Wei Hanshuang saw that she frowned as if she was worried about her marriage, so she couldn't help but comfort her: "I just said it casually. Your marriage has been verbally decided by the elders of both families. I believe that the Gu family will not go back on their words. Don't let your imagination run wild."

"I'm not worried about that." Wei Hanzhang shook his head slightly, holding his cousin's hand, pursed his lips and said, "To be honest with you, sister, ever since I knew Cheng Yi... Qi Yuxiao might have taken a fancy to Gu Yun, I no longer have too many expectations for this marriage."

Before this, although Wei Hanzhang was disappointed with Gu Yunran, she was still prepared to marry into the Gu family. Even if in the future she imagined, she and Gu Yunran would become a pair of enemies, she was still going to give it a try.

But then Qi Yuxiao appeared. She was an extremely domineering and proud daughter of heaven. Like her princess mother, she would not give up her love just because the man she loved was already engaged or married.

Looking at her difficult look yesterday, it was obvious that she liked Gu Yunran very much, and she was jealous of Gu Yunran even though she had just met him once.

Just assume that she was just being cowardly. With Wei Hanyue's previous experience as a lesson, she might as well be prepared to let go rather than being envied by such a noble royal relative for her entire life and worrying about being plotted against all the time.

But it was just a preparation. Qi Yuxiao's ability to snatch her away was her own. It was impossible for Wei Hanzhang to give up the childhood sweetheart whom he had trained for more than ten years to someone else.

Although, she didn't seem to have trained him very well, Gu Yunran still grew up to be what a child from an aristocratic family of this era should be like...

Thinking of the two concubines who were like a thorn in his throat, Wei Hanzhang groaned, put his chin on his cousin's shoulder, and said coquettishly: "I hate it when the person I like is touched by others!"

"What?" Wei Hanshuang was confused: "Who has touched it?"

"..." Wei Hanzhang held back the shocking words that were about to come out of his mouth, and snorted: "Anyway, I don't like anything that has touched someone else's!"

She doesn't want to like Gu Yunran anymore!

Thinking of something, Wei Hanzhang asked, "Sixth sister, do you know if that Prince Chen has ever had a concubine?"

Wei Hanshuang was stunned and said, "I haven't heard of any concubines with a name and status. As for the concubines... Which young master doesn't have a few maids to serve him? If they are not close relatives or friends, how can they tell others about it?"

At this point, she looked at her sister in surprise: "Why are you asking this? Are the number of concubines worth your special inquiry? You just need to know that any family with a little bit of rules will not allow illegitimate children to be born before the wife marries."

"...Hehe..." Wei Hanzhang laughed dryly, "I'm just asking out of curiosity."

I thought to myself, "As expected," it sounds nice, but he's not married, and he's so arrogant, so I'm afraid he's not idle either.

Wei Hanzhang couldn't help but laugh at herself. After experiencing the incident of Gu Yunran taking a concubine, she actually still had expectations for men of this era!

This is something that even Gu Yunran, who grew up with her and obeyed her almost every word, couldn't do. Is there any other man who can stay clean in the mud? ………………

The weather in late May is getting hotter and the daybreaks are coming earlier.

Wei Hanzhang used the ointment given by Master Xiao, and within just one night, the red marks on his face had almost disappeared, and they no longer hurt when touched.

When paying respects to Jiang, she saw that she looked sad, so she couldn't help but say, "Mother, look at my face. It's much better now."

Even though she was worried about her father and brothers, Jiang couldn't help but feel happy when she saw her daughter's fair face. "What medicine did you use? She looked very serious yesterday, but she recovered overnight."

Jiang Shi was unaware of anything. She reached out and touched the flower ornament on her daughter's forehead, and said softly, "My Ranran is so beautiful, there can't be any mistakes in her marriage. I heard that the young master of the Gu family came to look for you yesterday?"

"Well, Gu Yunran said his father is going back to Beijing today." Wei Hanzhang knew that she was worried that her marriage would be snatched away by the young lady of Duke Qi's mansion, so he comforted her, "Don't worry about me, mother. If I get it, I'm lucky. If I lose it, I'm doomed. What is mine cannot be snatched away by others. What is not mine, then let him be."

"Well said!" Wei Heng, who was on leave at home today, walked in from outside and happened to hear these words. He smiled and said, "She is not surprised by honor or disgrace, and she responds calmly. This is the character that a daughter of my Wei family should have."

Jiang glared at him and said, "How can a man like you know how difficult it is for girls? Our Ranran is already of marriageable age, and she has already announced that she has chosen a marriage partner. If..."

At this point, Jiang couldn't help but sigh again: "If the marriage with the Gu family really doesn't work out, it will be difficult to find a better family."

A verbal engagement is still an engagement. If the marriage does not come to fruition, it will not be a big deal for the man, but it will have a huge impact on the woman's reputation.

Especially since Wei Hanzhang and Gu Yunran grew up together as childhood sweethearts, their relationship is different from that of other families. Families with stricter rules would not consider marrying a girl who has had an affair with other men.

Wei Heng was a gentle person. He did not get angry when his wife said something to him in front of their daughter. Instead, he held Jiang's shoulder and comforted her, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. I don't think Ran Ran is unlucky. The Gu family may not regret the engagement. Don't worry about it."

"That's right," Wei Hanzhang interrupted, "If the Gu family abandoned me because they wanted to climb up the social ladder, then it might not be a bad thing for me not to marry into such a family."

Her words successfully moved Jiang.

Yes, if it really was a family that flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak, she wouldn't want to marry her daughter to that family.

Wei Hengzan gave his daughter an approving look, then lowered his head and coaxed his wife in a gentle voice.

Wei Hanzhang watched her father coaxing his wife and thought of Jiang's ending in the original novel...

Once again, I am completely puzzled.

She has been back to the capital for so long and has observed how Wei Heng and Jiang get along for two months. She can only say that the male protagonist in the original novel is by no means ruthless to the female supporting role.

Even if the Jiang family eventually fell, even if the eldest son Wei Yunpei was gone, he would not immediately turn against his wife of more than 20 years and divorce her, right? Was that Shen Shi so charming? She had bewitched her father to the point of making him his wife, even if the old house was on fire, and he was willing to abandon his wife and make her his wife?

But...that Shen really seems to be a very obedient concubine.

Jiang, the mistress of the second house, was quite capable and managed the concubines in the backyard very well. Although Wei Heng's three illegitimate children were all born from Shen's womb, it did not encourage her ambitions.

Anyway, Wei Hanzhang came to pay her respects to Jiang every day, and she could see several concubines, including Shen, carefully serving her mother.

(End of this chapter)