Fire Captain

After Gu Tingye broke up with Bai Ziyang a few days ago, he immediately went to ask for marriage from Old Master Yu. When they met again a few days later, Gu Tingye boasted to Bai Ziyang that Old Master Yu had agreed to his marriage proposal. Bai Ziyang said he didn't believe it, and Gu Tingye hurriedly said, "Although the old master didn't say anything, his attitude has softened, which means that it's basically true now!"

Bai Ziyang was delighted when he heard this: "I think you are too optimistic!"

Gu Tingye glared and said, "The old master has recognized me, don't you think it's a good idea for Miss Yu to marry me?"

Bai Ziyang said, "You also said that your home is a den of tigers and wolves. Even if Miss Yu is not a little white rabbit, she is just a little lamb. If she falls into your den of tigers and wolves, won't there be nothing left of her? And your concubine Zhu Manniang... In my opinion, even if you don't marry a little fox, you should marry a tigress so that you can fight with them!"

Gu Tingye seemed to be thinking about it, but he still said stubbornly: "Man Niang is just a weak woman, helpless. Even if she has some small thoughts, it's just that she is afraid that I will marry a noble lady and have no place to stay..."

Bai Ziyang couldn't stand hearing words like weak and pitiful. He felt like he was going to throw up his lunch. He quickly made a pause gesture and said, "Okay, okay... She is weak and pitiful..."

Unfortunately, the slap in the face came as fast as a tornado. As soon as the two of them finished talking, Shitou, Gu Tingye's subordinate, came to report that Zhu Manniang had rushed to the door of Yu Mansion and shouted loudly. Later, she was invited into Yu Mansion, and finally asked Sheng Minglan to drive her out...

Bai Ziyang looked at Gu Tingye and said, "That slap in the face is so loud..."

Gu Tingye pointed at Bai Ziyang and said, "You..." but he couldn't say anything. Finally, he turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Because Zhu Manniang came to make trouble, Yu Lao Tai Shi, who had already relented, angrily rejected Gu Tingye's marriage proposal. Gu Tingye did not reflect on himself but blamed it on Sheng Minglan. He went to Sheng Minglan angrily to argue. Unexpectedly, Sheng Minglan's words were similar to Bai Ziyang's. Gu Tingye, who was furious for his beloved, stood up impulsively and said, "I understand. In the eyes of you people, this is how you see her, and this is how you see me!"

Sheng Minglan said, "Second Master Gu, I really want to remind you that your mistress Zhu Manniang may not be a good person!"

Gu Tingye couldn't bear to hear the words "sincerely reminding" now. He thought of Bai Ziyang as soon as he heard them. Why did the couple speak in the same tone? He was about to leave but now he turned around and said to Sheng Minglan without thinking: "She doesn't necessarily mean she is a good person because she went to the Yu family to cry. Just because you are hanging on to Zhao Ziyang, you are a good person?"

This was a huge scapegoat for Minglan. She got angry when she heard it and asked anxiously, "What did you say?" If this were to be spread out, she would be too ashamed to face anyone.

But Gu Tingye was determined to go all out. Having said that, he did not intend to stop. He walked away while saying, "Isn't it? Young Prince Zhao has you in his heart. I saw this a long time ago. You can hide it from others but not from me. You are playing hard to get with him. You hold him in your hands like a kite. You are ruining a seven-foot-tall man!"

"You... you are talking nonsense!" Minglan was so angry that she didn't know where to start. She felt the blood rushing up and her mind was blank because of Gu Tingye's anger. She couldn't speak clearly and said stumblingly: "I, I didn't say a word to him, and never overstepped the line. You are filthy in your heart and you look at others filthy. In order to live a comfortable life, you went...you went to harm my sister from the Yu family, and now you come to slander me!..."

The quarrel between Minglan and Gu Tingye happened in a pastry shop on the street. Although not many people passed by, it was heard by people. The turmoil on the polo field a few days ago had not yet completely subsided, and now because of the Yu family's affairs, the turmoil was about to arise again. Fortunately, seeing this, Old Lady Sheng planned to take Minglan out to avoid the limelight after the wedding banquet of Sheng Changbai, and come back after things calmed down. By that time, it would not have much impact on Minglan. It happened that the eldest son of the eldest house in Youyang was getting married, and invited them to go back to attend the wedding banquet. This was a good opportunity for them to leave with a clear conscience.

However, Qi Heng heard the rumor, and he became anxious. He knew that in this kind of situation, the quickest way forward would be the worst. If Zhao Ziyang and Sheng Minglan really took advantage of this rumor to make a deal, then he would have no chance. Thinking of this, he took advantage of his mother, Princess Pingning's birthday to try to please her. Seeing that Princess Pingning was in a good mood, he took the opportunity to ask his mother to go to the Sheng family to propose marriage.

When Princess Pingning heard this, she felt that Qi Heng celebrated her birthday so attentively just to get her to go to the Sheng family to propose marriage. For someone like her who valued her son more than her life, she naturally looked down on Sheng Minglan in every way. How could she agree to propose marriage? She immediately rejected it with a tough attitude. However, after Qi Heng's repeated requests and Duke Qi's full understanding, he finally agreed to wait until the day of Sheng Changbai's wedding, and then the family would go to congratulate together. Qi Heng saw that his mother's attitude softened, and with Duke Qi's hint, he thought that Princess Pingning agreed to his and Minglan's marriage, and he was overjoyed and looked forward to that day day and night... The only good thing was that Qi Heng knew that Minglan had not clearly expressed her preference for him, and Bai Ziyang was "watching" from the side, so he did not make the news public, for fear that something unexpected would happen... But he didn't know that the biggest surprise might be his mother...

Qi Heng thought that if he didn't tell anyone about his plan, no one would know about it. However, what he didn't know was how well-informed Bai Ziyang was. Not long after, Bai Ziyang found out about Qi Heng's "conspiracy"... After Bai Ziyang knew about it, he first ran to find the culprit who caused this incident - Gu Tingye, and punched him for not being able to control his mouth. Then he hurried home to find Princess Zhao!

Sheng Changbai's wedding invitation was naturally also sent to Prince Zhao's Mansion. Bai Ziyang would definitely attend, but even he didn't know whether Princess Zhao would "honor him". So he naturally went home to test Princess Zhao's attitude first. If possible, he still hoped to get his own cabbage first, so as to avoid being spied on by other families' pigs... As for the things that happened in the Gu family in the past two days, he didn't have time to take care of them. Sorry, brothers are important, but his wife is more important at the moment!

Facing Bai Ziyang, who pretended to be calm but was seen through by Princess Zhao, she picked up the tea with a smile, took a sip of it gracefully, and said vaguely, "Okay, Madam Feng, find the invitation from the Sheng Mansion, and we will go with the young prince to join in the fun on that day..."

Bai Ziyang, who was originally calm, seemed to become a little boy after being teased by Princess Zhao. He suppressed the smile on his face and pretended to be indifferent and said, "Okay, mother!"

When the Sheng family received the news that Princess Zhao and Princess Pingning would both come to visit, they felt flattered at first, and a little elated at second. They thought their family had great reputation, that all the "royal relatives" were attending their son's wedding, and that they wouldn't be surprised even if the emperor and empress came later... Now the most sober person in the entire Sheng family is probably Old Lady Sheng.

Old Madam Sheng was well-informed and had seen countless people. Naturally, she knew that both of them were good children, but their identities were what worried her the most... Unfortunately, the initiative was not in her hands now. In the end, Old Madam Sheng sighed helplessly in front of Minglan: "In two days, there will be your second brother's wedding banquet. That day will be grand and noble. After this day, we will know where you will live in the future..."