Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 717 - 654: Another Update
Zheng Nianru turned around and looked at Ju Nanyi. Ju Nanyi spoke with a calm that made it hard to tell whether the man was telling the truth or not.
However, Zheng Nianru just knew that Ju Nanyi was lying through his teeth.
The sincerity Ju Nanyi displayed at the moment was as real as the Ju Nanyi in Zheng Nianru’s memory who had been invincible on the battlefield. Thus, if she believed him, she would have lost her senses.
"You don’t want to go?" Zheng Nianru raised her eyebrows, looking at Ju Nanyi.
Although Ju Nanyi’s gaze did not directly meet the woman’s, he knew Zheng Nianru was watching him. His earlier anger and intentional refusal now seemed somewhat less justifiable.
The next moment, Ju Nanyi laughed at his own absurdity. She doesn’t care about you at all, not even willing to glance at you. Despite not being husband and wife in this lifetime, but having had such an intimate relationship, she could still act so heartlessly.
Ju Nanyi thought about how his multiple requests for a meeting had been denied over the days; it was not heartless.
"Please forgive your servant..." Ju Nanyi started coldly, but before he could finish, Zheng Nianru had already begun to laugh softly. Although the laugh was not loud or even particularly forceful, it instantly interrupted him.
The first thing Ju Nanyi felt was that Zheng Nianru was mocking him. He didn’t even need to guess; she did not believe his words.
Ju Nanyi fell silent. This matter should only be discussed with Zheng Congyuan, as only Zheng Congyuan knew his worth. Someone who couldn’t even bear to look at him would never understand his value.
"Prime Minister Ju, if you do not deploy troops, do you understand the consequences that may follow?" Zheng Nianru was neither angry nor hurried; she knew where Ju Nanyi’s vulnerability lay.
Ju Nanyi looked at Zheng Nianru. His angry gaze, upon encountering the woman’s smiling face, was momentarily taken aback, even feeling as if the ostensibly threatening words were not meant as a threat.
What consequences? What kind of consequences will there be?
Ju Nanyi suddenly felt like laughing, whether that position depended on whether he wanted it or not.
"Nanzheng State will once again fall into chaos, Prime Minister Ju. The Nanzheng you’ve worked so hard to establish will once more descend into turmoil, leading to the suffering of its people. Everything will be for naught," Zheng Nianru spoke slowly.
"Should the ambitions of Nanmen State grow even further, perhaps, even the Emperor and I will find ourselves in dangerous situations."
"Empress, your servant’s primary concern is not the future of Nanzheng State." Ju Nanyi spoke word by word, he should understand what she meant in her heart.
Zheng Nianru naturally understood that Ju Nanyi’s former life had been tightly confined by her and her inept children, spending a lifetime toiling for just these matters.
"Of course, the Prime Minister has his plans. Even if the Prime Minister does not care about the safety of Nanzheng, I must care, as after all, I am still the Empress of Nanzheng. If Nanzheng is in trouble, I will inevitably be restless, and this..."
Zheng Nianru paused, suddenly somewhat looking forward to Ju Nanyi’s forthcoming reaction. In a former life...
It’s best not to mention the former life.
"This will not be conducive to me resting peacefully and nurturing the fetus." Before she could finish, Ju Nanyi’s gaze shot over, locking on Zheng Nianru, her words replaying in his head, each word suddenly bearing significant meaning, his heart trembling along with them.
She...
No, if it wasn’t his, why would she make a trip personally to tell him this? And, he was well aware of the injuries Zheng Congyuan bore, definitely untouchable by others.
No, no, how could it not be his.
This life and the former life always overlapped at critical moments; how could Ju Nanyi not have noticed this? In an instant, his heart began to pound furiously, wishing it could burst through his skull. The normally calm and composed gaze, at this moment, could only be described as stupefied.
Amid the stupefaction was a euphoria he dared not reveal.
Ju Nanyi stepped forward, but the look on Zheng Nianru’s face made him stop dead; he, he didn’t dare move.
"You, you please sit... Empress, please have a seat..." Ju Nanyi began to babble.
Ask, what to ask? What else was there to ask when she could come to his residence personally to discuss this matter?
The next moment, Ju Nanyi immediately felt he had always been one step behind; he, he should have settled those matters before knowing all this. Only then would she not be put in a difficult position.
