Chapter 1468 Leaving Northern Qi, the Wedding Day

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi carefully thought about what her daughter said, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense. This plan and process seemed very absurd, but if the result was really as her daughter said, it would definitely be a very good choice.

"The emperor of Southern Qing was always on guard against Zhou Chen. If you can win him over to our Great Qi, then our Great Qi will be even more powerful."

The most fundamental reason why Southern Qing is strong and Northern Qi is weak is that they, mother and daughter, cannot control the government and are unable to work together. They were able to hold their current positions with the help of Grandmaster Ku He.

If they can get Zhou Chen's support again, their positions will be more stable. Zhan Doudou is not far from ruling the country, and then he can slowly control the government. In the future, it may not be impossible to change the situation of Qing being strong and Qi being weak.

Zhan Doudou said: "Don't worry, mother. I have been with Zhou Chen for so long and have gradually understood his character. It is said that the Grand Master is extraordinary and does not care about worldly love, but Zhou Chen is different. He seems to be calm and indifferent, but in fact he cares more about love, family, love, and even friendship than ordinary people. In his eyes, it is more important than power and wealth."

"Are you trying to use blood and love to bind him and use him?" asked the Queen Mother of Northern Qi.

"No."

Zhan Doudou shook his head and said, "He is such a shrewd person. If you use this method, how can you really restrain him? I said that he cares more about love, not that you can use these to restrain and use him. How can he not distinguish between false and true feelings? I used an open conspiracy, and my efforts were sincere. I didn't want to restrain and use him, but to use these to leave a way out for Da Qi."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi looked at Zhan Doudou solemnly and said, "I think you just fell in love with him, but you are sincere to him, but he may not be sincere to you. You, Si Lili, and Pian Pian, I heard that there are women in his mansion. This grandmaster is really suave."

Zhan Doudou said nonchalantly, "What does it matter? I'm not prepared to grow old with him and stay together for a lifetime. Compared with these, as the emperor of Da Qi, I have more important things to do."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi was very satisfied when she heard this.

"Very good, you are the emperor of Daqi, you should put Daqi first. Those romantic love affairs are not suitable for you. You can have them, but you can't indulge in them."

"What the queen mother said is right."

This is how she was educated since she was a child, so Zhan Doudou didn't feel any difference. After a long time, she now has different feelings for Zhou Chen, but in her heart, Daqi is still the first.

In short, she is a strong woman, and love affairs come after career.

In this regard, she and the eldest princess Zhan Pianpian, who was also born in the royal family of Daqi, are two completely different personalities.

"I am just pregnant now, and I can't see any problems, but in the last few months, I must find an excuse to deal with the officials, and then I will need the cooperation of the queen mother."

"That's no problem."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi is very confident. They have cooperated for more than ten years. Anyway, Zhan Doudou is not yet in power. At most, they will stage another "palace fight" in those few months, suppress Zhan Doudou for a few months, and block the palace, so there is no need to worry about being found out.

"Just pay attention to the imperial physician. Giving birth is not a trivial matter for women. It may be life-threatening."

Zhan Doudou said: "Mother, you don't have to worry about this. The little nun has learned Zhou Chen's Ruyi Jin, and the healing effect is very good. With her around, there will be no problem."

The Queen Mother of Northern Qi said nothing more and turned to talk about the affairs of the court.

"Shen Zhong is dead. The Jinyiwei must be under control. There is also the matter of the Nanqing secret agent. You can't be careless."

"Don't worry, mother, I know what to do."

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Zhou Chen naturally knew that Zhan Doudou was pregnant at the first time, but he did not change his plan and decided to set off again in two months according to the previous plan.

Zhan Doudou was pregnant and could not announce it, but Si Lili was different. As the only concubine of the little emperor, she was pregnant again. She has now become the most cared-for giant panda in the Northern Qi Palace. The imperial physician is always on call, and the eunuchs and palace maids are all equipped.

Two months, not long, not short, it passed quickly.

Because the Grand Princess of Northern Qi was going to marry Zhou Chen and go to Southern Qing, the escort team was very large this time, not much less than the previous Qing Kingdom delegation.

A few nights before leaving, Zhou Chen still sneaked into the palace and said goodbye to Zhan Doudou and Si Lili. This time he returned to Qing Kingdom, and he didn't know when he would come to the capital next time.

Even Zhan Doudou, after a few months of in-depth and superficial relationship, had a deep affection for him. As for Si Lili, it goes without saying that if there was no choice, she would definitely choose to go with Zhou Chen.

They parted in advance, so when they parted, they didn't show much reluctance.

The Qing Kingdom delegation had already set off two months ago, and Zhou Chen also received intelligence from Qing Kingdom.

Because he didn't go with him, Fan Xian was threatened by the second prince Li Chengze as in the original book, and finally had to fake his death to escape.

Fan Xian, who had deceived many people, sneaked into Kyoto again, joined forces with the prince, and started a confrontation with the second prince.

When they left Kyoto and went to Northern Qi, the second prince still used Fan Sizhe to open Baoyue Tower, and in just a few months, it became the most famous brothel in Kyoto.

Although Zhou Chen knew that these things would happen, he did not stop it because it was useless. Even if Baoyue Tower did not appear, there might still be Baori Tower and Baohua Tower...

What is really harmful is not the brothel, but the second prince himself. To put it more seriously, it is the power and this era that is wrong.

In an era like feudal society, people at the bottom can never get rid of the oppression of the upper class. The only difference lies in the amount of oppression.

Fan Xian fought with the second prince one after another, and then had another conflict with the eldest prince at the gate of Kyoto.

Although the plot has undergone some changes, the overall direction has not changed. The battle between Fan Xian and the second prince has become increasingly fierce.

Zhou Chen set off with Beiqi's team, but they were not in a hurry and their speed was not fast.

Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian's wedding date has been set, it will be in February, and there is still some time until February, so they don't need to rush.

Even when they arrived at Dongyi City between Northern Qi and Nanqing, Zhou Chen took Zhan Pianpian with him to visit Sigu Jian again, and was pulled into a fight by Sigu Jian.

By the time Zhou Chen and the others returned to Kyoto, February had just passed, and his wedding to Zhan Pianpian was still more than ten days away.

Before returning to Kyoto, Zhou Chen already knew that many things happened during his absence in Kyoto, and several major events were related to Fan Xian.

The censor Lai Mingcheng, who had impeached him many times before, finally got into a fight with Fan Xian. During the process of participating in Fan Xian's performance, he got to the bottom of it and was finally beaten to death by Emperor Qing.

At the same time, Emperor Qing also granted marriage to the second prince and Ye Ling'er, as well as Prince Jing's eldest son Li Hongcheng and Fan Ruoruo.

The reason why Emperor Qing did this was because he did it deliberately, not only to allow the second prince to get along with the Ye family, but also to make Fan Xian hate the second prince deeply, thus triggering a fight between them.

Emperor Qing has always sat firmly on the high platform. In his eyes, everyone in the world is his pawn. Except for some time ago, when he suffered from Zhou Chen and was unable to retaliate, the rest of the people are here. Under his control, no one can escape from his grasp.

On the way back to Kyoto, Zhou Chen also met many people, all of whom were students going to Kyoto to participate in the Spring Imperial Examination.

Especially when we get near Kyoto, we can clearly feel that the flow of people has increased dramatically, especially after entering Kyoto. Dongcheng District and Xicheng District are better, but Nancheng and Beicheng are filled with countless people.

Whenever spring comes, it is the time when the flow of people in Kyoto is the largest. Zhou Chen has seen this many times over the years.

After arriving in Kyoto, Zhan Pianpian naturally could not stay in the Zhou Mansion this time, but was arranged to live in a post house by people from the Qingguo Ministry of Rites.

On the day of the wedding, Zhou Chen's wedding team will pick up Zhan Pianpian from the post house, and then return to Zhou Mansion to complete the ceremony.

Zhou Chen explained Zhan Pianpian.

"It will be hard for you to stay here these days."

"I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me."

Zhan Pianpian smiled brightly and didn't feel hard at all. There were only ten days left for the wedding. In ten days, she would become Zhou Chen's wife, so what couldn't be tolerated?

After leaving the post house, Zhou Chen immediately returned to Zhou Mansion. He has lived here for many years. He didn't feel any missing before, but now there is a woman waiting for him in the manor. Naturally, he is more beautiful than the last time he left. I miss you a lot more.

"Sir."

After a long time, he finally saw Zhou Chen again. Sang Wen tried his best to calm himself down and did not shed tears on the spot, but his eyes had turned red and he felt a little at a loss.

Zhou Chen simply walked over and hugged Sang Wen into his arms.

"I'm back."

"Master..."

Sang Wen couldn't hold it any longer and hugged Zhou Chen tightly, tears streaming down his face.

Although in the Zhou Mansion, she was equivalent to half a hostess, and her life was rich and well-fed, which was countless times better than her previous life in the brothel.

But Zhou Chen was not in the house, and she felt bored in everything she did. She missed Zhou Chen very much. Now that he was finally back, she was more excited than anyone else in the house.

"Thank you for your hard work these days when I was away."

Sang Wen said: "I'm not working hard at all. Tong Quan and the others are taking care of me in the house. I'm just responsible for some simple things."

Zhou Chen gently stroked her cheek and said softly: "When I get married to Pianpian, I will accept you as a member of the family so that you can legitimately become a member of the Duke's Palace."

Sang Wen looked happy, but still said: "Young master, you don't have to think about it for me. This matter cannot be rushed. The princess treats me very well. Let's talk about it after a while."

She thought more about it. If Zhou Chen took her as his concubine soon after Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian got married, the outside world would definitely talk about it. Whether it was talking about Zhou Chen or Zhan Pianpian, it was not what she wanted to see. result.

Anyway, she has lived in Zhou Mansion for a long time, and it must have spread outside. She really doesn't care whether it takes longer or longer to take her as a concubine.

Of course Zhou Chen understood what Sang Wen was thinking. In fact, her considerations did make sense, but this sensible behavior made him feel very pity.

"Tonight, I will accompany you well."

"Um."

Sang Wen responded gently, she could feel Zhou Chen's love for her, and for her, this was enough.

Qingguo Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Qing looked at the memorial in his hand. Recently, Fan Xian and the second prince had been fighting fiercely, and there were many things in the court. He, the emperor, was also busy.

"Is Zhou Chen back?"

The one waiting in the imperial study today was not Eunuch Hou, but Hong Sixiang.

"Yes, the Duke of Zhenguo has sent the eldest princess of Northern Qi to the posthouse, and he himself returned to the Duke's Mansion."

Emperor Qing had a blank expression on his face. Every time he mentioned Zhou Chen, he felt very uncomfortable. This was the only person in Qing Kingdom that he could not grasp and control.

"The Duke of Zhenguo of Daqing married the eldest princess of Northern Qi. Haha, he really didn't take the royal family seriously at all."

Normally, between countries, a princess of such status as the eldest princess of the royal family would definitely marry the prince of another country, not the minister of the enemy country.

If it were someone else, Emperor Qing would never allow such a thing to happen, but it happened to be Zhou Chen. He really had no way to deal with Zhou Chen.

But that's why he was even more worried. Zhou Chen had no respect for him or the royal family, and he married a princess from an enemy country. He couldn't help but worry about Zhou Chen's loyalty to Qing.

Hong Sixiang lowered his head and didn't dare to talk. He was the Emperor of Qing, but Zhou Chen was a grandmaster. He was cautious and didn't want to express his opinion casually.

There was a gleam in the eyes of the Emperor of Qing. Since he couldn't stop it, he might as well be generous.

"Pass the decree down. All the expenses of the wedding of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Princess of Northern Qi will be paid by the national treasury."

The decree of the Emperor of Qing was quickly spread, and Zhou Chen also learned the news, but he didn't care much. Since the Emperor of Qing was willing to pay, let him pay.

In fact, he didn't want his wedding to make a big fuss, but the Emperor of Qing had issued a decree, so he couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.

The Spring Examination was approaching, and it was originally a lively time. Zhou Chen and the Princess of Northern Qi got married during this period. This was also a major event in Kyoto, and all the big and small forces in Kyoto were watching this matter.

Even though Zhou Chen did not hold a position in the court of Qing, he was a duke after all, and he married a princess of Northern Qi, so it was hard not to attract attention.

In the past few days after Zhou Chen came back, many people came to visit him, but Zhou Chen was still the same as before, and basically did not see anyone.

Ten days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the wedding day of Zhou Chen and Zhan Pianpian.

Because today was the most important day, Zhou Chen got up in the early morning to prepare, and the team to pick up the bride also prepared overnight, and the entire Zhenguogong Mansion was working non-stop.