Ju Nanyi had first witnessed Zheng Congyuan's tendency to play the fool to catch the wise. When he was the Crown Prince, he could have stood out more, yet he chose to methodically work his way up from the bottom.
The depth of the man's thoughts was what Zheng Congyuan feared the most.
So, what was Zheng Congyuan after?
What if he failed? Zheng Congyuan had a clear idea of what Ju Nanyi was after, but what if he failed, what would become of Nian Ru?
"Your Majesty, the soup is getting cold," Eunuch Du cautiously reminded him, carefully pushing the document in front of Zheng Congyuan, who had been frozen with the soup spoon in hand for quite some time.
Zheng Congyuan was pulled back to the real world by Eunuch Du, suddenly and unexpectedly looking at him.
How many days had it been?
The next moment, Zheng Congyuan appeared thoughtful, put down the soup spoon, and went to pull Eunuch Du.
Eunuch Du was startled and was about to kneel when Zheng Congyuan gestured him not to.
