NOVEL NEXT Chapter 42:
“…” Wei Hanzhang wiped the area where his chin had been touched with a handkerchief, pursed his lips and said, “This is nothing like an injury, it’s not painful or itchy, and it will be healed in two days.”
"It doesn't hurt?" Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes to watch her movements, and suddenly smiled: "You are like a little hedgehog in front of me, why do you feel wronged outside?"
His tone was quite doting, which made Wei Hanzhang angry and annoyed. Just as he was about to speak, he was lightly patted on the top of his hair.
Xiao Junzhan said helplessly: "I agreed to give you a portrait today, but what should I do now?"
“Then don’t draw!” Wei Hanzhang waved his hand away, stared at the widowed man, and said angrily: “Don’t move your hands or feet!”
Xiao Junzhan withdrew his hand more and more helplessly and sat across from her. He was always a man of few words and restrained himself, but when he met the girl he liked, he was no longer what he used to be.
If it had been before he met her, he would have been stingy with giving other people even a look, let alone touching her.
But now, he always feels that the person under his eyes is not close enough. He should...be closer.
After a long moment of silence, Xiao Junzhan sighed softly, "I'll take this for granted."
"???" Wei Hanzhang didn't know why, so he saw him raising his voice to call Ning Hai.
Ning Hai is worthy of being a personal attendant. He always understands his master's needs. When he walked in, he held a small jade bottle in his hand: "Master, this is the ointment prepared by the doctor in the house. It is specially designed to treat redness, swelling and trauma."
Xiao Junzhan hummed, waved for him to leave, then opened the lid of the jade bottle and picked some medicine with his fingertips...
Wei Hanzhang saw his flowing movements and hurriedly hid behind him: "I had already applied ointment when I came."
This reminder is right, Xiao Junzhan stopped his arm halfway, and Wei Hanzhang reached out very conspicuously to take the medicine bottle in his hand, for fear that he would really want to apply the medicine for her himself.
The tone was very cautious: "I know the ointment you have here is good. I will apply it myself when I go back at noon. There is no need for you to come in person."
Her cautious look made Xiao Junzhan, who was used to her boldness, chuckle lightly. He did not force it and said in a gentle voice: "Remember to wipe it, if you don't look good tomorrow, then..."
“…” Wei Hanzhang lowered his eyes and didn’t want to speak.
I don’t know when she started to feel uncomfortable with this person.
There is no clear explanation for such a thing as momentum, but it exists.
For example, this Prince Xiao has never spoken harshly, but his aura of lightness and ease is comparable to all the high-ranking officials and princes Wei Hanzhang has seen in his fifteen years.
The more contact you have, the easier it is for people to avoid offending.
Ning Hai, who came to serve tea, noticed a strange atmosphere between them as soon as he entered the door. His already bent waist became even lower, and he felt really strange. His Highness was not a savage beast. How come he had been alone these days, and Miss Wei was still so uncomfortable? False rhetoric.
Waiting for Ning Hai, who was full of doubts, to go out, Xiao Junzhan picked up the tea cup in front of him and suddenly said: "Later today, the Jiang family will arrive in Beijing."
Wei Hanzhang's eyes, which were staring at the medicine bottle in his hand, suddenly raised: "Are you still going to the heavenly prison?"
“Don’t be anxious,” Xiao Junzhan said warmly: “Except for Jiang Zixiu and his family, your grandfather and others are only detained pending trial and can only be detained in the cells of Dali Temple.”
The cell in Dali Temple…
Before Wei Hanzhang could speak, Xiao Junzhan said again: "Compared to the dark, damp and cold sky prison, the environment of the Dali Temple prison cell is not bad. I will send someone to take care of it by then, and it will be convenient for you to see them."
"Can I go to see them?" Wei Hanzhang said with joy on his face: "They are guilty, can their family visit them?" Thinking of Jiang's worries these days, if he could go to see his father and brother, it would be better than nothing. Waiting like a fly on the head to get better.
"It is true that no one is allowed to visit the prison as a prisoner," Xiao Junzhan said: "However, you come here to drink tea and chat with me every day. If you are not allowed to meet Shangjiang's family, I'm afraid you will think I am useless."
"..." Unexpectedly, he has learned to make fun of people now. Wei Hanzhang was silent and asked: "Then can I let my mother go too?"
Xiao Junzhan was startled for a moment, then smiled: "You want me to see your mother?"
"Who said you were allowed to..." Wei Hanzhang paused and said, "You mean, you take me to the cell in person?"
"That's right," Xiao Junzhan nodded slightly: "You can rest assured if you just take a look at it from a distance, or you can chat with the Jiang family for a few words."
It turns out, why don't you give her a token and let her and Jiang visit on their own...
Wei Hanzhang was a little disappointed, but he could understand it immediately. After all, he was a prisoner who would be sentenced to exile for a felony if he was not careful. It would be a big risk for him to meet her, right?
Thinking of this, Wei Hanzhang said, not wanting to cause trouble for him, "I just need to take a look from a distance and know that they are all fine."
Even if she really had to run to the prison alone, she wouldn't be able to explain to her grandfather and the others how she got in.
Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes and looked at her carefully, moved his fingertips slightly, poured her a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "Our Ran Ran is really a sensible girl."
His voice was soft and gentle, and the words "we Ran Ran" really made Wei Hanzhang's whole body tingle.
A hint of annoyance suddenly appeared on his face. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Junzhan took the lead and said, "It's my fault. My words and deeds are not gentlemanly enough."
Wei Hanzhang: “…”
“However, this is not all my fault,” Xiao Junzhan sighed softly: “Ran Ran, please don’t ignore my feelings.”
His words were said to be pressing forward step by step. Wei Hanzhang was a little annoyed, thinking that he still wanted to ask for help from others, so he barely restrained himself from having an attack. He just lightly twisted his fingers on the tea table and refused to speak.
The atmosphere in the room was silent. Xiao Junzhan's eyes stayed on her face for a long time. Seeing that she still refused to speak, he sighed helplessly: "I have heard that all things in the world are interdependent, and Ran Ran is afraid that he is the one who suppresses me."
…
At lunchtime, when Wei Hanzhang left, Xiao Junzhan sent her to the courtyard gate and told her to apply ointment and come back early in the afternoon.
Wei Hanzhang didn't even nod, and returned to his yard anxiously.
Xiao Junzhan stood there quietly, watching the worried girl walk away. The warmth in his eyes completely disappeared. He turned around and glanced at Ning Hai standing beside him: "How did she get injured?"
Seeing Wei Hanzhang's appearance this morning, Ning Hai sent people to investigate. Hearing this, he replied in a low voice: "It was Chengyi County who took the initiative yesterday, using the nine-knot whip you... sent."
"Whip?" Xiao Junzhan's eyes were filled with coldness, "For what reason?"
"For the Gu family...it is the young master of the Gu family who is planning to marry Miss Wei." Ning Hai's expression was a little subtle, and after a pause he whispered: "Princess Chengyi seems to have fallen in love with the young master of the Gu family. The girl proposed marriage and deliberately caused trouble for Miss Wei, so..."
Xiao Junzhan pondered for a moment and said, "What's going on with the Gu family?"
(End of this chapter)