At dusk, the sky was already dark. The main door of the Gu Mansion was opened by several servants. Princess Changle's cheeks were slightly red from the smell of alcohol. She was supported by her maid as she walked out of the Gu Mansion and down the stairs.

Before getting on the carriage, she turned around and said to the Gu family couple who were seeing her off, "...Master Gu, please remember this. The marriage between the Qi and Gu families must be settled within three days, and Xiao'er must marry into the Gu family within a month."

Gu Xulin bowed slightly and lowered his head and replied, "Yes, Princess, don't worry."

Princess Changle was satisfied with her goal, and she didn't want to offend her future in-laws. She slowed down her voice and said, "Don't worry, Master Gu. I am a very reasonable person. I couldn't bear to see my beloved daughter sad at home, so I made this stupid move. When Xiao'er marries into the Gu family, as long as she lives a good life, I will never interfere in the family affairs of the Gu family."

Princess Changle smiled helplessly, looking like a loving mother: "My Xiao'er's family background is unique among the many noble ladies in the capital. If she didn't like it, and I couldn't persuade her, I wouldn't force her with a knife today."

There were threats and inducements in the words, but Gu Xulin listened calmly until the carriage of the Duke of Qi's mansion drove away. Then he withdrew his gaze and slowly straightened his back.

He whispered to his wife beside him, "Go and prepare the generous gifts. Tomorrow morning, follow me to the Wei Mansion to confess your crime."

"Master," Li whispered, "Do you want to tell Ran'er?"

"...No," Gu Xulin sighed, "I'll talk to him after I cancel the marriage proposal with the Wei Mansion."

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In the carriage of the Qi Mansion, Princess Changle seemed to have gotten drunk at the Gu Mansion. She leaned on her husband's shoulder and said angrily, "Why didn't Qi Lang say a word today?"

Prince Qi said, "Your Highness has his own ideas. I don't need to do anything unnecessary."

He sat upright, and his wife, who was sitting beside him, tried to fall several times, but he never reached out to help her, and didn't even frown.

Princess Changle raised her eyes to look at his cold and hard profile, and felt that his heart was as hard as iron. She had been protecting him for more than ten years, and even her children were about to get married, but she still couldn't warm him up.

Now he is even indifferent to their eldest daughter's marriage.

Princess Changle was born noble, and her temperament was arrogant and domineering, but she was tender to him. Because she loved him, she also loved the whole family of the Duke of Qi. However, what she got in return was such a lukewarm marriage.

Everyone knew that she lived a carefree life and never failed to get anything, but who knew...

Princess Changle sneered in her heart, perhaps with resentment or unwillingness. She reached out and turned the man's face beside her, then raised her head and moved closer.

Prince Qi put his hand on her shoulder to stop her, but Princess Changle grabbed her wrist and interlocked their fingers.

She seemed to be completely drunk, and between their lips, she murmured under the influence of alcohol: "I was wrong back then, but it has been so long, my dear, please let me go, and don't hate me anymore."

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At dawn the next day, a carriage engraved with the Gu family emblem drove out from the side door of the Gu Mansion and headed straight for the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Wei Hanzhang went to Jing'an Hall to pay her respects to Jiang as usual. As soon as she entered the courtyard, Nanny Zhou came to greet her and said with a smile, "Ninth Miss, you came at an unfortunate time. A quarter of an hour ago, the old lady sent someone to call her. The second lady has gone to the main courtyard now."

"Grandmother sent someone to call you?" Wei Hanzhang was stunned and asked, "Did she say what it was?"

Nanny Zhou shook her head slightly and whispered, "The one who came was Nanny Wu, the most trusted one in the old lady's room. She kept her mouth shut and didn't reveal any news."

Madam Liu, the Marquis' wife, is old and likes quietness. She exempted her daughters-in-law from the morning and evening visits a few years ago. They only needed to go to visit her on the first and fifteenth day of each month. She must have something important to tell her that she called Jiang over so early in the morning.

Wei Hanzhang frowned. Could it be that he knew that the Jiang family had already arrived in the capital and become prisoners, so he came to find fault with Jiang's daughter-in-law?

Just as I was thinking whether I should go and take a look, I heard Madam Zhou say, "Miss, go back and rest first. Madam told you to come and have lunch with her when she left."

I was thinking about something, and my face looked a little sad when I went next door.

It is known that Wei Heng has feelings for Jiang, and he does not seem to be a cruel and heartless person who would divorce his wife just because something happened to Yue's family.

Is it possible that Wei Heng did not want to divorce his wife, but Wei Ping was afraid that his relatives had been convicted of crimes and would affect the future of his children, so he ordered his son to divorce his wife? Thinking that he had only found a doctor for the seriously injured Rou Niang at the gate of the Jiaofang Bureau that day, Wei Ping was so afraid that if there was a convicted official in his family, he might really ask his son to divorce Jiang Shi, who had been married for 20 years but had no children, just to protect himself.

As for the fact that Jiang was divorced for murdering his illegitimate son, which was briefly mentioned in the original novel, it was just a false accusation.

Given Jiang's character, even if her only legitimate son died, she would not be a vicious woman who would murder her illegitimate son.

Thinking of this, Wei Hanzhang's heart skipped a beat, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

If something really happened to the Jiang family this time, she herself had little influence in the Wei Mansion and might not be able to protect Jiang, her biological mother.

Fortunately... Wei Hanzhang raised his head and looked at the young man who was busy at the desk.

Fortunately, she found someone to save the Jiang family. This Prince Xiao was the key to cracking the plot of the original novel.

As long as the Jiang family does not fall, Jiang Shi will not be divorced.

Xiao Junzhan's senses were so sharp that the moment she looked at him, the hand holding the pen paused.

The gaze did not move away for a long time. He suppressed the trembling in his heart, raised his head and smiled at the girl by the window: "Ran Ran, why are you looking at me all the time?"

"..." Wei Hanzhang's ears suddenly turned red, "Who looked at you? I was just lost in thought."

"Really?" Xiao Junzhan raised the corner of his lips and looked at her, only to receive an angry glare from the girl.

The weather was fine today. The shadows of the trees outside came in along the window sill. The sunlight shone on her through the layers of shadows. She sat in the mottled shadows, looking at him with her lively eyes.

At this moment, Wei Hanzhang was glowing in Xiao Junzhan's eyes.

He stared at it in a daze, and even when the ink from the tip of his pen dripped onto the memorial, he didn't come to his senses yet, as if he was possessed.

Wei Hanzhang saw the man's unconcealed eyes, and the heat spread from the tips of his ears to his face, as if his butt was on fire. He could not stay in this room for a moment longer.

She got up in a hurry, said something was going on at home and would come back in the afternoon, then almost ran out.

It was not until the person disappeared that Xiao Junzhan came back to his senses. He slowly put down the pen in his hand, and after a long silence, he still couldn't help but smile again.

Ning Hai, who was guarding outside the house, saw Wei Hanzhang running out with a blushing face. He thought that his master had finally come to his senses and learned how to be frivolous. After tiptoeing into the room, he saw the doting smile on Wei Hanzhang's face, and felt very relieved.

Sure enough, a man and a woman were alone in a room for so many days, and his prince was so handsome and elegant, even if the girl from the Wei family was a reincarnated wooden pole, she should have felt a little bit of sexual desire.

Today is the second day of PK3, and I received so many votes~~~ 　　How can I put it? My old book has been written for a million words, but I have never received so many votes in a day. The votes from Qyue alone broke the record of my old book, and the votes from Qidian are even more~~ I am so moved, sob~ 　　Thank you for the rewards I received today:

Thanks to the Qidian book friend 'The Forgotten Person 0119' for the 100 book coins (this guy has been giving rewards every day for several days in a row, it really cost a lot~~)

Thanks to Qyue book friend 'cm_Ea' for the 100 book coins (this guy has also rewarded many times)

I will update for the two helmsmen tomorrow. During the PK period, it is very important to follow the data. My dears, please follow the data~~~ 　　Love you~~~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)