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

Chapter 212 You two must get married immediately, without fail.

Madam Wei swayed, staring at her son in disbelief.

It took her a long while to recover, and she gritted her teeth and angrily rebuked, "Lu Zhan, don't spout nonsense and ruin your cousin's reputation!"

Lu Zhan glanced at the frozen girl beside him, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes, but he still said firmly, "Everything I said is true. It was my fault for being immoral and for taking liberties with my cousin. I beg Mother to make the decision for us and set a wedding date as soon as possible."

Madam Wei was so angry she couldn't speak. "You...you...you unfilial son!"

Her son, whom she had always been so proud of and who was of impeccable character, had actually become so immoral, ruining the well-behaved girl she had raised with her own hands...

She originally thought that the transgression her son mentioned was limited to revealing his feelings to Wan'er, bringing Wan'er into the house, or holding her hand.

I never expected it to be...skin contact, that's...

Wei dared not think any further.

She confidently believed that she had protected Wan'er well, but little did she know that something could still happen right under her nose.

She was truly overly cautious, yet it was hard to guard against a thief within her own family!

It must have been when Wan'er went to Yangzhou to sweep the tombs last time that she gave her son an opportunity.

Thinking of this, Wei was filled with remorse.

If she had known her son was a wolf, she would never have let Wan'er travel with him.

But it's too late to regret it now.

It's all happened...

Just thinking about it gave Wei a splitting headache.

Fortunately, she caught up with Jiang Ning; otherwise, who knows what outrageous and beastly things her son might have done to Wan'er.

So, it seems that the son hid Wan'er in the inner room just now with the intention of doing something improper, but she just happened to come and ruin it.

The thought of Wan'er, such a well-behaved and timid girl, being forced to comply by her son made Wei Shi want to strangle her son.

She said angrily, "Lu Zhan, you have ruined Wan'er's innocence. You must take responsibility for her to the end. I will take Wan'er back now. After the date is set, the two of you will get married immediately. There must be no delay!"

"Yes, son will follow Mother's arrangements!" Lu Zhan lowered his eyes, a slight smile curving his lips.

Before Zhiwan could recover from her cousin's astonishing words, she was stunned when she heard her aunt's decision.

How did things get to this point?
Realizing what she had done, she quickly said, "Auntie, my cousin and I didn't..."

"Nothing?" Lu Zhan interrupted her calmly, turning his head to look at her. "Cousin, you have a bad memory. Do you want me to help you remember?"

Zhiwan stared at him in astonishment, but when she met her cousin's ambiguous smile, all the words she wanted to say stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single one.

Fearing that her cousin might go too far and say something even more shocking, she finally blushed and lowered her head, feeling extremely frustrated. Her cousin was truly too cunning.

Seeing the gloom on her face, Lu Zhan paused, then suddenly reached out and took her hand, saying gently, "I know what you're worried about, cousin, but your worries are unnecessary. Even if we get married, it won't affect your ability to continue the Zhi family line. Didn't Mother say before that our first child can have the surname Zhi, and subsequent children can have the surname Lu?"

When Wei saw her son in front of her, she grabbed Wan'er's hand and her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

She and Lu Zhenbei, both so reserved, actually produced such a bold and reckless man!
She really couldn't bear to watch it.

She was inwardly criticizing her son when she suddenly heard what he said, and her face instantly fell.

She sneered repeatedly.

No wonder her son was so supportive when she proposed taking Wan'er as her adopted daughter on the way back from Qingyin Pavilion, and when she asked Wan'er to marry into the Lu family and have her first child take the surname Zhi.

It turned out to be exactly what he wanted!

"You wretched wretch! You even dare to scheme against your own mother!" Enraged, Madam Wei kicked her son. Lu Zhan, however, remained unperturbed, replying sincerely, "Thank you for your kindness, Mother!"

Wei's throat tightened, and she suddenly ripped his hand from Zhiwan's, cursing, "You heartless bastard, kneel down properly and don't get up without my order!"

"Yes." Lu Zhan had no objections.

"Wan'er, let's go!" Madam Wei grabbed Zhiwan's hand and stormed towards the door.

Chen Jiu had been guarding outside the door, so he naturally heard everything that was happening inside.

Good heavens! As expected of the young master, he has completely fooled the lady, and she has even agreed to marry her cousin to him.

As the prince's personal bodyguard, he knew better than anyone that the prince had feelings for Miss Biao, but he had absolutely not done anything out of line.

What kind of skin-to-skin contact?
The prince is really going to any lengths to marry his cousin; he can even spout such nonsense so easily!
He really admires him!

"Chen Jiu, escort Madam and Miss Cousin to the neighboring courtyard to settle them in."

Just as Chen Jiu was marveling at his young master's methods, he suddenly heard the young master's command. Immediately afterward, the door opened, and the lady and the cousin walked out with different expressions.

"Madam, Miss, the postmaster just reported that the courtyard next door has been prepared. I will take you there to settle in right away," Chen Jiu said solicitously.

Although Madam Wei was in a bad mood, the days of traveling by boat had made her feel terrible, and the repeated frights her son had given her today left her completely unable to recover.

She wanted to return to the capital immediately, but her body couldn't take it anymore.

Seeing Chen Jiu's smiling face, her mood darkened even more. She kicked him, saying, "You dog of a servant, you dare to help me hide things from the young master!"

Chen Jiu didn't dare to dodge at all. He even stepped forward to let his wife kick him, and said with a smile, "It was my dereliction of duty."

Wei sneered, "Originally, I thought you were getting on in years and planned to marry you off to a good girl. Now, I've changed my mind. Another day, I'll definitely marry you off to a shrew!"

"Madam, please don't..." Chen Jiu trembled with fright and quickly begged for mercy, "If there is anything else, Your Highness, I will definitely report it to you in detail next time."

"It's too late." Madam Wei snorted coldly and led Zhiwan out of the courtyard.

Chen Jiu: "..."

He couldn't help but glance at the prince kneeling in the room behind him, and suddenly felt relieved.

It's all the Crown Prince's fault; he's been dragged into this mess.

The lady did the right thing; the prince should kneel properly.

But then he thought, the prince can marry a cousin who is as beautiful as a fairy, while he can only marry a shrew, and he felt depressed again.

Why was he the one who ended up getting hurt?

The yard next door.

As soon as Wei entered the room, she relaxed completely.

Seeing that her complexion was poor and she looked extremely tired, Zhiwan could only put everything else aside, wash her hands, walk behind her aunt, and start massaging her shoulders.

After drinking the tea handed to her by Granny Fang, Madam Wei felt much better. Seeing how considerate Zhiwan was to her, she felt very comforted.

She patted Zhiwan's hand and said kindly, "Wan'er, don't be busy, sit down quickly."

Zhiwan had no choice but to stop and sit down next to her.

"What a silly girl. She was bullied by your cousin so badly, and she didn't say a word. If I hadn't come after you this time, were you planning to keep it from me forever?" Madam Wei held her hand, feeling very sorry for her.

(End of this chapter)