Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 723 - 656: Another Update
"No harm," Zheng Nianru glanced over, there were some things she no longer wished to conceal.
Regarding the victory reports from the border, she was not surprised; Ju Nanyi would have a great chance of winning, and even if not, it would not end so quickly—at least a few years of prolonged conflict could exhaust Ju Nanyi at the Western Border.
Besides the military reports that Ju Nanyi sent back, naturally, there were also letters for her, how they were delivered to her Chenhe Palace, Zheng Nianru did not know; this was already the third letter.
They probably came through the same channels as the military reports.
However, Zheng Nianru was somewhat reluctant to reply to Ju Nanyi’s letter. It seemed Ju Nanyi also didn’t have much opportunity to reply to him. But Zheng Nianru was worried: in their previous lives, their children were with them from a young age and had emotional bonds. If this child had no emotional bonds with Ju Nanyi from a young age, then what kind of influence could he wield in Ju Nanyi’s heart, and what choices might he make.
So, after much thought, Zheng Nianru felt it was better to reply.
"Your Majesty, is this outfit suitable?" Nanny Yun had already brought out a set of pale yellow, elegantly simple crimson gauzes from the Inner Hall to Zheng Nianru, who looked over it and nodded.
Nanny Yun quickly helped her mistress change into it.
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Qi Jin and Qi Yu encountered each other in a secluded hall within the palace, both panting heavily, their clothes not the highly elaborate and flashy Imperial Forest Guard uniform, but an ordinary set of wrinkled grey guard uniforms, with trouser legs rolled up like a peasant’s.
The two paid no mind to it but simultaneously looked at each other, then at the same moment, both cursed under their breath and bent over, gasping for air fiercely.
"Those bastards are toying with us," Qi Jin spoke first, then took another harsh breath.
Qi Yu patted Qi Jin on the shoulder.
"My people have been chasing them for two days and two nights, don’t those creatures ever rest?" Qi Yu, incredulity flashing in his eyes as he looked at Qi Jin.
Qi Jin shook his head, disbelief also apparent in his eyes. Not only Qi Yu’s men, but their own men had also been toyed with for several days and nights, unable to even get hold of the opponent’s tail.
These past few days, all their efforts had been spent on these people.
Seven days ago, after a strict and meticulous check, they finally caught a clue of these people sneaking into the Imperial Palace. Just as they were about to capture them fully, these people stumbled one step ahead of them and slipped away.
The fact that the opponent slipped away was tolerable, but they completely escaped from the Imperial Palace, which allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief. However, although they slipped away, they did not leave the Imperial Palace, playing a game of hide and seek with them inside the palace. Isn’t that infuriating?
Moreover, this hide and seek lasted for two days and two nights, leaving their men exhausted, yet they hadn’t even gotten a clear count of how many adversaries there were.
"What should we do?" Qi Yu looked up at Qi Jin, utterly out of options. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
"These people have been lurking in the palace, but so far haven’t acted—don’t you find that strange? What could be their motive for infiltrating the palace?" Qi Yu continued.
Qi Jin shook his head; he wished he knew their motives.
"Whatever their motives are, they can’t be good," Qi Jin quickly said.
Qi Yu firmly nodded in agreement; anyone who plays them for fools cannot be good.
"We should not panic. Their lack of action now doesn’t mean it will stay that way. This group is definitely targeting Chenyuan Hall," Qi Jin continued.
"Next, we should take a rest and switch with another group to keep tracking them. We need to report this to The Emperor first," Qi Jin said, and Qi Yu, after listening, could only nod helplessly.
Naturally, they did not dare to meet Zheng Congyuan like this, nor did they go back but instead freshened up quickly in the palace’s resting area, rushed through a shower, changed clothes, and then headed towards Chenyuan Hall.
The sounds of string and wind music flowed from Chenyuan Hall, giving Qi Jin and Qi Yu a glance at each other; this music indicated that The Emperor had been in a good mood these past days, indeed very good, as The Emperor’s health visibly improved day by day.
In the past, the people brought by Nanmen Yu had only managed to control the "toxin" inside Zheng Congyuan’s body, but whenever Zheng Congyuan exerted himself slightly, those "toxins" showed signs of breaking out, which is why at the beginning, three eunuchs still got poisoned.
But now it was different. Zheng Congyuan himself could feel it more, that slow, strange sensation of gradually taking back control of his body, so without anyone else saying it, Zheng Congyuan knew his health was steadily improving.
