No one would take this as a joke.

Wei Hanzhang could even feel the murderous aura in the air. With her rich imagination, she seemed to see a "person" with his skin peeled off and his bones extracted appear before her eyes.

If a puddle of mud can still be called a "person".

From the time they met until now, whether it was the evaluation of others or her own understanding, Xiao Boqian was undoubtedly a gentle, generous and kind monarch.

But now, this perception was overturned by the cold words "skinning and bone pulling" he said.

Wei Hanzhang, who was brought up in pampered circumstances and had everyone around her treat her with kindness, felt for the first time the cold-blooded horror of feudal society.

This horror comes from the actual master of this dynasty.

During the few breaths she was stunned, Xiao Junzhan had already walked up to her, stretched out his hand to hold her wrist, and whispered: "Are you woken up? Are you still sleepy?"

The young monarch's gentle voice spread in the silent night, waking up everyone in the courtyard.

Wei Hansu seemed to have seen the last straw, and he struggled a few times in a crawling posture, shouting hoarsely: "Ran Ran, save me, save my life, I just had a moment's thought, and I didn't mean to hurt you, I already regret it, and I won't dare to do it again."

Her dress was stained with blood, her fingers were bloody and she looked extremely miserable.

Wei Hanzhang had good eyesight, and could see her fingers clearly under the bright lights from a few steps away...

"She..." Wei Hanzhang held Xiao Junzhan's hand with his backhand, looked up at him, stared at him with eyes red with fear, and said, "What happened to her nails?"

Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes and looked at her for a long time without saying a word. His eyes were as deep and quiet as the stars.

Being looked at like this, Wei Hanzhang subconsciously wanted to stay away from him, but the hand on her wrist was like an iron clamp and could not be moved.

Ning Hai, who was standing at the door, was sweating with anxiety when he saw this. He stepped into the hall and explained in a low voice, "Young lady, please do not misunderstand His Highness. You don't know that the poison you got this time is closely related to this concubine sister. How can His Highness easily forgive someone who hurt you?"

He really couldn't bear to see his own prince pouring out his heart and soul for a girl, only to be met with fear and alienation from the other party in return.

Ning Hai said, "Your concubine sister put a poison in your green plum soup, causing your temperament to change drastically. His Highness punished her to vent your anger for you, and you still have sympathy for her, don't you?"

At the end of the conversation, the eunuch chief seemed to be somewhat indignant for his master.

It was not until Xiao Junzhan glanced at him that he stopped his indignant tone.

Xiao Junzhan straightened the girl's hair and said gently, "Ran Ran, you must not be soft-hearted to such a person. If she doesn't die for this crime, the dignity of the Crown Princess will no longer exist. I don't know how many people will dare to attack you in the future."

There is no need to pay any price for committing insubordination, so who would be afraid of it?

Wei Hanzhang understood this logic, and she was not soft-hearted. As she said before, if it was really Wei Hansu who did it, then any consequence would be her own fault.

Can……

She paused, looked at Wei Hansu who was still struggling frantically for mercy, and said, "Can I say a few words to her?"

Xiao Junzhan let go of her hand and slightly moved sideways to make way.

Ning Hai made a gesture and the palace maids who were holding Wei Hansu retreated. The moment she regained her freedom, she crawled forward.

(End of this chapter)