"Your Highness is really good to Ran Ran," Jiang Zhixue smiled and covered her lips, "I heard that the old Duke of Anguo Mansion had great military achievements when he was young and had great prestige in the army. Now he is old and sick, and he should be enjoying his retirement. Your Highness wants to kill you to vent your anger."

She didn't know about the poison. Seeing Wei Hanzhang walking away as if nothing had happened, she thought the Liu family's plan had failed. She said, "The Liu family is reaping the fruits of their own actions. It's really a relief."

Wei Hanzhang stood by the railing of the pavilion by the lake, scattering the bait in his hand into the lake. He shook his head and laughed when he heard his cousin's words.

"The third generation of the Liu family..." Jiang Zhixue muttered, and suddenly asked the servant who reported the news with great interest: "Doesn't that mean the most beautiful woman in the capital will also be beheaded in the street tomorrow?"

After her family was granted a title and moved to the capital, she seemed to have become more lively. She was no longer as sensitive and petty as before, and was not too affected by the rejection of the marriage proposal by her in-laws. She pulled Wei Hanzhang's sleeve, leaned closer and asked, "I haven't seen the most beautiful woman in the capital yet. Is she pretty?"

Wei Hanzhang's mind flashed back to Liu Wanning's beautiful face, which was so stunning that it was hard to forget. She objectively commented, "She is beautiful. In terms of both her appearance and her figure, she deserves the title of the most beautiful woman."

If there hadn't been such a beautiful girl in the family, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion probably wouldn't have tried so hard to help their daughter ascend to the throne.

...and the whole family was implicated.

Jiang Zhixue's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Prettier than you, Ranran?"

"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent for a moment, a little embarrassed to praise himself, so he said: "It depends on personal opinion."

Jiang Zhixue uttered an "oh" and suddenly said, "Then let's go and watch the execution tomorrow. If we don't go this time, we won't have the chance to see this beauty in the future."

"This is beheading at Caishikou, aren't you afraid?" Wei Hanzhang was really shocked. After not seeing her for two months, her cousin had changed a lot. "Besides, your aunt and the others will definitely not allow you to go."

Jiang Zhixue was about to speak, but the servant who came to report was sweating profusely on his forehead. He bowed and said, "You two ladies, you don't know that the eldest daughter of the Liu family is not on the list of people to be executed tomorrow. Steward Chen looked at it several times at the vegetable market entrance and confirmed that he did not see Liu Wanning's name."

Wei Hanzhang was stunned. The third generation of the Liu family was Master Liu. His brothers and sisters-in-law were all going to be beheaded, but Liu Wanning could escape this disaster?

"This..." Jiang Zhixue waved away the servants and said hesitantly, "Could it be that Your Highness has sympathy for this beauty? And actually spared her death?"

"This is the capital city. Trouble comes from the mouth. Cousin, don't try to guess what His Majesty is thinking." Wei Hanzhang reminded her, but her mood inexplicably became depressed. She thought of the scene at Wei Hanshuang's wedding banquet, when Liu Wanning tried her best to win his favor.

Looking up at the setting sun, she patted the remaining bait on her hands and said, "It's getting late. I'm going back home first. I'll come back to play with my cousin another day."

"I just made a joke, Ranran is actually angry?" Jiang Zhixue pulled her sleeve, refusing to let her go, muttering: "Don't leave, we haven't slept together for a long time, Ranran, stay with me tonight."

Seeing her so charming, Wei Hanzhang sighed in his heart that she had changed so much after not seeing her for a few months. He smiled and said, "How could I be angry with my cousin? But I really can't stay today. Let's meet another day."

She had no plans to stay overnight today. When she came here with Jiang in the morning, she didn't even bring spare clothes. Her body shape was different from her cousin's, so she couldn't wear her new clothes.

After leaving Jiang Zhixue's yard, she met Jiang's maid who came to ask her if she wanted to go back.

Jiang is now the mistress of the Weiguo Mansion, so there is no reason for her to stay overnight in another mansion. Fortunately, the two houses are close and can be reached in a short time. She has no regrets and will come again tomorrow.

Wei Heng went to the Ministry of Personnel to be on duty, and there were only mother and daughter in the carriage. Wei Hanzhang was carefully raising his eyes to check Jiang's expression, when he saw that she was also looking at him carefully.

Wei Hanzhang was stunned. He didn't expect his mother to worry about this. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head, saying, "What are you thinking, mother? I'm not the kind of person who likes to be jealous. I won't take this matter to heart."

Jiang's words of comfort were suddenly choked. Didn't she know her daughter? She didn't know who she inherited her tyranny from. Not to mention that His Highness made an exception and spared Liu Wanning's life, she would be unhappy even if he looked at her for a second longer.

But when she carefully observed her daughter's face, she saw that she was indeed calm as usual. She didn't know whether she was happy or sad. After a long sigh, she said, "I have no doubt about your love for you, but no matter how deep your love is, you are so cold to me. I don't know how long you can hold on."

She didn't know that her daughter was poisoned. She just thought that her daughter was still a child and her feelings changed too quickly.

Wei Hanzhang had no way to explain to her, so she just said, "My daughter knows, mother, you don't have to worry about me."

When the carriage entered the mansion, Jiang said, "My son got up early today and didn't sleep for a while at noon. I won't keep any food for you. Go back and rest early."

Wei Hanzhang was already feeling tired, so he bowed slightly when he heard this, said goodbye to his mother, and returned to his own courtyard.

When I stepped into the courtyard, I didn't notice anything wrong. I was just wondering why I didn't see any servants in the courtyard today. When I pushed open the door and saw a man holding a book inside, I suddenly realized.

...Since the prince has come, it is only right that we clear out the idle people.

She sighed in her heart. They just separated yesterday, and he came to her house today. Did he really not give her any time to breathe? Xiao Junzhan looked away from the storybook and saw the little girl standing at the door in a dilemma. He smiled and waved at her, saying, "Come here, Ranran."

"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent, then walked over with difficulty. She was afraid that he would stop hugging her on his lap if they disagreed, so she stopped two steps away and asked, "Why is Your Highness here again?"

Why is it here again...

Xiao Junzhan stood up, took the scroll and tapped her forehead, saying unhappily, "If I hadn't come, I'm afraid you would have forgotten me in less than two days."

Wei Hanzhang stroked his forehead and frowned, "Why are you hitting me?"

"Does it hurt?" Xiao Junzhan took her hand away and leaned over to take a look. He breathed a sigh of relief when he didn't see any red marks. He lowered his head and kissed her smooth forehead, then smiled and said, "You're so delicate."

Wei Hanzhang: “…”

Leading her to sit on the couch, Xiao Junzhan unfolded the scroll in his hand, pointed to a place and asked, "What does Ranran mean by making this mark?"

Wei Hanzhang glanced over, but in a moment, her cheeks quickly heated up. She snatched it away, extremely angry: "It's fine if you're trespassing into a girl's boudoir, but why do you always mess with other people's things!"

My laziness has improved a bit, at least I've updated more...

(End of this chapter)