Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Xiao Tao: "My daughter said that the young master will have a bright future. It is an honor for our Sheng family that he can study in our private school. If there is anything difficult or unmanageable for the young master in the Sheng family in the future, you can tell our brother Changbai. Brother Changbai is upright and will definitely be able to handle it properly."

The speech was incoherent and Buwei was stunned.

Xiao Tao didn't care whether he understood or not. She just left without looking back.

Buwei was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized: "That's right! Second Brother Sheng! He must have a way!"

Watching Xiao Tao's figure going away, Bu Wei sighed: "If she wasn't born a concubine, this Sixth Miss Sheng would be a great candidate to be the mistress of the house."

The carriage stopped in front of the Sheng Mansion. Qi Heng got off the carriage and took the two boxes of pens from Buwei's hands and looked at them again and again. After confirming that there were no flaws, he put them back in Buwei's hands and said, "We will leave later after class and give the things to her."

Not for nodding.

When Zhuang Xuejiu's class was halfway through, Buwei suddenly said he wanted to go to the toilet, so he took his stool and went behind the cave door next to the school.

Hanniu: "You bastard, you need someone to accompany you to the toilet, you are so hypocritical."

Bu Wei: "I called you here to tell you something."

Hanniu: "What's the matter?"

Buwei hesitated for a moment and said, "After class, my master has a surprise for your second brother. Take your master out a few steps first, and then bring him back to this yard."

He thought for a moment and then said, "If you don't see us in this yard, just take the road by the pond that leads to Shou'an Hall."

Han Niu was surprised and asked, "Why are you so secretive?"

Bu Wei: "Oh, this is what the master meant, just do as you are told."

After they finished talking, they returned to the hall together.

Han Niu was confused but didn't dare to hide it from Chang Bai. After class, on the way out, Han Niu told Chang Bai everything that Bu Wei had said.

Changbai was also surprised and asked, "Why did Yuanruo not tell me something in person, but wanted to give me this 'surprise'?"

Han Niu shook his head and asked cautiously, "Brother, do you want to go back and take a look?"

Changbai: "Since he said so, let's go and take a look. After all, this is my home and Yuan Ruo is a gentleman, what can go wrong?"

After saying that, the two turned around and went back.

After walking around the school and seeing no one, she went around to the pond and saw Qi Heng standing in front of Minglan and putting something in her hand.

Changbai was startled and shouted "Yuan Ruo" and ran over quickly.

Minglan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Changbai finally coming, and saluted to Changbai from a distance.

Qi Heng was panicked and kept winking at Minglan, asking her to take the things and leave first, but Minglan seemed to ignore him and just stood there waiting.

Qi Heng had no choice but to wait for Changbai to come up to him, bow, and ask, "Zecheng, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Changbai was out of breath. He looked at the things in Minglan's hand and asked, "What are you...what are you..." He was breathing heavily and his words were not clear.

Minglan: "Brother Changbai came at the right time. The young master said he had something to give to brother and asked me if it was okay!"

Changbai nodded and panted, saying: "Then... give it to me... whatever it is... sweat... sweat cow..."

Han Niu understood and stepped forward to take the thing from Minglan.

Minglan bowed to Changbai and Qiheng and said, "Since my second brother is here, I won't disturb you two from discussing matters. Grandmother is waiting for me to go back and ask about my homework."

Changbai said yes repeatedly and pulled Qi Heng in the opposite direction.

Qi Heng turned back to look at Minglan, but was pulled back by Changbai. When Minglan walked to the intersection ahead and turned in, Changbai asked, "Yuanruo, what were you doing just now?"

Qi Heng's face turned red and white, and he said, "Ming... Minglan said... yes, it's a gift."

Changbai glanced at him, opened the boxes one by one, and confirmed that there were no notes or letters stuffed inside. Only then did he feel relieved and said, "It would be fine if you gave me a pen, but why did you also give me water chestnuts?"

Qi Heng: "Water chestnuts are delicious... Water chestnuts are hard to come by in winter, so... you can give some to your sisters to try..."

Seeing Qi Heng's frustrated face, Changbai sighed, turned around and told Buwei and Hanniu to step back, and then pulled Qi Heng away for a long distance before saying, "I want to thank Yuanruo for his kindness on behalf of my sister! But, no matter what, you shouldn't act like this. If you really want to, go back and discuss it with your father and mother, seek the permission of your parents and the matchmaker, and get things done properly. If you just treat her as your little sister, you should consider her reputation and not give her gifts in private. Have you ever thought about what the consequences would be if it was someone else instead of me who ran into her today?"

Qi Heng looked up at him, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "I just want to give her something..."

Changbai: "Women are treated harshly in this world. We should really think more about them."

Qi Heng: "I didn't do anything else. I just brought her something. Why should anyone be mean to me?"

Changbai: "Yuan Ruo, you are well-read, don't you know the truth that gossip can melt gold? You two are meeting alone like this, if someone with ulterior motives sees you, the rumors will be so unpleasant, you should be able to imagine it!"

Qi Heng: "Even so, it's my fault. How can I blame her?"

Changbai: "You are different from her. You are the only son of the Duke's family, you are loved by everyone, and you are a man. Even if you have some romantic affairs, it will only be regarded as a good story. But she is different. She is a woman, and a concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official like us. She is not favored by her father at home, and her biological mother has become a nun. Now she relies on her grandmother's education and lives cautiously. Once gossip about her and you spreads, how do you want her to live in the future?"

Qi Heng: "If that's the case, I'll marry her. I wanted to marry her anyway!"

Changbai: "Marriage is the most important human relationship. There is nothing to say about it. But you have to do it properly and not break the rules."

Qi Heng: "Brother Changbai! To be honest, I do... I do like Minglan very much. But I don't know what she thinks in her heart. I'm afraid she won't agree. I... I don't want to force her."

Changbai: "Yuan Ruo, with such a person's character and appearance, which girl wouldn't be attracted to you? But, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words, it can't be done just because you want it or she wants it. Instead of worrying about what she thinks, I think you should worry more about what your elders think, the princess and the duke... can you agree?"

Qi Heng: "If Minglan is willing, I will convince my father and mother no matter what."

Changbai: "My daughter from the Sheng family cannot be a concubine, even a concubine from a high-ranking family."

Qi Heng: "If I marry her, I will naturally make her my principal wife, not a concubine."

Changbai: "The princess is of noble birth, and she once said that only a woman of your status can marry into the family. The Duke Qi family has a long history of nobles. If your family is of such a high status, and you marry Minglan, it will not help your future much. Do you understand?"