Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 504 - 483: First Update

Chapter 504: Chapter 483: First Update

"Go to Qishun Building—" Zheng Nianru thought for a moment. Inside the Imperial Palace, the Qishun Building was the only place they were familiar with. Moreover, since Qishun Building was secluded, should there be any danger, they could escape directly from there.

Nian Xia and Xing Yu nodded, avoiding all the major paths in the palace and specifically choosing very secluded and hidden small paths. The three of them thought they were being very secretive, little did they know that their actions under the broad daylight were as dangerous as could be.

However, this was within the Harem. Apart from the Palace Maids and eunuchs who had already been imprisoned, other important Concubines and the like were also detained in halls very close to Chenyuan Hall. Moreover, it was during the daytime, and no one expected someone to brazenly break into the palace at this time.

Therefore, Zheng Nianru and her companions arrived at Qishun Building very smoothly.

Just as they entered, a eunuch who was in a panic tried to hide but, upon seeing who it was, immediately fell to his knees with a thud.

"Commandery, Commandery Princess..." the eunuch stammered, looking at Zheng Nianru in front of him, disbelief on his face. Why was the Commandery Princess here at this time?

"Yuanzi?" Xing Yu was startled. Lin Yuanzi was originally a eunuch in Qishun Building. After they left, the Qishun Building had naturally been abandoned, and Lin Yuanzi should have been assigned elsewhere. Why was he still here?

The Little Eunuch immediately looked around cautiously, before hurriedly bowing vigorously.

"Commandery Princess, the servants in the palace have all been captured and detained in various places. I managed to escape here amidst the chaos, and this is how I survived," the eunuch said hurriedly, seeing Zheng Nianru walking inside, he quickly got up and led the two in.

Qishun Building was indeed abandoned. Lin Yuanzi, who had snuck over, hid here for a day, staying terrified and not daring to move. He curled up in a corner by the door, where the traces of dust were clearly visible.

"Why has the Commandery Princess come? The palace is now, now dangerous," Lin Yuanzi quickly said, grabbing his sleeve to wipe the dust off a chair.

Zheng Nianru looked at the chair covered in dust. Even if it were wiped, it wouldn’t be clean. She didn’t plan to sit.

"Stop wiping, I have something to ask you," Zheng Nianru said, giving the interior of the hall a glance. It looked just as it had when she left, only now covered with a thick layer of dust.

Lin Yuanzi immediately stopped, standing respectfully in front of Zheng Nianru. Although the Commandery Princess had not managed to take him out of the palace, his days in Qishun Building had been quite comfortable, and that’s why he thought of Qishun Building in these violent times.

"Commandery Princess, just ask. This servant will withhold no information," the Little Eunuch didn’t hesitate to immediately kneel down and answer.

"What is the situation in the palace now?" Zheng Nianru asked directly.

The Little Eunuch had somehow guessed why the Commandery Princess had entered the palace; although he was just a Little Eunuch, he also wanted to live. Thus, in these past two days, relying on his familiarity with the Cold Palace, he had also secretly gathered some information.

"Commandery Princess, the current situation is very dire. Crown Prince and his faction of ministers are all trapped in Chenyuan Hall, Old Master Wen Kang himself is leading people to surround Chenyuan Hall and its surrounding halls. This servant could only watch from afar and doesn’t know the situation inside. Presumably, Prince Duan and Prince Ling are also trapped inside," he reported.

Zheng Nianru didn’t speak; what Lin Yuanzi said wasn’t very useful to her, but she couldn’t gather more information either. Thus, seeing Prince Duan was even more difficult than she had imagined.

Upon hearing this, Nian Xia and Xing Yu, who had been shocked speechless by the events of the past two days, froze. Although Zheng Nianru had brought them out because they were relatively braver than Fu Dong and Xue Liu.

The Little Eunuch, who hadn’t experienced much of the world, was also hiding in Qishun Building in order to survive.

Zheng Nianru was now the calmest among them, simply because she had experienced this situation before and knew that Zheng Congyuan’s inaction was not a sign of weakness. In the end, Zheng Congyuan had every chance to turn the tables.

Thus, Zheng Nianru was not panicked at the moment but only feared the ’what if.’

Moreover, this lifetime’s Prince Duan was not as lucid as the last life’s Prince Duan, so the situation was still likely to change.

"Xiao Lin Zi, do you know the way to Chenhe Hall?" Zheng Nianru asked, her last bargaining chip before entering the palace rested here.

The Wen Family would rebel, but Zheng Haoyuan might not be willing. Zheng Haoyuan’s heart had never been set on the throne, so in this upheaval, he only served as a pawn, and this pawn had a decent relationship with her.

Zheng Nianru believed she could persuade Zheng Haoyuan to take her to see Prince Duan, and it was even possible to bring Prince Duan out.

Lin Yuanzi was startled, but the next moment he thought of the good relationship between the Commandery Princess and the Fourth Prince. But now, with the Wen Family having rebelled, the Commandery Princess’s move...

"Commandery Princess, it could be very dangerous..."

"This is our last resort now." Nanyi was not here, who had previously taken over the troops at the Northwest Border capable of protecting Prince Duan’s Mansion. Now, Zheng Nianru had to find her own way.

Lin Yuanzi bowed his head, then suddenly raised it, gathering courage to speak.

"I know a back way, but I dare not joke with the Commandery Princess’s safety. If the Commandery Princess trusts me, I am willing to take an token to the Fourth Prince. If he agrees to come, I will bring him here. If I get caught, the Commandery Princess can rest assured I will never reveal where the Commandery Princess is, even at the cost of my life."

Nian Xia and Xing Yu immediately nodded, approving of the idea as safer for the Commandery Princess.

Zheng Nianru also thought it was a good idea, but given the current situation, Xiao Lin Zi might be killed before he even reached Zheng Haoyuan. She was well aware that in such times, the lives of the lowly were as cheap as grass, and sending them to die would be senseless and waste time.

"I know you are loyal, but you can’t achieve this. It must be done by me personally."

"Commandery Princess, you can’t go, what if you get caught?"

"If I get caught, at most they will confine me inside Chenyuan Hall," Zheng Nianru said, after all, she was still a scion of the Zheng Imperial Family, and the Wen Family didn’t dare to act recklessly yet.

Nian Xia and Xing Yu anxiously continued to dissuade her, but Zheng Nianru waved her hand, instructing Lin Yuanzi to lead the way. She said she would go personally but didn’t say she would go alone.

Lin Yuanzi immediately led the way on a path that even Zheng Nianru had never traveled before. They went through the ruined garden of Qishun Building, where overgrown weeds and bushes taller than a person concealed the figures of everyone. Besides, this was the Cold Palace, disturbing some birds but seeing no one else in the palace at this time.

This path went between two palaces through Yin Wall, which was very chilly and damp. Rotting fallen leaves covered the original bricks on the ground. The four of them moved one after another through such a yin wall, slowly approaching Chenhe Hall.

However, Zheng Haoyuan was not in the palace but outside Chenyuan Hall, looking grim-faced, facing Noble Consort Wen’s obstruction and growing very impatient.

He didn’t care whether there was a rebellion or not. He agreed to be the Emperor just so he could kill Zheng Congyuan.