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

Chapter 319 Lu Zhan: The door is already closed
Zhiwan was enjoying herself immensely when the swing suddenly stopped, leaving her somewhat caught off guard.

It wasn't until she heard what her cousin said that she realized what he meant, and her face turned bright red.

Meeting the man's deep eyes, she stammered, "I...I didn't mean that..."

The scene of her wedding night flashed through her mind, and her calves inexplicably began to tremble.

Actually, Princess Chang Le is also partly to blame.

Originally, her cousin was quite proper and considerate of her feelings, but after seeing the picture book Yuanbao sent, he started using more tricks, which she couldn't handle.

Recalling what happened last night, Zhiwan's face turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed.

Seeing his cousin's face growing increasingly red, Lu Zhan swallowed hard and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "What does that mean?"

"No, I... I just wanted to swing a little higher." Zhiwan avoided his eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.

Lu Zhan saw her shy expression, hummed in agreement, and started pushing the swing again.

As the swing began to move, a cool breeze brushed against Zhiwan's face, instantly calming her face, which had been burning.

She cleared her mind of all distractions and swung contentedly on the swing.

Perhaps because his cousin "disliked" him, Lu Zhan intensified his efforts this time.

As Zhiwan swung higher and higher, she suddenly saw that the neighboring yard was full of chrysanthemums when she reached her highest point.

They come in all sorts of colors.

She thought she was seeing things.

But when it swayed again, she saw it again.

"Cousin, I saw that the neighbor's yard has a lot of chrysanthemums."

"chrysanthemum?"

“Yes, they have all sorts of colors,” Zhiwan said.

No wonder my mother-in-law told me to let her sit on the swing; it turns out she had prepared such a surprise.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan stopped the swing and then lifted her off it. "Let's go take a look."

“Yes.” Zhiwan nodded immediately.

When the two arrived at the neighboring courtyard, they found it filled with chrysanthemums.

Clumps and clusters of them, in all sorts of colors, are absolutely beautiful.

Zhiwan was overjoyed and squatted down in front of the flowers, gently inhaling their fragrance.

"Mother-in-law, you have such a unique idea," Zhiwan exclaimed, stroking the flower petals.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan understood.

The location of the swing in their yard wasn't chosen randomly; it was specially selected by their mother because only from that spot could they see the blooming flowers in the yard while swinging.

A servant who was in charge of tending the flowers and plants stepped forward respectfully and said, "Madam said that this courtyard is exclusively for the young master's wife to grow flowers, and different flowers should be planted in each of the four seasons."

Zhiwan was deeply moved upon hearing this.

Her mother-in-law really went to great lengths for her.

Not only did she renovate her cousin's yard to her liking, she also planted a garden full of flowers in the neighboring yard so that she could see beautiful flowers when she was swinging on the swing.

She could hardly imagine how beautiful it would be when the flowers she planted in rotation throughout the year were in full bloom.

"Mother-in-law, you are so kind," Zhiwan said gratefully.

“As long as it’s something you like, your mother is happy to do it,” Lu Zhan said.

After enjoying the flowers, the couple returned to Qingyun Residence.

After lunch, we went for a rest together.

Zhiwan was exhausted last night and didn't sleep much. Although she woke up late this morning, she fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Seeing how tired she was, Lu Zhan didn't want to make her uncomfortable, so he held her and they slept together.

Zhiwan slept until evening before getting up. When she did, Lu Zhan was already gone from the room.

When Shuang'er came in to help her wash up, she asked, "Have you seen my cousin?"

"The son-in-law rested for a quarter of an hour before getting up and has been staying in the study ever since," Shuang'er replied.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan did not ask any further questions.

Although he had been granted leave by the Emperor these past few days, my cousin was preoccupied with the court and hadn't had a moment's rest. He was probably in his study handling official business right now.

After washing up, Zhiwan drank a glass of water, ate two pastries and some fruit, and then asked Shuang'er to fetch fish food to feed the fish in the pavilion.

She sat on the balustrade in the pavilion, scattering fish food little by little into the pond.

Immediately, fish swam over eagerly, vying for the food.

Looking at the beautiful koi in the water, Zhiwan was in a good mood. After scattering the remaining fish food into the pond, she watched the fish for a while before getting up and going to the study to find her cousin.

When she went in, she saw her cousin looking at the case file.

She didn't disturb him, but instead took a walk around the study.

Just as she had dreamed before, it was exactly the same scene.

There is a very large and tall bookshelf against the wall, which is filled with books.

However, every time she dreamed of being in her cousin's study, she never had the chance to pick up a book from the bookshelf to read.

In reality, she suddenly had a whim to take a book from the bookshelf, but just as her hand was about to touch the book, her waist was suddenly tightened.

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already been carried to the desk.

The man's burning kiss landed on his lips.

Zhiwan's eyelashes trembled, she closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and accepted her cousin's kiss.

Just as she was about to bask in her cousin's kiss, she suddenly snapped out of it.

Why does this scene look so familiar?

Realizing that this scene had also happened in her dreams, she quickly grabbed her cousin's collar and asked breathlessly, "Are we... dreaming now too?"

Lu Zhan paused in his kiss, looking at her in surprise, "Why do you ask that?"

“Cousin, don’t you remember? We used to do this in the study too.” Zhiwan said, biting her lip.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan also remembered.

He smiled slightly, lowered his head, and gently kissed the corners of her lips, saying in a hoarse voice, "Cousin, you're mistaken, it's not the same..."

Zhiwan's body went limp from the kiss, and she had to brace herself on the table to steady herself. Her voice trembled so badly that she asked, "Where is it... different?"

Lu Zhan didn't speak. He lowered his head and continued kissing his cousin, while one hand skillfully untied her belt.

The sudden chill brought Zhiwan back to her senses, and when she looked down, she realized that her clothes had been opened.

Her face flushed, and she quickly pulled her clothes back up, saying shyly, "There are still people outside." With that, she pushed her cousin away and jumped off the table.

"The door is already closed." Lu Zhan put one arm around her waist and lifted her back onto the table.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan turned around and realized that the study door had been closed at some point.

She was stunned for a moment. When did her cousin close the door?

Could it be that she was standing by the bookshelf just now, thinking about the dream she had back then?
She was about to say something when she noticed that her clothes, which she had just straightened, had opened again.

My cousin's long, warm hand had already slipped inside...

Zhiwan's eyelashes trembled, and she closed her eyes.

It was already dark by then, and the study was dimly lit as there were no lamps.

Only the girl's fair and slender back was the only light in the dimness.

The dress bunched up around her waist, making her shoulders appear even rounder and thinner.