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

Chapter 270 Letting Zhiwan do as she pleases
“It’s alright if you wake me up, I can go back to sleep in a bit.” Zhiwan said, then remembered something and quickly put the clothes in her hands aside. She bent down and carefully unwrapped the gauze from his arm. “Let me see if the injury is better. I’ll have to apply some more medicine later.”

Lu Zhan had originally planned to put on his clothes and leave directly, but upon hearing this, he did not refuse.

He leaned against the bedpost, letting her do whatever she wanted.

After removing the gauze, Zhiwan saw that his injury seemed to have improved somewhat, and her tense little face relaxed a bit. "He seems to be feeling better."

"Yes." Lu Zhan nodded. "So you can rest assured."

Zhiwan got out of bed, took the ointment from the table, scooped some out with a clean bamboo stick, and gently applied it to his arm. "Although it looks a little better, cousin, you still need to be careful these next few days."

"Understood." The coldness between Lu Zhan's brows was replaced by gentleness.

After applying the medicine, Zhiwan took the gauze and rewrapped it around his neck. Then she took his clothes and helped him put them on one by one.

Lu Zhan stood up so that she could help him tie his belt.

After fastening his belt, Zhiwan noticed that his hair was a bit messy and quickly pushed him to sit down in front of the dressing mirror. "Your hair is messy, let me comb it for you."

Although Lu Zhan was in a hurry to leave the city, he couldn't bear to refuse his cousin's kindness.

"Okay," he replied gently, and sat down in the chair.

Through the bronze mirror, he looked fondly at the girl behind him who was combing his hair.

Zhiwan didn't notice the way her cousin was looking at her. She first took off his hair crown, then loosened his black hair, and then carefully combed his long hair with a comb.

My cousin's hair is jet black and thick, as smooth as silk.

Zhiwan held it in her hand, and found herself reluctant to put it down.

Seeing that the girl was playing with his hair as she combed it, Lu Zhan couldn't help but cough lightly and remind her, "Cousin, if it gets any later, the servants will have to get up."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan finally remembered.

My cousin not only had official business to attend to, but it was also too late. All the servants were up, and it wouldn't be good if they saw him staying overnight in her room.

She composed herself, quickly combed his hair, and then used a jade crown to secure his long hair.

Looking at the incomparably handsome man in the mirror, Zhiwan's heart fluttered, and she felt a touch of melancholy.

Who could have imagined that the man she once kept at a distance would have done such absurd and intimate things with her in her dreams, and now he was about to become her husband?

The thought of the word "husband" brought a blush to Zhiwan's pretty face.

She was already beautiful, and now her face flushed, making her look charming and alluring.

Lu Zhan saw it in the mirror, and a dark look welled up in his dark eyes.

After a moment, he restrained himself and stood up, lowered his head and kissed his cousin on the forehead, his voice slightly hoarse, "I'm leaving."

Zhiwan snapped out of her daze, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the corner of his lips. "Cousin, be careful on the road."

"Hmm." Lu Zhan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he turned around with difficulty, walking towards the door.

Fearing that the servants would see her, Zhiwan did not see him out, but stood in the room and watched him leave.

Lu Zhan turned around and saw his cousin standing by the door, watching him leave. He felt a pang of reluctance.

But no matter how reluctant he was, he eventually left.

Zhiwan lost her sleepiness. Thinking of the clothes her cousin had changed out of last night, she went to the bathroom, tidied up her cousin's clothes, washed them in the bathtub, and then rinsed them with clean water.

After washing, I hung it directly to dry in the clean room.

Afraid of being seen, she made an excuse not to let the servants go to the washroom when they came in to clean. After breakfast, having nothing else to do, she decided to paint.

She sat down at the table and calmed herself down to come up with ideas.

Because she was inspired, she painted very quickly.

In just half a day, he had drawn two pictures.

In the afternoon, she was about to continue painting when, with a smile on her face, Granny Fang led two women into the courtyard.

"Miss, look who's here!"

Upon hearing the sound, Zhiwan assumed it was her aunt and quickly put down her pen to go outside.

To their surprise, they saw Chen the wet nurse and Qiao'e standing in the courtyard, looking travel-worn.

Upon seeing her emerge, the two wet nurses, Chen and her companion, immediately called out, "Miss!"

"Nanny, Sister-in-law Qiao'e!" Upon seeing them, Zhiwan was both surprised and delighted, and stepped forward to greet them, "When did you arrive?"

“We arrived this morning,” Chen the wet nurse replied. “We went directly to the Duke of Dingguo’s residence. Madam Lu told us that you had moved here and even sent someone to bring us over.”

"Thank you for your hard work, please come in and sit down," Zhiwan said hurriedly.

She knew that Nurse Chen should have arrived in the next few days, but she didn't expect that they would arrive first before she could send someone to the dock to meet them.

After entering the room, Zhiwan asked the servants to serve tea and snacks.

After Chen the wet nurse and Qiao'e had some tea and snacks, Zhiwan asked, "By the way, wet nurse, where are Brother Da Niu and Brother Er Niu? Did they come with us?"

"They've arrived, they've all arrived. After receiving Madam Lu's letter, our whole family immediately set off for the capital," Nanny Chen replied, her eyes slightly moist. Her young mistress was about to marry the young master Lu, finding a good match. She was truly happy for her mistress, and her husband and wife could rest in peace in the afterlife.

Zhiwan knew that her aunt had summoned the entire Chen family to the capital not just to have them escort her to her wedding, but mainly to give her confidence and to ensure that she had people she could trust by her side.

Thinking it over, she took Chen's hand and said, "Nanny, if you're willing, you can live here from now on and help me look after the house, okay?"

The wet nurse wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and smiled, "How could we not be willing? It's our blessing that Miss trusts us."

"Yes, after receiving Madam Lu's letter, my mother-in-law was so happy that she couldn't sleep for several days. She's been thinking about Miss all the time. She'll be able to see Miss get married and serve her. She'll be smiling in her dreams. It's just that my brother Da Niu and I are used to doing rough work and don't know much about etiquette. Miss will have to have someone teach us." Qiao'e said with a smile.

Zhiwan was initially worried that Chen's family would be unhappy.

Although she didn't treat them as servants, she was afraid they would feel uncomfortable or unhappy.

After all, life in the countryside was poorer, but at least it was free, and the wet nurse's family were hardworking people, so food and clothing were not a problem in the countryside.

Hearing Qiao'e say this, she was completely relieved.

The Chen family is someone she can trust.

She knew them well; they were all honest and kind people.

She can rest assured that she will be able to entrust the management of the Zhi family to them from now on.

When she occasionally comes back here for a short stay, it's not so deserted.

After settling Chen's family in, Zhiwan returned to her room to continue painting.

She had thought her cousin would be back soon, but to her surprise, he hadn't been heard from for two days.

Even on the day the Lu family came to the Zhi family to present the betrothal gifts, my cousin did not show up.

Fearing that Zhiwan might be uncomfortable, Madam Wei put her arm around her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't worry, when your cousin comes back, no matter what delayed him, I will give him a good scolding."