Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

This curse of "evil slave" is not an exaggeration at all.

It is understandable that good farmland may not produce good harvests for one or two years, but who would believe it if it were the same every year?

Nanny Cui was impatient and immediately collected the booklet and went to the farm.

Rong Hui couldn't just sit there and do nothing anymore, so she dragged Jiang Lige into the carriage.

It takes about half a day's drive from Jingzhou City to the farm in the suburbs. By the time the group arrived at the farm, it was almost night.

The farm covers a large area and is mostly planted with grain. Even at this hour, there are still some scattered people working on the ridges of the fields.

When they arrived at the entrance of the farm, Jiang Lige stopped Aunt Cui who was about to go for a fight, and asked Feng Quan to go and test the manager's attitude first.

Fengquan did not enter the village, but asked someone to inform.

The manager of Zhuangzi knew Fengquan's identity, but he delayed for a long time, obviously wanting to give Fengquan a warning. Such a contemptuous attitude annoyed Ronghui, who was usually good-tempered.

"I want to see what they want to do!"

About half an incense stick of time passed before the manager of the manor finally arrived. Nanny Cui introduced him to everyone.

"This man's name is Zhang Shu. He is the nephew of Old Lady He's mother's family. He manages many of the Princess's estates."

Jiang Lige glanced at Rong Hui and couldn't help but complain: "No wonder he was so ruthless."

While the people inside were whispering, the two people outside had already started arguing. The reason was that Feng Quan asked Zhang Shu for the account book, but Zhang Shu refused to give it to him.

"I have handed over the Zhuangzi account books to the old lady as scheduled according to the rules. If the princess wants to ask for them, she can ask the old lady."

"Isn't what Manager Zhang said wrong? This farm is not named He!"

"But this farm is in Jingzhou!" Zhang Shu snorted. "Besides, even if she's a princess, she's still the daughter-in-law of the He family, right?"

"You are brave!"

Seeing Fengquan was angry but unable to refute, Zhang Shu became more domineering.

"The capital only allowed the eldest princess to return to the capital, not a divorce. In other words, the old lady is still the eldest princess's mother-in-law.

The husband is the leader of the wife, and respecting elders and being filial to elders is the same principle no matter where you go, isn't it? As for me, the farm is in Jingzhou, and the princess can't take it away even if she wants to, so why bother arguing with the old lady about it?

It would be better to give Zhuangzi to the old lady as a filial gift, and gain a good reputation! Otherwise, people would say that the nobleman from the capital has a bad temper, doesn't know the rules, is unfilial and doesn't care about his younger brother. If this gets out, it will not sound good, right?

The people of Jingzhou don't recognize any royal relatives!"

"How outrageous! All the land belongs to the king, and I wonder when Jingzhou will be able to disregard the royal family!"

At this point, Rong Hui's anger had reached its peak. She rushed out of the carriage and started cursing at Zhang Shu.

Zhang Shu had never seen Rong Hui's true appearance, so he just thought she was a manager from the capital and didn't take her seriously at all.

"Just saying a word is disrespecting the royal family? Oh, don't scare me!"

Zhang Shu put his hands on his hips and said, "Our eldest son is the current emperor's son-in-law, which means we are half royal family! You are a lowly servant, even if you become my concubine, it will be your blessing!"

Rong Hui had never suffered such humiliation before. Her face flushed red. Just as she was about to speak, she heard—

"Snapped--"

A loud slap landed on Zhang Shu. Jiang Lige shook his painful hand, and the contempt between his eyebrows was obvious.

"Come here, tie this man up for me and take him to the government office! I want to ask the Jingzhou prefect what crime he committed by offending the princess in Jingzhou!"

As soon as Jiang Lige finished speaking, the guards hidden in the dense forest rushed out under the leadership of Xiao Xingrong, and quickly tied Zhang Shu up like a dumpling.

Zhang Shu finally reacted and kowtowed to Rong Hui to admit his mistake.

"I was blind and didn't recognize a great man. I didn't mean to offend the princess. Please forgive me, Princess. It was just a misunderstanding. Please forgive me this time!"

Rong Hui was still angry, so she naturally ignored Zhang Shu.

Zhang Shu's plan failed, so he came up with another one. "My life is worthless, but what evidence do you have to send me to the government? Without evidence, it would be a disregard for human life!"

Jiang Lige sneered and warned, "Even if we don't mind you offending the princess, the crime of impersonating a royal family member is enough to cost you your life!"

Thinking back to what he had said about "royal relatives", Zhang Shu broke out in a cold sweat, but at this moment he could only force an excuse.

"Don't misinterpret my words, my lord. I can't bear such compliments!"

After Zhang Shu finished speaking, he turned and looked at Rong Hui.

"Princess Ronghui, if I am imprisoned for impersonating an imperial family member, according to the laws of our dynasty, I will be punished as well. By then, I'm afraid that the He family's master, the old lady, the second young master, and others will have to be buried with me! I still say that my life is worthless, but Princess, do you really want the late prince consort to bear the stigma for this? Please, for the sake of the late eldest young master, let me go this time!"

When the son-in-law was mentioned, Rong Hui breathed a sigh of relief and discussed it quietly with Jiang Lige.

"Let's just forget about slandering the royal family, right? If it really goes to court, it will also damage the reputation of the royal family."

Jiang Lige is not Sheng Lingren after all. Due to the face of the royal family, she cannot make decisions on some matters. If her attitude is too tough, it may bring trouble to Nan Chu.

Therefore, Rong Hui was unwilling to pursue the matter, and she could only be angry at him for not fighting back.

But Madam Cui refused to give up. "What about falsifying the accounts and embezzling the master's property? We can't just let it go like this!"

Zhang Shu stiffened his neck and argued, "The old lady only helps manage the estate because she loves the eldest princess. Why is she putting all the blame on us for the small loss now? Madam, you can't make such nonsense of embezzlement without any evidence."

"This is the first time I've heard someone describe colluding with others to covet their daughter-in-law's dowry in such a refreshing and refined way!" Jiang Lige chuckled and said sarcastically.

Aunt Cui was so angry that she was smoking. Knowing that she could not influence Rong Hui's decision, she simply raised her foot and kicked Zhang Shu directly in the heart.

"Okay, if you don't go to the government office, I'll beat you to death right here!"

Although Jiang Lige also felt that Zhang Shu deserved to die, he did not want Madam Cui to be involved in a murder case for no reason, so he reached out to stop Madam Cui.

"There's no need to dirty your hands, Mammy. I have my own way of making him suffer a fate worse than death."

Nanny Cui's eyes turned red with anger. "What can Princess Zhaohua do? The eldest princess, out of consideration for her husband's reputation, refuses to pursue the charge of defaming the royal family, and evidence is hard to come by right now. When we return to the capital, these scoundrels can still live their carefree lives."

"Songyue, bring the person up."

Upon hearing this, a group of tenants led by Songyue rushed over, with expressions of hope, helplessness and fear on their faces.

Jiang Lige calmly ordered people to bring up tables and chairs, and then he smiled at everyone while grinding. His calm yet firm words instantly ignited the tenants.