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

Chapter 235 Vanished Without a Trace

Lu Lan didn't say anything more, but the disappointment and contempt on her face were undisguised.

Lu Jinglan was so angry that she trembled all over.

She never expected that Lu Lan, who had always been obsequious and subservient to her, would one day show her contempt and disdain.

Why should she?

Enraged, Lu Jinglan lunged at Lu Lan.

"You worthless, withered woman, what right do you have to laugh at me?"

Lu Lan quickly got up, avoiding her movements.

Lu Jinglan missed her target and fell off the bed.

With a "smack," she felt a sharp pain that made her see stars.

Thinking of today's misfortunes and Lu Lan's ridicule, she suddenly pounded the ground and cried bitterly.

Lu Lan looked down at her and said, "Crying is the most useless thing. Whoever hurt you like this, go and get revenge on them. What's the point of you being fierce with me?"

Lu Jinglan paused in her sobbing and looked up blankly.

Lu Lan, who had always been humble and timid and whom she had never paid any attention to, now had a cold expression on her face, making her feel like a stranger.

Lu Jinglan paused for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing, "You're right, everyone's hiding their true colors so well. I'm the dumbest one here!"

Lu Lan's lips twitched. "If you know you're stupid, then you should pull yourself together. Zhi Wan has ruined you like this, don't you want revenge? Of course, don't expect others to avenge you. If you have the ability, go and avenge yourself. If you don't, then swallow today's humiliation!"

"What can I do?" Lu Jinglan muttered to herself, "Zhiwan is so powerful, even the old lady is no match for her..."

“She is certainly capable, otherwise why would your aunt and elder brother side with her? But what if she loses her virginity? Do you think your elder brother would still marry her?” Lu Lan said calmly.

Lu Jinglan was startled, "You mean..."

“I didn’t say anything.” Lu Lan shook her head. “At least, I don’t want to see Zhi Wan end up like me. Alright, you should rest well. I’m going back now.”

Watching her departing figure, Lu Jinglan felt extremely conflicted.

One or two people can step on her head, is she, the adopted daughter of the Lu family, so easy to bully?
Lu Jinglan clenched her fists.

It's alright, she'll just tidy them up one by one.

chastity?

Yes, once Zhi Wanruo loses her virginity, she will surely be despised by Jinzhi.

Want to get into the Lu family? That's just wishful thinking!
A flash of resentment crossed Lu Jinglan's eyes.

Finding a few dirty men isn't difficult at all.
She wants to completely destroy Zhiwan!

However, before she could carry out her plan, the door was suddenly kicked open at night.

Two burly old women rushed in, covered her mouth, and dragged her out.

Lu Jinglan's eyes were filled with terror. She tried desperately to struggle, but found that she could not break free at all.

Soon, she was thrown into the carriage through the back door by two old women.

Everything happened silently.

The next day.

Madam Lu was preparing to go to Yangzhou and sent someone to invite Lu Jinglan to go with her, but the servant came in a panic and reported: "Madam, Miss Jinglan is missing."

"What do you mean 'disappeared'?" Old Madam Lu asked in shock.

"This servant doesn't know either. I went to invite Miss Jinglan as you instructed, but when I entered her room, I found that Miss Jinglan was not there," the maid replied.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu breathed a sigh of relief, but then angrily said, "If she's not in the room, she might be somewhere else. Why don't you take some people to look for her?" The maidservant immediately took some people to look for her.

As a result, the entire household searched everywhere, but they could not find any trace of Lu Jinglan.

Now, Madam Lu was completely panicked.

"Quickly, go and fetch the Duke and his wife back!"

Lu Zhenbei stayed at the camp yesterday and did not return. Upon receiving the news, he rushed back immediately.

At the same time, Wei and Lou also received the news and hurriedly returned from the temple.

"A perfectly healthy person just vanished from the mansion without a trace?" Everyone was astonished.

"It must be Zhiwan who did it!" Old Madam Lu suddenly said through gritted teeth.

"Lu Jinglan is missing. Why would it be Wan'er who did it? How could a weak young girl like Wan'er do such a thing? Even if the old lady has a prejudice against Wan'er, we can't blame everything on her when something happens, can we?" Madam Wei frowned, extremely displeased.

"Yes, Mother, how could Zhiwan, a little girl who can't even kill a chicken, make Lu Jinglan, a living person, disappear?" Lou Shi couldn't help but say.

“We know Mother is anxious, but Mother should refrain from saying such absurd things.” Lu Zhenbei also looked displeased.

In his view, it must have been because he told his mother about his marriage to Wan'er yesterday morning that she was unhappy, which is why she threw mud at Wan'er.

"The most urgent task is to find them as soon as possible," Lu Jingbei added.

"I think we should report this to the authorities," Lu Jun said in a deep voice. "Our Duke's mansion is heavily guarded. The sudden disappearance of Aunt Jinglan suggests... a powerful thief has infiltrated!"

"Let's not report this to the authorities. If word gets out, people will laugh at our Duke's Mansion for not being able to keep a young lady in check," Lu Jingbei objected.

“Father, this concerns Aunt’s safety. This is not the time to worry about saving face. We must find her as soon as possible.” Lu Jun frowned.

“Maybe she eloped with someone, why bother looking for her?” Lu Jingbei said, but seeing his mother’s gloomy face, he immediately changed his mind, “Just send out the servants in the manor to look for her as soon as possible.”

Listening to everyone's comments, Old Madam Lu was so angry that her head throbbed. "You, all of you, don't care about Jinglan's life or death at all! She's gone missing, why aren't you worried?"

Upon hearing this, everyone gave her a speechless look. They treated Lu Jinglan like a treasure, yet they demanded that they also value Lu Jinglan. How ridiculous!
"I'll send people out to search right away," said Madam Wei, and then she was about to leave.

In her opinion, it would be better if Lu Jinglan disappeared.

She's a menace; with her around, the household is never at peace.

She didn't want to waste her time on that adopted daughter.

Thinking of the temple she went to yesterday to pray for her son and Wan'er, and the very auspicious fortune she had drawn, Madam Wei was overjoyed. Now she just wanted to share this happy news with Zhi Wan so that she could be happy too.

"Stop right there!" Old Madam Lu suddenly shouted angrily.

Madam Wei was startled, clutching her chest, and turned to look at her, "Does the old lady have any other instructions?"

Old Madam Lu took a deep breath and cursed, "It must have been that little bitch Zhiwan who did it! Tie her up immediately and force her to tell us where Jinglan is!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei's face darkened instantly. "Wan'er is your prospective granddaughter-in-law, how dare you insult her like this? Besides, what does Lu Jinglan's disappearance have to do with Wan'er? Why do you have to pick a fight with Wan'er?"

Madam Lu was so angry that her chest ached. She slammed her hand on the table and yelled, "That wretched girl, she's got some nerve! Yesterday she was..."

"Yesterday?" Madam Wei caught the key word and looked suspicious. "Did you do something to her, sir?"

At this point, she suddenly realized something and looked sharply at the Lou family.

Yesterday morning, Lou suddenly asked her to go to the temple to pray for blessings. Since she was planning to pray for her son and Wan'er, she didn't think much of it and readily agreed to go. Now that she thinks about it, things are not so simple. Lou was probably instructed by the old lady to deliberately send her away so that she could deal with Wan'er.
Lou's eyes flickered, and she dared not meet her gaze.

Seeing this, Wei became certain of her suspicions.

Her face was frosty as she said, word by word, "Madam, if anything happens to Wan'er, I will absolutely not let this go!" After saying that, she hurriedly went to Yaoguang Pavilion.

(End of this chapter)