Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

On the other hand, on the way back to Beijing.

Song Yue complained to Jiang Lige angrily, "I really don't understand why Old Madam Xu is so rude at her age. The princess saved her life yesterday, but she left without even saying goodbye. How rude!"

Jiang Lige seemed not to hear Song Yue's complaints. He took a sip of tea and leaned back lazily.

"When did the prince come?"

Seeing that Jiang Lige cared about Ning Yunxiao, Song Yue perked up and smiled.

"The prince arrived around noon. According to the time, he should have left the city as soon as the city gates opened. It's clear that he is very attentive to the princess."

"If that's the case, then my guess is correct."

Song Yue was confused and approached curiously, "Princess, what did you guess?"

Jiang Lige's lips curled up slowly, and his gaze fell on Song Yue. "You'll know in a few days."

"Hey~Princess~"

"Being coquettish won't work."

"Princess!"

The laughter of the master and servants was drowned out by the sound of horses' hooves as they rolled away. Looking at the receding convoy, on the hill, Old Lady Xu held the nanny's hand and sighed.

……

The carriage sped along and entered the capital smoothly, but it did not go to the Princess's Mansion, but went straight into the Imperial City.

Just as Jiang Lige expected.

Only a few days after she left the palace, the bandit incident occurred. Although it was not what Jiang Lige wanted, it still caused Empress Dowager Jiang a lot of worry. Empress Dowager Jiang wished she could keep her under her nose and keep an eye on her.

Therefore, after a few days of separation, Jiang Lige returned to Qingge Cottage again.

The private property has been almost purchased, and Empress Dowager Jiang is angry. Jiang Lige dare not challenge Empress Dowager Jiang's temper. He can only be humble and hope that Empress Dowager Jiang will calm down soon.

At the same time, the coming-of-age ceremony of Ning Yunxiao, the prince of Zhao Palace, was also being prepared in full swing.

Seven days before Ning Yunxiao's coming-of-age ceremony, Emperor Shengwu issued an edict allowing Ning Yunxiao to hold the ceremony in Wende Palace and ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare for it.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar in the Sheng Ling court.

Although Ning Yunxiao is also a member of the royal family, according to the ancestral system...

Those who can hold the coming-of-age ceremony in Wende Hall are all princes!

Besides, he is just a prince of a royal palace, so why would officials from the Ministry of Rites run around for him?

There were many voices of opposition in the court, but Emperor Shengwu did not back down. He even lost his temper at the morning court and slapped the evidence of dereliction of duty against several officials who were clamoring for "death to Cambodia" on their foreheads. They were immediately stripped of their official uniforms.

This time, no one dared to object.

I only secretly speculated what the deeper meaning of Emperor Shengwu's move was.

Some people say that Emperor Shengwu did this because he was impressed by Ning Yunxiao's talent and wanted to help him become the next monarch of Shengling.

Some people said that there were many royal relatives who coveted the throne, and Emperor Shengwu wanted to use this opportunity to curry favor with the royal relatives so that he could sit firmly on the throne despite being "without an heir".

Some people also said that although Ning Yunxiao has reached adulthood, he has no outstanding achievements. Could it be that Ning Yunxiao has some unknown relationship with the current emperor?

Some people also said that Emperor Shengwu probably heard about the incident in which Grand Tutor Gu insulted the royal family members in the street some time ago, and wanted to give Ning Yunxiao some respect, and also to warn famous families like the Gu family not to abuse their power.

In short, everything is possible.

It was fortunate that Songyue had a good memory, as he managed to describe everything vividly, and he spoke until his mouth was dry and he even drank a pot of tea.

Jiang Lige was not surprised by Ning Yunxiao's coming-of-age ceremony in Wende Hall, because...

In his previous life, Ning Yunxiao's coming-of-age ceremony was also held in the Wende Hall. Emperor Shengwu's move, against all odds, caused the rumor that "Ning Yunxiao is Emperor Shengwu's illegitimate son" to spread throughout the capital.

At that time, Ning Yunxiao had already married Jiang Chuchu, and was trapped by rumors and went to the border.

The beautiful bride who had just gotten married chose to stay in the capital... and was entangled with Ning Luyang!

No matter what happened in the past life, Jiang Lige will never let Ning Yunxiao go to the border again in this life.

After all, Ning Yunxiao suffered a lot in the borderland in his previous life, and nearly lost his life several times. In the end, he made wedding dresses for a villain like Ning Luyang!

Pooh!

Ning Yunxiao suffered all the hardships, but these two adulterers reaped the benefits. What a wishful thinking!

"Princess!"

After another cup of tea, Song Yue angrily squeezed next to Jiang Lige and said, "Let's go to the Queen Mother for advice! This is so serious, we can't let her reputation be ruined!"

"The affairs of Prince Zhao's mansion have nothing to do with the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager intervenes, it will only lead to gossip."

"What should we do?"

Song Yue was so anxious that she was running around in circles, but she saw Jiang Lige carefully using tools to polish the jade in his hand without even paying attention to her. She felt helpless and reached out to stop Jiang Lige's movements, saying angrily.

"Princess! Are you listening carefully to what I'm saying? Are you not concerned about the Crown Prince's affairs?"

"Be gentle!" Jiang Lige hurriedly pushed Song Yue away, holding the jade in his arms like a treasure, and scolded, "We've been polishing it for several days, and it's almost finished. Don't knock it or bump it. If it gets damaged, it won't look good."

Fengquan also chimed in, "The princess has put so much thought into the crown prince's coming-of-age ceremony. Songyue really shouldn't be so reckless."

For Ning Yunxiao's coming-of-age ceremony, Jiang Lige, as Ning Yunxiao's fiancée, should indeed prepare a suitable gift for him.

"Princess, you've been busy for so many days, are you going to give a piece of jade to the prince?" Song Yue's attention was diverted by this interruption, "But... this is too small!"

"Giving pearls and jade as gifts is too vulgar. If I'm going to give something, I'm going to give something unique! Since it's a coming-of-age ceremony, I'll give you a hair crown. The hair crown is already made. Now all it needs is this piece of jade that I've personally polished to complement it."

As Jiang Lige spoke, he compared the jade to the silver crown.

"Look, how beautiful it is."

The exquisite silver crown, coupled with the priceless top-grade Hetian jade, is indeed very beautiful when put together, but...

Thinking of the difficulties ahead, Song Yue sat down beside Jiang Lige in frustration. "No matter how beautiful the hair crown is, can it protect the prince from being criticized by the world?"

Seeing Song Yue's face wrinkled like a bun, Jiang Lige spread his hands and said.

"I can't help the prince with this matter, the queen mother can't help him, and even the emperor can't help him."

Song Yue became even more anxious when he heard this, "Then what should we do?"

"No problem." Jiang Lige smiled and kept it a secret: "I know someone who can help the prince."

Three days later——

The jade that Jiang Lige had polished by hand was finally completed, so he thought of sending the jade to the temple for consecration, so he went to the Funing Palace to ask for the imperial decree, and the master and his servants left the imperial city with confidence.

The carriage drove along the familiar road, and Jiang Lige arrived outside the temple's wing again. Song Yue suddenly realized.

"The person the princess was talking about is Old Lady Xu?!"