Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

She was careless!

I didn't expect Yuan Xing'an to make a surprise attack, and I didn't expect that he would dare to search the yamen behind the back of Magistrate Bai!

"My cousin is still in there! I'll go check it out!"

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige didn't care about competing with Jiang Chuchu. He found an excuse, lifted the curtain, jumped out of the carriage and went straight to the yamen.

At the back of the yamen, a group of officers and soldiers surrounded the wing rooms, and Magistrate Bai was confronting Yuan Xing'an at the door with a red face.

The door of the wing room was closed, so it was impossible to see what was going on inside.

Magistrate Bai scolded Yuan Xing'an for pretending to obey the rules but actually disobeying them, not following the rules and violating the law.

Yuan Xing'an was very confident and no matter how hard Prefect Bai tried to persuade him, he just retorted with a light sentence "Military secrets must not be leaked".

The two of them quarreled fiercely at the door of the compartment, neither of them willing to give in.

And inside the house, there was silence.

But Jiang Lige knew that there must be someone in the room, and silence was just his last...

lucky.

After being repeatedly stopped by Governor Bai, Yuan Xing'an had lost his patience.

"No matter what General Ben says, I will go into this room today! If there is nothing wrong inside, I will apologize to Lord Bai!"

"Alright, alright!" Magistrate Bai's beard stood on end. "You want to search, all right! But if we don't find what General Yuan wants, simply apologizing won't be enough!"

"What does Magistrate Bai want?"

"General Yuan searched the government office today. If nothing seems wrong, please write a letter of repentance and make it public. Otherwise, how can I, Bai, still have the dignity to stay in Jingzhou?"

Yuan Xing'an's face turned a little bad when he heard this, but Deputy General Yuan next to him looked anxious.

"Why not write it? But if the thief is found inside, I will kill you!"

After Deputy General Yuan said this, Yuan Xing'an was too lazy to try to save the situation. He just nodded and saw Deputy General Yuan and his soldiers rushing into the house.

"General! Someone's here!"

The officers and soldiers running in front shouted excitedly, saying that he had made a great contribution!

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xing'an smiled faintly and bowed to Prefect Bai.

"I'm afraid your Excellency will die reading this General's letter of repentance!"

Magistrate Bai's face turned pale and he didn't respond.

As soon as Yuan Xing'an entered the house, he was tripped by Deputy General Yuan who was coming towards him and almost fell. After he finally managed to steady himself, he was slapped in the face again.

As soon as he dodged, the slap landed directly on Lieutenant General Yuan's face.

Lieutenant General Yuan was beaten so hard that his teeth were bared in disarray. He drew his sword and pointed it at people, cursing profusely.

"You shameless bitch, I'm going to kill you!"

"Even when two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. What's more, Shengling and Nanchu are friendly nations. If you have the guts, why not try to touch this princess?"

The woman's voice was melodious and clear, with a hint of the sharpness of someone in a higher position. Yuan Xingan looked closely.

It was Jiang Lige!

Yuan Xing'an reached out to stop Deputy General Yuan, "Princess Zhaohua is a guest from afar, but you can't attack our soldiers for no reason!"

Jiang Lige's eyes moved and fell on Yuan Xing'an's face.

"If I hadn't stopped you here, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as a slap in the face."

Years of military experience allowed Yuan Xing'an to easily detect the bloody smell in the air. He snorted and said,

"Princess Zhaohua, do you think we were brought up by being scared? No matter what I say today, I will give you brothers an explanation!"

Jiang Lige curled his lips sarcastically and took a step back, "Princess Rong Hui, please come out."

After he finished speaking, Yuan Xing'an saw Princess Ronghui coming out from inside, holding the hand of a maid. Her face flushed red, and she started to hit the cups and plates on the table.

"Spying on me changing clothes, is this how the Jingzhou garrison treats guests?"

Yuan Xing'an was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

"The princess has been in there all this time? Then why didn't she say anything? Is there no one else in there?"

Rong Hui snorted, sat down angrily, turned her head away and refused to speak.

Jiang Lige stood in front of Rong Hui at the right time and negotiated with Yuan Xing'an.

"General Yuan, you don't need to know about these girls' private affairs!"

"It seems the princess is hiding something."

"It seems that if General Yuan doesn't explain clearly, he's still planning to accuse the princess of harboring a fugitive!"

"Please enlighten me, Princess!"

Yuan Xing'an looked determined to achieve his goal, which made Jiang Lige extremely angry.

"This is a private matter between girls, but since General Yuan is interested, I might as well tell you about it! Before leaving, the eldest princess noticed her period was coming, so she borrowed this room from Madam Bai to rest for a while. But I didn't expect General Yuan to be interested in this woman's affairs as well, and he insisted on rushing in to learn more!"

Yuan Xing'an blushed at Jiang Lige's words. "How could it be such a coincidence? How can the princess prove that you were inside the whole time and didn't just come in halfway?"

"First, ever since General Yuan's men discovered this wing, it's been heavily surrounded. Has anyone seen anyone enter or leave? If not, that proves the princess was here from the beginning, right?"

"It may not be impossible even if I am dazzled by it."

Jiang Lige chuckled lightly, with great contempt.

"General Yuan is really going to great lengths to avoid writing this letter of repentance! If I didn't know, I'd think you had some opinion about Lord Bai."

Yuan Xing'an heard the provocative meaning in Jiang Lige's words, "Princess Zhaohua, there's no need to change the subject. This general is only speaking the truth!"

Jiang Lige's eyes widened, but she did not argue. She only waited until she saw the man coming around the garden before she curled her lips and said:

"General Yuan, the witness is here."

The person who came was Jiang Lige's maid, Fengquan.

Feng Quan was running with a bundle in his arms, his little face flushed. He came over and handed the bundle directly to Jiang Lige.

"I borrowed it, I borrowed it. Please ask the princess to change into it."

Jiang Lige took the package and opened it in front of everyone instead of handing it to Rong Hui.

"The menstrual cloth the woman needed these days was borrowed by me. I sent the maid to borrow it from Madam Bai. The total time spent going back and forth was roughly the same as when we left. In other words, the maid borrowed something from Madam Bai long before the general discovered the wing room."

Having said this, Yuan Xing'an could no longer find any reason to question Jiang Lige's words. Seeing that the officers and soldiers who had sneaked into the room shook their heads at him, he could only bow with a red face.

"This is my duty, and I had no choice but to do it. I hope the eldest princess and Princess Zhaohua will not blame me."

Jiang Lige's face turned pale. "The army's duty is to protect the country and uphold the imperial power. Your actions today are a disregard for the imperial power and a betrayal of a soldier's duty!"

Being pointed at and scolded by a little girl, Yuan Xing'an felt really embarrassed and could only turn sideways and salute Rong Hui.

"While Yuan was reckless today, he was also loyal to the emperor and patriotic. The Princess will understand!"

Rong Hui knew that it was her turn to play the villain, so she weakly helped the maid's hand to stand up and said.

"Considering that you have defended Jingzhou for many years, even if you have not made any contributions, you have worked hard. I can let you off the hook. However, Lord Bai was kind enough to lend me his house, and he should not have suffered such humiliation. Therefore, you must write the letter of repentance you promised Lord Bai. I cannot be responsible for anything else. You should admit your mistakes to Lord Bai yourself!"