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

Chapter 49 To Be Taken to Heart

Shuang'er hurried over and welcomed Granny Fang in.

"Why is Granny Fang here? Is my aunt looking for me?" Zhiwan asked.

Granny Fang took out a palm-sized brocade box and said with a smile, "Madam asked this old servant to bring this to Miss Cousin."

"What is this?" Zhiwan asked, puzzled.

Granny Fang shoved the box directly into her hands, saying, "Miss, open it and take a look."

Zhiwan initially thought it was jewelry, but when she held the box in her hand, it was very light and didn't seem like it contained jewelry.

When she opened it, she realized that it contained silver notes, all of them one hundred taels each, stacked several times.

She frowned. "Why did my aunt give me these?"

Granny Fang said kindly, "Madam said that Miss Cousin has grown up and made friends. There will inevitably be expenses for socializing. This is for Miss Cousin to have some money to rely on. With money in hand, Miss Cousin will be more confident when going out with her friends."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan was deeply moved.

Her aunt always thought of everything for her.

She closed the lid, stuffed the brocade box back into Granny Fang's hands, and said, "Granny Fang, please thank my aunt for me, but I don't want these silver notes. I've already saved the money my aunt gave me earlier, so I don't need any more money."

Granny Fang was taken aback, then became somewhat anxious and declined, saying, "This is Madam's kind gesture, Miss, you don't need to be embarrassed, please accept it quickly. It's never a bad thing for a girl to have more money."

"It's not that I'm embarrassed to refuse, it's just that my aunt has given me too much, and I can't accept any more. Besides, I really don't need the money," Zhiwan said, resolutely refusing to accept the money.

Upon hearing this, Granny Fang hesitated.

The young lady's demeanor didn't seem to be faking it, so what Wei Jinyi said that morning must have been deliberately made up to slander her.

Zhiwan was very observant and noticed at a glance that something was wrong with her expression, so she asked, "Why is Aunt giving me so many silver notes all of a sudden, in this neither year nor festival? Has something happened?"

Granny Fang's eyes flashed, and she shook her head. "It's nothing, Miss, don't worry about it."

When Zhiwan thought about what happened when she went out that morning and encountered Wei Jinyi, and considering that Wei Jinyi was now living in Lanyuan, she couldn't help but wonder if Wei Jinyi had said something to her aunt.
But since Granny Fang was also from the Wei family, she was definitely unwilling to talk about Wei Jinyi's affairs, so she didn't ask any more questions, only instructing Granny Fang to give the silver notes back to her aunt.

Seeing that she really didn't want it, Granny Fang had no choice but to take the box back and report to Madam Wei, and also relayed what Zhiwan had said to Madam Wei.

"...It seems Miss Wei Wubiao is mistaken. Judging from what Miss Biao said, she is not short of money."

"Wan'er is such a stubborn girl. Even if we're short of money, she won't bring it up with me," Madam Wei sighed.

"Should we still send these silver notes to Miss Cousin?" Granny Fang asked.

Madam Wei shook her head. "She definitely won't accept it. Let's keep it for now. I'll give it to her personally in a couple of days."

"Miss Wei Wubiao." At this moment, the sound of a maid bowing suddenly rang out from outside the door.

Wei Jinyi, who was standing outside the door, was stunned. She was about to leave, but when the maid spoke up, she couldn't just leave like that.

She took the tea tray from the maid and said, "I'll take it in."

"Yes," the maid replied, stepping aside.

Inside the room, as soon as the maid spoke, Madam Wei and Granny Fang stopped talking and put the box away.

At this moment, seeing Wei Jinyi carrying tea in, Madam Wei scolded, "Why did you need to bring it for me? Just have a servant bring it in."

Wei Jinyi said playfully, "I've been eating and drinking for free at my aunt's place, and I was just worried that I wouldn't be able to do anything for her. I finally got this chance to serve her tea, so please don't think I'm clumsy."

"You silly girl, you always love to talk nonsense!" Madam Wei said with a laugh, taking the teacup that Madam Wei handed her and taking a sip.

Wei Jinyi stood to the side, smiling as she watched her, but her heart was churning with unbearable pain.

So all those things she said to her aunt this morning were for nothing?

Instead of holding a grudge against Zhiwan, her aunt even had Fang Mama send Zhiwan silver notes.
She was outside the door just now, but she heard it all clearly.

Zhiwan pretended not to want it and refused, but her aunt insisted on giving it to her herself a couple of days later.

Wei Jinyi was angry and jealous.

Although she was the legitimate daughter of the Wei family, apart from her monthly allowance, her family did not give her banknotes to use casually.

Auntie is too kind to Zhiwan, this orphan. But she is her own niece, and she has been at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for quite some time now, yet Auntie has not given her any jewelry or fabric.

Yet he was so generous to a stranger.

Wei Jinyi felt a pang of jealousy.

What merit or ability does an orphan girl possess to have such good fortune?
Zhiwan was unaware of what was happening at Lanyuan. After Granny Fang left, she took out paper and pen and devoted herself to painting.

The next day, Chen Jiu came to Yaoguang Pavilion.

Zhiwan thought Lu Zhan wanted to talk to her about something, so she asked Shuang'er to inquire.

After a while, Shuang'er ran in excitedly, "Miss, Chen Jiu said that the young master asked someone to help us find a few shops. Chen Jiu is still waiting outside. If you have time, he can take you to see those shops now. If you like any of them, you can rent them directly."

Zhiwan was stunned.

Her cousin actually asked someone to help her find a shop?

She blinked, recalling what her cousin had said in the front yard yesterday.

It turns out my cousin wasn't just being polite.

Coming to her senses, she immediately said, "If you're free, let's go look at the shop now."

Those that Lu Zhan asked others to find were bound to be of high quality.

She was afraid that if she was late, people wouldn't wait for her.

We need to go see it right away.

After tidying herself up, Zhiwan left Yaoguang Pavilion.

Sure enough, Chen Jiuhou was there.

"Miss Cousin," Chen Jiu said with great respect.

"I'll have to trouble you today," Zhiwan said.

“It’s my duty, Miss, you don’t need to be so polite,” Chen Jiu said hurriedly.

“Then let’s go,” Zhiwan said.

Chen Jiu nodded and gestured for her to go first.

Zhiwan and Shuang'er walked ahead.

Chen Jiu glanced at her figure before looking away, but couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It seems that the master truly regards Miss Cousin as his own sister, which is why he cares so much about her affairs.

Yesterday, after learning in the front yard that my cousin wanted to open a shop, I immediately asked someone to find a suitable shop for her.

Today, he was even asked to take his cousin to choose one.

There has never been anyone who could make the master care so much.

The young lady is valued by her master, so she's likely to have a good future.

In addition, the Duke and his wife only have one child, their master, and they raise their cousin as their own daughter. Whoever marries her will surely bring great honor to their family.

It's just that the Fu family is short-sighted and doesn't understand the advantages of their cousin.

Sure enough, the shops that Lu Zhan asked someone to find were all excellent.

Zhiwan followed Chen Jiu to look at several rooms, but she couldn't decide which one to rent.

"There are still two shops left to look at. Miss, you can make a decision after you've looked at them," Chen Jiu said.

"Alright." Zhiwan nodded.

The last shop was still open for business, with a few customers inside.

As soon as Zhiwan stepped inside, a voice called out uncertainly, "Miss Zhi?"

(End of this chapter)