Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Jiang Lige, who was between the two places, kicked the bamboo to make a noise.

After Zhang Yinfeng fled in panic upon hearing the noise, he hurried forward and gave Zheng Baoyao a brief reminder.

"Miss Zheng, I'm Zhaohua. I've already passed through the Moon Cave Gate to visit the young ladies. Please go in and freshen up quickly. I'll take care of this here first."

"you……"

Zheng Baoyao was stunned, and then she heard the noise outside. After weighing the two options, she said "thank you" and went into the small bamboo house next door with the maid.

As expected, as soon as Zheng Baoyao entered the bamboo house, a group of young ladies led by Wang Ya entered the bamboo forest.

Seeing Jiang Lige, everyone seemed a little surprised, but they still saluted politely.

Jiang Lige nodded slightly as a return of greeting, smiled faintly, and didn't want to play dumb.

"Are you all here to visit Miss Zheng? It's my fault. I was clumsy and soiled Miss Zheng's clothes. She's changing inside right now."

No one wanted to find fault with Jiang Lige, so they just brought up other topics and chatted about them in a nonsensical way.

While they were chatting and laughing, Zheng Baoyao had already packed up and left the bamboo house. Seeing that Zheng Baoyao was fine, everyone expressed their concern for her and suggested that they go to the front to attend the banquet together.

Zheng Baoyao readily agreed, but deliberately lagged behind everyone else and walked at the end of the team with Jiang Lige.

"Princess Zhaohua heard everything before?"

"Ah."

Jiang Lige admitted it directly, "Miss Zheng's actions today were indeed quite risky. If anyone saw it, she would have no choice but to marry this guy."

Zheng Baoyao was also very angry when she heard this. "I really didn't expect that he could... be so shameless in broad daylight!"

"Is it true that Zhang Yinfeng was raising a male prostitute?"

Zheng Baoyao nodded repeatedly with certainty. "My cousin finally found out about this. I also sent someone to that villa to verify it. It's true!"

"Oh." Jiang Lige spread his hands. "In that case, how can you expect a man who keeps a pedophile for fun to have any moral bottom line?"

Zheng Baoyao was speechless and changed the subject.

"Princess Zhaohua, why are you helping me?"

"Because you're brave enough to face up to a false start."

If she had been one ten-thousandth as brave as Zheng Baoyao in her previous life, she would not have compromised at every step until she had no way to retreat.

Jiang Lige thought with some melancholy.

Zheng Baoyao didn't know the deeper meaning of Jiang Lige's words, she just thought her words were interesting and grinned.

"Ayao likes Princess Zhaohua very much."

The two girls, one yellow and one pink, were chatting happily, but they didn't notice that Wang Ya's eyes were always following them in the crowd. That gaze was like a poisonous snake circling upwards, waiting for an opportunity to strike coldly.

The food at the Spring Banquet was not main dishes, but some exquisite fruit snacks. Jiang Lige and Zheng Baoyao got along well, and they sat next to each other. While they were chatting, Wang Ya brought over some drinks.

"Princess Zhaohua, I accidentally offended you last time, and I haven't had time to apologize yet. Today, I am here to borrow the Marquis's fine wine to apologize. I hope Princess Zhaohua will forgive me and not bear grudges."

Even the word "you" was used. Wang Ya suddenly lowered her posture so much that Jiang Lige was a little uncomfortable with it.

Besides being uncomfortable with it, she also smelled a hint of conspiracy.

Feng Quan understood and took Wang Ya's drink and put it on the table. Jiang Lige smiled, stood up, and took Wang Ya's hand with a smile.

"Miss Wang, what are you talking about? It's just a few words, not worth mentioning."

Wang Ya smiled even happier than Jiang Lige, "In that case, Princess, please do not reject my sincere heart."

"That's natural."

After saying that, Jiang Lige pulled Wang Ya to his seat without any hesitation, and they each took their wine glasses and drank.

Wang Ya was a person who knew how to take advantage of others. After Jiang Lige gave up his seat, she sat down steadily and talked to Jiang Lige about some funny things with great interest.

Jiang Lige was confused when Wang Ya accidentally knocked over the soup on the table, soaking both of their clothes.

"Oh, what can we do?"

Wang Ya hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Jiang Lige's clothes and suggested apologetically.

"This sweet soup is too sticky. Princess, why don't you come with me to change clothes?"

Even though Jiang Lige suspected there was a conspiracy, he could only nod as he thought dressing like that was too rude.

"Alright."

After that, the two of them were led by the maid of the Marquis' Mansion to the guest room closest to the banquet to change clothes.

The guest rooms are connected. Jiang Lige chose "Zhuoheju" and Wang Ya chose "Baijuju".

As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Lige instinctively felt that something was wrong. The room was not small, and there was a strange smell from the fragrance. He didn't know what it was, but it didn't smell very uncomfortable.

Feng Quan was sent out by Jiang Lige to get some clean clothes early in the morning. Adhering to the principle of "better safe than sorry", Jiang Lige was just about to go out and wait when he saw the door being pushed open.

Before he could react, a figure pounced towards him.

The unprepared Jiang Lige was suddenly pushed down on the table. The man was so strong that she could hardly breathe.

Jiang Lige was so frightened that his mind went almost blank. He could only clench his fists and tell himself not to panic. Only by calming down could he find a way out.

The man who rushed towards him was like a walking corpse and bit Jiang Lige on the shoulder. Jiang Lige took advantage of the opportunity and kicked the man away.

The man fell backwards, and only then did Jiang Lige see his appearance clearly.

It was Xiao Xingrong!

Xiao Xingrong's face was flushed red, but he was still agile and did not look like he was drunk. Instead, he looked a bit like he had been drugged.

While Xiao Xingrong was still in shock, Jiang Lige acted decisively and immediately took out the "Bai Du Xiao" pill he was carrying and stuffed it directly into Xiao Xingrong's mouth.

Then, feeling unsatisfied, he slapped him in the face, scaring Xiao Xingrong so much that he swallowed the medicine in a half-asleep state and immediately regained consciousness.

Seeing Jiang Lige's pretty face flushed with anger, and the slap marks on his own face still burning with pain, Xiao Xingrong covered his face and asked in confusion:

"Why am I here?"

Jiang Lige laughed out of anger and said through gritted teeth.

"You better figure out why you're here!"

Combined with the messy clothes and the inexplicable touch just now, Xiao Xingrong apparently came to his senses slowly and realized that he had been plotted against.

Xiao Xingrong's face immediately darkened to the point of ink dripping out. "There must be something wrong with the wine! If I can find out who tampered with it, I'll make him regret his plan today."

Jiang Lige crossed his arms and raised his chin towards Xiao Xingrong.

"Look, the culprit is next door."

"Next door?" Xiao Xingrong was stunned. "How did you know?"

"If someone shows kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. How gullible would I have to be to fall for the wine Wang Ya offered me?"

Jiang Lige spread his hands and smiled like a cunning little fox.

"So, this princess exchanged a glass of wine with her."

Xiao Xingrong rubbed his hands, eager to try.

"I'll call everyone to see her ugly appearance."