As soon as the others left, Lu Lan, who had been anxious for a long time, knocked on the door and knelt down to apologize: "I brought a foreign man back without permission. Please punish me, young lady."
Wei Hanzhang was standing at the window, watching the master and servant leave. He was slightly startled when he heard this, then he opened the door and said softly, "Get up. You are not at fault in this matter."
Even if Lu Lan didn't lead the way, given Xiao Boqian's condition at the time, it would not be impossible for him to go directly through the main gate of the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion to look for someone.
She looked at the two maids, "Do you know who he is?"
Luzhu Lulan said: "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Wei Hanzhang nodded slightly and asked again: "If grandparents knew that I had an affair with the current crown prince, what do you think they would do?"
"Yes..." The two maids hesitated for a few breaths. Under Wei Hanzhang's encouraging eyes, Lu Lan said, "I will be overjoyed."
"Yes, I will be overjoyed." Wei Hanzhang smiled slightly and said, "Not only that, they will probably coax me to get close to the prince and try to please him in order to gain a reputation."
Luzhu and Lulan's hearts tightened, and they realized something, and they both knelt down.
Wei Hanzhang lowered his eyes and looked at them, saying, "Now tell me, what did you see today?"
"I didn't see anything."
"Yes, today, as usual, I stayed in the attic alone and no one disturbed me."
Wei Hanzhang's eyes softened as he helped the two maids up and said, "Just pretend you have never seen the prince. Don't tell anyone, not even your father or mother, a word about him."
She had just returned to the Wei family and did not know much about the family members. The only one she could trust was Jiang. If the Wei family knew that a girl from their family was favored by the prince...
By then, perhaps no one except Jiang would care about her thoughts.
Even though her biological father Wei Heng now seems to be a kind father to her, Wei Hanzhang will never forget Jiang's fate in the original novel.
Wei Heng was not ruthless to Jiang, but he still couldn't protect his wife of twenty years. So, how could he protect her, a little daughter who had never grown up under his wing?
So, she couldn't let the Wei family know about this.
Wei Hanzhang didn't want anyone else to interfere in the matter between her and Xiao Boqian.
She knew very well that she liked Xiao Boqian, and this liking seemed a little different from her liking for Gu Yunran.
It was different from the beginning.
But she herself couldn't tell what the difference was.
Wei Hanzhang's gaze looked out the window and rested on the wall separating the Prince Yan's Mansion from the other courtyard, or to be more precise, on the wooden door.
After knowing Xiao Boqian's true identity, Wei Hanzhang felt extremely upset.
If he was just a prince of a royal palace, she might still have the right to choose, but he is the crown prince.
The Crown Prince has his eyes on her and he insists that he will marry no one else. Does she have any choice?
The hand holding the windowsill unconsciously exerted a little force, Wei Hanzhang frowned, worried about his future.
If she married an ordinary family of equal status, she could go back to her parents' home or get together with her sisters when things didn't go well.
But if she really married into the East Palace...
When you are favored, everything is easy to say, you can even invite your family to stay with you for a while, but if you lose favor...
Although there are no female members in the Eastern Palace now, once her precedent is set, Wei Hanzhang can imagine that court officials will have to be very active in sending their unmarried girls in.
What he is betting on is not only the favor of the prince, but also the future of his family. Look at why the current status of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is superior to other noble families. Isn't it because they are the maternal family of the future emperor?
Xiao Boqian truly loves her, and this cannot be faked, nor is there any need to fake it with her. However, he himself cannot guarantee how long this love will last. Once the love fades...
It's no wonder Wei Hanzhang is pessimistic. She has seen too much "love" in this era. Gu Yunran loves her so much, but he also has two concubines. Those two concubines have completely awakened her naivety. She can no longer naively believe that men in this era have the concept of "loyalty".
After thinking in a daze for a long time, Wei Hanzhang had a splitting headache.
While thinking about cherishing the present, look, the person you like also likes you, and the position of the future queen is right in front of you. You just need to nod and sit on it. If you want to protect Jiang and Wei Hanyue, just say a word, and your uncle's family will not have to be exiled to Lingnan for ten years.
On the one hand, she was nervous and afraid. If she married someone else, she would not be able to live with him. She could still hope for a divorce, but if she married the prince...
Yes, he is the prince!
Wei Hanzhang sighed inwardly. What was the point of thinking so much? She didn't even have the right to choose in this matter.
All she could do was to not get her heart pounding when that man smiled at her.
Love is about equal strength. When your life and death are in someone else's hands, what's the point of talking about love?
She doesn't deserve it! Wei Hanzhang told herself that love can be restrained, and it doesn't matter if she is moved. Look, she used to like Gu Yunran so much and put a lot of thought into him, but when she really decided to break up, wasn't it just like that?
She could still let go of Gu Yunran, with whom she had grown up and had known for more than ten years, but it was impossible for her to allow herself to offer her true heart to the Crown Prince, who held the power of life and death and was very majestic.
Perhaps God noticed her inner struggle, and soon after, a summer rain fell without warning.
After the rain, the sun still stubbornly appeared overhead, and it even became more sultry. Cicadas chirped happily on the branches.
Midsummer is officially here.
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Wei Hanzhang took a round fan to block the scorching light and walked into Jingya Hall.
Lunch had been served in the inner hall, and Wei Heng had actually rushed back to eat today. No one knew what the couple were talking about at this moment. It was Wei Heng who was talking, while Jiang's face was as calm as water, and she only responded from time to time.
When Wei Hanzhang entered, the couple looked over. Wei Heng glanced at his more beautiful daughter and said lovingly, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. It's very hot. You don't have to come to your mother's house for lunch every day."
"Yes," Jiang waved her daughter to sit down beside her, looked at her slightly sweaty hair, and said sympathetically, "I was just about to say that. From tomorrow on, I will set up a small kitchen in your yard. If you want to eat something, you can ask the servants to cook it. You don't have to come here in the hot sun."
Wei Hanzhang also felt that the sun was too strong. He was very hot after walking all the way and had no appetite. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow my parents' arrangements."
Shen, who was standing by and serving, handed over a wet towel and said softly, "Girl, wipe your sweat."
Wei Hanzhang no longer had the curiosity that he had when he first came back and wanted to take a closer look at the heroine of the original novel. Upon hearing this, he took the handkerchief and wiped his forehead, washed his hands, and began to eat with his parents.
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