Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 350 - 335: First Update

Chapter 350: Chapter 335: First Update

Zheng Congyuan walked toward Ju Nanyi and a group of guards from the Fire Order Squad. The guards immediately showed a look of admiration, as if they had found their backbone. The Crown Prince was truly prophetic, appearing at this critical moment and saving them.

Ju Nanyi remained silent, but this was the most reasonable explanation. However, the focus at this moment was not whether the Crown Prince was here; instead, his presence saved Ju Nanyi a lot of explanations.

Ju Nanyi immediately described everything that had happened that evening and voiced his suspicions as well.

"Are you sure that Zong Yunqian is problematic?" Zheng Congyuan, as soon as he stepped out of the entrance of Prince Duan’s Mansion, turned around and asked Ju Nanyi.Ju Nanyi nodded affirmatively.

"Your Highness, from the information we currently have, Heir Zong is highly suspicious."

Qi Ling and Qi Zhu looked anxious upon hearing this. Since Zong Yunqian was problematic, how could the Crown Prince keep Zong Yunqian in Prince Duan’s Mansion?

Zheng Congyuan, eager to distance himself from Prince Duan’s Mansion, turned around immediately upon hearing the words, intending to go back in.

However, he heard the hurried footsteps of Gu Dao and Xi Feng coming out. Before Zheng Congyuan could re-enter Prince Duan’s Mansion, Gu Dao, carrying Zong Yunqian on his back, had already emerged, and Ju Nanyi’s men immediately surrounded them, blocking Gu Dao and Xi Feng’s path.

"What are you doing?" Xi Feng immediately stepped forward, his eyes filled with hostility.

"We want to check on Heir Zong’s condition," Yu Yuan said coldly. They could detect any traces of Ghost Shadow.

"Step aside. The Princely Heir is not someone you can see whenever you wish," Gu Dao said coldly, standing in line with Xi Feng, ready to fight at any moment.

Zheng Congyuan stepped forward, and Yu Yuan immediately stepped aside. With the Crown Prince there, Zong Yunqian certainly couldn’t escape.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng glanced at each other. Seeing the Crown Prince before them, they restrained the murderous look on their faces, and Xi Feng took a step forward.

"Your Highness, our Princely Heir was injured while dealing with Ghost Shadow just now. Please allow this servant to take the Princely Heir back," Xi Feng said earnestly. At this moment, they were also uncertain, having witnessed the Ghost Shadow emanating from the Princely Heir just earlier, they were more anxious than the people from the Fire Order Squad present.

Zheng Congyuan glanced at Yu Yuan, who was immediately shocked and wanted to speak, but seeing the expression of the Crown Prince, he dared not insist and reluctantly moved aside, clearing a path.

Gu Dao and the other person immediately sighed with relief, not waiting to say anything, and immediately carried their Princely Heir back.

"Lord Ju, you say we finally made some progress, why would the Crown Prince..." On the way back, Yu Yuan couldn’t help but complain.

Looking in the direction of Zheng Congyuan walking away, Yu Yuan didn’t dare complain with the Crown Prince there. Now that the Crown Prince had left...

"The Crown Prince is thinking long-term. Right now, we don’t have the strength to deal with Zong Yunqian. Now is not the best time to act," Ju Nanyi said, leading his men toward Weixing Mountain.

During the moments when Zheng Congyuan made no move, Ju Nanyi had already considered the issues involving Zong Yunqian, which implicated not just the Zong Sheng Aristocratic Family but also Qiandao Temple behind the scenes.

Ju Nanyi was unsure if he should be pleased with this outcome, which was even more satisfying to him than any other possible result.

But what was Zong Yunqian’s ultimate goal?

Pieces of fragmented memories pieced together, Ju Nanyi thought back and forth, but still could not complete the puzzle in his mind, always feeling something amiss.

Zong Yunqian, as the heir to the Zong Sheng Aristocratic Family and a Direct Disciple of Mage Huo Yi of Qiandao Temple, held a status in Nanzheng State even higher than a typical prince.

So, what was Zong Yunqian’s purpose in doing this?

Moreover, Ju Nanyi felt that his judgment of character couldn’t be this outrageously wrong. Zong Yunqian was not a man greedy for power, nor was he obsessively devoted to Taoist magic.

So now it seems the only reasonable explanation is an accident, or Heir Zong encountered a Ghost Shadow so troublesome it followed him.

...

Prince Duan’s Mansion had gone from bustling to suddenly deserted, save for Prince Duan’s own people. Prince Duan was still in a state of shock and immediately wanted to rush into Zheng Nianru’s quarters, paying no heed to anything else. Subduing demons and vanquishing ghosts were tasks enough for Zong Yunqian and Ju Nanyi; Nianru was the most crucial concern.

Nanny Yun stopped Prince Duan. Things inside the room were still not tidied; the Crown Prince’s cloak was still there, the fan bag was on the table, and the Crown Prince’s incense hadn’t dissipated. If Prince Duan entered, definitely something bad would happen.

"Prince, Prince, has everyone left? Has the Ghost Shadow gone too?" Nanny Yun asked frantically.

"The Crown Prince left two people, and Lord Ju left two people, too. Don’t worry," Prince Duan said. Nevertheless, the Ghost Shadow tonight was extremely strange, and by the way, what about that Yin He? What was that all about?

When did he learn those spells?

"Prince, Prince, I have something to say, but I’m not sure if I should," Nanny Yun hurriedly said.

Prince Duan looked at Nanny Yun.

"Just say it. What are you blocking me for?"

"Prince, although there are people from the Crown Prince and Lord Ju, I think it’s still safer to rely on our own people. After all, they aren’t familiar with the layout of Prince Duan’s Mansion," Nanny Yun promptly said. "The Commandery Princess is watched over by us, you can rest easy. But the entire mansion needs someone from the Prince’s Mansion’s own to oversee it."

Upon hearing this, Prince Duan immediately nodded, right, right, right, no one is more important than one’s own people.

Prince Duan turned to leave but then doubled back after a few steps.

"That one called Yin He, right? Just have him stay in the courtyard and not leave, got it?"

"Rest assured, Prince," Nanny Yun immediately responded.

Everyone inside the room breathed a sigh of relief; Nanny Yun then opened the door; Fu Dong and Nian Xia stayed by Zheng Nianru’s side, who was far from sleepy. She grabbed Yin He’s sleeve anxiously and stared outside.

Seeing this, Nanny Yun quietly closed the door, first glancing at Fu Dong and Nian Xia, who lacked any presence of mind to put away such conspicuous items.

Fu Dong and Nian Xia instantly noticed the items on the table and hurriedly put them away.

The night gradually calmed, yet Zheng Nianru was not in the slightest mood to sleep, nervously clutching the young man’s sleeve.

It really was like seeing a ghost; in her previous life, she had never encountered these things. How come everything changed this time?

She didn’t die from conspiracy and rebellion in her last life, yet in this life, she nearly died several times a day.

Could it be just because she hadn’t conspired or rebelled?

"Commandery Princess, it’s safe outside now. There are people from the Crown Prince and Lord Ju. The Prince has also arranged guards. There won’t be any more chaos," Nanny Yun carefully soothed, the princess truly has a hard fate, having just emerged from the devouring harem, and now encountering these events, nearly losing her life multiple times.

"Don’t let him leave, let him sleep in my room today," Zheng Nianru certainly couldn’t relax; the current Ju Nanyi had no power to contend with Qiandao Temple. Even a single Zong Yunqian couldn’t handle it. Taking charge of the Fire Order Squad wasn’t the key; it was the same last life when Ju Nanyi took command of the Fire Order Squad, but in front of Qiandao Temple, the Fire Order Squad was just a joke.

Upon hearing this, Nanny Yun, Fu Dong, and the others wanted to persuade her, but seeing their Commandery Princess so frightened and anxious, and with just a boy there, what trouble could possibly arise with them all there?

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