Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 282 We've Known Each Other for a Long Time

This was the first time that Ning Yunxiao saw Jiang Lige jumping up and down in a hurry. He was not anxious at all. He just thought the person in front of him was bright and cute, and he actually burst out laughing.

Seeing that Ning Yunxiao had no sense of urgency at all, Jiang Lige raised his hand, clenched his fist and landed it on Ning Yunxiao, saying angrily.

"It's already this late, and you still have the mind to laugh at me!"

"How dare I?"

The fist landed softly on his body without any strength, which made Ning Yunxiao smile even more. However, he had to suppress his smile and asked in a serious tone.

"Okay, then, Ari, do you remember when the birth jade was lost?"

Jiang Lige thought for a moment before answering, "I don't remember exactly, but I think I lost it on my way back to the capital after visiting my family during the Spring Festival."

"It should have been three years ago."

Ning Yunxiao reminded him in time. Jiang Lige nodded and was about to respond when he suddenly reacted. He turned his head and looked at Ning Yunxiao with a puzzled look.

"how do you know?"

Under the moonlight, Ning Yunxiao was not as calm as usual. He suddenly blinked at Jiang Lige, with a hint of cunning in the smile on his lips.

Jiang Lige was dazzled by the smile. He blinked his innocent eyes and was about to ask something when he saw an ink-black jade bead falling from above his head. It emitted a faint warm luster, which perfectly matched the lost birth jade in his memory.

Jiang Lige was stunned. "This... is my birth jade? How did it end up in your hands?"

Ning Yunxiao didn't answer but asked, "Ali, do you still remember that year when you were returning to the capital, you saved a group of people?"

Jiang Lige was stunned. "Those beggars?"

After saying this, the Ning Yunxiao in front of him slowly overlapped with the person in his memory. Jiang Lige's eyes widened and he looked at Ning Yunxiao in disbelief.

Then, she saw the moonlight shining on Ning Yunxiao's delicate face, making the tenderness in his eyes even hotter.

"So A-Li thinks I'm a beggar?"

Jiang Lige was surprised, "Is it really you?"

"It's me, Ari."

Ning Yunxiao chuckled and nodded, his bony hand slowly lowered and placed the jade pendant into Jiang Lige's outstretched palm, revealing all the secrets he had hidden in his heart to Jiang Lige.

"Three years ago, Prince Zhao's Mansion requested the title of Crown Prince. To help Ning Yongyi fight for the position, the Wang family secretly sent people to ambush me on my way back to the capital. I was seriously injured at the time, and my right leg was even more lame. I had no choice but to flee back to the capital among the refugees. That day, the refugees I was with were harassed by the soldiers, and it was A'li who stepped forward to save everyone, including me. A'li is kind-hearted. Seeing the severity of my leg injury, she even gave me a bottle of excellent medicated medicine. I originally wanted to ask A'li's name, but you left in such a hurry that I didn't have the chance to talk to her. I didn't even notice that I had left my jade pendant behind."

After Ning Yunxiao said this, Jiang Lige remembered that when she returned to Beijing that year, she did rescue a group of fleeing beggars, but she didn't expect that she saved Ning Yunxiao by accident?

So, wouldn't it be...

"So, you knew my identity from the beginning?" Jiang Lige asked.

Ning Yunxiao didn't hide anything. "Yes, I knew Ah Li's identity from the beginning. After all, the pattern on Ah Li's jade pendant is unique in the world. It's not difficult to find out if you are willing to do so."

Of course, the real match between the face and the identity occurred that day when Jiang Lige revealed his identity to protect the hunter.

Otherwise, he would not be willing to use any self-torture tactics to test her.

Jiang Lige was still puzzled, "Since you knew, why didn't you return the jade pendant? I was looking for it for a long time!"

When asked this by Jiang Lige, Ning Yunxiao was not as frank as before. His eyes flickered slightly, and he murmured for a long time.

"Ali, you probably forgot that this jade pendant... has another use, and it's extremely important."

Are there any other functions?

Jiang Lige was a little confused. He thought hard for a long time but couldn't get the answer. He stared at Ning Yunxiao in confusion for a long time before he saw a blush on the man's usually calm face. He gave the answer hesitantly.

"Get...get married!"

After getting this answer, Jiang Lige realized belatedly that his birth jade did have this function.

In the life in which she died tragically, her birth jade was never found, and it was difficult to explain her marriage. In the end, Empress Dowager Jiang asked a craftsman to make a fake, which allowed her to get away with it at the wedding.

But he didn't expect that his birth jade had been in the hands of Ning Yunxiao all along!

I never expected that it was my small kindness that helped me so much later on.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige couldn't help but smile and joked.

"It turns out Yun Xiao has long had plans for me."

Ning Yunxiao blushed when Jiang Lige teased him, but he was merciless in his words.

"Otherwise, Ah Li, how could your repeated attempts to approach him have been so successful?"

Now, it was Jiang Lige's turn to be hot on his face. He glared at Ning Yunxiao fiercely and snorted coquettishly.

"Go back to the house and sleep! Goodbye!"

After the words were spoken, the person fled in panic, leaving only Ning Yunxiao who was standing there with his hands covering his lips and smiling, with an indelible sweetness in his eyes.

Then he said, "Ari, if I have no plans for you, I won't have even a single chance."

Ning Yunxiao said this in a low voice, and as the wind blew, it disappeared into the vast desert.

No one knows except him and the desert.

Even the fact that Empress Dowager Jiang had arranged for his marriage to Jiang Lige was also his plan. After all...

If he had not deliberately shown off in front of Empress Dowager Jiang, how could Empress Dowager Jiang have taken a fancy to this "unpolished gem" of his?

Everyone said that he doted on Jiang Lige and loved her deeply, but no one knew that what the world saw was just the tip of the iceberg.

His love is far deeper than what the world sees.

At this time, Jiang Lige had already returned to his own tent.

Perhaps because he had solved a major issue without bloodshed, Jiang Lige felt unprecedentedly relaxed today. He tidied up briefly and fell into a deep sleep as soon as he got into bed.

Then, Jiang Lige had a dream.

She dreamed again of the battle that had destroyed her country in her previous life. She fell from the city wall and lay on the ground like a rag doll, helplessly watching her life slip away bit by bit, watching...

The country was completely destroyed.

Then, amid the fluttering flags, she saw a man suddenly push away the shackles of the armored guards and run towards her recklessly.

He said, "Ari, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Jiang Lige opened his eyes wide and looked hard, but he only saw a vague outline, and then...

The outline became clearer and clearer, and finally, through the vast fog, she saw Ning Yunxiao's face, which was so ugly that no one could compare to it.

It was he who tied her birth jade around his waist, and it was also he who ran towards her regardless of everything in the blood.

Walk against the light, without worrying about the future.

He abandoned the so-called justice and was determined to the point of being paranoid just for her.

Even so, Ning Yunxiao still couldn't keep the girl who was dear to his heart.