Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

"Unfortunately, the aphrodisiac was also found with the Wang family's silver nude."

As he spoke, Jiang Lige opened his palm and showed the silver nugget to everyone.

"Everyone knows that this silver coin with tiger pattern is only owned by the Wang family."

The Wang family has always had a high opinion of themselves and has taken the tiger, known as the king of beasts, as their family totem. Even the silver coins used in the mansion have tiger patterns.

This move was quite controversial, so perhaps only the Wang family in the entire Shengling had silver coins of this shape.

Wang Ya knew that the situation was hopeless and she fell to the ground in exhaustion. Seeing her like this, everyone knew what she was doing and started talking about her without any hesitation.

"I think Wang Ya has been attracted to Master Zhang for a long time, but the Zhang and Zheng families are planning a marriage, so she came up with this 'fait accompli' trick to force Master Zhang to submit."

"If she hadn't been caught, who would have thought that the daughter raised by the Wang family would have such a character!"

"That's not it."

These ladies from wealthy families pride themselves on their good manners, but when faced with something like this, their words become more unpleasant than the other.

With the evidence before her, Wang Ya was powerless to refute it.

Although Zhang Yinfeng knew that Wang Ya's plan might have failed and she was being tricked, he did not dare to speak up to defend her. After all...

The identity of a victim is more advantageous to him.

While they were discussing, the elders of the Wang family and the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion came over. After such a shameful thing happened, it was naturally not possible for the younger generation to stay any longer.

Therefore, Dong Lianchu invited the young men and women to return to the banquet.

Jiang Lige, who was "brutally framed", and Zheng Baoyao, who was "brutally betrayed", deliberately lagged behind by half a step. Zheng Baoyao pretended to raise her hand to suppress the redness at the corner of her eyes, but her tone could not hide her excitement.

"How do you know Wang Ya's evil intentions?"

Jiang Lige curled his lips slightly, "Do you remember what happened in the bamboo forest today? Wang Ya said she came to see you, but she was secretly sizing me up the whole time. That's when I knew she had bad intentions."

"She's such a badass!" Zheng Baoyao cursed. "So is Zhang Yinfeng. He's only trying to take advantage of me. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spread the word around after hearing my message!"

Jiang Lige laughed when he heard this, "If he hadn't deliberately spread the word, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly later."

"That's true." Zheng Baoyao nodded. "Tomorrow I'll have my father draft a memorial to the emperor and cancel this engagement while the iron is hot."

"No."

Jiang Lige quickly suppressed Zheng Baoyao's thoughts, "Not only can you not cancel the engagement, but you must also firmly hold on to the position of wife. At the same time, you must generously promise Xu Wangya to become a concubine."

Zheng Baoyao was extremely puzzled, "Why?"

"Today, their affair has become public knowledge. Wang Ya has no choice but to marry Zhang Yinfeng. If you don't give up this position, the Wang family will try to cancel the engagement. The sin of disobeying the emperor's will will be borne by the Wang family."

"Is the Wang family really willing to offend His Majesty for Wang Ya's sake?"

"Although the Wang family isn't a prominent family, it is a large and prosperous clan. Currently, there are three young ladies seeking marriage, and there's also a young man from the eldest branch who passed the imperial examination last year and is currently seeking a position in the Ministry of Works."

Zheng Baoyao came to her senses, "Once I report this matter to His Majesty, Wang Ya cannot die at this critical moment. But if she really becomes a concubine, not only will the girls' marriages be difficult to discuss, but even the official position of the young master in the family will be affected."

"That's right." Jiang Lige nodded. "The Wang family rose to prominence through military power and has always sought to infiltrate the civil service. This eldest son is a crucial chess piece for them and cannot be lost because of Wang Ya."

Zheng Baoyao couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Princess Zhaohua is so insightful!"

"That is."

Such a big incident happened at the Spring Banquet, so naturally it could not be maintained. After lunch, Dong Lianchu apologized to the guests on behalf of the Marquis' Mansion and sent them away.

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Lige had no intention of wandering around, so he went straight back to the palace and went to Empress Dowager Jiang.

Jiang Lige honestly told the Empress Dowager Jiang nothing about what happened during the day, because she knew that everything would go smoothly on Emperor Sheng Ling's side only with Empress Dowager Jiang's encouragement.

Although Empress Dowager Jiang knew that something had happened at the Spring Banquet today, she had no idea of the inside story and was extremely angry.

How dare that idiot Wang Ya set her sights on Jiang Lige? What a shortsighted person! Even if it wasn't Jiang Lige, Emperor Sheng Ling would never let the Wang family harm Ning Yunxiao again!

Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Jiang patted Jiang Lige's hand soothingly.

"I know about this matter, don't worry."

After getting the promise from Queen Mother Jiang, Jiang Lige finally felt relieved. He stayed in Qingge Cottage every day, eating melon seeds, listening to gossip and following the progress.

By the way, the marriage between the Zhang and Zheng families is indeed quite exciting.

The Zhang family and the Wang family were originally in-laws. In order to save the Wang family's face, they invited the Zheng family to discuss the cancellation of the engagement.

But Zheng Baoyao insisted that she would never cancel the engagement. It was not impossible for Wang Ya to marry Zhang Yinfeng. After she entered the family, she could be brought in as a concubine.

How could the Wang family agree to this?

But no matter how much she tried to persuade him, Zheng Baoyao just wouldn't give in.

In the end, even Emperor Sheng Ling heard about this matter.

As a result, the Wang family had no choice but to ask the old general to come out and plead with the emperor in person.

The old general of the Wang family was an old minister who had accompanied the previous emperor in building the empire. Emperor Sheng Ling naturally had to give him some face and decided to cancel the engagement between the Zhang and Zheng families, but he never mentioned granting another marriage.

He used the excuse of "this matter should not be publicized", but in reality he meant "I can't afford to lose face like this."

On the other hand, the Zheng family received an oral order to cancel the engagement. In order to make amends, Emperor Sheng Ling bestowed the title of a county lady on Zheng Baoyao.

All the rewards that came with the title were paid by the Wang family.

Zheng Baoyao picked out a jade hairpin with a very watery texture and gave it to Jiang Lige. There was also a letter in the brocade box. When Jiang Lige opened the letter, he burst out laughing.

The letter read, "Princess Zhaohua is also very brave, braver than anyone I have ever met."

That’s great, everything is moving in a better direction, so as long as I’m willing to work hard, maybe I can really reverse the disaster that caused so much devastation in Nanchu, right?

In the bright spring imperial garden, the girl in green smiled as she read the letter.

It was like the sun suddenly appearing, spreading a gentle glow across the horizon.

At that time, flowers were falling, and the girl's lively laughter came along with the tinkling tassels in her hair. Ning Luyang stood under the corridor and clearly heard the sound of all things sprouting in spring.

This Princess Zhaohua also seems to be pleasing to the eye.

On the other side, Jiang Lige had just put the things into the brocade box when he heard Ning Luyang walking briskly towards him and speaking loudly.

"April is the perfect time for tea tasting, with the blossoms of peaches and plums in full bloom. I just happened to get a box of Jiangnan Spring Tea recently. Princess Zhaohua, would you be so kind as to join me in tasting it?"