"Your Highness, Madam, Mo Chenyu has come with his students to request an audience."
Yinzhen said, "Let them come over!"
This was the first time Bian Lan had met Prince Yong, Yinzhen. She couldn't really tell anything from his appearance, except that his face was strangely cold and aloof, and he could freeze a person to death when he wasn't speaking.
Bian Lan followed Mo Chenyu and bowed, then stood aside like a quail.
Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er were very polite to Mo Chenyu. After hearing him say many good things about Bian Lan, Tong Cheng'er also developed some goodwill towards Bian Lan.
Tong Cheng'er had taught Bian Lan, but only a limited number of times, and the two never spoke.
Tong Cheng'er: "Your name is Bian Lan, right?"
"Yes, Dean."
Seeing that she had a very pretty face and a youthful appearance, Tong Cheng'er asked, "How old are you this year?"
Bian Lan had a strange feeling of being in front of an elder.
"The student is eighteen years old this year."
She's eighteen already, but she doesn't look it; she looks like a fifteen or sixteen-year-old.
Tong Cheng'er asked Mo Chenyu, "I heard that you've been teaching him right under your nose."
Mo Chenyu nodded: "Bian Lan is very talented, so I'll keep him by my side and let him learn more."
Tong Cheng'er smiled and said, "It's good to learn something, but you're not young anymore, and it's time to get married. Do you have someone you like?"
Tong Cheng'er has many suitors around her.
She was intrigued by Bian Lan's delicate features.
Tong Cheng'er's words made Bian Lan quite embarrassed. They reminded her of a scene in modern times where her cousin was being pressured to get married by her aunt, only now it was her cousin instead.
Before Bian Lan could speak, Mo Chenyu took over the conversation.
"Madam, Bian Lan is still young."
Tong Cheng'er was surprised; eighteen years old is not young these days.
Bian Lan then added, "Dean, if the student isn't in a hurry to get married, it's not too late to wait until he has completed his studies."
Tong Cheng'er nodded upon hearing this and said with a smile, "That's right, then I won't say anything more."
It was just a casual question. Tong Cheng'er wasn't the type to deliberately try to play matchmaker; she just didn't want the opportunity to go to outsiders.
Since Bian Lan wasn't in a hurry, she naturally wouldn't ask any more questions.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Mo Chenyu and Bian Lan left. After they left, Yinzhen said, "Why did you suddenly decide to play matchmaker?"
Tong Cheng'er: "I have many girls around me, so I just wanted to make more plans for them."
With such attentive service from those around her, Tong Cheng'er naturally wouldn't treat them poorly, hoping they would all marry good men.
In the afternoon, after making the arrangements, Yinzhen took Tong Cheng'er to the temporary shooting range. He didn't bring many people this time, as Zhuangzi had made prior arrangements. Only trusted confidants remained, and the shooting range was guarded, so the secrecy was handled quite well.
To test the effectiveness of the muskets, Yinzhen didn't need to do it himself. A plain-looking man came over and greeted Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er: "This servant Chen Ping greets Your Highness and Your Highness's wife."
"Get up."
Chen Ping stood up, and Yinzhen said, "Let's begin!"
Chen Ping picked up the musket and began firing at the target in the distance.
The man was clearly trained; he held the musket very steadily and fired each shot with composure.
After ten shots, someone came over to report the score: "Your Highness, the total score for the ten shots is ninety-nine rings."
Except for the first shot, which hit a nine, all the others were ten.
Yinzhen was very satisfied with the results, and then continued testing, including the range of the muskets, but most importantly, their safety and lethality.
While the result wasn't perfect, it generally satisfied Yinzhen quite a bit.
As for Tong Cheng'er, she didn't know much about guns. She had seen modern videos and pictures, but they weren't really relevant for comparison.
The musket's effectiveness has been tested, and Yinzhen, not wanting to be idle, has started practicing.
The musket had recoil, and quite a bit of it. When Yinzhen first touched it, his hand was stunned, but he had been practicing archery for a long time, so he quickly got used to it.
As you practice, time flies by.
Seeing that he was engrossed in practicing, Tong Cheng'er went elsewhere.
Mo Chenyu, who had difficulty walking, did not go to the testing range. Mo Ting was sent by Mo Chenyu to do other things, while Bian Lan pushed Mo Chenyu out for a walk.
Yinzhen and Tong Cheng'er would occasionally come to stay at this manor, so it was well-maintained. There was a garden in the manor with beautiful scenery, so Bian Lan pushed Mo Chenyu's wheelchair there.
Bian Lan looked at the flowers filling the yard and thought they were quite beautiful. She exclaimed, "The flowers here are really beautiful. Many of them are ones I've never seen before."
Upon hearing this, Mo Chenyu thought that his yard seemed a bit monotonous. Since she liked flowers, he might as well plant some when they got back.
"It looks beautiful. If you like it, I can have some planted in the yard later, okay?"
Bian Lan quickly shook her head: "No need, it's too much trouble."
It's not my own yard.
Mo Chenyu added, "The yard is empty. I like it when I plant some things there. It's pleasing to the eye."
Bian Lan smiled and counted, "Since you like it, sir, let's plant some!"
Mo Chenyu smiled and then began to guide her on what kind of flowers she wanted to plant.
Their conversation had actually deviated somewhat from the normal atmosphere between teachers and students, but neither of them noticed, or perhaps they were both so engrossed in it that they didn't want to see the strange atmosphere.
However, Tong Cheng'er witnessed the two chatting and laughing. As an outsider, although she couldn't hear what they were saying, the atmosphere was definitely not what one would expect between the two of them.
It has a bit of the atmosphere of a young couple experiencing their first love.
Upon closer inspection of their appearances, their beauty rivaled that of women; could they possibly be...?
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