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"Okay, Sanniang."

Zhao Pan'er looked at Uncle De coldly and said calmly, "Even if it's the government, they won't allow relatives to seize the minister's wife. Also, when I met Ouyang, I had already left my family. I'm from a good family."

Uncle De didn't take it seriously: "Madam Zhao, why do you have to be like this? Even if you have been stripped of your status and are no longer a lowly person, you are still a businessman. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are ranked last. In the eyes of the nobles, as long as you are a businessman, even if you are extremely rich, you are still not in the upper class."

When Zhao Pan'er heard this, she suddenly laughed.

"Yes, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are indeed ranked last. The nobles do look down on businessmen, but that doesn't mean that all of them do. At least, some nobles don't do that."

For some reason, at this saddest and most heartbreaking moment, Zhou Chen's figure suddenly appeared in her mind, and she remembered what Zhou Chen had talked to her about businessmen not long ago.

She had felt that Zhou Chen was different before, and now when compared with Uncle Bi De, Zhou Chen's uniqueness was even more evident.

Uncle De, an old servant, looks down on businessmen, but a marquis like Zhou Chen does not despise businessmen. The difference is obvious.

At this time, Song Yinzhang, who had always been the weakest in character, suddenly rushed out, pointed at Uncle De and scolded him.

"What's wrong with being a lowly person? What's wrong with being a merchant? If it weren't for me, Sister Pan'er, you and your master would have starved to death long ago. For the past three years, you have been eating and drinking at Sister Pan'er's expense. Even the money for you to go to the capital to take the imperial examination was paid by Sister Pan'er. Others can say that to Sister Pan'er, but you, the master and the servant, are not qualified. You are simply not worthy of being human beings."

After spraying so much in one breath, Song Yinzhang gasped for breath, but his eyes were still waiting for Uncle De fiercely.

Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er, and the maid Yinping all looked at Song Yinzhang in disbelief. They had never seen Song Yinzhang behave like this before.

But Uncle De didn't take Song Yinzhang seriously at all. Zhao Pan'er was at least freed from her status as a courtesan, but Song Yinzhang was just an official prostitute.

"Madam Zhao, you have been helpful to the master, but we can return all these to you."

"Return? How are you going to return it?" Sun Sanniang sneered with disdain.

Uncle De continued, "Madam Zhao, as long as you don't make this matter known to everyone, the master will definitely compensate you."

As he spoke, he took off the bag on his back, opened it and placed it in front of Zhao Paner.

"This is eighty taels of gold, a token of my master's love. My master has another heart-shaped pendant with you, please return it to me, Madam Zhao."

He said so much and did so much just to get the Heart-Shaping Pendant. As long as he got the Heart-Shaping Pendant, even if Zhao Pan'er wanted to make trouble in the future, she wouldn't be able to do so without evidence.

But Zhao Pan'er angrily pushed the gold away and scattered it all over the ground.

"Madam Zhao, what are you doing? Are you dissatisfied with the amount?"

"few?"

Zhao Pan'er's face was full of contempt. Uncle De, who used to be a good guy in her eyes, now really made her feel disgusted at the sight of him.

"When Ouyang was born and drifted to Hangzhou, I bought him land so that he could settle down and take part in the imperial examination again. What a pity..."

Uncle De heard something different: "Madam Zhao, do you really want to rely on your master? If you really make a big fuss about it and let everyone know about it, aren't you afraid that everyone will know that you are a courtesan?"

The women present all looked embarrassed. Zhao Paner said angrily, "That's enough. You know I care about this the most, so you use this to threaten me, right?"

"No, no, I'm doing this for your own good, Madam Zhao."

"Okay, you just want to cut off ties with me, fine, but eighty taels of gold is not enough. I want five hundred taels of gold."

"Five hundred taels?"

Uncle De's eyes widened: "Too much, right?"

Zhao Pan'er ignored him and continued, "As long as you bring me five hundred taels of gold, I will end my relationship with him. If you can't make the decision, go back and ask him."

Uncle De hesitated for a while, and finally picked up the eighty taels of gold scattered on the ground. He didn't even dare to look at Zhao Pan'er and fled.

Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang sat down on both sides of Zhao Pan'er respectively. Song Yinzhang didn't say anything, while Sun Sanniang comforted her in a low voice.

Zhao Pan'er was in a daze the whole day. Sun Sanniang did not dare to be careless and asked Song Yinzhang and Yinping to take good care of Zhao Pan'er before she dared to leave.

Qin Yi followed Zhou Chen's orders to deal with Zhou She and did not return until a night later.

"My Lord, Zhou She has finished handling it."

Zhou Chen simply asked, "No traces were left, right?"

Qin Yi said: "It's natural that he fell into the water on the boat. He was just a wealthy family with a little property. He had already fallen into poverty. Even if he was discovered, no one would investigate further, let alone find out about us, unless someone leaked it."

Zhou Chen knew what he meant and said, "Don't worry, Gu Qianfan and Madam Zhao won't leak it. Even if someone finds out something, will they bother me for a dead person?"

He didn't take this matter to heart at all. After reading Zhou Huai's investigation on Zhou She, he knew all the bad and dirty things Zhou She had done in the past. Such a person deserved to die.

"Go and call Jin Huan back, and ask Zhou Huai to find a boat so we can return to Beijing by water."

Qin Yi was suddenly shocked. Now his family has been settled in Tokyo for a month, and of course he wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

"Yes, my lord, I will arrange it now."

"Ah."

Zhou Chen walked into the yard and looked at the peach tree with a deep gaze.

If the plot had not changed, Ouyang Xu's servant should have come back to confront Zhao Pan'er by now, and Zhao Pan'er would probably be having a hard time at this time.

However, he did not go to the teahouse to find Zhao Paner, but went to Zhao's Teahouse the next day.

The person who opened the door for Zhou Chen was Song Yinzhang's maid Yinping. When she saw Zhou Chen, she was startled and then bowed.

"Hello, my Lord."

She saw Zhao Pan'er calling her like that, so she followed suit.

"Just call me Master."

Yinping didn't dare to disobey, so she called him "Young Master" again and led Zhou Chen into the tea shop.

Song Yinzhang in the room was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Chen, then immediately saluted.

"I've met the Marquis."

"Madam Song."

Zhou Chen nodded at her, then asked, "Is Madam Zhao here? I came to say goodbye to him."

Song Yinzhang was a little surprised. This marquis seemed to be very familiar with Sister Pan'er and even came to say goodbye. Could it be that he was interested in Sister Pan'er?

"Sister Pan'er is here, but she's not feeling well."

She didn't know how to describe it to Zhou Chen. She couldn't just say, "Sister Pan'er was abandoned by Ouyang Xu," right?

Although she was not very smart, she knew that she shouldn't say that.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 971 Going to Tokyo

Song Yinzhang whispered, "My Lord, please sit down first. I'll go talk to Sister Pan'er."

"Well, you go."

After a while, Zhao Paner came out, and Zhou Chen could tell at a glance that she was not in good condition.

This gave him a judgment in his mind. When Zhao Pan'er walked away from him the day before yesterday, she didn't show her appearance like this, but today she has changed like this, which means that the plot has not changed, and Ouyang Xu's old servant must have been here.

As for what was said, there is no need to think about it. If it was a good thing, Zhao Pan'er would not have reacted like this.

So it must be that the old servant Uncle De has revealed his cards, but I don’t know whether Zhao Paner will drive Uncle De away in the end like in the TV drama.

"Master Zhou, I'm really sorry that you're here. I'm not feeling well today."

Zhao Paner forced a smile and greeted Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen said: "It's nothing, I came here today, just want to tell you, I have been away from Tokyo for a long time, and I am going back in two days, I don't have any friends in Qiantang, Lady Zhao is my only friend here, so Come and say hello to you."

Zhao Pan'er was shocked and silently said "Friends?" in her heart, then asked: "My Lord, are you really going back to Beijing?"

"Yes, I should have gone back earlier, but was delayed by something. Now that the matter has been resolved, I must return to Tokyo before Qingming Festival."

There are only a few days left until Qingming Festival, and he needs to burn paper and offer incense to his parents and ancestors. Zhao Pan'er is very important, but this matter cannot be delayed.

"Qingming Festival, isn't that coming soon? Is there enough time to go back to Beijing now?" Zhao Pan'er asked after calculating the days.

Zhou Chen said: "I have arranged a boat. We will depart by water without any delay and will be back in Tokyo within ten days. We should be able to catch up with Qingming Festival."

The expression on Zhao Pan'er's face changed. Zhou Chen suddenly said that he wanted to go back to Tokyo, which made her have an idea in her mind.

There are only about ten days between Qingming and Guyu. If she goes back to Tokyo with Zhou Chen, wouldn't she be able to arrive in Tokyo before Guyu?

So she immediately asked Zhou Chen: "Lord Zhou, I want to go to Tokyo for something, I wonder if you can give me a ride?"

Zhou Chen immediately looked surprised: "You are going to Tokyo too?"

But then, as if she had thought of something, she asked, "Are you going to look for your fiancé? That's right, the list of candidates for the palace examination should have been released by now. Are you going to Tokyo because he passed the high school entrance examination?"

Zhao Pan'er forced a smile and was about to speak, but Song Yinzhang, who had been suppressing his emotions for a long time, suddenly said, "Ouyang Xu is a high school graduate, but he is a ruthless villain. After he won the third place in the imperial examination, he actually wanted to break off the engagement with my sister Pan'er. How shameless."

"Sister Pan'er, do you want to go to Tokyo to find him? I don't think it's necessary. He has done such a ruthless thing, why bother looking for him? Seeing him will only make you feel worse."

Zhao Pan'er looked embarrassed. She didn't want to tell Zhou Chen about this, but she didn't expect Song Yinzhang to actually say it.

Especially when he thought about how he had defended Ouyang Xu in front of Zhou Chen not long ago, saying that Ouyang Xu was not the kind of ungrateful person.

As a result, what Zhou Chen inadvertently said came true. Ouyang Xu really turned against her after high school. He didn't give her any face at all and was even unwilling to see her.

This made her feel embarrassed and helpless when facing Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen raised his brows: "How could this be? How can such an ungrateful and treacherous person deserve to be called Tanhua? We are ashamed to associate with such a person."

He spoke with such a righteous tone, how could he let go of such a good opportunity to take advantage of someone's misfortune?

This time, Zhao Pan'er really didn't know how to defend Ouyang Xu, so he could only keep silent.

"Madam Zhao, going to Tokyo is not an easy matter, especially for a weak woman like you who has no relatives or friends in Tokyo. If Ouyang Xu treats you cruelly, you may not be able to do anything about it."

Song Yinzhang also advised: "Yes, Sister Pan'er, Tokyo is so far away, and Ouyang Xu is a mean person. I am really worried about you. Why don't you not go?"

Zhao Pan'er said firmly: "I have made up my mind. I must go to Tokyo. I must also meet Ouyang Xu. I want to hear him say it to me in person. Only then can I give up, put aside the past, and start a new life."

In fact, she no longer had any hope in her heart, but there was always a trace of unwillingness in her heart, so she had to go to Tokyo, meet Ouyang Xu in person, and put an end to this matter.

"My Lord, I'll treat it as a request from a humble woman. Don't worry, I have some savings over the years. As long as you are willing to take me with you, I will pay for the trip to Tokyo this time."

Zhou Chen sighed and said, "Forget about the travel expenses. If you really want to go to Tokyo, I can let you get on the ship. By the way, I just want you to understand that Tokyo is not as good as you think."

Zhao Paner said: "I am going to Tokyo only for myself, not for the prosperity of Tokyo."

"Okay, I've already arranged the boat. We were originally planning to leave tomorrow. Since you want to go too, I'll wait for you for a day. I'll pick you up on the boat the day after tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Zhao Pan'er was very grateful and felt complicated.

Zhou Chen had only known her for more than half a month, but he helped her many times. However, she raised Ouyang Xu for three years, but he turned against her and abandoned her cruelly.

Three years of relationship is not as good as a chance acquaintance. It is really sad and ridiculous.

Zhou Chen's purpose of coming to see Zhao Pan'er today was to lure Zhao Pan'er back to Tokyo with him. Now that his goal has been achieved, he didn't stay any longer.

He was about to leave when Song Yinzhang suddenly called him.

"Lord Zhou, I want to ask, Zhou, Zhou She, what did you do to him?"

Zhou Chen smiled slightly and asked, "He has deceived you like that, why do you still care about him?"

Song Yinzhang shook his head: "I don't care about him, I just, I just feel..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Chen interrupted: "You won't see him again in the future."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Song Yinzhang with a confused look on his face.

"Sister Pan'er, what does Lord Zhou mean?"

Zhao Pan'er was not as naive as she was. She had already guessed what Zhou Chen meant and gently stroked Song Yinzhang's cheek: "Don't think too much. It's a good thing for you not to see Zhou She in the future. You should forget about him."

"Oh."

Song Yinzhang was dazed and soon forgot about it. He then asked, "Sister Pan'er, are you really going to Tokyo with Lord Zhou to find Ouyang Xu?"

"Well, there are some things I must ask in person."

"But, but if you leave and leave me alone in Qiantang, I will be very scared."

Song Yinzhang was only seventeen years old and grew up in the Jiaofangsi. Because he was good at playing the piano, in addition to training, he was also very well protected and had not experienced any problems.

She had just experienced an emotional trauma and had not yet recovered from it. Now her only relative, Zhao Pan'er, was leaving Qiantang for Tokyo, and she didn't know whether she would come back, so she suddenly felt panicked.

Zhao Pan'er looked distressed. She wanted to go to Tokyo to find Ouyang Xu, but she couldn't guess what the final result would be. It would have been better if Song Yinzhang didn't say anything, but after crying like this, she began to miss Song Yinzhang.

"Yin Zhang, I'm sorry. I originally thought that after Ouyang Xu passed the imperial examination and became an official, I would remove you from the list, but now this has happened. I am sorry for you."