Not to mention how complicated the feelings of everyone in the Wei family were, Ning Hai slowly opened the bright yellow scroll in his hand.

By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: The daughter of the Vice Minister of Personnel, Ms. Wei, is of a distinguished family, of beautiful appearance, and of virtuous character. You are hereby appointed as the Crown Prince's principal wife.

So ordered.

After Ning Hai finished reading the imperial edict, he presented it with both hands, and Wei Hanzhang took it respectfully.

The kneeling members of the Wei family thought that the matter was over and were about to stand up, but they saw a young eunuch behind Ning Hai step forward a few steps, holding what seemed to be another imperial edict in his hand.

Ning Hai took the imperial edict from the young eunuch and said loudly, "Minister of Personnel Wei Heng accepts the order."

Everyone in the Wei family's expression changed and they knelt down again.

Because the Crown Princess was from the Wei family, her father Wei Heng was canonized as a Duke and given the title "Wei". He was also granted a Duke's Mansion, which was inherited for three generations and then reduced. Her mother Jiang was a first-rank lady. Wei Yunpei, as the Crown Princess's younger brother and the only legitimate son of Wei Heng, did not need to ask for a title and was directly made the Crown Prince.

With one imperial decree, Wei Hanzhang's parents and brothers were all granted special favors.

In this dynasty, the title of Duke is the highest among the noble families, and there are no more than a handful of Duke's mansions in the entire capital.

Although it is not hereditary, it is already extremely precious.

This time, not only did the Wei family fail to react, even Wei Hanzhang was a little dazed.

After all, Xiao Junzhan had only told her about the title of Marquis Cheng'en for the Jiang family, but he had not informed her in advance about the title of Duke Weiguo for Wei Heng.

"My Lord, please accept the decree." Ning Hai handed the imperial edict to Wei Heng and said with a smile, "The mansion granted to you is the former Prince Gong's Mansion. It is not far from the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion, separated by a courtyard, so it will be convenient for you to move."

Wei Heng mechanically stretched out his hand, accepted the order and expressed his gratitude.

Wei Ping, who was kneeling in the front, led his wife and children to stand up. When he side-glanced at the imperial edict in his second son's hand, his expression seemed a little dazed.

This is the Duke.

It is one rank higher than the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Mansion. Even if it is the maternal family of Queen Jiaen, they are usually directly promoted one rank from the original title...

Why is this happening? Xiaojiu is still just the Crown Princess.

How could it be that his son's title was higher than his father's?

It sounds good to say that there are two nobles in one family, but anyone with a little bit of common sense will understand.

His Highness's move was to bypass his grandfather and directly grant favor to the Crown Princess's father...

This is dissatisfaction with him! He has even expressed this dissatisfaction directly.

Wei Ping's eyes were like lightning, staring straight at his little granddaughter...

It was her. It must be Xiaojiu who whispered something to His Highness! Wei Hanzhang seemed to sense something and was about to turn around when Ning Hai called her respectfully, "Miss Wei, can you please excuse me for a moment and talk to me?"

"...Follow me."

Leading Ning Hai to a corner, Wei Hanzhang turned around and said, "Just tell me what you want to say."

Ignoring the different expressions on the faces of the Wei family members not far away, Ning Hai called out four aunts dressed in palace ladies' uniforms from behind him and said respectfully, "Miss Wei, these four are the ladies-in-waiting that His Highness has prepared for you."

Wei Hanzhang took the opportunity to glance at the few people. The four female officials were about 30 or 40 years old, with ordinary looks. They didn't have any red hairpins in their hair, and they were even plainer than the palace maids beside them.

She doesn't look like the cautious female officials in the palace, but rather... looks like someone who practices martial arts.

Wei Hanzhang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this the guard he chose for me?"

"You really have a good eye," Ning Hai flattered with a smile, and said, "These aunts are all third-rank female officials, and they are all proficient in martial arts. You can use them as guards. His Highness said that you can use them as you like, even without giving orders. If something really happens, they will protect their master."

Wei Hanzhang was stunned when he heard this.

...So, he specially sent her four female officials because he was worried that she would be bullied? Ning Hai saw that the girl in front of him was a little touched, and he felt satisfied.

He would definitely find a way to say a few good words for His Highness. Even the most iron-hearted girl from the Wei family would be moved, right? After finishing his work, Ning Hai bowed and said goodbye. He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly turned back and said to Wei Heng, who was seeing him off: "I almost forgot His Highness' instructions. His Highness has a verbal order. Sir Wei, since you have been awarded the title of Duke, you should set up your own business and move out of the Marquis' Mansion with your wife and children as soon as possible."

Afraid that Wei Heng had forgotten where the mansion was, Ning Hai reminded him again: "His Highness has granted you a mansion, which is located on this street in the former Prince Gong's Mansion. Someone has been specially sent to repair the courtyard. Lord Wei should move there as soon as possible to live up to His Highness's efforts."

The corners of Wei Hanzhang's lips twitched when he heard this, and he hurriedly lowered his head to cover it up. He was giving many warnings, fearing that Wei Heng would not move.

After all, she had been in the capital for a few months, and the place was not far away. She had heard of Prince Gong's Mansion. Wasn't it next to the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion? The courtyard across was the villa of Prince Yan's Mansion where she and Xiao Boqian met every day in the past few days.

So, after all this trouble, even if she moved to the 'Weiguo Mansion', she would still be separated from him by a wall? This might also be the reason why Xiao Boqian reminded Wei Heng to move.

He didn't want Wei Hanzhang to suffer any more injustice at the hands of Wei Ping and Liu, and considering that after Wei Heng moved out of the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery with his wife and children, it would be troublesome for him to find a house next door.

Ning Hai led a large group of eunuchs back to the palace, leaving the Wei family members looking at each other in bewilderment.

Wei Hanzhang turned around and was about to go back to catch up on his sleep when Wei Heng stopped him.

"Ran Ran, your father's title of Duke belongs to you..." He seemed to be unable to speak, and hesitantly said: "My son doesn't need it..."

"You misunderstood. I didn't ask for the title for you," Wei Hanzhang said. "I just found out about this, just like you."

As she spoke, she bowed slightly, not looking at Wei Ping and Liu's hesitant expressions, apologized to her parents, and turned back to Tingfeng Pavilion.

The weather is so hot, who has the patience to stay outside?

Jiang loved her daughter so much that she was not willing to force Wei Hanzhang to learn the rules. She let her come to pay her respects early in the morning or not, which made her more and more sleepy.

After going upstairs, Wei Hanzhang saw the four aunts following him. After roughly noting down their names, he instructed Luzhu and Lulan on the side: "These aunts are new here. Please help them settle down and explain to them the taboos and rules they need to pay attention to when they are around me."

Luzhu and Lulan responded in unison.

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Imperial Palace, Changji Hall.

After hearing Ning Hai's report, Xiao Junzhan felt a little happy.

"Do you think she's in a good mood?" Xiao Junzhan paused and said, "I gave her father a title too suddenly. Will Ranran blame me for not informing her in advance?"

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