."

While Zhao Pan'er was making tea, she said to Uncle De, "Uncle De, I know what Ouyang is worried about. He thinks I shouldn't do business anymore. It just so happens that something happened in the teahouse, so I closed it. Uncle De, have you had breakfast?"

Her retort had already made Uncle De impatient, and he said with a sad face, "No, my lady, I have something to tell you, you just listen to me first, I..."

Just then, Sun Sanniang suddenly ran in from outside the door.

"Pan'er, Yinzhang, when did you come back?"

Song Yinzhang didn't say anything. Zhao Paner smiled and said, "We came back last night. I'll tell you about Yinzhang later. I'll make a cup of tea for Uncle De first."

"Huh? Oh."

Sun Sanniang finally reacted and saw Uncle De beside her. She shouted in surprise: "Uncle De, you're back."

Before Uncle De could answer, Zhao Pan'er couldn't wait to show off: "Sanniang, Ouyang won the third place."

"Tanhua?"

Sun Sanniang also widened her eyes in excitement, and then pretended to salute Zhao Pan'er.

"That's great. Congratulations, congratulations to Madam Tanhua. You will be wearing the phoenix crown and bridal robe before me. That's great. It's really great."

She was really happy for her friend because she knew how long Zhao Pan'er had been waiting for this day and how much Zhao Pan'er had paid for this day. Now she was finally getting rewarded, and she was really happy for Zhao Pan'er.

"Pan'er, do you have to go to Beijing in two days? Then I will help you pack."

Zhao Pan'er came over with a tea tray, smiling, and Song Yinzhang followed behind. Although he was in a bad mood, he also gave his sincere blessings.

"Sister Pan'er, congratulations. If Brother-in-law Ouyang becomes an official in the future..."

Zhao Pan'er knew what she wanted to say, so she smiled and said, "I know what you want to say. Don't worry, as long as Ouyang becomes an official, I will definitely ask him to help you get rid of your nationality."

Song Yinzhang, who had been crying all night, finally showed a smile.

"Thank you, Sister Pan'er."

She did have feelings for Zhou She, but they had only known each other for a dozen days, so their feelings might not be that deep. What really moved her was that Zhou She promised to help her get rid of her citizenship and was willing to marry her as his legal wife.

If it weren't for these two things, she would never have left with Zhou She.

It's very realistic, but also very normal. There is no woman of low status who doesn't want to get rid of it. Who doesn't want to live a normal life in the Jiaofangsi? Who doesn't want to be a legitimate wife?

Uncle De became even more impatient as he watched the three sisters congratulate one another and discuss happily. He could no longer endure it and shouted.

"Madam Zhao, Madam Sun and Madam Song are not outsiders either. I'll just say it straight. I'm not here to take you to the capital."

This one sentence instantly froze the smiles on Zhao Pan'er and the other two's faces, but something more fatal was yet to come.

"The master is lucky to have been granted marriage by the virtuous concubine in the palace. After the Grain Rain, he will marry the daughter of Observer Gao."

For a moment, Zhao Paner was stunned, staring at Uncle De with dull eyes, and could not believe her ears.

Sun Sanniang was even more excited, and rushed to Uncle De and asked, "What is Gao's observation?"

Uncle De said with a proud look on his face: "The governor of Guangji Army, Gao Hu, the deputy commander of the infantry army."

Although Sun Sanniang and the others didn't know what kind of official this was, they could tell that he was a high-ranking official. For a moment, they didn't know what to say.

Zhao Pan'er stood there, motionless, just staring at Uncle De: "Say it again."

Uncle De said again: "Mr. Ouyang is going to marry Gao Hu's daughter."

Zhao Pan'er couldn't bear it any longer, and the tray in her hands fell to the ground, spilling some tea and snacks, but she held onto the door edge and did not fall down.

"Sister Pan'er."

Song Yinzhang and Yinping hurried forward to support Zhao Paner, and Sun Sanniang also excitedly went over to help. The three of them looked at Zhao Paner nervously and worriedly.

Zhao Pan'er suddenly shook her head and said bitterly: "Sanniang, Yinzhang, I'm fine, I'm really fine."

"Sister Pan'er."

Song Yinzhang was filled with grief. At this moment, she realized that her situation was nothing compared to Zhao Pan'er's.

She and Zhou She had only known each other for a dozen days, but Zhao Pan'er had taken care of and raised Ouyang Xu for three years, but in the end she ended up with such a result. If it were her, she would not be able to stand firm and would probably have jumped into the river.

Sun Sanniang cursed angrily, "I used to think that Lord Zhou was exaggerating and that people couldn't be so heartless. But now it seems that Lord Zhou is right. Some people really can't be relied upon. Once they become successful, they will turn against you. Ouyang Xu is just a despicable and shameless villain..."

Uncle De became unhappy when he heard Sun Sanniang's angry curse. He changed his previous humble attitude and pointed at Sun Sanniang and scolded her.

"Madam Sun, how can you say that? My master is now an official. If you dare to insult my master, that's insulting the official. If you report it to the government, you will be punished."

Sun Sanniang turned around and yelled, "Then go ahead and sue me. Your master is a mean person, and you are not a good person either. When you were supported by Pan'er before, why weren't you arrogant? Now that you have won the third place in the imperial examination, you are arrogant? Don't say that Ouyang Xu only won the third place. Even if he won the first place in the imperial examination, I would still scold him. Go ahead and sue me if you have the guts."

"You, you are unreasonable, you are unreasonable, Madam Zhao, look at the kind of people you associate with. Fortunately, my master is going to marry the daughter of Observer Gao. If he married you, I don't know how much trouble you guys would cause for the master."

Because Ouyang Xu won the third place in the imperial examination, he is now very confident. As the saying goes, there is a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. Although his master is not the prime minister, as his master's old servant and butler, he is much better than ladies like Zhao Pan'er.

Sun Sanniang was so angry that she cursed again: "As expected, he changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. Pan'er's conscience has really been fed to a dog."

"Okay, Sanniang, stop talking."

Zhao Pan'er calmed down, stopped Sun Sanniang, and looked at Uncle De again, but this time, her eyes were different.

"Is this really what Ouyang meant?"

"Madam Zhao, the master has no choice. This is the will of the virtuous concubine in the palace, and the master cannot disobey it at all."

"Can't disobey?"

Zhao Paner showed a smile that was not only self-deprecating, but also sarcastic.

"Even if she is the virtuous concubine, it is not reasonable for her to preside over a wedding casually. Before this, didn't she ask Ouyang if he had an engagement?"

Uncle De replied, "I did ask, but the relationship between the master and Lady Zhao was not arranged by either the parents or the matchmaker, so it doesn't count at all..."

Zhao Pan'er didn't say anything, but Sun Sanniang couldn't help it anymore and started to curse again: "Shut up, you still have the nerve to say this, others don't know, but we all know that Pan'er and Ouyang are engaged."

Uncle De said with disdain, "Ah, that was just a verbal agreement. Without three written documents and six certificates, how can it be called an engagement? What's more, Madam Zhao is of a poor family background."

"I bother."

Sun Sanniang pointed at Uncle De and yelled, "How dare you say Pan'er has a bad background and you have a good background? You are just an old servant, what qualifications do you have to say that?"

Uncle De argued: "This is the fact. Madam Zhao is a lowly woman. If the master marries a lowly woman, how will others see him? If the master of the virtuous concubine rejects her niece for a lowly woman, the consequences will be..."

"Who are you calling cheap? I think you are the real cheap one, as cheap as your master. If I weren't for your old age, I would really want to beat you up." Sun Sanniang was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she looked like she was going to beat you up.

Seeing that Sun Sanniang was actually ready to fight, Uncle De was so scared that he took a few steps back. In the end, it was Zhao Paner who stopped her.