Chapter 114 The Young Master is So Lucky
One day after the Spring Examination, Qi Heng felt that he had finally recovered from the stress and was refreshed.
"Mother, I have prepared some gifts and will go to the Sheng family to visit Mr. Zhuang." Qi Heng said to Princess Pingning.
"Okay, I will ask people to prepare more gifts, and you will recite the paper again and ask the teacher to take a look."
"Mother, there is no hurry. I am just asking the teacher for advice with Changbai and Changfeng. It would be bad if the gifts were too heavy. If my son really passes the exam, it will not be too late to thank the teacher." Qi Heng stopped the princess.
"You are right, I will listen to you, you should go earlier."
After Qi Heng left, the princess said to herself, "It is true that I want to ask Mr. Zhuang for advice, and it is also true that I want to see that girl!"
Qi Heng took Buwei to the Eight Immortals House to buy some cakes to take to Sheng's house,
but they were stopped by a girl on the way. Qi Heng sat in the carriage thinking about the happy faces of Minglan and Changzhang who got the cakes, and the corners of his mouth were full of smiles that could not be concealed. Suddenly, a female voice was heard, "Is it the young master Qi in the carriage?"
The female voice fell, and Buwei's voice came into the carriage, "Sir, there is a girl stopping in front of our carriage."
Qi Heng lifted the curtain and saw a graceful girl in a light blue skirt standing in front of the carriage. Her eyebrows and eyes were unfamiliar, and Qi Heng confirmed that he did not know her. But out of courtesy, Qi Heng still got off the carriage.
When the girl saw Qi Heng getting off the carriage, she was excited and her face flushed a little, "Young Master!"
Why did the young master get off the carriage when he was sitting in front of the carriage, what would happen if the sixth girl knew about this?
Qi Heng walked to a position five steps away from the girl and stopped, "I am Qi Heng, what do you want to see me for?"
The girl was even happier to see Qi Heng polite, "My last name is Qingmei." He Qingmei said shyly, Qi Heng suddenly felt something was wrong, took another step back, and asked again, "What do you want to see me for? If you have nothing to do, I have something to do, so I have to go first." Seeing that Qi
Heng was about to leave, He Qingmei suddenly stepped forward and stopped Qi Heng, and Qi Heng tried his best to avoid her. There were already some people glancing over here, and some curious people were even standing on the upper floors looking down.
"Since the young master passed the imperial examination, I have been waiting in front of the Qi family, just to see the young master. Today, I finally got to see him." He Qingmei spoke in a gentle voice, with a hint of resentment. People around her started to make a noise after hearing
what she said. He Qingmei didn't care about the gossip around her, she just stared at Qi Heng, hoping that he could say something she wanted to hear, but Qi Heng just stayed away from her and didn't respond to her.
He Qingmei gritted her teeth and continued, "The young master is Moshang Gongzi, who is extremely talented and intelligent. I wonder what kind of girl does the young master like?"
This was just short of saying "Young master, I like you". Qi Heng was not the kind of young man who didn't understand romance, but for the feelings of this girl, Qi Heng could only apologize. Qi
Heng tried his best to speak tactfully, "Heng is devoted to learning, and has unfulfilled ambitions. He has no time to take care of his children's love affairs for the time being. I have sworn to my parents that I will not consider marriage before I have some achievements."
Qi Heng's words not only did not make He Qingmei retreat, but she was even more moved by Qi Heng's move. "I'm waiting for the young master!"
He Qingmei said this and left shyly. The people around her started to make noises again, and Qi Heng panicked.
The scene on the street was seen by a purple-dressed girl in the teahouse. She looked at He Qingmei's back as she walked away, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes. The
girl in the teahouse turned around and didn't notice that there was another girl sitting in a carriage parked not far away.
The driver drove the carriage slowly past Qi Heng. A soft hand lifted the window curtain, and a familiar voice reached Qi Heng's ears, "Young Master is so lucky!"
Qi Heng hesitated and raised his head suddenly, and met Minglan's frosty eyes. Qi Heng knew at a glance that Minglan was angry. Xiao Tao beside the carriage also glared at Qi Heng, snorted and turned away.
Qi Heng wanted to chase the carriage to explain to Minglan, but was stopped by Buwei, "Young Master, look at the emblem on the carriage, it's the palace carriage."
Qi Heng only then noticed why Minglan was going to the palace? Was this a summons from the Queen?
Qi Heng thought about it and didn't delay any longer. He quickly got on the carriage and urged Buwei to drive to the Eight Immortals House, hoping that Minglan would forgive him for the sake of the cakes.
Minglan returned to Chengxin Garden, where Mingxi was playing shuttlecock with Chengzi and several little girls.
Minglan handed the box in her hand to Xiaotao and joined in, "Mother, you really have a childlike heart and can always come up with new ways to play."
"The walls are deep and deep, and I'm tired of visiting all the places in this mansion. If I don't find some fun for myself, I'll go crazy. By the way, what did the Queen call you for?" Mingxi chatted with Minglan while playing shuttlecock.
Minglan paused and didn't catch the shuttlecock kicked by Mingxi. The shuttlecock fell to the ground with a dull sound. "The palace is majestic, deep and unfathomable. Even the empress, who is second only to the emperor, cannot escape the loneliness shrouded in solitude. The empress thinks what I say is interesting, so she asked me to amuse her."
The helplessness in Minglan's words made Mingxi silent. After being here for so long, she still missed the modern life. She was an isolated island here. Even with her children around her, she could not drive away the loneliness in her heart. She found different ways to entertain herself every day, just hoping that she would not have time to feel the emptiness in her heart.
"Since the Queen likes you, you should spend time with her and tell her interesting stories about the people you met outside the palace. If you are always happy, you will not be depressed."
"I know! I also told the Queen many embarrassing stories about Chang Zhang."
"Sixth sister, are you talking about me?"
As soon as Minglan mentioned Chang Zhang, a little head popped in from the courtyard.
"Why are you here at this time? Why don't you come in from the courtyard gate? Are you going to do something bad again?"
Mingxi knew that Chang Zhang must want to scare him again when he saw him sticking his head out first. This little guy didn't know who he learned this from. Every time he came to Chengxin Garden, he always chose some unexpected ways. He was always happy only when he scared Mingxi.
"I'm here to look for my sister. Sixth sister has returned from the palace. Why don't you go to see grandma?"
"I just came back. I'll go after I change my clothes."
Hearing that Minglan wanted to change her clothes, Chang Zhang rushed over and held Minglan's hand, "No need to change. This dress is beautiful. It makes you look like a fairy in the sky. Grandma will definitely like it." As he said this, he pulled Minglan out.
When they were outside the courtyard gate, he turned around and shouted to Mingxi, "Mother, I'm taking Sixth sister to pay respects to grandma. We'll have dinner at grandma's place!"
When Chang Zhang's voice could no longer be heard, Ming Xi choked, "Tsk, you think you can fool your mother with this little trick? It must be his brother Yuan Ruo who is at the old lady's place and wants to see Ming Lan! Alas, the enemy has already infiltrated the inner circle, and we can't defeat them at all!"