Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 326 - 318: Second Update

Chapter 326: Chapter 318: Second Update

"Commandery Princess? Commandery Princess?!" Zheng Haoyuan howled, forgetting even his fear as he lunged toward Fu Dong and Nian Xia; he had just seen, seen...

No, it couldn’t be true. How could the Commandery Princess have fallen?

Zheng Haoyuan’s mind went blank, neglecting even the tiger, as he roughly pushed past Fu Dong, Nian Xia, and Xue Liu.

"Commandery Princess, where are you? Commandery Princess?"

Fu Dong turned around, pale-faced, lips trembling, nearly fainting on the spot.

"Commandery Princess, Commandery Princess—"

Zheng Haoyuan leaned over the remaining shaky railing to look down.

Zong Yunqian immediately leaped forward, squinting to see another figure, and yet it seemed not to be one.

"Gu Dao, Xi Feng, quickly finish off the tiger—" while speaking, Zong Yunqian quickly formed a hand gesture and jumped straight down.

Zheng Haoyuan, clutching his robe, was about to jump down after him; if Heir Zong could save the Commandery Princess, then naturally, he could too.

Cang Er had already firmly restrained his young Prince.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, you cannot jump—"

"Let go, you damned servant, let go—" Zheng Haoyuan kicked at Cang Er; he had to save the Commandery Princess.

Up came Lu Hu, and the other guards, immediately thrown into panic, with Lu Hu swiftly catching Zheng Haoyuan’s other foot.

"Your Highness, finding people is most crucial right now," Lu Hu said most promptly.

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, Heir Zong might not have found her, we must quickly send people downstream to search, and we can’t afford to waste time here—"

Zheng Haoyuan hesitated.

Lu Hu immediately called for backup.

"All Loyal Warriors of Wen Family, follow my command—" Lu Hu had already issued orders, and countless guards swarmed toward the direction of the stands; not daring to be careless, Lu Hu quickly organized several groups to search below via different paths.

At this moment, Zheng Haoyuan calmed down, realizing Cang Er was right—Heir Zong had jumped down himself, and finding the Commandery Princess was uncertain; now was not the time to show heartfelt loyalty. Not minding his dirty clothes, he led a group of men to search for the Commandery Princess.

Fu Dong, Nian Xia, and others had also dispersed among the search parties.

The very few remaining guards hurriedly locked up the wild beasts or simply let them loose.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng, having calmed down, were not worried about their Heir falling from such a high place; instead, they feared the survival chances of Princess Chao Ren were slim.

"Gu Dao, we should..." Xi Feng started hesitantly; at this point, nobody in the arena paid them any attention; they were practically invisible.

"We should naturally search for the Heir—" Gu Dao said at once. It wasn’t their fault the Commandery Princess had fallen; how could it be? Moreover, their Heir had also jumped down.

...

Prince Duan waited for the afternoon without any news of Zheng Nianru’s return. Zheng Boding became restless and sent two people to inquire; they took a long time to return and reported seeing no one, assuming they must have already left.

A few Shichen later, as dusk approached, Prince Duan could no longer sit by; he sent out two groups to search all the way to the stands of Golden Spirit Mountain, which were already deserted. As they returned, Zheng Boding sensed something was amiss.

Just as Zheng Boding grew anxious, a guard from Zheng Haoyuan’s side rushed into Prince Duan’s Mansion frantically.

After searching for a while, Zheng Haoyuan realized it was getting late and remembered he should send a message to Prince Duan’s Mansion. Thus, Lu Hu dispatched a reliable guard, repeatedly instructing him to break the news gently.

"Prince, an accident occurred this afternoon at the hunting ground—Heir Zong insisted on saving a prisoner, which caused the collapse of the stand, leading the wild beasts to swarm up; the Commandery Princess fell from the stand, and our Prince is now leading people in search."

"What do you mean fell? Fell where?" Upon hearing this, Zheng Boding staggered, almost unable to stand, grabbing the guard. He couldn’t quite understand—if she had fallen, where had she fallen to, and why were they searching?

"Prince, there’s a cliff beneath the stand, with a river at the bottom; the Commandery Princess fell into the river," Housekeeper He said quickly catching Prince Duan who was about to faint.

"Prince, stay calm, this is the time when the Commandery Princess needs you most, you must stay composed and hold on," Housekeeper He said, disregarding the propriety of their stations, sharply cutting off Prince Duan’s near fainting spell.

"Right, right, summon everyone in the mansion who can walk. Where is Zong Yunqian?" Prince Duan waved his hand. Where was Zong Yunqian?

"Where is Zong Yunqian?" Prince Duan turned to ask, astonished by the thought of someone breaking the railing over a prisoner?

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