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Liu Wan looked dignified and looked at Zhou Chen below with satisfaction.

To be honest, compared to the old-faced butler Zhao Heng, who has a somewhat ethereal temperament because of his learning, this queen seems to be more majestic and solemn.

"Zhou Qing, I heard that you haven't married yet, have you?"

Before Zhou Chen could speak, Zhao Heng suddenly reacted.

"Yes, Zhou Qing, you also have..."

Cui Neishi reminded in a low voice: "Twenty out of six."

"Yes, Zhou Qing, you are already 26 this year, because you went to the border battlefield before, and because you kept your filial piety, you have not yet married, Zhou Qing, you have to hurry up."

"I thank the officials for their concern."

Zhou Chen had a bad feeling in his heart. He felt that Liu Wan would definitely not bring up the fact that he was not married for no reason, so he instinctively wanted to change the subject, but before he could speak, Liu Wan spoke again.

"Zhou Qing is the pillar of our dynasty. Marriage must not be casual. The official family, the concubine's elder brother has a daughter, who is seventeen years old, virtuous and virtuous, with a pure heart, and Zhou Qing is really a good match. Why not?" ..."

"Haha, the queen is going to protect Zhou Qing's matchmaker?"

Zhao Heng laughed out loud suddenly, but his eyes changed, because Liu Wan didn't discuss it with him before saying this.

If it was other courtiers, he didn't care, he could satisfy Liu Wan if he could, but Zhou Chen was different. Now Zhou Chen was not only an important minister of the court, but also a representative of the noble lineage, and he was also very prestigious among the military officers.

Therefore, Zhou Chen's marriage is no longer just Zhou Chen's personal matter, but is mixed with many complicated factors.

With his support, Empress Liu Wan's power had already grown very much. If Liu Wan were to marry Zhou Chen again, Liu Wan's prestige and power would be even more astonishing.

Although Zhao Heng loves Liu Wan and is even willing to let her take power, it doesn't mean that he can tolerate Liu Wan single-handedly controlling the government and doing whatever he wants.

Liu Wan smiled gently at Zhao Heng: "Officials, this is not a few days ago, that child Yu'er came to the palace to meet his concubine, I saw that child is really good, no, Zhou Qing is a young hero again, with Yu'er It's really a good match."

"That kid Yu'er is not bad."

Zhao Heng also praised: "However, Zhou Qing has to make his own decision on this matter. If Zhou Qing already has someone he likes, we can't mess up the relationship."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhou Chen: "Zhou Qing, what do you think of the queen's proposal?"

Zhou Chen clearly felt that Zhao Heng was looking at him in the wrong way, and he immediately understood what Zhao Heng meant, and he didn't want him to agree.

This is exactly what he wanted, he didn't want to agree to the queen, let alone the main task, he just said that his current relationship with Zhao Pan'er would not allow him to marry Liu Wan's niece.

Perhaps this would cause the Queen's dissatisfaction, but now that Zhao Heng has made his attitude clear, it is even more impossible for him to agree.

"I thank the saint for his attention, but I already have a woman I like. Although I haven't married yet, I have already sworn that I will not marry her in this life."

When the queen heard Zhou Chen's refusal, a sullen look flashed across her face, but Zhao Heng was very interested.

"Zhou Qing already has a woman she likes? This makes me a little curious. What kind of woman is it that can be favored by a young hero like Zhou Qing? Which famous lady is it?"

In his eyes, a wealthy family like Zhou Chen must marry a noble girl of similar level.

But Zhou Chen's answer surprised him.

"Reporting to the official family, the woman I like is not the daughter of a famous family, nor is it the daughter of an official, but a daughter of a common people, named Zhao Pan'er."

"Folk girl?"

Several people in the Chuigong Hall were shocked, and Zhao Heng wondered if Zhou Chen was talking nonsense.

"Zhou Qing, tell me again, the woman you like is a commoner?"

Zhou Chen knew very well that Zhao Heng didn't want him to marry Liu Wan's niece, but Liu Wan is the queen after all now, and she will be the queen mother who will listen to politics behind the curtain in the future.

In the future, if he wants to send troops to the border and regain the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, he will not be able to get around Liu Wan's support, so of course he doesn't want to offend Liu Wan to death.

It is impossible for him to marry Liu Wan's niece, but he can't offend Death, the best choice is to tell the truth.

"Yes, the woman I like is a civilian girl. Not only that, she was sent to the Jiaofang Division for her father's crimes, but she has been pardoned and become a good citizen many years ago. Before that, she ran a tea house in Qiantang. A few months ago Came to Tokyo, and now runs a tea house on Ma Xing Street in the capital.”

"Ever worked in Jiaofang Division? Or a businesswoman?"

If it was just a shock just now, then Zhao Heng and the others just felt that there was something wrong with their ears.

"Zhou Qing, do you know what you just said?"

The majestic and graceful Empress Liu Wan also had a look of astonishment on her face. She directly suspected that Zhou Chen didn't want to marry her own children, and that's why she made up such an extremely absurd reason.

Zhou Chen replied in a calm tone: "Officials, although Zhao Pan'er is only a business woman and has been in a humble family, but I have a deep-rooted affection for her, and I am willing to be close to her and love her forever, and we will never be separated."

Both Zhao Heng and Liu Wan's expressions changed suddenly, because Zhou Chen's words made them think of their past involuntarily.

Although Liu Wan is not from a lowly background, she was forced to become a singing girl when she was a child because of her family's decline, but it was only a short period of time, and later she married a silversmith.

But then Zhao Heng met Liu Wan, fell in love with her, and staged a "Golden House Cangjiao". He didn't care about Liu Wan's past and brought her into the harem.

What's more interesting is that Zhao Heng also treated Liu Wan's ex-husband kindly, who is now Liu Wan's nominal elder brother, and also the father of Yu'er who Liu Wan said wanted to marry Zhou Chen.

Of course, in order to stabilize the position and identity of Liu Wan's harem, all these secrets have already been eliminated by Zhao Heng, and there are very few people in the world who know about this matter, except for the person involved.

These are all investigated by Zhou Chen. Although this world is superficial, it is also closely related to the official history. Based on the information of the official history and Liu Wan's experience, he can easily analyze these secrets.

Zhou Chen admired Zhao Heng's tolerance in his heart. If it were him, he would never be able to do this.

He can't do it himself, but it doesn't prevent him from admiring Zhao Heng. Zhao Heng really loves Liu Wan. An emperor can do this for the woman he loves. There is no other way to describe it except affectionately. reason.

"This really makes me curious. What kind of strange woman is this Zhao Pan'er, who can even make a young hero like Zhou Qing obsessed with her?"

Zhao Heng himself is a lover, so Zhou Chen's behavior seems unreasonable and incomprehensible to others, but he is more curious about what the woman who can fascinate Zhou Chen looks like.

Liu Wan glanced at Zhao Heng calmly, of course she understood what her man was thinking at this time, but she was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Chen's behavior.

How can a business woman who was once a lowly citizen compare with her niece?Zhou Chen really lost his head this week.

"Pan'er is just an ordinary woman, but she is the woman I love the most. It's just that she knows her humble status, so she can't bear to drag me down. But as a man, since I love her, I will love her desperately. Marry her as a wife, protect her and love her for the rest of your life."

Hearing Zhou Chen's words, Zhao Heng's expression moved, as if he saw his former self from Zhou Chen.

"Queen, Zhou Qing is so affectionate, we can't do things like beating mandarin ducks with sticks, let's forget about what you just said."

Liu Wan pursed her lips, feeling very unhappy, but still obeyed Zhao Heng.

"The courtiers and concubines listen to the officials."

Once Zhao Heng made the final decision, Zhou Chen also heaved a sigh of relief. It seems that Zhao Heng is also wise. Although he loves Liu Wan very much, he can still keep a clear head when it comes to national affairs, so that he will not follow Liu Wan in everything.

Zhou Chen stood outside the Chui Gong Hall. He knew that today he took the initiative to confess his relationship with Zhao Pan'er, and what he would face next might be a bunch of people's discussions and attacks.

Especially those literati, if they knew that he was going to marry a business woman, they might not know how to attack him. Even those from the honorable line would come to question him.

Although it was a bit of a headache, Zhou Chen didn't regret it. Anyway, it was a matter of time, and now it's just a little earlier.

On the contrary, the official Zhao Heng asked him to investigate the case of the hat demon, which made him care even more.

The truth he learned from the TV plot was that the Hat Demon case was planned by Commander Cui of the Dianqian Division and Ke Zheng, a disciple of Mr. Ke, but the plot did not specify which of Mr. Ke’s disciples, It can only be confirmed that it is Qingliu Yimai.

However, Qi Mu knew about this matter and used it.

Zhou Chen didn't know who the real mastermind behind the scenes was, but that didn't stop him from pushing the matter to Qi Mu. Anyway, Qi Mu couldn't get away with it, so he just beat him to death with a stick.

However, this matter still needs to be planned slowly and cannot be rushed.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Chen went straight to the mansion where he saw Xiao Qinyan last time, and an hour later, he saw Xiao Qinyan again.

"Master Zhou came here uninvited, it seems that he has something important to discuss with the old man?"

The last time we met, Xiao Qinyan yelled at Ziheng Ziheng in order to get closer to Zhou Chen, but after the two parties reached a consensus, he stopped yelling like that.

Zhou Chen didn't talk to Xiao Qinyan in an official tone, and said directly: "The officials summoned me today and ordered me to secretly investigate the case of the hat demon."

Xiao Qinyan showed surprise: "Isn't the case of the hat demon in charge of the Imperial City Division? Why did the officials let you investigate secretly?"

But he quickly realized: "It seems that the officials also want to eliminate the impact of the hat demon case as soon as possible."

"You came to me for this?"

Zhou Chen said lightly: "We all know who the hat demon case is targeting."

Xiao Qinyan remained silent, and after a while, he spoke again: "What do you want to do?"

Zhou Chen said in a deep voice: "No matter who is behind the hat demon case, he is Qi Mu."

Xiao Qinyan frowned, and said: "You want to push everything to Qi Mu? But will the officials believe it? Ke Xianggong is about to leave Beijing. Once he leaves, Qi Mu will be the mastermind of the Qingliu lineage. If so Is it a bit too hasty to get rid of him soon?"

He wanted power over the court, but after all, he had just returned to Tokyo and hadn't fully controlled the situation. He didn't take Qi Mu seriously, but he was afraid that getting rid of Qi Mu would arouse the suspicion of the officials. It is impossible for everyone to watch his human rights go to the wild.

"Xiao Xianggong disagrees with my plan?"

"That's not true. Qi Mu is really abominable, but it's not easy to bring him down directly with the hat monster case. Do you have a perfect plan?"

"No."

"No?"

Xiao Qinyan looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment. Seeing Zhou Chen's swearing, he thought Zhou Chen was very sure, but he didn't expect Zhou Chen to give him such an answer.

Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged. Of course he had a way to deal with Qi Mu, but he was not prepared to tell Xiao Qinyan that he came to Xiao Qinyan just to show his attitude.

The reason why Qi Mu was identified as the mastermind of the hat demon case was that he wanted to send a signal to Empress Liu Wan through Xiao Qinyan, expressing that he had no intention of becoming an enemy of the queen party, but was willing to help the queen party eliminate Qingliu's line.

Originally, he didn't need to do this, but who knows why Liu Wan went crazy today and insisted on giving him a marriage.

Sometimes women's minds are still small, he didn't want to be hostile by Liu Wan because of this incident, and hinder his future plans, so he planned to use Xiao Qinyan.

This is also the reason why Zhou Chen has always disliked the official career. Taking every step counts, and all kinds of intrigues, there is no joy in overpowering others with force.

Moreover, this is still an ancient feudal dynasty. After all, his power alone is limited, and he must have enough power to accomplish his goals.

"Actually, it's very simple to bring down Qi Mu. As long as Deputy Envoy Gu is willing to help, it can be done easily."

Xiao Qinyan directly ignored Zhou Chen's words, jokingly, Gu Qianfan was his son, but he still wanted to make Gu Qianfan submit to him and support him with all his strength, how could he sell his "eldest son" for a Qi Mu.

Zhou Chen sneered in his heart, Xiao Qinyan's reaction was completely in his expectation, this kind of person only has interests in his eyes, and he would never agree to exchange Gu Qianfan for Qi Mu.

Until Zhou Chen left, Xiao Qinyan was still thinking about it. He felt very weird. Zhou Chen came to find him on purpose, but he didn't actually do anything. What did Zhou Chen mean?
But soon he knew the reason, because there was news from the palace that the queen wanted to give Zhou Chen a marriage, but was rejected.

Hearing the news, he suddenly realized that Zhou Chen was using him as a pistol.

Zhou Chen came to Anyefang's mansion late at night, and went directly into Zhao Pan'er's room without disturbing others.

"What? You want me to copy a picture of a night banquet?"

Zhao Pan'er was shocked when she heard Zhou Chen's words.

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, I remember you said that you copied the night banquet picture for Yang Zhiyuan, so can you still copy one now?"

"This?"

Zhao Pan'er showed hesitation: "Yang Yunjuan's picture of the night banquet was indeed copied by me, but I copied it from the real night banquet picture, and it has been a long time, if you let me draw it from my imagination now, It's really hard for me to do that."

Zhou Chen frowned slightly when he heard the words: "It seems that there is no other choice, Paner, if I bring you the real picture of the night banquet, how long will it take you to copy a fake one?"

"If you prepare in advance, at least two days."

"Two days?"

Zhou Chen did some calculations, and now there are only four days before Xiao Qinyan's birthday banquet. Ke Xianggui will leave the capital on the second day of Xiao Qinyan's birthday banquet, so time is very tight. After getting the real night banquet picture, Zhao Paner asked Zhao Paner to make a copy.