Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 558 - 537 First Update

Zheng Nianru’s body swayed, confused by what Yin He meant by his words. What did he mean that the play was just beginning? Zheng Nianru suddenly had a bad premonition.

Zheng Nianru looked at Yin He; his pale, thin skin looked almost ready to break at a touch. The youth laughed recklessly, his eyes gleaming with excitement and a desperate desire to prove something.

Zheng Nianru could not understand that laughter, but she was already shaking her head. She suddenly thought of a possibility, this possibility being that the youth’s laugh seemed intent on causing destruction and chaos. But why had it come to this?

Why did he have to kill Zheng Haoyuan? Zheng Nianru, being very close to the ground, could almost confirm that Yin He did not hesitate at all, as if he were in a rush, and moreover, at the moment he killed Zheng Haoyuan, Yin He was not looking at Zheng Haoyuan but at her.

Why did Yin He look at her?

The next moment, Zheng Nianru looked towards Nanny Yun; Nanny Yun and Fu Dong were looking over with worried faces. Zheng Nianru just needed confirmation, and Nanny Yun quickly understood what Zheng Nianru meant and nodded affirmatively at her.

Zheng Nianru suddenly wanted to laugh. Was Zheng Haoyuan’s death because of her?

"Do you think Zheng Haoyuan liked me, and that’s why you killed him?" Zheng Nianru asked, going from the initial panic and fear to understanding those inexplicable thoughts, people, and events.

Like Ju Nanyi in her previous life, even though she had thought of giving up, of breaking ties and forgiving both Ju Nanyi and herself, it seemed to have touched a raw nerve, needing to escalate to that extent eventually.

Zheng Nianru wanted to laugh as she saw Yin He looking at her very seriously, as if trying to see from her words her sadness, to see whether she truly did not care about Zheng Haoyuan.

So, just for her, would the young man in front of her take such a big risk to stand here?

Zheng Nianru did not think she had that much charm. If she did, Zheng Congyuan from her previous life would have agreed with her long ago.

Yet, she seemed to have such charm, like Ju Nanyi in her previous life, and those people later on; just a flick of her finger, even if they were strangers, inevitably led to life-or-death, earth-shattering dramatics.

"Yes—" the youth spoke, "You don’t care?"

Yin He had seen firsthand the scenes where Zheng Nianru and Zheng Haoyuan were as close as one person, sharing common interests, even being termed as birds of a feather, like lice crawling over the rotten, decaying fabric of Nanzheng State.

"You killed him. If I could have stopped it, I naturally would. But I don’t have that power, and if they come for revenge, they won’t come after me." Zheng Nianru’s face still held fear as she spoke the truth; she did not want Zheng Haoyuan to die, but what could she do? Look, even the people from the Wen Family couldn’t manage, could they?

"Four, Fourth Prince—" Old Master Wen Kang cried out, about to rush forward when suddenly a dark shadow in mid-air hit him with a tail, sending him rolling next to the corpse of Zheng Haoyuan.

Zheng Nianru withdrew her gaze. With the man dead, what ’good play’ was there left? Zheng Nianru did not want to think about Zheng Congyuan, but she could not help thinking at this moment—how did Yin He know, how did he know about the things between her and Zheng Congyuan?

When Zheng Nianru looked back, indeed, Yin He’s gaze was still on her, clearly indicating that things were not over yet.

Just as Zheng Nianru was about to speak, the youth grabbed her hand and pulled her forward. Nanny Yun, Fu Dong, and the others immediately started crying and scrambling to follow, not even caring about the bodies on the ground anymore.

However, the moment Zheng Nianru saw Zheng Congyuan, she suddenly was not afraid anymore. It felt as if the dust had settled. She had died in her previous life, and in this life, it was nothing more than dying again. Living this way might not be much better, after all.

Zheng Congyuan stepped forward anxiously, followed by Ju Nanyi with a cold expression, his gaze unwaveringly on Yin He.

"Zheng Congyuan, now that Zheng Haoyuan has died, would you exchange your Nanzheng State for her?" Yin He asked tauntingly, having just received an answer from Zheng Haoyuan, who hadn’t hesitated at all.

Why now do you dare not speak out?

"Let him go. The ones who captured you that day were from Qiandao Temple, and those who placed you under house arrest in the palace were from the Wen Family. Zheng Nianru has never harmed you." Zheng Congyuan spoke slowly, recalling over and over the interactions between Zheng Nianru and this young man, those that he knew of.

The young man laughed, as if he had heard a great joke, his pale and sharp laughter almost piercing through Zheng Nianru’s eardrums. He bent over with laughter, unable to emit a sound.

In this laughter, Zheng Nianru moved from panic to despair, slowly understanding something. Yin He had known, he had always known—had he been patient enough to wait until now?

By now Zheng Nianru knew that nothing could be done. Zheng Congyuan was not an unprepared man, nor were the Wen Family Army mere commonfolk, and then, there was Ju Nanyi. Yet at this moment, all these people were here, but they could only watch helplessly as this young man went mad.

Zheng Nianru had never thought his life would end like this, but since it had come to it, he didn’t feel that his current situation was any worse than his last life had been, nor was living any better.

After all, he had never received what he wanted, and what he did not wish for was not up to him.

Now that this young man held the advantage, in the future, to switch from Ju Nanyi to Yin He, what difference would it make?

Zheng Nianru smiled slightly, no longer even bothering to pretend, allowing the young man to hold his hand, and looking towards Zheng Congyuan with a gaze filled with relief, an undisguised smile.

Zheng Congyuan’s heart clenched.

"Don’t be afraid." It wasn’t that there were no options left, and besides, he was not easily manipulated.

Zheng Nianru’s gaze was serene, her eyes fixed solely on one person, her heart full of satisfaction, and she gently nodded.

"I’m not afraid, and being afraid is of no use," Zheng Nianru said softly, suddenly tightening his wrist. Without waiting for Yin He to speak, he turned away.

"What do you want? Me?" Zheng Nianru asked directly. "Just because I saved you, you repay kindness with enmity, so I must like you?"

Yin He was slightly stunned, looking at Zheng Nianru with some confusion—she clearly wasn’t repelling him...

Zheng Nianru laughed.

"Besides, it was Xing Yu who saved you. If you want to repay a debt of gratitude, you might as well direct it at her," Zheng Nianru immediately added. Xing Yu stepped forward with a start, slightly bewildered, stepping forward, and Nanny Yun watched with anxiety. The girl was straightforward; it was hard to know if her words would have any effect. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Yin He, what are you doing? Didn’t you say we’d always be good friends?" Xing Yu took another step forward, steeling her heart for the Commandery Princess, not caring about the rest, though she feared she might not speak well.

Yin He seemed not to hear Xing Yu’s words, still looking at Zheng Nianru.

"You also said, to always be by your side," the young man’s voice carried a grievance, it had been her words, they had been fine.

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