Fire Captain

The private brothel incident ended with the prince being imprisoned for self-reflection, and a few scapegoats were caught to settle the matter.

After the spring, when the weather warmed up, Mei Changsu began to renovate the garden. Of course, he was doing so under the pretext of renovating the garden, but in reality he was building a secret passage leading directly to Prince Jing's Mansion.

After the repairs were completed, Mei Changsu invited everyone to a small gathering. Drinking alone was not very interesting. Mei Changsu also prepared a treasure hunt game to hide his tracks and show his frankness. Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao stayed in the backyard and did not like to show up, but they did scare Princess Nihuang and Commander Meng. They were terrified that someone would find the secret room.

In early spring of March, a marriage proposal delegation suddenly came to Nanchu. Well, it wasn't sudden, but was actually instigated by Lin Chen to cooperate with Mei Changsu's plan to get rid of Xie Yu.

When the Nanchu delegation arrived, the emperor had no idea what he was thinking, and ordered Princess Nihuang to return to Yunnan to guard the border. As Mu Qing was young, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear to let him go, so she wanted him to stay in the capital. Ridiculous... The Empress Dowager probably didn't remember Mu Qing, so how could she be reluctant to let him go? Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mu Qing was a hostage in the hands of the emperor.

Everyone else was extremely angry, but Princess Nihuang accepted the order calmly. Before returning to Yunnan, she made a special trip to Su's residence to bid farewell to Mei Changsu. When she left Beijing, Xia Dong, Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin and others saw her off. Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao also went.

Mu Qing had never been separated so far from his sister in his life. At this moment, he was extremely reluctant to let her go. He wished he could turn into a leg pendant of Princess Nihuang and go with her.

Princess Nihuang gave him instructions for a long time, then she smiled to everyone and said, "Thank you all for seeing me off on this journey, Nihuang!"

Bai Ziyang and the others said together: "Sister Nihuang, take care on your journey!"

Just as Princess Nihuang was about to mount her horse, a group of people suddenly came out of the city on horseback, seemingly heading straight for them. When they got closer, they could see clearly that it was the Nanchu envoys who had arrived a few days ago, Prince Ling Yuwenxuan.

No one knew what Yuwen Xuan was thinking. He said he came to see someone off, and although he had a smile on his face, every word he said was full of thorns. In the end, somehow he even caused his sister Yuwen Nian and Xiao Jingrui to start fighting.

Fortunately, Princess Nihuang was not in a hurry to travel, and she accompanied Bai Ziyang and the others to watch a rather exciting competition. Although Xiao Jingrui won in the end, this sudden competition still left him completely confused.

After the competition, Yuwen Xuan led his group away. Without being disturbed by others, Princess Nihuang was ready to set off. Seeing this, Mu Qing said, "Don't worry, sister. The emperor will allow me to return to the vassal state soon. Don't worry, sister!"

Princess Nihuang smiled at his innocent words and said nothing. Before getting on her horse, she turned around and said to everyone, "Yunnan is not the end of the world. We can expect to meet again someday. Everyone, please stay!"

After saying that, he turned around, mounted his horse, whipped the horsewhip, and the group rode away at a gallop.

April 12th is Xiao Jingrui's birthday. Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao are well aware of Mei Changsu's plan. In order to prepare for today's plan, Mei Changsu mobilized people from all parties. Now everyone is in their positions, and the show is about to begin.

When Xiao Jingrui invited Mei Changsu to attend his birthday party, he also specially invited Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao, so the three of them were ready today. Before leaving, Bai Ziyang saw Chu Qiao raised her hand to adjust her collar and said softly, "Don't worry, we will be fine."

When they arrived at Xie's house, guests started arriving in the afternoon until the dinner began. This dinner was different from previous ones, with very few people attending, but each seat was extraordinary.

After Xie Yu, Princess Li Yang and the Zhuo family sat down, the dinner officially began, starting with Xie Yu's toast and then Miss Gong Yu's performance. Xia Dong and Meng Zhi had never attended Xiao Jingrui's birthday party in previous years, but this year they came with a purpose, which was to test Zhuo Dingfeng about the assassination of the eunuch on New Year's Eve.

Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, Xia Dong took the lead in challenging Zhuo Dingfeng. Unfortunately, Xia Dong's martial arts skills were far inferior to Zhuo Dingfeng's, and he could not force Zhuo Dingfeng to use his full strength. In the end, he did not find out what Xia Dong wanted to know. When he was about to think of other ways to test him again, a servant of Xie Mansion suddenly rushed in, "My Lord, My Lord! My Lord, there are guests outside... Guests!"

Xie Yu scolded, "What guests? You are so flustered. How can you behave so unbecomingly? Didn't I tell you that I would close the door to visitors?"

The servant said, "We can't stop them. They have already come in."

At this time, a cold voice came from outside the hall: "I have already made an appointment with you, why did Brother Zhuo refuse to see me? Could it be that you stayed in the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion to avoid my challenge?"

The person who came was Yue Xiu Ze, the sixth on the Langya master list, followed by Nanchu Yuwen Xuan and Yuwen Chu. Xia Dong and Meng Zhi were present, and Xie Yu naturally refused to let Zhuo Dingfeng accept the challenge, fearing that he would reveal his flaws, but Yue Xiu Ze was a stubborn martial arts fanatic, and he would not give in even a step, forcing Zhuo Dingfeng to take action now. Challenging someone at a doorstep is a rule of the martial arts world. You can choose not to take action, which means you admit defeat. According to Zhuo Dingfeng's reputation in the martial arts world, losing a martial arts competition is not shameful, but if you are afraid before the battle, you will have no face to stand in the martial arts world in the future.

Zhuo Dingfeng had no choice but to agree to compete with Yue Xiu Ze. Unfortunately, after a few moves, Zhuo Dingfeng accidentally cut his wrist and his sword fell to the ground.

Yue Xiu Ze was shocked and disappointed and said, "Brother Zhuo, why are you doing this?"

Zhuo Dingfeng covered his bleeding wrist and said, "It has nothing to do with Brother Yue. I was distracted during the last move."

Everyone present was a discerning person. Except for Zhuo Dingfeng's family, who were worried and confused, everyone else knew what was going on. Xiao Jingrui thought that after the competition, the storm would be over, but he never expected that the Southern Chu Princess Yuwen Nian suddenly attacked and revealed that Xiao Jingrui was the son of Southern Chu Sheng Wang Yuwen Lin. Xiao Jingrui couldn't believe it and wanted to ask his mother for confirmation, but when he saw his mother in tears, he knew that what Yuwen Nian said must be true.

Xiao Jingrui believed that today's birthday might be the most unforgettable birthday in his life. After Yuwen Nian, Gong Yu started trouble again and completely revealed all the evil deeds of Xie Yu who wanted to kill his son more than 20 years ago, and now assisted the prince and used Tianquan Villa to eliminate dissidents.

Xiao Jingrui's spirit and faith were almost completely destroyed. Seeing that the situation was out of control, Xie Yu called in an ambush to kill everyone. Everyone present was highly skilled in martial arts. Even Mei Changsu was protected by Fei Liu, Bai Ziyang and Chu Qiao. Meng Zhi and Yue Xiu Ze were even more skilled in the Langya List. They could not break out, but they could protect themselves.

Xie Yu was unable to do anything to Mei Changsu and the others for a while. Yan Que, who came to pick up Yan Yujin, was pressing him outside the door, followed by Prince Yu's palace soldiers. Finally, Princess Li Yang threatened to die for Xiao Jingrui. Finally, Xie Yu gave up his plan of fighting to the death.

Mei Changsu couldn't help but sigh as he watched the retreating soldiers from the Xie Mansion: "Tonight is finally over, and it's time for everything to end."

Bai Ziyang looked at Chu Qiao who had just been in the melee and asked, "How is it? Are you injured?"

Chu Qiao shook her head and said, "It's okay, don't worry."

Everyone had a thrilling night, and now it's finally over. Prince Yu is concerned about the affairs in the mansion. Yan Yujin has been taken away by Marquis Yan. Yuwen Nian and Yue Xiu Ze are waiting for Yuwen Xuan outside the mansion. Xia Chun saw the signal Xia Dong threw and rushed over to pick up Xia Dong. But before Xia Dong left, he said to Mei Changsu: "This night is finally over, but I don't know why I always feel like I'm being used as a pawn. Commander Meng, what do you think?"

Meng Zhi, who was named, was stunned and said, "I'm fine!"

Bai Ziyang hid behind and laughed when he heard this. Commander Meng is so naturally cute...

Xia Dong ignored Meng Zhi and said, "The great talent is indeed a good hand. It's really a joke that someone said you are not a good chess player."

Mei Changsu said calmly, "I am indeed not a good chess player. Sir Xia will know if you try it when you have time."

The last to leave were Mei Changsu and his group. When Mei Changsu left, he took Commander Meng with him. After returning to the Su residence, Bai Ziyang saw that Prince Jing was already waiting in the mansion. Bai Ziyang turned to Chu Qiao and said, "A Chu, you should go back and rest first. You must be exhausted tonight."

Strangely enough, despite the extremely dangerous situation tonight, Chu Qiao did not feel tired at all. Instead, she felt refreshed after venting.

After meeting Prince Jing, Bai Ziyang first checked Mei Changsu's pulse. Although Mei Changsu had not taken any action tonight, he had been on edge. Now that he had temporarily relaxed, his body was weak and his pulse was showing. Bai Ziyang took out his medicine box, found two pills, poured them into Mei Changsu's hands and said seriously, "Finish the discussion as soon as possible and get some rest!"

He said this not only to Mei Changsu, but also to Prince Jing and Meng Zhi. After taking the medicine, Mei Changsu smiled and said, "Okay, I got it."

After Bai Ziyang left, he called Li Gang and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Princess Li Yang's residence. Jing Rui's sister is already eight months pregnant. The big noise tonight might be due to a miscarriage..."

Li Gang heard the order and said, "Yes!"

Sure enough, the next day, the servants of the Princess's Mansion rushed to the Imperial Hospital, saying that Xie Qi had a miscarriage. Li Gang immediately reported to Bai Ziyang, who had expected this, so he picked up the medicine box and jumped on his horse.

When he arrived at the Princess's residence, he jumped off his horse and rushed into the residence. The guards tried to stop him but failed. When he entered the residence, he saw Xiao Jingrui, who looked anxious, and shouted, "Jingrui!"

Xiao Jingrui looked up and saw Bai Ziyang, as if he saw a savior. He hurriedly pulled Bai Ziyang towards the backyard, saying as he walked: "Ziyang, you came at the right time. I was just about to look for you. Please save my little sister..." He pulled Bai Ziyang all the way to the outside of Xie Qi's house.

Before Bai Ziyang entered the room, he heard the wailing of a woman in the room. The eldest princess in the room was holding Xie Qi's hand tightly and said, "Qi'er, Qi'er, the imperial physician will be here soon..."

The princess heard footsteps and thought it was the imperial physician who arrived. She turned around and saw that it was Xiao Jingrui who had come in with a strange man. She knew that Xiao Jingrui was not a man who did things without measure, so she asked, "Jingrui, who is this?"

Xiao Jingrui said: "Mother, this is my good friend Bai Ziyang, who is also a famous doctor on the Langya Divine Doctor List. I asked him to save Sister Qi."

Princess Li Yang stood up hurriedly and said, "Then please ask Mr. Bai to come and take a look at Qi'er..."

After checking their pulse, Bai Ziyang said to them, "Princess, Jing Rui, you two should go out first. I need to give Miss Xie acupuncture and I need some quiet time."

"Oh, okay..." The princess hurriedly walked out of the room with Xiao Jingrui and closed the door. She stayed outside the door and refused to go anywhere. She even stopped the imperial physician invited by the servants. When her daughter's life was at stake, she could only trust her son.