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

Chapter 149 I got sick from anger
Fang Mama's intention was that since the young lady had such feelings for the young master, he should know it, which is why she said that extra sentence.

However, Chen Jiu clearly misunderstood after hearing this.

It seems the Crown Prince's feelings weren't one-sided; Miss Biao also has feelings for him.

How happy the Crown Prince would be if he found out?

Thinking of this, he grinned, patted Fang Mama's chest, and assured her, "Don't worry, Fang Mama, I will convey your message." After saying that, he picked up the food box and hurried inside, making sure to lock the courtyard gate carefully.

Looking at the courtyard gate closing again in front of her, Lu Jinglan clenched her fist tightly as she held the food box.

“Miss Jinglan, please take this old servant’s advice. Although you are the young master’s aunt in name, there is still a difference between men and women. You really shouldn’t get so close to the young master. Otherwise, gossip will spread, which will not be good for either you or the young master. Please be careful, Miss Jinglan.” After saying this, Granny Fang curtsied and returned to the next courtyard.

Lu Jinglan's face turned ashen with anger.

How dare an old woman lecture her?
Looking at the two adjacent courtyards, she gave a cold laugh.

Granny Fang really dares to speak her mind.

Are men and women different?

Why didn't she advise Zhiwan not to live next door to Jinzhi?
Granny Fang was clearly targeting her!

When she stormed back to her courtyard, she ran into Lu Lan, who was about to leave.

Seeing her pale face, Lu Lan's eyes flickered, and she stepped forward and said, "Aunt Jinglan, Sister Zhiwan sent someone to invite me over to talk. I'll go over first."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinglan paused for a moment and asked, "Do you know why she wanted to see you?"

"I don't know either, Shuang'er didn't say for sure," Lu Lan said.

Lu Jinglan sneered, "It must be because of the Wei family."

Lu Lan remained silent.

“I happen to be free, I’ll go with you,” Lu Jinglan said.

Lu Lan nodded. "That's fine."

At this moment, in Lu Zhan's courtyard.

Chen Jiu took the porridge and vegetables out of the food box, placed them in front of Lu Zhan, and said with a look of self-satisfaction, "Does Your Highness know who cooked this porridge and vegetables?"

Lu Zhan is writing a memorial to the throne.

Although he had written a memorial about what happened in Yangzhou yesterday and sent it back to the capital, he still had to report to the court again about the execution of Liang Qixian today.

In addition, the crimes of Zeng Gong and other corrupt officials should also be reported to the imperial court for judgment.

Upon hearing Chen Jiu's words, he paused in his writing and said unhappily, "Don't present me with anything related to Lu Jinglan."

"I didn't bring in the food cooked by Miss Jinglan. This was made by Miss Biao," Chen Jiu hurriedly said.

"Did your cousin make this?" Lu Zhan's gaze finally fell on the porridge and vegetables.

"Of course! Granny Fang said that this chicken porridge was cooked for you by your cousin herself. Granny Fang also said that your cousin burned her hands while cooking this porridge."

Lu Zhan frowned. "My cousin got burned?"

"I'm not entirely sure about the specifics either. Why don't you go and see Miss Biao after you finish eating?" Chen Jiu suggested tentatively.

Lu Zhan didn't speak, but he put down his pen.

Chen Jiu quickly served him some porridge and handed it to him.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring courtyard, Zhiwan wasn't surprised to see Lu Lan and Lu Jinglan coming together.

She didn't want to have any contact with the two of them, but she was really worried about her aunt, afraid that something might have really happened to her. That's why she asked Shuang'er to call Lu Lan over, hoping to get some information from her.

As soon as Lu Jinglan stepped into the courtyard, she began to look around.

Seeing that the courtyard was spacious and had many flowers planted in it, I couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

This courtyard is probably the best among all the villas.

Thinking this, she said it directly, "I think Wan'er's courtyard is the best in the entire villa."

Zhiwan noticed a hint of bitterness in her tone, glanced at her, and nodded. "This courtyard is indeed the best among the villas. I am grateful to my cousin for taking care of me and letting me live in such a nice courtyard."

Looking at her beautiful and charming face, Lu Jinglan opened her lips, wanting to question her about whether she had used some seductive tricks to seduce Lu Zhan.
Fortunately, she managed to stay rational and swallow her words back in time, but she was almost consumed by jealousy.

Both were orphans, and she even entered the Duke of Lu's mansion earlier than Zhiwan and met Lu Zhan before her, but Lu Zhan never showed her any kindness.

She felt both jealous and resentful.

Why did Zhiwan receive Lu Zhan's special treatment?
"Sister Zhiwan, Big Brother is so good to you," Lu Lan said enviously.

Zhiwan smiled and did not deny it, "My cousin has indeed treated me very well."

"Sister Zhiwan...you are so lucky," Lu Lan praised.

"I take your kind words. I hope that I will be blessed with good fortune for the rest of my life," Zhiwan said, going along with her words.

Hearing this, Lu Jinglan was already impatient and wanted to put her down, so she said directly, "You are fortunate to be where you are today because of your sister-in-law. Without your sister-in-law, you wouldn't be where you are today. But do you know that something big has happened in the manor? Your sister-in-law has been having a very hard time lately."

Although Zhiwan had guessed that something might have happened to her aunt, her heart tightened again upon hearing this. She stopped pretending and asked directly, "What happened, Aunt?"

Lu Jinglan sighed, but remained silent.

Zhiwan looked at Lu Lan.

Lu Lan said with some reluctance, "My uncle... kept a mistress outside, and even had a son with her. That child is eight years old now. When my aunt found out, she was so angry that she fell ill."

"What?" Zhiwan's heart sank, her face filled with disbelief.

"You're talking nonsense! The Duke and his wife have a deep and loving relationship. They would never do such a thing. You must be spouting lies!" Granny Fang snapped angrily as she realized what was going on.

Seeing this, Lu Jinglan felt a sense of schadenfreude. Wei Shi, relying on the Duke's favor, was extremely arrogant and domineering in the mansion. She didn't even care much about the old lady. Now, the Duke had taken a mistress outside. Let's see where Wei Shi's face is now. How can she be so arrogant in the future?
Thinking this to herself, she said aloud, "I knew you wouldn't believe me, which is why we didn't tell you directly. To be honest, when we first heard about it, we couldn't believe it either, but it's really true. That woman even came to our door."

Lu Lan nodded in agreement, saying, "It's true, we're not lying to you."

Zhiwan snapped out of her daze and stared sharply at the two of them.

I know they wouldn't dare to make up such a thing, but we can't just listen to their side of the story to find out the specifics.

So she coldly dismissed them, saying, "We understand, you can go back now."

The two were somewhat surprised to see her so calm; they had thought she would be anxious or flustered.

It seems that the relationship between Zhiwan and Wei Shi was nothing more than that.

Just as the two reached the door, they ran into Lu Zhan, who was about to enter.

The two were quite surprised.

"Big brother... are you looking for Sister Zhiwan?" Lu Lan asked tentatively.

(End of this chapter)