"What?" Wei Hanzhang was a little slow to react. After a pause, he said, "She is a natural royal relative, your Majesty's granddaughter. When I first returned to the capital, I knew that Princess Chengyi was the most noble lady in the capital. What can I think?"
"Why bother saying these polite words?" Xiao Junzhan laughed when he heard it. He pulled her hand closer, glanced at her with a smile, and said, "Little liar, she has evil thoughts towards you and is one of the masterminds behind the poison in your body. Aren't you annoyed at all?"
"I didn't lie to you," Wei Hanzhang pushed away his approaching face, stepped back, and said, "She only knew about the poison, but she didn't provide the insects, and she didn't cast the bait. To be honest, compared to Wei Hansu and Liu Wanning, Qi Yuxiao is not the mastermind."
Xiao Junzhan said nothing, just looked at her quietly, his smile slowly faded and his eyes became calm.
Wei Hanzhang felt a little uncomfortable with this look. He was silent for a few breaths. He had no choice but to speak out his true feelings: "Qi Yuxiao is the daughter of Princess Changle. She is your niece. She has called you uncle since she was a child. In the future, she will call me aunt..."
Thinking of Qi Yuxiao's arrogant look with her eyes turned up to the sky and a whip swinging wherever she went, she actually became her junior... Wei Hanzhang paused and continued, "Since I am the elder, I should be more tolerant than her. It is not good to bear grudges with the younger generation. As long as she knows her mistakes and promises not to make them again, then a small punishment will be enough. I can't punish her the same way I punished Wei Hansu."
She is obviously a young girl who has just come of age, but the tone of her voice inadvertently reveals the tenderness of a girl, which makes people feel soft-hearted when listening to her, but she calls him "elder" all the time.
To a 'junior' who was suspected of murdering her, every word she said was impeccable.
If others heard this, they would probably praise her for being sensible and knowing the importance of the matter, and not making a big deal out of it and putting His Highness in a difficult position.
After all, this matter involves Princess Changle. If things go wrong, the father and son of the royal family might have a dispute over it, which would cause turmoil in the court.
But Xiao Junzhan listened quietly, not only did he not appreciate it, but he felt inexplicably annoyed. He couldn't bear to see this girl compromising and swallowing her anger.
He stretched out his hand to hold the back of her neck, and suddenly pulled her towards him. He lowered his head and kissed her hard before saying calmly, "Why not? Since she has the guts to murder you, she should bear the backlash."
What about my niece?
How could it be worth her to handle it with care and let it go?
His girl was indeed young and soft-hearted, but with him protecting her, there was no reason for her to suffer any injustice.
Not to mention her niece, even if it was her own sister who dared to harm her, she would have to pay the price.
He will let everyone know that the Crown Princess's majesty cannot be attacked by anyone.
Wei Hanzhang was so stiff from the kiss that he managed to hold back the action of wiping his lips. He lowered his eyes and said, "Do whatever you want, but I don't want to be blamed for affecting your father-son relationship."
"What does this mean?"
Xiao Junzhan still placed his hand on the back of her neck, and his thumb slowly stroked her delicate earlobe. He said helplessly, "What is Ranran thinking about? How can it affect our father-son relationship?"
With a hint of amusement in his tone, he stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms, stroked her long hair, and asked carefully, "Is it unbearable to hold you like this?"
"..." Wei Hanzhang really wanted to tell him to stay away. He opened his mouth, but finally said cautiously: "...I can still tolerate it."
Still tolerable...
During the time they were in the palace, they were in love and had a lot of affection for each other. His little girl was bold and never shy. She always took the initiative to kiss and hug him...
Express your love generously.
But now...
Xiao Junzhan's eyes were sharp. How could he easily let off the person who caused this situation? He suppressed his killing urge and spoke gently as if coaxing a child: "Ran Ran, do you know how important you are?"
Before Wei Hanzhang spoke, he asked himself and answered, "From the time I was born to the time I came to power, whether I was in high office or in plain clothes, I always had my confidants and personal guards accompanying me. But I have always felt lonely along the way."
They were the only ones in the huge hall, which seemed a little empty, making his words even cooler. "I like this kind of quietness and coolness, and I also understand that the road of emperors throughout history is destined to be lonely, but..."
He held the person in his arms tightly and said, "But, I met you and I love you so much..."
The man's gentle voice was right beside her ears. As he spoke every word, his hot breath sprayed on her neck. She could even feel the unintentional touch of his lips. Wei Hanzhang couldn't help but shrink her neck.
Perhaps it was because of the poisonous insect, the discomfort she had to endure made half of her face red.
Xiao Junzhan watched with his own eyes how the skin under his lips gradually turned crimson, and his lowered eyes also became darker.
He closed his eyes, but couldn't help lowering his head to rub the girl's neck, and whispered: "Ran Ran...if anything happens to you, I will become a completely lonely man."
Wei Hanzhang lay in his arms, desperately shrinking her neck to avoid his close breath, but she couldn't do it at all. Not only could she not avoid him, but her body pressed against him could feel some unspeakable changes in him...
Goosebumps appeared all over her body. She could no longer keep calm and shouted, "Why do you love me? It's just because of my beauty!"
All love at first sight is just lust at first sight!
If Ning Hai had lifted her veil when they first met, and she had a dull face, would he still love her? Xiao Junzhan laughed when he heard this, and gently let her go, like indulging a child who was throwing a tantrum, "It's my fault, I wasn't very polite, and Ranran misunderstood..."
"Really?" After regaining his freedom, Wei Hanzhang immediately got up from his arms, his eyes looking straight down, mocking him mercilessly: "What did I misunderstand? Don't you just love my looks and my body? You've been attracted to me since the beginning, and every time we meet, you'd make advances, kiss and touch me before we could even say a few words."
She wiped her lips fiercely and said angrily, "Your Highness is really good at pretending. You usually act like you have given up love and have nothing to do with women, but you let the ministers in the court praise you as a gentleman like jade, upright and polite. In fact, you are full of ideas about how to take advantage of girls!"
Even the tone of her voice when she was cursing angrily was as clear and melodious as jade beads falling to the ground, making it hard for people to be angry with her.
But Xiao Junzhan still frowned, "It doesn't matter if you misunderstand me, but don't belittle yourself. In addition to your appearance and body, you are unique."
(End of this chapter)
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