Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 66 Riverfood Restaurant

Chapter 66: Chapter 66 Riverfood Restaurant

Master Yin He’s response immediately stunned everyone in the room.

Zheng Nianru looked at Xing Yu with confusion and, after receiving Xing Yu’s affirmative nod, spoke again.

"Do you know who I am?" Logically, if he had awoken in the cave, Master Yin He should have been able to easily find them. Therefore, it was likely that he might know her name.

Master Yin He shook his head blankly again, his gaze falling on Zheng Nianru.

That baffled and helpless look in his eyes was nearly mesmerized by the radiance of the young girl in front of him, yet even though he tried hard to recognize her, his mind could not conjure up any familiar memories.

Zheng Nianru breathed a sigh of relief, it was good that he did not recognize her, it was best if he did not. She instantly gave Xing Yu a look, what were they waiting for, if not to throw him out now, then when?

Xing Yu was about to carry the young man out.

But Nanny Yun suddenly stepped forward to stop her.

"Commandery Princess, I’m afraid if he remembers nothing, getting caught after being thrown out might lead to him spilling something..." Nanny Yun expressed her concerns. Noble Consort Wen has always been against us; what if she uses this as an opportunity to deal with us?

Zheng Nianru thought it through and realized it was true. Originally, they had left the young man to perish on his own in the dismantled room, not knowing he would actually lose his memory.

"Who are you?" Master Yin He persisted, staring at Zheng Nianru dumbly, not knowing why, but the girl in front of him gave him an intimate feeling, as if he had once been very close to her, compelling him to want to draw nearer.

Zheng Nianru stood up and boldly pulled the young man up from the ground, turned around to look over him, and confirmed without doubt that this was the same Master Yin He they had met previously, from the numerous black moles on the exposed neck and half of the back from the loosely fit clothes.

"Commandery Princess, how could he suddenly lose his memory?" Nanny Yun asked with some worry. "Searches from Noble Consort Wen have been tightening these past few days..."

"Xing Yu, we’ll send him away early tomorrow morning."

"I won’t leave—" the youth suddenly spoke out, his tone stubborn, why should he leave when it seemed like he should be right here.

Everyone was taken aback, and Zheng Nianru was also somewhat flustered.

Nanny Yun took a step forward.

"You won’t leave? Do you realize that the only men who can stay in the palace are eunuchs? If you want to stay, you’ll have to become a eunuch first," Nanny Yun said, making a cutting gesture.

The youth appeared to understand but also seemed confused; however, he could tell they did not want him to stay here.

This recognition made him feel very despondent, but he couldn’t remember anything, not even who he was, so how could he convince them to let him stay?

Zheng Nianru stepped forward.

"I’m doing this for your own good, thinking of sending you away. There are people here who want to harm you; you probably don’t remember anything, it must be their doing."

"Where to go? Will you go?" The youth still looked at Zheng Nianru bewilderedly. He didn’t understand why he felt so dependent, as if everyone here acted according to her cues.

"I will also go, it’s my place too." The youth did not speak, but he did not object either. Was it that if he was compliant, they would not abandon him?

As dawn broke the next day, Zheng Nianru, along with Nanny Yun and the others, swiftly left the Imperial Palace. Nanmen Yu merely glanced at Master Yin He, who had suddenly appeared, without asking any questions.

Nanmen Yu had seen the youth being carried back by Xing Yu, half-dead in the woodshed and looking unlikely to survive, which was why he hadn’t taken any action.

To his surprise, the young man had actually woken up.

The carriage arranged by Nanmen Yu was still parked in the alley outside the palace.

"Assign someone reliable to watch over him closely, as long as he doesn’t cause trouble, it’ll be fine," Zheng Nianru instructed after pondering, although at that moment, she still hadn’t decided what to do with him.

Zheng Muyuan’s attempt at resurrection had not been successful, and Zheng Nianru did not completely believe it was her presence that had caused this. Perhaps, even without her, success might not have been guaranteed. But what about Master Yin He ten years later?

Zheng Nianru also felt something was amiss, otherwise why would she be here?

"Okay," Nanmen Yu answered very seriously, but was distracted. Although he did not know the identity of this person, the way he looked made it clear he wasn’t a good person; otherwise, why would a man pretend to be pitiable to anyone?

"Will you stay here too?" Master Yin He couldn’t help but ask again. He didn’t want to leave, but he also didn’t dare to go against her wishes. But why did he listen to her in everything? Master Yin He quickly found a very reasonable explanation for himself, look, everyone here listened to her, even this youth capable of killing was obedient to her.

"I will often come to see you, there are problems here that need resting. Maybe in a few days, you’ll remember everything." If she remembered everything, she would leave early and there would be nothing more concerning her. Zheng Nianru pointed to Master Yin He’s head, speaking very earnestly,

Nanmen Yu turned his head and glanced at Master Yin He, amnesia?

"Can I follow you?" he didn’t want to be left alone.

"No, if you stay, someone will harm you, harm me."

Master Yin He opened his mouth but didn’t speak again.

Nanmen Yu snorted coldly, ever since this boy appeared, he had felt that the boy was definitely not an easygoing person.

"Leave it to me, don’t worry."

The boy tried again to grab Zheng Nianru’s sleeve, but Nanmen Yu suddenly lifted his whip and lashed it fiercely onto the back of the horse, instantly accelerating the horse and successfully cutting off the boy’s hand reaching towards Zheng Nianru.

"We need to go faster, once the streets fill with more people, it will be congested."

"Why will it be congested?" Xing Yu immediately asked with confusion.

Soon, Xing Yu understood; what Nanmen Yu had said was true. When they reached the inn, there were already a lot of people coming and going in the streets.

Nanmen Yu led the group inside, his fierce gaze keeping Master Yin He from clinging to Zheng Nianru any longer.

"You hiding this person will always invite trouble," Nanmen Yu said quickly upon returning, although he didn’t know who the boy was, but being in the palace meant he couldn’t be a simple character.

"It’s not really trouble, just leave him here. Once he remembers, he naturally won’t stay here; there’s no need to worry about him." Zheng Nianru spoke, already turning around with no intention to enter. Instead, the hustle and bustle of the street attracted her more. Zheng Nianru decided to eat at Riverfood Restaurant’s yellow croaker noodles and then return to the palace.

"Today is the gathering, the day when Nanzheng State worships the Flower God, and the streets will be very lively."

"Let’s go." Zheng Nianru knew that worshipping the Flower God was a major event among the common folks of Nanzheng State. She had snuck out before to see it; it was the first time she saw the world outside the palace and the memory was profound.

The yellow croaker noodles from Riverfood Restaurant were famously known far and wide; they hooked into Zheng Nianru’s memories for over a decade, and even in her previous life, when she was in the palace, she often missed the noodles’ freshness.

And now, Riverfood Restaurant was in its prime time of business, with servers dashing around the hall so quickly that, although the noodles were now sold for one silver a bowl, it didn’t deter those craving a taste.

Zheng Nianru asked for a private room and ascended the wooden steps in the center of the hall towards the second floor, with Xing Yu looking around curiously.

"Miss, it smells so good." Xing Yu, smelling the scent of food in the air, was already salivating with desire.

"All you know is to eat," Nanny Yun glared at Xing Yu. "Look at your waistline, if you eat more..."

Nanny Yun suddenly stopped speaking; the bustling hall also seemed to pause for a moment, as the wealthy young men wielding their fans also stopped, maintaining an odd posture as they stared blankly towards the direction of the door.

Nanny Yun also stared blankly, looking towards the direction of the door.

Zheng Nianru was caught up in the odd silence for a moment and turned her head; clearly, this sudden quiet was due to the large group of people that appeared at the door.

If we say that, in her previous life, after becoming the Empress Dowager, Zheng Nianru lived a life of paper-lantern splendor and extravagant luxury, then before she became the Empress Dowager, the only person who could match that lifewith revelry and excess was the very one appearing at the door of Riverfood Restaurant right now.

The Princess of Nanzheng State, the elder sister of Zheng Congyuan, the Eldest Princess Zheng Tianxin, the daughter of Empress Xiao.

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