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

Chapter 59 Something happened
She pretended to be hesitant and said, "Second Brother Lu, I have to go to my aunt's place later, I don't have time."

Hearing her refusal, Lu Jun was somewhat disappointed. "Is Sister Zhiwan still blaming Xin'er? What happened at the flower viewing banquet last time..."

Zhiwan shook her head. "Second Brother Lu, it's not just about the flower viewing banquet. The main issue is that I'm not familiar with Lu Xin, and we don't really have much to talk about. If she's bored, you can ask Lu Lan to keep her company. After all, Lu Lan is also your sister."

Lu Jun was taken aback, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise.

This younger sister has always seemed weak, but I never expected her to be so assertive.

"It was my oversight," Lu Jun said apologetically.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now." Zhiwan bowed slightly and left with Shuang'er.

Lu Xin waited anxiously inside the room, but kept glancing at the tea and snacks on the table.

At this moment, Lu Jun returned and told her that he had not been able to invite Zhi Wan.

She was immediately disappointed and angry.

That bitch Zhiwan, she invited her over, and she dared not come?

If Zhiwan doesn't come, wouldn't all the tea and snacks she had prepared be useless?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

She didn't want to marry Chen Hongwen.

Although everyone was keeping it from her, she wasn't stupid, and she managed to get information about Chen Hongwen out of her brother.

Both of Chen Hongwen's wives died violent deaths, which must have been done by Chen Hongwen.

Even so, her parents still wanted her to marry into their family.

If she marries him, she will die.

Even though my brother said he had already sent a message to our grandmother.

But Jiuhua Temple is not close to the capital. What if something unexpected happens and the old lady can't make it back?

She refused to sit idly by and wait for her fate.

A better solution would be to have Zhiwan marry in her place.

With her foxy and alluring appearance, Chen Hongwen would surely be attracted to her if he saw her.

In addition, she added some drugs to the tea and snacks, so she wasn't afraid that Zhiwan would resist.

When the deed is done, no matter how much her aunt loves Zhiwan, she will have no choice but to marry Zhiwan off to him.

Unfortunately……

She gritted her teeth and shook Lu Jun's arm, saying, "Brother, I'm really bored. I just want to talk to someone. If Zhi Wan isn't coming, fine. Can you ask Lu Lan to come in and keep me company?"

Lu Jun, without suspecting anything, went and called Lu Lan over.

Lu Lan was puzzled, wondering why her elder sister had summoned her.

"Did you call me here because of something, sister?"

"Lanlan, please sit down." Lu Xin solicitously helped her sit down in a chair, pouring her tea and handing her snacks.

Lu Lan was completely bewildered by her actions.

"Eat up," Lu Xin urged. "I'm just bored and want to talk to someone. You know, my mother has been keeping me cooped up in the house lately, and I can't go anywhere. I'm practically rotting away."

Hearing this, Lu Lan took a small bite of the pastry and comforted her, "Mother is only doing this for my sister's own good. Things will be better once she gets married."

Seeing that she had eaten, Lu Xin's tense nerves instantly relaxed.

Judging by the time, Chen Hongwen should be arriving soon.

Yaoguang Pavilion.

After returning, Zhiwan continued painting. She rested for a while in the afternoon. When she woke up, she heard Dongxiang and Shuang'er talking in the outer room, vaguely mentioning the second wife. She couldn't help but feel curious, so she put on her shoes and went out.

"what are you guys saying?"

Upon seeing her awake, the two maids hurriedly bowed to her, saying, "Miss (Cousin)."

Zhiwan waved her hand, "Weren't you just talking about the second wife?"

Dongxiang nodded and replied, "Something happened to the second branch of the family." Zhiwan took the tea that Shuang'er brought, took a sip, and asked, "What happened?"

“The Fourth Miss just jumped into the lake,” Dongxiang said immediately.

"What?" Zhiwan was shocked. She lost her grip on the cup and spilled some tea.

Shuang'er quickly grabbed a handkerchief and wiped her hands, then sighed and said, "The future son-in-law of the second branch went to the second branch today, and then, for some reason, he..."

She didn't finish her sentence.

Zhiwan understood, and unconsciously gripped the cup tighter.

"Speaking of which, the fourth young lady is really pitiful. I heard that the third young lady was bored and called her into the room to talk. She was a little sleepy in the afternoon, so she rested in the third young lady's room."

Unfortunately, her future son-in-law happened to be visiting the third young lady.

The third young lady had gone to the restroom and wasn't in the room, and then...

"It's said that the son-in-law mistook the fourth young lady for the third young lady, which is why that happened," Dongxiang said with great sympathy.

Shuang'er said angrily, "That young master Chen is a beast. Even if he didn't mistake her for someone else, he and the third young lady are not even married yet. How dare he do such an outrageous thing? It's a pity that the fourth young lady was defiled by the third young lady. No wonder the third young lady couldn't think straight and committed suicide by drowning."

"How is Lu Lanren?" Zhiwan asked hurriedly.

"The person has been rescued, but I heard they are still unconscious. Madam has already gone to the second wife's quarters," Dongxiang replied.

Zhiwan felt heavy-hearted, and suddenly remembered that when she returned in the morning, Lu Jun had asked her to go to the second room.

The fact that Lu Lan was defiled is probably not a coincidence, but rather a conspiracy by Lu Xin.

She had always felt that it was strange for Lu Xin to suddenly call Lu Jun to talk to her. Now it seemed that the person Lu Xin originally wanted to scheme against was her.

Thinking of this, she felt a chill run through her body.

If she had softened her heart and gone with it, she might have been the one to jump into the lake.

She felt very guilty when she thought about how she had told Lu Jun that Lu Lan could go and talk to Lu Xin.

She shouldn't have mentioned that.

Zhiwan was restless and decided to go see Lu Lan.

She had only just reached the second house when she encountered Madam Wei and Lu Zhan coming out of the second house's courtyard.

"Cousin." Lu Zhan saw her first and called out softly.

"Aunt, Cousin," Zhiwan stepped forward and greeted the two.

Madam Wei helped her up, "Why did you come here?"

"I heard Lu Lan had an accident," Zhi Wan said anxiously. "Is Lu Lan alright now?"

"The person is still unconscious," Wei sighed.

Zhiwan clutched her handkerchief and said, "How could such a thing happen?"

“They said they mistook me for someone else,” said Madam Wei.

"So what should Lu Lan do now?" Zhi Wan couldn't help but ask.

"What else can we do? Naturally, we'll have to marry Lu Lan instead." Madam Wei said, her face showing great displeasure. Originally, it was supposed to be Lu Xin who was to marry Lu Lan, and the wedding was almost here, but then this happened.

“Lu Lan is so pitiful…” Zhiwan dabbed at the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, her voice slightly choked.

Lu Zhan, who was walking ahead, noticed the unusual tone in her voice and turned to look at her.

The little girl's eyes were red, her face was pale, and she looked very sad.

Lu Zhan frowned slightly, thinking she was frightened.

Madam Wei felt the same way, and quickly reached out to put her arm around Zhiwan's thin shoulder, pulling her closer to her, and gently comforted her, "Wan'er, don't be afraid."

Zhiwan shook her head and forced a smile, saying, "I'm glad I didn't come to the second room with my second brother at noon."

"What?" Madam Wei was taken aback.

(End of this chapter)