After the divorce, the princess was forced to raise a sickly villain

The dinner was very delicate, with a sense of weirdness in the silence.

The servant and the shadow player both accompanied Chu Qinghuang to eat, but the prince consort stood up to eat like a child who had made a mistake, and the food tasted like chewing wax.

However, there was no doubt that the scenery in front of him was extremely beautiful. Whether it was the shadow player or the servant, the appearance was one in a hundred, and each had its own characteristics, just like the three palaces and six courtyards of the emperor.

Chu Qinghuang even had the mood to think that whether it was a man or a woman, it was natural to love beauty, and no one would hate beautiful things. If such a beautiful scenery was not mixed with conspiracy and calculation, it would probably be better.

After the dinner, Chu Qinghuang put down his chopsticks and said lightly: "Wen Zhan stays, and the others go back first."

Feng Jinzhi was already close to exhaustion, his face was pale, and sweat rolled down his face. Every minute and every second he stayed was tormenting him.

Hearing this, he almost wanted to pick up the bowl in front of him and put it on Chu Qinghuang's head.

He came here and suffered for half an hour, just to give Chu Qinghuang a chance to establish her authority? Or did she simply want to humiliate him?

However, he really didn't have the energy to be angry at this moment.

He had been tortured by Chu Qinghuang for the past two days and had lost his temper. He could only curse and swear in his heart to vent his dissatisfaction, but how could he vent his anger like this?

Feng Jinzhi decided to temporarily endure this frustration and settle accounts with Chu Qinghuang after his injuries healed.

So Feng Jinzhi was quickly helped by the servant to turn around and leave, and the other three servants also bowed to Chu Qinghuang and turned around and left leisurely.

Soon, only Chu Qinghuang and Wen Zhan were left in the flower hall... Well, there was also Fu Cang who had returned to stand beside Chu Qinghuang.

Jinlan came forward to serve tea, and Chu Qinghuang took the teacup and sipped quietly.

Wen Zhan sat for a while and said respectfully: "I wonder why Your Highness kept me here?"

Chu Qinghuang raised his eyes: "I heard that you are well-educated and good at arithmetic?"

Wen Zhan was surprised: "Who did Your Highness hear that from?"

Chu Qinghuang was silent and looked at him expressionlessly.

"Ahem." Wen Zhan cleared his throat, "I am indeed good at arithmetic."

"You don't have any status in the Wen family?"

Wen Zhan was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "Yes."

To be precise, he has no status at all, but he doesn't care.

Chu Qinghuang took a sip of tea and lowered her eyes and said, "Self-taught?"

"I can't say I'm a talent. Your Highness is overpraising me." Wen Zhan was humble and respectful enough. "It's just that no one cared about me since I was a child, so I could only rely on reading to pass the time. Over time, I accumulated more knowledge."

"Did you buy all your books yourself?"

Wen Zhan was silent for a moment, as if thinking about how to answer. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I didn't have much money when I was a child, and the books I read were all in the Wen family's study."

After that, he added, "When I was young, I was thin and flexible, and I often sneaked into Lord Wen's study alone to read."

This answer was half true and half false, but it was not a lie. He did often go to Lord Wen's study to read.

As for having no money, this was not entirely correct. He really had no money when he didn't need it, and he would not be forced by money when he needed it. Naturally, he had a way to get money.

But as a bastard of the Wen family, he always knew how to keep a low profile and hide his edge.

"No one noticed?"

Wen Zhan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I was discovered at first and was beaten several times. Later, I gained more experience and was rarely discovered."

After saying this, he realized that Chu Qinghuang seemed to be interrogating him.

Although her tone sounded the same and the questions she asked were ordinary, like a casual chat, her questioning word by word was very similar to the rhythm of the Ministry of Justice interrogating prisoners.