Chengming Palace.

Having been on the road for these days, Xiao Junzhan had neglected a lot of government affairs. At this time, he was discussing government affairs with several court officials in the conference room.

Ning Hai bowed his head and reported a few words. He listened attentively and said calmly, "Let her do it."

Wei Heng was also in the hall. After the political affairs were discussed, Xiao Junzhan invited several ministers to have dinner with him as a token of his favor.

There was a dish of roasted lamb on the table. After Xiao Junzhan finished eating it, he asked someone to send a portion to Qixiang Palace for him to taste.

Several officials sighed inwardly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had always been strict and averse to women, usually had an indifferent expression and looked distant. But they didn't expect that once he fell in love, he could be so gentle and considerate.

An official noticed that he was in a very good mood and couldn't help but say, "I saw that Your Highness seemed like a detached and enlightened person. I thought I would never see you marry and have children. I never thought that there would be a woman in the world who could move your heart. It's right to let you enter the world of mortals. This way, the people of the world can rest assured."

Xiao Junzhan smiled faintly and told Ning Hai, "Go and pour a glass of wine for Lord Liu."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Ning Hai was the personal eunuch of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he himself was a second-rank official. The old man didn't dare to be served by him. He stood up slightly and held the wine glass with both hands. After the wine was filled, he drank it all in one gulp and asked, "I wonder when the wedding date will be set for His Royal Highness?"

"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is still calculating the date," Xiao Junzhan also drank the wine in his cup and said with a smile, "Once the wedding date is set, I will inform all the ministers."

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Qixiang Palace.

There were more than a dozen palace maids waiting inside. When they saw their master coming, they all knelt down and said, "Greetings, Miss Wei."

Wei Hanzhang said thank you.

Thinking that he would have to stay here for at least a month, he simply got to know everyone and finally pointed to the younger matron in charge to lead him around the palace.

Qixiang Palace is not too big, but it is exquisitely and meticulously decorated.

It can’t be said to be magnificent, but it is a royal villa after all, and even the decorations reveal the royal nobility.

After walking around, it was getting dark.

Mei Gu, who came with them, asked in a low voice, "Miss, do you want to order the meal?"

Wei Hanzhang nodded and said, "Yes."

There were a total of sixteen dishes for dinner, including both hot and cold dishes, including sour, sweet, and spicy.

Wei Hanzhang led Wei Hansu to their seat and started eating.

Halfway through the meal, a palace servant from Chengming Palace brought a pile of roasted mutton. Wei Hanzhang tasted it with a smile and asked, "Who are you dining with, Your Highness?"

If he was alone, it would not be the palace servants who delivered the dishes, but he himself would have come.

As expected, the palace servant replied, "Your Highness was discussing government affairs with several ministers in the court this afternoon, and when it was time for dinner, he invited you to stay for dinner."

"Your Highness really loves Ranran," Wei Hansu said with a smile, "When he was dining with the ministers, he was thinking about you."

Wei Hanzhang smiled without saying anything, feeling a little sweet in his heart.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. After dinner, it was still bright in the sky. The summer palace was quite cool, with a gentle breeze blowing. Looking at the scenery that he had never been to, Wei Hanzhang had the idea of ​​taking a walk to digest his food.

The two sisters went out to play hand in hand. Mei Gu led the way, and several palace maids followed behind to serve them. Along the way, there were beautiful flowers and tall trees, and occasionally a few birds were startled and fluttered their wings.

Along the way, they met several teams of guards on duty. Thinking of Jiang's instructions, when Wei Hanzhang saw outstanding young men with good looks among them, he would carefully observe Wei Hansu's expression.

Seeing that her expression did not change, he did not take it seriously. Fate is something that will come naturally when the time comes.

As for Chen Zishu? He was an extremely outstanding man. Actually, if Wei Hanzhang were to say it, she and Chen Zishu didn't have much in common. It seemed that his strange feelings for him were not that deep, and he probably let them go long ago.

In this case, if he and Wei Hansu really fall in love, they would be a perfect match.

Feeling that Wei Hansu was pulling his arm carefully, he turned his head to look at her and happened to see that her eyes were looking at one place.

I couldn't help but look in the direction he was looking, and was soon slightly stunned. I didn't expect that while I was thinking about it, I would see someone right in front of me.

Chen Zishu, dressed in a black robe, was walking towards them from a distance, followed by several guards in a hurry.

Wei Hanzhang sighed inwardly. After meeting them from time to time these days, she couldn't help but feel that these two might really be destined to be together, not to mention Wei Hansu, who was already feeling amorous.

Seeing Chen Zishu approaching from afar, she held her breath.

It seemed that they had finally been spotted. Chen Zishu paused for a moment, then walked closer as usual, bowed and said, "Hello, ladies."

The Wei Hanzhang sisters also bowed. After the two sides greeted each other, Chen Zishu did not say anything to the future Crown Princess and quickly bowed and took his leave.

But Wei Hansu suddenly asked, "Where is Prince Chen going?"

Her voice was trembling, as if she had taken a lot of courage to say this, but it was still quite generous.

Chen Zishu was obviously caught off guard by her sudden question. He was slightly stunned and was about to speak when Mei Gu in front of him looked up inadvertently and her face changed drastically, "Miss, be careful, there is a snake!"

Wei Hanzhang looked up reflexively, and saw a colorful giant snake as thick as his arm hanging upside down on a tree, spitting out its tongue and swimming towards him quickly.

She stood there in a daze, and Wei Hansu screamed "Ah!" in her ears. It turned out that a green snake similar in color to the grass suddenly appeared at her feet and bit her leg.

Wei Hansu's shrill cry pierced the sky, awakening countless snakes of all kinds, which slid down the tree trunks and swam towards this side.

"There are poisonous snakes!" Chen Zishu drew out the knife from the waist of the guard beside him, cut off the two snakes that were about to surround him, and shouted: "Come here, protect Miss Wei and leave this place."

The guards who were traveling with him were agile and spread out in an instant, surrounding the sisters Wei Hanzhang and Wei Hansu.

Mei Gu also immediately came to Wei Hanzhang's side to protect him, looking around with vigilant eyes.

Everyone retreated all the way. Wei Hansu was bitten on the foot by a poisonous snake. After struggling to take a few steps, his face turned as pale as paper and he was sweating profusely.

Mei Gu carried her on her back, while Wei Hanzhang held onto the hem of her slightly long skirt with one hand to prevent herself from falling. Chen Zishu held the other hand at the elbow and she followed him to escape.

She didn't even dare to look at the ground, her whole concentration was on being dragged along. God knows, she was most afraid of snakes, her heart was pounding with fear.

There are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the south of the Yangtze River. During the years in Xuzhou, she always carried a specially prepared realgar insect repellent powder in her purse. She had never been surrounded by snakes. This scene now had never appeared even in her most terrible nightmare.

(End of this chapter)