Chapter 184 Absent

The group walked out of the street where the tribute courtyard was located, and in a flash, another street came into view. Several ornate carriages were parked in an orderly manner. Buwei was standing next to a carriage, waving his arms excitedly. Qi Heng saw Buwei waving at him at a glance. Buwei saw him looking at him, and he quickened his pace and ran towards Qi Heng with a happy face.

Qi Heng said goodbye to the Sheng family, and at the end, he secretly glanced at Minglan. Minglan blinked at him and showed a playful smile. Qi Heng followed Buwei in a daze.

When Qi Heng approached his carriage, Princess Pingning had already gotten off the carriage, and Duke Qi was beside her. Seeing Qi Heng from a distance, Princess Pingning walked towards her son with tears in her eyes, "My son..."

Qi Heng walked up to her quickly and grabbed the princess' hand. Princess Pingning looked at her son's thin face and finally couldn't help crying. She shed tears, but with relief and comfort, "You have suffered a lot, but today the clouds have finally cleared and the moon is shining. From now on, mother will no longer ask about your affairs. Mother respects your decision. If you like a girl, you can work hard to marry her. Mother will do whatever you want."

Duke Qi was very happy to see Princess Pingning like this . , hurried to her side, blocking the sight of others for her, supported her, and comforted her softly, "Okay, today is Yuan Ruo's big day, we should be happy. Our son has made progress and can stand on his own. This is the pride of our whole family."

Upon hearing this, the princess quickly adjusted her mood, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and smiled: "You are right, today is a great day for Yuan Ruo to be on the list of successful candidates, how can I spoil the fun? Come on, let's go home, we must hang up lanterns and decorations, and host a banquet to celebrate my son's success in high school!"

The family got on the carriage, and the carriage started slowly, and the family's topic turned to the imperial examination. Duke Qi then remembered to ask Qi Heng, "I heard that Changbai also passed the imperial examination?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Heng's mouth curled up unconsciously, with a gleam of joy in his eyes, "Indeed, not only Changbai, but also Changfeng is on the list, but Changbai's ranking is higher." Upon hearing this,

Princess Pingning couldn't help but exclaimed, "The Sheng family actually has two successful candidates! This is incredible!" Then, her thoughts drifted to a farther place, thinking about Minglan as the Duke's daughter. Thinking of this, Princess Pingning glanced at her son. Although she was confident in his well-balanced appearance, knowledge

and conduct, she couldn't help but worry about the current prosperity of the Sheng family and Minglan's special identity, fearing that her son would encounter setbacks on the road to happiness.

She suddenly spoke, "Yuan Ruo, you need to have more frequent contacts with the Sheng family in the future. Minglan is now a princess, and Changbai and Changfeng have both passed the high school entrance examination. I'm afraid that the doorstep of the Sheng family will be trampled by people proposing marriage. You must not relax!"

Looking at the princess who was worried, Qi Heng and Duke Qi were a little amused. It was Duke Qi who took over the conversation, "Didn't you just say that you would let Yuan Ruo handle the marriage by herself? Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and he will take care of his own affairs. You, just relax a little. When you have nothing to do, why not come with me to travel in the suburbs and stay away from the hustle and bustle of Beijing. "Don't be disturbed and enjoy the tranquility of nature, so you can have fewer worries."

After Duke Qi finished speaking, Qi Heng also comforted the princess, "Please rest assured, mother. If I am good enough and treat Minglan sincerely, I believe she can feel my sincerity. And if I have shortcomings and Minglan has someone else in her heart, it is also because I am not good enough. However, mother can rest assured that my son will spare no effort to improve himself, not only for personal happiness, but also to enable the Qi family to go to the next level under my leadership and live up to the family's high expectations. "

After these words, the atmosphere in the car became relaxed again. After listening to the comfort of the father and son, Princess Pingning gradually put down the burden in her heart and smiled again.

As for the Sheng family, they returned to the Sheng Mansion with laughter and joy. The Sheng Mansion became lively immediately. Wang Ruofu immediately prepared a reward for the person who came to announce the good news. There was also a reward for the servants in the family. The reward for the servants in Changbai and Changfeng's courtyard was doubled. After finishing these, he ordered people to prepare a generous thank-you gift for the teacher. On a chosen day, the couple would take Changbai and Changfeng to personally visit Mr. Zhuang to thank him.

Mingxi also helped to decorate the house and decorate it festively. Sheng Hong, with full of excitement and pride, hurried back to the study, picked up his pen and wrote letters full of good news to Yuyang, Wang family and other distant and close neighbors, eager to share this joy with all his relatives.

At this moment, the Sheng family was filled with a festive atmosphere inside and outside the mansion. Changbai Changfeng and Minglan Rulan also helped to entertain the guests who came to congratulate.

After sending off another wave of guests, Minglan rubbed her face that was stiff with laughter, and suddenly remembered that Changbai Changfeng had passed the high school entrance examination and had not yet reported the good news to Molan. Minglan turned around and held Rulan, "Fifth sister, Fourth sister, no one has reported the news yet!"

Rulan was a little tired at first, but after hearing Minglan's words, she immediately became energetic, patted her forehead, and was a little annoyed, "Look at my memory, how could I forget about Little Four."

As she said that, she looked up at the sky. Seeing that it was still early, and there were also the eldest lady and Sheng Hong in the mansion to entertain her, she took Minglan with her, and the two of them got on the carriage and went to Daxiangguo Temple to find Molan.

The two of them arrived at Daxiangguo Temple happily, and in order to give Molan a surprise, they quietly went to the Zen room. When they arrived at the Zen temple where Molan was practicing, they smiled at each other, tacitly slowed down their pace, and wanted to scare Molan. The two of them quietly approached the window frame, and they were very careful. They lay on the window sill, held their breath, and quietly looked inside.

However, unexpectedly, Molan did not appear in the house. Only Yunzai was seen kneeling quietly on the futon, with his eyes closed and his hands clasped together, muttering to himself, as if praying to the Buddha for something.

Minglan and Rulan looked at each other and smelled something unusual. They leaned slightly and put their ears close to the wall to carefully capture every word of Yunzai. They only heard Yunzai whisper, "I don't know how things are going with the girl. Buddha, please bless the girl to have a smooth journey, be safe, and come back soon." Rulan

and Minglan both widened their eyes. They saw surprise in each other's eyes. Molan was not practicing in Daxiangguo Temple!

At this moment, they could no longer care about anything else. They walked directly to the door and prepared to push it open to enter. But the door was locked from the inside, and the two did not open it. Yunzai inside heard the noise and asked alertly, "Who is it?"