Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 700 - 648: Another Update_2
"Why hasn’t he returned yet, Qi Jin, Qi Yu brought some trinkets over already," Nanny Yun urged Xue Liu to hurry to the kitchen to rush Fu Dong.
Soon, Fu Dong did return, but her expression was somewhat off, however, everyone was very happy and didn’t pay too much attention to it.
"Fu Dong, why aren’t you happy to see me?" Qi Jin immediately jumped forward to approach Fu Dong but was pulled back by Qi Yu.
"Qi Jin, Brother Qi Yu, you’re back," Fu Dong greeted with a smile, yet her eyes were searching for her own mistress.
Her mistress was sitting under the pavilion, looking at the little trinkets that came from the Southern Frontier and Western Border, the strange and quaint items, though not very valuable, were quite novel and amusing.
"Fu Dong, don’t go, Qi Yu has something to tell you," seeing Fu Dong about to leave, Qi Jin hastily spoke, and Qi Yu immediately grabbed him and they started frolicking, with Eunuch Du coming in laughing.
"Gentlemen, the Emperor is looking for you," Eunuch Du said from afar, bowing to Zheng Nianru.
"Mistress, we will be right there," Qi Jin and Qi Yu said hurriedly following the bow.
"Nanny Yun, haven’t you noticed that Qi Jin has changed?" Nian Xia quietly asked Nanny Yun, who glared at Nian Xia, her mind focused on Qi Jin.
Fu Dong walked up to Zheng Nianru, hesitated as she looked at the very lively scene, wanting to speak, yet not knowing how to start. However, she couldn’t keep this matter from her mistress.
Nanny Yun noticed that Fu Dong seemed troubled and stood up, using an excuse to call Fu Dong aside.
"Silly girl, why wouldn’t the mistress agree, are you worried Qi Yu doesn’t dare to speak with her?" Nanny Yun could only think of this, observing Fu Dong and Qi Yu, noting Qi Yu’s quiet nature, which initially wasn’t very apparent.
Just the day before they were supposed to leave, an incident at the Chenhe Palace made Nanny Yun aware of some things.
"Nanny Yun, it’s not that. I just went to get something from Chief Steward Jin and saw something that worries me about the mistress," Fu Dong immediately shook her head, her mind not on herself at the moment, wondering why those items were being sent to Chenyuan Hall and not to the Chenhe Palace, which she would have known about, and besides, the mistress was very particular about those cosmetic items, even the servants wouldn’t use those from the palace.
"What did you see?" Nanny Yun saw that Fu Dong was implying something, somewhat surprised.
Fu Dong then recounted how she went to fetch something from Chief Steward Jin, but accidentally saw a eunuch carrying cosmetics, saying they were going to be delivered to Chenyuan Hall. Hence, the curious Fu Dong quietly followed them, those people indeed entered Chenyuan Hall, but to avoid being exposed, Fu Dong didn’t dare follow further.
"You didn’t see it wrong?" Nanny Yun immediately sensed the seriousness of the matter.
The Eldest Princess had caused trouble several times, why she made trouble, Nanny Yun naturally knew. The Eldest Princess, acting as a spokesperson for Empress Dowager Yan Ping and Empress Xiao, naturally aimed to ensure Zheng Congyuan could produce an Imperial Heir sooner, but, Zheng Congyuan couldn’t near women, so it naturally wasn’t possible. The arrival of cosmetics into Chenyuan Hall implied something, Nanny Yun guessed a bit.
"What should we do now?" Fu Dong looked at Nanny Yun, wondering whether to tell the mistress or not.
Nanny Yun was also undecided; in secret, she wanted to tell the mistress, but the mistress cared so much about the Emperor, if she knew about this, she would surely become agitated, and the mistress nowadays...
These past few days, the mistress’s mood had just improved a bit, just being lazy and not wanting to stir.
"Let’s not tell the mistress for now, let’s look into it a bit more." And moreover, if it was false, wouldn’t it needlessly worry the mistress? Nanny Yun thought further; even if it was true, now that the mistress was already..., it was simply not possible.
"Nanny Yun, what are you talking about?" Nian Xia suddenly appeared behind them, her loud voice startling them.
"What are you doing, you scared us half to death, we weren’t saying anything," Fu Dong quickly looked in the direction of Zheng Nianru, only to see Zheng Nianru still lazily basking in the sun, perhaps speaking with Xue Liu.
Nanny Yun and Fu Dong heaved a sigh of relief and walked out together, teasing Nian Xia as they chatted.
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"No movements?" Ju Nanyi frowned, puzzled as he looked at his trusted aide, almost doubting his competency if it weren’t for his proven reliability.
"No movements at all." Although their people could no longer enter Chenhe Palace, their network of informants was still very dense, and this trusted aide could see how much the master valued the Empress, so he did not dare to neglect his duties.
