Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 151 Update 1

Chapter 151: Chapter 151 Update 1

Wen Zan hesitated slightly, habitually afraid to admit it, but the Commandery Princess Chao Ren before him might be the only person in the world who could understand him.

"It is indeed shameful to say, but it is true," Wen Zan said slowly. He saw the woman in front of him nod her head, showing none of the surprise, anger, or the peculiar looks others gave him. Instead, she turned her gaze back to Qu Xiang standing in the center.

Wen Zan was somewhat dazed. Behind this confusion, a subtly different feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart. He blinked, and when he turned around again, the discomfort in his eyes had been cast aside.

He had seen all kinds of first gazes upon meeting Qu Xiang, whether from men or women, filled with greed, shock, admiration...

But he had never seen such an indifferent expression, as if Qu Xiang before them was nothing special.

Zheng Haoyuan was a bit unhappy. He could feel that his cousin and Wen Zan truly liked these things. So why did he bring people over? Zheng Haoyuan picked up a pastry from the table and bit into it fiercely.

At this moment, Nian Xia looked up, her gaze uncertain as she glanced at Xing Yu, signaling her to look at the man in the center.

Xing Yu initially had no interest and was diligently serving dishes to her Commandery Princess. On looking up, she also hesitated slightly. Nian Xia was uncertain, but she was the one who had carried the man back. Last time, the innkeeper said he was lost. How could he be here now?

Xing Yu then carefully approached Nian Ru, whispering into her ear.

"Princess, this person seems..."

Nian Ru glanced at Xing Yu, feeling the same way, but because the man’s expression and state were very different, she dared not be certain. She had seen this man several times and was even more certain than Xing Yu.

She would find a time to ask.

"Fu Gong, I think we can try another pattern. I’m prepared to make you a new one," Nian Ru said openly, not out of courtesy but because she really wanted to.

Nian Ru never thought about making men’s outer robes, having made only a few undershirts, all for Zheng Congyuan, but never an overcoat.

Zheng Haoyuan didn’t react at first. When he realized what Nian Ru was talking about, he was immediately overjoyed.

"Cousin, I also think this pattern doesn’t suit me. I want something more imposing," Zheng Haoyuan said immediately.

The man standing in the center, like an object of observation, stood quietly, listening to the conversations inside the room. At first, he kept his head down, maintaining a cautious demeanor, but gradually, he found the voice familiar. When he discreetly glanced at the woman sitting at the head of the table, Qu Xiang’s heart skipped a beat.

Was it her?

When he had sought the Crown Prince’s presence, she was also there. It was she who had picked him up from the street corner. Was this a visit to claim him now? Qu Xiang immediately dismissed the thought, feeling that this woman, who left him in the inn without a care, had never really looked at him. Now, sitting here, she appeared not to recognize him either.

How could Qu Xiang hope for someone who had left him behind without a second glance to remember him? He vividly remembered the indifferent look in the Commandery Princess’s eyes.

"Princess, I have some patterns suitable for men’s embroidery. If you are interested, you might step into my Treasures Pavilion," Wen Zan said immediately. It wasn’t out of politeness, but a sincere invitation.

"Good," Nian Ru also expressed her interest, looking at Zheng Haoyuan.

Zheng Haoyuan was eager, especially since it was for making his clothes, and he agreed at once.

...

Qu Xiang watched the group of people depart, and from start to finish, no one had spoken a word to him. In self-mockery, Qu Xiang laughed inwardly. In their eyes, what difference did he have from the furniture and decorations in the room? He was just an object of amusement.

No one was left in the room, and Qu Xiang didn’t know whether he should leave. The guards outside did not come in, either, so Qu Xiang picked up his skirts and began to walk outside.

The clothes he wore were very valuable; this much was clear from Wen Zan’s attitude—they were worth more than his life.

As Qu Xiang reached the doorway, a figure crashed into him. The guard had just seen off Zheng Nianru and the others, and when he saw two shadows bursting in, he immediately rushed over. Unable to stop in time, the two figures collided with Qu Xiang, who was coming out.

"How dare you—" Yan Xia struck Qu Xiang across the face with the back of her hand. Qu Xiang was stunned for a moment, and when he recognized the person before him, his body froze as if encased in ice, and he fell to his knees, his face deathly pale.

"Princess, please spare my life, Princess, please spare my life—" Qu Xiang couldn’t conceal his panic and despair as those emotions poured out in an instant, and his kneeling body couldn’t stop trembling.

"It really is the Princess," Yan Xia said, astonished, with a slight tremble of her fingers, she too knelt down.

"Princess, please forgive me—I truly saw Qu Xiang on the verge of death," Yan Xia said, trembling, her fear no less than Qu Xiang’s.

"Useless rubbish, get up," the Eldest Princess said in a cold voice.

"Eldest Princess, this is Second Young Master Wen’s private residence, it is not open to outsiders." The guard had caught up and looked down at Qu Xiang and Yan Xia, with a flicker of surprise in his eyes, but without hesitation, he kicked Qu Xiang.

"Useless rubbish, you’ve offended a person of high status, yet you haven’t offered your apologies," the guard said, immediately turning towards the Eldest Princess.

"Eldest Princess, this is Ziyin, our new servant, who doesn’t know any better," the guard explained with great respect.

Yan Xia was taken aback and looked immediately at Qu Xiang on the ground—this was clearly...

"Ziyin? I’ll remember that name. Yan Xia, let’s go—" Certainly, it was a name that sounded casual and unserious.

Yan Xia wanted to say something more but could only hurriedly follow her Princess’s pace and quickly leave.

"Princess—" Yan Xia thought maybe they had mistaken the person after all. Perhaps there were people in the world who looked so strikingly similar. But reflecting on the character, Yan Xia was now reconsidering... maybe their behavior was not entirely unlike...

Zheng Tianxin suddenly stopped walking, and Yan Xia clammed up instantly, her expression filled with fear, anxious not to annoy her at such a time.

"Ah Ling—" The guard behind them stepped forward instantly, bending down to listen attentively in front of his master.

"Go and investigate this thoroughly," Zheng Tianxin said, not believing that there could be such a lookalike in the world. And more importantly, from the first glance, she felt the other recognized her—was it not Qu Xiang?

However, according to the order she had personally given, even if Qu Xiang had lucked out and survived, he wouldn’t possibly be standing before her so lively and sprightly, not to mention the significant change in his demeanor and stance.

She was aware of the kind of dealings Wen Zan’s courtyard was involved in, and it was impossible for her not to understand what the Ma Family was catering to by showing interest—they must have figured out the game here.

Zheng Tianxin suddenly remembered the man by her side, stubborn yet reluctantly compliant, and it made her itch for more. And ever since she had sent Qu Xiang away in a fit of anger, to this day, she had not found anyone who suited her tastes.

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