Chapter 55: First Encounter in Tokyo

Mingxi was still immersed in the prosperous scene when the sound of horse hooves interrupted her reverie.

Following a burst of anxious cries from the young boy, the carriage stopped with a thump. Mingxi steadied herself and stuck her head out with Minglan to look. Their carriage was right behind the lady's and Rulan's carriage. Their carriage was in the front and was tilted to one side. The driver had fallen off the carriage. Several young guards and a boy were trying to stabilize the carriage and pull it back to the right side. Mingxi cried out in surprise and asked Minglan to sit still and not move. She wanted to run down to help, but Sheng Hong had already walked up quickly and asked her to stay still in the carriage and told her not to be afraid. When Mingxi sat back in the carriage and stuck her head out to look, Dong Rong had already rushed to the front with his men and stabilized the carriage together with those people. Mingxi saw a young boy bowing to Sheng Hong.

"Wu ah..." A loud cry came from the carriage. Mingxi saw Sheng Hong and the boy's figures shook obviously. Then he saw the lady half hugging and dragging Rulan out of the carriage. The crying person was Rulan. When the carriage almost overturned, both of them were scared. Rulan was so scared that she forgot to cry. When the situation stabilized and the carriage was stable, Rulan's mind relaxed and she was released at once. It was a cry with deep grievance and fear. The sound was trembling and sharp, penetrating the surrounding air and echoing in every corner. Mingxi rubbed his ears and couldn't help but sigh at Rulan's crying ability. If Rulan's crying was put on the battlefield, it would shock many enemy generals to death. Mingxi

also had the same idea as the young man. He covered his ears and watched Rulan crying with her eyes closed. In addition to being at a loss, he also felt a little guilty. He didn't know how a girl could cry so shockingly. His eldest sister was a strong heroine who shed blood but not tears. This was the first time he saw a girl crying like this, and it was his own fault. He really couldn't do anything.

Sheng Hong was also startled by Rulan's crying, but after all, he came to his senses first after experiencing the scene of Rulan crying. He reminded the eldest lady, "Quickly take Rulan back to the carriage, I will take care of the rest." While speaking, he looked around, suggesting that the eldest lady's gossip and the influence on Rulan would be bad. The eldest lady knew it very well, but Rulan was frightened in this carriage and now she refused to go back.

At this time, the young man put down his hands that were covering his ears, and walked forward to bow to the lady and apologize, "It's all my fault. I didn't control the horse well, disturbed the lady's carriage, and almost caused the carriage to overturn, scaring the young lady." The lady looked at the young man who bowed deeply and questioned Sheng Hong with her eyes. Sheng Hong helped him up and introduced him to the lady, "This is the eldest son of Lin Zhenyue, the deputy commander of the Yulin Army. His name is Yun Ting." Lin Yun Ting bowed deeply again to apologize to Sheng Hong and the eldest lady. When Lin Yunting bowed, he felt a strong gaze. He tilted his head slightly and met the eyes of Rulan, whose eyes were red from crying. When Rulan saw Lin Yunting looking at her, she snorted heavily and bared her teeth, as if she was going to pounce on her and bite her. Lin Yunting was so scared that he took a step back. Thanks to Sheng Hong who supported him in time, he did not embarrass himself in public.

Seeing that Rulan had stopped crying, Sheng Hong said to her directly, "Rulan, go back to the carriage with your mother first." Rulan refused to move after hearing Sheng Hong's words. She turned her head away with a stubborn pout. The eldest lady was afraid that Sheng Hong would be embarrassed by Rulan and wanted to punish Rulan. Seeing Minglan's little head sticking out of the carriage, she coaxed Rulan, "Rulan, go to Ming's carriage. Aunt Wei is also there. Ask her to tell you the story of Miss Bai Xue." Rulan turned her head back and looked at Minglan's carriage. She met Minglan's worried eyes. Minglan waved at her, and Rulan walked over by herself. Minglan saw her walking towards her carriage and got off to meet her.

Lin Yunting watched the two sisters holding hands and getting on another carriage, heaved a sigh of relief, and apologized, "Master Sheng, Madam Sheng, today's incident was caused by my recklessness. I should bear all the responsibility for your mansion's losses. I will go to your mansion with my father tomorrow to pay a visit." Seeing that he was humble and apologized sincerely, Sheng Hong did not want to pursue the matter. Knowing that he was the eldest son of the deputy commander of the Yulin Army, he was even more unwilling to He was unwilling to make enemies and quickly rejected Lin Yunting's words, "We just arrived in Tokyo today. The luggage is in the car at the back. There is nothing in the carriage. Master Lin rescued us in time, and the carriage did not overturn. My wife and daughter are fine. The driver has sent them to the hospital. They are not seriously injured and will be fine after a few days of recuperation. There is no need to compensate. It's just that the goods of the merchants around here may have some losses..."

"I should pay for it." After saying that, without waiting for Sheng Hong to speak, the guards behind him untied the money bag and went to negotiate compensation with the merchants around.

Seeing this, Sheng Hong felt that this young man was efficient. He looked about the same age as Chang Feng, and he was indeed very thoughtful. "Lord Sheng, I have something else to do at home today, so I won't stay here any longer. I will go with my father to your house tomorrow to pay tribute and apologize."

Sheng Hong just raised his hand to say no, the young man thought he agreed, nodded and rode away again. Sheng Hong looked at the crowded streets, and hurriedly got on the first carriage with the lady. Dong Rong drove away, and he also asked people to take good care of the injured coachman. The eldest lady mentioned the young man to Sheng Hong in the carriage, "Although the young master of the Lin family acts a little rashly, he is still polite and handsome. He looks upright, worthy of being the son of a military family. I wonder how old is the eldest son of the Lin family, the deputy commander of the Yu Lin Army?"

Sheng Hong listened to the eldest lady's muttering and widened his eyes defensively, "What do you want to do?"

"I'm just asking, to understand. You have just been transferred back to Tokyo, and I have to get along with the women of various mansions in the capital. It's good to know more. Why are you so excited? What can I do?" The eldest lady was dissatisfied with Sheng Hong's reaction and asked back.

Sheng Hong saw that she just said it casually, and felt that he overreacted, so he softened his attitude and explained to her in a gentle voice, "The deputy commander of the Yulin Army is a third-rank official. Although the status of military officers in our dynasty is not as high as that of civil officials, the Yulin Army is the imperial palace's guard, and the deputy commander of the Yulin Army is also a favorite of His Majesty. I am only a fifth-rank official now. I have just arrived in Tokyo City, so I have to be careful and low-key in everything. Since you and Ru'er are fine, it would be best if this matter is resolved peacefully. But they are coming to our house tomorrow, so we should entertain them with a normal attitude, without being too flattering or too humble. It is best to be neither humble nor arrogant."

"Since we have this opportunity, shouldn't we take the opportunity to make friends with them?"

"The situation in Tokyo is not clear. We are new here, and stability is the most important thing. Don't do things that shouldn't be done!" The lady knew that Sheng Hong had a lot of ideas on major issues, and said she would listen to him and do what he said.