The abstinent and powerful minister is cold and aloof during the day, but he adores her in his dream

Chapter 195 The first child born was surnamed Zhi.

Listening to their conversation, Zhiwan clenched her fists.

She couldn't imagine what her aunt would think of her if she found out that her cousin had considered marrying into the family because of her. Would she think she had seduced her cousin? Would she then be disappointed in her and hate her?

Thinking about this, she became even more determined to leave the capital.

Once she leaves, my cousin will give up the idea of ​​marrying into the family.

Unfortunately, Zhao Donglai told her at noon that there were no more boats to Yangzhou that afternoon, and the next one would be the next morning.

She can only leave tomorrow.

"What does my cousin think?"

The man's deep, questioning voice interrupted Zhiwan's thoughts.

She was taken aback. "What?"

"Your mother just said she wants to formally accept you as her daughter," Lu Zhan gently reminded her.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan hurriedly refused, "That won't do..."

"Why not?" Lu Zhan raised an eyebrow.

Zhiwan: "..."

Madam Wei rolled her eyes at her son, then took Zhiwan's hand and said, "Wan'er, your cousin is such an unfilial son, he really disappoints me. How about your uncle and I formally adopt you as our daughter? That way you won't have to leave the Lu family and marry into the family later, and you can live in the Lu family."

Zhiwan was taken aback. Seeing her aunt's serious expression, she quickly said, "Aunt, this is unacceptable. Besides, I need to continue the Zhi family line."

“That’s easy. After you find a husband, your first child can be surnamed Zhi, and the rest can be surnamed Lu. It doesn’t matter,” said Madam Wei, who was very understanding.

Zhiwan: "..."

Lu Zhan pressed his fist to his lips and nodded in agreement: "Mother's suggestion is excellent!"

Zhiwan: "..."

When she saw her cousin's gaze fall on her, she quickly lowered her head.

Now, whenever she hears her son speak, her head throbs. She feels he's up to something terrible and angrily snaps, "You, who's supposed to be a live-in son-in-law, don't meddle! Get out of my way!"

Lu Zhan frowned. "What's wrong with a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family? Mother shouldn't look at things with such outdated eyes! You can accept your cousin's son-in-law who lives with her family, so why are you so unwelcoming of me now that I'm going to be one? Mother is showing favoritism!"

Wei choked.

After a long pause, she finally managed to utter a sentence, "How can they be the same?"

"How is it different?" Lu Zhan asked back.

“Your father and I are both alive and well, and you are our only son. Besides, a family like ours doesn’t need you to become someone’s live-in son-in-law! If you become someone’s live-in son-in-law, where will your father and I put our faces? You’ll lose face too, won’t you? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at?” Madam Wei became more and more agitated as she spoke.

"I don't care what others think," Lu Zhan said calmly.

Madam Wei was furious with him. "You've really lost your mind!"

She was worried when her son refused to marry, and now that he is finally willing to get married, she is even more worried.

She said harshly, "If you can't change your mind, what I just said will stand. When we get back, I'll talk to your father about taking Wan'er as our adopted daughter, and everything in the Duke of Dingguo's mansion will be hers!"

“That’s excellent, I have no objections.” Lu Zhan nodded.

Wei: "..."

Zhiwan: "..."

Just then, the carriage arrived at the Duke of Dingguo's residence. Madam Wei didn't want to stay with her son for a moment longer, so she took Zhiwan's hand and said, "Wan'er, let's go!"

After getting off the carriage, Zhiwan saw that Madam Wei's face was still unpleasant, so she couldn't help but whisper to comfort her, "Aunt, please calm down. My cousin was just joking with you. He definitely won't become a live-in son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei's expression softened slightly. Just as she was about to say something, she heard her son say calmly from behind, "I'm not joking!"

Zhiwan: "..."

"You unfilial son!" Madam Wei turned around and cursed, unable to contain herself any longer.

"Mother, please calm down. Don't upset yourself," Lu Zhan said calmly.

Seeing his unhurried attitude, Madam Wei became angry. She rubbed her throbbing temples and simply turned around and went into the mansion.

Seeing this, Zhiwan was about to go in as well, but the man called out to her, "Cousin, let's talk." "I...I have something to do." Zhiwan panicked and quickly slipped away.

Lu Zhan frowned as he watched the girl flee in panic.

Chen Jiu, who was following behind, also noticed something was wrong. Why did the young lady seem so afraid of the young master?

Could it be that the Crown Prince did something to the young lady?
Chen Jiu seemed to be deep in thought.

"What did my cousin do today?" Lu Zhan asked in a deep voice.

Chen Jiu quickly composed himself and replied, "This morning, Miss left the manor early. She first went to Hexu Bookstore. I thought she was going to buy books, but it turned out she was selling paintings to the bookstore. Afterwards, she went to Zhiweizhai."

I was afraid that Miss Zhao would find out, so I didn't dare to get too close and therefore don't know what Miss Zhao and Mr. and Mrs. Zhao said to each other.

However, around noon, Zhao Dong came to the mansion to see his cousin.

What exactly they discussed, I do not know.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan seemed to be deep in thought.

This girl actually sold paintings to a bookstore?

He remembered seeing her paintings in his dream.

That painting...

Thinking of the scene and people in the painting, his eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Chen Jiu, go to Hexu Bookstore as soon as possible and buy all the paintings there and bring them back!" Lu Zhan ordered in a deep voice.

Chen Jiu was taken aback. "All the paintings?"

“A painting with a male figure.” Lu Zhan pursed his thin lips, hoping it wasn’t what he was thinking.

"Yes." Chen Jiu went immediately.

In the evening, Chen Jiu placed the painting he had bought on Lu Zhan's desk.

He wiped his sweat, not understanding why the prince wanted to buy these paintings.
I don't even know if the things he bought are the right ones.
When he went to Hexu Bookstore and told the shopkeeper his request, the shopkeeper moved all the paintings in the bookstore that depicted men to him, including many picture albums.

Thinking of those picture books, Chen Jiu swallowed hard.

He accidentally flipped through a picture book, which was full of erotic pictures...

However, the paintings all depict men. Although they are not obscene, each of the portraits of men is unique and varied, and many of them are half-undressed, with some even showing them emerging from a bath, which makes people's imaginations run wild...

Just as Chen Jiu was thinking of this, he saw his young master open those picture albums.

Fearing reprimand, he quickly shifted the blame to Manager Jin, "You said you wanted portraits of men painted, so I told Manager Jin, and he just handed me all of them..."

Lu Zhan was flipping through a picture book when he saw the unfamiliar face of the man in the picture book. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and said calmly, "I understand. You can go now."

Chen Jiu felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly withdrew.

When Lu Zhan finished flipping through the picture book, his handsome face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Although the man in the picture book didn't have his face shown, he was very familiar with many of the scenes depicted. Some were his bathroom, some were his study, and some were even his bedroom.

The scenes were almost perfectly recreated, so he recognized them at a glance.

The painting technique is clearly that of my cousin.

He had seen his cousin's paintings in his dream.

My cousin must have drawn the scene exactly as it happened in order to save herself some trouble.

The men in the painting...

Lu Zhan's temple throbbed.

Should he be glad that his cousin couldn't see his face clearly in his dream?
In that dream, when he saw the paintings his cousin had placed on the table, the girl lied to him, saying that she painted these paintings for her own amusement and that they wouldn't be sold on the market.

result……

Lu Zhan pinched the bridge of his nose.

(End of this chapter)