Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 701 - 648: Another Update 3

"Are you sure everything has been taken care of, that she saw it with her own eyes?" Ju Nanyi still was not reassured. Since she had seen it, Zheng Nianru had no reason to remain so calm. Given her feelings for Zheng Congyuan, she should have gone to confront him directly, inevitably causing a scene. Of course, he had not expected a single confrontation to yield much result, but it had marked the beginning, and the next step would be to slowly plan further.

"Underling confirms, it was the personal maid of the Empress of Chenhe Palace who saw it with her own eyes, and furthermore, she followed me for a distance, witnessing me enter the Chenyuan Hall," said the trusted aide with certainty.

Ju Nanyi frowned slightly. Why then? Did it mean Zheng Nianru didn’t care for Zheng Congyuan as much as she thought, or was it that Zheng Congyuan was already the emperor and naturally wouldn’t marry her alone?

The next moment, Ju Nanyi scoffed coldly. He would rather Zheng Nianru reacted so, but it was impossible. One couldn’t deduce her thoughts using the conventional thinking of most women.

For example, her perspective on their relationship and her thoughts were unlike those of ordinary people.

Ju Nanyi suddenly remembered Zheng Nianru’s controversial theories from her past life, which made him want to laugh and even feel that they made some sense in this life.

But when he thought that all her theories applied to ridiculous cats and dogs, an inexplicable anger surged in Ju Nanyi’s heart.

That left only one possibility.

It was Fu Dong, being cautious and not wanting to disturb Zheng Nianru’s mood, who had not reported it.

Indeed, among Zheng Nianru’s maids, only Fu Dong was a bit more reliable. Nian Xia was brash yet thoughtless, Xue Liu was timid and frail, Xing Yu was just plain unintelligent, and as for the nanny, what kind of people were they? Ju Nanyi felt there were reasons why Zheng Nianru turned out the way she did. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

If Fu Dong was not suitable, then the next move would have to come from someone else.

"Prepare the next plan—" Ju Nanyi said, causing the person on the ground to be taken aback. Still more? But at this moment, with the Emperor closing in and the master involved in these matters...

But the trusted aide dared not say more and could only obey and withdraw.

When Nian Xia left Chenhe Palace, she always felt someone was following her. Curious, she turned around and indeed saw two figures suddenly dash into a nearby side path—unfamiliar eunuchs—but Nian Xia was not in Chenyuan Hall, but rather in a small garden on the other side of the Imperial Garden.

As spring warmed, the flowers in the garden of the Imperial Palace vied to bloom. Initially heading to pick flowers for the Empress, Nian Xia had unwittingly wandered here.

Nian Xia thought it over and decided to follow. If it was a coincidence, then let it be.

Nian Xia, though not meticulous, was bold. She followed quietly, and the others seemed not to notice, continuing on slowly ahead.

They arrived at a secluded garden, clearly seldom visited, even the flowers and plants were not so orderly kept.

"Here you are, you came so late today." Nian Xia only heard a woman’s voice, cheerful and lively, as she noticed the palace maid’s attire fluttering a few times in the garden.

Nian Xia was puzzled, but eventually held back. Although there were few palace maids in Chenyuan Hall, there were some in other palaces.

"Yin Mei, Yin Hua, you came early today. Was today’s cleaning task very light?" the eunuch asked, then heard the initially speaking woman’s exclamation of surprise.

"Liu Zhu, where did all this delicious food come from?" Nian Xia heard this and immediately lost interest.

"Today that master was very generous, rewarded with quite a lot of good food," the eunuch was heard saying.

"Thanks so much, I haven’t tried it yet."

"What are you being polite for? We’re fellow villagers, naturally we help each other," the eunuch clearly was very pleased.

Nian Xia turned to leave.

"Just wait until the master I serve catches the Emperor’s eye, our good days are still to come." The voice of the eunuch reached her, Nian Xia paused slightly. What master? What emperor?

"Liu Zhu, has that master of yours been here two days already, still staying in the side hall of Chenyuan Hall?" the voice of the palace maid nearly made Nian Xia cry out.

"Yes, it seems the Emperor has been busy, so he hasn’t summoned yet, but Eunuch Du has already come to deliver the decree, telling our master to wait."

Nian Xia immediately went pale. There was no uncertainty left in her mind; her brain went blank, and she didn’t even know how she managed to walk back, like a wandering ghost.

"Nian Xia, the Empress asked you to pick some flowers, why did you take so long?" Before reaching Chenhe Palace, Xue Liu came looking, immediately greeting Nian Xia upon seeing her.

"Nian Xia, what’s wrong? Are you sick?" Xue Liu immediately noticed something was off with Nian Xia and went to touch her forehead, but Nian Xia waved her off.

"Where is the Empress?" Nian Xia turned and asked, her voice hoarse, Xue Liu was startled to see Nian Xia in this state.