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The Meng family is the first-tier family in the entire noble group, and the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis' Mansion has been on the same front with the Meng family since Zhou Chen's parents got married.

In order to maintain relationships between nobles, such banquets were often held, but in the past it was Zhou Chen's father, Lord Zhou, who participated, but now it was Zhou Chen, the head of the family, who attended.

"Uncle, please don't worry. I know what to do."

Zhou Chen was no stranger to communicating with people and building closer relationships. He had lived for so many years and had experienced countless such occasions.

What's more, his starting point is very high now. He doesn't need to flatter others. He just needs to get along well with people, which is even simpler.

And she also has her own ideas. In order to complete the task in the future, he must lead the army again. Among these nobles, there must be many elites. If he can make friends with them, it will be a great help to him in the future.

Meng Wei sighed, "Your eighth uncle has now gone to the border of Xiazhou to lead the troops. With the troops you left behind, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with the Xiazhou Dingnan Army. And you just happened to be the deputy commander of the cavalry, which is equivalent to you two exchanging positions, so there is no need to worry about the control problem."

Zhou Chen is now the deputy commander of the cavalry, and his predecessor happens to be his eighth uncle Meng Cong. After he went to the border, this position became vacant until his mourning period ended and the government handed it over to him.

It can also be seen from this that this official still trusts Xungui.

"Today's banquet, in addition to being a gathering of nobles, has another important reason."

Meng Wei stroked his hair and beard gently, and said with a smile: "You are already 26 years old this year, and you should have gotten married a long time ago. Before, it was because of mourning. Now the mourning period is over, and you don't have any elders. I, your uncle, still have to worry about this matter for you."

When Zhou Chen heard this, he shook his head quickly: "No, uncle, I don't have any opinions on getting married, but I have my own ideas on who I want to marry."

Meng Wei glared at him and said, "What do you think? You are so good, any woman is worthy of you. But I still think that you should marry the daughter of a nobleman. This is the best choice for you and the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 985: Love, Sad Song Yinzhang

"You are now favored by the emperor, have inherited the title of marquis, and have a prosperous career. I wonder how many nobles would like to marry you."

Meng Wei looked very proud. Zhou Chen was his nephew and they had a very close relationship. Zhou Chen felt a sense of accomplishment and he was also very proud.

"However, you are qualified to choose. In my opinion, what you need to do is to marry a noble lady who can stabilize the backyard."

Zhou Chen felt helpless. It seemed that no matter in ancient times or modern times, as long as men reached a certain age, they could not escape the fate of being urged to get married.

"Uncle, I know what's going on with this matter, so don't worry about me."

Meng Wei's eyes lit up and he asked, "From your tone, it seems like you already have a goal?"

Zhou Chen said: "Uncle, we haven't even started yet, so let's not talk about this today. My mourning period has just ended, so let's wait a little longer."

"You kid, I've heard from your father a long time ago. Every time this matter is mentioned, you try to shirk it. Why, you are so old, but you still haven't gotten married? How long do you want to wait? The Loyalty and Bravery Marquis's Mansion needs you to carry on the legacy."

Meng Wei was a little angry. Zhou Chen was the only one left in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, so Zhou Chen had a heavy responsibility. This was why he couldn't wait to select someone for Zhou Chen.

"Uncle, you really don't need to worry about this matter. I know in my heart that the Loyalty and Bravery Marquis Mansion will definitely be passed down, and it will become more and more powerful."

Zhou Chen really didn't want to dwell on his marriage with Meng Wei, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Uncle, let's talk about the people you invited today."

Meng Wei felt helpless, sighed, and didn't insist any further.

"We have invited quite a few people today, including Duke Anguo, Marquis Ningyuan..."

The nobles invited by Meng Wei were indeed the top dignitaries in Tokyo City. The worst were earls. There were not many of them, but each of them was extraordinary.

Zhou Chen also felt emotional. The Meng family had enough reputation that even among the nobles who stood together most of the time, not everyone was united. They would only unite when it came to the interests of the nobles. In fact, there were occasional fights within the family.

After the guests arrived, the banquet began quickly and Zhou Chen became the focus of the party.

He may not be the highest ranking among the many noble lords, but those who are higher in rank and more powerful than him are much older than him, and none of them are as young as him;

As for those who were younger than him, they were not as good as him in status and title, not to mention official positions and actual power.

Relying on his excellent communication skills, Zhou Chen was able to get along well among the many nobles and made friends with one noble after another.

The banquet lasted for a long time, and Zhou Chen couldn't remember how much he drank. In short, most people at the banquet left the banquet drunkest.

After leaving the Meng Mansion, Zhou Chen did not go back directly, but went around to Anyefang.

Zhao Pan'er sat in the pavilion, looking at the full moon in the sky, and unconsciously thought of her past life.

It has been several months since she came to Tokyo. Although she has gradually integrated into the city, when she has free time, she still often thinks of her days in Qiantang and her childhood life in Dengzhou.

But as I was thinking about it, a person's figure unconsciously emerged in my mind.

Zhou Chen!

Ever since that night, she always thinks of Zhou Chen, and he can't be erased from her mind.

"Humph, it's causing a lot of harm."

"Who is causing so much harm? Are you talking about me?"

"what!"

The sudden voice startled Zhao Paner, but she reacted quickly and turned around to see Zhou Chen looking at her with a smile.

"Why don't you come through the front door every time you come here? And why don't you make any noise? If I wasn't used to it, I would be scared to death by you."

Zhou Chen walked over and sat down next to Zhao Paner. He naturally grabbed Zhao Paner's hand and stroked it in his palm.

Zhao Paner tried to pull it out, but failed, so she stopped resisting.

Suddenly she sniffed: "Have you been drinking?"

"Well, I drank with a bunch of nobles today and just got away now. I missed you, so I came to see you. After I came here, I realized that you missed me too."

Zhao Pan'er blushed: "When did I miss you?"

"Your face is red, and you're still trying to make excuses."

Giving Zhou Chen a big eye roll, Zhao Paner said: "Drinking is fine, but it's better to drink less. Drinking too much is harmful to your health."

"Tsk tsk, you're already thinking about me and want to control me before we even get married?"

"If you keep saying that, I won't talk to you anymore and you'll make fun of me."

"Okay, okay, okay, I won't say anything more. Let's talk about something happy."

Zhou Chen stared into Zhao Pan'er's eyes and said softly, "Pan'er, I still say the same thing. I want to marry you. When do you think it would be the best time for me to propose? Do I need to find a matchmaker to match my birth dates or something like that?"

Zhao Pan'er was no longer as shy as before, but she still said, "I haven't even said I want to marry you yet, and you're already proposing? That's too fast."

"If you delay, something bad will happen. You're such a good person. If I don't marry you home soon, and you run away with someone else, won't I suffer a great loss?"

"Nonsense! Once I, Zhao Pan'er, set my heart on someone, unless he betrays me and does something unforgivable, I will definitely set my heart on him. Even if it means death, I will never back down."

Zhou Chen hugged Zhao Paner in his arms. This time, Zhao Paner did not resist and leaned on Zhou Chen's chest.

"Me too, Pan'er. Maybe you think what I said before was a bit frivolous and informal, but now I can tell you solemnly that I want to marry you. I want to be together with you forever and never be separated from you. For this, I am willing to give everything."

Zhao Pan'er put her arms around Zhou Chen's waist and whispered, "Me too. I was always afraid before and felt that I was not worthy of you, so I didn't dare to express my feelings."

"Then why do you dare to do it now?"

"Because I'm not afraid now. You are a loyal and brave marquis, a young general of the Song Dynasty, and a rare hero in the world. You are so good to me and have promised me time and time again. If I don't believe you anymore, I would be really sorry for your feelings for me. So I am willing to believe you and follow you all my life."

"Just like you said, we will be together forever and never separate."

Zhou Chen hugged Zhao Paner tightly. He had had many women, but he never let down any woman he truly loved.

The same is true for Zhao Pan'er this time. The mission is just the beginning, and growing old together is the result.

"My Lord, Sister Pan'er, you guys..."

Zhao Pan'er in Zhou Chen's arms nervously broke away from him, stood up, and explained awkwardly: "Yin Zhang, I, we..."

Zhou Chen was very calm. Although he had just been very affectionate with Zhao Pan'er, he still heard Song Yinzhang's approaching footsteps, but it did not ruin the atmosphere.

"Madam Song, it's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"

Song Yinzhang looked sad: "Sister Pan'er, you and the Marquis, are you together?"

Zhao Pan'er walked anxiously to Song Yinzhang and said, "Yinzhang, the Marquis and I do have feelings for each other."

Being such a smart person, she could of course see that Song Yinzhang had a different feeling towards Zhou Chen, because when Zhou Chen was around, Song Yinzhang would always show himself off deliberately in order to attract Zhou Chen's attention.

She had not decided to be with Zhou Chen before, but now, seeing Song Yinzhang’s sad look, she didn’t know how to persuade him.

Song Yinzhang didn't look at Zhao Paner, but looked at Zhou Chen.

"My Lord, will you marry Sister Pan'er?"

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I will marry her. She will be my wife, Zhou Chen, and the eldest lady of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion."

Song Yinzhang felt a pain in her heart. Although she had long known that a lowly prostitute like herself had no right to hope for anything, when Zhou Chen did not say this, she still had a little hope. She had never thought of becoming Zhou Chen's wife, but just thought that she would be willing to be a concubine.

But now, Zhou Chen is going to marry her sister Pan'er, and she feels that she can no longer think about it and cannot destroy the relationship between Lord Zhou and Sister Pan'er.

So she choked up and said, "Sister Pan'er is the best. My Lord, you will never regret marrying Sister Pan'er. I, I wish you all the best."

After saying this, she could no longer hold back her tears, turned around and ran away.

"Quote, quote."

Zhao Paner wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Zhou Chen.

"She needs to be alone to calm down now. It's not appropriate for you to go with her."

Zhao Pan'er gave him a fierce look and snorted, "It's all your fault."

Zhou Chen cried out: "How can you blame me for this? If you had agreed to be with me earlier, this wouldn't have happened."

"You also said that Yin Zhang was originally very innocent. You once saved her, treated her so well, and even helped her get rid of her citizenship. It's inevitable that she would think too much."

"You also know that I treat her well because of you. Do you really want me to treat her cruelly?"

Zhao Pan'er stopped talking. She could understand. Zhou Chen was so outstanding. Song Yinzhang was at the age of a young girl in love. It was hard not to have a good impression of such an outstanding man like Zhou Chen when she met him.

"Yin Zhang, ah, I hope she is okay."

Zhou Chen said: "Then prepare your birth date and time tomorrow, I will come to get it in the evening, and then have someone match your birth date and time."

Although he didn't believe in these things, but in this era, if one wanted to get married, the horoscopes had to match. Even if he didn't say it, Zhao Pan'er would definitely do it.

"Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow."

Since she had already decided to be with Zhou Chen, she no longer hesitated, but she thought of one more thing.

"But my previous relationship with Ouyang Xu is not completely over yet. If we were together, would it have any impact on you?"

"Ouyang Xu?"

Zhou Chen showed disdain on his face. Now Ouyang Xu was no longer a corpse, but he did not tell Zhao Paner about it. Instead, he planned to wait until the news of Ouyang Xu's death reached Tokyo.

The next morning, Zhao Pan'er wanted to wake Song Yinzhang up, but when she arrived at Song Yinzhang's room, she found that Yinping was already being packed up.

"Yin Ping, where is Yin Zhang?"

"The girl went out early in the morning. I asked her where she was going, but she didn't tell me."

"okay, I get it."

Zhao Pan'er frowned slightly. She knew that Song Yinzhang must be feeling uncomfortable because of what happened last night, so he didn't want to see her and left early.

When they arrived at the half-covered room and the door was open for a long time, Song Yinzhang still did not appear. Sun Sanniang felt strange and asked Zhao Pan'er what was going on.

Many of the guests who come to Half-Mask now are here for Song Yinzhang's pipa. If Song Yinzhang is not here, they will definitely be affected.

Zhao Pan'er told Sun Sanniang what happened last night, and Sun Sanniang sighed.

"Alas, I had expected this day to come. Yin Zhang is also a silly child. How could a big shot like Lord Zhou be nice to us for no reason? She is just doing it for your sake. It's so obvious, but she can't see it. Instead, she falls into it."

"Pan'er, Yin Zhang is not going to come to the store because she is angry with you, right? Nothing will happen to her, right?"

"I don't know either, but Yin Zhang doesn't have anywhere to go in Tokyo. She didn't come to us, so she must have gone to the Jiaofangsi. She shouldn't be in trouble."

Zhao Pan'er was also worried about Song Yinzhang, but she knew Song Yinzhang and knew that she would not run around.

Just as Zhao Pan'er thought, Song Yinzhang did go to the Jiaofangsi early in the morning because she really had nowhere else to go.

In the Jiaofang Bureau, she played music with a sad expression. When she thought of Sister Pan'er being with the man she loved, Lord Zhou, her heart could not calm down, and the music was also affected.

After finishing a song, a voice suddenly rang out: "Madam Song seems to be in a bad mood today. The sound of the piano is full of sorrow. Has she encountered any difficulties?"

Song Yinzhang's face tensed and he immediately stood up, hugging his pipa tightly. Seeing a man slowly approaching, he bowed.

"Master Shen."

This man was a handsome and elegant man. He was a writer at the Tokyo Jiaofangsi, an official of high rank. Song Yinzhang had seen him when she first came to the Jiaofangsi and met him again on subsequent visits. However, she did not have a good impression of him, so she always kept her distance from him.

"Don't be nervous, Madam Song. I was worried when I saw you were here alone, so I came to say hello."