Chapter 156:
At the moment when his thoughts were soaring, he couldn't care about any rules and etiquette. It was his greatest limit to be able to restrain himself without offending her.
Even though he had already decided to enter the palace, Wei Hanzhang was still a little at a loss because he was so impatient. She had only had hairpins for a short time, so why did she have to get married and become a woman?
"Ran Ran..." Xiao Junzhan held her hand, sighed softly, and said, "Don't be afraid, I will protect you for the rest of my life."
Holding her in my arms and protecting her carefully was not enough, and I couldn't bear to see her frightened and helpless.
Wei Hanzhang lowered his head slightly and whispered: "You must keep your word and never bully me."
"Okay," Xiao Junzhan was very tall, and his eyes could be placed directly on the white back of her neck. He looked at her in a daze for a while, then slowly closed his eyes and said hoarsely: "I won't bully you."
“…” Wei Hanzhang was silenced by his tone and raised his head in disbelief, “Really?”
Xiao Junzhan said: "Well, it's true."
After repeated confirmation, Wei Hanzhang felt relieved and smiled at him, "Okay, I believe you."
Xiao Junzhan looked at her deeply, nodded noncommittally, and returned to the previous topic: "Then I will choose someone for your mother-in-law?"
"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent again. Seeing that he was about to act immediately, he hesitated for a few moments and whispered: "Let's wait first. I thought about it carefully. What you said makes sense. It’s really hard for me to interfere in the affairs of my elders.”
with a man from me to the Jiang family—even if Wei Heng's temperament is gentle, he might be so angry that he vomits blood.
Not to mention that Jiang is his beloved, even if she is not his lover, she is still his wife of twenty years. What's the matter with being surrounded by several "personal bodyguards"?
It is not only Wei Heng who is embarrassed, but also the entire Wei family.
Hearing this, Xiao Junzhan was not surprised. He smiled softly and praised: "Ran Ran is a sensible girl."
"Can you please stop bragging?" Wei Hanzhang said angrily: "I'm so bold that I'm a little reckless, and I often speak out loud. How can I be sensible?"
Xiao Junzhan just looked at her with a smile and didn't speak.
…My own girl, no matter how arrogant or willful and reckless, is still smart and cute, and is excellent in everything.
As the king of a country, he cannot tell anyone about this unreasonable bias.
…
The evening meal was at Chengming Hall, for both of them.
After finishing the meal, the sun gradually set in the west, but the light was still bright. Xiao Junzhan ordered the palace servants to prepare the four treasures of the study, and painted a portrait of Wei Hanzhang in the courtyard outside the palace.
I had thought about painting the little girl for a long time. Due to various changes, I finally put down the painting after a few months of postponement.
Wei Hanzhang sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, resting his chin on his hand, looking lazily at the man outside the pavilion, and urged for the fifth time: "Is the painting finished?"
Xiao Junzhan didn't answer. He put down the cinnabar pen that touched his lips for a long time and looked sideways at Ning Hai behind him.
Ning Hai understood the idea, picked up the portrait from the desk, waited for a few breaths for the ink to dry, and then rolled it up carefully.
Wei Hanzhang was not happy. He stood up and walked down the pavilion. He said, "Why did you just put it away? Show it to me."
Xiao Junzhan put his arm around her waist and stopped her, saying, "It hasn't been mounted yet, but Ran Ran wants to see it when she gets to the palace."
“If it’s not mounted, it’s not mounted, so what’s the big deal.” Wei Hanzhang was really curious about what he painted himself like, so he finally broke away from his arms, only to see Ning Hai walking away with the portrait. No matter how I call you, I won't come back.
She was so angry that she didn't even say a word to the people next to her on the way back to Qixiang Palace.
Xiao Junzhan held the little girl's hand and said: "Ran Ran forgot, you promised me to paint a small portrait for my private collection earlier, so that painting is a treasure in my heart and I don't want others to see it."
“…!” Wei Hanzhang was in disbelief. She pointed to her nose, “That’s my portrait. Do you think I’m an ‘other person’?”
“Well,” Xiao Junzhan said matter-of-factly: “Besides me, it’s all other people.”
This statement made Wei Hanzhang really knowledgeable. She stared at him for a long time with wide eyes, and said angrily: "What about Ning Hai? Didn't he see it too?"
"He doesn't count," Xiao Junzhan squeezed her hand and said warmly, "Okay, let's not talk about this, okay?"
Wei Hanzhang refused to give up and asked: "Then you just said you would wait for me to go to the palace and see you when you have the chance. Are you just trying to trick me?"
"I'm not coaxing you to play, Ran Ran..." Xiao Junzhan sighed, took her hand and put it to her lips, kissed it, and said helplessly: "That portrait means a lot to me. I don't want to show it to others. Can you please don't force me?"
Even though he didn’t understand, he had already mentioned this. Wei Hanzhang could only frown and nod: “I am standing in front of you, and you use a portrait as a treasure.”
Xiao Junzhan just smiled, "It's different."
Wei Hanzhang asked him what was different, but he didn't say anything.
The two of them took advantage of the excuse of digestion and walked to Qixiang Palace. It was already dark.
The four aunts, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time. When they saw the two people walking in, they all bowed.
Xiao Junzhan said, holding Wei Hanzhang's hand without letting go, and pulled her in.
When passing by the side hall, Wei Hanzhang looked over inadvertently and saw that the candlelight was gone, and then he remembered that Wei Hansu had been taken into the Wei family by the Jiang family.
Xiao Junzhan has good observation skills. Following the tilt of her head, he asked: "Where is your seventh sister?"
"I was taken home by my aunt and learned the rules." As he stepped up the steps and entered the inner room, Wei Hanzhang said curiously: "Don't you dislike my seventh sister? Why did you ask her? ”
"Why do you like her or not?" Xiao Junzhan glanced at her disapprovingly and corrected: "You are close to her, so I will inevitably pay more attention to her."
Wei Hanzhang laughed out loud: "I didn't say anything to you, why are you so sensitive?"
Looking at him, he seemed to be afraid that she would misunderstand him and Wei Hansu.
Xiao Junzhan looked at her quietly and smiled, and also smiled and said: "It would be good if she moved away. Otherwise, if there are other people living in your palace, I would be worried about the inconvenience every time I come to see you."
Especially these days, the two sisters are very close, and the summer girls' dresses are cool and bold. Every time he goes outside the main hall, he has to ask Ning Hai to confirm that there is only his little girl inside before he can enter with confidence.
What if we really run into something and need to rely on him?
The people around you can still deal with it casually. This is Ran Ran’s sister again...
Only then did Wei Hanzhang realize that he actually had such concerns, and he was both amused and touched at the same time.
In the end, I couldn't help but laugh and threw myself into his arms: "I really want to know how you can learn by yourself without a teacher and be so virtuous when there is no one to teach you."
"Male virtue?" This was almost a literal meaning. Xiao Junzhan took her hand and paused, helplessly saying: "I'm also curious where you learned these words."