Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes to look at him and said softly, "Ning Hai, she may be your mistress in the future."

The servant named Ning Hai stood there in a daze.

Xiao Junzhan put the memorial in his hand back on the table, took out a warm jade from his sleeve, and slowly stroked the words engraved on it: "Ran Ran..."

He called softly: "Wei Hanzhang..."

There was a hint of tenderness in the voice, which made Ning Hai frown even lower.

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Wei Hanzhang's carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion. When he entered, he happened to meet Yongle Hou and his eldest son getting off the horse in front of the Wei mansion. Shen Yu followed behind his father and brother with his head lowered and a red mark on his forehead.

It looked like the father and his two sons were preparing to come over to apologize.

Upon seeing Wei Hanzhang, the Yongle Marquis' son bowed and saluted, saying, "Miss Wei Jiu."

Shen Yu behind him seemed very ashamed and just bowed without saying anything.

Wei Hanzhang nodded, knelt down, bowed to them, and said "hello".

There was no disgust on her face, but she certainly didn't look happy.

The Yongle Marquis and his son did not intend to talk too much with the girls in the boudoir, and were soon welcomed into the outer courtyard by the doorman.

Wei Hanzhang stared at the backs of the father and his two sons, feeling sorry for Wei Hanshuang. Such a good girl married Shen Yu, a irresponsible scumbag.

His cousin was also the daughter of an official family. Although her father's family had fallen on hard times, there was still a layer of kinship between them, so it was not too far-fetched for her to marry her second cousin from her uncle's family.

If Shen Yu was responsible, he would reject the marriage and marry his cousin.

If Shen Yu was not a scumbag, he should not have had an affair without a matchmaker, allowing his cousin to follow him without any status and even get pregnant.

According to Wei Hanzhang, this marriage was a very bad one. If the Wei family had any regard for the girl, they should have kicked the father and son out of the house and not let them in to pollute the yard.

But she didn't know that Wei Hanshuang was already seventeen years old. She had arranged to marry Shen Yu two years ago. Now the six ceremonies had been completed and even the wedding date had been set. She was just waiting to get married.

To be honest, Wei Hanshuang is already half a member of the Shen family.

This marriage was not a simple marriage between children. Just as Wei Hanshuang herself said, it was a marriage between the Wei family and the Shen family. As long as the daughter of the Wei family married into the Shen family, it didn't matter how many concubines Shen Yu had in his backyard or whether the concubines were his cousins.

The most important thing is that the wife is a daughter of the Wei family.

The Wei family's biggest anger today is not even about this pregnant cousin. From the perspective of the Wei family's interests, what annoys them the most is that the Shen family should not have involved their eighth daughter. Every girl represents a relationship, even if she is the daughter of a concubine's son or a legitimate daughter.

The Shen family's father and son came to discuss a solution to this matter.

Wei Hanzhang knew clearly that even if her sixth sister really broke off the engagement with the Shen family, her next marriage might not be as satisfactory.

This is the way the world is.

But she still felt sorry for Wei Hanshuang.

When they returned to Jingya Hall, Jiang was indeed not there. Such a big thing happened at the banquet today, and the ladies in charge of the Wei family must have discussed it with Liu.

The more he thought about it, the more headache he got. Wei Hanzhang had a gloomy face and was very scared.

As if what you fear is bound to happen, a maid came hurriedly and whispered, "Ninth Miss, the Marquis wants you to go to Yixing Hall."

Yixing Hall is the main courtyard of the Marquis's Mansion and the residence of the Marquis's wife, Mrs. Liu.

Has Grandfather met the Yongle Marquis and his son? He actually wanted to call her, but he already knew what she did today? Wei Hanzhang was uneasy. She took the sedan chair to Yixing Hall. The maid at the door bowed slightly to her, lifted the curtain and gestured.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard the faint sobbing sound from inside. It was Wei Hanyu.

In the main hall, the loyal and brave Marquis Weiping sat at the head with a stern look on his face, while the Marquis's wife Liu sat next to him with a worried look on her face.

Just like when Wei Hanzhang returned home that day, the lobby was packed with people.

Seeing Wei Hanzhang coming, Marquis Zhongyong raised his eyes and looked at her, "Kneel down!"

Jiang, who was sitting next to Wei Heng, held a handkerchief and tried to plead for mercy, but Wei Heng stopped her with a look.

Wei Hanzhang knelt down upright under the gaze of everyone in the room.

Wei Ping asked, "Do you know what kind of disaster your actions today will bring to the mansion?"

Wei Hanzhang's heart skipped a beat, she was a little confused, she felt that what happened today was just a hindrance to her reputation, how could it bring disaster to the Loyal and Brave Marquis Mansion? Wei Ping saw it and sneered: "The male members of the Xuzhou Cao family were exiled, the female members were sent to the Jiaofang Bureau, and the head of the family, Cao Shiren, was executed. This case was personally judged by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Today, the daughter of a criminal official jumped off a building to commit suicide. Even the doctors inside did not want to save her, but you cried loudly on the spot. If someone with ulterior motives attacks her, others will not care about anything else and will only think that our Wei family is dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's sentence."

The candlelight was bright in the room, and one could clearly see a trace of panic flash across Wei Ping's old face. He was really worried that this matter would be attacked by his political enemies and the prince would remember this.

Wei Hanzhang lowered her eyes and didn't see her grandfather's expression. She felt unspeakable in her heart. She didn't expect that such a small matter could be magnified to this extent in the eyes of Wei Ping, a politician.

If the prince was really as kind and generous as others said, why would he care about the friendship between the two girls? Even more so, he would not be dissatisfied with the punishment of the prince, right? Why did his grandfather become so nervous? She calmed down and said softly, "Grandfather, you worry too much. The prince is wise and brave. Rou Niang and I have been close friends since childhood. When she died, I cried..."

"That's enough! You still dare to talk back? Don't you know you are wrong now?" Wei Ping stood up suddenly, his face livid and angrily shouted:

"What kind of place is the Jiaofangsi? How dare you barge in? That woman is a prostitute. You picked her up in public. Do you think our house is not famous enough?"

Wei Ping's expression turned cold, and he said, "There is already a girl in the mansion who was kidnapped by criminals. How many people laughed at her. You don't know how to be careful with your words and deeds to protect the family's reputation. When you go out, one of you falls into the water, and the other calls a prostitute a sister..."

Wei Ping became angrier and angrier as he spoke. He waved his sleeves and threw the teacup, then turned to Jiang and said, "Teach your daughter good manners. If she is so perverse and rebellious, it will be the Wei family who will stab her in the back when she gets married."

The words implied that the Jiang family had not taught their Wei family's daughter well, which made Jiang's face turn pale and he bowed and said "yes".

Wei Hanzhang felt guilty and angry for causing the Jiang family to suffer. She clenched her hands tightly. She knew that what happened today was a bit impulsive, but she never expected that her grandfather would be such a person.

Is it because he is too politically sensitive, or is he traumatized by the prince?

Are you worried about displeasing the Crown Prince over such a trivial matter?

After the loyal and brave Marquis Weiping scolded several times, he sat down with his hands on his chest, took the teacup handed to him by the Marquis's wife Liu, and said no more.

(End of this chapter)