Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 221 Why Test

After sending Ning Yunxiao away, Jiang Lige went straight to the third floor and knocked on the door of the Lan room.

Manzhu, who hadn't been seen for a long time, still looked sleepy and yawned lazily. "Young Master, what brings you here today?"

Jiang Lige said succinctly, "I need your help."

Manzhu curled her lips and said, "Young Master, you really won't do anything without profit."

Jiang Lige smiled and handed over a box of cakes in a flattering manner, "These are cakes from the palace, specially brought for you today."

When Manzhu saw the cakes, she finally relented and said, "For the sake of the cakes, please tell me."

"I just learned a few days ago that there's a poison from southern Xinjiang that summons a secret medicine puppet. Have you ever seen this medicine?"

"I've seen it before, it's nothing new. The poison in Southern Xinjiang is just a drop in the bucket. The so-called secret medicine puppet is just made with Datura to induce hallucinations. It also contains some herbs that make people manic, so people will talk nonsense when they lose consciousness."

Jiang Lige frowned slightly and asked, "Then what this poisoned person wants to say, is it possible to control it?"

"What's the point of controlling this?" Manzhu was a little confused, but nodded. "But it's not impossible."

"How to control it?"

"The person poisoned by this secret drug puppet has no consciousness to speak of. Just like a puppet, they are at the mercy of others. To control the puppet to speak, just repeat the words word for word several times in the poisoned person's ear, and they will repeat them."

Jiang Lige thought for a moment and then came up with an idea. He asked, "Then how can we know if this person has been poisoned by the secret drug puppet?"

"The secret medicine puppet, once the effect wears off, is almost undetectable. But as far as I know, there is a way to tell."

"what?"

"A red mole," Manzhu said, pointing to the spot on her chest. "This is a secret medicine with puppet properties. To prevent anyone from noticing, a very small amount is used. After the effect takes effect, there's almost nothing left. The remaining amount will eventually settle in the heart meridian through the bloodstream, forming a small red mole here."

"I see." Jiang Lige nodded thoughtfully, then jumped up from his seat and clasped his fists towards Manzhu. "Thank you, Manzhu. I'll bring you something delicious later."

After saying that, he disappeared from the room in a flash.

Manzhu curled her lips, picked up a piece of cake, and silently cursed Jiang Lige for being heartless.

On the other side, the heartless Jiang Lige ran into the accounting office in a hurry.

Yu Linglong and Ning Yunxiao had probably finished their accounts and were sitting at the table sipping tea.

When Yu Linglong saw Jiang Lige, she gave her a thumbs-up, still in shock. "The boss's fiancé is truly amazing. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince goes into business, I'm afraid all the shops in the capital will belong to you."

Ning Yunxiao looked pleased. "It's just checking the account book. It's not a difficult task. Manager Yu, you're too kind."

Jiang Lige was used to Ning Yunxiao's attacks, so he didn't take his new skill seriously. He smiled, patted Yu Linglong's shoulder, and said, "That's right. If it weren't for Sister Linglong taking care of our Chang'anfang, we wouldn't be as prosperous as we are today."

After hearing the young couple's flattery, Yu Linglong smiled and accepted it all.

"Well, I will do my best to show my gratitude to the boss. I think the boss may have something to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I won't bother you anymore."

Jiang Lige liked sensible people like Yu Linglong, so he silently gave her a thumbs up and said, "Thank you, Sister Linglong."

"It doesn't matter."

Yu Linglong left the room. Jiang Lige turned around and saw Ning Yunxiao sitting at the table, staring at him intently.

Jiang Lige felt a little uncomfortable when Ning Yunxiao looked at him, so he touched his face and asked, "Is there something on my face?"

"No." Ning Yunxiao replied naturally, "I was waiting for Ah Li to talk to me."

Jiang Lige smiled and said gently, "A few days ago, a batch of high-quality cloth arrived in Chang'an. I saw that one piece of cloth was very suitable for Your Highness, so I thought about making a new dress for Your Highness. However, I don't know Your Highness's height, so I specially came to ask Your Highness to go to the second floor to be measured."

Ning Yunxiao thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "Aren't there only women in Chang'anfang? Why don't you ask other women to measure me?"

"..."

Jiang Lige was speechless after hearing what Ning Yunxiao said. He always felt like a heartless man and could only shut up under Ning Yunxiao's resentful gaze.

After a long silence, Jiang Lige finally changed his tone under Ning Yunxiao's gaze, "How about I measure it for Your Highness?"

"it is good."

Ning Yunxiao answered very quickly this time, so quickly that Jiang Lige felt as if he had planned it all along.

But the words had already been spoken and it was difficult to take them back. Jiang Lige had no choice but to ask someone to bring a ruler and went over to measure herself the way the girls usually did.

Jiang Lige's face flushed as red as a rosy cloud. She lowered her head and stared at her toes, trying her best to avoid Ning Yunxiao's overly passionate gaze. She took a deep breath with a ruler and began to measure carefully.

While measuring his back, Jiang Lige remained calm, but when the ruler slowly slid down his chest, his face turned red and his hands trembled slightly.

Perhaps feeling Jiang Lige's slightly trembling fingertips, Ning Yunxiao actually chuckled and grabbed Jiang Lige's hand and put it around his waist.

A warm breath spread beside my ears, "The waist circumference should be this size."

"..."

Jiang Lige's face was so hot that it almost burned. He broke free from Ning Yunxiao's hand, pulled out the tape measure from the other end, took a look at it, and gave another number.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, I heard Ning Yunxiao's complaining voice again in my ears.

He said, "Ali, why can't you just ask me directly? Why do you have to test me in so many ways?"

If Jiang Lige still couldn't react after being exposed by Ning Yunxiao, he would be a fool.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lige hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant. It's just that the matter is not clear yet, and I don't want Your Highness to worry about it."

Ning Yunxiao raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "It's okay, Ah Li, just say it directly."

Jiang Lige nodded and asked directly, "Your Highness, do you have a red mole on your chest?"

"Indeed, what's the matter?"

"intrinsic?"

"I don't remember clearly." Ning Yunxiao pondered for a moment before answering, "I don't think I had it when I was a child. It only grew later. But my wet nurse said it was normal, so I didn't pay much attention to it."

"That's correct." Jiang Lige nodded thoughtfully before revealing his suspicions. "I suspect that the Wang and Chang families conspired to plot against His Highness."

Ning Yunxiao immediately sensed something unusual when he heard this, "Why do you think so?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember the fuse that caused the Gu family to break up with you?"

"Ms. Chang suffered a miscarriage because of me, which damaged her body and caused her to be infertile for the rest of her life. My grandmother came to try to persuade me, but she listened to me insulting my mother. She was completely disappointed in me."