Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 324 - 317: One More Update

Chapter 324: Chapter 317: One More Update

"This stupid thing..." Zheng Haoyuan was in a hurry and about to stand up when he spoke. Where’s Lu Hu? Where did Lu Hu go?

Zheng Nianru went to hold Zheng Haoyuan back.

"Accidents are bound to happen; if everything went as you expected, where would the excitement be?" Zheng Nianru glanced at the prisoner on the wooden fence. Her experiences from a previous life taught her much wisdom—for instance, sometimes one must savor the surprises that accidents bring.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Haoyuan gave Zheng Nianru a look. Seeing her calm and composed, and watching the prisoners on the wall trying desperately to escape, and The Savage inside the fence had already caught the last prisoner and threw him out. The prisoner landed on the rocks exposed in the bushes and lay motionless.

"You see, you’ve watched stones and tigers fight, and now you’ve seen stones fight with prisoners. What lesson have you learned from this?" Zheng Nianru’s interest didn’t wane. Although the earlier excitement was gone, the scene before her was still very tense. The three-way struggle was underway, with the tiger continually ramming against the wooden fence, trying to shake the prisoners off it.

Eunuch Cang Er glanced at Zheng Nianru, sweating profusely. "Commandery Princess, watching a hunting game, what lesson could be learned? It would be an achievement if it doesn’t lead His Highness down a dark path."

Zheng Haoyuan shook his head in confusion.

Zheng Nianru didn’t keep him in suspense.

"Look, this conflict shows that even the strongest beast can’t match a person, because people have this." Zheng Nianru pointed to her head, "So, in the future, when you act, use your brain. Otherwise, what’s the difference between you and those beasts?"

"Sister, you’re truly clever." Zheng Haoyuan looked at Zheng Nianru with admiration, his eyes full of veneration, as though he were looking at a saint, like the divine figures worshipped in the Harem—radiant with holy light.

Zong Yunqian couldn’t help but step forward, his eyes fixed on the top of the wooden fence, as another scream broke out.

"Princely Heir, it’s a woman." Gu Dao and Xi Feng had also realized this by now and anxiously moved forward a step. They could see that, indeed, a woman was climbing on the fence, disheveled, with tattered clothes, her voice high-pitched and thin.

Zheng Haoyuan frowned; he was still smiling at his cousin’s words.

Lu Hu was about to go towards the stands when he suddenly heard this voice and frowned immediately. Worrying about something was sure to make it happen. He quickly drew his crossbow and aimed at the woman on the wooden fence.

"Hold on—" Zong Yunqian immediately noticed Lu Hu’s action, but before he could fully articulate, the crossbow was ready to fire. As Zong Yunqian spoke, he grabbed the sword from Gu Dao’s hand and smashed it against Lu Hu’s crossbow.

"Clang—" Unprepared, Lu Hu was thrown off balance along with his crossbow, and the bolt flew into the river outside the wooden fence.

Lu Hu immediately turned to look at Zong Yunqian, his face marked with annoyance, knowing that the arrow could have nearly hit one of his own men.

"Heir Zong, what are you trying to do?" Lu Hu asked, filled with anger, ready to confront Zong Yunqian. Gu Dao and Xi Feng stepped in front of Lu Hu right away.

They had long found Zheng Haoyuan’s men distasteful and were looking for an excuse to let off steam.

"What do you want to do!" Gu Dao shot back.

Eunuch Cang Er was immediately drawn by the noise and glanced at Princess Chao Ren and the Fourth Prince, who seemed to be enjoying the game. He quietly walked towards the commotion.

"Heir Zong—" Eunuch Cang Er approached with a grin, trying to downplay the situation.

But before he reached Zong Yunqian, Xi Feng pushed Eunuch Cang Er, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

"Eunuch Cang—" Lu Hu’s face turned ashen. Eunuch Cang was highly favored by the Fourth Prince, and Lu Hu immediately looked toward Zong Yunqian.

"Make them stop—" Zong Yunqian said coldly.

"The Princely Heir doesn’t need to tell us what to do; if a servant says something out of line, is that any of the Princely Heir’s concern?" Eunuch Cang sat on the ground and spoke coldly. He wasn’t only valued by Eunuch Ho Sheng for his ability to please his master but also for his toughness and adaptability.

"Lord Lu, what are you waiting for? The Heir Zong isn’t happy here; please escort him out." Eunuch Cang Er said coldly, showing no sign of distress from being pushed earlier, but instead, dusted off his clothes casually.

"Heir Zong, please—" Lu Hu also regained his composure instantly and said coldly.

Zong Yunqian, upon hearing this, realized that the other party was completely disregarding his requests, and speaking to them was utterly useless.