Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 505 - 484: Second Update

Chapter 505: Chapter 484: Second Update

"Fu Gong, you cannot act now," Noble Consort Wen stepped in front of Zheng Haoyuan, her heart pounding with urgency. She knew there was something amiss with Zheng Haoyuan, although she did not know exactly what the problem was, there was definitely something wrong with him.

"Kill him now, to avoid longer nights and more dreams," Zheng Haoyuan didn’t care about these concerns, his only goal was to kill Zheng Congyuan, he had no interest in the throne, let whoever wants it take it.

"Fu Gong, listen to me, we must not be hasty at this moment. Not only must he die, but he must also be disgraced," Noble Consort Wen immediately said, only in this way, those who support Zheng Congyuan would not rise in retaliation. At this moment, if they haven’t acted, it’s very likely they are obeying Zheng Congyuan’s commands, waiting for the right moment.

Zheng Haoyuan’s eyes slightly narrowed, disgraced, a thought suddenly struck him, if Zheng Congyuan was disgraced, yes, let him be disgraced, let Zheng Nianru see his true colors, perhaps...

Zheng Haoyuan stopped his actions, seeming to agree with this statement.

Noble Consort Wen breathed a sigh of relief, the Zheng Haoyuan before her felt somewhat unfamiliar, but now was not the time to delve into these matters, they were already at a point of no return, she could not afford to worry about these minor issues.

Once they succeeded, she would spend more time on Zheng Haoyuan.

Zheng Nianru had just passed through the lengthy Yin Wall, and Chenhe Hall was already in sight, but what they did not know was, the moment they stepped out of the Yin Wall, they were spotted by the guards of Chenhe Hall, several of them had swiftly surrounded Zheng Nianru and her group, exchanging glances, these four clearly lacked martial arts skills, but their sneaky actions were obviously suspicious.

Thus, as Zheng Nianru and her companions just entered the precincts of Chenhe Hall, a knife was already placed on the necks of Zheng Nianru and her group.

"You all, don’t mess around, our Commandery Princess is the Fourth Prince’s best friend," Nian Xia immediately spoke out, the guard glanced at the leading man, the man did not speak, clearly unconvinced.

Zheng Nianru, seeing that the other party clearly did not believe them, couldn’t afford to be afraid even if she wanted to. Zheng Nianru immediately spoke.

"If you dare touch a hair on us, Zheng Haoyuan will make your lives a living hell," Zheng Nianru said coldly, her hands trembling, but having sat in a high position for so long, she still knew how to utter a few harsh words.

The guards exchanged glances, only, they were not men of Zheng Haoyuan, and had merely patrolled here, moreover, their standing orders were to kill without question anyone who sneaked out.

The leading man nodded slightly, and his guards were about to act, just at that moment

Nian Xia suddenly panicked, disregarding her own danger, she started shouting at the top of her lungs.

"Zheng Haoyuan, Zheng Haoyuan, you come here quick—" The guard seeing Nian Xia directly calling out the Fourth Prince’s name, was about to act, just at this critical moment, Eunuch Cang Er hurried over.

"Stop, stop—" Eunuch Cang Er’s face had turned pale, disregarding where he stepped, he suddenly fell, paying no mind to the pain, he scrambled up and staggered towards Zheng Nianru.

"Quick, stop—" The guard recognized Eunuch Cang Er and also knew his status.

"Commandery Princess, you, why did you come?" Eunuch Cang Er disregarded everything else, immediately waved away the blade pointed at Zheng Nianru’s neck, just about to speak, but because of his use of "Commandery Princess," the adversary identified Zheng Nianru’s identity.

The leading man immediately signaled with his eyes, followed by his men springing into action, and the next moment, they had once again taken control of Zheng Nianru and her group.

"What are you doing?" Eunuch Cang Er also panicked, rushing to intervene, but the opponent pushed him away with one hand.

"I’m sorry, Eunuch Cang Er, since this person is Princess Chao Ren, I can only follow orders and take her away," the opponent said coldly.

Princess Chao Ren was the offspring of Prince Duan, and equally a member of the Royal Family, thus currently, they were the main targets of the royal family members.

"You, you—" As Eunuch Cang Er saw a person being taken away, he immediately panicked; how could they take him away? He seemed recklessly desperate.

As Lord Lu and others arrived upon hearing the commotion, they were momentarily stunned by the scene.

"Lord Lu, quick, surround them; do not let them escape. The Commandery Princess must not come into harm." Lord Lu, of course, knew the Commandery Princess must not come into harm. Before Eunuch Cang Er could finish speaking, he had already surrounded the four individuals with his men, stepping forward himself.

"Quick, release the Commandery Princess—"

The man holding Zheng Nianru furrowed his brows slightly; although not affiliated with the same unit, he recognized Lord Lu and knew of Lord Lu’s identity. Had he not known, he would have suspected the other party had ulterior motives.

"Lord Lu, we are also acting under orders," the man said coldly, feeling something was amiss. Why would Prince Duan’s progeny be here, and from his appearance, it seemed he had sneaked out. Thus, capturing Princess Chao Ren became imperative.

As the two were locked in a standoff, someone had already hurriedly gone to report to Zheng Haoyuan, without needing Eunuch Cang Er to instruct them. Inside Chenhe Hall, which eunuch did not appreciate the days Princess Chao Ren was present? Countless times, if not for Princess Chao Ren, they would have died several hundred times over.

Upon hearing the news, Zheng Haoyuan turned and left, ignoring Noble Consort Wen’s calls from behind. He hesitated only when approaching Chenhe Hall. What was his cousin doing here? Was she here to rescue Zheng Congyuan?

He was no fool; though he hadn’t heard much that night, he still understood the relationship between Zheng Congyuan and Zheng Nianru.

"Your Highness, please hurry. If we delay further, the Commandery Princess will be in danger." The eunuch under his command, oblivious of this play, knew Fourth Prince had always cared deeply about the Commandery Princess and naturally wanted to save her at this time.

Zheng Haoyuan immediately proceeded forward; regardless of anything, he had to rescue her first.

"Fourth Prince—" Lord Lu immediately stepped forward, but Zheng Haoyuan did not respond, striding forward and kicking the guard who held Zheng Nianru at swordpoint, his face stone cold.

However, Zheng Haoyuan dared not look at Zheng Nianru, nor did he dare to guess why she would sneak into the palace in such perilous times.

To rescue Zheng Congyuan? Knowing he was no match yet daring to infiltrate?

"Fourth Prince, these people behaved suspiciously, attempting to break into Chenhe Hall. I too was acting under orders," said a subordinate.

"Get lost—" Zheng Haoyuan said coldly, his heart skipping a beat—the Chenhe Hall? Was his cousin headed there? Zheng Haoyuan didn’t dare entertain some unthinkable notions, like why Zheng Nianru needed to come to the Chenhe Hall.

"Fourth Prince, it’s good you’re here."

The moment Nian Xia and Xing Yu were released, they immediately clustered around, cautiously positioning Zheng Nianru behind them while speaking to Zheng Haoyuan, knowing that though Fourth Prince had just saved them, the rebellion was, after all, instigated by the Wen Family.

"Cousin, it’s dangerous outside, and even more so inside the palace; how did you get in?" Zheng Haoyuan was unsure whether to ask; if it was an answer he didn’t want to hear, he didn’t know what he would do.

So, why should he ask—could he not presume his cousin came to the palace risking danger out of concern for him?

He wavered, not wanting to hear an unfavorable answer, yet not satisfied not knowing, perhaps the earlier mention that people claimed his cousin was headed for Chenhe Hall gave him a glimmer of courage.