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

Chapter 96 Too Self-Conscious

"It's alright, go have some fun." Lu Zhan stood up.

"Yes." Zhiwan responded, and seeing him go in, she couldn't wait to go into her cabin as well. Then she picked up a pen and drew the scene she had just seen.

By the time she finished drawing, it was already dark outside.

She stretched and was about to get up and move around when she suddenly heard a commotion outside, vaguely saying that a person was floating in the water.

Zhiwan was extremely curious and was about to open the door to go out and see when Fang Mama and Shuang'er came in carrying food.

"What's going on outside?" Zhiwan asked.

"There's a person floating in the water. The young master is ordering people to retrieve them," Granny Fang replied.

“It looks like a woman,” Shuang’er added.

After setting out the food, Granny Fang advised, "Miss, you should eat first. The wind is strong on the river, and the food will get cold easily."

“Okay,” Zhiwan replied.

In the evening, she ate a lot of roasted food, and her stomach was still a little full. She only drank some soup before putting down her chopsticks and bowl.

"Why are you eating so little, Miss? Eat more," Granny Fang couldn't help but urge her, seeing that the food was barely touched.

"Granny, I can't eat anymore." Zhiwan rubbed her stomach. "I ate all the roasted food that Duan Shaoqing gave my cousin this evening, and I'm still very full."

Upon hearing this, Granny Fang stopped trying to persuade her.

Zhiwan said, "You and Shuang'er eat, I'll go out and take a look."

"Yes," Granny Fang replied.

When Zhiwan pushed open the door and went out, she saw that a lot of people had gathered on the deck, and the voices were somewhat noisy, as if they were saying that the person was not dead.

She was curious, but considering that everyone gathered there was a man, she didn't go forward.

Just then, Ouyang Zhenzhu ran over, grabbed her hand, and said excitedly, "Wanwan, I'm the one who found that girl."

"What?" Zhiwan didn't quite understand what she meant.

After pausing for a moment, Ouyang Zhenzhu said, "Just now, Xi'er and I were standing by the railing looking at the river when we saw a person floating in the water. I thought it was a dead person, but the doctor who accompanied us examined the person and said that the person was still alive. I have saved someone."

Upon hearing this, Zhiwan understood.

It turns out that the girl who was rescued was found by Pearl.

"How is that person? Has he woken up?" Zhiwan asked.

"Not yet, she's still unconscious. Lord Lu has already ordered people to carry the girl to the lower cabin for accommodation," Ouyang Zhenzhu said.

As the two were talking, Chen Jiu suddenly walked over.

“Miss, the young master said that he would like you to spare a dress for that girl, and also ask Granny Fang and Shuang’er to go and help the girl change.”

Seeing that he was soaked from head to toe, Zhiwan knew that he had gone into the water to rescue the person. She nodded and said, "I understand. I will ask Granny Fang to take him over in a while. You should go and get ready."

"Yes." Chen Jiu bowed and took his leave.

"Why did that girl end up in the water? Did she throw herself into the river because she was feeling down, or was she thrown in by someone?" Ouyang Zhenzhu followed Zhiwan into the cabin and said thoughtfully.

Zhiwan shook her head. "I don't know, but we'll find out when the girl wakes up."

“That makes sense,” Ouyang Zhenzhu nodded.

Zhiwan took one of her own dresses and then led Granny Fang and Shuang'er to the cabin where the girl was staying.

Bored, Ouyang Zhenzhu followed them. When they arrived, Lu Zhan and Duan Ling were outside the cabin talking to the doctor. They stopped talking when they saw them, but they vaguely heard something about her being pregnant and lucky to be alive.

Zhiwan suppressed her surprise and stepped forward to greet him, "Cousin."

Lu Zhan nodded and said to Granny Fang, "You and Shuang'er go in and help the girls inside change into dry clothes."

"Yes," Granny Fang replied respectfully, and led Shuang'er into the cabin.

Seeing the door close again, Ouyang Zhenzhu couldn't hold back and asked, "What were you talking about just now? Is that girl pregnant?"

Duan Ling paused for a moment, then said helplessly, "Ouyang Zhenzhu, you're not an unmarried girl like yourself. If you have any questions, go back now."

Ouyang Zhenzhu pursed her lips, "What's so great about it? I won't ask then." Turning her head, she stared at the doctor and asked, "Dr. Wang, what's the girl's condition? How many months pregnant is she?"

Doctor Wang stroked his beard and chuckled, "That girl is quite robust. Although she choked on water and is still unconscious, she should wake up by tomorrow morning."

Ouyang Zhenzhu rolled her eyes at him. "What you said is as good as nothing."

"What else would you like me to say, young lady? Didn't you already hear what I said?" Doctor Wang said with a smile.

Ouyang Zhenzhu touched her chin, about to say something, when she suddenly felt someone watching her. She paused, turned her head, and met Lu Zhan's gaze.

She blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Does Lord Lu have a problem?"

Lu Zhan shifted his gaze from her left hand, his brows relaxed, and ignoring her, said to Zhi Wan, "It's getting late, go back and rest early."

"Okay." Zhiwan obediently replied, then pulled Ouyang Zhenzhu, who still wanted to ask more questions, and quickly left.

Once they were a distance away, Ouyang Zhenzhu couldn't help but ask, "Why is your cousin looking at me like that?"

"Did he look at you? I didn't notice," Zhiwan said blankly.

Ouyang Zhenzhu said definitively, "Yes, he was looking at me." She looked down at her hands and asked in surprise, "Could it be that my hands are too beautiful, attracting him?"

Zhiwan was both amused and exasperated. "Stop being so vain."

Ouyang Zhenzhu laughed, "That's true. Your cousin is cold and apathetic; he'll never be attracted to a woman in his life."

"That's not necessarily true. He just hasn't met someone he likes yet," Zhiwan said.

“Maybe he likes men, so he’ll never like women in his life,” Ouyang Zhenzhu whispered in her ear.

Zhiwan: "..."

Although she had considered this possibility at first, her cousin had been good to her, and she felt obligated to defend him, so she feigned anger and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Ouyang Zhenzhu said with a smile, "Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, we'll find out in the future. I bet you, if he's not married before he's thirty, then he either has a hidden illness or has a special preference."

Zhiwan couldn't help but retort, "Your brother and Duan Shaoqing are about the same age as my cousin, and they're not married either. Does that mean they have problems too?"

“The two of them are absolutely fine, otherwise they wouldn’t be going out drinking and carousing every few days. But Lord Lu is different; he’s too self-disciplined, so there’s something wrong with him,” Ouyang Zhenzhu said confidently.

Zhiwan: "..."

The two talked on the deck for a while before returning to their cabins.

Before long, Granny Fang and Shuang'er returned. Zhiwan asked, "How did it go?"

Granny Fang said with a hint of pity, "That girl is really too pitiful."

"What's going on?" Zhiwan frowned.

(End of this chapter)