Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 373 - 354 Second Update

Chapter 373: Chapter 354 Second Update

The flower seeds were indeed what Zheng Nianru wanted, but suddenly she had another idea.

Zheng Nianru looked at Nanny Yun.

"Go call Yin He in." Nanny Yun was stunned, Commandery Princess, what are you calling Yin He for at this time?

Nanny Yun suddenly remembered, these doggone flower seeds, supposedly they must be planted by a man to bloom properly, absorbing the man’s masculine essence, these doggone flowers...

"Commandery Princess, I’ll go call—" Xing Yu was also not looking to fight, indeed she dropped the shovel and ran to call someone.

Nanny Yun wanted to say something but feared causing further trouble, it’s just planting flower seeds, nothing wrong could happen.

Yin He arrived promptly, listened to the orders, and without any delay began to turn over the flower seeds, aware of their value.

Seeing this, Ju Nanyi began tending to her own business, but why didn’t she leave?

In Yan Guang’s hands, the shovel crashed twice without proper force, nearly hitting his own foot, while Zheng Nianru observed Yin He’s movements, showing not the slightest sign of leaving.

"Fortunately, it didn’t sprout yet, still a chance for remedy." Xing Yu muttered, holding a silk handkerchief waiting for the flower seeds Yin He turned up.

The flower seeds were nearly the same color as the soil, making them difficult to find, but initially when the seeds were sown, the area was surrounded by a circle of soft conifer needles.

Nanny Yun looked at Fu Dong and Nian Xia, not yet taking the Commandery Princess inside.

Fu Dong and Nian Xia dared not speak; since Nanny hadn’t spoken, how could they dare to?

Nanny Yun looked at Zheng Nianru, wanting to speak but holding back. With so many men around, why should the Commandery Princess still be standing outside?

Ju Nanyi grabbed the shovel from Yan Guang, almost hitting his foot. She glanced at Yan Guang; the youth looked extremely uneasy. Naturally, Ju Nanyi understood what was happening.

But why hadn’t she still left?

Ju Nanyi logically tried to disconnect the reason Zheng Nianru hadn’t gone inside from herself, yet knew this possibility was almost nonexistent now because just now, he had distinctly felt the woman’s displeasure, like a long-held grudge.

This thought barely paused Ju Nanyi’s mind. Had he offended her?

If he was intentionally drawing her attention, Ju Nanyi wouldn’t deny it.

Zheng Nianru hadn’t left, considering this possibility. If true, Zheng Nianru suddenly felt like laughing. How had she not noticed that from the start Ju Nanyi liked her, not because of her repeated seductions that he gradually fell into the trap of feelings she had laid. Ha, should she suspect that she was being delusional?

If it were true, Zheng Nianru felt that such a thing should never happen in her life. Especially since Ju Nanyi completely fit all of Prince Duan’s aesthetic preferences.

Zheng Nianru stepped forward, nearing Yin He, unintentionally yet intentionally getting close to him. The youth seemed to sense Zheng Nianru’s closeness and slightly raised his head, puzzled by her actions.

"See, you’re tired—" Zheng Nianru pulled out a handkerchief and dabbed at the sweat on Yin He’s forehead.

Yan Guang was immediately dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning, and Yin He paused too. Although puzzled, he didn’t want to think about it, indulging in that moment’s tenderness.

Ju Nanyi was mildly stunned, the shovel in her hand dropping to the ground, her flurry not less than Yan Guang’s.

"Once you’re done, come in and rest." Zheng Nianru dropped these words and turned to leave.

Nanny Yun’s following steps were staggered, her mind still haunted by the scene from just now. What was the Commandery Princess trying to do? What was she doing?

If the Crown Prince found out, what then? Crown Prince...

Nanny Yun felt like going mad; the maids below were also quite puzzled, the Commandery Princess didn’t seem the type to wipe sweat for Yin He, she had never done such a thing.

Ju Nanyi didn’t know how she left Prince Duan’s Mansion, and her next two digging sites left no impression; she saw but not clearly. But she was not a fool. Such actions, such interactions meant something; how could she not know?

Prince Duan had just gone to Zong Sheng Residence to call off a marriage, then already found another suitor, seamlessly transitioning to a servant of no status?

No, that was no servant, a mysterious status yet with significance.

Ju Nanyi didn’t know how to defend Zheng Nianru. The opponent could make such a gesture in front of her; she could find no excuses.

Ju Nanyi mocked herself, yes, why should the opponent consider their feelings? She is a Commandery Princess, an exalted member of the Imperial Family from birth, such things are customary and need not be concealed in front of people deemed as trivial as they.

Even seeing her face was a luxury.

"Sir, don’t think too much about it, after all, she is a Commandery Princess of imperial birth, naturally raised with..." such people. Yan Guang’s background wasn’t low, being born of an Aristocratic Family he naturally knew some matters of the Aristocratic Gentry Clans; this wasn’t really a big deal, especially with the situation of the Eldest Princess there.

Moreover, he had heard that Prince Duan was quite doting on this Commandery Princess, so this behavior was possible.

Ju Nanyi kept silent, the bitterness inside filling all her senses, even the air she breathed tasted bitter.

Indeed, she had never belonged in her circle. It had always been her fantasizing about being part of her life, making herself visible to her, but what stood between them was more than just status and background, but also beliefs.

Could she truly endure such beliefs? She couldn’t even justify her duties, beliefs inherited from childhood, even voicing it out was strange.

Ju Nanyi walked step by step forward, her feet almost not her own, feeling as if the entire world mocked her foolish infatuation, laughed at her naivety.

At that moment, Ju Nanyi realized the issue, one she had always avoided confronting.

She and Zheng Nianru were impossible, all her schemes, everything was futile.