Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 40 Ho Sheng’s Request

Chapter 40: Chapter 40 Ho Sheng’s Request

"Cousin, I don’t want to go," Zheng Haoyuan flatly refused as he wrapped his lips around a soup dumpling and quickly grabbed another, shaking his head vigorously. He really didn’t want to go. Although his second brother liked him, the Master Yin He there was too frightening.

"The Second Prince is just concerned about you," Zheng Nianru said, but she couldn’t remember exactly how the Second Prince had died. However, the Second Prince was already condemned to death, so his death, whether sooner or later, was almost inevitable. Hence, when the Second Prince died, even though there was a grand funeral, nobody had any suspicions.

"I know my second brother cares about me. Without him, I couldn’t have come to the Traveling Palace," Zheng Haoyuan said, his interest still fixed on the dumplings. The dumplings at his cousin’s place were really delicious.

"How is the Second Prince’s health?" Zheng Nianru asked casually, not really expecting to get an answer from Zheng Haoyuan.

"He’s doing quite well. With Master Yin He around, my second brother will be fine," Zheng Haoyuan replied offhand.

Zheng Nianru’s brows slightly furrowed, and seeing this, Zheng Haoyuan’s brows also puckered. Was his answer not to his cousin’s liking? But he didn’t know much either.

"Cousin, do you not know that Master Yin He?" Zheng Haoyuan asked mysteriously.

"This Master Yin He is even more powerful than Master Huo Yi. Back then, when even Master Huo Yi was at a loss, he had to invite Master Yin He from deep in the mountains to save the Second Prince."

"Is there really someone in this world even more powerful than Master Huo Yi?" Zheng Nianru sat up straight, having never heard of this Master Yin He, whose dharma name was also very unfamiliar to her.

She knew of Master Huo Yi, with his Mystical Arts capable of determining life and death and predicting the future, who had almost claimed her life. However, even if it had cost her life, she had to admit that Master Huo Yi was genuinely skilled. He had seen through her thoughts at a glance, bluntly telling her that she and Zheng Congyuan had no future together and more directly calling her a calamitous beauty.

"Guess how old Master Yin He is?" Zheng Haoyuan’s eyes sparkled as he spoke, regretting not having listened more to the palace maids and eunuchs.

"Since he could make Master Huo Yi come down from the mountains, he must naturally be a highly respected and venerable old mage," Zheng Nianru said as she lay back down, relieved she hadn’t encountered such an old mage. Otherwise, if one killed and then another came, she would have been dead long ago.

"Haha, cousin, you guessed wrong. That Master Huo Yi is very young, only a few years older than me," Zheng Haoyuan said cheerfully. "And that Master Yin He is also quite reclusive, speaking to no one except my second brother. I heard from Eunuch Kang Ning that Master Yin He eats poisonous insects and sleeps in scorpion dens, and merely touching them could make an ordinary person die of poisoning."

Zheng Nianru gave a look that suggested she found those fantastical stories exaggerated at best.

"Don’t disbelieve me, cousin. I heard it with my own ears. Master Yin He has grand abilities that even Master Huo Yi cannot match, able to bring the dead back to life," Zheng Haoyuan crawled forward, crouching in front of Zheng Nianru’s couch, holding his oily hands high so as not to touch her clothes, looking ridiculous but deadly serious.

"Resurrect the dead?" Zheng Nianru’s eyelids twitched, suddenly remembering something that Ju Nanyi told her when she was on the brink of death, insisting she must cling to life and not die because he had found a mage who could resurrect the dead, someone who could surely save her.

"How does this resurrection work?" Zheng Nianru recalled that Ju Nanyi, not minding his own reputation, had brought in many young boys and girls, doing things even more disgraceful than when she was unconscious. However, she had been too weak to concern herself with such matters at that time.

"I don’t know about that, but he can bring the dead back to life. Second brother said it’s like changing a broken carriage for a new one," Zheng Haoyuan explained.

Zheng Nianru patted Zheng Haoyuan’s head and got Nanny Yun to pass over a handkerchief.

"You’ve slept enough and eaten your fill. Since the Second Prince arrived before the Noble Consort, he must already know you’ve sneaked here and would definitely have thought of a way to deal with it. You should visit the Second Prince first. There’s no hurry," Zheng Nianru said, feeling somewhat restless.

Ju Nanyi really wanted to save her at that time? Impossible. If the roles were reversed, she would have wished for Ju Nanyi to die. If he intended to save her, surely it was because he thought she hadn’t suffered enough, that dying would be letting her off too easily.

"Cousin, let me play a little longer, just a while longer. My second brother definitely won’t rush me," Zheng Haoyuan once again employed that puppy-dog act, vigorously shaking Zheng Nianru’s arm.

"Fourth Prince, there should be no physical contact between men and women. Although you and the Commandery Princess are siblings, you should maintain a distance," Nanny Yun unceremoniously pulled back her handkerchief.

Zheng Nianru looked at Nanny Yun in surprise. Was this looking down upon others? When Zheng Congyuan came by, you couldn’t wait to go up and personally teach him. The contact with Zheng Haoyuan is so trivial; it doesn’t count for anything.

Nanny Yun certainly did not want to see her princess associating with someone like that chubby radish head. Could he compare to the Crown Prince? In the future, the whole Nanzheng State will belong to the Crown Prince, so this radish head with a bad temper, and younger than you, do you really feel good about making a move?

Even if you made a move, he would be of no use.

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The one responsible for the managing the affairs of the Traveling Palace today should have been Heir Wuh, but since Second Young Master Wen was injured and the Wuh Family had always had a good relationship with the Wen Family, he personally escorted Second Young Master Wen back home.

Ju Nanyi did not expect to receive an imperial decree from the palace at this time, and the decree was somewhat problematic, unclear, and yet carried the imperial token. It did not specify what the matter was, leaving Ju Nanyi unable to make an immediate judgment. He could only hastily follow the reporting official to the entrance of the palace city, where Eunuch Ho Sheng was already waiting anxiously outside.

As Eunuch Ho Sheng saw the person approaching, he noticed a figure in a deep blue official robe, lustrous as the moon – Scholar Ju? The one brimming with learning, and deeply favored by the Crown Prince, Scholar Ju?

Although Ju Nanyi had not yet reached the inner circle of the Crown Prince’s entourage, the talent he had displayed over the past two years shone like uncovered gold, stable and understated, not competing for attention. Almost the entire court had acknowledged him.

Eunuch Ho Sheng suddenly felt even more anxious. Weren’t they supposed to summon Heir Wuh? No matter how capable Scholar Ju might be, he couldn’t help with this matter.

"Steward Ho, coming to the Traveling Palace so suddenly, is there something urgent to report to the Noble Consort?" Ju Nanyi bowed, neither cringingly nor arrogantly. Ho Sheng ranked as a third-class official while he was only fifth-class, and this bow demonstrated his compliance with the etiquette of Nanzheng State.

"Scholar Ju, you’re going to be the death of this old servant. Please, Scholar Ju, rise. The old servant is not here to seek the Noble Consort," Eunuch Ho Sheng dared not seek the Noble Consort; not seeing the Fourth Prince would spell death for him if he went to her now.

"Then Steward Ho?" Ju Nanyi found himself in a difficult position. He was an Academician of the Hanlin Academy, Subordinate to the Crown Prince. He surmised that Steward Ho’s rushed appearance from the Imperial Palace, and his anxious demeanor, meant this was a matter he should not be involved in.

Yet unexpectedly, Steward Ho took a deep breath, and the bow Ju Nanyi had shown earlier gave Ho Sheng the greatest sense of relief. Ho Sheng was not an obstinate man, and the matter was too serious to allow for any delay.

"Scholar Ju, I have a matter that I must ask for your assistance with, and I place my life in your hands," Eunuch Ho Sheng suddenly choked up, the hardships and aggrievances he had faced over the past days welling up in an instant.

"Steward Ho, if there’s any way I can help, I will certainly not shirk from it," Ju Nanyi spoke, though his words were the usual polite formula. However, as long as it didn’t involve a matter of principle, there was no harm in offering help, and he felt that the matter was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Moreover, talking deeply of serious matters despite a shallow acquaintance was likely to mean the matter was so significant that it had thrown Steward Ho into a panic. In the next moment, Ju Nanyi had already formed a guess.

Is the Fourth Prince in some sort of trouble?

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