Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 683 - 642: First Update_3

"The lower official is inquiring whether Lord Ju is married yet?" Lord Lin appeared somewhat embarrassed; these words were not supposed to be said by him personally. But nowadays, officials are all vying to secure a position in the Harem. Lord Lin, however, didn’t think this way. The Emperor is certainly great, but his own official rank is not high; even if his daughter entered the Harem, she wouldn’t have an advantage.

Therefore, Lord Lin, being clever, thought differently while everyone else was secretly competing to get their daughters into the Harem. The current Prime Minister Ju is a man of talent and virtue.

Without much ambition in the officialdom and with a heart full of love for his daughter, Lord Lin, having made several unsuccessful probes, had no choice but to muster the courage to ask Luh Xingze.

Luh Xingze paused slightly and looked towards Lord Lin.

Without mentioning it, Luh Xingze almost forgot about that matter.

"Prime Minister Ju is not married yet, and Prime Minister Ju’s mother had also asked the lower official to inquire on behalf of the Prime Minister," Luh Xingze started, his gaze lowered, not daring to look at Lord Lin.

As one of Ju Nanyi’s capable subordinates and having seen him frequently, especially as a fellow townsman, Luh Xingze often looked after Mother Ju whenever Ju Nanyi was busy with court affairs.

Currently, Ju Nanyi had moved out of Yiren Alley, and was residing in Clear Water Alley to the south of the Crown Prince’s Mansion. The location housed nearly half of the capital’s officials, and Ju Nanyi’s residence was already the best in Clear Water Alley.

Ju Nanyi, low-key as ever, now promoted to Prime Minister, had no plans to move out of Clear Water Alley, also rejecting a mansion granted by The Emperor.

But Luh Xingze had discovered a huge secret about Ju Nanyi. Whenever he thought of this secret, Luh Xingze’s heart would pound non-stop.

Even when Lord Lin mentioned how Lord Ju worked tirelessly for state affairs throughout the night, Luh Xingze couldn’t help but daydream with cold sweat on his forehead.

So, once Lord Lin spoke up, Luh Xingze responded very quickly.

Mother Ju indeed had such intentions, so by this account, it was not overstepping for him.

"Luh Situ, the lower official, really doesn’t know how to..." Lord Lin was unexpectedly elated, having not imagined that such good fortune would fall into his lap like a pie from the sky.

"Lord Lin, the lower official knows a newly opened teahouse, elegant environment, fresh music, why not..." Luh Xingze suggested.

"Good, good, Luh Situ, please lead the way," Lord Lin responded, too excited to contain himself.

...

Zheng Nianru listlessly flipped through the albums in front of her, then tossed them aside, her annoyance betraying her lack of interest.

Eunuch Zheng by her side guessed that she was not satisfied?

"Your Majesty, there are a few more albums on the way; the painters are rushing to complete them," Eunuch Zheng immediately said.

Nian Xia carefully set down her teacup, her gaze stealthily glancing at the women in the album, indeed finding them too similar, with no distinctive features.

"The Nanmen Aristocratic Family’s young lady isn’t bad; how come I haven’t seen her album?" Zheng Nianru suddenly asked, her irritation stemmed from the fact that such perfunctory effort couldn’t fool Ju Nanyi.

She was clear about what kind of person Ju Nanyi liked, having seen enough over the years. These people were not enough to catch Ju Nanyi’s attention, let alone successfully receive his agreement.

She remembered, in her previous life, not a few people had this idea, and there once was a Miss Lin who waited till she was in her twenties for Ju Nanyi.

Nanmen Yuyan was the first candidate Zheng Nianru thought of. After all, in her last life, this woman had carried countless good tales of Nanzheng State, and only such an outstanding woman was worthy of Ju Nanyi.

"Your Majesty, this servant, this servant has not seen, not seen the Nanmen Aristocratic Family’s..." Eunuch Zheng immediately knelt down.

The Nanmen Aristocratic Family had indeed come, but their intentions weren’t focused on Prime Minister Ju, something Eunuch Zheng, being shrewd, knew very well; however, he dared not say it, as that would be like seeking death.

"That’s not right, hasn’t the Nanmen Aristocratic Family already arrived at Zheng Capital?" Zheng Nianru was puzzled, and then felt something was amiss; the arrival of the Nanmen Aristocratic Family at Zheng Capital didn’t alarm her, as with a new emperor ascended, every Aristocratic Family was stirring, and the Nanmen Aristocratic Family, as one of the Four Great Aristocratic Families, being the first to arrive made sense.

However, she had sent out news, and the Nanmen Aristocratic Family should have been informed; so why hadn’t they acted?

She remembered that the Nanmen Aristocratic Family had been very proactive initially.

Zheng Nianru fell into deep thought. So, the goal of the Nanmen Aristocratic Family wasn’t Ju Nanyi? In the next moment, she relaxed and laughed, realizing that the Nanmen Aristocratic Family’s target had never been Ju Nanyi, but rather, her own position.