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Sun Sanniang didn't quite understand what Zhao Pan'er did, so she asked about it after returning home.

Song Yinzhang sat aside. She understood Zhao Paner's approach to some extent and also agreed to close the teahouse for a few days. She didn't care about money or not. She really wanted to rest now.

Zhao Pan'er looked calm and said, "I don't want to cause trouble for Zhou Chen, and I don't like being treated like a monkey."

She could risk her dignity to be a business woman and open a teahouse, but that was based on her own skills. But now, the customers who came to the teahouse were not here to drink tea, but to see her, which made her very uncomfortable.

Sun Sanniang hesitated and said, "But the teahouse's business has been really good these days. Our sudden closures will definitely have a huge impact on the teahouse's business."

Her thoughts were simple: she just wanted to make more money.

Song Yinzhang said, "Sanniang, let's listen to Sister Pan'er. Even if our teahouse is doing well and making a lot of money, it is not as important to Sister Pan'er as Lord Zhou."

"Sister Pan'er, I support you. Lord Zhou can say that he wants to marry you in front of the emperor, which shows that he is sincere. You will go to the Marquis's mansion to be the first lady in the future. It doesn't matter whether this teahouse is open or not."

She was thinking in a simple way. She thought, no matter how much money the teahouse made, could it compare to the status of the eldest lady in the Marquis's mansion?

"But……"

Sun Sanniang understood this logic, but she felt that they had finally established themselves in Tokyo, and this teahouse was built by them, so she was reluctant to give it up.

"Sanniang, Yinzhang, I didn't mean to close the half-mask, but I just thought it wouldn't be appropriate to open the door these few days. Let's wait until this period is over before we talk about it."

Zhao Pan'er is a very career-oriented woman, and of course she is reluctant to close the teahouse, but as Song Yinzhang said, compared to Zhou Chen, this teahouse is nothing to mention.

She was not targeting the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion, but Zhou Chen himself.

Xiao Qinyan met Zhou Chen again, still at the mansion where they first met.

"You mean, you are prepared to take the risk and lure Qi Mu and others to assassinate you?"

When Zhou Chen learned from Xiao Qinyan the purpose of his looking for him, he was a little surprised, but not very surprised.

Because in the TV drama, Xiao Qinyan used this trick, but he went a little too far and almost cost Gu Qianfan his life.

His appearance changed the plot a lot, but Xiao Qinyan was actually going to use this trick, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Xiao Qinyan smiled and said, "Those people are hiding very deeply, but if they have the chance to take my life, I believe they will definitely not let go of this opportunity."

"Aren't you afraid of an accident, where your cleverness backfires and you end up losing your life?"

"That's why I have come to you, Lord Marquis. If you are willing to help me with all your strength, everything will be fine."

"So you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I'll betray you?"

"The fact that the Marquis can ask this question speaks volumes."

Xiao Qinyan smiled confidently: "Cooperating with me will be most beneficial to you, Lord Hou. I am willing to take this bet."

Of course, this was just polite talk. He certainly couldn't completely trust Zhou Chen. He only sought insurance for himself by looking for Zhou Chen. He had other arrangements in secret.

Zhou Chen knew very well what Xiao Qinyan was planning, but he still agreed.

"Okay, I agree."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1000 True and False Night Banquet Picture, Zhou Chen's Calculation

On the bank of the inner city river, Zhou Chen stood on the bridge dressed in black, and next to him stood Qin Yi, also dressed in black.

"Has everyone been arranged?"

"It's all arranged. If Prime Minister Xiao is really in danger, our people will take action."

Zhou Chen agreed to cooperate with Xiao Qinyan, so he sent someone to secretly protect Xiao Qinyan, and all of this was arranged and executed by Qin Yi.

"My Lord, it is said that Prime Minister Xiao has a bad reputation. We..."

Zhou Chen said indifferently: "Whether he has a good reputation or not has nothing to do with us. He and I are just using each other. He has his ambitions and I have mine. Unless he is crazy, he will not turn against me."

There are no so-called good or bad people in the court, there are only interests, and he sees this more clearly than anyone else.

Tonight's action was a trap specially set by Xiao Qinyan. On the one hand, it was to let the mastermind behind the scenes take the initiative and expose himself. On the other hand, it was to make his eldest son Gu Qianfan return home. Gu Qianfan was very important to him.

Zhou Chen knew his purpose. This was beneficial to him, so he went with the flow. All he had to do was send a team of people to protect Xiao Qinyan.

It was already completely dark, and there were obviously fewer people on both sides of the river tonight than usual, and there was a strange atmosphere everywhere.

"My Lord, Gu Qianfan from the Imperial City Bureau is here." Qin Yi said in a low voice.

Zhou Chen naturally also saw that Gu Qianfan and Xiao Qinyan had met up and were talking.

"The show is about to begin. Let's go and hide first."

No matter whether Xiao Qinyan is dead or alive, he will not take any action today. He also does not want others to know about his cooperation with Xiao Qinyan and be labeled as a later party.

Faced with such a great opportunity to assassinate Xiao Qinyan, those people did not care about being exposed. The entire army was mobilized, and countless black-clad assassins attacked from all directions.

The large ship that Xiao Qinyan was riding on in the center of the river immediately became a target, and the killers rushed towards the large ship in the center of the river frantically from both sides of the river.

There was great chaos on both sides of the river, and pedestrians scattered in panic, but there were also some curious people who stood in the distance and watched.

The fight is about to break out.

Zhou Chen stood in the dark, watching the fighting on the boat in the distance. Although the martial arts level in this world was not high, this kind of fight was also extremely dangerous.

Xiao Qinyan and Xiao Wei, father and son, managed to defend themselves under the protection of Gu Qianfan. Although Gu Qianfan was very powerful, the other side was outnumbered and they were soon put on the defensive and suffered multiple injuries.

At the critical moment, a sound suddenly came from the river, and then a group of men in black appeared from underwater, rushed directly onto the boat, and started to kill those men in black who were besieging the Xiao father and son.

These men in black were brave and good at fighting, and they cooperated well with each other. Although there were many killers, they were no match for them. In addition, they were caught off guard and were killed in pieces in a short time.

"Let's go."

After seeing this, Zhou Chen no longer had the desire to continue watching and left the scene with Qin Yi.

Because of his help, Gu Qianfan did not suffer serious injuries and be on the verge of death as in the plot. Now he is only slightly injured, but still alive and well.

And tonight's assassination caused an uproar in Tokyo.

Xiao Qinyan had just been appointed as prime minister, but he was assassinated in the blink of an eye. Moreover, the assassination was so blatant in the inner city of Tokyo, which had a huge impact.

So at the first morning court session after the incident, Zhao Heng was furious because it was discovered that among the assassins were people from the Dianqian Division, so the Dianqian Division was in big trouble this time.

Starting from Commander-in-Chief Guodu, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Du Yuhou, all the people from top to bottom were strictly investigated. Among them, Du Yuhou and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wan He were directly ordered to be arrested and awaiting trial. Although Commander-in-Chief Guodu was not arrested, he was also reprimanded.

Because of this incident, the Dianqian Division suffered an unprecedented blow. After all, it was an assassination of the prime minister of the time, and he was caught on the spot. The crime was really too heavy.

However, those assassins from the Palace Front Division who carried out the assassination were all ruthless. When the assassination failed, they simply gave up on life and were either killed or committed suicide. No one survived.

So even though the Palace Front Department suffered in the end, Wan He and his people all refused to admit it. Even when they were thrown into the Sky Prison, they still said nothing.

Zhao Heng ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to handle the case together, and let the Imperial City Bureau be responsible for the investigation.

When the Palace Front Division fell into misfortune, the Imperial City Division naturally rose. Gu Qianfan was commended and promoted by the government for saving Xiao Qinyan. He was directly promoted from the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Division to the envoy of the Imperial City Division. Lei Jing was also promoted to a higher level, but no longer in charge of the Imperial City Division, but was transferred to other departments.

But at this moment, an imperial censor suddenly found the emperor with a picture of the night banquet and reported that the queen had lost her virginity.

As soon as this incident happened, it caused an uproar. Even though the emperor tried his best to control the impact, the other party deliberately wanted to make a big fuss. So when the report was made, the news spread not only in the court, but also in Tokyo city.

For a time, people were talking about it.

After all, this is a matter concerning the royal family, the queen, and chastity.

Because of this incident, Zhao Heng was so angry that he had a headache and fainted on the spot.

The civil service group seized upon this incident and frantically targeted the emperor and the queen. The emperor was so angry that he stopped summoning officials, and the queen was so furious that she wanted to kill people.

The two parties involved naturally know the truth best, but such matters cannot be made public, otherwise it will have a huge impact on the Queen.

Of course, it was also because the civil service group in the Song Dynasty had too much power, which was inherited from the Taizu period. So no matter how angry Emperor Zhao Heng was, he couldn't kill everyone, so he could only hide away in a huff, not seeing anyone, and not dealing with the matter.

"Your Majesty, I have caused your physical discomfort because of my affair. I really deserve to die."

If we were to say who was the most angry person because of this incident, it was definitely not Zhao Heng, but the person involved, Liu Wan.

She had finally become the queen and now held great power, but this incident happened at this time and it caused such a big fuss. If it could not be settled, she couldn't imagine what would happen in the end.

Therefore, she wanted to kill those ministers who exposed the Qingliu faction at that time, but this was just a thought and she couldn't do it at all.

Zhao Heng really loved Liu Wan. Seeing Liu Wan sad and blaming herself, he hurriedly endured the headache and tried to comfort her.

"Queen, how can you be blamed for this? I know best what kind of person you are. If you want to blame someone, blame those traitors. They are the ones who are stirring up trouble."

Before one problem is solved, another one arises. Zhao Heng is really angry, but he really has no good solution now.

"Sir, all of this is caused by me. Why don't you just..."

"Queen, stop talking."

Zhao Heng immediately stopped Liu Wan from continuing to speak, and said affectionately: "I said that I would protect you and love you for the rest of my life, and I will never break my promise. No matter what others say or how they see you, you are my most beloved queen, and I will never compromise with those ministers."

"But……"

"No buts, give me some more time, I will definitely be able to handle this matter."

Just as Zhao Heng was trying his best to appease Queen Liu Wan, a report from Eunuch Cui suddenly came from outside the palace.

"Sir, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery requests an audience."

Zhao Heng and Liu Wan both looked puzzled: "Loyal and Brave Marquis, why is he here?"

"Send him to Wende Hall to wait."

"Yes, official."

Zhao Heng stood up, and Liu Wan asked with concern: "Sir, how are you?"

"I'm fine. After taking the medicine, my headache doesn't hurt as much anymore."

He has always had headaches, and this time the attack was caused by anger, and it has not gone away. He needs to rely on medicine to relieve the pain.

Zhou Chen waited in Wende Hall for a while, and Zhao Heng finally arrived.

"I pay my respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."

"Stand up, Zhou Qing."

Zhao Heng sat in front of the dragon table, rubbed his head, and asked, "You come here at this time, do you have something to say?"

Zhou Chen said: "Go back to your Majesty, I do have something important to report to you."

"Tell me what's going on."

"It's about the Night Banquet."

Zhao Heng's expression suddenly changed, and he asked angrily, "Why, Marquis Zhongyong, are you also going to force me like those clean officials?"

Zhou Chen hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am a nobleman and I only care about your Majesty. How could I collude with the Qingliu? What I want to tell you is the secret of the Night Banquet Picture."

Zhao Heng's anger subsided, but his expression became more confused.

"The secret of the Night Banquet?"

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. If Your Majesty knew the truth, it would solve the current troubles without hurting the Saint in the slightest."

When Zhao Heng heard this, the cloudy sky suddenly turned sunny. He opened his mouth to ask more questions, but he found that Zhou Chen looked around and understood what was going on.

"All of you should retreat and stay outside. No one is allowed to approach without my permission."

"Yes, official."

The eunuchs and palace maids in the hall all obediently left the Wende Hall, while Eunuch Cui stood guard outside the hall, not allowing anyone to approach.

After everyone left, Zhao Heng asked hurriedly, "Zhou Qing, you can speak now, right?"

Zhou Chen did not keep the secret and said directly: "Your Majesty, in fact, I have heard about the Night Banquet Picture a long time ago. When Envoy Gu went to Qiantang to investigate, I was also in Qiantang and knew about the Night Banquet Picture. However, I knew that this matter was of great importance at the time, so I never mentioned it. I thought it would be better to just let it go."

"But what I never expected was that there would be villains who would use this incident to stir up trouble and embarrass the emperor and the saint, so I must report the truth to the emperor."

"The truth? What do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, in fact, the real Night Banquet is not the one you saw. The real Night Banquet is in the hands of my mentor, Minister Ke."

"Ok?"

Zhao Heng was shocked. How did this have anything to do with Ke Zheng?

"Tell me clearly, what's going on?"

"Going back to your Highness, when talking about this matter, I have to mention the woman I admire, Zhao Pan'er, because the real Night Banquet Painting once belonged to her, and later she gave the real Night Banquet Painting to......"

Zhou Chen told Zhao Heng the story of the Night Banquet Picture with a mix of truth and lies.

After Zhao Heng heard this, his expression kept changing.