Wei Heng saw with his own eyes his two daughters in danger, one with blood all over her face and the other already unconscious. Even though he was usually calm, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy at the time.

However, his daughter was already considered half a royal member and was taken away directly by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Given Xiao Junzhan's aura at the time, Wei Heng, as a father, did not dare to disturb her.

When he returned home, Jiang had already received the news and was waiting for him at the door.

The couple had been a little awkward with each other recently, and Jiang didn't care about anything at this time. Seeing him come back, she hurried to greet him and asked, "How is Ranran? Is he injured?"

"I was standing far away and saw that Ran Ran was well protected and not injured." Wei Heng held her arm and answered seriously, "Qiniang, on the other hand, seemed to be unconscious."

Whoever has the child will feel sorry for him. Upon hearing that her little daughter was not injured, Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and even automatically blocked out the next words her husband said.

Holding Madam Zhou's hand, she sat on the chair, and asked him with some uneasiness to confirm: "Did you see clearly? Ranran is really not injured?"

Wei Heng patiently replied again, and then said: "If Madam is worried, go to Qixiang Palace to see Ranran early tomorrow morning."

Just as Jiang was about to speak, a servant who looked like a palace eunuch came hurriedly, entered the room, and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Duke, and Madam Duke."

When someone came from the palace, Jiang suppressed her anxiety and asked, "What's the matter with you, eunuch? But my girl..."

"Miss Wei was frightened, but fortunately she was not injured. Your Highness specially sent this servant to inform you two so as not to worry your family." The eunuch said respectfully, "The seventh young lady of your family is also fine."

After hearing this, Jiang finally felt relieved.

She clasped her hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.

After sending away the eunuch who came to deliver the message, Jiang couldn't help but feel grateful again for His Highness's care for her daughter, even taking into account such small details.

…………

When Wei Hanzhang woke up, it was already bright outside. She sat up and thought about what she had done before she fell asleep last night...

I don’t know when that person left.

Luzhu and Lulan heard the noise inside and knew that their master had woken up, so they went in to help her wash up.

"Young lady," Lu Zhu whispered, "several ladies have sent in invitations this morning, saying they want to visit you. They are all waiting in the inner hall now."

"What?" Wei Hanzhang was startled at first, then he quickly reacted and said, "Why didn't you wake me up? If someone didn't know, they would think I was deliberately making things difficult for them."

Lu Zhu smiled and said, "His Highness specially called Eunuch Ning to come, saying that no matter who comes, they must not disturb your sleep."

"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent for a moment, then said, "Hurry up, don't keep others waiting."

But my heart was bubbling with sweet bubbles. It turned out that older men are caring.

"There's no rush. Our lady is here too," said Lu Lan, who was painting her hairpins. "She's chatting with the ladies in the inner hall. It's okay for you to go later."

"Mother is here too?" Wei Hanzhang was a little excited. Yesterday was so thrilling and she missed her family too.

"Madam came here early in the morning. By the way, the one from the Anguo Mansion is also outside, and..." Luzhu paused while dressing up, and said, "and the former Princess Chengyi."

"Qi Yuxiao? What is she doing here?" This really puzzled Wei Hanzhang. Was she here to pay respects to her 'aunt'? As for Liu Wanning's coming, she didn't think it was strange. She must have other intentions.

Since she knew that Jiang was entertaining the guests for her, Wei Hanzhang was not in a hurry to leave.

Thinking that this was her first time to meet the ladies of various families as the future Crown Princess, it was necessary for her to dress up formally, so she sat obediently.

After everything was packed, Wei Hanzhang took Mei Gu's hand and walked into the inner hall.

It was indeed very lively inside. The ladies of each family were dressed in luxurious attire, with hairpins, rings, pearls and jade, and were stunningly beautiful. They filled the not-so-large inner hall. Among them were some whom Wei Hanzhang knew and some whom he had never met before.

Seeing her come in, the ladies who were chatting and laughing all stood up and bowed.

Wei Hanzhang's expression remained unchanged. He asked them to stand up before saying, "You are too polite."

Wei Hanshuang's mother-in-law, Madam Yonglehou, also came. She said solemnly, "Although the wedding ceremony has not yet been held, the imperial decree has been issued. You are the king and we are the subjects. The ceremony cannot be abolished."

Jiang knew that the wife of the Yongle Marquis had come to propose marriage for her nephew in one day and had "ruined the marriage", but she did not blame her. Others did not know the inside story, but how could she, as a mother, not know it? Hearing this , Jiang smiled and said, "Speaking of which, we are all relatives. Now that the etiquette between the monarch and the minister has been completed, we can talk properly."

Wei Hanzhang sat at the top, looking around to see who had come.

Soon, she expressed doubts about Jiang's words "they are all relatives".

Apart from the Yongle Marquis family, which was related by marriage because of Wei Hanshuang, the only relative in the palace was the wife of the Duke of Jiang, Wei Hanye's in-laws' family.

But Luzhu was not wrong. Those who handed in the invitations today were all wives from various families, but not all of them were married women.

At a glance, almost every lady was accompanied by her own daughter, who seemed to be young girls in their prime, not much different in age from her.

Liu Wanning was also sitting upright on a chair. When she saw Wei Hanzhang looking at her, she smiled slightly, with a bit of respect.

He is really adaptable.

Qi Yuxiao held her teacup, staring at the pattern on it without even looking up.

Wei Hanzhang was too lazy to look at her any longer, and only said to everyone: "You should have heard that I was a little frightened yesterday, so I got up a little late today. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

Naturally, they were respectful and polite again.

I know that she grew up in Jiangnan and doesn't know much about the noble families in the capital, let alone know a few of them.

As soon as Wei Hanzhang sat down, the ladies sitting in the hall began to greet him one by one. Those who brought their daughters with them were introduced to them in detail.

Wei Hanzhang listened with an unchanged expression, and from time to time he would imitate the tone of an elder and ask a question or two.

Jiang had long seen through the intentions of these people. She was worried that her daughter was too young and might lose her temper and cause trouble, but she didn't expect to see her acting like a little adult.

I couldn't help but feel a little funny, but also felt relieved.

Liu Wanning remained silent throughout, watching the dispute in the hall in silence.

Qi Yuxiao, on the other hand, had a somewhat sarcastic look on her face.

Wei Hanzhang had not had breakfast and was just putting a piece of tea cake into his mouth when he heard the wife of the Earl of Yongyi talking again.

"You just arrived at the palace and you have encountered such a thing. It is really distressing," said the wife of the Earl of Yongyi. "In my opinion, the inner city is too deserted. If more people live there, the snakes, insects, rats and ants will not dare to be so arrogant."

(End of this chapter)