Fire Captain

Before leaving, Bai Ziyang came to the Sheng family, said goodbye to Sheng Hong, Sheng Changbai and others, and thanked Mr. Zhuang for his teachings over the past two years. After that, he waited for Minglan on the way home from get out of class. After seeing Minglan and Xiaotao coming from afar, Bai Ziyang turned his head to look at Tingfeng. Tingfeng understood, and after Minglan walked over, he stopped Xiaotao and said, "Miss Xiaotao, I need your help with something!" After that, he took Xiaotao away without caring about her "struggle".

Minglan looked back at Xiaotao, then looked at Bai Ziyang who was walking in, and slowly stopped.

Seeing Minglan hesitate, Bai Ziyang took the initiative to walk over, lowered his head and looked at Minglan and suddenly said: "I'm going to join the army!"

Minglan lowered her head and looked at the ground, silent.

Bai Ziyang said: "...Aren't you going to...say something?"

Minglan slowly raised her head, looked at Bai Ziyang, thought for a long time and said: "Then I wish you a bright future and great success!"

Seeing Minglan's careless blessing, Bai Ziyang was speechless. Isn't it said that girls in ancient times matured early? He gritted his teeth and said, "You are so heartless!" After saying that, Bai Ziyang suddenly "bit" Minglan's face quickly, and then he turned his anger into joy and said, "I will take this little wife first, and I will marry you when I come back!"

After saying this, he ran away before Minglan got angry, and before leaving, he did not forget to call Tingfeng.

Minglan reacted and shouted angrily: "Bai Ziyang! Stop right there!"

Xiao Tao, who was entangled by Ting Feng, didn't know what was going on. Seeing Ming Lan covering her face with one hand, she asked, "Miss, what did Mr. Bai say to you?"

Bai Ziyang said he was biting her, and he really was biting her. Minglan felt that there must be a tooth mark on her face. She turned around and rushed into the house, refusing to see anyone.

Afterwards, Bai Ziyang packed up his luggage as quickly as possible, and rode out of Dongjing City with Tingfeng, Shangcheng and the others. After he left the gate of Dongjing City, he seemed to vaguely hear the sound of the death knell in the city...

The place where Bai Ziyang was to be appointed was exactly where he had been in the past, and his position also replaced the former Ranger General Wen Haokai, but...

"Brother Wen, congratulations, congratulations! Congratulations on your promotion!" As Bai Ziyang entered the general's tent with the succession order, he loudly congratulated Wen Haokai.

Wen Haokai was waiting for his successor, but when he looked up, he saw that it was Bai Ziyang. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Why is it you?"

Bai Ziyang smiled and said, "I'm here to congratulate Commander Wen! When I left, I told you that the next time we meet, Brother Wen will definitely be promoted!"

Wen Hao looked at Bai Ziyang and asked, "So the person who will take over my position is you!"

Bai Ziyang said: "When I was traveling, I had to use my mother's family name to avoid trouble. I hope Brother Wen will not be offended!"

Wen Hao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I originally thought it was a young official who parachuted in. If it's you, I can rest assured and leave my brothers to you!"

Bai Ziyang said: "After all, we have been together for more than a year and have fought on the battlefield together. They are also my brothers!"

It was indeed as Bai Ziyang said. At first, the people under him were not very convinced that a young man from Tokyo City was leading them. But when they found out that the person was Bai Ziyang, they were naturally overjoyed. So Bai Ziyang took over the military camp smoothly, passed the running-in period smoothly, and won over the entire army.

Spring passed and autumn came. Bai Ziyang had been here for nearly four years. He only kept in touch with his family through letters. He knew that his elder brother had passed the imperial examination and had been granted an official position and was in the court. During this period, he led the army to fight in the south and the north, suppressed rebellions and bandits, and made countless military achievements. Even though he is now an adult, he is still a figure that cannot be underestimated if he is in the court.

Bai Ziyang could not leave his post without permission due to his duties, so he did not return to Beijing for four years. Princess Zhao missed her youngest son, and coincidentally caught a cold a few years ago. Prince Zhao felt sorry for the princess and went to the palace to ask the emperor for help. Although Prince Zhao was not favored by the emperor, people in the palace still had a good impression of Princess Zhao, knowing that she was a dignified and virtuous person, and it would be a waste for her to be with Prince Zhao. Out of sympathy for Princess Zhao, the emperor specially ordered Bai Ziyang to return to Beijing to report on his work.

After Bai Ziyang received the imperial edict and made all the instructions, he took Tingfeng with him on horseback and finally returned to Tokyo City before the New Year. After four years, the family finally spent a reunion year together again.

"Zi Yang! Where are you going?" Bai Ziyang's elder brother Zhao Zihui stopped him and asked when he saw Bai Ziyang was about to go out.

Bai Ziyang smiled and said, "I have an appointment with an old friend!"

Zhao Zihui said, "Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. We will go to Uncle Yong's place to pay New Year's greetings later. Why are you running around now?"

Bai Ziyang said with a bitter face: "Why don't you and father go to Prince Yong's place? I didn't go in previous years, so why not forget it this year!"

Zhao Zihui said, "It was OK that you weren't in the capital in previous years, but you're back this year, so how can you not go?"

Bai Ziyang said, "Why not? Just pretend that I haven't come back yet. Anyway, I've been very low-key when I came to the city. No one knows I'm back except you. Hehe... Brother, I don't have enough time. I'll leave first!" After saying that, he ran away, leaving Zhao Zihui alone behind. He called out "Hey! Hey!" twice but to no avail.

Bai Ziyang had already made an appointment with Sheng Changbai to go for a drink. After arriving at the Sheng Mansion, he could not leave for the time being because Old Madam Yu and Young Master Qi came to pay New Year's greetings, so they invited Bai Ziyang to wait in the house.

Bai Ziyang thought about it for a while, since he was already at the Sheng Mansion and it was New Year's Day, it seemed impolite not to say hello to his future father-in-law. Although his future father-in-law might not dare to... Oh, he wouldn't blame him...

Bai Ziyang and Tingfeng were walking in the courtyard when they saw Qi Heng and Buwei looking for something in the courtyard. Bai Ziyang hid behind a rockery and heard Buwei say, "It's not worth much money. We've been wasting time looking for it. It's almost time for dinner. We'd better say goodbye and go home."

Qi Heng said, "I have to look for it. Not only that, but I have to look for it in a big way. It doesn't matter whether I can find it or not. What matters is that everyone knows that my handkerchief is lost. If this kind of intimate item falls into the hands of others, and they take it out one day, I won't be able to explain myself."

Bai Ziyang walked out from behind the rockery with Tingfeng. After watching Qi Heng return to the hall after searching along the way he came without success, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "What a bright and handsome young master!"

Ting Feng asked, "Sir, shall we go in and pay New Year's greetings?"

Bai Ziyang said: "No, everyone inside is coming out, why should we go in?"

Bai Ziyang was already very familiar with the Sheng Mansion. He turned around and took Tingfeng to another road. He raised his hand to beckon Tingfeng to come over and whispered softly, "When Young Master Qi comes out of the hall, take him to visit the garden!"

After hearing this, Tingfeng understood what Bai Ziyang meant. He smiled mysteriously and showed the same expression as Bai Ziyang when doing something bad.

Young Master Qi came to the hall and said that he had lost his handkerchief. Although Sheng Hong didn't know what Qi Heng really meant, he asked Madam Wang to help find it. However, the shrewd Mrs. Sheng and Mrs. Yu, who came to pay New Year's greetings, knew Qi Heng's true intentions very well, and immediately ordered people to let Minglan take Yu Yanran away from this place.

After coming out, the naive Yu Yanran still didn't understand why Qi Heng made such a fuss for a handkerchief. On the contrary, Minglan, who was personally taught by Old Madam Sheng, saw through it at a glance. When the two passed by the eldest lady's yard, they heard the crying of a maid coming from inside.

Yu Yanran said timidly: "Your stepmother is really amazing. She found the thief so quickly!"

Minglan said in disbelief: "You found it already?"

Yu Yanran pulled Minglan and said, "Hurry up, hurry up!"

The more Minglan thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Finally, she said, "It must be the person who stole the handkerchief. He passed by her and stuffed it into her body. She didn't notice it, so it was found out."

Yu Yanran said fearfully, "You said it was a frame-up? Why didn't the framer just throw the handkerchief on the side of the road? Why did he put it on Suqin?"

Minglan said thoughtfully, "Because that person couldn't throw it to the side of the road, the person who stole the handkerchief couldn't come, she couldn't get out, she couldn't throw it to the side of the road, so she was trapped in the hall!"

The two knew that the maid was innocent. Just as they were getting anxious, a voice suddenly praised her, "Well said! Well said!"

Minglan and Yu Yanran were both startled and leaned together to look towards the source of the voice. They saw a man in a dark blue suit with a cloud-patterned belt around his waist. He had monkey arms and a wasp waist, a tall and straight figure, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He looked very heroic. It was such a cold winter day, but this man was wearing a thin suit without even a cloak, but he seemed not to feel the cold and was very proud.

After seeing Minglan, he suddenly smiled, with his eyebrows curved and a hint of mischief, which mixed a hint of unruly into his heroic spirit.