Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Guards and palace maids ran frantically in the sea of fire, trying to put out the merciless flames.

Outside the palace, a group of men in black were hiding outside the palace wall, waiting for an opportunity, as if waiting for something.

Ning Yunxiao raised his hand to signal the team to stop, and immediately gave orders in a low voice.

"A-Li and I will enter the palace to rescue them. Gu Fan will lead his men to flank us and make sure to find the arsonist. There's someone causing trouble in Funing Palace, and there's probably someone in Shoukang Palace as well. Xuanying, please hurry to Shoukang Palace to warn His Majesty not to focus solely on the fire and allow those with ulterior motives to escape."

The two men received the order and led the team to disperse quietly.

Ning Yunxiao naturally grabbed Jiang Lige's hand, and quickly sneaked into the chaos of Funing Palace as fast as the wind.

Inside the Funing Palace, the fire was raging and the heat was rolling. The palace servants wet their quilts and tried their best to put out the fire, but the fire did not seem to subside.

Ning Yunxiao frowned and immediately ordered, "Put it out with water directly, it will be faster."

The palace servant hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, it's not that we don't need water, it's just that we don't have enough! A late spring cold snap has frozen all the water sources outside, and we simply can't find any water to put out the fire!"

Ning Yunxiao frowned, looked around and quickly gave an order.

"Ari, organize the palace servants to continue to slow the fire. I will lead people to the West Six Palaces to find a water source and bring it back as soon as possible."

Jiang Lige shook his head. "Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire. It takes quite a while to go back and forth from here to the West Six Palaces. It's too late."

"What should we do? This fire must be put out!"

Ning Yunxiao was also a little anxious, but saw Jiang Lige smiled gently and said.

"Your Highness, please organize the palace servants to continue to delay the fire. Shui, I have a way."

After saying that, Jiang Lige waved his hand and called a few strong guards, "Come with me to fetch some water."

She had a strange face and spoke vaguely. The guards looked at each other but no one moved. Instead, they all looked at Ning Yunxiao.

Ning Yunxiao, however, completely trusted her and didn't ask any unnecessary questions. "See the Young Master of the Chi Clan as you would see me. If she has any instructions, just follow them."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, the guards bowed and followed Jiang Lige's steps.

Jiang Lige and his men passed through the Funing Palace in twists and turns and came to an inconspicuous house not far away. The door of the house was locked tightly and it was impossible to see what was inside.

Jiang Lige took out a dagger from his body, then squatted under a big tree and started digging a hole.

Some people in the guard team were worried about the fire in Funing Palace, and they couldn't help but speak anxiously when they saw Jiang Lige looking so leisurely and happy.

"It's already this late, and you still have the mind to have fun?"

Jiang Lige didn't even look at the other person, nor did he respond. He continued with his work. After a while, he took out a key from the soil.

Get up, unlock the door, and push it open.

Then, the guards saw a room full of neatly arranged water tanks.

Funing Palace is saved!

The guard who had just accused Jiang Lige blushed and hesitated for a moment before stammering an apology.

"Young Master, I'm sorry, I was just a subordinate..."

Before the guard could finish his words, Jiang Lige raised her hand to stop him. She smiled nonchalantly and spoke in a gentle tone.

"You are also loyal to Funing Palace. I don't blame you. The most urgent task is to deliver the water to the front."

The guard clasped his fists and said with full energy, "Don't worry, young master. We are duty-bound to do our duty!"

After the guard said this, without Jiang Lige's order, he immediately called together other guards to send the water in the house to Funing Palace to put out the fire.

Looking at the jars being sent to Funing Palace like a long dragon, Jiang Lige, standing under the tree, suddenly felt a little jealous.

She will never forget that Empress Dowager Jiang in her previous life died in a fire.

Therefore, since her rebirth, she has secretly stored a lot of water here in order to prevent today.

I never thought that it would actually come in handy. I hope...

Her painstaking planning could change the tragedy of her previous life.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige bit her lip and helped the guards carry a jar of water towards Funing Palace.

With the water source, extinguishing the fire became much smoother. Ning Yunxiao directed the palace people to extinguish the fire in an orderly manner.

Jiang Lige was busy at the water tank, ensuring a constant supply of water to Funing Palace.

With tacit cooperation, the fire was quickly brought under control. Seeing the flames began to weaken, Ning Yunxiao discussed with Jiang Lige. Ning Yunxiao led the guards into the palace to search and rescue, while Jiang Lige stayed outside to take over Ning Yunxiao's task of commanding the fire-fighting.

After Ning Yunxiao entered, he quickly found Empress Dowager Jiang and her group trapped in Funing Palace. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished quickly, and they had been staying inside without any casualties. They just inhaled a lot of smoke and felt a little uncomfortable.

Ning Yunxiao personally escorted Empress Dowager Jiang and other palace maids out of Funing Palace safely, and invited Shi Daizhi to come and see them one by one.

At this time, Jiang Lige had already commanded a large force to put out the remaining fire. The two of them looked at each other from a distance in front of the ruined palace and smiled at each other tacitly.

Look, they succeeded.

At the same time, the team led by Gu Fan also successfully captured the arsonist.

Not to mention, the instigator is an acquaintance—

Ye Jiayun.

Looking at Jiang Lige, whose face was blackened by smoke but who was standing in front of her unharmed, Ye Jiayun opened her mouth in surprise, then shook her head and murmured something in a self-deprecating manner.

"I lost."

Ning Yunxiao frowned, seemingly puzzled as to why he saw Ye Jiayun here. "Why are you here? What did Prince Xiaoping promise you that he would ask you to gamble with the entire Ye family!"

Ye Jiayun was held by Gu Fan with one hand. She sneered and pushed her scattered hair back behind her ears to avoid being so embarrassed.

"Prince Xiaoping never promised me anything, and this has nothing to do with the Ye family. It's just that Prince Xiaoping and I each got what we wanted. Prince Xiaoping wanted to dismantle Your Highness's power, so naturally, he had no room in his eyes for a young ruler of the Chi tribe like her. And I, after three years of serving Your Highness without any regard for my dignity, was finally on the verge of success. But as soon as Jiang Lige returned, I was nothing! It was her who stole everything from me! Only by killing her will Your Highness look back at me!"

Jiang Lige didn't respond, but glanced at Ning Yunxiao sideways.

"You're absolutely crazy." The usually fearless man retorted like a child who had done something wrong. "The Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace can only be Jiang Lige. Without her, the position of Crown Princess is doomed to remain vacant. How can she possibly survive this?"

"Nonsense!" Ye Jiayun suddenly became excited, as if someone had stepped on her tail. Gu Fan was not paying attention and almost lost control of her. "The emperor saw that your position in the Eastern Palace has been vacant for a long time, and he clearly wanted to arrange a marriage for you. My grandfather was the Grand Tutor of His Highness, and the Ye family is well-known. No one is more suitable for you than me! The imperial decree for marriage has been written, and all that's left is to be issued!"