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

Chapter 327 Lu Zhan: Stop fooling around, go to sleep.
After seeing his mother off, Lu Zhan returned to his room.

Seeing him come in, Zhiwan quickly called out, "Cousin, come here quickly, let me help you apply the medicine."

As Lu Zhan approached, he noticed that several porcelain vases had been placed on the small table in front of her.

He paused for a moment, then said gently, "I'm fine, I don't need any medicine."

“How could it be nothing? I saw it all. Mother hit you hard.” Zhiwan said, then took his hand, made him sit beside her, and reached out to undo his belt. “It must hurt a lot. Let me check you first.”

Lu Zhan smiled slightly, took her hand and said, "It's just a minor injury, it doesn't hurt, don't worry."

“No, I must see for myself. If it’s really as you say, then I won’t apply the medicine,” Zhiwan insisted.

Lu Zhan couldn't refuse her, so he finally took off his robe and let her examine it.

When Zhiwan saw that there were several marks on his back and arms from being whipped with vines, some of which were even bleeding, she was heartbroken. She quickly opened the porcelain bottle and carefully applied ointment to his wounds.

My mother-in-law really doesn't hold back at all; she went way too far.

Seeing her cousin injured, she suddenly regretted her past willfulness.

If she hadn't been so willful, her cousin wouldn't have been beaten by his mother-in-law.

After applying the medicine, Zhiwan pulled her cousin's clothes back on.

Lu Zhan was tying his belt when he suddenly heard his cousin say softly, "Cousin, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Lu Zhan paused, then lifted his cousin's chin. "Why should you apologize? You did nothing wrong. I'm the one who made a mistake."

"But if it hadn't been for me that time..."

"No, it was my own idea." Lu Zhan interrupted her gently, then pulled her onto his lap and changed the subject, "By the way, how are you feeling now? Are you feeling any better?"

He had barely finished asking his question when Zhiwan suddenly gagged.

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhan immediately became nervous.

Zhiwan covered her mouth with a handkerchief, frowning as she said, "I don't know if it's because the ointment smells too strong, but I feel a little nauseous..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhan quickly picked her up and carried her to the bed in the inner room. He then put away the bottles and jars on the table in the outer room and opened all the doors and windows.

The smell of medicine in the room dissipated considerably, and Zhiwan finally felt a little better.

Lu Zhan poured her a glass of hot water and fed it to her, then asked, "How are you feeling now?"

"I feel a bit better..." Zhiwan said, clutching her chest. After thinking for a moment, she tugged at her cousin's sleeve and said, "Cousin, I'm craving something sour."

Lu Zhan was taken aback for a moment, then said gently, "I understand. You lie down for a while, and I'll go find some sour plums for you to eat."

"Mmm." Zhiwan let go of her hand and lay down on the bed.

After covering her with a blanket, Lu Zhan put on his outer robe, then called Shuang'er to take care of her before leaving the house.

Later that evening, Lu Zhan brought back some sour plums, washed his hands, and personally fed them to Zhi Wan.

Seeing her young mistress eating one sour food after another without even blinking, Shuang'er was quite surprised. "Didn't you used to dislike sour things?"

Zhiwan's eyes flickered. "I... I suddenly crave sour things now." As she spoke, she took the sour plum from her cousin's hand and said to him, "Cousin, you don't need to look after me here anymore. You can go and do your thing."

"Mm." Knowing that she had something to say to Shuang'er, Lu Zhan nodded and went out.

Shuang'er recalled that her mistress had vomited in the Orchid Courtyard this morning, and considering that her mistress hadn't had her period for a long time, she had a vague guess in her heart.

She grasped her mistress's hand and asked excitedly, "Miss, are you pregnant with the young prince?"

She was her personal maid, and Zhiwan hadn't intended to hide it from her. Seeing that she had guessed, she nodded, "It's probably true, but we can't be sure yet." After a pause, she instructed, "Don't tell anyone that I might be pregnant."

Shuang'er wasn't stupid; she immediately understood what was going on.

Before the wedding, the young master often visited the young lady at the Zhi residence, and the young lady must have been conceived at that time.

"Don't worry, Miss, I know what to do."

Since it happened before the wedding, it's natural that outsiders shouldn't know about it.

She had to protect the young lady's reputation.

"Yes." Zhiwan naturally trusted her and held her hand, saying, "You'll have to work hard for a while. As for your marriage with Jiang Shi, I'll make arrangements for you two once I'm settled." Shuang'er blushed and nodded, "This servant will do as Miss says."

night.

Zhiwan was lying in bed when she saw her cousin take a blanket out of the closet. She was a little puzzled. "There are enough blankets on the bed."

Lu Zhan paused for a moment and explained, "Starting tonight, I will sleep in the outer room."

"Why?" Zhiwan looked at him in surprise. After sharing a bed with her cousin for some time, she had gotten used to it.

Lu Zhan coughed lightly and reminded him in a low voice, "You are pregnant now."

Zhiwan was taken aback, but quickly understood.

She blinked her beautiful eyes. "So, if you're pregnant, you can't have sex, right?"

Lu Zhan: "..."

He hadn't expected his cousin to be so blunt; his handsome face flushed slightly, and he remained silent.

After carrying the blanket out, he thought for a moment, then came back, sat on the edge of the bed, stroked his cousin's hair, and explained, "The first three months are not stable, so it's not advisable to have sex. It doesn't mean you can't have sex at all during the entire pregnancy."

Having understood his meaning, Zhiwan blushed and hugged his narrow waist. "I understand."

Lu Zhan lowered his head and kissed her forehead, then pulled her hand away. "Go to sleep. I'll go out after you fall asleep."

"Mmm." Zhiwan obediently lay down.

She wanted to fall asleep quickly so that her cousin could go to sleep too, but perhaps because she had gotten used to sharing a bed with him, she felt a little uncomfortable sleeping alone now.

She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and finally couldn't help but tug at her cousin's sleeve, pleading, "Sleep with me, or I won't be able to sleep."

Lu Zhan's hard-won peace of mind was instantly thrown into chaos again by his cousin's words.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and with great effort, he pulled his cousin's hand away, his voice slightly hoarse, "Stop fooling around, go to sleep."

"No, I want you to sleep with me." Zhiwan stubbornly grabbed his hand again. "Besides, you can't sleep in the outer room for the next three months, can you? Or are you planning to go find other women while I'm asleep?"

Lu Zhan: "..."

He raised a hand and rubbed his temples. "Where did this other woman come from?"

Zhiwan's eyes flickered. "I've heard that many men take advantage of their wives' pregnancy to find other women..."

Lu Zhan asked helplessly, "Who told you that?"

“My mother…said it.” After a long while, Zhiwan said in a low voice.

A vein throbbed on Lu Zhan's forehead.

How many strange ideas did her mother instill in her cousin?

"Don't believe her nonsense. Look at Father, he has never had another woman, so naturally I won't either."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan couldn't help but say, "Father won't look for other women, but other women will look for him. Have you forgotten what happened before? The fake illegitimate child he created almost fought you for the family fortune."

Lu Zhan: "..."

After a long pause, he frowned and said, "I'm not your father, I'm not that confused."

Zhiwan glanced at him sideways and nodded. "Yes, you are more shrewd than Father, so if you were keeping a mistress outside, I would probably be completely kept in the dark."

Lu Zhan: "..."

He had never heard of a pregnant woman becoming so unreasonable and irrational.

He couldn't refuse his cousin, so he lay down beside her.

As soon as he lay down, Zhiwan snuggled into his arms and let him hold her while she slept.

Lu Zhan: "..."

How is he going to get through these three months?
He suddenly felt a pang of regret for not having resisted his cousin's temptations.

This child came at the worst possible time.