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

Chapter 125 Lu Zhan: Cousin, get some rest early.
When Zhiwan opened the door, she saw Duan Ling standing outside and felt somewhat embarrassed.

I wonder if he heard what Pearl said just now?

"Duan Shaoqing, Pearl was just saying that in anger, don't take it to heart," Zhiwan said after thinking for a moment.

Putting aside Duan Shaoqing's private life, he is actually a very good person. On the way to Yangzhou, he took good care of her and Pearl.

“I wasn’t saying that out of anger, I was speaking from the heart!” Ouyang Zhenzhu said angrily.

Zhiwan glanced apologetically at Duan Ling.

Duan Ling didn't seem to care much.

It wasn't the first time he'd known that brat, Ouyang Zhenzhu.

He didn't look at Ouyang Pearl inside, but instead handed a package wrapped in oil paper to Zhiwan, "These are candied dates that brat likes to eat. I saw someone selling them on the street, so I bought some. You can try some too."

Zhiwan naturally knew who the brat he was talking about was.

She glanced at the sulking Ouyang Zhenzhu, reached out and took it, "Thank you, Duan Shaoqing."

Duan Ling shook his head, turned around and left.

Ouyang Zhenzhu pouted, looking at Zhiwan with dissatisfaction, "Why did you take his things?"

Instead of answering, Zhiwan asked, "You really like candied dates?"

Ouyang Zhenzhu remained silent.

Zhiwan understood and smiled, "Duan Shaoqing is so thoughtful. He even knows what desserts you like and went out of his way to buy them for you."

Ouyang Zhenzhu said dejectedly, "You shouldn't have accepted his things. I think he probably has ill intentions, and maybe he even poisoned them!"

Zhiwan was both amused and exasperated. "It can't be that bad, can it? You don't have any deep-seated hatred for Duan Shaoqing." With that, she opened the oil paper package and handed it over.

"Although there's no deep-seated hatred, I just can't stand the sight of him!" Ouyang Zhenzhu said as she grabbed a candied date and stuffed it into her mouth.

Zhiwan laughed out loud, "Didn't you say it was poisonous? I see you're enjoying it quite a bit."

Ouyang Zhenzhu froze for a moment, then snorted coldly, "I doubt he would dare to poison me!"

Duan Ling bought a lot of candied dates, and the group shared them along the way, but none of them could finish them.

The last few were eaten by Ouyang Zhenzhu.

When they returned to the villa, Ouyang Zhenzhu let out a burp as soon as she got off the carriage.

Duan Ling happened to walk over and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Are you full?"

"It's all your fault!" Ouyang Zhenzhu stomped on his foot angrily and quickly ran inside.

Duan Ling touched his nose and followed him inside.

As Zhiwan got out of the car, she saw the two of them running inside one after the other.

She shook her head with amusement, but when she turned around, she saw Lu Zhan standing there, rubbing his temples and talking to Chen Jiu.

"Duan Ling will stay here tonight. You and Jiang Shi will take care of things on the big ship."

"Yes." After saying that, Chen Jiu mounted his horse and rode away.

"Cousin, where is Ajiu going so late?" Zhiwan couldn't help but ask.

Lu Zhan glanced at her but didn't answer. Instead, he said calmly, "You seem to care a lot about Chen Jiu."

Zhiwan said earnestly, "Because he's my cousin's man."

Lu Zhan was taken aback. His face, which had been cold just a moment ago, now showed a hint of gentleness.

"Go in." A smile flashed in his eyes. After saying that, he took the lead and entered the courtyard.

Zhiwan followed behind.

Thinking of something, she turned to Granny Fang and whispered a few instructions.

Granny Fang responded and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

As they approached the courtyard, Lu Zhan suddenly stopped and turned to look at the little girl behind him. "Does your hand still hurt?"

Zhiwan touched her left wrist and shook her head, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"But it's best to apply some ointment to avoid scarring," Lu Zhan said calmly, taking out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handing it over.

Zhiwan looked at him in surprise, "Where did this come from?"
"On the way back, I passed by a clinic and went in to ask the doctor for some medicine," Lu Zhan explained in a low voice.

Zhiwan remembered.

When she returned, the carriage stopped for a while; it turned out her cousin had gone to the clinic to buy medicine for her.

She smiled and reached out to take it, saying, "Thank you, cousin."

"You're welcome." Lu Zhan shook his head.

“Then I’ll go in first,” Zhiwan said.

"Hmm." Lu Zhan nodded, then paused, remembering something, and whispered, "Get some rest early later."

"I understand." Zhiwan agreed casually without giving it much thought.

Lu Zhan paused for a moment before turning around and entering the courtyard.

At this time, the Liang residence.

"...That down-on-his-luck fellow actually made me eat the food on the table! I have never suffered such humiliation before. My lord, you must seek justice for me!" After enduring the humiliation all night, Madam Liang finally vented her anger to her husband upon returning home.

Liang Qixian exclaimed in surprise, "Such a thing is true?"

Madam Liang said indignantly, "You have no idea how arrogant that wretched girl is. She brought up the Duke and Duchess of Dingguo and Princess Changle to intimidate those ignorant fools. She even humiliated me like that. I really can't swallow this insult. My lord must teach her a good lesson to vent my anger!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Qixian became somewhat irritated. He had initially thought that the woman surnamed Zhi was just an orphan, but the results of his tests showed that Lu Zhan valued her highly, which made things rather tricky.

Back then, the man surnamed Zhi had evidence of his embezzlement, but he sent men disguised as bandits to kill him and ransacked the Zhi family, yet he still couldn't find any relevant evidence.

So many years have passed, and he thought everything was fine. But unexpectedly, an orphan girl surnamed Zhi appeared by Lu Zhan's side today, and he immediately had an ominous premonition.

He didn't care whether Zhi Wan and Zhi Yu were related; as long as she had the surname Zhi, he couldn't let her go.

So when they were at Hongyun Restaurant, he secretly instructed his wife to test how much Zhiwan meant to Lu Zhan.

If it were of little importance, he could have killed it directly, but the result of the test was not satisfactory.

Since Lu Zhan valued Zhi Wan, he couldn't act rashly.

"Master?" Madam Liang called out in dissatisfaction when she saw that he hadn't spoken.

Liang Qixian's face darkened as he said, "Of course, we should get rid of that woman surnamed Zhi, but as you saw tonight, Lu Zhan values ​​her so much. This matter needs to be considered carefully."

"By the time you take your time to plan, they'll probably all have returned to the capital," Madam Liang said anxiously.

"What can we do?" Liang Qixian said impatiently.

Madam Liang said, "Why not just do it the old way? In a couple of days, I'll invite her to offer incense outside the city. You can have someone disguise themselves as a robber and rape her, wouldn't that be fine?"

A young woman's reputation is so important. If she is dishonored, she will have no face to live on. At that point, you and I won't even need to lift a finger; she will kill herself."

Liang Qixian frowned. "This method is not appropriate. Do you think Lu Zhan is just a playboy who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun? He is an official who holds the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He must have some skills. Your little tricks may work on ordinary officials, but they will definitely not work on Lu Zhan."

"Since this method won't work, then what do you suggest we do?" Madam Liang said impatiently.

"Let me think about it some more," Liang Qixian said.

"Sir, we don't actually need to do it ourselves," Madam Liang suddenly said, remembering something.

"Does Madam have any ideas?" Lord Liang asked.

“You’ve forgotten about Zeng Gong and his wife,” Madam Liang said. “Their precious daughter suffered so much tonight because of Zhiwan, they certainly won’t let it go. Just a few more words of encouragement and they will definitely take action.”

Upon hearing this, Liang Qixian's eyes lit up. "Madam's tactic of using someone else to do your dirty work is brilliant!"

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