Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 693 - 646: Another Update

Eunuch Du was taken aback. He... he hadn’t noticed, and in the next moment, Eunuch Du suddenly realized that the direction from which Prime Minister Ju had appeared wasn’t the direction of the palace gates, but the opposite direction. Where had Prime Minister Ju come from?

"This servant, this servant has poor eyesight..." in the next moment Eunuch Du had already knelt down, his voice trembling as he spoke.

Zheng Congyuan closed his eyes, the sudden appearance of Ju Nanyi had made him subconsciously puzzled, but he had been distracted by something else. But that familiar scent...

Zheng Congyuan didn’t know what to think.

Eunuch Du dared not look at his master, nor dared he stand up.

Zheng Congyuan only felt dizzy, his palms sweating coldly, his mind replaying Zheng Tianxin’s words over and over. He felt the world spinning, and he was somewhat afraid to think of the speculations that had once surfaced in his mind but which he had quickly dismissed.

Zheng Congyuan walked forward, from Chenyuan Hall to Chenhe Palace, a short distance of nearly a hundred steps. Though it was his first time walking this path, the lush flowers and trees on both sides, the fragrance of unknown blossoms, the fresh scent of grass and trees—they were all damnably not the scent of Ju Nanyi.

Eunuch Du, not minding that he was still kneeling on the ground and whether or not getting up would anger his master, hastily picked up his robe and followed, his face filled with anxiety.

The key point was, he had no idea what had gone wrong, Prime Minister Ju... Prime Minister Ju was fine, young and spirited. It was normal for him to be a bit bold, for Prime Minister Ju had ambitions, aiming to completely eradicate the illness of Nanzheng.

But what does that have to do with where Prime Minister Ju came from?

Eunuch Du didn’t understand why he had a gut feeling not to say he didn’t know, although he hadn’t looked carefully. Still, he stood to the right of The Emperor and had seen Lord Ju appear from another direction, invisible to The Emperor. What was The Emperor suspicious of then?

Suddenly, Zheng Congyuan stopped. The agitated Eunuch Du nearly bumped into him. In the next moment, Eunuch Du heard two very faint voices talking.

"This, this Prime Minister Ju is really despicable," said a voice that Eunuch Du didn’t dare guess, but without guessing, he could recognize it.

It was Nian Xia, the female servant from the Empress’s side at Chenhe Palace.

Eunuch Du’s legs trembled, who had he just heard? Prime Minister Ju.

"Yes, The Empress is still furious, smashing things all over," Xue Liu replied in agreement, her voice desolate, with sadness.

"He must have the audacity of a leopard to threaten Our Empress. I am thinking of teaching him a lesson. It’s just that Xing Yu is not here; it makes things difficult to handle."

Zheng Congyuan stood still, glanced at Eunuch Du, and Eunuch Du immediately felt that even breathing was a mistake. Any noise he made could jeopardize his life.

"Sister Nian Xia, we’d better not stir up trouble. Prime Minister Ju is not to be provoked nowadays. Our Empress will be fine once her anger subsides," came another voice.

Zheng Congyuan looked at Eunuch Du, whose legs went weak, almost dropping to his knees again, but he didn’t dare to kneel. He, he was wronged, wronged...

Zheng Congyuan listened to the sighs of the two women. Nian Ru was threatened by Ju Nanyi? What was it about?

The only thing Zheng Congyuan could think of was the arranged marriage, which concerned Nian Ru.

But why would Ju Nanyi go to find Nian Ru?

Zheng Congyuan didn’t want to be suspicious, and from Nian Xia and Xue Liu’s conversation, he could even guess that the encounter between the two was far from pleasant. But why was Ju Nanyi looking for Zheng Nianru?

He could accept such a reason, the ambition of Ju Nanyi, he could understand.

But Zheng Nianru wouldn’t understand. So, why did Ju Nanyi go to find Zheng Nianru? With Ju Nanyi’s intelligence, he wouldn’t overlook what was in front of him in search of something far away.

Zheng Congyuan was almost certain that the fleeting fragrance came from Zheng Nianru’s sleeping chamber. What thoughts Ju Nanyi harbored, Zheng Congyuan suddenly thought of something...

That Ju Nanyi had risked his life to save Zheng Nianru multiple times, now that he thought about it, it was not just his loyalty. What if it wasn’t loyalty?

Zheng Congyuan’s hands shook, and all at once, things he had struggled to understand burst through all his worldly apprehensions, providing clarity in an instant.

Ju Nanyi’s heart was condemnable.

Eunuch Du turned pale. What was happening to The Emperor? What was...

Before Eunuch Du could recover, Nian Xia’s words were like a bomb thrown directly at his head, and Eunuch Du wished the explosion could just shatter him to pieces.

"Hmph, just for having the audacity to covet Our Empress, I must teach him a lesson," Nian Xia’s voice came through, "Prince Duan’s Mansion has two experts, right? I’ll find them tomorrow..."