Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

"There are so many noble ladies in the main hall. If you go and make trouble now, you'll be killing me!"

"Now that the eldest brother's wife knows about this, she should sign the transfer document quickly, otherwise it will cause trouble to her mother-in-law later, which would be embarrassing!"

"I have never done this and I have a clear conscience. Why should I sign it?"

"Hey, you've been caught in bed, so many eyes have seen it, and you still have the nerve to say you have a clear conscience?"

Before Jiang Lige entered the main hall, he heard a heated argument on the forest path.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Princess Ronghui and her mother-in-law, He.

Princess Ronghui is the only daughter of Empress Dowager Jiang. She is one generation older than Jiang Lige, but she looks more like her elder sister.

In Jiang Lige's eyes, Rong Hui, like Queen Mother Jiang, is a relative whom she wants to protect and guard.

It is said that Rong Hui and her husband He Qin were deeply in love, but He Qin died on the battlefield a few years ago.

After the prince consort died in battle, her husband's parents-in-law used her merits to ask for permission to ask Ronghui to bring her children with her to stay with them, so as not to separate the He family members again.

For the sake of her late husband, Rong Hui ignored Empress Dowager Jiang's objection and took her children to Jingzhou to serve her parents-in-law in her place.

Jingzhou is not very close to the capital. In his previous life, the last time Jiang Lige saw Princess Rong Hui was before Empress Dowager Jiang’s birthday.

After Rong Hui came to Beijing, she was depressed all day long. However, by then, Jiang Lige's scandal had become known to everyone, and Empress Dowager Jiang was also criticized for it. There was nothing going well in the entire Funing Palace, so she cared less about Rong Hui.

Afterwards, no one knew what happened, but Rong Hui did not even attend Empress Dowager Jiang's birthday banquet and hurried back to Jingzhou.

Not long after, Jiang Lige heard the news of Rong Hui's death.

The messenger said that Rong Hui's only daughter was killed by He, and she became insane because of it, and eventually died by hitting her head on the imperial chastity arch!

"lady!"

A scream woke Jiang Lige from his brief contemplation. Looking closely, he found that it was He who pushed Rong Hui. Rong Hui lost her balance and fell on the flower bed, fainting.

Rong Hui respected her out of filial piety, but Jiang Lige didn't care so much. He frowned and strode forward.

"How dare you! Who dares to act so presumptuously in Funing Palace?"

He was startled by the figure that suddenly appeared. When she saw that it was a little girl, she couldn't help feeling a little contempt in her heart.

"I am the mother-in-law of Princess Ronghui, He from Jingzhou."

"What do you think of me? Come, tie him up!"

"Yes, princess!"

When it comes to fighting, Songyue is really not afraid.

He rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward, grabbed He's hands and tied them behind his back, then kicked He's leg with a bang. With a cry of "Ouch", He fell to the ground.

The smooth series of movements made Rong Hui's personal maid Zizhu open her mouth wide. After a while, she found her voice and hurriedly explained to Jiang Lige:

"Princess Zhaohua, this is indeed your wife's mother-in-law. Please show some mercy."

"Show mercy?"

Jiang Lige glared at He. "I just saw her push my cousin and make her fall. If my cousin is fine, it's fine. But if anything happens to her, this evil mother-in-law deserves to die a thousand times!"

Obviously, He didn't feel that he was at a disadvantage, and he spat.

"Who in the surrounding area wouldn't praise me, He Shi, as a virtuous woman? If my good daughter-in-law hadn't cheated on me, I wouldn't have traveled all the way to the capital to demand an explanation!"

The He family was born in poverty, but later, because the eldest son He Qin entered the officialdom and married a princess, they were considered a "high-class family" that everyone envied in their hometown of Jingzhou.

Being used to being flattered by those people, He Shi has become a little ignorant of his own limitations.

He really thought that he was a very powerful person.

"Snapped--"

As soon as He finished speaking, Jiang Lige slapped her in the face, causing her face to twist to the side. She then widened her eyes in disbelief.

"You, you hit me?"

"This princess is beating up vicious women like you who are full of foul language!"

After Jiang Lige finished speaking, she waved her hand and pointed to the back room of Funing Palace.

"Lock this woman up in the back for me. If she escapes, I'll hold you responsible!"

Song Yue nodded hurriedly, "Don't worry, Princess!"

Zizhu could neither stop He from talking nonsense nor stop Jiang Lige from punching and kicking. She was so anxious that her eyes turned red. Just as she was thinking about what to do, she saw Jiang Lige's eyes fall on her.

"You two, first help my cousin into the room and take good care of her. Then go ahead and tell her that Madam He is ill from the unfamiliar climate. My cousin will stay by my side out of filial piety and will not go today."

After Jiang Lige made all the arrangements, he waved his hand and the palace servants retreated swiftly. For a moment, only Jiang Lige and Zizhu were left on the quiet path.

Zizhu couldn't help but shudder, "This servant greets Princess Zhaohua."

"Sister Zizhu, you've been following our cousin since you were young, and you're incredibly loyal. He dared to take action in the palace today, and I don't know how much she's infuriated our cousin. How could the people in the capital not know about this?"

The implication is that Zizhu knew about it but did not report it.

"Madam...Madam won't let me."

Zizhu knew she couldn't hide it anymore. She sighed and said, "Princess Zhaohua, you don't know. The late Empress Dowager was a powerful figure. She was always on guard against the Nanchu faction and targeted them everywhere. Although Madam is a princess, she has suffered a lot since she was a child. Even now that the Empress Dowager is in power, Madam still lives a cautious life, fearing that if she makes a mistake, she will return to her previous situation."

It was just his personality, so Zizhu couldn't be blamed, Jiang Lige sighed and asked again.

"Things have developed to this point today, and there is no room for reversal. Sister Zizhu, please tell us the whole story so that we can help my cousin escape from this suffering."

Zizhu pondered for a moment before sighing and compromising.

"I don't really know much about this matter. That day, the Madam drank too much at a banquet, and when she woke up, she was lying in the Second Master's room. She was caught red-handed by the Old Madam and several ladies from the same clan."

Rong Hui is usually polite, and Jiang Lige doesn't believe that she can do such a thing as hooking up with her uncle, so he sneered.

"This is too much of a coincidence!"

Zizhu thought the same thing. "The maid on duty that day was also beaten to death by the old lady in a rage. The truth of the matter is no longer known."

"Who said there isn't one?" Jiang Lige rubbed the tip of his nose and smiled maliciously, "Isn't there still that Second Master?"

"..."

Zizhu shed a tear of sympathy for He Er and told the truth.

"Apart from the son-in-law, the He family only has one son, the second master. The eldest son has earned the entire family's glory, but the second son of the He family has behaved absurdly. It can be said that it is all because of the old lady's indulgence."

"Ridiculous? That's easy."

Jiang Lige's eyes rolled around and he smiled like a little fox.

"Is there anyone who can be more ridiculous than me?"

After saying this, he waved his hand and walked away gracefully, without forgetting to give instructions.

"Take good care of my cousin. Before I come back, pin down that old witch for me. Don't let her go out and cause trouble. If the Queen Mother holds me responsible, I will bear the full responsibility."

Zizhu twitched her lips helplessly.

"...Princess Zhaohua's understanding is quite clear."