Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 195: The Han family is causing trouble?

Xu Weiyue couldn't help but sigh, "I understand Grandma's good intentions, but reading this pile of notes really gives me a headache."

"Forget it." Jiang Lige took the initiative to reach out and help Xu Weiyue take half of the post. "Manzhu won't get up until the afternoon. It's still early now, so I will deal with these troubles with you first."

Xu Weiyue smiled brightly upon hearing this and quickly bowed, "Cousin, you are so righteous!"

Jiang Lige smiled, and the two sisters found a nearby pavilion and began to screen the posts that were delivered to their door.

The invitations sent to Xu Weiyue were all from famous families in Nancheng and even the surrounding cities. No matter what the reason was, to put it bluntly, they just wanted to meet the man and see his temper and character.

Jiang Lige's criteria for screening posts is also very simple. The family background must be clean and the family members must be simple. Otherwise, someone with Xu Weiyue's personality will inevitably suffer.

"This Fan family is no good. I've heard of their reputation for being mean-spirited since I was in the Imperial Court. They've taken advantage of their knowledge of the law to exploit countless loopholes."

After Jiang Lige finished complaining, he saw Xu Weiyue's face wrinkled into a bun, and suddenly sighed: "Actually, I think a marriage granted by the emperor like the princess cousin is very good. You don't have to worry about it, just be a good bride."

Jiang Lige smiled when he heard this, but didn't respond.

Xu Weiyue, however, became interested and came forward curiously to ask, "If Princess Cousin had a choice, would she choose the Crown Prince as her husband?"

When Jiang Lige heard this question, she paused and her mind flashed back to the scene where they fell off the cliff and Ning Yunxiao used up his last bit of strength to throw her up the tree.

She recalled the final letter Ning Yunxiao had slipped to her before his "death": "I can't live with you till old age, but at least I'll keep you worry-free for the rest of your life."

Then, under the warm winter sun, the girl smiled and said firmly:

"I can."

At that time, the figure quietly hiding behind the rockery also stiffened slightly.

Then, Ning Yunxiao's eyebrows, which were usually even colder and more arrogant than the winter, seemed to be touched by the spring breeze, and the ice and snow melted, turning into tenderness around his fingers.

Ning Yunxiao originally came to look for Jiang Lige, but the timing of his arrival was quite coincidental, as it was exactly when Xu Weiyue asked that question.

His upbringing taught him that eavesdropping was wrong, but when he heard that question, he was unable to move an inch.

Just two short words, but they were more beautiful than any sentence he had ever heard.

Perhaps, love is something that has nothing to do with the length of time or the vicissitudes of life. Its preciousness depends only on what is in one's heart.

Ning Yunxiao had never tasted the feeling of being cherished in his life, nor had he been chosen so firmly by anyone. It was only after meeting Jiang Lige that he tasted a little sweetness.

So, after learning that he would not live long, he planned to write a farewell letter to Jiang Lige.

No one knew that he had spent a whole night sitting still to write such a short sentence.

After he finished writing the "long-planned" letter, he realized that he was really emotionally indifferent. In just a few words, he expressed all his love.

Thinking of this, Ning Yunxiao looked at Jiang Lige blankly for a long time before turning around and leaving in silence.

After all, there were female members of the Xu family in front, so Ning Yunxiao naturally couldn't go over to greet them rashly.

In the pavilion, the two sisters who were discussing the posts enthusiastically obviously did not notice anything unusual behind the rockery. Jiang Lige was being teased by Xu Weiyue when his attention was attracted by a post in his hand.

"This post is for Xu Weiming, right?" Jiang Lige pushed the post in front of Xu Weiyue, and it really said "Brother Weiming" on it.

Xu Weiyue pushed the note aside without a careless look on her face. "Perhaps the servants were careless and sent it to the wrong place. It's nothing serious."

Jiang Lige flipped through the post again and his expression froze when he saw the surname Han. "The person who sent the post is called Han Qi. Is he related to the one in the imperial court?"

"Oh, Han Qi, the eldest grandson of the Xiao Han family. He has some relationship with the one in the palace."

Seeing Jiang Lige's concern, Xu Weiyue put down the post in her hand and explained it to her carefully.

"The Han family was born and raised in Nancheng. Their legitimate and illegitimate branches disagreed some time ago, leading to a split. Later, they divided the family into two divisions, Dahan and Xiaohan. The Dahan family was the one responsible for guarding the Gold Foil Tree in the early years, and they were later transferred back to the capital after we took over. The Xiaohan family is engaged in business, and they own many of Nancheng's industries."

Jiang Lige nodded and asked, "Are Han Qi and Xu Weiming close?"

Xu Weiyue spread her hands and answered honestly, "I'm not really sure about that. Logically speaking, no matter how big the Xiaohan Mansion's business is, it's just a merchant family. Weiming shouldn't be so close to them."

Jiang Lige tapped the post thoughtfully, "The key point of this matter is not the merchant status of Xiao Han Mansion."

Xu Weiyue was stunned for a moment, then slowly sensed some hidden meaning, and said, "If they go against our Xu family, the Yu Xiaohan family won't gain anything at all."

Jiang Lige was very calm. "Don't you think this is all too coincidental? Besides, if there's a scandal in the Xu family, it will be of great benefit to Concubine Han in the palace."

"But the discord between the two Han families has been going on for more than a day or two."

"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. There are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests."

By this point, Xu Weiyue was already somewhat shaken. After a moment's silence, she lowered her voice and asked Jiang Lige, "But right now, we are just suspicious. Does your cousin have any other plans?"

"It's simple. One test will tell you whether it's true or not."

“How do you test it?”

Jiang Lige smiled and whispered to Xu Weiyue in a low voice for a moment before saying, "Now that I'm in your house, I won't interfere in these matters. There are many people in the house, and the fewer people who know about this, the better."

After hearing the plan, Xu Weiyue was eager to try it out. She patted her chest and promised, "Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely take care of this matter. You just wait for the news."

"Then I'll have to rely on my cousin." Jiang Lige said jokingly, and then he roughly screened the remaining posts in his hand and stood up. "It's almost time, I have to go deliver the herbs to Manzhu."

Xu Weiyue hurriedly stood up to see them off, and the two sisters said goodbye.

After crossing the garden, there was the yard where Manzhu lived. Jiang Lige didn't delay and handed the medicine box directly to Manzhu.

Manzhu opened the box and saw a dark fruit lying quietly inside. Just looking at its appearance, it was indeed difficult to associate it with the word "gold foil".

Seeing this, Manzhu reached out, took the fruit, brought it close to smell it, then frowned slightly and remained silent for a long time.

Jiang Lige was shocked and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the herbs?"