Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 673 - 639: First Update_2
"Lord Ju did not come to see The Emperor this time, but to see the Empress," Eunuch Du said. Isn’t the gate of Chenhe Palace right next to the Southeast Gate of Chenyuan Hall?
Upon hearing this, Zheng Congyuan immediately looked at Eunuch Du. Seeing that the eunuch’s demeanor was normal, Zheng Congyuan felt puzzled and confused about what had made him feel this way all of a sudden.
"Why does Lord Ju seek an audience with the Empress?" Are Ju Nanyi and Nian Ru... very close?
"That, this servant does not know," Eunuch Du was taken aback. The Emperor doesn’t know? He knew even less. "However, the Empress did not summon Lord Ju."
Zheng Congyuan remained silent. Ju Nanyi once saved Zheng Nianru. Logically speaking, Zheng Nianru wouldn’t refuse to see him. If she had summoned him, that would have been the expected course of action.
But why didn’t Nian Ru want to see him? Just now, when Nian Ru came over, she didn’t mention this at all.
Zheng Congyuan didn’t know what to think. He could clearly see Ju Nanyi’s ambitions in the affairs of the imperial court, with thoughts and desires focused on the retaliation and ideals between men, not someone entangled in the private emotions of children.
Eunuch Du suddenly didn’t dare to speak anymore, feeling that even breathing might bring about his own demise.
But why wouldn’t Nian Ru see Ju Nanyi? Could it be that when Nian Ru came earlier, there was another matter?
Zheng Congyuan suddenly became unsettled. He knew very well that if Nian Ru had a man in her eyes, the light in her eyes was indisputable to any man. Plus, Ju Nanyi had saved Nian Ru.
Zheng Congyuan suddenly stood up. Eunuch Du, who was kneeling on the ground, was startled and raised his head too, wondering where The Emperor was planning to go.
After standing up, Zheng Congyuan calmed down and even felt like laughing at his actions.
Suspicion. What was he suspicious of, Ju Nanyi or Nian Ru? One was a man dedicated to the imperial court, the other was willing to die alongside him.
If the Young Master of Ghoul Ravine were here, that Nanmen Yu, then he would be right to have such worries.
If Ju Nanyi truly had such intentions, he certainly would not have deceived Nanmen Yu with such dedication. Wouldn’t more chaos be better, with fisherman benefiting from the fight between the snipe and the clam?
"What do you think is the reason Lord Ju wants to see the Empress?" Zheng Congyuan, having calmed down, looked at Eunuch Du. This eunuch, though not long in Chenyuan Hall, wouldn’t have been here if he hadn’t had his own capabilities, and he was the one who had stayed in Chenyuan Hall the longest.
"Answering The Emperor, this servant guesses that the Eldest Princess wants the Royal Family to flourish and extend its lineage, and Lord Ju is somewhat smarter than the Eldest Princess," Eunuch Du immediately said. This obviously wasn’t his personal speculation, but rather a rumor that had been gaining momentum these days. As the head of the officials, Lord Ju naturally would also speak out to win people’s hearts.
Zheng Congyuan suddenly had a realization—no wonder Nian Ru refused to see him. He laughed for a moment at the thought; with Nian Ru’s temper, not kicking Lord Ju out directly was already commendable.
"Alright, you may leave now," Zheng Congyuan said, suddenly finding the eunuch more agreeable, a clever one indeed.
Eunuch Du immediately withdrew, his cold sweat not yet having a chance to drip down when another cold wind hit, making him shiver, his body soaked and uncomfortable.
...
As evening fell, Nanmen Yu and his party, traveling in the wilderness, had already stopped before nightfall, setting up tents and starting a fire for warmth.
The atmosphere within the group grew increasingly sinister. Nanmen Yu often huddled with his two trusted guards, as if they were conspiring on something, making the atmosphere even stranger. Even Xing Yu could feel it, noticing that people were stealthily watching Yin He when they were not paying attention.
Xing Yu, who had been somewhat hesitant before, now felt that they needed to make a move quickly.
"Are we preparing to leave tonight?" Xing Yu pulled back the carriage curtain. Seeing that Yin He was awake, he leaned in closer and asked.
Yin He nodded, pulling Xing Yu closer to the carriage and gently lifting a corner of the curtain, revealing the slowly stopping horse carriage. At this point, the team in front had already stopped, while their carriage continued to move forward until it reached the center of the group, seemingly unintentionally but actually surrounding the entire carriage in the middle.
"Seems like even if we wanted to leave, it wouldn’t be so easy," the young man said coldly, having some idea of what Nanmen Yu was thinking.
Even now, if he wanted to hide something, there was nothing he could hide. If he himself could not control his body, then the guards must have noticed something.
Yin He didn’t know much about the affairs of Nanmen State, but his father had once told him about the origins of the spells practiced by their sect in Ghoul Ravine.
