Rebirth of a Lost Nation: Princess, Please Respect Yourself

Chapter 293 Jiang Chuchu's True Identity

"Lu Yang, don't listen to her provocative words! The child is fine, so how could I be so inconsiderate in this matter? Besides, we can always have another child if we lose him. But if we lose this battle, will we still have a second life? We have no way out!"

No matter how much Jiang Chuchu explained, once the seed of doubt was planted, it grew like a vine that grew wantonly, and the doubt continued to grow in his heart. However, it soon engulfed Ning Luyang, and there was no tenderness in his eyes when he looked at Jiang Chuchu.

But now that things have come to this, Ning Luyang naturally knows what he is doing. Now is not a good time to engage in infighting.

After a moment's silence, Ning Luyang finally spoke, "Ali, I think you have now seen the situation clearly. Your troops combined only number over a hundred, and there are over a thousand Broken Owl soldiers stationed outside. You have no chance of winning. If you want to survive, it's useless to instigate others. It's better to lay down your weapons and submit to me. If you just come over, I can spare your life. How about it?"

Emperor Nanchu came in through the curtain, saw the confrontation, and cursed Jiang Chuchu in his heart for being useless.

But looking at the stalemate situation, he changed his mind for a moment. Ning Yunxiao's strength should not be underestimated. The fastest way to deal with Ning Yunxiao is to win over Jiang Lige.

Emperor Nanchu then echoed, "What grudges can we hold against one another? Li Ge, even if you kill Ning Yunxiao, you are still my good daughter and will remain the princess of Nanchu in the future."

Jiang Lige looked at the two people opposite who were "persuading them kindly" and felt it was funny, so he ridiculed them without any hesitation.

"You two, fooled by the enemy, dare to talk to me about your chances of victory? Your self-righteous victory is nothing but a wedding dress for others. The woman standing in front of you is not the real Jiang Chuchu at all! Once she uses you to eliminate Sheng Ling's forces, do you think that the next person to be eliminated will be you?"

Emperor Nanchu was extremely confused. "What do you mean?"

Jiang Lige raised his hand and pointed at Jiang Chuchu. "I said, she is not the real Jiang Chuchu at all, but a spy planted by Po Xiao in Nan Chu. Therefore, her purpose has never been to fight for power and profit, but to plot against Nan Chu and Sheng Ling to kill each other, so that Po Xiao can profit from it!"

After Jiang Lige finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

As for "Jiang Chuchu", facing Jiang Lige's accusation, a flash of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Sister, in order to delay time, you really are willing to tell any lie. You are trying to sow discord and buy yourself a chance of survival, that's true. But do you really think that you can fool Father and Lu Yang with just a few words?"

Jiang Lige chuckled and responded calmly.

"Then may I ask this 'Jiang Chuchu', how do you explain that tattoo on your body? If you don't believe me, just look at the tattoo on her forearm!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuchu's face changed slightly, and she subconsciously hid her arms behind her back. However, Emperor Nanchu did not agree with her and reached out to pull her arm to look at it.

After all, for the Emperor of Southern Chu, this kind of alliance is not important at all. What he wants is only his own bright future.

If Jiang Chuchu is really a member of Poxiao as Jiang Lige said, once Sheng Ling is defeated and Poxiao is the only one in power, his fate will be a thousand times worse than abdicating!

"Jiang Chuchu" was not on guard against Emperor Nanchu, so he easily turned her arm over and saw a totem tattoo on her forearm.

It looks like a bird spreading its wings to fly, revealing a sense of ferocity and brutality.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Nan Chu and Ning Luyang's expressions suddenly changed. Although they were skeptical about Jiang Lige's words, the evidence before them was irrefutable.

"What...what is this?!" Emperor Nan Chu asked in a trembling voice.

"Jiang Chuchu" was calm and explained immediately.

"This tattoo is just an ordinary one. Father knows this too. When I was ten years old, I fell off a rockery and was injured here. The scar left behind was really unsightly, so I covered it up with a tattoo. But now, sister, you're using such a trivial matter to slander me. It's really ridiculous!"

When Jiang Chuchu fell off the rockery, she fell down together with the then favorite concubine of the Southern Chu Emperor, Concubine Yun. Concubine Yun died and Jiang Chuchu was seriously injured. The incident caused a huge uproar, so the Southern Chu Emperor was deeply impressed.

Then, the Southern Chu Emperor looked at Jiang Lige suspiciously again. "I remember this. A girl loves beauty, and a tattoo really doesn't mean anything."

Jiang Lige said calmly, "But what if this tattoo pattern came from the Broken Owl Imperial Court Guards, Broken Blade?"

Ordinary people were unaware of the existence of Broken Blade, but most of the core figures in the Three Kingdoms royal family knew about it.

The reason is simple: most of the missions carried out by Broken Blade are directly targeted at royal members of various countries, most of which are assassinations.

The Broken Blades are an organization that carries out secret missions for the Broken Owl royal family. Their identities are mysterious and they are directly under the jurisdiction of the Broken Owl Khan. Many Broken Blades do not know each other, so tattoos have become one of the symbols for Broken Blades to recognize each other.

The tattoo style is kept strictly confidential, so as to protect the confidentiality of Po Ren's identity to the greatest extent and prevent the tragedy of infighting.

Jiang Chuchu didn't feel embarrassed at all about being caught. She looked at Jiang Lige naturally and asked back.

"How can you prove, sister, that this tattoo is related to Po Xiao?"

Jiang Lige looked directly at Emperor Nanchu. "I remember that many years ago, Father once captured a Broken Owl assassin alive. Maybe he was also a Broken Blade. In that case, Father, why don't you bring him out and see if he has any tattoos? Do those tattoos match the ones on Jiang Chuchu's body?"

Jiang Chuchu sneered, "This assassin is currently being held in the capital. It would take an inordinate amount of time to retrieve him. Sister, this delaying tactic is rather crude."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Nanchu's eyes became more suspicious, and his gaze towards Jiang Lige became much more serious.

"Zhaohua, do you have any other way to prove yourself?"

Jiang Lige was not surprised by Emperor Nan Chu's indecision. He smiled slightly, calmly picked up the wine on the table, and poured it directly on Jiang Chuchu's tattoo.

Then, the tattoo totem began to change color under the influence of the wine, and the originally dull pattern gradually revealed a strange luster.

Jiang Chuchu was horrified and quickly retracted her arm, but it was too late. Everyone present had seen it.

Jiang Lige then slowly explained, "Everyone knows that this tattoo totem is secret. But few know that, to prevent counterfeits, there's a way to verify its authenticity. This tattoo requires a special potion that changes color when exposed to alcohol, making it the fastest way to verify its authenticity. Of course, you could explain it as a coincidence, but as far as I know, the herbs used to create this potion are only found within the Po Xiao Territory. In other words, this tattoo on your body could only have been done within the Po Xiao Territory, by a Po Xiao person. There's no other possibility."