Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 87 Awakening

Chapter 87: Chapter 87 Awakening

"Ah—" Zheng Haoyuan suddenly opened his eyes on the bed, abruptly sitting up, frantically shaking his head as if he were enduring immense pain.

"Fu Gong, Fu Gong, wake up—" Noble Consort Wen, disregarding her fear, immediately grabbed Zheng Haoyuan’s shoulder, only to be pushed away the next moment by the explosive strength of the young man, falling to the ground.

"Empress, Empress—" Eunuch Kang Ning hurried forward to help the Noble Consort up. "What are you staring at? Stop the Fourth Prince now."

The eunuchs dared not approach, but as soon as they did, they were punched in the face by the suddenly incredibly strong Zheng Haoyuan; their screams echoed, and the eunuchs were even more submissive. The guards who rushed in went straight for him, and several strong men finally subdued the young man once again.

"Why tie him up, don’t tie him up—" Noble Consort Wen’s hair and make-up were askew by this point, beyond caring, she quickly intercepted the guards trying to tie up Zheng Haoyuan.

"You have quite the nerve to tie up the Fourth Prince—"

"Noble Consort, it is by the will of this one," Master Ling Yi had already walked in quickly from behind; the guards were not the ordinary palace guards, but those from his Xiongji Hall. At that moment, Master Ling Yi gave the guards a look to continue, and they immediately tied Zheng Haoyuan to the bed again.

"Let me go, let me go—" The bound Zheng Haoyuan struggled furiously, shouting unclearly.

Noble Consort Wen couldn’t help but move forward, but Eunuch Kang Ning grabbed her.

"Empress, Master Ling Yi will surely have a way to save the Fourth Prince; he will definitely find a way," Eunuch Kang Ning hastened to say, pulling back a bit of the Noble Consort’s rationality.

"Master Ling Yi, what is wrong with Fu Gong?" Noble Consort Wen looked at Master Ling Yi. Why would her child be like this? She had already lost one child. How could Heaven be so heartless as to let her other child suffer this way?

Master Ling Yi glanced at Zheng Haoyuan on the bed, his expression calm. Things were going much better than he had anticipated.

"Noble Consort, truth be told, my main purpose in coming here, as commanded by my mentor, was not only to offer prayers but also to examine the Fourth Prince’s condition. One of the eunuchs close to the Fourth Prince was attacked by evil energy. When my teacher examined it, he found that the eunuch’s evil energy was incomplete. That is to say, it’s possible that someone else present at the time was also affected by the evil energy. As such, it seems that the Fourth Prince should have evil energy within him, but you need not worry, Noble Consort. From the looks of it, the Fourth Prince is not severely affected."

"Truly?" Noble Consort Wen asked in disbelief.

"At least much less than I had anticipated. Please step aside, Noble Consort, and allow me to drive the evil energy out of the Fourth Prince."

"Good, good, I will leave everything in Master Ling Yi’s hands." Noble Consort Wen, not daring to delay, walked out of the hall herself.

Master Ling Yi turned around, and two guards had already brought in the items he needed.

"Empress, rest for a while in the side hall; I will take care of the people outside," said Eunuch Kang Ning, though he had also been kicked by Zheng Haoyuan. But now was not the time to rest; he reported back despite the pain.

Noble Consort Wen nodded her head, gradually regaining her rationality. Today’s events could not be leaked; if they got out, reaching the ears of the Empress and the Empress Dowager, it would lead to unwanted complications.

If unwanted complications arose, then everything she had done before would have been in vain.

Noble Consort Wen sat in the side hall, with palace maids attending to her as she redressed and waited anxiously.

...

Zheng Nianru had not left the palace for a long time, firstly because Zheng Congyuan’s visits had gradually increased. Although Zheng Nianru wanted to cut ties with Zheng Congyuan all at once, she clearly realized that her efforts over the past two years had genuinely borne fruit, plainly evident. Even Qi Jin and Qi Yu’s attitudes toward them had improved a lot. Zheng Nianru even eerily saw some expectation in their eyes.

An inexplicable sense of anticipation.

Therefore, leaving the palace became even more cautious.

Secondly, Nanmen Yu no longer enticed her out to play with a variety of tricks like before.

So when Nanmen Yu suddenly appeared at Qishun Building, Zheng Nianru was somewhat surprised.

Zheng Nianru remembered that, except for the beginning period, Nanmen Yu would only appear after a long time, and even without the signs she left, he wouldn’t show up in front of her.

Nanmen Yu watched the girl walk out, the weather gradually warming, the girl dressed in a light plain snow-cloud qianshui skirt, covered with White Plum Cicada-Wing Gauze, grass-green fine little flowers spreading out from the waistband, refreshing as white snow in the forest, one glance could dispel the heat and bring about a sense of coolness.

Zheng Nianru was only thinking about the four businesses Nanmen Yu talked about, which she had never considered in her past life, and in this life, aside from killing, Nanmen Yu turned out to be adept at commerce as well.

"Are you sure you can buy it with this much money?" Zheng Nianru thought about the price Nanmen Yu mentioned in the carriage. She vaguely remembered, this place wasn’t cheap, even better than the two locations they had already bought.

"It’s also a matter of fate. The rice shop owner here has some urgent matters at home and needs to go back to the south immediately, eager to let go of the property. Naturally, the price isn’t one thousand taels, but our inn has made some money these past few months, and the tea house business has also picked up. Now all we lack is one thousand taels," Nanmen Yu said, driving the carriage himself, with Zheng Nianru and Xing Yu in the back.

Nanmen Yu wasn’t worried about the safety of coming out like this.

However, he subconsciously didn’t want Zheng Nianru to change her opinion of him if she knew about those people. If he wasn’t the helpful hand she could use, would Nian Ru stop seeking him out?

Nanmen Yu parked the carriage securely, took a glance around, the people hiding in the shadows were very discreet, ensuring everything was in order before finally lifting the carriage curtain.

"Is this the place?" Zheng Nianru looked out from the carriage, the street corner was bustling with people, and in front of the shop, a large space was filled with rice racks, which could be used for parking carriages in the future – indeed, it was an excellent location for a shop.

"All three shops are in prime spots. I’ve inquired that once we get these two, if the owner of the other one wants to sell, we’ll take it immediately. What do you think?" Nanmen Yu said carefully, also sharing his own thoughts.

"Not bad, I’ll leave it to you. Let’s go back," Zheng Nianru nodded.

"I also bought the pastries you love at the inn; Second Uncle Jing went to queue up early, the crispy sweet pancakes from Riverfood Restaurant that come out only once a month ..." The young man then said immediately, awkwardly, not wanting all this to seem like a deliberate effort on his part.

Zheng Nianru knew, yet she didn’t mind it.

"Very good, it’s rare for you to be so thoughtful."

The young man disagreed, when had he ever not been thoughtful?

Zheng Nianru wasn’t visiting the inn for the first time, and gradually, the people there came to know that their boss was actually this girl who looked like a celestial being.

As soon as Zheng Nianru arrived at the inn, Second Uncle Jing welcomed her warmly into the private room.

"Eh, Yin He, are you helping out with work?" Zheng Nianru was surprised to see the young man dressed up as a waiter, his demeanor much improved from before, wiping the tables woodenly, eagerly looking at Zheng Nianru.

Yin He knew that if he didn’t come out to work, he might never get to see Zheng Nianru again, just like the last time, and the time before that.