Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 652 - 631: One More Update

"My Lady—" Nanny Yun was made nervous by the atmosphere. She stepped forward without realizing how peculiar the object in Zheng Nianru’s hand was. It was just a piece of wood, but how did the Lady know about this thing?

Oh, the Lady had just mentioned that the Prince had told her.

"Nianru—" Prince Duan, noticing that Zheng Nianru was not following, deliberately stopped and waited. But, how could he recall that someone had said Nianru was dead?

Unlucky, Nianru was standing right in front of him, alive and well. Who was the fool who fabricated that?

"Alright—" Zheng Nianru was not eager to inquire about how to use the object. As long as it was in her possession, there would naturally be opportunities to learn about it in the future. Perhaps, she could even gradually remember some things.

"Father, I remember you love eating pork skin gelatine cakes..."

Housekeeper He heard this and panicked; the kitchen was unprepared.

After eating, Zheng Nianru also directed the attendants of Prince Duan’s Mansion patiently to tidy up the hall. The guards of the mansion were exceedingly diligent, as if it was the New Year. It had been a long time since Prince Duan’s Mansion swelled with such laughter and chatter, and Prince Duan himself unusually sat at the master seat, occasionally chiming in the conversation.

Nian Xia entered somewhat awkwardly. Seeing no one beside her Lady, she hesitated to speak. But the Imperial Forest Guard was waiting outside; how could she have expected Lord Ju to be so bold as to wait inside the inner courtyard of Prince Duan’s Mansion and even ask her to deliver a message?

Nian Xia did not want to deliver the message; the situation was different now. The Emperor had woken up, and it was no longer the dark times of before.

The power of Ghoul Ravine had been completely eradicated. Although Nanzheng State was still weak, with no internal or external troubles and the Emperor’s illness seeing new hope, even Nian Xia hoped the Lady and the Emperor would live well.

But, if she didn’t tell the Lady at this moment, Nian Xia was more afraid that Lord Ju would cause trouble, which would put the Lady in even greater danger.

If it were the Zheng Nianru of the past life, she would have never watched others’ faces, which was why, later on, the deaths of Nian Xia and others were so sudden to her. But now, Zheng Nianru was in a good mood, and despite this life not being as desired, the future seemed not so bleak.

Zheng Nianru took two steps back and sat down at the circle table connected to the hall. Nian Xia indeed followed and, while pouring tea for Zheng Nianru, started speaking softly.

"My Lady, Lord Ju is in the back yard—" Nian Xia spoke very quickly and quietly, but Zheng Nianru still heard clearly, and looked at Nian Xia in surprise.

What was he doing back here?

All Nian Xia could do was shake her head. How could she know that Lord Ju would come to find the Lady on such a good occasion?

Considering the circumstances back then, Nian Xia somewhat understood the Lady’s considerations. With Ghoul Ravine oppressing all of Nanzheng, and for the sake of Nanzheng and the Emperor, the Lady had to curry favor with Lord Ju.

But now the situation had changed. Even if Lord Ju was very capable, he should understand his place.

Everyone thought that after so long back in the palace, with Lord Ju not showing up and everyone in Chenhe Palace breathing a sigh of relief, especially with the improvement in the Emperor’s health bringing joy, Lord Ju must have understood the situation. The incident that occurred should be considered an accidental event.

Now, it seemed that Lord Ju was also tactless.

However, the waiting Lord Ju Nanyi, in the back yard, did not realize that his presence was tactless, and the longer he waited, the heavier his heart grew.

He was in the back yard, having already provided her with a perfect excuse, enough to step here openly and legitimately.

However, an hour had passed, and there was no news at all.

Ju Nanyi felt he had gone mad; what was unrestrainable was the rage in his heart.

He knew that Nanmen Yu was very likely to come to Prince Duan’s Mansion, yet she suddenly came here, what exactly did she intend to do? Weren’t his words at Chenhe Palace clear enough, or did she still not understand?

Ju Nanyi thought that her appearance here today was probably meant to be known by Nanmen Yu. When Ju Nanyi thought of this, he began to feel agitated, for indeed, only they themselves knew what transpired between him and Nanmen Yu.

The more Ju Nanyi thought about this, the more agitated he became. He vividly remembered how "intimate" she had been with Nanmen Yu, an intimacy he had never experienced with her, and he knew from their past life how persistently Nanmen Yu had acted, a persistence that even he could not comprehend.

Or perhaps, he was the variable that came later, both in the past life and in this life...

Ju Nanyi was about to impetuously fling his sleeve when he suddenly saw that familiar figure, and his mind froze instantly. Those nameless fires solidified, stuck in his heart, unable to be swallowed or expelled.

"Lord Ju—" Zheng Nianru spoke first, unashamed, since he surely understood that what was once beneficial could change; their relationship had always been conspicuously utilitarian.

Zheng Nianru felt more than ever that, with their past life as a backdrop, in this lifetime, that matter might somewhat compensate for the debts of the past. However, she did not need Ju Nanyi to understand these things.

"This subject pays his respects..." Ju Nanyi bowed, realizing his self-control had seemingly reached a new level.

"Dispense with it—" If things were indeed so by the book, that day’s events would not have happened; conversely, Ju Nanyi’s ambition was vast, and it was a confidence-filled ambition, as if everything he desired, he could achieve, his proactive nature was indeed terrifying.

Ju Nanyi looked meaningfully at Zheng Nianru. That look, though improper, vividly displayed his current state of mind.

Impatient? Impatient upon arrival, which made him wonder what made Zheng Nianru impatient in front of him.

Was it because of seeing him, because he had ruined something good for her, or did she intend to speak alone with Nanmen Yu, and because he had thwarted her plan, thus even speaking felt impatient?

"Does Lord Ju have business?" Zheng Nianru waited a bit, somewhat surprised that Ju Nanyi was daydreaming, or rather, that his mind wasn’t here.

Zheng Nianru raised her eyebrows, Ju Nanyi usually had excellent self-control, so in their past life, she never felt that Ju Nanyi had discovered this secret until Zheng Congyuan died, only then did she realize.

Wait, Zheng Nianru looked at Ju Nanyi somewhat bewildering, if the history’s trajectory always converged to one outcome, then at the end, would Ju Nanyi end up killing Zheng Congyuan as well.

"Why is Your Highness here?" Ju Nanyi finally spoke, not wanting to look elsewhere and say other things, he asked directly, and then his gaze settled on Zheng Nianru.

All these days, no matter how much he restrained himself, no matter how ludicrous he knew his own thoughts were, he could not hide his desire to see her.

He even thought, why, why was this lifetime different, with so many similar incidents, yet regarding his and Zheng Nianru’s matter, the trajectory was different.

If it were like the previous life, he certainly would not repeat the deeds of his past, but would act decisively.

In the next moment, Ju Nanyi broke off all his thoughts, because, he quickly noticed, the Zheng Nianru in front of him was acting very oddly.