Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 672 - 639: First Update

Zheng Congyuan saw Zheng Nianru’s attention had been drawn, and he was willing to elaborate a bit more.

"Imperial Sister has taken a liking to Ju Nanyi. However, I see his temperament is surely not akin to those of ordinary people; naturally, he wouldn’t be content with a subordinate position. However, it is my negligence, I forgot Ju Nanyi’s age. In an ordinary family, he would have already been married and had children by now. Thus, I thought of choosing someone suitable in terms of family and social status, to avoid prolonged troubles."

Upon hearing Zheng Nianru’s words, Zheng Congyuan took his gaze back. So that was it, no wonder Zheng Tianxin had been visiting Chenyuan Hall so frequently these days.

Indeed, Zheng Nianru believed that this matter might not solely be Zheng Tianxin’s own idea. After all, Ju Nanyi was currently highly sought after—if he could become a part of the Nanzheng Imperial Clan, that would be excellent.

Unfortunately, apart from Zheng Tianxin, an authentic princess, the Nanzheng State didn’t have other suitable women for marriage. If there were any, neither Empress Dowager Yan Ping nor Empress Zheng would have set their sights on Zheng Tianxin.

"Why, you don’t want to handle this affair?" Zheng Congyuan, seeing Zheng Nianru not speaking up and originally thinking she was busy with other matters, thus wouldn’t overthink, decided to bring up the topic.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Nianru shook her head, withdrew her thoughts, and looked back at Zheng Congyuan. The fact that a man could sit here calmly and chat with her like this was something she had never imagined in her previous life.

But what about that matter?

"I’ll think about it when I return. There should be plenty of eligible women at the imperial court. It’s also fitting to have a joyful event at the court to stir up some excitement," said Zheng Nianru. "I heard the Eldest Princess brought several female servants along. Why don’t I see them?"

Upon hearing Zheng Nianru’s words, Zheng Congyuan had no choice but to put down the pen in his hand. He just knew something was off with Zheng Nianru today; it turned out she was waiting for him here.

"She just wanted to test it; the people have already been thrown into the East Hall. What, are you unhappy?" Zheng Congyuan stood up, his gaze signaling Eunuch Du, who quickly stepped forward with a brocade box in his hand, which he did not know when he had acquired.

"I saw you didn’t like the look of that twisted silk gold hairpin, only wore it once, so this is a new one. Take a look," said Zheng Congyuan, as Eunuch Du already opened the box, revealing a glittering gold hairpin lying quietly inside it.

"I really like it," Zheng Nianru picked it up; the craftsmanship in the palace had become much more exquisite than in her past life. After all, the rebellion in this lifetime was not as thorough as in the past, the palace hadn’t been purged completely, hence, the preservation of craftsmanship was equally crucial—it took fifty years to train such a craftsman.

Zheng Nianru indeed liked it. Although it was a gold hairpin, the weight in her hand was not even half as much as the original, yet it did not lose its thickness and dignity. The nine phoenixes appeared vividly alive, with even the feathers on the phoenix tails clearly visible.

"Good, now that I’ve taken your gift and am so pleased with it, it’s only natural that I should do my best for you," Zheng Nianru cheerily said.

Zheng Congyuan smiled, watching the retreating figure of Zheng Nianru, and shook his head helplessly.

"Du Sheng, did Eldest Princess drive Lord Ju away?" Zheng Congyuan was in a good mood, so he asked.

"Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess pulled off Lord Ju’s belt—his face turned green," Eunuch Du, seeing that the Emperor was in a good mood, quickly added a few more words.

Zheng Congyuan laughed out loud.

"He is stubborn, insists on being officially announced before entering, doesn’t he? When he saw the Eldest Princess leave, why didn’t he just hurry in through the East Back Gate?" Zheng Congyuan said, suddenly considering a problem that hadn’t seemed significant before, but he hadn’t paid attention to it until now.

He recalled Eunuch Du saying Lord Ju had been waiting outside for a long while, an hour? But Zheng Tianxin’s visit didn’t even last half an hour. So, did Lord Ju arrive early?

"By the way, Du Sheng, why didn’t I hear you announce him?" Zheng Congyuan looked at Eunuch Du in front of him. He should remember clearly, he said that Ju Nanyi had already been at the Southeast Gate for more than an hour. So, when did Lord Ju arrive?

Why was he not announced? Given Ju Nanyi’s current status, the eunuch before him wouldn’t dare to belittle him.

Eunuch Du was stunned. What had he said? He suddenly wished he could slap himself for being careless while speaking.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Lord Ju, he..." This matter wasn’t seen by him alone; even if he wanted to lie at this moment, there were too many informants in the palace, and with Lord Ju being in the public eye, if the Emperor harbored the slightest suspicion and asked anyone randomly, it would be impossible for everyone to lie consistently.

Eunuch Du steeled his heart; it was only right to tell the truth about this matter, and from his perspective, there was no need to hide anything.