Fire Captain

After sending Princess Zhao away, Minglan returned to Mu Cang Zhai in a daze, as if she was walking on clouds. However, Mrs. Sheng did not relax, but was worried because she knew that the initiative was not entirely in her hands, nor in the hands of the Sheng family, but in the hands of Princess Zhao. Her thoughts and words might determine Minglan's future fate. Although Princess Zhao was very close to Minglan today, how could she know what Princess Zhao was thinking? It is said that a higher official can crush a person, not to mention that they are now facing royal relatives?

After Princess Zhao returned to the palace, she changed back into her normal clothes with Prince Zhao. Prince Zhao asked in passing, "How is it? How is the little girl from the Sheng family?" Prince Zhao was also very concerned about the well-being of his youngest son!

Princess Zhao smiled and said, "Not bad!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhao said, "Well, I knew that our son's vision follows my own!"

Princess Zhao was so happy that she looked at him with a charming look. Afterwards, Princess Zhao sighed in front of the mirror and said, "After my eldest son's wedding, I have to worry about my youngest son's wedding. I don't know how many more white hairs I will have!"

Prince Zhao stood behind Princess Zhao and said, "Let me see...where are the white hairs? She looks like she's only in her twenties..."

Princess Zhao rolled her eyes at him and said, "In two years, you'll be a grandmother, and you're still in your twenties!"

Prince Zhao said, "You can think of it this way. After the wedding, you will have two more daughters-in-law to help you. When the time comes, you can let them do anything. Wouldn't it be wonderful for us to have two beautiful wives to help us?"

Princess Zhao slapped Prince Zhao's "dog head" and said, "Who wants to be with you? It's not tiring enough. Just like my son said, I have to hurry up and get my beauty sleep..."

Zhao Wangfu had already started to arrange Zhao Zihui's marriage. Originally, they had not told Bai Ziyang, but his elder brother couldn't stand it anymore and told Bai Ziyang privately that after attending his wedding, he would attend his younger brother's wedding! Bai Ziyang understood immediately after hearing this and wanted to tell Minglan the good news, but he didn't expect that he had received the news from the servants first.

Old Madam Sheng is aware of the turmoil in the capital and is afraid that it will affect Minglan, so she prepares to set off as soon as possible to take Minglan back to her hometown in Youyang, and the day of departure is today!

Bai Ziyang immediately ordered his men to prepare the boat. They had to catch up with Sheng Minglan. He planned to ask her face to face, how could this heartless person dare to leave without even saying a word!

At this time on the boat, Old Madam Sheng was chatting with the nanny beside her about what had happened in the past two days.

Nanny Fang said, "Miss Ru wore the beads for a few rounds and then went to the Poetry Tea House to attract attention. Later, Miss Mo also wore them. Then Miss Ru put the beads away and replaced them with a set of precious gold lockets."

Old Madam Sheng leaned aside, fanning herself and said, "The fifth girl has the same temper as the eldest lady. She has no scheming and has no idea what it means to be brothers and sisters. She just keeps fighting with the Lin family. I'm afraid she won't be able to handle the things that happen in the mansion in the future!"

Nanny Fang nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't true? The eldest lady, the legitimate daughter hasn't said anything yet, but the young lady from Lin Qi Pavilion had a scene with the master, asking the master to go to the Qi family to make some efforts. The master was so angry that he went out to the eldest lady's room to rest. But when Miss Mo saw that young prince Zhao, she kept looking at him. I thought that Lin Qi Pavilion was going to change the candidate!"

Old Madam Sheng laughed sarcastically, "You think she doesn't want to? But do you think the door of the palace is so easy to open? I think Lin Qinshuang is not stupid. Fortunately, my son is not confused. No wonder the Lin family is thinking about him. Who wouldn't be jealous of the young master's talent and family background?"

Nanny Fang said with pride, "He just happened to like our girl!"

Old Madam Sheng said with regret: "But he has a mother who is very picky..."

Nanny Fang said, "Speaking of mothers, Prince Zhao's mother, Princess Zhao, looks much more dignified than Princess Pingning. After all, she is a princess, so she is different!"

Old Madam Sheng said, "After all, Princess Zhao is the legitimate daughter of Duke Qin. Duke Qin's Bai family has produced two generations of imperial tutors, three prime ministers, and one grand marshal. They are a true century-old family. Naturally, the upbringing of the legitimate daughter in the family is extraordinary..."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Fang said happily, "But Princess Zhao held our Sixth Miss's hand that day and never let go. This shows how much she loves our Miss. If I were to say, our Miss is as beautiful as a fairy, and the Princess is as good as her..."

When Old Lady Sheng heard Nanny Fang say this, she was not very happy and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You are really confused!"

Nanny Fang also knew that she had said too much, so she changed her tone and spoke up for Minglan, saying, "Just like a dragon is born in a snake's belly, the Sixth Miss just didn't crawl out of a healthy belly..."

Old Madam Sheng naturally knew this truth, and she had expressed her regret for Minglan countless times in private, "What's the point of you saying this now? What's the point!"

When Minglan arrived, she saw two angry faces. She looked around with amusement and asked, "Grandma and Fang Mama, what happened? Who made you angry?"

Old Madam Sheng pointed at Nanny Fang with her fan in her hand and complained to Minglan, "It's all because of this old woman who always makes me angry!"

Nanny Fang smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes... I am sorry... Don't be angry, old lady, don't be angry!"

Minglan smiled as she watched the master and servant flirt with each other and said, "Grandma, I want to discuss something with you!"

Old Madam Sheng looked at Minglan and smiled, "Go ahead!"

Minglan said, "I just looked on the deck and saw that there were other boats ahead and behind us. I thought why not ask Mama Fang to take Daddy and Second Brother's invitations to those boats and say that we are also going back home, so why not travel together? That way, someone will take care of us on the way."

Old Madam Sheng nodded in agreement and said, "That's a good idea, let's go!"

"Okay!" Nanny Fang agreed and got up to do it.

When Minglan was talking to Old Madam Sheng about the problem of Old Madam Sheng being seasick and not taking medicine properly in recent days, Nanny Fang came back with a smile on her face. Old Madam Sheng and Minglan saw it and looked at Nanny Fang in confusion.

Nanny Fang smiled and said, "Young lady, you are really thoughtful. I sent a small boat to deliver the visiting cards. They are all officials and wealthy families, with many guards and servants. When they saw the name cards, they were very polite and told us to just follow the fleet and they would take care of us along the way!"

"Sixth girl is now planning things more and more methodically!" said Old Lady Sheng proudly.

Minglan lowered her head in embarrassment and said shyly, "No way!" But seeing that Nanny Fang was smiling strangely, she asked, "Is there anything wrong, Nanny Fang?"

Nanny Fang then said, "After I got on the boat on the left, I realized that it was actually the young prince from Prince Zhao's mansion!"

Minglan stood up in surprise when she heard this. She took two steps unconsciously before she realized something was wrong and smiled awkwardly, "We're probably going the same way. Don't worry about it, Fang Mama!"

Nanny Fang said with a smile: "The young prince specifically asked me to tell you something. He wanted to tell you some good news!"

Minglan turned away and whispered, "I don't want to see that scoundrel..."

Instead, it was Old Madam Sheng who advised: "Since you have followed us here, when the ship docks, you can go and meet him and hear what good news the young prince has!"

Later, the boat docked at the shore. Nanny Fang and Xiao Tao accompanied Minglan off the boat and took a carriage into the city to get medicine for Old Lady Sheng's seasickness. Bai Ziyang knew about it early in the morning, and a fast horse was already waiting at the door of the pharmacy.

After the three of them, Minglan, wearing a veil hat, got off the carriage, Xiaotao, seeing this, went into the pharmacy first to get medicine for Old Madam Sheng. Nanny Fang followed behind Minglan, not to monitor her, but to avoid suspicion and to prevent being accused of private transactions.

Bai Ziyang was going to walk towards Minglan with a fierce look, intending to question her for sneaking away without even saying hello. But seeing Minglan standing there pretty and charmingly, with her two clear eyes looking at him calmly, he felt as if his anger had been stabbed by a needle, and he vented it all. The closer he got, the more hesitant she became, not knowing how to start or what to say...

Instead, Minglan came forward and asked openly, "I heard that the young prince has something to say to me?"

Bai Ziyang said: "Uh... I... that... why didn't you tell me... before you left... so I could send you off... "

Shang Cheng, who was standing behind Bai Ziyang, covered his face when he heard what Bai Ziyang said. "Sir, that's not what you said before you left. What about the settlement?"

Minglan smiled briefly, as if it were a flash of lightning, and said, "The young prince is busy with all kinds of affairs, and Minglan's position is low and her words have little weight. How dare I trouble the young prince with such a small matter!"

Bai Ziyang heard the tone in Minglan's words, but didn't say anything. He just took out a small and exquisite jade flute from his sleeve. There was a tassel with the word Zhao embroidered on it, and held it in front of Minglan. This jade flute was Bai Ziyang's favorite thing and also his personal weapon. Although he didn't show it easily, everyone around him knew what it represented.

Minglan was stunned for a moment, looked at Bai Ziyang in confusion and asked, "What's going on, young prince?"

Bai Ziyang looked into Minglan's eyes and said, "This is my betrothal gift to you!"

"You!" Minglan was frightened by Bai Ziyang's boldness. How would she live if others heard this? She couldn't help but think that this man would bully her.

Bai Ziyang continued, "My mother has agreed. After my eldest brother's wedding is over, I will go to Sheng Mansion to propose marriage. I have chosen you as my only lover in this life. This jade flute represents me... Just go to Youyang with peace of mind. There will definitely be good news when you come back!"

After hearing this, Minglan was so happy that she couldn't help but want to laugh, but she also felt sad and wanted to cry. She had been worried and anxious for so long, and her unstable heart seemed to suddenly settle down after hearing Bai Ziyang's words. She was naturally moved at this moment. Finally, Minglan wanted to be brave for herself and for Bai Ziyang's kindness!

Bai Ziyang took the opportunity to put the jade flute into Minglan's hands. Minglan lowered her head and took a look. Fortunately, the jade flute was small, so she secretly put it away with the help of her wide sleeves. Bai Ziyang smiled happily when he saw it.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Nanny Fang stepped forward and said, "Young Prince, if there is nothing else, our girl will go back..."

"Oh!" Bai Ziyang suddenly came to his senses after hearing what Nanny Fang said. He stretched out his hand to Shang Cheng behind him and said, "I heard that the old lady is not feeling well. This is the medicine in my house that cures seasickness. I hope it can help the old lady!"

Minglan motioned to Nanny Fang to take it and said, "Then Minglan would like to thank the young prince on behalf of grandma!"

Bai Ziyang grinned, showing his big white teeth and said, "We are all family, why should we be polite!"

Minglan: …………

Bai Ziyang can always ruin the atmosphere perfectly with just one sentence...