Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 86 Confrontation

Chapter 86: Chapter 86 Confrontation

Nanmen Yu turned around, seemingly unable to believe Tan Zong’s words, his eyes filled with doubt. Zheng Haoyuan, impossible, Zheng Haoyuan doesn’t have such ability, and why would he do such a thing?

"My lord, this matter is not difficult to investigate. If the Fourth Prince failed once, he will surely try a second time. By then, we will follow him back, and a single check by my lord will reveal the truth." Tan Zong didn’t take it seriously. He had only been with his master for a few days, and in time, the master would realize their strength. It was only a matter of time; he needn’t desperately prove such intangible things.

The next day, Nanmen Yu saw a young man whose stature was almost identical to his own. What surprised him even more was that this youth’s face also closely resembled his own, at first glance.

"Don’t you bow to your master?" Tan Zong said as he walked in with the young man, who was visibly excited and immediately knelt down respectfully on the ground.

"My lord, this is Fei Yi. After changing his appearance, he looks almost identical to my lord in both appearance and stature. We can use Fei Yi to lure out the people of the Fourth Prince," Tan Zong explained.

Nanmen Yu did not want a direct confrontation with Zheng Haoyuan, but now that the other party had bullied him to this extent, he was not going to cower.

Moreover, what he wanted to know more was why Zheng Haoyuan wanted to kill him. If the other party had discovered something, then it was out of his control whether to act or not.

Nanmen Yu nodded.

...

The sky was murky, and the plum rain season dragged its sticky moisture across the entire Imperial Palace. Eunuch Cang Er anxiously paced outside the hall, while intermittent sounds of porcelain smashing onto the ground and Zheng Haoyuan’s low growling voice suppressed with anger emanated from inside.

"Clang clang clang—" The loud noise caused Cang Er’s legs to give out. The group of eunuchs and palace maids behind him had already lost their wits and stared at Cang Er with desperation. At this moment, Cang Er was their pillar of strength.

But Cang Er also had no idea what to do in this situation; only his master could handle it.

"Eunuch Shun Zi has arrived, Eunuch Shun Zi has arrived." As a series of voices called out, everyone shifted their gaze to Eunuch Shun Zi who had been brought in.

"Eunuch Shun Zi, what do we do?" Cang Er asked anxiously.

Listening to the noise inside, Shun Zi shook his head helplessly as he spoke, and a few more pieces of porcelain shattered on the ground.

Shun Zi shook his head in despair.

"Eunuch Cang Er, this servant, this servant is at a loss too—" Cang Er’s lips quivered.

"Why don’t we go and report to Noble Consort?" After all, the Noble Consort was the one in charge. If something happened to the Fourth Prince, they would not be able to escape the consequences.

Seeing this, Eunuch Shun Zi nodded, then suddenly thought of something.

"Eunuch Cang Er, have you sent for Princess Chao Ren? The lord greatly trusts the Commandery Princess, maybe..."

"Ah, let’s not talk about it. Someone was sent early on, but the Qishun Building is sealed shut, not a person in sight," Eunuch Cang Er grumbled. Just then, a piercing scream from Zheng Haoyuan inside the room turned the faces of all the eunuchs and palace maids outside ghastly white. Eunuch Cang Er, not caring about anything else, quickly sent for Noble Consort Wen and braved himself to rush into the hall.

Having heard the report from the Little Eunuch, Noble Consort Wen immediately left all the concubines in the palace and hurried quickly towards the Chenhe Hall of the Fourth Prince.

"It’s already been an hour, what are you doing? Why didn’t you report this earlier?" Noble Consort Wen, not caring about her appearance, didn’t wait for her palanquin and dashed out of the Bushou Palace. The eunuchs carrying her palanquin gasped for air as they chased after her.

"Quick, quick—" Noble Consort Wen urged as she mounted the palanquin, incessantly spurring them on.

"Fu Gong—" Noble Consort Wen, gripping Eunuch Kang Ning, nearly tripped over her skirt several times, but disregarded everything else as she rushed straight to Chenhe Hall.

"Fu Gong, my son—" Noble Consort Wen pushed open the door and was startled by the mess on the floor; she then saw Zheng Haoyuan with his back to her in a dimly lit room, and from her direction, she couldn’t see at all what Zheng Haoyuan was doing.

Eunuch Kang Ning, upon seeing the shattered porcelain on the floor and the overturned tables, chairs, and cabinets, was also startled.

"Fourth Prince, the Noble Consort has come to see you," Eunuch Kang Ning stepped forward boldly, changed his angle, and immediately saw clearly the posture of Zheng Haoyuan, who was facing away from them, his hands around Cang Er’s neck. By this point, Cang Er had completely lost the will to resist, could only helplessly stare at his legs, eyes rolled back, his life hanging by a thread.

"Fourth Prince—" Eunuch Kang Ning shouted, and being somewhat decisive, immediately went to pull Zheng Haoyuan away.

Noble Consort Wen was also frightened by the scene before her and inhaled sharply. With a wave of her hand, the trusted aide who followed her in immediately went to help Kang Ning.

As Kang Ning began to pull Zheng Haoyuan away, he felt something was terribly wrong with Zheng Haoyuan; he was frighteningly strong and his expression was ferocious. A sense of déjà vu sank Kang Ning’s heart, panicking him.

The next moment, a group of palace maids and eunuchs finally separated the two men, and Eunuch Cang Er had fainted on the ground.

Kang Ning’s expression turned grave, and he waved his hand, directly ordering for Cang Er to be taken away.

"Let no one outside escape," Eunuch Kang Ning ordered, then immediately returned to Noble Consort Wen’s side.

"Noble Consort." Kang Ning promptly supported the Noble Consort Wen, who was on the verge of fainting, and with a glance, the palace maids and eunuchs moved more swiftly.

By then, Zheng Haoyuan was already being held back by several people, straining madly with hands and feet, appearing utterly mad. Fortunately, these people were well trained and had the experience of subduing the Second Prince, so soon, Zheng Haoyuan had exhausted all his strength.

"How could this be? Kang Ning, it can’t be, how could Fu Gong be like this as well?" Noble Consort Wen felt as though the sky was falling, how could this happen?

"Noble Consort, Noble Consort, calm down. Nothing can be explained right now. It’s very likely that the Fourth Prince was only influenced by the Second Prince. Look, the Fourth Prince is quite different from the Second Prince," Kang Ning immediately said.

Noble Consort Wen looked at Kang Ning, as if seeking confirmation, and Kang Ning nodded emphatically, knowing that he needed to calm his mistress at all costs.

Noble Consort Wen took a deep breath, stepped forward, and looked at Zheng Haoyuan, who was now sleeping on the bed, while the palace maids and eunuchs had quickly tidied up the mess on the ground.

"Noble Consort, you see, the Fourth Prince’s body is strong, and the evil energy was quickly suppressed. Master Ling Yi is in the Imperial Palace, this is the best opportunity."

"Go quickly, Kang Ning, you personally go and invite him," Noble Consort Wen urged hastily. "Wait, take this with you to invite him."

Noble Consort Wen took off a jade pendant from her waist and handed it to Kang Ning, who immediately left with the item.

Noble Consort Wen had regained her composure by now and glanced around the room.

It is indeed different, without that surge of dark energy. Perhaps Fu Gong was only attacked that once, which left a lingering hidden problem.

Noble Consort Wen continually comforted herself; it must be so.

"Fu Gong, it was Mother Consort’s mistake, Mother Consort should not have hit you, but it was to save you, when you grow up, you will understand Mother Consort’s struggles..."