Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

Qi Heng: "A man should strive for fame and honor, and only when he can give his wife and children a good life can he be a real man. What's the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children, and what's the difference between high and low? I want to marry Minglan, not her family background."

Changbai: "It's good that you think so, but do the Duke and Princess think so too? Are they willing to have the concubine's daughter of a minor official as their daughter-in-law? How are you going to persuade the Duke and Princess?"

Qi Heng: "My father and mother love me very much. As long as I beg them, and beg them a lot, they will agree one day!"

Changbai: "Yuanruo, if you do this, I absolutely cannot agree. What if the princess does not allow it and vents her anger on Minglan, embarrassing Minglan in front of the nobles in the capital? What will she do in the future? She can only become a nun like her mother!"

Qi Heng: "I...I won't. I won't let Minglan fall into this situation."

Changbai: "Yuanruo, if you ask me, you should concentrate on your studies first, and wait until you pass the imperial examination before asking the princess for help. This way you will have a better chance of success. Even if the princess refuses, she will not vent her anger on Minglan because of your academic achievement."

Qi Heng: "But what if Minglan has already been promised to someone else by then?"

Changbai: "Then you should study hard and get admitted before she gets married! Yuanruo, with your talent, you will definitely succeed!"

Qi Heng: "Zhecheng, then I..."

Changbai: "How about this, from now on, after class every day, I will go with Yuan Ruo. If you want to visit the garden, I will accompany you. If you want to see my grandmother, I will also accompany you. This way, you can find out everything you want to know in time, and you won't get lost in Sheng Mansion."

The Sheng Mansion is actually not very big. Qi Heng has never gotten lost in his own Duke's Mansion. How could he really get lost after studying in the Sheng family for so many years?

Qi Heng understood, and Chang Bai understood too, and the two of them pulled the people who understood and walked forward together.

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Before the New Year, Changbai received a letter from Gu Tingye, saying that he had passed the imperial examination at Bai Ludong Academy. Changbai was so happy that he told the whole Sheng Mansion about the good news, and that night he drank a few glasses of wine for the first time. After sobering up, he wrote back to Gu Tingye in great joy, urging him to come back to the capital to attend Zhuang Xuejiu's class. Gu Tingye also felt that he had stayed in Bai Ludong for a long time, and he would set off to return to the capital after winter was over.

He did not tell his family about his return to Beijing. As soon as he arrived in Beijing, he went to the Sheng family first.

Changbai had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as they saw him, smiles broke out on their faces.

"Zhecheng!"

"Zhong Huai!"

Gu Tingye jumped off the horse and ran towards Changbai. The two hugged each other tightly, looking very happy.

After the greetings, Changbai led Gu Tingye into the Sheng Mansion, explaining to him the rules of Mr. Zhuang's class as they walked, and soon they arrived at the small pond.

Changbai saw from afar two figures, one in white and one in pink, sitting on the shore, and a man in a navy blue cloak was quietly approaching them.

"Is that Yuan Ruo?" Gu Tingye who was beside Changbai also saw it.

Changbai recognized the two people on the ground as Minglan and Xiaotao. He became anxious and took a few quick steps forward. When he saw that the young master was just fanning them with a book, his expression eased a little, but he still hurried forward. When he got closer and was about to speak, Gu Tingye took the lead and stepped forward, patted Qi Heng on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Yuan Ruo!"

Qi Heng was startled, holding his chest and turned around. When he saw Gu Tingye, he was stunned at first, then he smiled and said happily, "Second Uncle!"

Gu Tingye laughed heartily: "Why is Yuan Ruo here?"

Qi Heng: "I should be the one asking you this. Aren't you studying in Bailu Cave?"

Gu Tingye: "Yes, I came back as soon as I found out. I plan to study at the Sheng family and become a disciple of Zhuang Xuejiu."

Qi Heng: "That's great! This way, we can become classmates!"

Minglan was sleeping soundly on Xiaotao's bed just now. When she heard the shout, she immediately recognized it was Gu Tingye. She turned around and saw the young master. She woke up almost instantly. Seeing Changbai's ashen face, she just lowered her head and stood aside, not daring to make a sound.

She had experienced this scene in her previous life. Although she vaguely remembered that it was early spring, she couldn't remember the exact day and didn't take any precautions in advance.

Qi Heng turned to Minglan and introduced her, "Second Uncle, this is the sixth sister of the Sheng family, Minglan."

Gu Tingye looked at Minglan with a smile, his eyes full of surprise: "It turned out to be you! You have grown so big."

Minglan looked at Gu Tingye, smiled slightly, and bowed, "Greetings, Master Gu."

Gu Tingye found it funny. Minglan always called him "Gu Tingye" every time she saw him before. This was the first time she called him "Young Master". He started to say something mean: "Girls really change a lot when they grow up. Now they are very polite!"

Minglan understood what he meant and lowered her head without saying anything, but her ears gradually turned red.

Qi Heng saw this, slightly startled, and asked: "Do you... know each other?"

I don't know who he is asking this question to.

Gu Tingye took the initiative to reply: "I know her! When we were in Yangzhou, she was just that little at that time. She played pot-to-pot with me for her elder sister. The little girl was quite good." As he spoke, he compared with his waist.

Qi Heng was relieved when he heard that it was a childhood thing. But when he saw that Gu Tingye's eyes had never left Minglan's face, he became nervous again. He walked forward, stood between Minglan and Gu Tingye, and asked, "Second Uncle, are you going to study at the Sheng family private school from now on?"

Gu Tingye: "Of course, if I can have Zhuang Xuejiu as my teacher, why would I go anywhere else? What, are you planning to hide him and keep him all to yourself?"

The double meaning of the words made Qi Heng pause. After a while, they both laughed at the same time.

Changbai was thinking about other things and didn't notice the confrontation between the two. His face was still gloomy.

When he saw Minglan and Qi Heng by the small pond, he was worried that others would see and gossip about them. He thought it would be bad if others saw the two of them arriving at the academy together, so he said to Minglan with a stern face, "Mr. Zhuang will not arrive so early today. Since you are sleepy, go back to your room and have a good nap for a cup of tea. Come to the academy after you have slept well, and don't stay here in the wind." After that, he left with the others with a serious face.

Minglan knew that Changbai was thinking about her, so she didn't really go back to her room to sleep. Instead, she waited until everyone walked away before slowly following.

Private school.

Not long after Changbai and others arrived, Molan and Rulan also arrived.

When Molan heard Qi Heng calling Gu Tingye "Second Uncle", and after hearing Qi Heng say that they were related ancestors, she followed Qi Heng and called him "Second Uncle". Gu Tingye called him "Fourth Sister" according to Changbai's generation. When Rulan heard Molan calling him "Second Uncle", she also rushed to acknowledge him as "Second Uncle". Gu Tingye smiled and continued to call her "Fifth Sister".

After a while, Minglan and Zhuang Xuejiu also came. Everyone bowed to Zhuang Xuejiu, who accepted it with a smile, encouraged Gu Tingye a few words, and then opened the class.

After class, Changbai "escorted" Qi Heng out of the house, and the others also dispersed, leaving Minglan and Gu Tingye to slowly pack up their things.

Gu Tingye looked at Minglan and asked, "Why, after not seeing you for a few years, you have become so distant now?"