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

Chapter 263 I troubled my cousin to help me to the toilet.

Thinking about what she had just done with her cousin, Zhiwan felt extremely guilty and nervous. She forced herself to remain calm and called out, "Aunt."

Madam Wei nodded and asked, "How is your cousin? Is he alright?"

“My cousin said…it’s nothing serious,” Zhiwan replied after a moment’s hesitation.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei felt relieved. Just as she was about to say something, she noticed the woman's swollen, bright red lips.

Madam Wei paused for a moment, then belatedly realized that her arrival might have ruined her son's plans.

When she realized what was happening, she was both annoyed and amused.

The son still had the strength to take liberties with Wan'er, so it seems he's really alright.

Zhiwan felt that her aunt had noticed something, and felt extremely embarrassed. She said, "Aunt, since my cousin is alright, I will go back first. Shuang'er is badly injured, and I need to go back to see her."

When she said "go back," she was naturally referring to going back to the Zhi family mansion.

Madam Wei, wanting to make her son anxious, nodded and said, "Alright, I'll have Granny Fang accompany you. So much has happened these past two days, you must be tired. Go back and rest well. I'll take care of things here with your cousin, you don't need to run back and forth."

Zhiwan glanced at the direction of the bed curtains and nodded obediently, "Okay."

Inside the tent, Lu Zhan's handsome brows were tightly furrowed. He hadn't seen his cousin for a long time. He had finally returned to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion yesterday, but then he encountered that kind of thing. He hadn't even had a proper talk with his cousin yet, and now she was in a hurry to leave.

In his cousin's heart, he was not even as good as Shuang'er, that maid.

This realization displeased him.

"Cousin, take good care of your injuries. I'll head back now." Zhiwan curtsied towards the bed curtains and was about to leave when she suddenly heard a man's painful groan coming from inside the curtains.

Startled, she quickly lifted the curtain and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Did you aggravate your wound again?"

Seeing the genuine worry on the girl's face, Lu Zhan pursed his lips, said nothing, and looked at Madam Wei instead.

Wei: "..."

Her lips twitched slightly. Did her son mean for her to leave?

She pretended not to understand her son's meaning and asked with concern, "Ah Zhan, are you alright?"

Seeing his mother's lack of tact, Lu Zhan frowned.

After a long pause, he squeezed out his voice through clenched teeth, "I... I'm sorry, Mother, please excuse me for a moment. My cousin and I have a few words to say."

"Just a few words to say?" Madam Wei feigned surprise, but her eyes were full of mockery.

"Hmm." Lu Zhan's eyelids twitched, and he nodded patiently.

“But… it’s not proper for you two, a man and a woman, to stay in this house alone.” Madam Wei looked troubled. “Besides, aren’t you, Zhan, always the one who values ​​rules the most?”

Lu Zhan: "..."

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhiwan's face.

She and her cousin weren't married yet, so it wasn't appropriate for her to stay in her cousin's room. She had only rushed into his room because she was worried about him.

Now that she's calmed down, she feels a little embarrassed.

Just as she was about to leave, her cousin said unhurriedly, "Mother, have you forgotten that my cousin and I are already engaged?"

“You are engaged, but you are not married yet. It is improper for you to be alone in a room like this,” Madam Wei said sternly.

Lu Zhan: "I'm injured!"

"so what?"

“It is perfectly reasonable for my cousin, who is my fiancée, to come and see me. It is not a matter of propriety. On the contrary, my mother is lecturing me on rules and etiquette. Is she deliberately trying to prevent me from seeing my cousin? If so, you don’t need to bring up rules and etiquette. Just say it directly.”

Wei: "..."

"Furthermore, instead of wasting time here with me, Mother, you should think more about Grandmother's affairs. Are you sure you want to let Grandmother continue to cause trouble in the mansion? And what about Second Uncle and the others? Shouldn't we let them move out and live separately?" Lu Zhan continued.

Wei gave him a meaningful look.

What my son really meant was, "Why should I stay here and get in his way?"
Putting aside the son's ulterior motives, the rest makes sense.

Moreover, she had already planned to send Old Madam Lu away, but she put the matter aside for the time being because she was worried about her son's injuries.
As for the second wife, she hadn't originally planned to deal with her, but after hearing her son's words, she started to have some thoughts about it.

If the second branch of the family could behave themselves, she could tolerate them continuing to live in the mansion. But neither Lu Jingsi nor Lou Shi were the type to settle down.

Especially this incident, it was all because the second wife's family failed to properly discipline her children, which led to the emergence of Lu Lan, this troublemaker.

Moreover, Lu Jingsi always protected Lu Lan.

If they are allowed to continue staying in the mansion, who knows what trouble might arise.

“If Mother wants to separate the second branch of the family, this incident is a good excuse.” Seeing that she had taken his words to heart, Lu Zhan couldn’t help but offer another suggestion.

"I understand." Madam Wei nodded and took Zhiwan's hand, saying, "Your aunt was just teasing you. Don't feel embarrassed. Zhan is right. You two are engaged, and he is injured. Just stay here with peace of mind. I will take care of things outside. No one will dare to gossip about you."

Zhiwan's face flushed slightly, but she still nodded, "I understand, Aunt."

"Good boy, you can stay a little longer. I'll have Granny Fang take you back later," Madam Wei comforted him, then gave her son a warning look. "Behave yourself."

Lu Zhan: "..."

After Madam Wei left, the room became quiet.

Meeting her cousin's dark eyes, Zhiwan felt inexplicably flustered and stammered, "Cousin, would you... would you like some water?"

"Hmm," Lu Zhan responded softly.

Zhiwan hurriedly poured him a glass of water and fed it to him.

After he finished drinking the water, Zhiwan put the cup on the table, and then heard her cousin say, "Cousin, could you please help me up?"

Zhiwan had no choice but to go over and help him sit up, asking, "What are you going to do?"

Lu Zhan paused, didn't speak, and after putting on his shoes, whispered in her ear, "Take a break."

Zhiwan was taken aback, then understood what he meant, and said with a blush, "I...I'll go and call someone for you."

"No need to trouble yourself, my cousin can help me." Lu Zhan looked at the blush on the girl's face, a smile flashing in his eyes.

Zhiwan was stunned, and stammered, "I...I can't..."

“My cousin wasn’t this shy in my dreams before,” Lu Zhan said calmly.

Zhiwan: "..."

She turned her back, feeling extremely embarrassed.

How can dreams and reality be the same?

When she first started having dreams, she thought the people in her dreams were figments of her imagination and didn't exist. Later, even though she learned that the person was real, she was convinced that they would never meet in reality, which is why she was so bold and reckless.

Now, although she and her cousin are already discussing marriage, this is not a dream after all. The thought of taking off his pants makes her heart pound and she is very nervous.

Just as Zhiwan was hesitating, the man's warm lips touched her ear, and he said in a deep voice, "Besides, I'm not used to outsiders helping me, especially now that I'm in such a sorry state, I don't want outsiders to see me like this."

Zhiwan: "..."