Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 132 Jealousy

Just by listening, Jiang Lige could imagine Princess Jingyu's furious expression, and couldn't help but laugh, "Did they catch the thief?"

Song Yue shook her head. "No. After the Grand Princess's mansion was robbed, she reported it to the authorities. But the Ministry of Justice went there, and not only could they not catch the thieves, they couldn't even find any clues. The Grand Princess naturally disagreed, and started arguing with the Ministry of Justice. Today, she was so angry that she went straight to the Minister of Justice."

"That's it."

After Songyue finished his gossip, he solemnly bowed his hands to express his admiration, "I wonder which righteous man this is? He is a role model for us!"

With such coincidental timing and familiar techniques, Jiang Lige could probably guess who was responsible. "Perhaps you know this righteous man."

"Who?"

Jiang Lige didn't answer, but put down his bowl and chopsticks, then stood up happily and walked out.

"Let's go out of the palace and see the prince!"

When the master and servant arrived at the farmhouse, Ning Yunxiao had probably gone out for a walk and was not in the farmhouse. Instead, Deng Sijiu, who lived next door, came out and greeted Jiang Lige familiarly.

Then, Jiang Lige listened to the story of the chaos in Princess Jingyu's mansion from Deng Sijiu again. While the two were chatting happily, Gu Fan brought a plate of melon seeds and squatted at the door with Xuanying to gossip.

"Look, the princess seems to be avoiding our prince lately. She's been chatting and laughing with that Deng Sijiu all day, leaving our prince pitifully lying on the bed."

"That's Deng Sijiu's tongue, which makes the little girl happy."

Gu Fan nodded thoughtfully, "That's true. If I were a little girl, I would also like someone like Deng Sijiu who can cheer me up! Unlike our prince, he can't say a word even if you hit him with three sticks. When Princess Zhaohua is with him, every time she doesn't find a topic to talk about? Tsk tsk, in my opinion, our prince has completely fallen out of favor."

Xuanying coughed twice and when he saw that Gufan was not aware of it at all, he shrank back helplessly, "Prince."

"..." Gu Fan felt a chill coming from behind him, and hurried to make up for his loss. "Of course, our prince is also very good."

Ning Yunxiao's face was so gloomy that it looked like ink was about to drip from it. Gu Fan didn't dare to provoke him. He turned around and was about to run away: "Go tell the princess that the prince is back."

"No need." Ning Yunxiao stopped Gu Fan and took Xuanying's hand as they walked a few steps outside. "I'll go tell her myself."

After entering the yard, Ning Yunxiao saw Jiang Lige sitting in front of the fence, chatting and laughing with Deng Sijiu.

I don’t know what Deng Sijiu said, but Jiang Lige had a very bright smile on his face, his eyes curved into crescents, and he looked to be in a very good mood.

"Cough cough."

Ning Yunxiao's expression did not change. Only Xuanying noticed that Ning Yunxiao couldn't help but increase the strength of his grip on his hand. Xuanying felt the pain in his hand bones and hurriedly coughed a few times to remind the two people in front who were "having a good chat".

Hearing the noise, Jiang Lige and Deng Sijiu raised their eyes at the same time and looked over.

Jiang Lige saw that Ning Yunxiao looked unhappy, and quickly stood up to show concern.

"Have you taken your medicine? How are you feeling today?"

Deng Sijiu also greeted him with a smile, "Brother Ning, your injuries seem to be much better."

"I've been lying down for a few days and I feel much better now."

Jiang Lige felt a little relieved after hearing this. "That's great! Such a big event is worth celebrating. Sijiu, why don't you stay and have lunch with us today?"

"Okay." Deng Sijiu agreed cheerfully, "I have a jar of fine wine in my collection over there. I'll bring it over to celebrate with you later."

"No." Jiang Lige flatly refused, "The prince is not in a good condition to drink alcohol right now, so don't be jealous of him."

Deng Sijiu curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but finally nodded obediently, "Then I won't drink."

Hearing Jiang Lige reject Deng Sijiu for him, Ning Yunxiao felt a little relieved. While Jiang Lige was out preparing meals, he started chatting with Deng Sijiu.

"It was Brother Deng who drank with the princess yesterday, right?"

"Yes."

"The princess can't drink much, so next time, Brother Deng, please help me persuade her. Yesterday..." Ning Yunxiao sighed helplessly, "I was really exhausted."

Deng Sijiu thought Ning Yunxiao was just saying Jiang Lige was drunk, and scratched his head embarrassedly, "I certainly didn't think about it yesterday, I won't do that next time."

"I've been feeling unwell these past few days, and the princess has been worried. I have to thank Brother Deng for chatting with her and keeping her company."

"Brother Ning, why are you being so polite? The princess is lively and I can get along well with her, so there's nothing wrong with that."

Ning Yunxiao's expression darkened slightly. "Although the princess appears innocent, she has her own inner sense of balance. She weighs what is more important than what is less important. She is worldly-wise yet unsophisticated. She is truly a rare and remarkable woman in this world."

Gu Fan, who was following from a distance, couldn't help but curl his lips. Why was she playing the girl's trick of "implying something"?

Ning Yunxiao said this beautifully, but it was also a blatant declaration of sovereignty. He first thanked him as his "fiancé", and then implied that his fiancé was highly valued by others, which really made Gu Fan feel embarrassed to listen.

The words were spoken politely, but Deng Sijiu was a careless person and didn't hear the hidden meaning in Ning Yunxiao's words. He then praised Jiang Lige a few more times, which made Ning Yunxiao's face turn blue and red.

"The princess acts spontaneously and doesn't think things through. I have a lot of dietary restrictions now, and I'm afraid Brother Deng won't be able to eat well. How about I hold a banquet at the restaurant another day and entertain Brother Deng as a token of my gratitude?"

Deng Sijiu was about to say it was okay when she was startled by Ning Yunxiao's sudden cold look. Only then did she realize that the engaged couple was finally reminiscing about the past, and her presence was indeed a bit of an eyesore.

Deng Sijiu smiled knowingly, patted Ning Yunxiao on the shoulder and said, "You two can reminisce about the past. I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, Deng Sijiu stood up, said goodbye, and turned to leave.

Jiang Lige didn't know that the guests had been driven away by Ning Yunxiao. He prepared the meal in the house and sat down at the table, only to see Ning Yunxiao.

Seeing that Ning Yunxiao was still a little pale, Jiang Lige threw Deng Sijiu out of his mind and hurriedly served Ning Yunxiao a bowl of porridge. "I made this porridge especially for you."

Ning Yunxiao took the bowl of porridge, and was obviously in a very good mood. He smiled slightly and explained to Jiang Lige, "Brother Deng is busy and has no time to eat with us."

"That's fine, business is more important."

Jiang Lige didn't ask any more questions. He just sat down opposite Ning Yunxiao and ate quietly.

Ning Yunxiao swallowed a spoonful of porridge and his eyes fell on Jiang Lige. After all, she was a girl brought up in the palace, so even though the meal was simple, she ate it very elegantly, which made Ning Yunxiao a little dazed for a moment.

Jiang Lige raised his eyes and met Ning Yunxiao's gaze. Noticing Jiang Lige's gaze, Ning Yunxiao suddenly lowered his eyes and avoided Jiang Lige's gaze.