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.
Although he had long decided to enter the palace, he was so impatient that Wei Hanzhang was still a little at a loss. She had only had hairpins not long ago, so why was she about 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 forever."
Holding it 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, 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: "Yeah, really."
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 grandma?"
"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent again. Seeing that he was about to act immediately, after hesitating for a few moments, he whispered: "Let's wait first. I thought about it carefully. What you said makes sense." , I really can’t get involved in elders’ affairs.”
They haven't reconciled yet. If Wei Heng really gives a man to Jiang, no matter how gentle his temper is, he will probably vomit blood in anger.
Not to mention that Jiang was his beloved, even if she wasn't his lover, she was 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."
"Don't praise me so hard, okay?" 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 said nothing.
...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 could not tell anyone about this unreasonable bias.
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Dinner was served 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 people 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 pen to paper after postponing it for several months.
Wei Hanzhang sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, supporting his chin with 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 it, picked up the portrait from the desk, waited for a few breaths of ink to dry, and then rolled it up carefully.
Wei Hanzhang was not happy anymore. He stood up and walked down the pavilion after a few steps and said, "Why did you put it away? Show it to me."
Xiao Junzhan put his arms around her waist and stopped her, saying, "It hasn't been mounted yet. If Ran Ran wants to see it, she will have a chance to see it when she gets to the palace."
"If it's not mounted, it's not mounted, so what does it matter." Wei Hanzhang was really curious about what he painted himself like, and finally broke away from his arms, only to see Ning Hai walking away with the portrait. No matter how I call him, he 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 give the portrait to 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 a 'other person'?"
"Well," Xiao Junzhan said matter-of-factly: "Besides me, it's all other people."
This statement made Wei Hanzhang really experienced. 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 that when I go to the palace and have a chance to meet you, are you trying to trick me into playing?"
"I'm not coaxing you to play, Ran Ran..." Xiao Junzhan sighed, took her hand, 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?"
Although 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.
Taking advantage of the excuse of digestion, the two of them walked to Qixiang Palace and 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 inside 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, and 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?"
He looked like he was afraid that she would misunderstand him and Wei Hansu.
Xiao Junzhan looked at her smile quietly, and also smiled and said: "It would be good if she moved away, otherwise there are other people living in your palace, and I would worry 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.
Otherwise, what if we really bump into something and rely on him?
Others 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 be self-taught and be so virtuous when no one teaches 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."
