CHAPTER 594: CHAPTER 573: ONE MORE UPDATE

Fu Dong saw Lord Ju giving Zheng Nianru something, and then saw Zheng Nianru place the object on the small round table inside the carriage. She couldn’t help but look over, a piece...

Well, even she could tell it wasn’t a finely crafted jade pendant.

"Your Majesty—" It seemed that the Empress was reluctant to even carry it on her person, and yet, after all, it had been given by Lord Ju. Moreover, even the silk ribbon on the jade pendant was partially worn, obviously an important item that Lord Ju carried with him all the time. Thus, its significance was greater than its quality, and Fu Dong didn’t know how to handle it.

"Put it away," Zheng Nianru glanced at it once. She recognized the item. It had been the engagement gift from Ju Nanyi, the only remembrance left by his deceased father. Now, there was no mystery about Ju Nanyi’s feelings towards her. In her past life, she had somewhat believed that Ju Nanyi’s subservience to her after their marriage was largely because she had married down socially, smoothing the path for his future career. Everything that Ju Nanyi had later acquired was tied to her marrying below her social status.

But now, Zheng Nianru didn’t think so anymore; Ju Nanyi hadn’t relied on any connections to reach his current position. It could be said that he held a position of high authority.

Fu Dong quietly put the item away.

However, Nanny Yun was somewhat anxiously watching. There were some things that others had overlooked, although she had come prepared for this journey. Those medicines were intended for Young Master Yin He; she hadn’t expected her mistress to drink them.

But now the situation was different, even for Lord Ju; he needed to be cautious about this matter.

The Emperor was severely ill in bed. This situation clearly told people all around the world something.

After thinking it over, Nanny Yun finally bit her lip and turned to Nian Xia. Nian Xia was somewhat reluctant. Really give it to the Empress? What if the Empress didn’t want it?

Nanny Yun quietly prompted Nian Xia. Look at the Empress’s demeanor, does it seem like she can remember these things? Besides, what is the Empress’s status now? Only the future heir to the throne can be born to her. If it’s Lord Ju, won’t it lead to great chaos?

Nian Xia didn’t know these things, but since Nanny Yun had always been their pillar of support, even though she was somewhat reluctant, she still took out the prepared items.

Nanny Yun personally carried the warm water and medicine pill, silently handing them to Zheng Nianru. The carriage swayed slightly, and Nanny Yun was exhausting all her strength just to keep the water from spilling out of the cup.

Zheng Nianru glanced at Nanny Yun. Ultimately, it was something Nanny Yun had dealt with in her past life. Zheng Nianru still recognized the familiar taste of the medicine pill, although it wasn’t usually intended for others, was it?

The next moment, Zheng Nianru understood. She didn’t want to be melodramatic, but she naturally disliked taking medicine and also its weird taste.

"Your Majesty, under the current circumstances, even if Lord Ju were to take it, it wouldn’t work," Nanny Yun patiently explained. "And there are preserves too. The medicine isn’t very bitter. I’ve taken it many times, and there’s no harm."

Zheng Nianru didn’t want any accidents to happen at this moment. After all, if she indeed had Ju Nanyi’s child, having had one in her past life, the likelihood of this child ascending the throne was even higher. The stable situation she had hardly reached now would be wasted.

Zheng Nianru just frowned, and Nanny Yun personally attended her taking the medicine and then coaxed her into eating the preserves.

The carriage slowly moved forward. After resting twice, the mountain range where Master Bu Er was staying soon appeared in everyone’s sight. The carriage stopped for another rest.

Following behind Ju Nanyi, a subordinate quietly left the ranks, moving hundreds of meters to the back of the procession. Just as Lord Ju had said, three guards waited there, with faces that were unfamiliar yet typical, showing no signs of anything special.

However, since Lord Ju had specifically instructed these people to quietly join the ranks, it must have been a contingency left by Lord Ju. Appearances can be deceiving, and they certainly possessed unique skills.

Although this subordinate officer did not know the specific plans of Lord Ju, Lord Ju’s ability to govern, demonstrated in a very short period of time, had already impressed most of the ministers in the court, and the Imperial Forest Guards revered him immensely.

The subordinate officer had no doubts and immediately went to greet them. The three individuals exchanged glances, had Ju Nanyi not come after all?

But still, wait and see.

"The three of you, follow me, quietly trailing behind the ranks. Once we enter through the main gate, I will find an opportunity to distract the guards inside," the subordinate officer said.

At this point, Zong Yunqian confirmed that the person was indeed sent by Ju Nanyi, nodding in acknowledgment.

Unnoticed by anyone, three more individuals followed behind the departing subordinate officer. Given the diversity of those summoned for this mission — including the Imperial Forest Guards close to The Emperor and Ju Nanyi’s men, and with recent reassignments among the Imperial Forest Guards, very few knew each other, and this subordinate was now Ju Nanyi’s trusted aide, so no one suspected anything.

Ju Nanyi’s gaze inadvertently fell towards the direction of the carriage, and for almost half a day, he controlled himself, not going to meet Zheng Nianru, restraining his impulses as he feared acting irrationally.

However, just as he dismounted, a thought suddenly emerged in his mind: he considered the jade pendant he gave her to be precious, but she was accustomed to seeing rare treasures — would such a jade pendant even catch her eye?

Once this thought entered Ju Nanyi’s mind, it lingered, bringing with it anxiety and unease. Had he been too impulsive? Should he explain how precious the jade pendant was to him, how very...

"My lord..." The subordinate officer had already stealthily returned, pulling Ju Nanyi back to his senses.

"The matter has been taken care of," the subordinate officer immediately said, referring to the lord’s earlier gaze...

Ju Nanyi’s gaze quickly scanned the ranks and soon located those three men, positioned in the middle of the very front row, not close to the carriage, and with this, Ju Nanyi nodded.

Master Huo Yi was no match for Young Master Yin He, but what if Master Yu Sheng and Zong Yunqian joined him?

Ju Nanyi had truly clashed with Ghoul Ravine. With the power of Ghoul Ravine, logically, they shouldn’t have been defeated so swiftly, not even the Northwest Army. The only possibility was that Ghoul Ravine had caught Qiandao Temple off guard with spells the likes of which Qiandao Temple had never seen before.

Ju Nanyi, piecing together the events at the Northern Border, had a faint idea of where the problem lay.

However, Zheng Congyuan believed in Master Huo Yi, which Ju Nanyi found somewhat baffling. Yet, he thought if Zheng Congyuan trusted without doubt, then adding Zong Yunqian into the mix naturally increased their chances of success.

Ju Nanyi stood up, no matter what, it was inevitable now to go all in. Moreover, with Zheng Nianru present, it wasn’t entirely hopeless.

"My lord—" Just then, the subordinate officer also stood up suddenly, looking alarmed. Before he could speak, the urgent sound of hooves was already approaching from afar.