Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Jiang Lige's old face turned red, and he quickly stood in front of Ning Yunxiao. He grabbed a piece of white paper to cover the waste manuscripts and made up an excuse that even he himself didn't believe.

"The prince is here? The sun is shining brightly today, and my great-aunt asked me to practice calligraphy!"

Ning Yunxiao did not refute when he heard this. His eyes passed over Jiang Lige's head and fell back to the table. He reached around and pulled out a piece of waste manuscript with one hand.

Jiang Lige's handwriting is quite good, with strong force that can be seen through the paper, which allows her to see those pretentious remarks herself.

Jiang Lige was extremely embarrassed, but Ning Yunxiao seemed completely unaware of it. He curled his lips and read out the words on the paper.

"You're always thinking about it and can't sleep at night?"

"..."

Jiang Lige's face was so red that it was about to bleed. He didn't bother to argue with Ning Yunxiao. He stood on tiptoe to grab the paper in Ning Yunxiao's hand, but Ning Yunxiao raised his hand to avoid him with his height advantage.

Jiang Lige tried to jump several times, but couldn't even reach Ning Yunxiao's wrist. After several rounds, Jiang Lige had to give up and looked at Ning Yunxiao with resentment in his big eyes.

Ning Yunxiao was not affected at all. "Since Princess has written it, why don't you show it to Yunxiao?"

Jiang Lige completely gave up resistance, sat back at the table with his arms folded, and was extremely angry.

"Of course it's not well written!"

"It doesn't matter."

Ning Yunxiao sat down opposite Jiang Lige. The moment their eyes met, he curled his lips and said, "I'll give Princess a chance. Tell me."

Jiang Lige was stunned by the sudden straight shot, and he hesitated for a moment before organizing his words.

"I was wrong that day. I know you were doing this for my own good. But..."

Having said that, Jiang Lige lowered his eyes and his voice became much lower.

"Some things, if I don't fight for them, no one will give them to me. Sometimes, just because I don't take action doesn't mean others will let me go. I've never had much, so I cherish every one of them. As long as they are someone I care about, I'm willing to give it a try, even if it's like hitting a rock with an egg. I was so excited that day that I said something wrong..."

Looking at the serious girl in front of him, Ning Yunxiao felt as if the tip of his heart was tickled by a feather, and an indescribable feeling spread in his heart.

The girl was always bright and beautiful, which made him almost forget that she was also a lonely person.

When you travel thousands of miles to a neighboring country, everything you see is unfamiliar.

"It doesn't matter."

He opened his thin lips and responded so quickly that when he saw Jiang Lige's bewildered look, Ning Yunxiao reacted and added.

"I won't be mad at the princess."

"Is the prince really not angry anymore?"

"not angry."

The words were not gentle at all, but they made the little girl frown and jump up from the stone bench.

"Those who abandoned me, yesterday cannot be retained. Even if there were unsatisfactory things in the past, so what? Prince, I care about you too. In the future, I will protect you!"

Jiang Lige's face was already red as she expressed her feelings all at once. She couldn't wait for Ning Yunxiao's response and ran away by grabbing the hem of her skirt.

By the time Ning Yunxiao reacted, Jiang Lige had already disappeared. Looking at the little girl fleeing in panic, Ning Yunxiao couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

Jiang Lige is actually more... likable than I imagined.

In Funing Palace, the meal was enjoyed by both the host and the guests.

Empress Dowager Jiang looked at Ning Yunxiao like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became, and the more she liked him, her eyes narrowed into crescents.

Meanwhile, Rong Hui and Jiang Lige huddled together, gossiping quietly, "Qiu Yuyan was half dead when she was hit with those ten boards yesterday."

Jiang Lige was stunned. "Who tortured me?"

"Xiao Xingrong."

Jiang Lige was speechless. These guards in the palace all had their own standards and generally would not take it seriously.

Qiu Yuyan's luck is really bad, she met such a stubborn person.

After learning that it was Xiao Xingrong who did it himself, Jiang Lige had only one question.

"Really alive?"

"She's alive, but Lord Qiu was reprimanded by my brother at the banquet and was furious. Qiu Yuyan had just finished her punishment and hadn't even entered the Qiu family before Lord Qiu threw her to the farm."

"You have to give up before you can gain. It shows that there are still some people in the Qiu family who are clear-headed."

The aunt and niece were gossiping enthusiastically when they heard Empress Dowager Jiang's smiling voice give the final word.

"Then it's settled!"

The gossiping duo looked over in confusion, and Ning Yunxiao kindly explained.

"The Empress Dowager said that Aunt Rong Hui will return to Jingzhou in two days to take inventory of her dowry, and asked me to escort her on that trip."

Jiang Lige was extremely puzzled. "What is your cousin doing back in Jingzhou? There are capable maids to take care of the dowry. Don't you feel annoyed when you see those people from the He family?"

Jiang Lige put a lot of thought into helping her get rid of those scoundrels in the He family, and Rong Hui naturally knew this.

Therefore, when Jiang Lige asked him this, he naturally lacked confidence and could only smile awkwardly.

"Some of these things are not valuable, but they were all made for me by He Lang himself, so I can't bear to part with them. Besides, He Lang's tablet is still in Jingzhou, and I should have gone to receive it in person."

Jiang Lige wanted to call her a "fool", but when he thought about how he was not much better than Rong Hui in his previous life, he lost the desire to complain. After all, the young master of the He family was really good to Rong Hui back then!

Empress Dowager Jiang had no objection to Rong Hui and turned to look at Jiang Lige.

"Don't you always want to go out of the palace to play? This time, go out for a walk with your cousin."

Jiang Lige knew that Queen Mother Jiang was creating an opportunity for him and Ning Yunxiao to get along, so he naturally did not disagree and agreed happily.

Being able to go out for a stroll, whether Ning Yunxiao is with her or not, is good news for Jiang Lige. She really longs for life outside the imperial city!

After happily preparing for several days, on the day of departure, Jiang Lige appeared at the meeting place carrying a lot of bags. When he saw the lineup of this trip, the smile immediately froze on his face.

Life is not easy, Zhaohua sighed.

After a moment, Jiang Lige thought it over and gave instructions to Song Yue.

"Go, invite the Second Princess here and invite her to tour Jingzhou with you."

Therefore, an hour later, the team going to Jingzhou to count the dowry had changed from the original three people to the current...

Countless people.

Needless to say, Rong Hui, Ning Yunxiao and Jiang Lige were originally chosen by Empress Dowager Jiang. Emperor Shengwu probably worried that the team was not lively enough, so he specially summoned Ning Luyang and Xiao Xingrong.

As a military general, Xiao Xingrong led a small team to protect them; while Ning Luyang, as a relative of the princess's wife, went to support Princess Rong Hui.

The situation was already muddy enough, so Jiang Lige simply asked Jiang Chuchu to help him suppress the evil Ning Luyang.

There are six people in the group, each with their own mission and thoughts.

Jiang Lige was on high alert early in the morning for this trip, but when she got on the road, she found that everything seemed different from what she expected?

Since leaving the capital, Ning Yunxiao, Ning Luyang and Xiao Xingrong have been arguing all the way, and their confrontation was quite puzzling.

However, Rong Hui, as an "experienced person", seemed to have noticed something from the interactions between the few people. She smiled and set her eyes on Jiang Lige.