Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

"The power of the Jingzhou generals is far beyond my imagination." Ning Yunxiao said, "A lot of important evidence has been destroyed, and key evidence has been cut off, which is very detrimental to our investigation."

"Is there anything we can help you with?"

Ning Yunxiao shook his head. "Not yet. You should finish the things at hand first. This will give me some time to investigate the remaining evidence one by one. There will always be some things they overlooked."

"no problem!"

Jiang Lige patted his chest and saw Gu Fan looking around not far away, obviously unable to wait any longer.

"Go and do your work, my lord. I'm good at stalling for time!"

Ning Yunxiao responded softly, and just as he was about to leave, he looked at Jiang Lige's slightly messy hair and couldn't help but give another instruction.

"Jingzhou is not like the capital. The emperor is far away, so you must be more careful in your actions."

"Yeah!" Jiang Lige nodded, his eyes curved into two crescents, "Don't worry, you too, nothing is more important than your own safety."

"it is good."

After saying goodbye, Jiang Lige returned to his room.

When she entered the room, Song Yue was talking about today's "heroic deeds" with great enthusiasm, and the maids and servants were listening with great interest. It was Feng Quan who gently reminded her:

"Greetings to the princess."

Songyue, who was caught red-handed, turned around, her face flushed, and she shyly called out "Princess".

Jiang Lige smiled when he saw this and praised him generously.

"Matsuki did a really good job today. It would be difficult for anyone else to warm up to the tenants so quickly."

Being praised by Jiang Lige, Song Yue raised his head proudly.

"There's no gossip in the Three Palaces and Six Courtyards that Song Yue can't find out."

Fengquan couldn't help laughing, glared at Songyue, and took the opportunity to clarify the confusion.

"When did the princess send Songyue? I didn't even notice it."

Jiang Lige smiled and replied, "Do you remember when we entered the farm, we saw some tenants working late at night?"

Feng Quan nodded, "Princess, did you know that Zhang Shu was a worthless person at that time?"

"The amount of money Zhang Shu withheld can be seen in the account books. These farms are all good farmland. If the tenants were really so diligent as to work late at night, their shoes would never be so worn that their toes can be seen. Unless..."

Jiang Lige paused and looked at Feng Quan. Feng Quan thought for a moment and replied, "Unless Zhang Shu is taking bribes from both sides."

"Yes."

Jiang Lige smiled with relief, then sighed.

"Given my cousin's past management style, there will undoubtedly be some false and inaccurate accounts. Go light two more lamps and bring over the account books."

"Yes, princess."

……

Jiang Lige and his team spent three days and nights looking through the account books of the farms and merchants before they had a clear understanding of them.

On Ning Luyang's side, lawsuits of all sizes had been going on for several days. In order to prevent the news from leaking out to the greatest extent, Jiang Lige directly ordered Xiao Xingrong to bring people to surround the yamen, and not a single piece of information was released from the yamen.

After sorting out the account books, Jiang Lige asked Princess Rong Hui to help him catch those people with ulterior motives in a swift and lightning-fast manner. Even Rong Hui was stunned by the thundering means.

After these were resolved, it happened to be the final trial of Zhang Shu's case. The people had not seen it for a few days and were very curious.

Jiang Lige then had someone spread the news that the final trial would be open to the public.

Look, there were huge crowds of people coming to watch on this day.

If Ning Luyang had not personally brought officials to pick them up, Jiang Lige and his group would have almost been unable to squeeze in.

The prefect of Jingzhou frowned as he looked at the piles of petitions on the table. Combining this with the cases he had tried in the past few days, he slammed the gavel and sentenced Zhang Shu to death. He also confiscated his property and compensated the tenants according to the circumstances.

When the people of Jingzhou heard about Zhang Shu's evil deeds, they were outraged and denounced him as worse than pigs and dogs. Not only did they curse him, but some people also threw vegetables and eggs in the basket at Zhang Shu.

The officials from the yamen pretended not to see anything and took Zhang Shu out of the courtroom, believing that out of sight, out of mind.

In a corner where no one noticed, the old man was holding the petition with the official seal on it, his hands shaking violently. The word "death penalty" made his eyes hurt.

"Ali, grandpa has finally avenged your mother."

The boy called Ali bit his lip and nodded vigorously.

The old man rubbed the complaint paper over and over again, and suddenly hugged his grandson Ali and cried like a child.

Jiang Lige's eyes turned red, and he couldn't bear to watch this sentimental scene anymore, so he quietly entered the back hall of the yamen through the side door.

After turning the corridor, Jiang Lige was grabbed and pulled by someone. In a daze, he was pulled behind the rockery.

The gap in the rockery was very narrow. Ning Yunxiao put his hand on Jiang Lige's lips, his face as pale as paper.

A faint smell of blood filled the air at the tip of Jiang Lige's nose. His expression froze and he asked in a low voice.

"You are hurt?"

Ning Yunxiao nodded and got straight to the point.

"Last night, we explored the military camp and discovered a secret cellar, heavily guarded. Then, we were discovered and chased here. The soldiers will probably be searching here soon."

Jiang Lige immediately realized the importance of the matter, "You hide for now, I'll find a way."

"it is good."

Ning Yunxiao responded in a hoarse voice, paused and added a sentence.

"If we alert the enemy this time, it will be difficult to enter the military camp in the future. The person who leads the search later may be the one who wants to kill Lord Gu."

Jiang Lige nodded, "I understand."

The two quickly reached a tacit understanding. Jiang Lige straightened his clothes and walked out of the rockery, pretending to appreciate the flowers, but his mind was completely on Ning Yunxiao's last words.

In a short while, Jiang Lige heard a chaotic sound of footsteps coming from outside. Jiang Lige acted quickly and deliberately tripped down the stairs and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the general walking in front subconsciously lent a hand.

At that time, Rong Hui and his group also followed the Jingzhou prefect into the back hall of the yamen. Seeing the general holding Jiang Lige's hand, Ning Luyang subconsciously frowned and coldly scolded Feng Quan next to him.

"Why don't you go and serve Princess Zhaohua?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lige quickly let go of his hand as if to avoid suspicion, and was supported by Feng Quan who came hurriedly, and bowed.

"Thank you for your rescue, General."

The leading general was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't contribute much, he was still willing to do a favor for the Princess's Mansion.

Therefore, the leading general clasped his fists.

"Girl, you don't have to be polite."

The governor of Jingzhou, Bai Zhifu, introduced with a perfect smile.

"Princess, Eighth Prince, Princess Zhaohua, this is the deputy commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, Deputy General Yuan."

After that, he introduced Rong Hui and his group to Lieutenant General Yuan.

The two sides exchanged polite greetings. Deputy General Yuan was a rough man, and was preoccupied with his own affairs. He didn't want to deal with this group of royal relatives who valued rules.

Jiang Lige pretended to be unaware. "Most of the people outside are here to speak up for the tenants. I hope you will forgive the inconvenience caused to you by the street congestion."

Street patrols and city defense security are the responsibilities of the garrison troops. If Lieutenant General Yuan does not take care of those people outside, he will be derelict in his duty.

But if we do, we will have to cut some of the troops.