Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Jiang Lige's words undoubtedly touched Bai Fenglin's sore spot. He suddenly stood up and rushed straight towards Jiang Lige. His black cloak slipped off, revealing his bloodstained prison uniform.

"Nonsense! I'm going to kill you!"

Ning Yunxiao subconsciously pulled Jiang Lige back a step, blocked Bai Fenglin's attack with a palm, and stood in front of Jiang Lige to protect her firmly.

Even so, when a pair of bloody hands rushed out from the wooden fence, Jiang Lige was still frightened. She pinched her palms and forced herself to calm down.

"Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you know it in your heart. Regardless, the Bai family once helped the prince. If you can honestly confess your sins, we can plead for you. At least, we won't have to watch your mother's body exposed in the wilderness."

Bai Fenglin was knocked against the wall by Ning Yunxiao's palm. His messy hair covered most of his face, and he suddenly laughed.

His laughter was sharp and piercing, and with his face hidden by messy hair and bloodstains on his body, he looked like a monster.

"Okay." Bai Fenglin said, "I know what you want. I can make a deal with you."

"That depends on your sincerity. After all..." Jiang Lige smiled warmly, as if she wasn't the one who was aggressive just now. "I don't need to know the truth, but you have no choice but to protect your mother."

Bai Fenglin sat down slowly against the wall, his breathing even calming down. "What do you want to know?"

The reason why he was able to enter the prison of the Ministry of Justice today was naturally because of the backdoor opened by the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice. In return, Jiang Lige should naturally help the Ministry of Justice solve their problems.

So, Jiang Lige took the petition handed to him by the yamen runner and asked.

"As an official of the imperial court, why did you collude with bandits? The Bai family has a small fortune to their name. Logically, you only need to serve honestly and dutifully, and you can have a comfortable life."

"No worries about food and clothing?" Bai Fenglin seemed to have heard something funny. "If a person lives his life only seeking food, what's the difference between him and an animal?"

"Three taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to cover two years' expenses, but for you, it's just a pastime after dinner. And you nearly killed a farmer's family just for profit. Even animals know how to protect the weak, but you exploit them to gain your own benefits." Jiang Lige glanced at Bai Fenglin and said sarcastically, "This shows that you are worse than an animal."

"They were lucky to be saved by you, but what about me?" Bai Fenglin shrugged nonchalantly. "If it weren't for those evil bandits you mentioned, I would have died long ago. The law of the jungle prevails, and it's the same everywhere."

Ning Yunxiao immediately grasped the key point, "They helped you."

"Yes, do you know what it means when a higher-ranking official crushes someone to death?"

As Bai Fenglin spoke, he looked at the long corridor through the gap between the cells. The boundless darkness reminded him of that long and dark period.

"Liu Yujin, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, is a notorious "smiling tiger". Three years ago, I worked under him and handled a lot of dirty things for him.

But a person who knows too many secrets will not live long. He wants to kill me, because only when I die can he rest in peace.

I had no other choice but to use all my connections to ask for help from the bandits. At that time, they were the only ones who could save me.

They created a disaster by causing a robbery and killed Liu Yujin without anyone noticing. In return, I have to do something according to their instructions."

"What's the matter?" Jiang Lige asked.

"Sometimes they ask me for money, sometimes they ask me for information, it's everything, I can't remember exactly."

The master beside him was still writing furiously, while Ning Yunxiao and Jiang Lige looked at each other, and they both sensed something unusual in each other's eyes.

Why would a bandit inquire about news from the imperial court?

Unless, these bandits are behind the imperial court!

However, if it involves the court, this is not something that Jiang Lige, a foreign princess, should ask.

"Since this is related to the affairs of the imperial court, I will not say any more." Jiang Lige sensibly did not ask any further questions. "Second question, why are you so determined to take my life?"

Bai Fenglin slowly stood up and walked towards the wooden fence step by step. His deep eyes were full of resentment, as if he wanted to tear her into pieces.

Jiang Lige endured the smell of blood, calmed himself down, and said with his hands spread out, "I really don't know what grudge we have."

"Princess, you always say that human life is precious, but why is it that when it comes to you, you don't follow the same principle?"

Jiang Lige coaxed, "Whose life do you think is unimportant?"

"Princess, you really don't remember that day..."

"Big brother!"

Just as the answer was about to be revealed, Bai Fenglin was interrupted by an anxious woman's loud shout, and then a green figure stumbled in.

It’s Bai Jinyuan.

Jiang Lige subconsciously felt that Bai Jinyuan's arrival would become a variable in this conversation.

Therefore, she immediately moved sideways to block Bai Jinyuan's figure, and her sharp eyes met Bai Fenglin's gaze.

"What? You're just about to hit the jackpot, but you don't dare to say it?"

"Princess! Please don't make things difficult for my elder brother!" Bai Jinyuan didn't bother to wipe the sweat off her forehead, and stood in front of Bai Fenglin like protecting a calf.

Jiang Lige complained in his heart that it was really hypocritical.

Then, she turned her head and smiled at Ning Yunxiao, "Sir, this prison in the Ministry of Justice is really useless. Any cat or dog can be seen here."

Ning Yunxiao looked at the advisor who was writing furiously beside him, "It's so late, and the Ministry of Justice has invited guests?"

The lawyer knew that the two people in front of him were the distinguished guests of the Minister, so he dared not offend them and immediately apologized with a smile.

"How can you call someone a guest if they come uninvited?"

After saying this, the lawyer started to curse the yamen runner who was leading the way.

"You are such a naive person, disturbing the peace of the prince and the princess. Are you capable of taking this responsibility?"

This was obviously referring to the yamen runners, but in reality it was indirectly cursing Bai Jinyuan.

Even though she was scolded to this extent, Bai Jinyuan didn't look embarrassed at all, and just replied softly.

"You all misunderstood. My father was so distraught upon learning that my eldest brother was imprisoned that he nearly had a stroke. I was left with no other options, so I begged the Empress to allow me to come in and see my brother, to appease my father's love for his son."

The yamen runner beside him nodded like a chick pecking at rice, "This girl has indeed come with the Queen's imperial decree."

Bai Jinyuan brought the Queen's decree, which was more reasonable and emotional than everyone else's, so everyone had to bear it.

Especially Jiang Lige, she had suffered a lot of setbacks at the hands of Empress Xiao, and now she was cut off again, her little face was puffed up with anger.

Ning Yunxiao rarely saw the little girl's angry look, and for a moment he had the inappropriate thought of teasing her. However, despite the thought, Ning Yunxiao didn't do it in the end.