Wei Hanzhang pulled the hand off his chin and said, "I am arrogant, willful and unreasonable. Your Highness already knew that, didn't you?"

"Of course I know," Xiao Junzhan laughed, and said in an increasingly gentle tone, "I also know that your unreasonable temper is only directed at me."

"..." Wei Hanzhang was choked by his revelation. His unwillingness to admit defeat came up, and he said stubbornly, "It's not just you."

"Oh?" Xiao Junzhan's eyebrows moved slightly, and he said calmly: "Who else is Ranran so unruly to?"

He still had a smile on his face, but his eyes gradually calmed down, as if he was thinking about something, which made Wei Hanzhang's heart skip a beat. He subconsciously changed the subject: "Since you think I'm unreasonable, why do you keep pestering me every day?"

Xiao Junzhan did not answer her. He looked at her mysteriously for a while, then suddenly reached out and held her waist and picked her up. He leaned his forehead against the door and looked into her eyes. He finally mentioned the name that he considered taboo: "Is it Gu Yunran?"

"No!" Wei Hanzhang's face changed when he heard that, and he said quickly, "Can you please stop making random guesses?"

"Okay," Xiao Junzhan didn't seem to be bothered by this question. He just lowered his eyes and looked at her, saying, "Ranran, you can only be unruly and unreasonable to me from now on. Can you do that?"

"..." Wei Hanzhang was speechless. He couldn't help but pinch his shoulder with his hand and said angrily, "Your Highness still has this kind of habit. Do you like unreasonable girls?"

Xiao Junzhan laughed, and the hand holding her waist suddenly tightened: "No matter how domineering and unruly you are, I spoiled you little by little, so I like you naturally. I like Ranran no matter what she is like.

He was willing to pamper her, willing to favor her for no reason, and loved her being unreasonable on purpose. That was his own little temper, and he was happy to indulge her.

Even, no one else is allowed to peek.

Wei Hanzhang understood what he meant, but she couldn't understand how such a man could exist in the world.

He seemed to know how to love people naturally. Even though it was his first time to fall in love, he was able to... move people's hearts without any instruction.

She frowned slightly because of the sudden fluctuations in her heart. A feeling of boredom quickly came over her, and she couldn't help but sneer at him: "What if I don't like you all the time, or even like someone else, will you still like me?"

Xiao Junzhan listened to her deliberately difficult question, and his expression became slightly serious, and he said, "No, Ranran will like me."

“???” Wei Hanzhang couldn’t stand him being so confident and was about to refute him, but he covered his lips with his hand.

Xiao Junzhan smiled at her tenderly and coaxed her, "Ranran, be good. Let's get rid of the poison in your body as soon as we return to Beijing. Don't say these hypothetical words to make me angry again."

He just wanted to hold her in his arms, didn't want to be angry with her at all, and certainly didn't want to bully her.

He couldn't bear to hear any of those ridiculous assumptions.

She was so stupid to ask such a question.

In order to win her favor, he waited anxiously for her to meet him every day under the title of Prince of Yan, restrained his boiling love and approached her carefully, secretly manipulated Gu Yunran to marry someone else, and finally coaxed her into his arms. How could he allow her to change her heart and like someone else?

Hearing about the poison, Wei Hanzhang blinked and said, "Then let's go back to Beijing as soon as possible."

It was so rare for her to be so obedient. Xiao Junzhan pinched her ears and said hello. After letting her go, he thought about the past and smiled again, "Don't you want to know if there are palace maids to serve me in my daily life? Then Ranran will stay here and watch over me."

Wei Hanzhang was somewhat annoyed by his smile and turned away, not bothering to look at him.

Ning Hai, who was outside the door, had probably been paying attention to the movements inside. After a while, he knocked on the door. After getting a response, he led a team of eunuchs in.

Wei Hanzhang propped up his chin and looked at him, and only looked away uncomfortably when Xiao Junzhan started to change his clothes.

Seeing this, Xiao Junzhan couldn't help but smile. Ning Hai saw that he was in a good mood, so he whispered what happened after Qi Yuxiao was captured last night: "She is now in the side hall, locked up with the Liu family. She has been making a fuss all night, saying that she wants to see you. I was afraid that Madam Gu would make too much noise and disturb your rest, so I asked someone to gag her. Does Your Highness want to summon her?"

The name "Madam Gu" was not only addressed to Wei Hanzhang, but also to Xiao Junzhan, who was stunned for a moment, and then said calmly: "No, put her in shackles along with the Liu family, and deal with her when we return to the capital."

Ning Hai was not surprised by his decision. He agreed and told him about how Princess Changle was stopped outside the city gate by Jian Da last night.

After hearing this, Xiao Junzhan's expression remained calm. He only said, "Go over and tell her in person what Cheng Yi did. Tell her that I don't plan to punish her daughter outside the capital. Tell her to be quiet on the way and don't let me change my mind."

Ning Hai bowed, then took the order and left.

He understood that His Highness was warning Princess Changle not to bother him on her way back to Beijing.

After all, His Highness has been in power for many years and has always been decisive in his actions. No one in the court can influence him. Princess Changle has no choice but to return to the capital to save her daughter. There may be some hope if she goes to the palace to ask His Majesty for mercy. If something happens on the way and makes His Highness unhappy, no one can stop him...

Wei Hanzhang, who was standing next to him, was a little surprised when he saw his attitude towards his sister for the first time.

Is the relationship between this brother and sister so cold?

This is my elder sister, who is born of the same mother. The previous queen died young, and it stands to reason that the eldest sister is like a mother...

Thinking that this man was extremely indifferent and cold towards his ministers, and showed no sign of leniency even to his trusted and important ministers, Wei Hanzhang's eyelashes trembled.

She realized later that she seemed to be treated very well.

...It's been like this since we first met.

He had been annoyed with her, angry with her, and even bullied her, but he had never been cold to her.

Not even once, always gentle and indulgent, always smiling comfortably.

Somehow, Wei Hanzhang suddenly remembered what he said yesterday: if anything happened to her, he would be truly alone...

"What's wrong?" Xiao Junzhan glanced at her and saw that she looked dazed. He frowned slightly and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Wei Hanzhang looked up at him, moved his lips, but still did not speak.

What should she say?

I suddenly understood what you said and realized how important I am.

Even if she could not remember the sweetness of their love, even if the poisonous insect still made her see his face as hateful, she would still be moved by his preference for her.

Perhaps it was vanity, Wei Hanzhang thought, the man in front of her was the most supreme man in the world, and being cared for by such a man, she...even if she didn't like him, it would at least be okay to be shocked, right?

(End of this chapter)