Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 248 Second Update

Chapter 248: Chapter 248 Second Update

Zheng Nianru suddenly sat up from the bed, her vision dim. The faint light of the candle filtered in through the gauze, indistinct and barely visible; lying at the foot of the bed, wrapped in a thin blanket and asleep, was none other than Nian Xia.

Zheng Nianru came to her senses, realizing the Nian Xia of those times was no longer there; she was still of a tender and green age.

The memories in her mind, clear and vivid, were nothing but a spring dream. Zheng Nianru didn’t disturb Nian Xia on the floor. Instead, she gazed dully outside the gauze. It wasn’t fully light outside yet, the faint glow weighed down upon the brightness of the candle, everything was silent and still.

Zheng Nianru hadn’t thought about the past for a long time. Ju Nanyi had come to loathe her, and Zheng Nianru had long since stopped caring about the ridiculous things he did.

So, during that time, it wasn’t Zheng Congyuan who orchestrated events deliberately, but she couldn’t bear the loneliness. Without Zheng Congyuan’s presence, she could only lose herself in a life of intoxication, relying on those stunning, pleasing faces to forget the mortal world.

Zheng Nianru didn’t know why she had suddenly experienced such a dream, its contents as vivid as if she were living a drunken life within a dream, and the next moment, Zheng Nianru suddenly smiled as she came to a realization.

Yes, even with a youthful age and a tender face, she had after all experienced the affairs between men and women. Thus, Zheng Nianru attributed all this to time.

"Commandery Princess, have you awoken?" Nian Xia suddenly sat up, drowsy with sleep, rubbing her eyes. The next moment, she hastily got up and parted the gauze. Outside, it was still not fully light, but the red glow of the dawn seeped through.

Xue Liu, who slept in the outer room, hurried over after hearing the noise. The female servants were not ready yet, and Nanny Yun was the first to enter.

She glanced at Nian Xia. Why had she awoken so early today?

Nian Xia was somewhat at a loss. When she woke up, the Commandery Princess was already sitting on the bed in a daze. She didn’t know when the Commandery Princess had awoken.

"Commandery Princess, it’s still early. Would you like to sleep a little longer?" Nanny Yun asked cautiously.

"There’s no need, let’s get up." Zheng Nianru didn’t want to reminisce. She didn’t want to think much about that period of time either. Some things, once done and over with, seemed tasteless.

Seeing this, Nanny Yun said nothing more, giving Xue Liu a meaningful look. The female servants filed in one after another. Fu Dong and Nian Xia personally attended to her as she finished dressing and washing, then Xue Liu brought in a servant holding the clothes and stood in front of Zheng Nianru.

Zheng Nianru looked at the clothes held by the servant, which were much more colorful than her usual attire, including two sets that were only worn when going out.

Zheng Nianru looked towards Nanny Yun.

"Commandery Princess, about today at Heir Zong’s place..." Nanny Yun was somewhat uncertain. Judging by the Commandery Princess’s demeanor, she seemed reluctant to go out. Understandably so, initially believing that Heir Zong would be a reliable person, only to find he had ulterior motives. Nanny Yun’s heart eased somewhat, having hoped that the Commandery Princess would find someone to rely on and thus lead a smooth life from then on. But the outcome was unexpected.

But it was still better than being trapped in the Imperial Palace.

Seeing that Zheng Nianru did not speak, Nanny Yun was about to gesture for the servant holding clothes to take two sets away, leaving only the few sets that Zheng Nianru liked to wear daily.

"Let’s go with that set," Zheng Nianru pointed to the set embroidered with silver patterns of a hundred butterflies, draped over with pure lotus-colored silk chiffon. The rich sheen of the silk was full and soft in the morning light.

Nanny Yun was startled, the Commandery Princess had agreed to go out? Instantly, she sprang to life, directing the female servants as they prepared the morning meal.

Zheng Nianru left the Imperial Palace with Nanny Yun, Nian Xia, and Xing Yu. Zheng Nianru watched Nian Xia and Xing Yu busily pack the items to bring along, their excitement apparent inside and out.

Zheng Nianru thought that if she had married Zong Yunqian in this lifetime, perhaps they would have avoided their later fate.

Indeed, in this lifetime without plotting rebellions, there were no wars, and naturally, there wouldn’t be so many people dying tragically. As for the rest, what did it have to do with her?

Nanny Yun frowned, wondering why this boy was let out again, when clearly the Commandery Princess had already forgotten about the boy Yin He.

"This servant pays respects to the Commandery Princess—" The clothes on Yin He’s body were not those of a eunuch, but rather he had changed into the attire of a servant that Zheng Nianru once brought him out in.

Elder Can was startled, ’What servant?’ but ultimately did not dare to stop him. If his young master could kneel, why couldn’t he? So, he too knelt down to salute.

Zheng Nianru glanced at Yin He, and even though the youth was only dressed in the attire of an ordinary servant, that clothing was unique to Qishun Building, with chrysanthemum patterns embroidered delicately and lifelike, using a technique of simplification that added even more character.

But what mattered more was the person wearing the clothes; the young man was dashing, his starry eyes instantly reminding Zheng Nianru of the scenes from her dreams.

The young man didn’t move, blocking the path Zheng Nianru wanted to take to leave. Elder Can also didn’t move, feeling that if this woman dared to refuse the Young Master again, he wouldn’t be polite. What was the use of having a face that bewitched and deceived? Their young master...

"Follow me—" Zheng Nianru walked straight ahead, the young man on the ground slightly startled. The next moment, realizing what Zheng Nianru meant, he happily hurried to follow.

Elder Can was startled again. Ah, who could blame their young master for being infatuated, bewitched by that face, now should he follow or not?

This time Zheng Nianru did not take the usual covert paths to leave but boldly and openly walked out of the Southeast Gate. The token for leaving had been delivered early in the morning, and Zheng Nianru thought, this was the first time she had left the Imperial Palace through the main gate at this age.

Then everything was already different; she hadn’t provoked Ju Nanyi, and she could control her emotions better than in her previous life. At least at the moment, she was no longer capable of being so black and white, no longer desiring to destroy what she couldn’t have, and this was also true for Zheng Congyuan. If she could live this lifetime with just this identity, able to watch things for a long time, as a bystander.

"Commandery Princess, the carriage has arrived—" Nanny Yun was most delighted. Looking at her Commandery Princess, which man could resist such a Commandery Princess? People always change, and the Commandery Princess was not completely without hope.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng stood next to Heir Zong Yunqian by the carriage. From the moment Zheng Nianru and her group appeared in their sight, Zong Yunqian’s gaze turned from calm to somewhat uncertain.

"Heir, the Commandery Princess has arrived." Gu Dao spoke, knowing his master wasn’t blind, but there was no need to stare so directly. The reputation of this Commandery Princess, he had heard it firsthand.

"Gu Dao, do you think what this Heir is doing is unfair to her?" In Zong Yunqian’s eyes, he didn’t care about these things, pursuing instead the notion that all people are born equal, Gu Dao and Xi Feng included. So, by that reasoning, to shackle a woman’s youth, was it not a bit cruel?

"Heir, do you feel that the identity of the Crown Prince’s wife is a disgrace for Princess Chao Ren?" Gu Dao was somewhat reluctant to speak. How many ladies from prominent families were desperately eyeing the position of Crown Prince’s wife; what was this talk of disgrace?

"Commandery Princess—" Zong Yunqian was still very courteous, with Gu Dao and Xi Feng following in the greeting.

"Heir—" Zheng Nianru returned the greeting, having brought four or five people with her; naturally, this carriage would not accommodate them all.

"Nian Xia, you stay behind."

"It’s my oversight." Seeing this Zong Yunqian apologized with a smile and personally lifted the carriage curtain. Just as Zheng Nianru was about to step in, she suddenly heard a voice filled with joy.

"Cousin, are you also going out?" Zheng Haoyuan stuck out his head excitedly, waving vigorously at Zheng Nianru, "Your carriage is too small, take mine da—" He pointed to his own carriage, which was twice the size of a normal carriage, not in the least aware of how inopportune his appearance was.

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