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

Chapter 140 Why are you so sure it's Lord Lu?

Zhiwan then came to her senses and said casually, "Let's go inside. It's still early, we can sleep a little longer."

Ouyang Zhenzhu suppressed a laugh and said, "The way you looked just now really resembled a lonely woman bidding farewell to her husband."

Zhiwan blushed and angrily retorted, "Can you stop talking nonsense? I've always respected my cousin as an elder brother..."

"Cousin? I don't think I said it was Lord Lu. It wasn't just Lord Lu who left just now, there were so many guards too. How can you be so sure it was Lord Lu? Wanwan, you're hiding something!" Ouyang Zhenzhu teased with a smile.

Zhiwan, annoyed and embarrassed, tickled her, saying, "Your mouth is getting worse and worse."

"Hahaha..." Ouyang Zhenzhu was ticklish and dodged left and right.

The front yard was bustling with activity.

The servants are cleaning and tidying up.

Even though the bloodstains had been washed away, there was still a bloody smell.

The damaged gate hung there precariously, and the supervisor was leading people to repair it.

Seeing this, both of them felt a little heavy-hearted and lost their playful mood. They held hands and went back to the backyard.

"I never expected Liang Qixian to be so arrogant, openly bringing people here. If it weren't for Lord Lu's foresight in secretly summoning the garrison soldiers, we would probably have already met a terrible end."

After lying down on the bed, Ouyang Zhenzhu sighed.

“Yes, my cousin always makes thorough preparations before doing anything,” Zhiwan said.

Ouyang Zhenzhu nodded in agreement, then, remembering something, said, "That Liang Qixian truly deserved his fate. He killed so many people, and even harmed your parents. He's going to be executed tomorrow. Do you want to go see him?"

"Yes." Zhiwan nodded firmly.

She was afraid of seeing dead people, but Liang Qixian was the murderer who killed her parents. Ever since she learned the truth, she wanted nothing more than to kill Liang Qixian and avenge her parents.

Now that her enemy is about to be executed, she naturally has to go and see him.

She wanted to see Liang Qixian's head fall to the ground with her own eyes.

“I’ll go with you tomorrow!” Ouyang Zhenzhu said.

"it is good."

The two slept very soundly.

When I woke up, it was almost noon.

After dinner, with nothing to do, the two decided to explore the nearby mountains and forests.

Because the two of them had a delicious stir-fried mushroom and pork dish for lunch, they inquired with the servants and learned that the mushrooms were freshly picked from the mountains.

Neither of them had ever picked mushrooms before, so they were very curious. Since they had nothing better to do, they decided to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms.

The person in charge was worried, so he sent a lot of people to follow them.

Once in the forest, Ouyang Zhenzhu spotted a clump of mushrooms growing under a tree and excitedly rushed over, exclaiming, "Wanwan, come quick! There are mushrooms here!"

Zhiwan followed along with great interest.

Just then, a servant suddenly poured cold water on them, saying, "Ladies, those are poisonous mushrooms; you can't eat them."

Two people: "..."

After walking for a while, a servant suddenly exclaimed, "Miss, you've stepped on a mushroom!"

The two looked down and saw that they were both stepping on mushrooms.

"Isn't this a poisonous mushroom too?" Ouyang Zhenzhu said nonchalantly.

“No, this is edible,” the servant immediately said.

Upon hearing this, the two quickly stepped back.

But all the mushrooms had been trampled and ruined, which broke the hearts of the two women. "You two go ahead, and we'll follow behind. Call us when you see any edible mushrooms," Ouyang Zhenzhu said.

This approach proved to be the safest.

Soon, a servant spotted the mushrooms and asked the two men to pick them.

The two of them each carried a basket and squatted down to pick the fruit with great enthusiasm.

When they came out of the mountains in the afternoon, both of their baskets were full.

"That was so much fun!" Ouyang Zhenzhu said, still wanting more. "Wanwan, after we watch Liang Qixian's beheading tomorrow, let's come back to this villa and stay for a while. I want to go mushroom picking in the mountains every day."

“Mushrooms aren’t available every day, are they? If we’re picking them like this, they’ll be gone in a few days,” Zhiwan said.

"Then let's collect for as many days as we can," Ouyang Zhenzhu compromised.

As they talked, they arrived at the gate of the villa.

Just then, a figure suddenly rushed over and knelt at Zhiwan's feet. "Miss Zhiwan, please, plead with Lord Lu for me. My master has been framed; he did not embezzle or commit adultery..."

Zhiwan was startled.

The servants reacted quickly, blocking her and Ouyang Zhenzhu behind them and shouting, "Who are you?"

“Miss Zhiwan, it’s me, I’m Qiao Shi, Zeng Gong’s wife. Please, please plead for us! My husband has been imprisoned…” The woman cried.

By this time, Zhiwan had clearly seen her appearance.

The person before me was none other than the former wife of the prefect, Madam Qiao.

"You're really shameless! Last time you even tried to beat us up, but now you dare to come here and beg Wanwan?" Ouyang Zhenzhu recognized her and mocked her coldly.

Qiao's expression changed, but she held back and kowtowed to Zhiwan, saying, "Miss Zhiwan, I apologize to you. We were blind that day. Please forgive us and don't hold it against us."

Zhiwan glanced down at her. The domineering noblewoman of that day had suddenly become so wretched and humble.

She said calmly, "It's all over now, you can go." With that, she took Ouyang Zhenzhu's hand and led her inside.

Seeing this, Madam Qiao hurriedly got up and chased after him, "Miss Zhiwan, please have mercy and help us! My husband really didn't embezzle or accept bribes..."

"Whether it is or not is not up to you to decide; the Imperial Envoy will make his own decision," Zhiwan interrupted her coldly.

Qiao stood frozen in place, at a loss for what to do.

"Zhiwan, you bitch, what makes you so arrogant?"

Just then, a figure emerged from around the corner of the villa, pointing at Zhiwan and shouting insults.

Zhiwan turned her head and saw that the person who came was Zeng Jiayi, which did not surprise her.

"I wondered who it was? It's the former daughter of the Prefectural Magistrate." Ouyang Zhenzhu crossed her arms and looked Zeng Jiayi up and down with interest. "You used to be so proud of yourself, how come you've become so down and out today, like a thief, only daring to hide?"

Zeng Jiayi's expression changed.

Being the daughter of a prefectural magistrate was a status she was very proud of.

As a result, she was successful in everything she did in Yangzhou.

But suddenly, everything collapsed. With her father imprisoned and the Zeng family's property confiscated, she too fell from grace and into the mire.

Her face turned pale and then flushed as she shouted angrily at Qiao, "I told you, don't come begging to this slut! Why did you have to humiliate yourself like this?"

"Slap her!" Ouyang Zhenzhu ordered the servants of the manor, her face darkening.

Immediately, a burly old woman rushed forward and slapped Zeng Jiayi hard across the face.

Zeng Jiayi was slapped to the ground.

"If you keep spewing filth, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!" Ouyang Zhenzhu threatened.

There's one more chapter I'm still writing, I'll post it in a bit~
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