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Chapter 973 Wenchao is online, Zhao Paner is heartbroken

Zhou's Ancestral Hall.

Zhou Chen respectfully burned a few sticks of incense. In modern society, there are hardly many ancestral halls like this.

Not to mention the ancestral hall, even if it is a genealogy or something, it is estimated that few families hold it, and even if it is a generation away, no one will go to the grave. The concept of family is very, very weak.

Unlike this period, even poor families would pay attention to inheritance.

Of course, this also leads to a problem, patriarchal.

Because in ancient times, men were regarded as inheritance. Only when there were men in the family could the family be passed on, or a son-in-law could be recruited.

After burning the incense, Zhou Chen wiped the spiritual seats on top with a cloth, and placed them neatly one by one.

After finishing all this, he left the ancestral hall.

In the next few days, he visited several uncles' homes in Tokyo, only to learn that the two cousins ​​who had come to see him before had been released as officials.

The last time I went to look for him, I wanted to meet before leaving, but unfortunately he wasn't there, so I didn't see him.

The strength of the Meng family also made Zhou Chen feel emotional. They now have three generations. In total, there are dozens of males alone. Although many of them have separated, they still watch each other, and the momentum is astonishing.

He knew better that Renzong would succeed to the throne in a short time, and the Meng family would be even stronger by then, because Renzong's empress was from the Meng family.

With such a powerful family of uncles, Zhou Chen must of course establish a good relationship, because they are natural offensive and defensive allies to a certain extent, and they are far closer than others.

"Master Hou, I have already found out that this Ouyang Xu's ancestral home is indeed in Tokyo. His ancestor was a sixth-rank official in Tokyo. His parents were not very promising, they didn’t even pass the exam, and in the end they just left an ancestral house in Tokyo.”

"And this Ouyang Xu, who has participated in three scientific examinations and failed the first two times, was lucky this time, and was hand-picked by the officials as Tanhua, so he was favored by Gao Guan and his daughter. Leading, got a marriage from the official."

"This Ouyang Xu is really not a thing. He obviously has a marriage contract, but in order to be close to the Gao family and the concubine Xian, he insists that he is not married and has no marriage contract. Everyone knows Sima Zhao's heart. "

After returning to Tokyo, Zhou Chen asked Zhou Huai to collect information about Ouyang Xu.

Zhou Huai's ability is still good, within a few days, he has found out all three generations of Ouyang Xu's ancestors.

Except for Ouyang Xu's grandfather, Ouyang's family is all mediocre, so Ouyang Xu has no background, so after losing his name to Sun Shan last time, he became disheartened and fled to Hangzhou, and even almost drowned in the river.

Zhou Chen asked, "What else?"

"Ouyang Xu lives in his family's ancestral house now, and he doesn't have any friends in the capital. Only a Jinshi named Du Changfeng makes friends with him. Du Changfeng comes from the Du family and is a collateral branch of the Du family. The Du family is now The person in charge is Du Ruoxi, the imperial historian."

"Since the Qionglin banquet, Ouyang Xu hasn't shown up much, and I heard that other Jinshi's gatherings basically don't call him, but if he is married to the Gao family, with the Gao family and the virtuous concubine behind his back, he will be in the official position Sometimes, the housekeeper may have to look at it differently."

"I also heard some rumors that Ouyang Xu had been favored by several daughters of several families before, but then something happened without anyone noticing. Many people spread it behind the scenes, saying that it was the daughter of the Gao family, Gao Hui, who was in secret. It's because she fell in love with Ouyang Xu, and no one else is allowed to get involved."

"If this is true, then this young lady Gao's methods are really powerful. If Ouyang Xu really married her, he might be beaten to death. To Ouyang Xu, it might not be a big deal. Good thing."

"I also heard one more thing. It is said that Mr. Ke thinks highly of Ouyang Xu and has even received gifts from Ouyang Xu. However, Mr. Ke is about to leave the capital, so it is impossible for him to become Ouyang Xu's backer."

After listening to Zhou Huai's narration, Zhou Chen tapped the chair handle lightly with his fingers.

"Go to the warehouse to pick some gifts, I want to give to my teacher."

When he was a Jinshi, it was Ke Zheng and Ke Xianggong who ordered him, so Ke Xianggong was also his mentor. Now that Ke Xianggong is about to be demoted, it is impossible for him not to see him off.

"As for Ouyang Xu, it's fine for people to keep an eye on him. Don't worry about anything else. Everything will be discussed when Mrs. Zhao arrives in Tokyo."

There is still some time before Gu Yu, and Zhao Paner and the others are estimated to arrive in Tokyo in a few days. Before Zhao Paner arrives in Tokyo, Zhou Chen is too lazy to pay attention to Ouyang Xu.

"I told Gu Qianfan in advance that the night banquet map is in Ouyang Xu's hands. I don't know if he will return to the capital early."

Although the rank of the Imperial City Division is not high, its status is very special. It is a rare institution in Tokyo that can hold real power. It is directly under the government and is one of the government's confidants.

Gu Qianfan, as the commander of the Imperial City Department, has a lot of power. If possible, Zhou Chen is naturally willing to make friends with Gu Qianfan.

But he also knew that Gu Qianfan was obviously the commander of the Imperial City Division, but secretly he was Qingliu Qimu's spy, and he wanted to return to Qingliu.

It's a pity that he is just a pawn of Qi Mu. Qi Mu just wanted to use him to control the Imperial City Secretary, so that when he gave up later, he was merciless.

Not only Qi Mu, but even his biological father Xiao Qinyan only used him as a tool, and all the good things he did to him were based on the premise that he was useful.

Therefore, Gu Qianfan is really a poor person.

Time flies, a few days pass in the blink of an eye, and the last solar term in spring, Grain Rain is approaching.

At this moment, Zhang Heng and Xue Wu, who were arranged by Zhou Chen to escort Zhao Paner's three daughters, came back.

From their mouths, they learned that Zhao Paner's three daughters had also arrived in Tokyo and had already lived there, so they came back to report.

"Ms. Zhao and the others are staying in an inn one street away from Gaofu. Mrs. Zhao also said that she will come to thank you Lord Hou in person when she finishes her work."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I see, you two have worked hard recently, go back and rest first, and you won't be on duty for the next few days."

"Thank you, Lord Hou, my subordinates will leave first."

Only Zhou Chen and Zhou Huai's master and servant were left in the room, and Zhou Huai looked carefully at Zhou Chen's expression.

"Master Hou, do you want to meet Mrs. Zhao and the others?"

Zhou Chen turned to look at him: "You seem to be very concerned about the matter between me and Mrs. Zhao? Why, are you going to test my mind, and then go to please the future master?"

Zhou Huai was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down: "Master Hou, please forgive me. The younger one has no such intentions. The younger one just made wild guesses because Master Hou treats Mrs. Zhao differently. Please forgive me, Master Hou."

"Okay, get up, Zhou Huai, you are very smart, but sometimes you have to use your smartness in the right place."

Zhou Chen beat Zhou Huai, compared to his old man Zhou Yan, Zhou Huai is really too immature, just as his old man Zhou Yan said, this kid is young, he is very evasive, and sometimes he speaks and does things inappropriately, so he should beat him hard some.

"Master Hou, I understand."

"Go down."

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After traveling for more than ten days, they finally arrived in Tokyo. Zhao Pan'er and the three daughters were in different moods.

Song Yinzhang was really happy. Although she just came to Tokyo, she had already seen that the city of Tokyo was bigger than Qiantang, and it was much more lively and prosperous. It was the place of her dreams.

Sun Sanniang also came out of grief, and was also squinted by Tokyo's prosperity, but after all, she was older and a little more stable than Song Yinzhang.

Zhao Pan'er's mood is complicated, the bustling Tokyo makes her very strange, now she just wants to find Ouyang Xu as soon as possible and know everything.

But when they arrived in Tokyo, it was past noon, and they spent time looking for an inn. After everything was settled, it was almost evening, so Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang persuaded her to go to Gaofu to find Ouyang Xu tomorrow.

Zhao Pan'er waited all night, but didn't fall asleep all night. In the early morning of the next day, she carefully packed up and dressed before going to Gaofu. She declined Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang's company and went alone.

Gao's mansion is very easy to find on this street, and she soon found where Gao's mansion is.

Looking at the Gaofu, which occupies a huge area and has a large family, Zhao Paner suddenly felt that she was very small. She took a deep breath, arranged her clothes and hair, and then walked towards the gate of the Gaofu.

When she came to the door and was about to knock on it, she suddenly heard someone calling her name behind her.

"Pan'er?"

Familiar voice.

She looked back suddenly, and recognized the man standing in front of the carriage at a glance. It was Ouyang Xu whom she had been talking about for a long time.

"Ouyang!"

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Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping's master and servant who followed all the way, saw Zhao Pan'er getting into Ouyang Xu's carriage, so they all gave up and continued to follow.

"Sister Sanniang, shall we just let Ouyang Xu take Miss Pan'er away like this? He won't do harm to Miss Pan'er, right?" Song Yinzhang said very worriedly.

Sun Sanniang showed hesitation: "Probably not, this is Tokyo, and Ouyang Xu is Tanhua, even if he really wanted to abandon Pan'er, he would not dare to blatantly disadvantage Pan'er, let alone Zhang Huwei and the others said, If we are in trouble, we can go to the Zhongyonghou Mansion, so we are not afraid."

Song Yinzhang's eyes sparkled, and he said crisply: "Master Zhou is really a good man, I think he is much better than Ouyang Xu, and he even said he would help me get out of citizenship."

"You, you are thinking about getting out of your nationality, but you are right. Master Zhou is indeed a good man. Then Ouyang Xu is incomparable with Lord Zhou. He said he can help you get out of nationality, so he will definitely be able to do it."

If it was before, she would not have said such things, but what Ouyang Xu's old servant Uncle De said made her extremely disgusted.

Look at Zhou Chen, the majestic marquis, he didn't look down on them at all, on the contrary, he was very kind to them.

Although she felt that all this might be for Zhao Pan'er's sake, even so, she was a hundred times stronger than Ouyang Xu.

"Let's go, let's go back to the inn and wait for Pan'er."

Zhao Pan'er followed Ouyang Xu to a teahouse, talked to Ouyang Xu happily, and didn't start a showdown with Ouyang Xu.

But after talking for a while, Ouyang Xu took the initiative to bring up their marriage, saying that he would postpone the marriage, and then he said that he would marry Gao Hui, but after marrying Gao Hui, he would marry her too, but it was not the official wife, but concubine.

When Zhao Pan'er heard these words, she was still hit hard, and could no longer maintain her emotions.

Although she had already made mental preparations before coming here, she still couldn't believe her ears when she really heard these words from Ouyang Xu.

Angry Zhao Pan'er turned against Ouyang Xu on the spot, and made a clean break, and then walked away in a huff.

Zhongyonghou Mansion!

Zhou Chen spread out the paper in front of him, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and scolded Fang Qiu.

"Lime Moan!"

"Thousands of hammers chisel out deep mountains, and the fire burns like nothing."

"I'm not afraid of being crushed to pieces, I want to stay innocent in the world."

Zhou Chen wrote this seven-character poem in one go. This is a seven-character quatrain in the Ming Dynasty, which has been widely spread in later generations.

"After the ink dries, frame it. This is a gift I want to give to my mentor."

Zhou Huai, who was waiting at the side, immediately responded, "Yes, Lord Hou."

Then he whispered: "Master Hou, Qin Yi is waiting outside, saying that there is news about Mrs. Zhao."

Zhou Chen put down the brush, exhaled, walked to the side and sat down.

"Let him in."

Qin Yi walked into the study and immediately replied: "Master Hou, news came from the brothers outside that Mrs. Zhao saw Ouyang Xu at the gate of the Gaofu. I left Ouyang Xu alone, and now I have returned to the inn."

"Well, I see, prepare the car, I'm going out for a while."

What he was waiting for was this moment, when Zhao Pan'er turned against Ouyang Xu and was completely desperate, he would not have to worry so much in the future, and could launch an offensive against Zhao Pan'er.

Zhou Chen came to the inn where Zhao Paner and the others lived by car, and went straight to the room they rented.

Just as Sun Sanniang was about to go out to ask for a doctor, she was shocked when she saw Zhou Chen: "Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "I know you live here, so I came to see you. How do you feel when you just arrived in Tokyo?"

Sun Sanniang couldn't help complaining: "Before we had time to go shopping, Pan'er was bullied by that bastard Ouyang Xu."

"Well, what's going on?"

Zhou Chen frowned, and Sun Sanniang immediately felt an astonishing power emanating from Zhou Chen, which made her unconsciously take two steps back.

When Zhou Chen was with them before, she was gentle and polite. She had never seen Zhou Chen look so serious and majestic, and she felt a little afraid in her heart.

She didn't dare to hide anything, and told about Zhao Pan'er's meeting with Ouyang Xu just now, although she didn't know what happened, but Zhao Pan'er came back alone, and fainted after coming back, she must have been bullied by Ouyang Xu .

"Sister Sanniang, why haven't you gone yet..."

Song Yinzhang came over from the house, and was about to ask Sun Sanniang why she hadn't gone to ask for a doctor, when she suddenly saw Zhou Chen, she was startled and flustered.

"Master Zhou, when did you come? Please come in, Yinping, and pour tea for Lord Hou."

Sun Sanniang also reacted: "Master Zhou, you go in first, I'll find the doctor to come and see Pan'er."

Zhou Chen stopped her and said, "You don't need to look for it, I know medical skills, take me there to have a look."

(End of this chapter)