Wei Hanzhang's heart was pounding at the thought. He couldn't help but look up, and his eyes met Jiang's.

Seeing the shock in her daughter's eyes, Jiang knew that she understood the deep meaning of Wei Ping's action as the person in charge of the Marquis' Mansion. She gently stroked her daughter's hair and praised: "My daughter is smart."

"..."Wei Hanzhang vaguely figured out the direction of the original novel's plot. He stared blankly at Jiang, who had a kind look in his eyes, and his eyes slowly turned red.

A mother is honored because of her daughter. What's so great about that? She can do it too!

Didn't Xiao Boqian say that he would marry no one else but her? Anyway, he had no choice. Entering the Eastern Palace was an inevitable outcome, and it was his duty to show favor to his mother's family.

Thinking of this, Wei Hanzhang paused.

...Could it be that she is the one who broke the impasse?

If she hadn't appeared, Xiao Boqian wouldn't have wanted to marry. Was he really childless? And then he chose Wei Hansu's "noble son"? Would the original hero Wei Heng eventually become the new emperor's grandfather?

Is this the real reason why the heroine Shen came to power?

These questions troubled Wei Hanzhang for a long time. She was a girl who loved to study, especially things that were closely related to herself. If she couldn't find the answers, she would keep thinking about them.

If the facts are really as she speculated, then Wei Hanzhang will have to re-evaluate Xiao Boqian's feelings for her.

It's more than just love, right? It's not just a spur-of-the-moment teasing.

That's simply a love that says 'I can't live without you', it can't be without her.

If she didn't show up, he wouldn't want anyone...

Wei Hanzhang was a little bit unconvinced. How could there be such a man in this world?

………………

In recent days, Wei Hanzhang has been troubled by the troubles of his children's families and is very depressed.

She neither went to the next door house again, nor was she willing to leave the house to meet other noble ladies in the capital. She turned down several invitations to flower-viewing banquets from her good friends. Every day she either stayed in Tingfeng Pavilion doing nothing, or went to play with Wei Hanshuang.

Her wedding date was approaching, and the house was decorated with red silk and colorful lights, making it look very festive. However, Wei Hanzhang felt inexplicably nervous and anxious. This was not the first time she had seen a wedding of this era, but she always felt depressed every time.

However, the parties involved did not seem nervous at all. Even the married Wei Hanye made a special trip home to spend two days with her sister. Wei Hanshuang also looked calm and steady.

Whenever Wei Hanzhang went to her yard, he would see her either leisurely fiddling with the precious flowers and plants in the yard, or looking through the account books. Those were all her private property after she got married, so he would take a look at them first so that he could get some help with them in the future.

Perhaps inspired by Qian's teaching of her daughter, Wei Hanzhang has been dragged along by Jiang these days to practice the skills she learned in checking account books and managing household expenses in the Jiang family.

Otherwise, if she cannot even keep track of the accounts when she gets married, she will be deceived by the cunning servant and the servant will take control of her master, which will be a real joke.

Checking the accounts was not a problem for Wei Hanzhang. When she was at the Jiang family, Old Madam Jiang had made plans to leave her granddaughter in Xuzhou and marry her into the Gu family.

Gu Yunran was the eldest son of the Gu family. When Wei Hanzhang married him, she would become a member of the Gu family's clan.

Madam Jiang wanted to teach her granddaughter personally the proper housekeeping skills. How could she bear to raise her precious granddaughter so ignorant of the mundane affairs that she could be manipulated by others?

After all, it is not easy to be the mistress of a wealthy family. Without some means, how can you make the servants under you loyal and obedient? Not to mention having to manage your husband's concubines and maids.

If you marry into a family with complicated relationships, with sisters-in-law, aunts and sisters-in-law, and all kinds of twists and turns, you'd have to use seven or eight minds to figure out the meaning of a sentence.

Jiang naturally would not choose a husband's family with too chaotic an inner house for her daughter. Her daughter was pampered since she was young, and she had never seen the intrigues of the women in the inner house.

As for her daughter's marriage, she didn't ask for a high-class family. She only asked for the harmony of the other party's family, and it would be best if the other party didn't have the eldest son. After the family was divided in the future, the young couple could live a good life behind closed doors and be rich and idle for the rest of their lives.

I don't ask for great wealth and honor, I just want a stable life.

………………

Wei Hanzhang's life in her boudoir was quite fulfilling, but it was not the same for Xiao Junzhan.

During this period, not only did Ning Hai and other palace eunuchs become more careful when serving, but even the more sensitive court officials noticed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be in a bad mood recently.

In the past, although His Highness always had an indifferent expression no matter what happened, he was still very gentle and generous towards his subjects. However, he seemed to have become more cold and serious in recent days.

The most obvious change is that there is less tolerance for some mistakes that were not punished before.

After successively punishing two old ministers for dereliction of duty, all the officials in the court were more careful and cautious in doing their jobs, for fear that they would be the next to be punished.

At the small court meeting held every five days, the censors who usually loved to meddle in trivial matters were extremely cautious and did not dare to cause any trouble.

Changji Palace.

Ning Hai brought up a pot of hot tea and whispered, "Your Highness, the two old marquises are waiting outside the palace."

Xiao Junzhan paused for a moment and said, "Call them in."

Ning Hai agreed and left. After a while, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Wei Ping and the Marquis of Yongle Shen Xing entered the hall together and knelt down to pay their respects: "Your Highness, your greetings."

"Get up." Xiao Junzhan's eyes fell on Wei Ping.

Born in the military, although he is nearly sixty years old, Wei Ping has maintained himself well and has a good manner. He does not look old at all and looks like a man of steel.

Thinking about the news Ning Hai reported, Xiao Junzhan looked at the younger Shen Xing on the other side and said calmly, "I heard that there is a happy event in your house recently?"

happy event?

Wei Ping and Shen Xing were both stunned and felt flattered.

Could His Highness know about the marriages of the children and grandchildren of their two families, and specially summon them to express condolences?

Or is there another deeper meaning?

Wei Ping was older, so he thought for a moment and said, "There is a marriage of a young girl. Your Highness, please remember this. I am not too worried."

Xiao Junzhan's eyes sparkled, and he smiled, "I haven't seen such a big happy event for a long time. I wonder when Wei Qing will marry his granddaughter. I'll go and ask for a glass of wine."

"!!!" Wei Ping couldn't help but look up in shock, and just happened to meet Xiao Junzhan's gentle smile. He bowed repeatedly and said happily: "The wedding date is three days later. With your highness's love, my whole family will certainly welcome you."

Ning Hai, who was standing aside, held a jade ruyi in both hands and walked a few steps towards Wei Ping.

Xiao Junzhan said: "Since it is a wedding wine, then this jade ruyi can be regarded as a blessing for your granddaughter."

...What kind of day is today? I didn’t hear any magpies calling when I went out this morning.

Wei Ping was surprised and delighted, and couldn't suppress the curve of his lips. He respectfully accepted the reward and bowed, saying, "I, your Highness, thank you on behalf of my granddaughter."

(End of this chapter)