Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Bai Jinyuan blamed everything on Madam Bai who is in the underworld. Could Jiang Lige still go to Madam Bai to cause trouble?

Upon hearing this, Empress Xiao glanced at Jiang Lige sarcastically and said with a smile, "It seems that this is just a misunderstanding. Princess Zhaohua doesn't need to take it too seriously."

Jiang Lige's face was full of doubt, "How do you explain the love poem?"

"This was written by my father to my mother. The poem is beautifully written and is a rare masterpiece. I wanted to copy it to study, but I accidentally lost it..."

"You really don't have any improper thoughts about the prince?" Jiang Lige stared at Bai Jinyuan with his big eyes, with an expression that was not willing to give in. "If you swear, I will believe it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Jinyuan's face turned pale, and she realized belatedly what Jiang Lige's purpose was today.

Bai Jinyuan was now pushed to the edge of a cliff by Jiang Lige. She had no choice but to swear an oath. However, the emperor was above her. As long as Bai Jinyuan said this...

There is no possibility for her and Ning Yunxiao anymore!

Thinking of this, Bai Jinyuan's pupils trembled slightly, but when she met Empress Xiao's warning eyes, she still resisted the urge to blurt out.

"I swear I have no improper thoughts about the prince!"

"If Miss Bai says so, then I believe it. I misunderstood just now. I apologize to Miss Bai."

Jiang Lige achieved his goal and was too lazy to waste time talking to Bai Jinyuan. He smiled and lightly let the matter go.

Then he politely took a group of people to pay their respects to Emperor Shengwu and took their leave. After getting Emperor Shengwu's consent, Jiang Lige did not forget to remind Bai Jinyuan with a smile.

"By the way, Miss Bai, only the direct descendants of officials of the third rank and above can call themselves servants. Miss Bai, please don't break the rules."

Bai Jinyuan, who had not yet recovered from the pain of "loss", was stabbed in the heart again by Jiang Lige, and her face was almost distorted with anger.

But Jiang Lige didn't care about Bai Jinyuan's expression. He turned around and left with a group of people.

Emperor Shengwu couldn't help but twitch his lips. Looking at Ning Yunxiao below him, who looked normal, he felt very complicated.

Ning Yunxiao has a calm personality, and when he met such a hot-tempered girl...

On the bright side, she could help him manage the harem and suppress the monsters in the courtyard of Prince Zhao's mansion. But on the bad side, I'm afraid Ning Yunxiao wouldn't be able to control her, right?

Emperor Shengwu sighed secretly, not knowing whether this marriage was a good or bad thing.

……

Outside the Yangxin Palace, Song Yue's mouth was so happy that it almost reached the sky. As soon as she left the Yangxin Palace, she excitedly approached Jiang Lige.

"Princess! You didn't see it. Bai Jinyuan was speechless after being criticized. It was so satisfying! And the Queen, this is the first time I've seen her forcefully hold back her words. Her face was as black as the bottom of a pot! Hahaha, it was really satisfying!"

Jiang Lige strode forward like a victorious general, his head held high, his face full of pride.

"If someone shows me respect, I should return it ten feet. Bai Jinyuan can't control herself and wants to bully me. I can't blame her for that!"

Song Yue nodded in agreement. "Every failure is a learning experience. I just hope that after this incident, Bai Jinyuan will restrain herself and not cause trouble again."

"If she wants to cause trouble, she has to get past Empress Xiao first."

Speaking of this, Songyue couldn't help but wonder.

"The Empress has so many maids in her palace, why did she specially summon noble ladies to serve her? They are all so inexperienced that how can they really serve well? If they can't serve well, that's secondary. Meeting someone like Bai Jinyuan would only make her feel harassed."

"Do you really think those noble ladies entered the palace to serve as servants?" Jiang Lige raised her hand lightly, a hint of sarcasm on the corner of her lips, "The Queen is planning to train Sheng Ling to be the next Queen."

"The next empress?" Song Yue pondered for a moment, then came over to gossip, "But the emperor already has his eyes on the crown prince? Which clan member is so lucky?"

"stupid!"

Jiang Lige glared at Song Yue helplessly. "If His Majesty really had an idea and Empress Xiao already knew about it, why would he have chosen four at once? He would have naturally chosen a reliable one to focus on training. Our Empress is now thinking of casting a wide net."

Song Yue suddenly realized something and couldn't help but complain: "This Queen is really smart!"

"It's a pity that your mind isn't being used in the right way."

……

Bai Jinyuan secretly kept a portrait of Prince Zhao and used it to express her feelings. When Princess Zhaohua discovered this, she brought the matter to the attention of Emperor Shengwu, and the news spread quickly throughout the palace.

Such explosive gossip caused an uproar in the peaceful imperial city. The palace maids gathered in groups of three or four to chat, and each of them spoke very seriously.

Generally speaking, most people cursed Bai Jinyuan, saying things like girls raised in poor families have no shame.

Of course, Jiang Lige was also inevitably criticized for being domineering, unreasonable, and jealous.

Jiang Lige had anticipated this when he decided to play this hand, so he was not too surprised. Apart from paying his respects to Funing Palace every day, he spent most of his time staying in Qingge Cottage to "cultivate his body and mind".

On the other hand, Bai Jinyuan's life was not easy. Rumors were spreading like wildfire. Even if she had a hundred mouths, she couldn't explain herself. Every day she had to go to Empress Xiao's palace to work under the strange looks of everyone. Her life was so frustrating.

The gossip in the imperial city had not yet subsided when the news of Concubine Xian's return to the palace hit everyone.

Although the status of Concubine Xian does not sound as noble as that of Empress Dowager Jiang, who doesn't know that Concubine Xian is the biological mother of Emperor Shengwu?

Naturally, they dared not neglect the food, clothing and other expenses. In addition, the virtuous concubine had not been in the palace for more than half a year. How many things had to be purchased from scratch?

Therefore, as soon as the news came out, everyone in the palace was busy.

Even Jiang Lige's Qingge Cottage became busy. The virtuous concubine was going back to the palace, and Jiang Lige had to go to welcome her on behalf of the Empress Dowager Jiang. Ning Yunxiao was responsible for leading the team to escort her and ensure the safety of the virtuous concubine.

Compared with the trip with Rong Hui, the team welcoming Concubine Xian was huge, with hundreds of palace maids and eunuchs serving them.

A large group of people set out from the capital and headed straight for the temple.

There were many people around, Ning Yunxiao was a polite person, and Jiang Lige was worried about Feng Yu, so the two of them had little communication along the way.

The huge group of people traveled day and night and soon arrived at the temple where the virtuous concubine was practicing seclusion.

Unexpectedly, before they even saw Concubine Xian, the team was stopped by an unexpected person.

Ning Yongyi, the son of Prince Zhao and his second wife, Princess Wang, and also Ning Yunxiao's nominal younger brother.

Ning Yongyi led a large group of palace soldiers to block the team, with his chin raised high, his face full of disdain, and his words were even more harsh.

"Oh, who was it? It turns out to be my unlucky brother."