"Brother!"
Seeing Gu Chen appear, Gu Qingyan was like a drowning person grasping for life-saving straws, and a touch of joy suddenly appeared on her frightened and pretty face.
When Xu Qing'e saw Gu Chen appear, she seemed to have found a backbone, and her heart relaxed.
When the young masters heard the sound, they frowned subconsciously. Who dared to come and disturb them without opening their eyes?
Gu Chen's sword eyebrows were raised with an angry look on his face. His figure flashed, leaving a series of phantoms on the spot. Everyone's eyes were blurred. When they saw clearly, Gu Chen's whole body had already arrived at Gu Qingyan's three feet.
The person's approach.
When the servants saw Gu Chen's astonishing speed, their expressions changed immediately and they rushed to their master, fearing that Gu Chen would suddenly burst out and hurt a few people.
On the other side, there was a young man with a resolute face and medium build standing on the periphery. When he saw Gu Chen appear, he also stared at this place with an eyebrow.
"What are you guys doing?" Gu Chenjian frowned slightly and looked at the richly dressed young men opposite.
"Who are you?" Among the people, one person stood up extremely arrogantly and looked Gu Chen up and down.
He mainly wanted to know if there was a person like Gu Chen in his circle.
If there was, they wouldn't mind giving Gu Chen some face. If not, the result would be self-evident: let Gu Chen go back to where he came from.
"I, Gu Chen, am the inspector of the Jingtian Division. This is my cousin. Why are you surrounding my cousin and aunt here?" Gu Chen asked.
The man sneered and said with a nonchalant smile: "It turns out he is from Jingtiansi."
They had a great background and were all the descendants of the princes, nobles and ministers of Great Xia. Gu Chen was just an inspector of the Jingtian Division, and they did not take him seriously at all.
If it were a commander, they would be afraid and turn around and leave. After all, even their fathers would not dare to be rude to a commander of Jingtiansi.
"We were walking on the street and ran into your cousin. Seeing that she was beautiful, she suited our liking very well, so we thought of coming over to get to know her. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Zhuo Zhibin, and my father is
Uncle Wu Wei of Daxia, this is..."
Later, the man named Zhuo Zhibin introduced them. Some of them were nobles of Daxia, and some were descendants of some high officials.
And the reason why he announced his family name was to tell Gu Chen that you can't afford to offend us, so hurry up and send your cousin over so that you and I can have a good relationship.
But Gu Chen didn't care at all and said: "If you have nothing to do, young masters, please get out of the way. We still have important things to do."
When Zhuo Zhibin and others heard this, their expressions suddenly darkened. They felt that Gu Chen was a little disrespectful. At other times, they, the descendants of the powerful people of Daxia, were not polite when meeting them. How could they be like Gu Chen, who was completely disrespectful?
Looking at it, several people were immediately unhappy.
Gu Chen's face was calm and his eyes were deep. If fighting was not strictly prohibited in the inner city of Tiandu, he would have taken action directly. No matter whose descendants these people were, he would have beaten them first.
Anyway, with Chen Yu covering up, if that doesn't work, you can still go to the Mirror Department to find Zhou Qing. If these people meet Gu Chen elsewhere, the fight will be in vain.
But after all, this is in the inner city of Tiandu, and management is extremely strict. If you do something on the street, even if Gu Chen has an official position, he will inevitably be punished.
Zhuo Zhibin and others also knew this, so they just asked their followers to surround Gu Chen and others, instead of ordering them to take action directly.
Seeing that these people refused to get out of the way, Gu Chen let out a little energy. The expressions of several subordinates suddenly changed, and they felt a heavy pressure. If Gu Chen took one step forward, they would take three steps back.
Zhuo Zhibin and others suddenly became anxious and said angrily: "A bunch of drunkards, what are you afraid of?!"
A group of subordinates felt the pressure coming from Gu Chen, and all of them had cold sweats on their faces. At the same time, they were angrily cursing Zhuo Zhibin and the others. Gu Chen's feelings were not aimed at them anymore.
Zhuo Zhibin and the others relied on their good family backgrounds to eat, drink and have fun all day long. Although they had some martial arts skills, they were not high and they could not tell how scary Gu Chen was.
At this time, the young man who had been standing on the outside and watching came over and said, "You must be Gu Chen, who is ranked number one on the Jianghu Stars List, right?"
After this person came over, he immediately eliminated the little energy that Gu Chen had released.
He introduced himself: "I am Cao Zhen, my father is the Marquis of Pingxi. When I saw your cousin's appearance for the first time today, I was astonished. She is very close to my heart. It is because of me that Brother Zhuo and others had the misunderstanding just now."
If it happened, if it disturbed a few people, I would also like to apologize to you on behalf of Brother Zhuo and others, and let this matter be revealed for the time being."
When Zhuo Zhibin and the others heard this, they immediately snorted coldly. They were obviously a little dissatisfied, but they still gave Cao Zhen the face.
When Gu Chen heard this, he raised his eyebrows. Cao Zhen wanted to turn the page after just a few words, but it was easy to say.
But Ping Xihou, even if he doesn't pay much attention to the court, still knows about this person.
Pingxihou was stationed at the border of Daxia to resist foreign barbarians. He was very good at marching and fighting. He also made great military achievements for Daxia. He was well-known in the court and was considered a figure with real power.
It's no wonder that people like Zhuo Zhibin listen to Cao Zhen. They are the nobles in Tiandu who hold idle positions and have no real power at all. In terms of rank, Cao Zhen's father is also the highest-ranking among them.
Of course, the more important thing is that the title of Marquis of Pingxi is hereditary. If nothing else happens, Cao Zhen in front of him will be the next Marquis of Pingxi.
No wonder Zhuo Zhibin and others respected him so much.
It is naturally self-evident what it means to be a marquis who holds military power and is stationed on the border.
At the same time, Cao Zhen was also telling Gu Chen that there would be no harm in being friendly with me.
Gu Chen turned to look at Gu Qingyan and found that she didn't even look at Cao Zhen, so he knew that this was not his sister's cup of tea.
So, he smiled slightly, bowed his hand to Cao Zhen, and said: "It turns out that it was the young marquis who was in front of you. Gu Chen was rude. A little reputation in the world is nothing. Compared with you, the young marquis, I am far behind.
If nothing happens, I will take them away first."
As he spoke, he was about to pass Cao Zhen, but Cao Zhen flashed and stopped in front of Gu Chen again, saying in a very sincere tone: "Miss Gu, I fell in love with you at first sight, can you give me a chance?
I want to marry you as my head wife."
When Zhuo Zhibin and others heard this, they were all shocked. They did not expect that Cao Zhen would dare to make such a promise casually.
Generally speaking, marriages of this level require the parents to make the decision, and at least they must be well-matched. The main wife is usually used for marriage.
But Cao Zhen dared to say this in front of everyone. Presumably Ping Xihou really indulged Cao Zhen in this regard, which also shows Ping Xihou's love for his son.
Gu Qingyan frowned slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I don't want to marry far away from the border. I just want to stay in Tiandu and stay with my parents."
This sentence was equivalent to a polite refusal. Cao Zhen frowned immediately, but he didn't want to give up yet.
But at this time, all I heard was Gu Chen say: "Little Marquis, I just finished interviewing His Highness Prince Huai, and now I still have some important matters to deal with. Can you please step aside?"
Upon hearing the word "Huai King", Cao Zhen's expression immediately changed, and Zhuo Zhibin and others behind him were also shocked. His father did hold military power, had great power on the border, and was quite famous in Daxia.
But all this depends on who you compare with. Compared with the famous King of Huai, Ping Xihou is nothing.
He believed that Gu Chen would never lie about this kind of thing casually, so he could only frown and watch Gu Chen lead people away.
He was right. Cao Zhen really fell in love with Gu Qingyan at first sight and really wanted to marry her.
He had also seen many beautiful women in Pingxihou's territory, but compared with Gu Qingyan, they could only be regarded as vulgar and vulgar, and they were not on the same level at all.
As for whether Gu Qingyan is willing or not, it doesn't matter. It's just a woman. She doesn't care about that little thing. As long as he puts a little effort into pursuing it, he will definitely get it.
When he was at the border, he was very familiar with these methods.
"Brother Cao, are you going to let them go like this?" Zhuo Zhibin and others came closer and asked.
Cao Zhen smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter, women, you still have to put a little thought into it."
He said this, but what he was thinking in his heart was that he would investigate the details of Gu Chen and others after returning, and then make further considerations.
Only when you know yourself and your enemy can you win every battle, this is what his father told him.
This is true when marching and fighting, and it is also true when dealing with others.
On the other side, Gu Chen was walking down the street with his aunt Xu Qing'e, sister Gu Qingyan, and maid Xiaoyu. He glanced at the three of them and asked, "How are you? Were you scared just now?"
Gu Qingyan was obviously still in shock and looked absent-minded. The maid Xiaoyu nodded fiercely. She really thought she was going to be taken away just now.
Xu Qing'e said with emotion: "Dalang, I really owe you today."
If it weren't for Gu Chen, there's no telling how things would have developed today.
Gu Chen shook his head and said: "Aunt, we are all a family, so there is no need to say these words. What's more, before I came out, I promised my second uncle that I would take good care of you."
At this time, Xu Qing'e looked at Gu Chen and asked hesitantly: "Da Lang, you just said that you met His Highness Prince Huai?"
Although she came from a womanly family, she had also heard of Prince Huai, but she never expected that her nephew would have such great abilities, and even Prince Huai would have the opportunity to meet him.
When Gu Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "It's nothing. I encountered some things during this mission. It's just an order from above. Basically, I can only see you once."
Xu Qing'e nodded. Although it was only once, she also felt that her nephew was very powerful. She also heard Gu Chengfeng say that not everyone is qualified to be summoned by Prince Huai alone.
Gu Chen could see that they had no intention of eating, so he simply bought some vegetables, then left the inner city, returned to the Gu Mansion, and sent them to the kitchen for his servants to cook.
In the evening, Gu Chengfeng came back. After hearing what happened during the day, his thick eyebrows suddenly furrowed.
"Ping Xihou is not an easy person. Then Cao Zhen will secretly investigate the background of our Gu family. If he targets Qingyan, he will not let it go easily."
Gu Chengfeng had a sad look on his face. Unlike other parents, Gu Chengfeng was very democratic in this regard. Regarding marriage, he hoped that Gu Qingyan would choose what she liked instead of getting married for profit.
If it was for profit, then Cao Zhen was obviously a good choice, but his daughter didn't like it, and Gu Chengfeng didn't want to force it. He was afraid that Cao Zhen wouldn't let him go easily.
At this moment, in order to prevent Xu Qing'e and her daughter from worrying, the two of them were discussing matters alone in Gu Mansion's study. Hearing this, Gu Chen comforted him: "Don't worry, second uncle, I'm here. If Cao Zhen wants to investigate, he will definitely bring me with him."
Standing behind me are Commander Chen Yu and Mr. Zhou Qing from the Mirror Division. I understand that he can't do anything but use some superficial means."
When Gu Chengfeng heard this, his expression softened a lot. As long as Cao Zhen didn't do some tricks secretly, that's what he was worried about. He would have to let Gu Qingyan go out in the future.
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At the same time, on the other side, Cao Zhen also obtained information about Gu Chen and even the Gu family.
He read the information about Gu Chengfeng, but he was just a seventh-grade sword guard, and he didn't take him seriously.
What really made him feel troublesome was Gu Chen's background. It would have been an ordinary second-level inspector, but Gu Chen was Chen Yu's subordinate and was highly regarded by Chen Yu.
Although he is far away from the border and rarely comes to Tiandu, he has heard of Chen Yu's name. There are not many people in Jingtian Division who dare to challenge the guards.
Moreover, not only Chen Yu, but also Zhou Qing, the first-level mirror holder of the Mirror Division, had some friendship with Gu Chen, which also made him a little afraid.
After all, Jingtiansi monitors the world and is external, so naturally he can't control them. He just feels a little troublesome about Chen Yu, but the Mingjing Division is different. Even if it is Ping Xihou, the Mingjing Division can still control it.
Supervising hundreds of officials is not just talk. Even a prince of Daxia died in the Mingjing Department. Among all the officials in Daxia, the Mingjing Department has the most prestigious reputation.
There was also the most crucial piece of information. The news he learned from Prince Huai's Mansion was that after meeting Gu Chen today, His Highness Prince Huai was quite optimistic about this son.
It has to be said that the intelligence capabilities of Ping Xihou's lineage are really impressive. In just one afternoon, they were able to find out so much.
Cao Zhen knew that secret methods were impossible. In this case, he had no choice but to use real swords and guns.
"That's fine. It's just a sixteen-year-old woman. I still don't believe I can't get it." Cao Zhen said with a faint smile, extremely confident.
This chapter has been completed!