Upon hearing Zhang Luo Shen's words, Zhou Chen was immediately stunned.
Xue Ye actually arranged for Zhang Luo Shen, a beautiful young woman, to marry the white-haired Prince Xue Xing.
Xue Xing, that old geezer, is over sixty years old, old enough to be Zhang Luo Shen's grandfather. He's shameless!
It's clear that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family has no morals whatsoever, which explains why Zhang Luo Shen would rather marry Zhou Chen, whom she only met once, than marry into the royal family.
What Zhou Chen didn't know was that Xue Ye was also in a difficult position regarding Zhang Luo Shen's marriage.
Initially, Xue Ye wanted to marry Zhang Luo Shen to his son.
However, half of his original four sons were poisoned to death by Qian Renxue, and now only two remain.
The eldest Imperial Son Xue Qinghe, was actually Qian Renxue in disguise. Fearing that her identity would be exposed, and being a woman herself, she naturally disagreed with marrying Zhang Luo Shen.
The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, was willing to agree, but he was currently imprisoned deep within the palace, and Qian Renxue had repeatedly tried to kill him, which frightened Xue Beng so much that he could only pretend to be crazy all day long.
Xue Ye thought Xue Beng had really gone mad, and he was too embarrassed to let Zhang Luo Shen marry a madman who urinated and defecated anywhere and often drank urine.
As for Xue Ye himself, he had been poisoned by Qian Renxue several years ago, which left him with a chronic illness that rendered him unable to have sexual relations, so he was naturally unable to marry Zhang Luo Shen.
Therefore, Xue Ye thought of Prince Xue Xing.
When Prince Xue Xing heard that he could marry a beautiful young woman who was not yet twenty years old, the heir of the Silver Moon Family, and the Queen of the Silves Kingdom, he was overjoyed and immediately agreed.
He laughed, Zhang Luo Shen cried.
These past few days, Zhang Luo Shen has been filled with worry. The thought of Prince Xue Ye's old and frail appearance makes her feel nauseous.
She would rather die than marry such an old man.
However, the Silver Moon Family needs the support of the Heaven Dou Empire and is subordinate to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The entire clan lives in Heaven Dou City, leaving them with virtually no room for resistance.
This caused Zhang Luo Shen great distress.
Until today, when she was ambushed by the Holy Spirit Church and the Wolf Bandits and was almost in despair, Zhou Chen saved her like a god descending to earth!
This immediately filled her with affection for this incomparably handsome and powerful young man, and stirred a ripple in her heart.
She wondered if she could use the power and influence of the Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace to persuade the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to give up on marrying her off to that old man Prince Xue Xing.
At that time, she and Zhou Chen were not very familiar with each other, and she did not dare to make such a request.
Tonight, during the banquet, Zhou Chen personally presented her with a Big Dipper Token as a gift, which immediately ignited hope in Zhang Luo Shen's heart!
What could be the reason that a young boy would give a gift to a beautiful young girl?
It's certain that Zhou Chen has developed feelings for her, or even has designs on her!
This made Zhang Luo Shen overjoyed.
As long as Zhou Chen falls in love with her, he will definitely not sit idly by and watch her marry someone else; he will surely step forward to negotiate with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
Given the power of the Purple Micro Palace, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would certainly not dare to offend Zhou Chen. In that case, she wouldn't have to marry Prince Xue Xing.
Even so, if Zhang Luo Shen didn't marry into the royal family, she would still have to marry Zhou Chen, which seemed like she had just escaped one danger only to fall into another.
But she couldn't be happier!
She was overjoyed and willing to marry a near-perfect man like Zhou Chen!
Ideally, Zhou Chen could stay in the Silves Kingdom and live happily ever after with her; just thinking about it is wonderful.
Moreover, with the assistance of the Purple Micro Palace, the Silver Moon Family will surely rise to prominence. Neither the Heaven Dou Imperial Family nor the Spirit Hall Holy Spirit Church will dare to infringe upon the interests of the Silver Moon Family again.
For her own sake and for the sake of her family, she should stay with Zhou Chen.
Thinking this way, Zhang Luo Shen suddenly became bolder.
So tonight, she first had her aunt Zhang Ling Yun lure the Yu Tianmeng Yu Tianling sisters away under the pretext of moon-viewing, so that it would be convenient for her and Zhou Chen.
Immediately afterwards, she took a bath, then dressed in her finest attire, and alone entered Zhou Chen's bedchamber at night, revealing to him the sordid intentions of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family towards her.
She believed that Zhou Chen would definitely help her.
As expected, Zhou Chen immediately became furious after hearing Zhang Luo Shen's words.
Damn it!
Such a beautiful girl, This Palace Master, didn't have time to make a move. Xue Xing, you old dog in your sixties, how dare you lay your hands on her?
Have you no shame? Do you have no moral integrity?
I, the Empress, will act on behalf of Heaven to uphold justice!
Zhou Chen immediately slammed his hand on the table, stood up, stared directly at Zhang Luo Shen, and said indignantly, "Luo Shen, don't worry, I will immediately write a letter to the Xue Ye, urging the royal family to abandon this wicked scheme, and also ordering him to severely punish that old dog Xue Xing!"
"Thank you, Palace Master Zhou."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Luo Shen immediately expressed her delight.
She knew that with Zhou Chen's intervention, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would not dare to pressure the Silver Moon Family again, nor would they dare to pressure her.
After all, the six titled Douluo of the Purple Micro Palace are stationed in Heaven Dou City, just a step away from the imperial palace!
The huge weight that had been pressing on her heart was completely lifted.
Overjoyed, her pretty face flushed, and she said shyly, "Palace Master Zhou, the promise that Luo Shen just made will remain valid for all eternity."
"What promise?"
Zhou Chen asked the question knowingly, and looked at Zhang Luo Shen with a smile.
"It's... this..."
When Zhou Chen asked her that question, Zhang Luo Shen was so embarrassed that she couldn't lift her head.
She hesitated for a long time before lowering her head slightly, stealing glances at Zhou Chen with her beautiful eyes, and whispering, "Palace Master Zhou has shown me great kindness and virtue, which I have no way to repay. I am willing to offer myself to you and serve you by your side."
Goodness, they even switched to classical Chinese!
Zhou Chen couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder he comes from a prominent family. He can even say the straightforward words 'I am willing to marry you' in such an elegant and poetic way."
"Luo Shen, are you sincere?"
Zhou Chen asked.
He wouldn't be like many foolish time travelers who reject beautiful women who like them and throw themselves at them. That's not noble; that's just plain stupid.
Beautiful women always have to get married eventually. It doesn't matter who they marry, so why can't they just marry themselves?
Does making her marry someone she doesn't love, or leave her unmarried and lonely for life, demonstrate the moral character of a time traveler?
That's absolutely detrimental to both others and oneself, it's utterly wicked!
Zhou Chen didn't want to be that kind of hypocritical, pretentious, and shameless transmigrator.
The reason he asked another question was because he feared that Zhang Luo Shen was afraid of his power and status, which was why she reluctantly agreed to marry him.
After all, he still has a sense of shame and basic morality.
Hearing Zhou Chen's question, Zhang Luo Shen raised her head, her beautiful eyes bravely meeting his gaze. Zhou Chen clutched her chest and said, "Luo Shen's sincere heart is here. Would Palace Master Zhou like to see it?"
"Since Luo Shen is sincere, why still call me Palace Master Zhou? Isn't that a rather distant title?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Luo Shen's breath hitched, her face flushed red, and she mustered her courage to say, "Husband!!"