Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

When Ning Yunxiao said this, thousands of stars seemed to surge in his eyes, and he effortlessly drew Jiang Lige into it.

She opened her mouth and was about to say "OK" when she saw the soldier in charge of treating Old Man Liu running over in a hurry, sweating profusely.

"Sir, the old man is dying. Before he leaves, he wants to say a few words to the princess."

Jiang Lige's heart, which was just in the clouds, fell down with a "clang" and shattered into pieces.

The good atmosphere was broken, and Ning Yunxiao lost his previous thoughts. Seeing Jiang Lige struggling to get up, he frowned and picked him up by the waist.

"You have an injury on your foot, so you'd better stay quiet."

"Uh."

Ning Yunxiao held Jiang Lige in his arms and followed behind the soldiers. He sent the man to Old Man Liu, then led a group of soldiers away, leaving space for the two to talk.

When Jiang Lige arrived, Old Man Liu took a few breaths and could hardly open his eyes.

"Is the princess here?"

"it's me."

Old Man Liu smiled slightly when he heard this. "Princess, don't be sad. I was already ill. If it weren't for what happened today, I wouldn't have many days left to live. What's more, Princess, you avenged my daughter and are a great benefactor to our entire family."

"I'm sorry." Jiang Lige apologized with red eyes, then thought about it and said, "Thank you."

"Princess, there's no need to thank me. I saved you for a reason."

"Just tell me what you want, and I'll do my best!"

The old man sighed, "When I leave, the thing I'm most worried about is my grandson. He's a very kind-hearted child. If the princess doesn't mind, could you please give him a bowl of rice to eat? He can be a servant, a handyman, or any other dirty or tiring job."

"I promise you."

"That's good, that's good, I, old man, am relieved..."

After saying this, Old Man Liu slowly closed his eyes.

In the silent forest, there are no more words, only the chirping of birds.

Ning Yunxiao waited for a long time before he saw Jiang Lige limping into his sight.

He hurried forward and was about to ask, but saw Jiang Lige fall down limply.

Ning Yunxiao was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat. He quickly reached out to support the man, only then he realized that Jiang Lige's body was burning hot!

She has a fever!

This realization made Ning Yunxiao panic. The wind was strong in the forest, and Jiang Lige's body must not be exposed to the wind again!

"Hurry back to the city!"

Ning Yunxiao gave an order and took the lead in pulling off his cloak, wrapping Jiang Lige tightly. Then he placed her in front, supporting her body with one hand and tightening the reins with the other hand, and then he led a group of people away in a cloud of dust.

……

Jiang Lige's half-dead appearance really scared Rong Hui and the others, and they hurriedly took him to the inn.

Changing clothes, calling a doctor, decocting medicine, feeding medicine, changing handkerchiefs, the group of people were busy all the time.

When Jiang Lige woke up again, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

At that time, Song Yue's eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying. Jiang Lige felt both distressed and warmed when he saw this, so he quickly sent her away to rest.

Seeing that she woke up, how could Songyue be willing to leave?

He had to watch her drink the medicine, and then talked to Jiang Lige about what had happened in Jingzhou City in the past two days.

At this time, the city of Jingzhou had already been washed by the bloody storm, and it was bustling with people from all walks of life, from high-ranking officials to ordinary people.

The general of Jingzhou embezzled military supplies and then put the blame on Jingzhou Tongzhi Gu Yanru, but the clues were discovered by the prince of Zhao who came from the capital.

In order to destroy the evidence, the general took the risk of assassinating the nobles in the capital and the prince of Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Prince Zhao was well prepared and submitted a memorial to the capital early.

Emperor Shengwu attached great importance to this matter and sent an imperial envoy overnight to assist Prince Zhao in investigating the matter thoroughly.

The imperial envoy arrived in time and helped Prince Zhao escape from trouble and rescued the nobles in the capital. Prince Zhao was furious and joined hands with the imperial envoy to clean up the officialdom in Jingzhou.

For a time, not only did the Jingzhou garrison undergo a major reshuffle, but most of the civil servants were also dismissed.

Everyone in the officialdom of Jingzhou was in danger. There were a few brave ones who sent gifts to the door of the post station and had Princess Ronghui return them.

Jiang Lige smiled when he heard this, "If I had known this would happen, I should have been content to serve the people when I was an official. That way, I wouldn't be in such a desperate situation now."

Song Yue nodded, not without emotion, "Good people don't always get good rewards. Just look at the Bai family and you'll know."

"What happened to the Bai Mansion?"

"Prefect Bai secretly assisted the Crown Prince in his investigation, but was discovered by General Yuan. In a rage, he slaughtered the entire family, leaving only the concubine and the illegitimate daughter of the mansion to escape."

Jiang Lige was stunned and sighed like Song Yue.

"In the name of Princess Rong Hui, send a small gift to the Bai Mansion. We will go there in person to pay our respects."

"Yes."

After talking about Bai Mansion, Jiang Lige asked about Old Man Liu.

Song Yue looked at Jiang Lige carefully, and seeing that there was nothing wrong, he spoke.

"As for Old Man Liu, the Crown Prince sent people over to help with the funeral arrangements and also instructed them to take good care of the young man from the Liu family. Yesterday, Princess Ronghui and the Crown Prince went to pay their respects in person. As for other matters, the Crown Prince said they'll discuss it after the princess wakes up."

"Yeah." Jiang Lige responded calmly, his face showing no emotion. "Thank you, Prince, for me."

Upon hearing this, Songyue couldn't help it.

"The princess really has to thank the prince! The prince has been so busy these past few days, but he still remembers to come and see the princess every day. On the day he just came back, he even stayed with her all night. This thoughtfulness warms our hearts!"

"I see."

Jiang Lige smiled slightly, then looked at Song Yue's swollen face. He couldn't bear to have them stay with him any longer, so he dismissed all the servants in the name of rest.

When Ning Yunxiao entered the room, he saw her sitting alone on the bed with her knees hugged, her petite body wrapped tightly in a quilt, her eyes staring at him.

"..."

Ning Yunxiao's ears blushed and he explained awkwardly.

"I didn't see anyone outside, so I came in without announcing anything. I didn't realize the princess was already awake. How offensive!"

Jiang Lige raised his lips and smiled, "Where did the courage you had when you scolded me that day go? Why are you being so polite again?"

After hearing these words, Ning Yunxiao felt more confident.

"The princess had a fever all night, scaring everyone in the courtyard. Now she still has the strength to challenge, which shows that she is almost recovered."

"They've really worked hard, so I just let them go down to rest, but I forgot..." Jiang Lige smiled awkwardly at this, "Leave someone to deliver the medicine."

"Haven't you taken the medicine yet?"

Ning Yunxiao frowned, as if he wanted to teach Jiang Lige a lesson, but looking at her pale face, he couldn't say anything.

He just frowned and said coldly: "Wait!"

After saying this, he lifted his robe and walked out of the room.

Seeing the person disappear in the blink of an eye, Jiang Lige couldn't help but lower his head and think:

After this incident, his relationship with Ning Yunxiao became closer than before.