Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 562 - 541 First Update

Chapter 562: Chapter 541 First Update

Prime Minister Lin’s people were the first to look in astonishment toward the direction of the Wen Family Army, to such an extent that the Wen Family Army was shameless! The body of the Fourth Prince was not yet cold, and he was of their own bloodline, yet they sought glory by betraying their master; it was utterly despicable.

That person was the killer of the Fourth Prince, the killer of the Crown Prince, the enemy responsible for the downfall of Nanzheng State!

At this moment, the Wen Family Army had no interest in looking at others; survival was the most crucial thing. In the long river of history, which surviving family’s brocade wasn’t crawling with lice?

Whose chest can be opened, whose conscience can be weighed?

Zheng Nianru slowly moved forward, capturing everyone’s attention. Struggling, Zheng Nianru lifted the upper body of Zheng Congyuan. Xing Yu wanted to help but was refused by Zheng Nianru. Zheng Nianru remained so calm that even Xing Yu next to her felt no sadness. Yet, this apparent anomaly made Xing Yu anxious, even preferring the Commandery Princess to cry loudly, as it would be more reassuring than this.

But Zheng Nianru did not cry. She slowly used her sleeve to wipe the dust-covered face of Zheng Congyuan, bit by bit, using up all her patience.

A young man not far away watched quietly; having spent some time with her, he knew her capricious nature—angry when she wanted to be, happy when she desired, never wronging herself.

But why wasn’t she sad? Even when Zheng Haoyuan died, he could see the pity and reluctance on her face. However, now, her expression was so calm it was frightening.

For the first time, the young man felt fear and couldn’t help but step forward, wanting to say something.

Nanny Yun, Nian Xia, and others were about to rush over, but Elder Can quickly had people stop them. At this time, having too many people was definitely not a good thing; should the Young Master do something he would regret for life, the days in Ghoul Ravine would be hard.

Elder Can wanted to say something to persuade, but he dared not. He did not disagree with killing Zheng Congyuan, and he saw that the Crown Prince of Nanzheng and Princess Chao Ren had an unusual relationship. They were not fools; they naturally understood what this implied.

Marquis of Zhenbei and Old Master Wen Kang were getting anxious, made more so because no one echoed their sentiments. At this moment, if Ghoul Ravine intended to seize Nanzheng State, wasn’t it the best opportunity?

So, had they thought wrong? Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Ju Nanyi’s heart clenched tightly, like crumpled paper. Even when spread flat, it was full of creases that no amount of care could smooth out or erase, an ugly heart each crease mocking his life spent to exhaustion.

Yet now, in this life, they had no intersection yet, only his unrequited love, his ludicrous memories. So, in this life, while they still had no intersection, should he feel fortunate? Shouldn’t he?

But why was there no joy in his heart, as if a knife was viciously stabbed into it, then ruthlessly pulled out, and stabbed again, bloodily drawing out his tears of blood, mocking his foolishness, his unwillingness.

Because, he saw what Zheng Nianru was about to do. In his previous life, when Zheng Congyuan died, she had looked like this as well. Only back then, there was the death of Prince Duan afterwards, and he had always believed her will was depressed, her desire to die because of Prince Duan, deluding himself that it was because of Prince Duan.

Ju Nanyi felt breathless, unable to look away, yet he dared not divert his eyes; he feared that if he closed his eyes, the person before him would leave him forever just like in his past life, not leaving even a single thought behind, not even a harsh word.

But, but...

A voice spread out from a faint whisper, "Zheng Congyuan is dead. In this life, Zheng Congyuan’s death has nothing to do with him, not the slightest bit. In his past life, perhaps it was his own bungling that indirectly led to Zheng Congyuan’s death. Therefore, she hated him, which led her to..."

But the next second, reason harshly slapped him in the face.

"Ju Nanyi, what exactly are you trying to do? Have you gone mad? Hasn’t the past life you sacrificed taught you a lesson? That woman never had you in her eyes, never did, not even though she bore you two children, she never had you. Are you so lowly that you even want to crawl up and grovel?"

Ju Nanyi just wanted to close his eyes and bluntly, passively accept the current truth. He was unwilling...

But just as Zheng Nianru slowly drew a sharp dagger from her sleeve, Xing Yu, that fool, was controlled to come back looking for a handkerchief.

Yin He was stunned. Fear and unwillingness instantly sealed all his senses. The youth couldn’t believe, couldn’t believe that she would for Zheng Congyuan...

Ju Nanyi, however, rushed out without hesitation, as if it wasn’t his own body. Ju Nanyi’s body was still resisting, but uncontrollably he dashed forward, reached out, and blocked Zheng Nianru’s dagger aimed at his throat. The sharp dagger immediately sliced into Ju Nanyi’s arm, causing excruciating pain as blood gushed out, showing the woman’s full force, leaving no room for retreat.

Zheng Nianru immediately turned to look at Ju Nanyi, the astonishment in her eyes instantly turning to hate as she unhesitatingly stabbed the dagger toward Ju Nanyi. "Why, in the past life you wouldn’t let me die, and now this life again, what grudge do I have with you?"

Ju Nanyi didn’t even think before he grabbed Zheng Nianru’s wrist. Ignoring the blood flowing from his arm, he embraced the struggling Zheng Nianru and turned his head to look at the stupefied Yin He.

"If you don’t want to spend the rest of your life living in regret, if you still want her to live, then save Zheng Congyuan," Ju Nanyi said coldly. He didn’t know if the boy in front of him would listen to him. He could only gamble, gamble on how deep the boy’s feelings were for Zheng Nianru.

If it were like him, he would definitely save Zheng Congyuan, and he knew, now, only Yin He knew where Zheng Congyuan was.

In his past life, he tried everything, no matter how dark or useless the method, he tried them all, even prolonging Zheng Nianru’s life by two months. If it weren’t for Zheng Nianru not taking the critical step herself, he firmly believed he could have saved Zheng Nianru.

So, Ju Nanyi’s words were not a request, but a certainty, a certainty that the boy could save her.

Yin He was brought back to reality by Ju Nanyi’s gaze, tears mingling in his eyes as he suddenly realized that he would lose Zheng Nianru, lose her...

Once lost, what meaning would all this hold, what meaning?

"What, what should I do?" The youth’s tone became unsure, and Elder Can, along with Elder Su, quickly moved forward, positioning themselves at Yin He’s sides.

"Young Master, hold on, this Ghost Shadow—" Elder Can couldn’t care about anything else and quickly whispered into Yin He’s ear, now they were just grasping at straws.

The next moment, Yin He quickly moved forward, picking up the fallen Zheng Congyuan from the ground.

"What, what are you doing?" Zheng Nianru suddenly realized something. She didn’t want, she didn’t want Zheng Congyuan to suffer through the pain she endured in her past life.