"You are old, why bother talking about those things?" Jiang didn't agree at all, and said, "I just hope that you and your brothers are safe and sound now. As for the rest, let him be."

"Mother!" Wei Hanzhang refused to listen to her saying that and said seriously, "You are not old at all. You are still young and vigorous."

"Okay, just take care of yourself and don't worry about your parents." Jiang was very touched by her daughter's thoughtfulness. She smiled and said, "Your father and I have lived like this for half of our lives. What kind of changes can there be when we get old?"

"But..." Wei Hanzhang said subconsciously: "You sent all of my father's concubines away. Isn't this a change of events?"

"That was your father's fault, you can't blame me." Jiang had no intention of telling her daughter the details, she just said calmly: "He is very outrageous, who has the patience to care about him."

Wei Hanzhang was completely speechless at his mother's careless tone.

She finally understood that Wei Heng was planning to turn over a new leaf and didn't even want a concubine. He just wanted to stay with his first wife and love her.

Unfortunately, his sincere feelings were only met with Jiang's comment of "outrageous".

Wei Hanzhang is a girl, so she is naturally closer to her mother and can empathize more with Jiang.

Put yourself in his shoes. You have been polite and respectful to your husband for half your life. He has many concubines and many illegitimate children, but at the last minute he suddenly wants you to have feelings other than that of a married couple.

...It's indeed quite outrageous.

It's not that cheap to get whatever you want.

Even if you are the male protagonist of the original novel, it won’t work.

Thinking of Jiang's tragic ending in the original novel...

Wei Hanzhang's last bit of sympathy for his biological father disappeared, and he agreed, "Mother did the right thing. She really shouldn't have paid any attention to him."

"...You change so quickly." Jiang glanced at her and said with a smile: "That's your biological father."

"I am closest to my mother. No matter what she does, I will stand by her side, even my own father."

Wei Hanzhang held Jiang's hand and fanned the flames, "If you ask me, you are still so young, you have money, beauty and me, so you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position. If you can't live together anymore, just divorce and find some younger and more considerate men to serve you."

Jiang didn't expect that she could be so 'considerate'. She stayed there for a long while before finally realizing how willful this girl had been spoiled.

I used to think she was bold and delicate, but I never knew she could be so bold.

According to the openness of the current social customs, there are indeed several noble ladies in the capital who, due to various reasons, could not make it in their husband's family and divorced, and then took their dowries to set up their own families and kept male lovers to live on.

But it is probably rare in the world for a daughter to support her mother in divorce and raising a male lover.

Wei Hanzhang touched his face and said carefully, "Why is mother looking at her daughter like this... Is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"...There's nothing wrong with the words themselves," after all, she had thought about it herself, but...

Jiang shook her head slightly and said, "I know you are filial, but as a junior, you should not speak carelessly about the things between me and your father."

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At this time, in the courtyard of Liu Hou's mansion, several young ladies who were waiting to be married were playing drinking games.

Ever since he learned from Yingniang that the palace was allocated for the residence of important officials and that the courtyard next to the Liuhou Mansion was where the family of Duke Chen lived, Wei Hansu subconsciously became close to her. After his foot injury healed, he would take a walk around the Liuhou Mansion almost every day, hoping to meet his sweetheart.

I was determined to see if I could establish some connection with the people in Duke Chen's Mansion and get closer to that person.

Yingniang is hosting a banquet for her close friends today. I heard that two girls from Duke Chen's Mansion will be coming, so Wei Hansu will naturally not be absent.

At the banquet, in order to befriend the girls from the Chen family and get some news about his beloved, Wei Hansu put aside his usual timidity and took the initiative to talk to them.

The Wei family had just produced a Crown Princess, who was very popular. Wei Hansu was the only unmarried girl in the Duke of Wei's Mansion. She could live in the inner city with the Crown Princess, so they must have a good sisterly relationship. Therefore, the noble ladies in the room were willing to compliment her more.

One party wanted to take the initiative to get closer, and the other party was also willing to praise him more. As a result, the table was filled with laughter and it was very lively.

Both the host and the guests were having a great time and drank for several rounds. Wei Hansu was drunk and wanted to go out for some fresh air, so he helped his maid out of the private room.

After running into Chen Zishu here several times in a row, she knew that at this time, it was almost time for him to return home from the inner city.

Thinking of that tall figure in his heart, Wei Hansu's already drunken face became even more flushed.

What a coincidence! When she was leaving the courtyard of Liuhou Mansion holding the hand of her maid, she looked up and saw the handsome and elegant man walking towards them at the corner surrounded by green willows.

The man was tall and slender, wearing a casual suit with narrow sleeves. A jade belt outlined his slender waist. He stood straight and strong, like a piece of brittle bamboo that could not be bent.

Wei Hansu had seen it many times, but he still stared at it.

They are so destined to meet each other. They come here several times and almost always meet each other...

The young man over there also saw her, slowed down his pace slightly, and turned to another path as usual.

That road also leads back to Duke Chen’s Mansion.

...What a polite man, he avoided her intentionally for fear of offending her.

Wei Hansu felt sweet in her heart. If it was usual, she would be satisfied with just a glance from afar. But today, perhaps because she drank too much, before she could think about it, she heard herself calling out, "Wait a minute, Master Chen."

As soon as the words came out, not only did the man not far away stop, but even Wei Hansu, who had spoken out so bluntly, looked annoyed, fearing that his lover would think that he was not reserved enough.

But when he thought of what Ranran had said to him, that girls should be more generous and that being timid was too petty, Wei Hansu encouraged himself, straightened his back, and walked towards the stopped figure with determination.

On this side, Chen Zishu, who was called, slowly turned around, glanced at the girl who was approaching, and said, "What do you want to call me, young lady?"

He looked calm, with the perfect curve on his lips, very polite, which made Wei Hansu's face turn redder, and his voice unconsciously became softer, "I came here to thank you. I was bitten by a snake that day, and before I passed out I saw you standing in front of me, and you saved me... Since Ranran and I have met, I should thank you."

The girl looked shy and her voice was almost inaudible. If Chen Zishu had not been well-versed in the six arts, no one would have been able to hear her.

He met the gorgeously dressed Seventh Lady of the Wei Mansion almost every time he returned home these days. How could he not understand what the other was thinking?

The next chapter will be later, it is still being polished~~~Also, please vote, it is the end of the month, the end of the month!!! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)