"Commandery Princess——" Qi Ling was the first to rush up, and with his loud shout, another group of people from a side path arrived even faster than Zheng Congyuan’s team. Upon hearing the shout, they erged from another cave.
"Nian Ru, Nian Ru——" Prince Duan’s voice was filled with surprise and joy, staggering forward. Zheng Congyuan’s n had already rushed up first, but Qi Ling was quick to block the people from his own team.
Zheng Congyuan had already stepped forward, as Qi Ling imdiately turned to face his own prince.
"Your Highness——" Zheng Congyuan did not respond to Qi Ling, already running towards the front. But his next step stopped him in his tracks.
By this ti, people from both caves had already gathered together.
"Nian Ru, Nian Ru——" Only Prince Duan’s voice could be heard, excited and agitated.
"Father, Father, I am here——" Zheng Nianru’s voice was quick to reply.
Zheng Congyuan almost lost his balance, Qi Ling imdiately steadied the prince, and he, too, saw the scene.
Zheng Congyuan imdiately walked forward, while Qi Zhu also rushed up with Prince Duan from the other side. Qi Ling hurriedly followed, anxiously looking at Qi Zhu, guessing from the scene that they were probably right.
Qi Zhu gave Qi Ling a reassuring glance, and then took a step forward.
"Prince, I have asked the others to stop behind and they cannot see the current situation. You must not hesitate, Prince, the reputation of the Commandery Princess..."
Prince Duan was startled, waking from his joy at seeing Zheng Nianru, and suddenly saw Ju Nanyi carrying Zheng Nianru, but how co Ju Nanyi was wearing only a single layer of clothing?
Prince Duan didn’t have ti to respond before rushing forward. He imdiately saw Ju Nanyi carrying Zheng Nianru walking towards them step by step, and Zheng Nianru was excitedly waving her hands at them.
Prince Duan had a headache. Why won’t she get down, why won’t she get down yet?
"Nian Ru..." Prince Duan was about to speak when Ju Nanyi, having traveled more than ten ters, already appeared before them. He picked a relatively higher spot to carefully set Zheng Nianru down.
In the eyes of the onlookers, however, it turned into another matter altogether. The two appeared intimately close in their actions, making Prince Duan’s headache even worse. Qi Zhu’s words imdiately echoed in his ears without missing a beat.
Reputation, and then there’s Ju Nanyi. Nian Ru is a woman, doesn’t she need her reputation? Whose clothes is she wearing? When Prince Duan realized that Zheng Nianru was wearing a man’s jacket, one that was so large it enveloped her small fra, he stumbled, and as he watched their intimate actions, he realized it wasn’t intimacy, but the manner and character of the two standing together gave off an innately perfect matching impression.
The step-down Zheng Congyuan’s expression had already darkened. Naturally, he could see the situation clearer than Prince Duan. He saw that besides a single layer of clothing, Zheng Nianru wore nothing else under that jacket. Furthermore, he knew she had taken that kind of dicine. Zheng Congyuan felt a clot of blood stuck in his throat, nearly choking him to death, leaving him paralyzed.
Qi Ling felt a tingling on his scalp, his gaze desperately seeking Qi Zhu for help. Why was there no reaction, why was there still no...
Qi Zhu gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and quietly slipped a dagger into Prince Duan’s hand.
"Prince, we must not delay, for the sake of the Commandery Princess’s reputation——"
Prince Duan shook himself and continued walking forward. At this mont, Ju Nanyi had already turned around. Seeing that the newcor was Prince Duan, he felt uneasy but did not retreat.
In a past life, he had dealt with Prince Duan for longer than he had in this one. Moreover, in his previous life, for several years after their marriage, Prince Duan had been very lucid and knew much more, providing him with tily help regarding the issues in the Northern Border and those sordid affairs at Qiandao Temple during the rebellion.
Ju Nanyi knew at this mont what Prince Duan would be thinking, yet if he did not take this gamble, Ju Nanyi felt he would never have another chance in his life.
"Prince, the Commandery Princess has been poisoned. It is not wise to stay here for long. Please command soone to fetch a physician imdiately," Ju Nanyi said at once,
Prince Duan’s attention, as expected, imdiately returned to those three words—has been poisoned.
"Poisoned, poisoned?" Prince Duan imdiately tried to approach Zheng Nianru.
"Prince, it’s not an ordinary poison; it’s those despicable substances. You must have others avoid the area, lest..." Ju Nanyi said, seeming to have difficulty speaking out fully, but knowing that it was necessary to do so.
Prince Duan opened his mouth but understood from his disheveled daughter what the despicable substances Ju Nanyi ntioned were, and his mind went blank. As he was about to speak, Ju Nanyi would not let him get a word in, hurling another shocking piece of news, "Prince, you must not summon the Imperial Physician, and moreover, it is best that the people in the palace remain unaware of this situation."
Prince Duan was taken aback once more, initially not understanding the aning behind Ju Nanyi’s words, but suddenly it was as if a light bulb went off. Considering Zheng Congyuan’s insistence on Ju Nanyi escorting them back ho and now the instruction to keep palace staff in the dark, even a fool would understand what this implied.
Prince Duan imdiately looked at Ju Nanyi with gratitude. This man had saved Zheng Nianru once before and had no reason to harm her. If at this mont he was considering Zheng Nianru’s reputation...
Qi Zhu grew anxious at once; why hasn’t the prince taken action yet? Qi Ling was even more anxious, thinking, Ancestor, have you succeeded or not?
Zheng Congyuan had already bypassed Qi Zhu and was heading straight towards Zheng Nianru.
Qi Ling’s hands and feet trembled at once, this... this...
It was clear to any observer, the Commandery Princess...
Just as Zheng Congyuan approached Prince Duan, the prince suddenly extended his hand and grabbed Zheng Congyuan’s arm, raising his voice a few notches.
"Crown Prince, you must make a judgnt for your Imperial Uncle," Prince Duan said, glancing at Zheng Nianru.
Because she was exhausted, Zheng Nianru only saw Ju Nanyi talking to Zheng Boding; as for the content of their conversation, she had no interest. It was likely just an explanation for her current disheveled appearance.
Then, Zheng Nianru’s gaze fell on Zheng Congyuan as he approached. Or perhaps, Zheng Nianru had deliberately avoided looking at Zheng Congyuan from the start, wanting him to co to her at that mont.
But the next mont, Zheng Nianru quickly realized there was no joy on Zheng Congyuan’s face, no expression of anticipation to see her. After a brief mont of confusion, she suddenly perceived a problem.
The way she looked now probably led Zheng Congyuan to a misunderstanding.
"Brother Crown Prince—" Zheng Nianru began, stunned, becoming aware that there were so things she might not care about. Ju Nanyi, because she didn’t care, also cared about how others thought, but how could any man tolerate seeing the person he fancied being so intimate with soone else? From the look in Zheng Congyuan’s eyes, she realized that he must have misunderstood sothing.
"Don’t speak—" For the first ti, Zheng Congyuan interrupted Zheng Nianru, his voice cold as if frosted. Zheng Nianru froze in place, feeling wronged and at a loss.
"Your Highness, you can see the situation now. Lord Ju is your subordinate, and you need to decide for Nian Ru," Prince Duan’s voice grew louder. "Given today’s events, Lord Ju must provide an explanation for my son, otherwise, how can my son face anyone in the future?"
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