Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 186 Second Update

Chapter 186: Chapter 186 Second Update

"Nian Ru, Nian Ru has disappeared?" Prince Duan couldn’t believe it and asked again, how could Nian Ru go missing, who would want to harm her?

Zheng Boding’s mind immediately flashed with countless possibilities, those people all wanted to kill her, how could he have been so careless to think that these people had already forgotten.

The next moment Prince Duan calmed down, his trembling hands tightly grasping his sleeves, trying not to let himself shiver.

"Imperial Uncle, she must have fallen into the lake, the guards are already searching on the surface of the lake, she definitely won’t have any trouble," Zheng Congyuan said confidently, she won’t have any trouble, he wouldn’t allow it.

"She, she doesn’t know how to swim well..." Zheng Boding immediately looked up, his eyes suddenly vacant, Siyan Lake, how could he have forgotten the possibility of her falling into the water, "Someone must want to harm her, it must be someone... "

Upon hearing this, Zheng Haoyuan immediately nodded along, tears falling drop by drop.

"Imperial Uncle, who wants to harm my cousin, I’ll tie up everyone now, I won’t let anyone off, I..."

"Imperial Uncle, don’t panic yet, Qi Zhu has already taken people to look for those who witnessed the fall into the water, they will surely find some clues," Zheng Congyuan didn’t rule out this possibility, "Anyone who had contact with the Commandery Princess in the area for the female guests, we need to find all of them."

"I’ll go check on the boat," Prince Duan said as he headed towards the boat. Why did he let Nian Ru out? What if, Nian Ru had been in the palace...

Zheng Boding suddenly didn’t dare to think anymore.

Qi Ling and Qi Yu, who rushed over hastily, were almost unable to recover from the news they received. The Commandery Princess had fallen into the water?

Qi Ling immediately thought of that winter day, her lying in the water, barely alive, with heavy snow covering most of the lake surface. In the middle of the Ice Lake, the pale Commandery Princess looked like a snow spirit, her dark hair spread over the white snow. The first time Qi Ling saw her, even his breath stopped, the life that was slowly draining away shook all his senses immensely.

Qi Ling’s fingers trembled, and Qi Yu grabbed him.

"Get a grip, if we can’t save the Commandery Princess, we won’t have a good life in the future," Qi Yu said quietly, and Qi Ling uncontrollably nodded along. He didn’t dare to imagine what would happen to them without the Commandery Princess.

Prince Duan immediately rushed to the bow of the boat and was about to jump down after taking off his outer clothing when Lu Hu caught Prince Duan with quick reflexes.

"Let go of me, I’ll look for her myself," Zheng Boding had stopped considering the consequences, repeatedly trying to break free to the bow of the boat.

Zheng Haoyuan didn’t care about these, if possible, he hoped everyone would go down to look for her. The more people, the more hope. The second group of Loyal Warriors of the Wen Family were already on their way. Even if today they surrounded the whole Lake Heart Island, nobody would be allowed to leave until the cousin was found.

"Imperial Uncle, calm down. You are the Commandery Princess’s mainstay. Think about it, if the Commandery Princess had fallen into the water, what would she do?" Zheng Congyuan grabbed Zheng Boding, damn it, he should let him jump down. What could she do? The truth was she could do nothing, Zheng Congyuan’s only hope lay with Xing Yu. Xing Yu was strong and could last in the water for a while, but what if they met an assassin?

Zheng Boding paused for a moment and then covered his face to cry. What could Nian Ru do? She couldn’t swim at all, not at all...

"Your Highness, Your Highness—" Just then, Qi Zhu suddenly burst onto the boat, followed by Ju Nanyi, accompanied by a completely drenched man.

"Your Highness, there’s news."

Zheng Congyuan, Zheng Haoyuan, and Prince Duan immediately turned their heads toward Qi Zhu.

Out of breath, Qi Zhu saw this and Ju Nanyi immediately spoke.

"Heir Zong comes bearing a token," Scholar Ju quickly handed over a Jade Pendant.

Prince Duan eagerly snatched it and then nodded.

"Where is she? Where?"

"Crown Prince, the Commandery Princess asked me to find you with this token. She also said not to alert the enemy and to quietly send someone to bring her back," Zong Yunqian had only just learned that it was Princess Chao Ren, offspring of Prince Duan.

Zheng Congyuan immediately looked at Zong Yunqian, whose clothes were soaked through, clearly having fallen into the river as well. But right now, he could no longer care about anything else.

"Quick, lead me to her," Prince Duan said impatiently.

"Prince Duan, please follow me," Zong Yunqian dared not stay long, disregarding his completely drenched body, suffering greatly, yet no one noticed his discomfort.

Zheng Congyuan was about to follow immediately when Prince Duan suddenly turned around.

"I thank the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince for their assistance in finding Nian Ru. Now that we have news of her, I can’t trouble both of you any longer. Allow me to take Nian Ru back first."

Zheng Congyuan’s stepping foot halted in place, silently lamenting that he didn’t even have the right to follow.

"Imperial Uncle, I will come with you. I have nothing else to do," Zheng Haoyuan insisted.

He didn’t even have the undisciplined right that Zheng Haoyuan claimed for himself.

"Fourth Prince, you should return to the palace first, send for the Imperial Physician... Imperial Uncle..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I’ll go right away," Zheng Haoyuan immediately thought of something and, without waiting for Zheng Boding to finish, he hurried off to take care of it.

Only then did Prince Duan turn back to look at Zong Yunqian. He trusted the character of Heir Zong, but now, to understand the situation, it seemed he needed to see Nian Ru first.

Ju Nanyi stepped aside, Zheng Congyuan glanced at Qi Zhu, who immediately and cleverly followed.

"Prince Duan, I will go with you to help drive the carriage and run errands," Qi Zhu said.

Prince Duan nodded at the words, indeed trusting in Qi Zhu’s ability to handle matters.

Zong Yunqian did not dare delay, and by the lake’s opposite shore, there was already a carriage waiting along the bank. Zheng Boding got on without a word, seeing only one carriage and being completely drenched, he couldn’t ride a horse and instead boarded the carriage as well.

Qi Zhu immediately cracked the whip, and the carriage sped off, heading straight towards the direction Zong Yunqian had indicated.

Prince Duan wasn’t a fool, from the moment he saw Zong Yunqian appear completely soaked, and knowing that Nian Ru had fallen into the water, he faintly began to guess. Had Nian Ru fallen into the water and been rescued by Heir Zong? Or did Heir Zong accidentally come upon Nian Ru in the water?

Regardless of which scenario it was, neither was good for Nian Ru, and the only silver lining was that she hadn’t fallen on Lake Heart Island’s side because if she had, it would have been very difficult for Nian Ru to marry someone else in the future.

And as for Heir Zong, it was definitely impossible for Prince Duan. Not to mention the Zong family would not marry Nian Ru, he himself could not bear the thought of her marrying into their house.

"We’re here—" Zong Yunqian saw the not-so-dense reeds by the shore and, his voice tinged with nervousness, he vividly pictured the astonishing scene the lady had created, which was simply, simply...

Prince Duan had already jumped off the carriage and ran directly towards the reeds.

"Nian Ru—"

Zheng Nianru, hearing the voice from outside the reeds, felt a sudden urge to cry, and the very next moment, her eyes reddened, and she began to weep.

"Nian Ru—" When Prince Duan saw Nian Ru for the first time, he immediately removed his own clothes and draped them over Zheng Nianru.

"My child, let’s go home—" Prince Duan didn’t want to ask anything, didn’t want to think about anything, as long as Nian Ru was alive, that was enough.

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