Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 713 - 652: Another Update 3

Deep affection, mutual love.

Zheng Nianru didn’t rush to speak but merely watched Zheng Congyuan quietly, who was sitting in front of her. Even though she had lived through two lifetimes and so much had happened, Zheng Nianru’s thoughts had become increasingly firm—her only regret was Zheng Congyuan.

Without Zheng Congyuan, everything else seemed meaningless. Yes, meaningless; she had experienced that feeling before—as if not truly alive, as if plunging into icy cold waters.

Zheng Congyuan was like that beam of light piercing through the water’s surface, just as he was the first time he came into her sight, dazzlingly bright, her all-encompassing light.

Zheng Congyuan suddenly twitched his fingers, filled with extreme unease and insecurity. If that man were not Ju Nanyi, the same Ju Nanyi who had also saved Zheng Nianru once, the Ju Nanyi who during Nanzheng State’s existential crisis had saved it from fire and water, the dignified Ju Nanyi who made ladies from prominent families’ hearts flutter, then perhaps he wouldn’t feel so timid.

Zheng Nianru took a step forward, her light footsteps making no sound as she slowly crouched down beside Zheng Congyuan, who slumped in the chair, unable to lift his head or avoid her gaze.

"Your Majesty brother, you must know Nian Ru’s feelings," Zheng Nianru began slowly. There were things she had wanted to say only when everything had developed to a certain point, but it seemed that now was the time when she could no longer stay silent.

Zheng Congyuan shuddered, looking at the young girl in front of him. His mouth twitched, but he said nothing. Slowly raising his hand, Zheng Nianru’s hand reached out immediately, clutching his like two parched fish, tightly held together.

In the next moment, Zheng Congyuan thought of something and tried to withdraw his hand; Zheng Nianru immediately grasped tighter, not allowing him to pull away.

"Nian Ru, about this matter..."

Zheng Nianru shook her head.

"Your Majesty brother, I know I don’t understand court politics, but have you ever thought that perhaps the prophecy is real?" Zheng Nianru murmured.

Zheng Congyuan paused slightly, his gaze bewildered as he looked at Zheng Nianru, unsure why she suddenly brought up this matter.

Zheng Nianru slowly sat on the ground, the dim candlelight casting shadows on her profile.

"Maybe, Your Majesty brother, between me and Nanzheng State, if you could only choose one, what would you choose?" Zheng Nianru asked earnestly, her eyes fixed on Zheng Congyuan.

Zheng Congyuan’s gaze was lost, and in the next moment, he seemed to recall Ju Nanyi’s words.

Ju Nanyi was willing to give up everything. Why did he say that? Or, had Nian Ru said something to him?

The man immediately looked at Zheng Nianru in front of him.

"Did you tell him..."

"I haven’t told him anything, nothing at all, forget it, I won’t ask you anymore..." Zheng Nianru suddenly panicked for a moment; she almost forgot that in her past life, Zheng Congyuan had already rejected her once.

"Nian Ru, it won’t be a choice between you and Nanzheng any longer; you already stand rightfully by my side," Zheng Congyuan spoke slowly, "Moreover, if Ju Nanyi dares to even think this way, he can’t be tolerated."

Zheng Nianru suddenly looked up at Zheng Congyuan. There was no choice?

But now, that moment of fate had already unfolded, so Ju Nanyi couldn’t die.

"Your Majesty brother, the only one who can lead the campaign to the Western Border is Ju Nanyi," Zheng Nianru said, grabbing onto Zheng Congyuan, who was about to speak, putting her hand over his mouth.

"Let me finish. This plan can kill two birds with one stone. If Ju Nanyi can defeat Nanmen State, then Nanzheng State will be at peace. If he can’t, he naturally won’t be able to return from the Western Border. Whether he succeeds or not, the outcome will be beneficial for us."

"If he doesn’t succeed, he now..."

"Does he want me?" Zheng Nianru asked, not avoiding the question, "Eunuch Du has already told me."

Zheng Congyuan immediately looked at Zheng Nianru, slowly shaking his head, suddenly understanding why she had asked him if he would choose between Nanzheng State and her.

"Nian Ru, I won’t choose. For the campaign to the Western Border, I will appoint someone else," Zheng Congyuan said firmly.

"And then Ju Nanyi still controls the court affairs, what difference does it make from now?" Zheng Nianru spoke softly; everything Ju Nanyi wanted to do seemed to be favored by destiny.

Zheng Congyuan was silent. Indeed, the Nian Ru before him had become wiser, and those comforting words could no longer deceive her.

"Trust me, all that I do is so that we can stay together forever. Also, I have a reason to send Ju Nanyi to the Western Border that he cannot refuse," Zheng Nianru said resolutely.

Zheng Congyuan looked at Zheng Nianru, realizing that perhaps it was just the brief distance between them lately, but he gradually felt that the Nian Ru in front of him seemed to have matured a lot.