Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

He raised her head, her expression of anger acting just right.

"She has been unfaithful to my son. Today he is my second son, but tomorrow he might be some widower outside. I don't trust her to manage the affairs of the first house anymore!

The first wife's money was earned with the life of my eldest son. I can't let her use it to support those shady men outside. Otherwise, how will I have the face to see my son after I die?

Logically, Rong Hui is such an unfaithful and unclean person that our He family should have just issued a letter of divorce and kicked her out. But after such a scandal, my son's soul cannot rest in peace. If you are willing to pay for a golden statue of my son to help him rest in peace, this matter will be put to rest."

In one sentence, He's wishful thinking was revealed. No matter how nice her words were, in the end it was just "money".

Seeing that there was no movement at the door, Jiang Lige had to give him a strong dose of medicine.

"All the money from the eldest house belongs to you, but what about Sister Jing? She is the only daughter of the eldest house of the He family."

"Tsk, it's not even certain whether it's my son's child!"

As soon as He finished speaking, Rong Hui, who had been hesitating outside the door for a long time, rushed in. Her eyes were red as if she was crying blood, and she no longer looked virtuous as usual.

"You scold me, you insult me, I can let it go for He Lang, but you can't bully Jing Jie'er! When He Lang was alive, he loved Jing Jie'er the most. How sad He Lang must be if you say this to her!"

He Shi didn't expect that her usually obedient daughter-in-law would jump out to refute her. She blushed and refuted loudly:

"Since you know my son is sad, you should be more careful!"

Rong Hui was already sobbing, "You just want money, right? Fine, I'll give it to you! From now on, I'll take Sister Jing to live in the capital and never bother you again!"

"Fifty thousand taels, not a single copper less."

He's evil plan succeeded, but she still acted like a victim, "You didn't want to go back with me, so you can't blame me!"

Rong Hui really didn't expect that He would ask for such a high price. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Jiang Lige next to her chuckle and took two steps forward to block her.

Jiang Lige clapped his hands as he spoke, and then guards brought in a man covered in blood.

On the other side, a palace maid was holding a thick stack of banknotes in her hands.

"Fifty thousand taels, yes."

Jiang Lige agreed easily and pointed at the bloody man on the ground.

"Choose between the silver and your son's life."

After Jiang Lige said this, He finally reacted. She didn't care about being disgusted and walked forward to push aside the bloody man's hair. What she saw was the familiar face of He Er.

He had only this one son left, and when she saw him injured, she was so angry that her teeth were about to break, and she cursed loudly.

"What crime did my son commit that you are abusing lynching him and taking his life so lightly?"

"He's incredibly lecherous and frivolous towards me. After all, I'm a princess married to a foreign country. Tell me, is this enough to kill him?"

Jiang Lige shrugged and answered calmly with one sentence, which made He Shi so angry that she almost fell over and pointed at her nose and cursed.

"For such a small amount of silver, you framed my son like this. Do you still want your reputation?"

Jiang Lige: "No."

"..."

This time it was He's turn to be speechless. She remained silent for a long while, her face turning red and white, before she finally found her voice.

"You think you can threaten me like this? Flies won't bite eggs without cracks. You must have seduced my son. As long as I can walk out of this alive today, you, Ronghui, will not have a good life!"

"You are even more shameless than I thought."

Jiang Lige chuckled and pointed at He Er on the ground with his toes.

"What a pity! Your son is such a coward. But after a few beatings, he confessed everything about your conspiracy to frame Princess Rong Hui."

After Jiang Lige finished speaking, a guard presented He Er with a signed confession. Rong Hui, who had been deceived for a long time, saw the confession and cried so hard that she almost fainted.

Empress Dowager Jiang waved her hand with a look of disappointment. As a junior, Jiang Lige was not in a position to interfere in the subsequent matters, so she took the initiative to help Rong Hui back to her room.

After returning to the room, Rong Hui leaned against the bed and collapsed completely.

Jiang Lige knew that some things were useless for others to say, and Rong Hui had to think it through herself.

Therefore, after instructing the servants to take good care of the matter, Jiang Lige found a nearby room to rest in. The closer he was, the more at ease he would feel.

After solving Rong Hui's problem, she should think carefully about how to restore her image in Ning Yunxiao's heart which was almost collapsed.

Jiang Lige didn't worry too long about how to save the relationship. Perhaps he was too tired today, and he fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn the next day.

As for the idea of redeeming the relationship, I naturally had no idea.

Looking at the empty room and sighing, Jiang Lige was about to call someone in to serve when he heard a commotion outside.

"Keep your voice down and don't disturb the children's rest."

Jiang Lige pushed the door open and let out a light sigh, and the palace people became quiet.

"Whatever it is, just tell me."

After Jiang Lige asked this question, the palace people didn't dare to say anything anymore. They pushed and shoved each other, and finally Song Yue stepped forward.

"Princess, let me help you change your clothes first? Let's go in and talk. Please don't be angry later."

Jiang Lige also knew that outside was not a good place to talk, so he nodded and said, "Change your clothes first."

After that, the master and servant went into the room together. Song Yue was quick-witted and agile, and he explained the matter clearly in a few words.

Yesterday, after signing and sealing the agreement in black and white, He finally admitted his mistake.

Empress Dowager Jiang's request was simple: Rong Hui would bring Jing Jie'er back to Beijing, and the He family would not be allowed to look for Rong Hui and her daughter in the future, and Jing Jie'er would have nothing to do with the He family anymore.

As for the property, Ronghui took all of her dowry back, and the property under Prince He's name was divided equally between Ronghui and the He family.

After all, the son-in-law died for his country. The reason why Empress Dowager Jiang did not ask for a divorce on behalf of her son was because she wanted to save the son-in-law's face and leave him with this last bit of dignity.

Although He was extremely reluctant, she did not dare to refuse for the sake of He Er's life and had to agree.

What happened at the banquet also spread among the officials and noble ladies.

Combined with the news that "Princess Ronghui returned to Beijing with her daughter", everyone had a clear idea of the cause and effect after thinking about it.

Prince He's parents were cruel and treated their eldest son's widow and youngest daughter harshly. Their son was even more of a worthless person, and the family had a bad reputation.

Princess Ronghui was reluctant to see her young daughter suffer, so she made up her mind to return to the capital.

Originally, everything was developing as Jiang Lige envisioned, until...

Empress Xiao suddenly jumped out.

"Princess Rong Hui volunteered to go to Jing to care for her late husband's parents. His Majesty, in recognition of this, personally bestowed upon her a memorial archway for chastity, which now stands at the entrance of the princess's residence."

This means that if Rong Hui wants to return to Beijing, it would be tantamount to damaging the royal family's reputation.