Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 522 - 501 First Update

Zheng Tianxin, seeing that no one spoke, was pleased with the current situation and walked step by step towards the wooden platform. There was silence below, but the crowd had lost the intense focus they had shown earlier.

Prime Minister Lin, although trembling slightly, raised his head. For a moment, he thought that having the Eldest Princess as a choice wasn’t a bad outcome, certainly better than having the Fourth Prince ascend to that position. frёeωebɳovel.com

Wasn’t it just that... something?

At most, they would need to find more commoners, and as long as the Crown Prince continued to assist in state affairs, Nanzheng State wouldn’t end up in too dire a situation.

"Mage, come on—" Before Master Huo Yi could speak, Zheng Tianxin had already positioned herself in front of the Glazed Mirror.

Master Huo Yi nodded and, just like before, started to light incense. The people from the Wen Family were clearly becoming nervous. Now that only three members of the Nanzheng Imperial Clan remained, and since two had been excluded, the only one left was the Eldest Princess.

Moreover, even Master Huo Yi had said that the Eldest Princess could be a possibility.

Everyone fell silent, regardless of what they thought, the result would soon be revealed to everyone.

But, when the smoke started to curl up and everyone began to anticipate the outcome, the white walls of Chenyuan Hall remained unchanged, and those present didn’t know how to describe their feelings at the moment.

"Preposterous—" Empress Dowager Yan Ping’s face had turned ashen. She flung her sleeves and turned to leave immediately, while Empress Xiao looked bewilderedly at the wooden platform, then quickly followed Empress Dowager Yan Ping.

"Master Huo Yi, this is indeed peculiar. Since it’s none of them, could it be that the Heavenly God didn’t choose anyone?" Zheng Tianxin was not disappointed but instead asked teasingly, her gaze fixed on Master Huo Yi. The man in front of her piqued her interest, especially his mild yet more distant smile, which seemed to entice a woman’s heart.

Master Ling Yi was already of considerable age, and being Master Ling Yi’s master, Master Huo Yi was even older. However, time seemed to have deliberately forgotten the man before her. On his person, there were no traces of time to be found, blending in with Zheng Congyuan and Zheng Haoyuan on the stage, beautiful like a painting.

So, when Zheng Congyuan first decided to lay this piece on the chessboard, Qi Ling and Qi Zhu had some hesitations. It wasn’t certain that the Eldest Princess would step forward, but Zheng Congyuan alone believed that Zheng Tianxin wouldn’t care about the throne, wouldn’t care who ascended to the position, but she would definitely not miss the opportunity to be close to Master Huo Yi.

"According to the prophecy, it seems so," Master Huo Yi stated truthfully.

At that moment, the entire place erupted into chaos. With twists and turns that ultimately proved futile, they were back to square one.

Old Master Wen Kang had made up his mind the moment Zheng Tianxin stepped onto the stage; at this time, no one was going to have it easy. The only option left was a real and earnest confrontation.

Old Master Wen Kang instantly glanced at Wen Han. The next moment, Wen Han stood up and waved his arm, and the soldiers of the Wen Family immediately surrounded the entire Chenyuan Hall.

"Wen Kang, it’s naturally the Crown Prince who will inherit the throne now. Lay down your weapons quickly. The Crown Prince will let bygones be bygones," shouted Prime Minister Lin. At this point, who was afraid of whom? They were the rebels and traitors, after all, Zheng Congyuan was the Crown Prince.

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

Zheng Tianxin was taken aback when she saw that Zheng Congyuan still had no intention of taking action. She sensed that something was amiss.

"What? Do you really want to keep vigil for that old man?" Zheng Tianxin’s voice wasn’t loud but carried a note of contempt. She had been asleep since she entered the Chenyuan Hall, and if it hadn’t been for her mother keeping watch, she would have left already. Now, as the chaos intensified, she had no interest in watching this drama unfold. She had been detained for two days now and her patience had worn thin.

Zheng Congyuan didn’t respond to Zheng Tianxin’s question and simply shook his head calmly.

"You are a scion of the Zheng Royal Family, so naturally you cannot leave at this moment."

"You couldn’t possibly be unprepared, could you?" Zheng Tianxin was slightly startled and looked at Zheng Congyuan with some disbelief. Although she didn’t know what exactly Zheng Congyuan was planning, it certainly couldn’t be as simple as it seemed. But why would Zheng Congyuan do such a thing?

"What are you waiting for?" Zheng Tianxin asked, puzzled. Zheng Congyuan had already taken a step forward, respectfully seeing Master Huo Yi off.

The moment Master Huo Yi stepped off the wooden platform, the previously chaotic officials immediately fell silent again, their faces unable to hide their panic and anxiety. They then awkwardly paid their respects and respectfully saw Master Huo Yi off.

"Crown Prince, Fourth Prince, Eldest Princess, since there are no more matters concerning myself here, there is no need for me to stay." Master Huo Yi spoke up.

Old Master Wen Kang immediately hurried forward, standing respectfully at Master Huo Yi’s side. Even so, no one dared to detain Master Huo Yi or anyone from the Qiandao Temple.

Master Huo Yi nodded, leading a group of his followers towards the palace gate. The guards, who had initially drawn their weapons, promptly concealed them and made way, allowing passage.

"Mage—" Master Yu Sheng was outside the palace gate, obviously having waited there for some time. Seeing his own teacher, he immediately passed over the letter he was holding.

"News from the Northern Border?" Master Huo Yi received the letter and, without opening it, was the first to ask.

"Yes." Master Yu Sheng didn’t realize his voice was trembling, his gaze fixed on the letter in his own teacher’s hand.

"You open it." Master Huo Yi passed the letter back, and Master Yu Sheng, without declining, immediately took the letter. With just one look, his hands began to tremble, and he incredulously looked towards his teacher.

This, this was his teacher’s stratagem?

To fulfill a promise from the past, he would let so many innocent lives from Qiandao Temple be sent to their deaths?!

Seeing the expression on Master Yu Sheng’s face, Master Huo Yi knew what the outcome was. His usually calm demeanor finally showed a trace of emotion as he stood quietly in place.

"Ling Yi..."

"My brother disciple is dead—" Master Yu Sheng spoke up, not without resentment towards his own teacher. Why, why must it be this way? If the prophecy was not true after all, wouldn’t they have sent so many of their fellow disciples to an unwarranted death?

"Yu Sheng, your teacher understands what you’re thinking. However, given the current situation with the chosen one, your teacher’s guess isn’t wrong. The method of the Crown Prince is a valid one, yet there are always risks until the final moment," Master Huo Yi finally sighed after a long while and slowly began to speak.

Master Yu Sheng did not respond, still immersed in the grief of so many disciple brothers having died. Those vibrant lives had been needlessly sacrificed, just for, just for...

"Master, have you ever considered that if the people of Nanzheng State don’t believe this explanation? If neither the Crown Prince nor the Fourth Prince is the chosen one, and even the Imperial Bloodline of the Eldest Princess isn’t, why should they believe that a son of a Prince would be the chosen one?" Master Yu Sheng couldn’t help but speak up.

Master Huo Yi looked at Master Yu Sheng and did not reprimand him for speaking his mind at this moment.

"They may not believe, but this is the most secure way to preserve the Nanzheng Imperial Clan." So, Zheng Congyuan’s delay in taking action was to clear the path of rivals for the future.

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