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

Chapter 94 is quite embarrassing to talk about.

Zhiwan was unaware of the little incident that had occurred outside.

She got up, dressed, and washed up.

After eating a simple meal, he learned that Ouyang Zhenzhu had come looking for him earlier, so he left his cabin and planned to go to Ouyang Zhenzhu's room to find her.

Granny Fang followed behind, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Upon seeing this, Shuang'er smiled and asked, "Is there something you want to tell Miss, Granny?"

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan turned to look at Granny Fang and asked, "Granny Fang, what do you want to tell me?"

Granny Fang hesitated.

After all, what just happened is quite embarrassing to talk about.

Why would a young girl like Miss Ouyang carry a booklet like that?

That's so embarrassing!

She wanted to give her cousin a heads-up, but she didn't know how to bring it up.

Zhiwan noticed her hesitation and lowered her voice, saying, "Please speak freely, Granny."

Looking at her obedient and innocent appearance, Granny Fang decided to speak up to warn her and prevent her from being led astray by Miss Ouyang.

“Miss, when Miss Ouyang came to see you just now, she brought some…unseemly books. If she asks you to look at them when you go to her room later, please don’t, lest you offend your eyes.”

Zhiwan was taken aback.

An obscene booklet?
After a moment's thought, she knew what it was and secretly blamed Ouyang Zhenzhu for being too careless and letting Granny Fang see it.

She coughed lightly and agreed, "I understand."

She didn't think those picture books were offensive, but it was indeed inappropriate to display them openly in front of others, since people at that time were conservative and would feel ashamed.

However, she needs to be more careful in the future and must not let Granny Fang see her paintings.

Seeing that she had taken it to heart, Granny Fang was finally relieved.

The cousin is always obedient and well-behaved, unlike Miss Ouyang. Now that she has given the cousin a heads-up, the cousin will definitely avoid Miss Ouyang's bad behavior.

The lady asked her to come and look after the young lady, so she had to take good care of her.

When they arrived outside Ouyang Zhenzhu's cabin, Zhiwan saw Ouyang Zhenzhu's personal maid, Xi'er, standing there and asked, "Where is your young lady?"

Xi'er curtsied to her, "She's inside, Miss Zhi, please go in quickly."

Zhiwan nodded. Seeing that Fang Mama wanted to follow her in, fearing that Ouyang Zhenzhu might be looking at something important and be seen by her, she said, "Fang Mama, you've been working hard all day. I don't need you to serve me here. Why don't you and Shuang'er go for a walk on the deck? The scenery along the way is quite nice, you can enjoy it."

Upon hearing this, Shuang'er immediately took Fang Mama's arm, "Mama, there's nothing wrong here, Miss. Let's go for a walk. Xi'er will come too."

Xi'er was getting bored standing there, and upon hearing this, she readily agreed, "Okay."

Granny Fang was pulled away by two maids, one on each side.

Zhiwan smiled and pushed open the door to enter the cabin.

Hearing someone enter the room, Ouyang Zhenzhu immediately stuffed the picture book she was looking at into the quilt. Turning her head, she saw it was Zhiwan and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "It's you! You scared me to death."

Zhiwan saw her little actions and thought to herself, "Luckily, Fang Mama was sent away. Otherwise, if she had seen it, it would have caused another uproar."

She sat down in the chair and said, feigning ignorance, "Why are you so frightened?"

"You wouldn't believe it, I was carrying these picture books to find you just now, hoping to share them with you. But I bumped into Granny Fang and Lord Lu, and I accidentally dropped the books on the ground, which they saw." Ouyang Zhenzhu felt embarrassed and ashamed when she recalled what had just happened, and blurted it out in one breath, "Now I'm a bit paranoid."

Having made up her mind, she decided to avoid seeing Granny Fang and Lord Lu for the time being to avoid any awkwardness. Upon hearing her words, Zhiwan was astonished, "Cousin saw it too?"

“Yes, that’s why I feel so embarrassed.” Ouyang Zhenzhu nodded solemnly.

Zhiwan: "..."

She thought only Granny Fang had seen it, but she didn't expect her cousin to be there too.

Her cousin has always been very particular about rules and etiquette. She couldn't even imagine what his expression would be if he saw that kind of booklet.

Just thinking about it makes me feel embarrassed.

"Pearl, next time you have to be more careful. Keep the book safe and don't let your cousin and the others see it again," Zhiwan said worriedly.

Seeing her so serious, Ouyang Zhenzhu also became a little nervous. "What, would your cousin really kick me off the ship over something like this?"

“It’s not impossible.” Zhiwan nodded solemnly.

Ouyang Zhenzhu immediately tensed up and promised, "I will definitely be more careful next time. I won't bring the booklet to you again. We can look at it together when you come to my room."

Seeing that she had listened, Zhiwan felt relieved, sat down beside her, lifted the quilt, and dug out all the storybooks and picture books inside.

“You brought so many storybooks and pamphlets with you on your trip.” Zhiwan looked at the pile in front of her, both amused and exasperated.

Ouyang Zhenzhu said with a grin, "How will we pass the time if we don't bring them?"

“That’s true.” Zhiwan nodded in agreement.

After picking and choosing for a while, she picked up a storybook and started reading.

Ouyang Zhenzhu picked up the picture book she hadn't finished looking at earlier and sat down next to her to continue looking at it.

After flipping through the picture book for a while, Ouyang Zhenzhu suddenly looked up and said, "Wanwan, I think this style of painting is somewhat similar to yours."

Zhiwan paused in her flipping through the storybook and looked down at the picture book she was looking at.

She had noticed the paintings in the album long ago; they were indeed painted by her and must have been bought by Ouyang Zhenzhu from Hexu Bookstore.

She hesitated, wondering whether to tell Pearl about her painting, but Pearl said, "These kinds of paintings should all have a similar style. But Wanwan, your paintings are so beautiful. Didn't you say last time that you wanted to sell them to a bookstore? Why haven't I seen you do anything about it?"

"I... I need to think about it some more," Zhiwan said, her eyes flashing slightly, a hint of guilt in her voice.

I won't reveal anything about her drawing for the bookstore yet.

After all, she had kept it a secret even from her aunt; if Pearl let it slip, it would be troublesome.

Fortunately, Ouyang Zhenzhu's attention was on the picture book, and she didn't say anything more.

The two stayed in the cabin for half a day before going out to the deck for some fresh air in the evening.

As the sun sets in the west, its afterglow illuminates the river, creating shimmering waves. Two egrets skim across the water with their wingtips, rippling outwards in layers of waves.

The sight before them left Zhiwan and Ouyang Zhenzhu speechless for a moment.

"So beautiful!" After a while, Ouyang Zhenzhu exclaimed in admiration.

"Mmm," Zhiwan responded in agreement, gazing into the distance, unwilling to look away.

"Two little girls, after you've finished enjoying the scenery, come and have something to eat."

Just then, a mocking voice rang out.

(End of this chapter)