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

Chapter 326 Taboo Against Sexual Intercourse

Outside the door, when Granny Fang saw her come out, she quickly hid the rattan cane behind her back.

"Give it to me!" Madam Wei said in a deep voice.

Granny Fang: "..."

"Hurry up!" Madam Wei urged.

Granny Fang had no choice but to hand over the rattan cane, advising, "Madam, please hold back, lest you really injure the young master."

Wei snorted coldly, "He deserved it!"

Seeing the lady storm into the room with a rattan cane in her hand, Granny Fang swallowed hard.

Just now in the Orchid Courtyard, the Madam suddenly asked her to fetch the family law. She was somewhat confused about the reason, but when she followed the Madam here, she heard the conversation between the Heir Apparent and his wife in the room.

It turns out that the Crown Prince's wife is indeed pregnant.

It seems that the Crown Prince took away his wife's virginity before the wedding.

No wonder the lady was so angry.

The lady has always treated the Crown Prince's wife like her own daughter. Now that she has learned that the Crown Prince had bullied her before the marriage, how could she not be angry?

Moreover, the Crown Prince and his wife have only been married for half a month, and now she has been diagnosed with pregnancy. If this gets out, the Crown Prince's wife's reputation will definitely be damaged.

Thinking of this, Granny Fang felt a chill and quickly looked around.

Seeing that there was no one else in the courtyard, they were relieved.

Even so, she still couldn't help but wander around the yard.

The fact that the Crown Prince's wife became pregnant just half a month after their wedding must not be known to anyone else.

Zhiwan sat in the inner room, listening intently to the sounds outside.

Seeing that it was quiet outside, he breathed a sigh of relief.

She must have misunderstood. Her mother-in-law had already hit her cousin, and she had promised her that she wouldn't hit him again.

Zhiwan comforted herself.

However, not long after, a dull thud was heard outside.

Zhiwan was startled and quickly got up and went out.

In the outer room, my cousin was kneeling on the ground, while my mother-in-law was holding a rattan cane high and whipping him heavily.

Each time, it broke Zhiwan's heart to see it.

She cried out anxiously, "Mother, you broke your promise! You said you wouldn't hit my cousin!"

Madam Wei paused, then turned to look at her with a loving expression. "I didn't hit him. I was just scratching his itch. If you don't believe me, ask Zhan. Does it hurt?"

Lu Zhan's eye twitched slightly, and he stood up.

"Who told you to get up? Kneel down!" Madam Wei said fiercely, holding up a rattan cane.

Lu Zhan: "..."

He lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down again.

"Ah Zhan, tell Wan'er, does your body hurt?" Madam Wei looked at him with a forced smile.

Lu Zhan glanced at her, then looked at Zhi Wan and said gently, "It's okay, I'm not in pain, really."

Zhiwan was both angry and anxious.

She's not a three-year-old anymore, yet her mother-in-law and cousin still treat her like a child.

She went through the events of the day and vaguely understood why her cousin had been punished.

Seeing her cousin still being forced to kneel by her mother-in-law, she wrung out her handkerchief and whispered, "Mother, that matter... it's not my fault, it was me..."

“Cousin, I made a mistake, and that’s it. You shouldn’t make excuses for me.” Lu Zhan interrupted her in a deep voice.

Zhiwan paused for a moment, but ultimately did not continue.

Although her mother-in-law dotes on her, if she were to reveal that she was the one who dragged her cousin to bed the day before he went to Weichang, how would her mother-in-law view her?
"At least you have some sense of responsibility." Madam Wei glanced at her son sideways.

In her view, Wan'er was still young, a little girl, and if her son wanted her, he could easily coax her with a few words. Therefore, their premarital indiscretion was naturally her son's fault.

Seeing that Wan'er was there, she finally stopped whipping her son.

Despite her resentment towards her son, she couldn't control herself and overstepped the bounds before marriage, causing Wan'er to become pregnant only half a month after their wedding.

She glared at her son resentfully, put down the rattan cane in her hand, and helped Zhiwan sit down on the soft couch.

"Wan'er, you've gone through so much trouble."

Zhiwan shook her head. "Mother, you flatter me. I'm fine."

Madam Wei looked at her slender shoulders, patted her head, and sighed, "From today onwards, you need to eat your fill and get stronger."

Zhiwan was taken aback. "Why?"

“Do you think giving birth is an easy thing? You’re still so young and frail, it will be very difficult for you during childbirth. But don’t worry, it’s still early, let’s get you stronger,” said Madam Wei.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan nodded. "I will listen to my mother. However..." She bit her lip and said softly, "My periods have always been irregular. Perhaps my cousin made a mistake in his diagnosis."

She said this to discourage people from having too high hopes, lest they be disappointed in the end.

"Well, let's wait half a month and see," said Madam Wei.

Zhiwan understood what she meant.

In another two weeks, she and her cousin will get married, and then it will have been a month.

If a pregnancy were diagnosed at that time and others found out, it wouldn't matter.

“Okay.” Zhiwan nodded obediently. Seeing that her cousin was still kneeling on the ground, she grabbed her mother-in-law’s arm and pleaded, “Mother, please let my cousin get up. It won’t look good if someone sees him.”

My cousin is a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court. It's really not a good look for him to be punished by family rules and forced to kneel.

Besides, my cousin really did nothing wrong.

My cousin has always respected her. If she hadn't pulled him back that time, he wouldn't have overstepped his bounds.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei felt a sense of disappointment and frustration towards him.

Although she could protect Wan'er, she couldn't keep an eye on the young couple all the time. She was afraid that her son would bully Wan'er and make Wan'er suffer when she couldn't see him.

After thinking for a moment, she whispered her advice: "Why are you feeling sorry for him? He's a man. Kneeling a little longer won't hurt him. Besides, we're in the house, who will see? You should teach him a lesson now so that he'll be obedient to you in the future."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan couldn't help but glance at her cousin.

My cousin is a privileged young man, always pampered and respected in public. Yet, because of her, he was beaten and forced to kneel twice by his mother-in-law.

Moreover, the blows her mother-in-law struck earlier showed she didn't hold back at all; she probably already injured her cousin.

Thinking about it, she couldn't help but tug at her mother-in-law's sleeve again, pleading, "Please let my cousin get up first."

Madam Wei sighed and said helplessly, "Alright, I'll do as you say."

Zhiwan breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Mother."

Madam Wei affectionately patted her head, but when she looked at Lu Zhan, her expression was stern. "Ah Zhan, for the sake of Wan'er pleading for you, I will spare you for now. I hope you will behave properly and not make any more mistakes. Alright, get up now."

"Thank you, Mother, thank you, Cousin." Lu Zhan stood up.

Zhiwan found it both funny and infuriating.

When Wei left, she called Lu Zhan out.

"...You know some medicine, so you should know that the first three months are not stable, and you should abstain from sexual intercourse, understand?"

Lu Zhan's ears burned slightly, and he replied in a low voice, "I know."

Seeing his obedient manner, Madam Wei became somewhat uneasy again.

Who would have known that her son, who always valued rules and etiquette the most, was so unruly in private?
It was one thing for Wan'er to covet her, but to dare to overstep the bounds before marriage and even cause Wan'er to become pregnant.

Madam Wei grew increasingly uneasy and sternly instructed, "Starting tonight, you two will not share a bed. You will sleep on the couch in the outer room."

Lu Zhan: "..."

"Did you hear that?" Madam Wei shook the rattan cane in her hand.

Lu Zhan's eye twitched slightly. "I understand."