Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

As soon as the jade token appeared, the faces of several officials changed and they knelt down tremblingly.

The manager, who was so arrogant just now, was now speechless and could only kneel down like everyone else.

However, the man in elegant clothes behind the steward bowed calmly and said, "I am Bai Fenglin, your humble servant, and I pay my respects to Princess Zhaohua."

Feng Quan clearly used the sign of the Princess's Mansion, but Bai Fenglin was able to guess Jiang Lige's identity in a short time, which shows that this person is very scheming.

Bai Fenglin wanted to show his goodwill, but Jiang Lige did not appreciate it.

"He's always going to lose his head. This princess can't bear the courtesy of Lord Bai."

Bai Fenglin was not angry, but lowered his eyes respectfully and said:

"I have failed to discipline my subordinates, allowing the evil servant to become an accomplice to the evil. I have accidentally offended Princess Zhaohua, who has come from afar. I beg Princess Zhaohua to forgive me."

Officials really speak differently.

The phrase "not being strict with subordinates" helped Bai Fenglin get out of this mess; the phrase "coming from afar" reminded Jiang Lige that she was only the Princess of Nanchu and shouldn't act so high-profile in the capital of Shengling.

Indeed, Jiang Lige's identity was awkward. Even if she was in the right today, it was hard to guarantee that it would not be misinterpreted by those with ulterior motives and accused of "making things difficult for Sheng Lingchenzi."

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige glanced at Bai Fenglin indifferently, with no trace of contempt on his face.

"Master Bai is wrong. The people in your house did not contradict me, so I cannot forgive you on their behalf."

Bai Fenglin was flexible and bowed his head to the old lady and Dali, apologized and paid compensation. He then handed the bruised and battered steward over to the government for "official handling", and then looked at Jiang Lige with an attitude of "handling the matter over".

Jiang Lige chuckled and said condescendingly:

"Master Bai's instructions are truly sincere. However, if one step goes wrong, you can still kill your relatives for the sake of justice; but if you make mistakes at every step, I'm afraid there won't be so many relatives to kill."

"Princess Zhaohua is right."

"Master Bai, take care of yourself!"

Jiang Lige didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. After a soft sneer, he left with a group of people.

"You clearly knew that Bai wasn't a good person, so why did you turn a blind eye and let him go?!"

As the group turned the corner and entered the alley, they heard Dali, who had been following them silently, suddenly ask loudly.

His eyes were red, and he roared like a small animal trapped in an iron cage, his voice hoarse and painful.

Jiang Lige didn't understand what was going on, but Feng Quan reacted quickly and started to scold:

"Young lady is a distinguished guest from a foreign country, and shouldn't have interfered in Sheng Ling's affairs. I've already overstepped my bounds by standing up for you today, and I'm sure you'll be reprimanded by the princess later. Yet you don't understand young lady's efforts! Furthermore, Lord Bai has simply passed the buck to his subordinates. Even if we go to the authorities, they won't be able to do anything to him. It's not easy for young lady to fight for everyone to this point today, and it's definitely more effective than going to the authorities!"

"I don't understand these big principles. I only know that he is a bastard!"

Dali was scolded by Fengquan until he was speechless, but he refused to admit defeat. He shouted these words with his neck stiffened, then pressed the corners of his bloodshot eyes and ran away.

Seeing this, Song Yue was afraid that Jiang Lige would be angry, so she hurried to explain.

"Princess, please don't be upset. Dali is young and honest, and he can't stand such sinister and cunning behavior."

Jiang Lige was not very angry, but he felt that something was wrong with Dali's condition. It seemed that it was not as simple as just hating evil.

Then he waved to the guards behind him and said, "It's okay. He'll be fine once he comes to his senses. You guys just keep an eye on him first and don't let him cause any more trouble."

Upon hearing this, the guards bowed and followed. Feng Quan shook his head helplessly, and then he remembered something important.

"Miss, is that Mr. Bai the son of Prefect Bai of Jingzhou?"

"He's a Cabinet Reader in the Hanlin Academy, and his last name is Bai. I'm afraid there's no one else like him."

"How dare he oppress the people like this under the feet of the emperor? He hasn't learned the caution of his father at all."

Speaking of this, Jiang Lige also had a headache.

"If the prince knew that he had worked so hard to gain a better future for such a person, I wonder how disgusted he would feel."

Song Yue came over with a smile, "If the Empress Dowager knew that the princess thought of the Crown Prince when she saw a villain who had nothing to do with her, she would definitely say, 'Girls can't be kept at home when they grow up.'"

Jiang Lige's face flushed when he heard that. He punched Songyue twice in anger, "Songyue, you bad girl!"

……

The street fight came to an end for the time being, and no one mentioned it again after returning to the Princess's Mansion. However, Dali was still sulking and stayed in his room all day to quarrel with Suanpan.

Dali was in a state of unreasonable anger for several days. It was not until the day when the group went to the outskirts of Beijing to look at the farmland that Dali felt better.

Leading the horse, I sighed with nostalgia.

“Although the countryside was poor, life was really happy back then.”

Jiang Lige thought Dali was just homesick, so he turned to look at the matchmaker and said, "You've come so far, but I see these farmlands aren't the best."

"This kind of large, contiguous farmland can only be found outside the capital," the matchmaker said with a flattering smile. "Young lady, you may not know that this area borders the Gu family's farm in the capital. Most of the excellent farmland is in the hands of the Gu family. The piece you see now is the best of the best."

"But is it Grand Tutor Gu's residence?"

"Exactly."

Jiang Lige thought for a moment after hearing this, and immediately made a decision. He called Fengquan into the carriage to negotiate the price with the matchmaker, and he got out of the carriage and took a group of people for a walk.

Jiang Lige asked Dali to put aside his grudges and took the initiative to talk to him. "Dali, take a look. What kind of crops are suitable for the soil here?"

"We can grow anything," Dali answered honestly. "Compared to our fields in the countryside, the fields here are already very good."

"I noticed that the Gu family next door is growing vegetables. How about we grow some too?"

Dali shook his head and said, "This field is good, but it's a waste to only grow vegetables. It would be better to grow some rice or something."

"That's fine, but at this time of year, I'm afraid the best time for planting has passed, right?"

Dali: "It's more than a month late, it's not a big deal."

After listening to this, Jiang Lige lowered his eyes silently and answered fluently without any pause, which showed that Dali was indeed from a poor family.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige stopped testing and smiled.

"Da Li is good at land management, so I'll leave it to you to manage from now on. Work hard!"

Dali was stunned for a long time after hearing this, until Songyue poked his arm, he finally reacted, bowed but didn't know what polite words to say.

Jiang Lige didn't care about these things. He walked around the ridge of the field with everyone in a good mood for a while before returning to his original place.

The paperwork for buying and selling land was complicated, and by the time Fengquan finished his work, it was almost dusk. Just as the group was about to head back, they saw the matchmaker running back in a panic.

"Miss Dong, something bad has happened!"