Even Jiang thought her daughter might take this opportunity to vent some of the resentment she had accumulated over the past few days, but Wei Hanzhang did not hesitate and said bluntly: "There will be an imperial decree from the palace tomorrow."
Wei Ping's heart was filled with shock and he asked in surprise, "But the imperial edict that conferred you a title? Did His Highness say what position you would be given?"
Inside the room, everyone in the Wei family focused their attention on Wei Hanzhang.
Some were happy, some were expectant, some were nervous; the expressions were extremely complicated.
If they are not close, then they are not close. Wei Hanzhang did not take the opportunity to show off, but just said softly: "You will know tomorrow."
She was indifferent, but Wei Ping didn't care much. He stroked his beard and smiled, "That's right, that's right. His Highness has never taken a concubine. Since he likes you, he will at least give you the status of a concubine..."
Even though their girl had just been rejected by someone, if His Highness truly loves her, it is not impossible for her to become the Crown Prince's concubine.
As for the position of the Crown Prince's wife... Wei Ping breathed a sigh of relief. How could a girl whose engagement had been broken off dare to hope for that?
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After Changmen Hou and a group of eunuchs came to present the coming-of-age ceremony to Wei Hanzhang, less than half an hour later, all the major aristocratic families in the capital had heard the news.
This was the first time that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince showed affection towards a girl. Some attentive officials even thought of the time when Xiao Junzhan came to the Wei Mansion in person for a banquet some time ago.
Then a few days ago, Wei Heng was suddenly mentioned about the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
All these things were puzzling at the time, but now they all have answers.
That afternoon, relatives and old friends kept coming to visit by sending invitations. The Wei Mansion, which was not very busy on ordinary days, was suddenly filled with people.
The purpose of each lady's visit was to pay a visit to Wei Hanzhang, who had a great chance of entering the Eastern Palace.
Regarding this, Liu knew that she could no longer control her little granddaughter, so she certainly would not send someone to call Wei Hanzhang out to meet the guests, which would be a bummer.
Wei Hanzhang herself had no intention of going out to let others see the novelty. She was staying in Tingfeng Pavilion, unable to let go of her newly acquired famous musical instrument.
After lunch, Wei Hanshuang did not return to her husband's home, but came to Tingfeng Pavilion with Wei Hanzhang.
Sitting beside her at the moment, he said with a smile: "I saw that you were usually careless about everything, but I didn't expect that you really love the piano. It can be seen that His Highness treats you very attentively."
It is so rare that the supreme ruler of the world, who is above everyone else, is willing to take the trouble to choose a gift that a girl likes.
"Sixth sister, please stop teasing me." Wei Hanzhang said embarrassedly, "I am a lazy person by nature. I don't really care about anything, so I can't say I'm very good at playing the zither."
It was a hot and humid summer day with cicadas chirping outside, and the two sisters were the only ones inside.
"That's good. A person who doesn't care about anything is something many people would never expect."
People are most afraid of being serious, especially women. Wei Hanshuang sighed and said softly, "I've always said that you are a blessed girl, but I didn't expect that you are so blessed."
Having been pampered since childhood, the biggest low point in her life was probably the broken engagement. But when even the elders in her family thought she was a girl whose engagement had been broken off and it was hard for her to find a good match, she unexpectedly won the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
What a blessing this is.
Wei Hanzhang did not refute this point. She felt that she was indeed very lucky.
Thinking of her gentle and considerate lover, Wei Hanzhang lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Did His Highness say what position he would give you?" Wei Hanshuang asked in a low voice with concern in her eyes, "There is no one else in the East Palace right now. You are the first girl who has caught His Highness's eye. You are still young, so when it's time to act coquettishly, don't be arrogant and refuse to speak."
Is she asking for a higher position herself? Wei Hanzhang was stunned: "What are you talking about, Sixth Sister?"
She had a very good relationship with this cousin, and the imperial edict would arrive tomorrow, so there was nothing to hide. She simply said, "He is so good to me, why would he ask me to be a concubine? Besides, there is no one else in the Eastern Palace right now, so after I am here, there will be no one else."
Xiao Boqian was not a lustful person. Before she appeared, he had never taken in any beautiful woman in the East Palace when he was not attracted to any girl. Now that he had her, how could he take in another woman? Moreover, in the original novel she speculated, he was also a lonely person all his life, without a wife or children.
Xiao Boqian himself said that before he met her, he had never thought about getting married, but he had the idea of adopting a child within the royal family.
She said it so naturally that Wei Hanshuang, who was standing beside her, was stunned.
"Ran Ran," Wei Hanshuang's tone became serious, "You are not going to marry an ordinary family. That is the current prince, the future emperor. You can't even have a child like this."
Her face was full of an expression that said: "How could you have such a rebellious thought?", which made Wei Hanzhang think that he had committed a heinous crime.
"...How can it be so exaggerated?" Feeling somewhat helpless at her cousin's serious attitude, Wei Hanzhang said, "My words are indeed fantasy to others, but Sixth Sister, just wait and see. The future is too long, and I dare not say too much. Let's just take it one step at a time."
If Xiao Boqian really dares to take a concubine, she will never like him again.
Wei Hanshuang, who is usually a man of few words, spent the entire afternoon trying to persuade Wei Hanzhang about this matter.
It was nothing more than instilling in my little cousin the tolerance and magnanimity that a legitimate wife should have, especially since she was marrying into the royal family and for the sake of offspring, the future emperor could not have only one wife.
Wei Hanzhang was so dizzy from all the persuasion that the image of Xiao Junzhan taking another beautiful woman even popped up in his mind.
Knowing that her cousin was only thinking of her own good, she forced herself to maintain a smile and listened to the brainwashing advice. It was not until it was getting dark and it was time for Wei Hanshuang to return to her husband's home as a new bride that she breathed a sigh of relief and personally sent her downstairs.
Looking at his cousin dressed as a woman walking away, Wei Hanzhang was glad that she did not advise him to respect his elders.
Saying things like 'There is no parent who is not wrong'.
She knew very well how cold-hearted the master and mistress of this mansion were, and she no longer had any ties of kinship between them.
No matter who comes to persuade him, it is just talk without any pain.
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Xiao Junzhan is still as fast as ever in doing things.
Early the next morning, Ning Hai personally led a group of eunuchs to the Mansion of Marquis Zhongyong to announce the imperial decree.
At that time, Wei Hanzhang had just got up. Jiang went up to the second floor of Tingfeng Pavilion in person, put a simple bun on her daughter's hair, and went to the front of the courtyard to listen to the emperor's order.
If they had known that an imperial edict would come today, the men in the Wei family would have stayed at home and taken a break. When Wei Hanzhang arrived, dozens of people in the Wei family were kneeling on the ground, waiting to receive the edict.
(End of this chapter)