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

Chapter 214 What happened to your promise to be abstinent from women and have no desires?

"What marriage? Whose marriage?" Duan Ling thought she had misheard and looked at him in surprise.

"It's my own marriage, of course," Lu Zhan said calmly.

Duan Ling was taken aback, as if she had heard something unusual. "Didn't you say you weren't going to get married?"

"Now I want to get married," Lu Zhan said matter-of-factly.

Duan Ling was stunned.

Looking at his friend's lips, which hadn't fallen any lower, he was full of suspicion. Why did Lao Lu look so alluring?

What happened to his promise to be abstinent from women and have a pure and desireless heart?

The more he thought about it, the more something was wrong.

Moreover, as long as Lao Lu is willing to get married, Aunt Lu will probably be so happy that she will wake up laughing in her dreams. Why would Lao Lu need to fight for the marriage himself?

Could it be that Lao Lu has found someone he likes?
Realizing this, Duan Ling's eyes widened, and he was filled with puzzlement.

During this time, he and Lao Lu were practically inseparable. Except when Lao Lu returned to Beijing, he stayed with him the whole time.

Old Lu had a girl he liked, but he was completely unaware of it.
Was Lao Lu hiding his true intentions too well, or was he just too slow to react?

Or perhaps, it's the girl Lao Lu met after returning to Beijing this time?
"Who is that girl? Do I know her?" Duan Ling asked curiously.

What kind of celestial being could make Lao Lu personally strive to marry her?

"Tell me quickly, whose daughter is she?" Duan Ling urged anxiously.

Lu Zhan paused, then kept everyone in suspense, saying, "You'll find out when the time comes."

Duan Ling wanted to ask more questions, but Lu Zhan interrupted her, "Business is more important!"

Only after being reminded did Duan Ling remember what he needed to do, and he hurriedly ran out to find Chen Jiu.

As soon as he left, Lu Zhan immediately summoned Jiang Shi, "Go and ask someone to see if there are any auspicious days for marriage recently?"

Jiang Shi didn't ask any more questions, respectfully replied, and was about to leave when Lu Zhan stopped him, saying, "Never mind, go and get the almanac, I'll choose one myself."

……

Zhiwan rested for a while, and when she woke up, it was already evening.

While helping Zhiwan wash up, Shuang'er reported, "Miss, I just went to the next courtyard and saw the young master still kneeling on the ground."

Zhiwan was taken aback, somewhat surprised, "Hasn't Aunt woken Cousin up yet?"

"No." Shuang'er shook her head. "When I went to check, the young master was kneeling on the ground handling official business. He has been kneeling like that all afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Her aunt was not telling her cousin to get up in order to vent her anger. If she did not speak up to plead for her cousin, her aunt was afraid that her cousin would keep kneeling.

Although she felt some resentment towards her cousin in the afternoon for insisting on marrying her against her wishes, the thought that he had been kneeling all afternoon made her anger dissipate.

She had already agreed to marry her cousin anyway, so there was no point in making him kneel as punishment.

Thinking of this, she said, "I understand. I'll go see my aunt first."

When she went to Wei's room, Wei had already gotten up and was drinking tea and having snacks.

Seeing Zhiwan come over, he quickly waved to her, "Wan'er, come and sit down. The postmaster just sent some pastries. They're fresh from the kitchen and taste pretty good. You should try some too."

Zhiwan sat down next to her as instructed.

After resting for an afternoon, Ms. Wei's spirits had clearly recovered, and her complexion had improved significantly.

She patted Zhiwan's hand and handed her the pastries.

Zhiwan took a piece.

After taking a bite, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Aunt, my cousin has been kneeling all afternoon. Let him get up first, okay?" "That boy bullied you. Don't feel sorry for him. Let him kneel a little longer. It won't hurt him," Madam Wei said indifferently.

Zhiwan knew that her aunt was just being stubborn, but in her heart she felt more sorry for her cousin than anyone else.

But for her own sake, she hardened her heart and punished her cousin.

Thinking it over, she affectionately shook Wei's arm and said coquettishly, "But my cousin still has a lot of official business to attend to, and if others see this, it will damage his official prestige. Let's leave it at that, Aunt. Let's wake him up first. I'm not blaming him anymore."

Madam Wei sighed and patted her head. "My Wan'er, you are so kind-hearted. Alright, since you don't blame him anymore, let him get up."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan immediately said to Granny Fang, "Go and wake my cousin up quickly."

"Yes." Granny Fang left happily.

Before long, she returned, followed by Lu Zhan.

Seeing her cousin limping in, Zhiwan was stunned.

This reminded her of the scene in her dream where her cousin was injured and stranded on a desert island.

My cousin had injured his leg back then, and he was walking a little unsteadily, but it wasn't as serious as it is now.

I must have been kneeling all afternoon, and my legs must be sore from kneeling.

The first person Lu Zhan saw when he entered was Zhi Wan.

Seeing the girl staring at his legs, he paused, trying to walk normally.

Seeing her son stare at Wan'er without any attempt to hide it as soon as he entered, Madam Wei felt a little disgusted. Tsk tsk, those who say her son likes men should really see this.

How does her son look like someone who likes men?
"Mother, cousin," Lu Zhan stepped forward and called out softly.

Thinking about what he had done, Madam Wei disliked him very much and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Zhan coughed lightly, "My mother has come from afar, so I specially asked someone to prepare dinner for her. I'm here to dine with my mother and cousin."

"Who asked you to accompany me?" Madam Wei said irritably, but she didn't kick him out.

Lu Zhan smiled and instructed the servants to bring the food into the room.

After the servants had set out the food, he respectfully invited Madam Wei to sit in the seat of honor first, and then invited Zhiwan to sit in the seat below Madam Wei.

Seeing how attentive and considerate he was, both Madam Wei and Zhiwan felt a little strange.

"Are you plotting something again?" Madam Wei asked directly.

Lu Zhan had just sat down on her other side when he heard this, and his handsome brows furrowed slightly. "Mother is overthinking it."

"Is that so?" Wei looked at him suspiciously.

Lu Zhan paused, picked up his chopsticks and said, "This fried yellow croaker is a specialty snack of Jiangning. Mother and cousin, please try it."

He held chopsticks in one hand and held his wide sleeve with the other, serving each of them a small, golden-brown, crispy fried yellow croaker.

Faced with such delicious food, Madam Wei couldn't care less about anything else. She lowered her head and took a bite, finding that the taste was indeed quite good. She then said to Zhiwan, "Wan'er, this fish is delicious. Eat it without worry; it's not poisonous."

Zhiwan: "..."

Lu Zhan's eye twitched slightly, and he continued to serve the two of them food, "This Jiangning stewed chicken is also very good."

When the two were almost finished eating, Lu Zhan picked up the wine pot and said, "Would Mother like to have a small drink? This is your favorite Shaoxing wine."

"I won't drink. What if I get drunk? Wouldn't you be leading me by the nose?" Madam Wei looked at him leisurely.

Her son is cunning and calculating; it's always good for her to be cautious.

Lu Zhan paused for a moment, then turned to Zhiwan without pressuring her, "Cousin, would you like a drink?"

(End of this chapter)