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

Chapter 58 Zhiwan seemed to have been burned.

Lu Zhan paused, glanced at the little girl behind him, pursed his thin lips, and looked at Xuan Yuanjing with a cold expression. "Is the princess sure she wants to cause a scene in front of my Duke Dingguo's mansion?" With that, he drew the sword from Chen Jiu's waist.

"choke!"

Xuan Yuanjing, who was about to rush forward, stopped abruptly when she saw the sword tip pressed against her. She looked at the man opposite her, whose face was frosty, with fear in her heart.

"You...you dare to point a sword at me?" Xuan Yuanjing was both shocked and angry.

"More than that? If you dare to take another step forward, the sword in my hand may become uncontrollable and pierce your vitals directly!" Lu Zhan said slowly, but his cold voice revealed that he was not joking.

Xuan Yuanjing took two steps back in fear.

But she always insisted on arguing, even when she was in the wrong. Now, with the man she admired holding a sword to her, she suddenly became hysterical. "She spoke rudely to me, can't this princess teach her a lesson?"

“It was the princess who spoke rudely first! Moreover, what my cousin said is true. If the princess still has any shame, she should stop now and leave immediately!” Lu Zhan’s voice was icy.

Seeing his cold-heartedness, Xuan Yuanjing stomped her foot and said angrily, "Lu Zhan, you dare to treat me like this, you will regret it!" After saying that, she ran away crying.

Lu Zhan tossed the sword to Chen Jiu, and when he looked at the little girl behind him, the coldness in his eyes and brows disappeared. "It's alright now."

Zhiwan breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that she was still tightly gripping her cousin's belt.

She froze, glancing furtively at Lu Zhan, only to meet the man's dark, inky eyes.

Her eyelashes fluttered as if she had been burned. She quickly withdrew her hand and took two steps back respectfully, but her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment.

Luckily, Lu Zhan was tall, so no one saw her little action of grabbing his belt when she hid behind him, otherwise it would have been hard to explain.

Even so, she still felt ashamed.

"I'm sorry... thank you, cousin," she whispered.

Lu Zhan raised an eyebrow slightly. "What?"

Zhiwan also felt that what she said was very strange, so she had to calm herself down and repeat herself, "Thank you for helping me out earlier, cousin. Also, I didn't mean to grab your..." She was too embarrassed to say the word "belt" and didn't say it.

"No need to thank me. Today's events were caused by me. As for..." Lu Zhan paused, then said gently, "You are my sister, so you don't need to be as reserved as others."

Zhiwan was taken aback.

younger sister?

She bit her lip, her eyes sparkling, and looked at him with adoration.

Lu Zhan was taken aback.

What makes her so happy to be his sister?
His fingers, hanging by his side, twitched, as if he wanted to touch her head, but then he felt it was inappropriate and immediately stopped himself.

"Go in." He coughed lightly and entered the mansion first.

Watching the man's tall figure disappear through the door, Zhiwan came back to her senses, feeling a warm feeling filling her heart.

It turned out that her cousin had long regarded her as his younger sister.

"Miss, I was really scared to death just now. Who is that girl? How could she be so rude?" At this moment, Shuang'er stepped forward to support Zhiwan and carefully checked her over. "Fortunately, you are alright."

"With my cousin here, nothing will happen," Zhiwan said with a smile.

“That was the princess of the Prince of Gaoyang’s mansion. She has been in love with the young master for a long time and often pesters him. The young master is extremely annoyed by her. I didn’t expect that she would actually follow him to the Duke of Dingguo’s mansion today.” Chen Jiu said with a frown.

"I've never seen such a shameless girl before," Shuang'er said indignantly. "She almost hurt Miss just now. It would be strange if the young master would be interested in someone with such character."

Chen Jiu nodded in agreement, "Prince Gaoyang had previously asked the Emperor for a marriage decree, but fortunately the Emperor did not agree."

"So, the Emperor is quite good to our Crown Prince," Shuang'er remarked with emotion.

“Our young master is exceptionally capable and deeply trusted by the Emperor. He is worthy of even a princess. A mere county princess can only pursue him in private,” Chen Jiu said in a low voice. Zhi Wan looked at him in surprise, “A princess?”

“Yes, Princess Chang Le is the Emperor’s youngest daughter.” Chen Jiu nodded. “However, Princess Chang Le is not like the princess, who is unreasonable and argumentative. Even though she admires the prince, she is very sensible and has never done anything to trouble him.”

Shuang'er covered her mouth, as if she had heard some incredible secret, and looked at Chen Jiu excitedly, "Chen Jiu, is this true?"

Chen Jiu coughed lightly and instructed, "I'm only telling you these things; you mustn't tell anyone else."

"I promise I won't tell anyone," Shuang'er immediately assured her.

Zhi Wan seemed to be deep in thought.

The Emperor did not grant Prince Gaoyang's request for a marriage decree, and Princess Changle is interested in her cousin. Does this mean that the Emperor intends to leave her cousin with Princess Changle?

Thinking of this, she blinked, a hint of excitement in her eyes.

My aunt was still worried about my cousin not being married yet, little did she know that my cousin had already caught the eye of Princess Chang Le.

She had heard before that her cousin was the kind of man that young ladies in the capital would kill to marry, so she wasn't very surprised to learn that even princesses and noblewomen wanted to marry him.

My cousin is exceptionally noble and capable; it's perfectly normal that the princess would admire him.

but--

She remembered the rumor.

My cousin remained unmoved despite the princess and the noblewoman's advances. Is it really true...?

Thinking of this, she looked at Chen Jiu, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Upon seeing this, Chen Jiu quickly asked, "What does Miss Cousin wish to say?"

Zhiwan's eyes flashed, and she shook her head, saying, "No."

Chen Jiu was, after all, his cousin's man.

I'm helping her now because I got permission from my cousin.

If she asked that question, and Chen Jiu turned around and told her cousin, it might anger him. Then, all the hard work she had put into being accepted by her cousin would be for naught, and she would be forced back to her original state.

Thinking of this, she changed the subject, saying, "Ah Jiu, do you know any carpenters? I'm thinking of finding one tomorrow to repair the shop."

Chen Jiu immediately replied, "Yes, Miss, you can entrust this matter to me. I can help you find it."

"Thank you very much." Zhiwan was overjoyed.

With Chen Jiu's help, she no longer had to search around like a headless fly.

As they entered the mansion, Zhiwan and Shuang'er were about to head to the backyard when Lu Jun walked towards them.

"Sister Zhiwan."

"Second Brother Lu." Zhiwan curtsied to him.

“Xin’er has been preparing for her wedding lately and has been kept at home by my mother. She can’t go anywhere and must be bored. She asked me to come and talk to you. Are you free now?” Lu Jun asked gently.

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan glanced at him in surprise.

Although they didn't have much contact, she knew that Lu Jun was different from Lu Xin. He never spoke ill of her and would greet her whenever they met.

But when she heard Lu Jun mention Lu Xin, she couldn't help but feel wary.

She and Lu Xin had long since fallen out, so her sudden invitation to meet with her must have a complicated purpose.

(End of this chapter)