Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 384 - 363: First Update

Chapter 384: Chapter 363: First Update

Zong Yunqian’s heart was aflame with an unnamed rage that could not be easily quelled, yet he also felt that his brash departure was laughable.

What was he trying to do? The marriage arrangement had always been a transaction, a way to escape an enforced marriage for him, and the other party had agreed only because they had something to gain. Even though the annulment of the engagement had come sooner than expected, it was just a matter of timing.

So, what was he doing now?

"Your Highness—"

"Your Highness—" Gu Dao and Xi Feng caught up, "Your Highness, perhaps we should go back first?"

If this matter was blown out of proportion, it would sound terrible once it got out. Not to mention, their Young Master had been rejected in marriage, and by none other than Princess Chao Ren. Even if he had once considered annulling the engagement, it would become the laughingstock of the entire Zheng Capital.

Zong Yunqian’s expression was cold, and he walked resolutely toward Prince Duan’s Mansion.

"Your Highness, you’re out of luck, Prince Duan is not here—" The house servant who was on duty nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw Zong Yunqian and hurriedly spoke up.

Zong Yunqian pushed the house servant aside and headed straight into the mansion. If Prince Duan wasn’t there, she should be.

"Your Highness, Your Highness—" Gu Dao and Xi Feng’s complexions changed, and not bothering to help the house servant at the door, they hurriedly chased after their Young Master. Zong Yunqian moved swiftly, heading straight for the inner courtyard.

"Your Highness, you..." Xue Liu opened the courtyard door and saw Zong Yunqian, his face black with fury, "Your Highness, you can’t go in there, our Commandery Princess—"

Zong Yunqian had already passed through a gate and saw Zheng Nianru sitting under the eaves of the courtyard, along with Nian Xia and others.

Xue Liu held her tongue; the words, "The Commandery Princess is busy," couldn’t leave her mouth because her own Commandery Princess was not busy at all—she was sitting there drinking tea. Xue Liu had already stepped to the side.

Nanny Yun sensed that the atmosphere was off and took a step forward.

"Your Highness, why have you come?" What was going on in the outer courtyard? How could they have let someone in? Seeing the house servant rushing over in a panic, she knew it wasn’t simple. She had just opened her mouth when she saw Xing Yu.

Xing Yu wasn’t there; she had gone to fetch something for the Commandery Princess.

Zong Yunqian took a step forward, and Nanny Yun already stood in his way.

"Heir Zong." Nanny Yun did not move aside; she could tell from the moment Zong Yunqian entered that something was amiss. Although Nanny Yun had not guessed the reason yet, she knew it couldn’t be good. Had he found out something?

Nanny Yun’s mind raced through several possibilities at once.

"I am here to see your Commandery Princess—" Zong Yunqian looked at Zheng Nianru sitting on the porch, with a displeased expression. His sudden appearance had only elicited a glance from her, and now she continued to sip her tea as if nothing had happened.

"Heir Zong, is there something urgent?" Zheng Nianru spoke, her voice light and graceful as if she hadn’t noticed the anger hidden within Zong Yunqian. No, it was as if she didn’t see him at all.

The frustration that Zong Yunqian had suppressed in his heart surged to his head as he looked at the unnaturally calm face of Zheng Nianru. He couldn’t help but suspect that she not only knew about the incident but also approved of it.

Zong Yunqian didn’t know where this understanding had come from, much like he couldn’t explain why he had found himself defending her on the way here—perhaps she didn’t know, and it was only Prince Duan’s doing.

"Why did you decide to cancel the engagement?" Zong Yunqian’s husky voice carried a barely concealed fury, as if he was facing a betrayal of pulling the ladder up after him or pulling the logs from under a boiling pot.

Zheng Nianru raised an eyebrow, looking at Zong Yunqian with some confusion.

Was this matter important? The marriage arrangement between them was originally just a transaction, something dispensable. Even if it wasn’t a transaction, Zheng Nianru wouldn’t consider Zong Yunqian; he had too much baggage, and in the future, there would be too many people trying to control her.

Now it was just happening sooner than planned. However, what Zheng Nianru couldn’t figure out was that Prince Duan seemed to be having second thoughts about his decision. So what was Zong Yunqian’s play here?

"Heir Zong, does it make any difference whether we call off this engagement or not?" Zheng Nianru spoke up, her lips curving into a slight smile. It seemed that calling it off now wouldn’t make much of a difference. She had agreed to Prince Duan merely to appease him; in her previous life, she had done too many things that had hurt him. In this lifetime, at least on the surface, she should be more compliant.

Zong Yunqian was immediately choked up by Zheng Nianru’s words.

"Do you agree with calling off the engagement?" Zong Yunqian didn’t know why he asked this. The idea had suddenly come to him, taking into account her situation at the time.

Zheng Nianru raised an eyebrow. Was there something wrong with that? Besides, she didn’t think Zong Yunqian was like Nanmen Yu or Yin He, so utterly devoted and reliant on her. With their different family backgrounds, Zong Yunqian had grown up witnessing the struggles in the back courtyard; he had the experience of being the son in an aristocratic family. Her little tricks would not suffice in front of him, so Zheng Nianru couldn’t be bothered to use them.

Zong Yunqian was almost driven to laughter by Zheng Nianru’s expression; she seemed to take it for granted. So, what was he doing this for?

"Is the Commandery Princess going to break her promise? The marriage was personally accepted by the Commandery Princess..."

"How did he come back here?" Yin He looked over with a cold gaze. If it wasn’t for wanting to take one more look before leaving tomorrow, Yin He would have headed towards the inner courtyard gate.

"Young Master—" Elder Can immediately followed him when he saw him, "Young Master, don’t be hasty—"

"Brother, what has happened?" Seeing that there were a few house servants guarding the inner courtyard gate and looking uneasy, Elder Can grabbed one of them and quickly asked.

"Old Man Can, you don’t know, Heir Zong suddenly burst in here, and we couldn’t stop him. What are we to do?" The house servant who was guarding the gate didn’t know how to explain this to his own prince. Seeing people coming, he inevitably explained further, especially since Heir Zong had brought two people with him.

Elder Can was stunned upon hearing this; what was this situation? But his Young Master had already gone inside.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng saw their Heir act with such impropriety, they were anxious and uncertain about what to do. Yin He had already walked forward, directly behind Zong Yunqian.

"Heir Zong, this is not a place you should be—"

Nanny Yun’s eyelids twitched at the sound, thinking one trouble hadn’t been dealt with, and now another had come.

"Yin He, this place..." Nanny Yun hadn’t finished speaking when Yin He stood in front of Zong Yunqian, his slender figure a bit thinner but taller, blocking all of Zong Yunqian’s vision.

"Step aside—" Zong Yunqian said coldly, having such a fellow always at the ready, which lady from a prominent family...

Zong Yunqian pushed Yin He but didn’t budge him. Seeing this wasn’t good, Gu Dao and Xi Feng immediately stepped forward, unsure whether to help their Heir or to break up the fight. Yin He quickly seized Zong Yunqian’s wrist in return.

Elder Can also appeared instantly behind Gu Dao and Xi Feng. The moment the Young Master made his move, he effectively restrained the two men.

"Young lads, are you here to oppose our Commandery Princess?" Elder Can immediately threw out a sentence, clearly stating his position, provoking dissent.

Zong Yunqian’s brows furrowed, filled with anger, and faced with Yin He, whom he had long found objectionable. He exerted his strength, and suddenly the two figures stirred without any wind. Zong Yunqian sent a palm strike straight towards Yin He’s face.

"Let’s go inside—" Zheng Nianru said as she stood up.

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