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

Chapter 27 Too high to reach
"You can ask Xin'er if this is true," Madam Wei said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lou glared angrily at Lu Xin, "Is everything your aunt said true?"

Lu Xin was both shocked and frightened. She had just admitted to bringing Wang Zeren into the mansion, but she absolutely could not reveal that she wanted to harm Zhiwan.

But if she doesn't tell anyone, it would be considered that she's having an affair, which is equally serious.

For a moment, Lu Xin wanted to cry but had no tears.

"You still won't tell the truth?" Seeing her hesitant look, Lou Shi still had a glimmer of hope and was convinced that Wei Shi was lying, so she softened her tone and said, "Xin'er, don't be afraid. As long as you haven't done it, no one can wrong you." As she said this, she glanced at Wei Shi.

Wei sneered, but did not speak. She just stared at Lu Xin with cold eyes.

Lu Xin gritted her teeth and said, "I...I did bring Wang Zeren into the mansion, but I..."

"Slap!" Before she could finish speaking, Lou Shi, in a fit of rage, slapped her hard across the face and pointed at her nose, shouting, "You wretched girl, do you have no shame? How dare you meet with a man outside your home, and such a disgraceful scoundrel at that!"

Lu Xin was hit and fell to the ground, covering her face and sobbing.

From childhood to adulthood, her mother never hit her; at most, she would scold her a few words when she caused trouble.

But today, he directly hit her, and hit her so hard...

At this moment, Lou was so angry that she wanted to beat her to death.

She had originally planned for her daughter to marry into a better family, but she herself didn't respect herself and caused such a mess. If this gets out, it will be difficult for her to find a husband, let alone marry into a better family.

Lou Shi grew angrier the more she thought about it, and slapped Lu Xin again, saying, "You filthy thing, are you trying to make me angry to death?"

Lu Xin was slapped again, and she cried so hard that snot was coming out of her nose.

"How dare you cry?" Lou shouted angrily.

After observing the situation for a while, Madam Wei finally spoke up to advise, "Alright, don't take your anger out on the child. The best course of action now is to find her a good marriage before things get out of hand, so as not to affect Jun'er's chances of finding a husband. Jun'er will be participating in the imperial examinations next year."

Upon hearing this, Lou panicked even more.

Yes, if word gets out that the daughter is so indecent, it will inevitably affect the son.

Thinking of this, Lou gritted her teeth in hatred, "This rebellious daughter, her reputation is already ruined, what good marriage can she possibly find?"

"If you can't find one in the capital, then look elsewhere. How could our Lu family's young lady not be able to get married?" Madam Wei offered a suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Lou's heart stirred.

Yes, it's not necessary to marry someone from the capital. There are plenty of powerful and wealthy men in the provinces, and they're far from the capital, so they won't know about the foolish things their daughter has done.

Thinking of this, she felt much better and said with shame, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, sister-in-law. I'll take this wretched girl back now and let her reflect on her actions behind closed doors. She's not allowed to step out of her room again until she's married. But what happened today..."

Madam Wei said sternly, "We're all family. How could I possibly spread such a shameful secret?"

Lou choked.

The word "shameful affair" stung her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable, yet she couldn't lash out. Seeing Lu Xin still kneeling there, she was furious. "Why aren't you getting back here? Are you going to stay here and embarrass yourself any longer?"

Lu Xin was both angry and resentful, and she got up and rushed out.

Seeing this, Madam Lou was furious. "This wretched girl! She did something wrong and still dares to show disrespect to her elders. She really needs to be disciplined!"

Madam Wei said, "Xin'er has been willful since she was little and dares to do anything. You have to keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't embarrass the Lu family again. You have to think about Jun'er too, if not for anything else."

When it came to her son, Madam Lou dared not be careless in the slightest. She immediately assured her, "Sister-in-law is right. Tomorrow I will ask a matchmaker to help. No matter what family it is, I will marry her off as soon as possible so that I can have peace of mind sooner."

"Ah."

Lou bowed and then left in a hurry.

After the mother and daughter left, Wei's expression was not relaxed.

At the flower-viewing banquet that day, Wang Zeren was indeed brought into the mansion by Lu Xin.

Lu Xin would rather conceal her affair with Wang Zeren than reveal her true purpose in bringing him into the mansion. It seems Lu Xin truly intends to harm Wan'er. Therefore, Wan'er's predicament in the peach grove at the Fu family's villa today must also be related to Lu Xin.

I never expected that Lu Xin, that brat, could be so vicious.

The more Wei thought about it, the angrier she became, and she slammed her hand on the table.

Granny Fang was startled and quickly stepped forward to take her hand to check it. "Madam, please calm down. Don't hurt your hand for someone who isn't worth it."

Wei blamed herself, saying, "I have failed Minfu. I let Wan'er be plotted against and framed right under my nose, and today she was almost bullied."

"Madam has treated Miss Biao very well. Who could have known that the Third Miss would be so vicious as to try to harm her? Fortunately, Miss Biao is very lucky and has not been hurt. Moreover, Madam has avenged Miss Biao today," Granny Fang comforted her.

For the sake of the young lady's reputation, the madam did not bring up the matter of Lu Xin using Wang Zeren to ruin the young lady's reputation, but she did accuse Lu Xin of having an affair with a man.

For a young woman, her reputation is of paramount importance; this is already a very serious punishment.

Moreover, given Lou's personality, once she learns that Lu Xin and Wang Zeren have an affair, she will definitely marry Lu Xin off as soon as possible.

In this way, Lu Xin would no longer have the chance to bully the cousin.

Madam Wei sighed, "This is all I can do for her."

……

The next day.

Concerned about Zhiwan's injuries, Lady Wei visited her at Yaoguang Pavilion after breakfast.

"Do your injuries still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Zhiwan shook her head, and seeing that the weather outside was nice, she said, "Shall I accompany my aunt for a walk in the garden?"

Seeing that she was indeed alright, Madam Wei was relieved and nodded with a smile, "That's good."

So the two of them went to the garden.

Seeing the girl obediently following beside her, Madam Wei wanted to make her happy again, so she brought up the matter of Lu Xin being married off soon.

Zhiwan was surprised.

However, since my aunt said so, it must be true.

Seeing her aunt's cryptic expression, she guessed that the person Lu Xin was going to marry was probably not a good person.

She knew in her heart that her aunt must have done all of this.

She was grateful to her aunt for getting revenge on her.

"Madam, the Lady of Xuanping Marquis requests an audience." At this moment, a servant came to report.

Wei was somewhat surprised.

But then I thought, Wan'er went to the Fu family's villa to attend the flower viewing banquet yesterday. Could it be that Madam Lin has taken a liking to Wan'er?

She had met Fu Hongyi before; he was good-looking and had a good character.

A thought struck her, and she ordered, "Invite them to the front hall for tea."

"Yes." The servant immediately went to do so.

Just as Lady Wei was about to leave, she suddenly thought of Zhiwan standing beside her.

She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did Wan'er see that Young Master Fu yesterday?"

"I've seen him." Zhiwan nodded.

"So what do you think of him...?" Wei asked tactfully.

(End of this chapter)