Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Ning Yunxiao did not stop while he was ahead, but scolded him coldly.

"Princess, since you know this plan is not well-planned, you shouldn't act rashly. If you don't have the confidence to hit the target, alerting the enemy would be the most foolish approach."

It was the first time that Jiang Lige was scolded like this, and he was so angry that he was bursting into anger.

"Can you just ignore it if you can't think of a proper solution? Let your cousin go back to the He family and become a wolf's den?"

"Everyone has their own destiny. A princess shouldn't make decisions about other people's lives."

The implication was that Jiang Lige was accusing him of meddling in other people's business.

Jiang Lige was really angry this time and his face turned red. He replied angrily.

"Everyone says that the prince is cold-hearted. I wanted to disbelieve it, but now it seems there is no truth to it! Perhaps in the eyes of the prince, I am stupid, but in my opinion, fighting for my family is worth it! I don't think the prince will understand!"

Ning Yunxiao swept the letter to the ground. Feeling the sudden drop in temperature around him, Jiang Lige finally realized what he had just said.

Ning Yunxiao has been without his mother's care since childhood, and his father was deceived by his stepmother. The word "family" is undoubtedly the heaviest pain in his heart.

"I……"

Jiang Lige's face turned pale, and she quickly reached out to pull Ning Yunxiao to explain, but she saw Ning Yunxiao sidestep her movements, lifted his robe and got off the carriage, leaving behind an unusually cold sentence:

"Princess, take good care of yourself and I won't bother you any more."

Outside, the heavy rain was still falling, and the sound was chaotic and disorganized. Jiang Lige's heart began to beat up and down, and his chest felt stuffy and suffocated.

The carriage entered the imperial city in silence.

Although Ning Yunxiao was angry, he maintained basic composure and sent Jiang Lige to Funing Palace before saying goodbye and leaving.

As soon as Jiang Lige entered the room, Empress Dowager Jiang knew that the two children were having a conflict, and each of them was looking unhappy.

He quickly waved and called Jiang Lige to question him. Jiang Lige didn't want to talk about the quarrel, so he picked up the matter of the thunder.

In order to make things easier in the future, Jiang Lige did not hide his little tricks from Empress Dowager Jiang.

Empress Dowager Jiang was naturally happy to know that Rong Huineng could stay, but considering that Jiang Lige was injured, she did not ask too many questions and only left Song Yue to question him.

"Did Zhaohua suffer any injustice today?"

Song Yue was already angry about Jiang Lige, so she couldn't help herself when Queen Mother Jiang asked her. She started to complain word for word. When had her princess ever been scolded so harshly in her life?

Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. As an elder, there is no one who doesn't worry.

Rong Hui's overly gentle personality makes it easy for people to take advantage of her, but Jiang Lige has his own ideas and won't suffer any losses easily, which makes her feel more at ease.

But this child is too stubborn and lacks the gentleness of a girl. In the long run, her husband might dislike her.

……

Jiang Lige had no idea how Song Yue had complained in Funing Palace. He was half leaning on the Luohan bed, his feet, which had just been applied with medicine, swinging in a disorderly manner. When he was drowsy, he heard a notification from outside saying that Princess Ronghui had arrived.

Rong Hui probably came over after hearing the news. She ran in a hurry with a flushed face. When she saw Jiang Lige was about to stand up to greet her, she quickly held her down.

"You're injured, why are you so obsessed with this?"

"Then Li Ge, I won't be polite. Did you come here to ask about the He family?"

Even though Jiang Lige didn't look wrong, Rong Hui had watched Jiang Lige grow up, so how could she not know Jiang Lige's personality?

If he wasn't really unhappy, he would have jumped up and down in glee.

"My cousin should thank you for what happened to the He family."

Rong Hui sat down calmly and glared at Jiang Lige angrily, "But about Yun Xiao's matter, your cousin is going to scold you."

Jiang Lige curled his lips and leaned back in his original position.

"My cousin is so unreasonable. It's clearly Ning Yunxiao who is scolding me."

"Did Yun Xiao scold you?"

Rong Hui tapped Jiang Lige's forehead in frustration, "I'm clearly concerned about you, but you're so impatient and can't stand being wronged that you actually said something so unpleasant."

Jiang Lige stammered, "How could he care about others so much..."

"Girl, you're always judging by appearances. Think about it, if they didn't care about you, would they specifically send someone to clean up after you?"

Rong Hui couldn't help but sigh, and her words were full of emotion.

"Yun Xiao's mother died young, and his father didn't understand the intricacies of the imperial court, so he neglected him. He grew up alone. Everyone says he's cold-hearted, but how has the world ever been kind to him? Talking about family to him is like a scar on his heart!"

"..."

Jiang Lige knew he was in the wrong and didn't dare to refute.

"Besides, others can say this, but you can't! In the future, you will be his wife and the one who will give him a home. How sad will Yun Xiao be if you say this?"

After hearing what Rong Hui said, Jiang Lige felt more and more uncomfortable. No matter in her past life or this life, she owed Ning Yunxiao a lot.

In her previous life, she regretted her engagement and refused to marry, causing Ning Yunxiao to be ridiculed and humiliated.

In this life, she also deliberately approached with impure motives...

"Well, after all, this is a matter between you kids. You can figure out the rest yourself. I'll be leaving now."

Seeing Jiang Lige's expression, Rong Hui knew that her goal had been achieved. Without saying anything more, she waved her hand, left these words, and left.

Rong Hui left in a graceful manner, leaving Jiang Lige alone to sigh and lament.

Jiang Lige did not sleep all night and got up early the next day. She wanted to beg Empress Dowager Jiang to let her leave the palace so that she could surrender to Ning Yunxiao.

When people entered the Funing Palace, they heard Empress Dowager Jiang raging in anger.

"It's such a sinister intention!"

As a result, as Jiang Lige limped into the main hall, he saw Empress Dowager Jiang smashing the invitation cards to the ground. The servant Kong Ma also had a very ugly expression on her face. The woman dressed as a female official was kneeling on the ground with a slight nod, her posture was quite proper.

Empress Dowager Jiang frowned as she looked at Jiang Lige's limping posture.

"Why did you come all this way here when your leg isn't healed yet? Do you still want this leg?"

Jiang Lige was unmoved. He picked up the invitation on the ground and sat down next to Empress Dowager Jiang with a smile.

"If Li Ge doesn't come, who will cheer up my great-aunt?"

Seeing the little girl's pleasing appearance, Empress Dowager Jiang's mood finally softened a little.

"Take a look at this invitation. Is there anything wrong with it?"

The invitation was for Empress Dowager Jiang's birthday banquet in three days. It had been drafted and sent to the invited guest's residence. In addition to the invitees' information, it also included a list of the banquet program for that day.

The problem lies in the program list.

Jiang Lige, who has always been known for being "untalented and unvirtuous", actually appeared on the show, and the program he performed was "Three Variations on Plum Blossoms".

This piece of music not only pays attention to technique but also to artistic conception. For Jiang Lige, who can only barely recognize basic musical rhythm, there is basically no way to save the situation.