Xiao Junzhan was looking through the 'letters' from the morning. When he saw Wei Hanzhang coming in, he looked up at her and said, "I'll be done here soon. If you're bored, feel free to walk around."

Wei Hanzhang was silent. Why did he say that...it was as if she was waiting for him.

Thinking about it in his mind, he just nodded slightly and said okay.

She didn't hesitate and walked straight to the bookshelf. She had been thinking about these books since the morning.

Every piece of music score is a unique copy, which shows how many good things there are here.

Wei Hanzhang searched for a while, took out a travel book, sat down at the tea table by the window and began to read it carefully.

Ning Hai came in once and served tea to the two of them.

Seeing how they were getting along so peacefully, I was even more puzzled. Didn’t I have the intention to kill them this morning?

Wei Hanzhang was absorbed in reading a travel book and two pieces of tea cakes when he suddenly noticed someone standing next to him.

She was slightly startled, and when she looked up, she saw that Prince Xiao had walked towards her at some point.

"Did you get scared?" Xiao Junzhan asked gently, "Why are you so timid?"

Wei Hanzhang muttered to himself, when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. You have to ask for help from others, you have to ask for help from others!

She barely managed to hold back the urge to choke: "Are you done with your work, Prince?"

Xiao Junzhan nodded slightly and said, "Ranran, you can call me by my name."

Wei Hanzhang was stunned for a moment, then he heard him say again: "Is it okay?"

It was normal for peers to address each other by their given names. Wei Hanzhang once again said he had something to ask of him, then asked softly, "What's your name, uncle?"

"... Boqian," Xiao Junzhan smiled and said softly, "Ranran, remember this, don't call me by the wrong name."

After saying that, he glanced at the book in her hand and asked, "Ran Ran likes to read this kind of miscellaneous books?"

"I like to read all kinds of strange books. I've even read two medical books." Wei Hanzhang closed the book and said, "I just don't like to read orthodox women's books."

She was clicking on him again.

You see, I am so uneducated that it is unfitting for me to be your prince's wife. Even if I am a step-wife, I still need to know how to be a wife.

Xiao Junzhan smiled slightly, sat opposite her, and said, "Ran Ran is very smart."

"..." Wei Hanzhang was really choked by his reaction. After a while, he said, "Why are you so slick?"

In his twenty years of life, this was the first time a girl said he was slick-tongued. Xiao Junzhan paused and laughed, "I don't deserve to be called slick-tongued. I just said what I felt in my heart."

Wei Hanzhang's heart tightened under his focused gaze, and she quickly stood up and said, "My eyes are tired from reading, I'm going to go out for a walk."

"Okay." Xiao Junzhan stood up and said softly, "You don't have to stay here. You can go anywhere."

Although the host had spoken, Wei Hanzhang still didn't dare to walk around casually. Even if it was just a branch of Prince Yan's mansion, she would still be worried about running into people.

If someone really caught her having private contact with this prince, it would be hard to explain...

Thinking of this, Wei Hanzhang didn't even dare to go out of the courtyard, and went straight to sit on the stone bench in the pavilion beside the garden.

Xiao Junzhan sat down with her and asked, "Can you play chess?"

Wei Hanzhang nodded: "...I know a thing or two."

She dabbled in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Apart from the art of playing the zither, she only learned a basic understanding of other literary arts.

The legitimate daughter of a wealthy family will become the mistress of the house in the future. She only needs to know how to take care of her husband and children and manage the household. As for those miscellaneous arts, it is enough for her to learn the basics. Who would dare to ask her to perform in public?

However, there were also noble ladies who practiced calligraphy, painting and dancing, but they were all striving for a better future. For example, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Anguo was said to be proficient in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, with a graceful figure and a unique butterfly dance. Her name as a beauty spread throughout the capital.

She has worked very hard to win the favor of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Xiao Junzhan called Ning Hai over to the chessboard, and the two began to play chess.

Wei Hanzhang chose the white piece and made the first move without hesitation.

After walking a few steps, Xiao Junzhan discovered that the girl in front of him was indeed not humble.

...She really only knows a little bit.

However, Wei Hanzhang was an excellent chess player. Even when she was defeated, she did not change her expression at all. Xiao Junzhan wanted to say a few more words to her, so he taught her in detail.

As a result, Wei Hanzhang gradually had a better impression of the prince in front of him. He was really a very patient person, and his tone of voice was neither hurried nor slow, which was very pleasant to the ear. She unknowingly got into his rhythm in the gentle breeze and drizzle.

By the time he reacted, Wei Hanzhang was already able to talk to him without any guard.

You know, she originally labeled the man in front of her as a "scumbag", and she hated such a scumbag in her heart.

Sure enough, those who can do well in the court are not simple people.

Wei Hanzhang was a little wary, and her expression became calmer. She looked up at the sky and said, "I should go back."

Xiao Junzhan was slightly startled and subconsciously wanted to keep her, but seeing the indifference on her face, he moved his lips but said nothing in the end.

He looked at the chessboard which had not been completed yet and called Ning Hai to put it away.

He looked at Wei Hanzhang again, poured her a cup of hot tea, and asked gently, "Are you bored today?"

"...Not bad." I read two books today and my chess skills improved a bit. It was definitely not a wasted time nor was it boring.

Wei Hanzhang asked, "You're here all day, don't you need to do any work?"

Her father is a minor official of the fifth rank and is too busy to go home every day. Since this Prince Xiao can have a say in front of the prince, he must hold a high official position, right?

Her expression, which said 'Don't delay your work for me, I'm still waiting for you to save people', made Xiao Junzhan smile.

"Ran Ran, rest assured, I have done my job." His tone was really gentle and pleasant, "Everything that needed to be handled has been done."

Wei Hanzhang said: "That's good."

After saying this, she paused, looking a little uncomfortable, as if these words made her so worried.

Especially the look on the face of the person opposite her who was looking at her with his eyes downcast made Wei Hanzhang feel uncomfortable all over. She quickly stood up, turned around and was about to leave without saying a word to him.

Xiao Junzhan stood up with her and personally escorted her to the door on the courtyard wall before he gently reminded her, "Remember to come tomorrow."

"..."Wei Hanzhang felt even more uncomfortable. She didn't even say goodbye. She opened the gate and went back to the Wei Mansion.

On the way back, I kept sighing that this man was indeed a rich young man with many concubines in the backyard. If it were a girl who was truly inexperienced in the world, she would probably be tempted by love.

He was born with a gentlemanly appearance, but he was cold and distant. He was gentle only to you, and even had a hint of doting on you...

Wei Hanzhang pursed her lips. Fortunately, she had seen all kinds of scumbag tactics on the Internet news in her previous life, so she was more or less immune to them.

(End of this chapter)