Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 39 Ensure Full Security

Chapter 39: Chapter 39 Ensure Full Security

Zheng Muyuan closed his eyes, the plan was going more smoothly than he had imagined. He thought Zheng Haoyuan’s arrival at the Traveling Palace would cause some trouble, after all, people like Ho Sheng were not there for show. Yet, he didn’t expect Heaven to grant him such a good opportunity.

Therefore, this was the will of Heaven.

"If that Commandery Princess knows about Zheng Haoyuan’s arrival, will it affect our grand scheme? Do we need to take action?" Before the success of his plan, Zheng Muyuan didn’t want any oversight. If necessary...

Zheng Muyuan waited a moment but received no answer. The boy on the ground still showed no sign of movement, as if he had fallen into a deathly slumber.

"Maybe we should proceed with our plan ahead of schedule."

The eunuch beside him looked worriedly at Master Yin He on the ground, afraid to approach, and after waiting for a long time with no sign of Master Yin He responding to His Highness, the eunuch had no choice but to bravely step forward a couple paces.

"Master Yin He," said the eunuch cautiously, "His Highness is asking you something."

At once, Master Yin He sat up from the ground, startling the eunuch so much that he hastily retreated and lost his balance, tumbling to the floor.

"No, we must wait for that day; only then can we be absolutely sure." The boy spoke, annoyed at being disturbed by the eunuch. He was not here of his own volition to deal with these matters; he had more important things to think about, about where he would go next.

"Everything is prepared. You’ve said there’s no need to wait for that day; with your capabilities..."

"Not now, my spellcraft is not what it once was. To master my Mystical Arts, one must be of pure body to unleash its greatest power," the boy said calmly, as if stating a simple fact.

"What do you mean?" Zheng Muyuan was taken aback, his delicate eyebrows knitting together in a way that could wrench one’s heart, sharing his distress. What pure body? How was he not of pure body when that had never been mentioned before?

"Second Prince, I have promised you success, and I will ensure that. On the day of the sacrificial ceremony, I will definitely make you into the Fourth Prince. You only have to make sure the Fourth Prince is well hidden until then."

"That’s not what I’m talking about. You’re saying you’re no longer of pure body?" Zheng Muyuan was somewhat confused. How could Master Yin He be? Zheng Muyuan could even swear that Master Yin He was ignorant of man-woman affairs and that he had never ventured out nor interacted with anyone. "Which unrestrained Palace Maid has seduced you?"

"It doesn’t seem like a Palace Maid," the boy said with a slight startle, not knowing why he even responded. He had never left the Second Prince’s palace and was unaware of the identities of others in the Imperial Palace. He only vaguely remembered the woman smelling nice and being ruthless in her attack.

Zheng Muyuan watched the boy, who displayed an expression he had never seen before, although he also had never experienced what that might feel like. If it wasn’t a Palace Maid, how could they possibly have known each other?

"When did you meet her? I didn’t have the slightest..." Zheng Muyuan paused mid-thought, realizing that this was precisely why he was adamant about leaving him, why no amount of coercion or temptation could shake the boy’s resolve. It seemed this woman was extraordinary.

"It’s hardly an acquaintance. I was assaulted," the boy abruptly revealed.

As Zheng Muyuan was mentally prepared to search high and low for this woman, as if he needed to dredge the depths to find her, the waves of his thoughts suddenly froze, and he swayed mid-air before grabbing onto the bed rail to steady himself.

"You... were assaulted?" Zheng Muyuan looked at the boy perplexedly, with the boy’s serious demeanor mandating belief. Every hair on the boy’s head seemed to assert he wasn’t lying—this unbelievable event was true.

However, no matter how Zheng Muyuan tried to envisage the scenario, he couldn’t quite piece together the boy’s brief words.

"The other day, I went to test poisons but carelessly underestimated the potency of Bei’s Sea. Although, that woman’s ironic intervention saved my life, she also..." the boy struggled to find the words, filled with regret yet insufficient to fuel rage and seek vengeance.

Zheng Muyuan fell silent, now understanding why the boy returned late yesterday, and his strange expressions and actions then. He wanted to offer comfort, but he didn’t know how to approach the matter.

Zheng Muyuan glanced at the eunuch who had crawled up and was cowering to one side; he seemed to have no hope of hearing any constructive suggestions from this servant’s mouth.

"Master Yin He, regarding this matter, becoming a man is... also not really a big deal. As a man, such an... experience can also be considered..." Zheng Muyuan stammered as he began to speak, "Do you not wish to find out who that woman was?"

Perhaps this could also serve as a good way to retain Master Yin He’s services.

"No need, not necessary." The young man immediately rejected the idea. Why should he see her, that woman... was simply, simply...

The young man turned and walked out, and Zheng Muyuan did not stop him, nor did he know how to.

...

The incident of Wen Zan from the Wen Family breaking his leg in the middle of the night still caused a stir the next day, especially among the young misses of the Wen Family, two of whom had red eyes upon hearing the news.

"Second brother has always been a cautious person, how could he be so careless?" The artificial mountain was so dirty, and his shoes were embroidered with silver costing several hundred taels, treasured as if they were incredibly precious. It really made no sense for him to climb up there.

Wen Mengyue cried the hardest, having understood from Eunuch Kang Ning that the fall seemed quite serious, even breaking his thigh. That was her biological brother, who would always think of sharing any good things with her.

"All I heard was that second brother went to the artificial mountain to see... to see which Commandery Princess." Wen Mengrong, the youngest but from the senior branch, had a powerful old woman beside her, who had quietly inquired about some matters early on.

"Which Commandery Princess?" Wen Mengyue’s inquiry seemed half-hearted; second brother just liked to watch these things.

"I don’t understand either, but I heard from my aunt that yesterday, second brother was hit by Prince Duan." Wen Mengrong did not understand the rest, as this was something her aunt had secretly told her.

"What? He was hit?" Wen Mengshu was taken aback. She had been immersed in sadness, fearing that the Empress Dowager would send them home because of this, and that returning in such a dejected manner would surely make them the laughingstock of the people in Zheng Capital.

"Why was he hit?" Wen Mengshu felt something was amiss; who would dare to hit someone from the Wen Family? Prince Duan wasn’t that...

Wen Mengrong was stumped by the questioning; she didn’t know either. "Was it just something Aunt Qin had mentioned—shall I call her?"

Aunt Qin soon arrived and told everything she knew in detail.

"Young misses, I’ve heard from the palace attendants below that the young master went to that artificial mountain because of a certain Commandery Princess," Aunt Qin stated confidently, as more than one palace attendant had heard the young master mention the name of that Commandery Princess.

"Could it be that Commandery Princess who made second brother go to the artificial mountain?" Otherwise, how could Wen Zan ever bear to dirty his shoes? Wen Mengshu suddenly had a suspicion, and the more she thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. It was very likely that the Commandery Princess, in order to teach second brother a lesson, had deceitfully instructed him to go to the artificial mountain, when in fact she intended for him to break his leg.

What a vicious heart.

"No, I must go and see for myself, that Princess Chao Ren. By what right does she harm my second brother?" Wen Mengyue was the first to stand up.

"Miss, it won’t work. We have no proof; what can we ask?" Aunt Qin immediately objected, "That’s a Commandery Princess, and moreover, the offspring of Prince Duan."

"So what if she’s a Commandery Princess? With that kind of background, and not favored by the Empress Dowager, she’s even worse off than us." Wen Mengxin snorted coldly, with Wen Mengyue quickly nodding along.