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With a sigh, Zhou Chen jumped down from the roof, standing in front of Gao Hui, and also blocking the way of several scoundrels.

Zhou Chen's sudden appearance scared Gao Hui and those scoundrels.

"Boy, you..."

Those ruffians pointed at Zhou Chen and were about to curse him, but the next moment, they found that Zhou Chen in front of them disappeared instantly.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The few scoundrels who had been showing their teeth and claws just now were now lying on the ground in a mess, leaving Gao Hui, who was shocked, angry and frightened, stunned.

When Zhou Chen turned to face her, she nervously shouted, "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Chen said: "I don't want to do anything. I think you are not in good condition now. Forget it. Your servants should come to find you soon."

He originally wanted to help, but when he saw Gao Hui's vigilant look, he lost interest. But after thinking about it, he handed her his cloak.

"This is for you, it can barely cover it."

When Gao Hui heard this, her face turned red immediately, but she did not refuse. She grabbed the cloak and wrapped it around herself.

Seeing Zhou Chen was about to leave, she suddenly shouted, "Wait."

"what happened?"

"Can you wait a moment? My maid will be here soon. Please wait a moment."

Gao Hui wanted to keep Zhou Chen. If Zhou Chen hadn't helped her just now, she would have been humiliated. What's more, he didn't do anything to her and instead gave her a cloak, which made her unconsciously trust him more.

But more importantly, she was still a little scared. If Zhou Chen was there, he could protect her.

"It's really troublesome."

Zhou Chen complained, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he walked to the side, keeping a distance from Gao Hui.

After a while, Gao Hui saw that Zhou Chen didn't make any move, pursed her lips, and suddenly said: "Hey, thank you for saving me just now, I won't let you save me in vain, my father is a third-rank official in the court, if you have anything you want, you can tell me."

Zhou Chen shook his head and said nothing. He had neither a good nor a bad impression of Gao Hui. Although Gao Hui in the plot was not a gentle and elegant lady, she was not the arrogant and domineering type either.

But based on the contact and observation just now, this woman is really a little silly, and you can tell at a glance that she has never experienced any hardships.

"Hey, why aren't you talking? What's your name?"

Seeing that Zhou Chen didn't say anything, Gao Hui asked.

Zhou Chen ignored her, moved his ears, heard the sound, and then suddenly flew onto the roof, leaving Gao Hui dumbfounded.

"you……"

Gao Hui was about to speak when she suddenly heard her maid's voice calling, "Miss, Miss."

Regardless of Zhou Chen, she hurriedly shouted, "I'm here."

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"I've already painted it."

Zhao Pan'er dragged Zhou Chen into his room, and pointed to the dried paintings on the table.

"See if it works."

Zhou Chen looked at the original painting and the fake that Zhao Pan'er had copied, and he became more and more surprised.

"Pan'er, who did you learn this copying skill from? It's so good."

Even with his keen eyesight, he was amazed at first glance. Zhao Paner's imitation was so similar that it would be difficult for people who had not seen the painting to tell the real thing from the fake.

Zhao Paner said modestly: "I learned from a teacher when I was a child, and later I figured it out on my own. I became proficient after painting more."

Zhou Chen knew it was not that easy. The fact that she could imitate so closely showed that Zhao Paner was definitely gifted in this skill.

After putting the two paintings away, Zhou Chen told Zhao Pan'er, "Pan'er, remember, you have never seen this painting before, understand?"

Zhao Pan'er nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't even know there was this painting."

Zhou Chen touched her head and kissed her forehead lightly.

"You've been busy helping me paint these past two days and haven't had a good rest. I can see your eyes are red. Don't open the shop for the next few days and take a good rest. I don't want my future wife to get tired before she marries me."

Zhao Pan'er said shyly, "It's not that serious. I'm just worried that you'll be anxious, so I'm so anxious. I'm really fine."

"Listen to me, no matter if you have something to do or not, take a few days off first."

"Okay, it's up to you."

Although Zhao Pan'er had her own ideas, at this moment, she still listened to Zhou Chen very obediently.

"Rest now, I'll see you fall asleep before leaving."

Zhou Chen forcefully pulled Zhao Pan'er to the bed, pressed her down on the bed, and sat on the edge of the bed himself.

Zhao Pan'er's face turned red: "How can I sleep like this?"

"Close your eyes and go to sleep. It will be like this in the future anyway, so let you get used to it now."

"Hate it, how can I adapt to this kind of thing in advance?"

Zhao Paner rolled her eyes at Zhou Chen, but did not resist. She just looked at Zhou Chen and said these words.

Maybe she was really tired. As she watched, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhou Chen covered Zhao Pan'er with a quilt, smoothed her hair, kissed her forehead lightly, and then left the room with the painting.

Before leaving, he went to find Sun Sanniang and asked her to help look after Zhao Pan'er.

At night, Cui Lin returned to his residence exhausted.

Today, Gu Qianfan from the Imperial City Division arrested a criminal who was suspected to be the murderer in the Hat Demon Case. He went to the Imperial City Division specifically to ask for the person and also reported Qi Mu's name, but Gu Qianfan did not give him any face and directly rejected him.

So even though he was losing, he was still in a bad mood.

Although he was the commander of the Palace Front Division, he was a loyal supporter of Prime Minister Ke Zheng. Ever since Prime Minister Ke was dismissed from his post, he and those from the Qingliu faction had been thinking about how to overthrow Xiao Qinyan and put Prime Minister Ke back in power.

To this end, they concealed it from Mr. Ke and did many small things in private. Even the case of the hat monster was done by them in secret, hoping to warn the officials.

It's a pity that they have done so much but still to no avail, and now their tracks are exposed, so he wants to solve the problem as quickly as possible.

Tired, he returned to the room and wanted to rest, but the next moment, his expression suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 995: Baiting, Birthday Banquet

"Who?"

Cui Lin suddenly retreated to the door and shouted.

However, no one responded to him, but his tense body still did not relax, and his vigilant eyes swept around the room.

After confirming that there was no one in the room, he breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression was still extremely solemn. When he just entered the room, he found that someone had come in.

The reason was simple. There was an object hanging in front of the bed where he was resting. Although it was in the dark, he was sure that it was not his thing, and it was even less likely that it was hung by his servants.

Looking at the thing that appeared inexplicably, Cui Lin's expression kept changing. He was hesitating whether to ask a servant to come and take a look.

But when he thought that someone could deliver something to his room without anyone noticing, and in this way, he felt a chill in his heart.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally gave up calling for help and walked into the house step by step, wanting to see what the thing that appeared in his room was.

He walked carefully to the front of the object, found that there was no danger, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at it carefully.

"Ok?"

When Cui Lin saw the items clearly, he was stunned. It turned out to be a scroll and a letter.

He picked up the envelope first.

After a moment, he put down the letter with a look of shock and excitement and opened the scroll...

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The Mansion of the Loyal and Brave Marquis!

Today Zhou Chen returned to the Marquis' Mansion early because he was invited by Xiao Qinyan to attend his birthday banquet in the evening, so he came back early and prepared to go to the Xiao Mansion.

"My Lord, the birthday gift is ready."

"Well, what is it?"

With the help of the maid, Zhou Chen put on his clothes and asked Zhou Huai who was reporting to him.

Although he cooperated with Xiao Qinyan, he did not have any good feelings towards Xiao Qinyan. Of course, he would not care about birthday gifts and just handed it over to Zhou Huai to prepare. So he really didn't know what Zhou Huai had prepared until now.

"My Lord, it is a golden Buddha."

"Okay, got it, pack up and get ready to go."

Zhou Chen didn't care too much. As long as it didn't lose face, he didn't care what the gift was.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhou Chen fell into deep thought. The day before yesterday, after he delivered the Night Banquet Painting copied by Zhao Pan'er to Ke Zheng's residence, he secretly handed the real Night Banquet Painting to the home of Cui Lin, the Palace Guard, and also attached a letter.

He originally wanted to give the Night Banquet Painting directly to Qi Mu, but thinking that the old man Qi Mu was a deep-minded man and might not be fooled, he gave it to Cui Lin.

Cui Lin is the commander Cui of the Palace Guard who appeared in the plot. He has dealt with Gu Qianfan and later assassinated Xiao Qinyan. He is a staunch opponent of the Queen's Party.

This person is bent on overthrowing Xiao Qinyan, so he got this painting of the night banquet that could strike a blow to the Queen and her party. He will definitely not keep his cool and it is bound to cause a disturbance.

Only one day has passed. Cui Lin and the people from the Qingliu lineage must verify the authenticity of the Night Banquet Picture, as well as the conflicting interests behind it, so it will take some time before they can take action.

Anyway, he has already put out the bait, and these people have started to take the bait. It all depends on when they go crazy.

Today is not a big day, but for Xiao Qinyan, today is different.

Today is not only his birthday party, but also a good day for him to show his skills and bid farewell to his old rival Ke Zheng.

After today, Ke Zheng, his most feared opponent in the court, will leave Tokyo. From now on, the court will enter the era of his, Xiao Qinyan, as prime minister.

Because the emperor has issued an edict, the Xiao Mansion is unusually lively today. The Music Bureau has sent almost all of its elite members to perform, and many guests have come to the huge Xiao Mansion.

However, Xiao Qinyan is now a noble husband, and ordinary people are not qualified to visit him. Many people just leave after sending gifts. There are also many court officials who don’t want to have anything to do with Xiao Qinyan, let alone visit him, and they don’t even send him birthday gifts.

Zhou Chen didn't arrive early, and when he arrived at the Xiao Mansion, it was already getting dark.

As soon as Zhou Chen arrived, someone immediately reported to him at the door. After a while, Xiao Qinyan and the housekeeper came over.

"Lord Zhongyong, I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you from afar."

As the protagonist of the birthday banquet and also the prime minister of the current dynasty, Xiao Qinyan came to greet Zhou Chen in person, which really gave Zhou Chen a lot of face.

Zhou Chen naturally responded politely: "Mr. Xiao, you are too serious. I am sorry that I am late for Mr. Xiao's birthday banquet today."

"Loyal and Brave Marquis, you are too polite. Please."

Xiao Qinyan waved his hand and prepared to invite Zhou Chen into the inner courtyard.

But at this moment, the person in charge of welcoming guests at the door gave another loud shout.

"Prince Ke, Minister Qi, Minister Qi, Duke Anguo..."

I don’t know if these people had discussed it beforehand, but they arrived at the Xiao Mansion almost at the same time.

Xiao Qinyan's expression suddenly changed. He apologized to Zhou Chen and then walked over with a smile on his face.

Zhou Chen did not leave either, but stood there, looking quietly in the direction of the door.

Soon, he saw a familiar figure walking towards him with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. Xiao Qinyan walked beside him and greeted him with a smile, while Qi Mu and others followed behind.

"Ke Zheng, Mr. Ke."

There was a gleam in Zhou Chen's eyes.

When he took office as deputy commander of the Imperial Guards Cavalry, Prime Minister Ke had already been dismissed from his position as prime minister. Although he had not left Tokyo, he had not attended court again. Therefore, he did not see his former mentor in the few court meetings he attended.

Today was the first time he met Ke Zheng in public.

Ke Zheng is about the same age as Xiao Qinyan, but looks more muscular than Xiao Qinyan. Xiao Qinyan has more of a scholarly temperament, and although Ke Zheng is also a scholar, he also gives people an indomitable aura like a warrior.

Obviously, Ke Zheng has been dismissed from his position as prime minister, and Xiao Qinyan has been appointed as chancellor, and they are in high spirits, but the demeanor displayed by Ke Zheng is no less than that of Xiao Qinyan.

It can be seen that Ke Zheng and Xiao Qinyan don't get along. Although Xiao Qinyan is talking to him again, he just responds perfunctorily. Instead, he smiles when he sees Zhou Chen.

"Ziheng!"

"Teacher!"

Zhou Chen bowed respectfully to Ke Zheng. He now looked down upon the clean officials in the imperial court, but he had great respect for Mr. Ke, the real leader of the clean officials, not to mention that the latter had helped him before and was his mentor.