Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

The two families were placed in adjacent cells. As for why, the princess said that they could only be compared if they were together. In short, he didn't understand, so he just had to obey. His Majesty didn't say to separate them, so it was right to listen to the princess.

Soon the cell became quiet, with the two families each in their own cells.

I had no idea that there was already a commotion outside.

Outside the Government Affairs Hall, a row of ministers were kneeling, all of them pleading for mercy for the Prime Minister. When Emperor Ming saw this scene, murderous intent was about to overflow from his eyes.

Very good, half of the ministers are actually the prime minister's men. What do they want to do? They want to control the government, right? He is not dead yet, but they are so ambitious now. It is too arrogant. They all deserve to die.

De Fu walked in and took a look at the emperor's ugly face. He knew in his heart that His Majesty was really angry this time. He was afraid that those kneeling outside would be afraid of His Majesty.

When it's time to clean up, it's easy.

"Your Majesty, the ministers outside said that if Your Majesty does not see them, they will kneel down and not get up, even if they die kneeling, and they demand that Your Majesty conduct a thorough investigation and clear the Prime Minister's name."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ming slammed his palm on the table, making a loud noise, and said word by word, gritting his teeth: "Good, very good, now you will force me, receive my monthly salary, and be loyal to the Prime Minister."

"Haha, the Prime Minister is really capable."

De Fu lowered his head and said nothing. These were not words he could listen to. Alas, until the last step, no one knew whether the Prime Minister would be in trouble. As long as the imperial concubine was there, he would be released in the end if he said more good words.

"Defu, go tell them, if they want to kneel, they can kneel down. Whoever dies kneeling down will be counted as one. Also, you are not allowed to give them water to drink, let alone food. Just let them kneel down."

"Yes, I know."

After Emperor Ming finished speaking, he began to review memorials and ignored those people outside.

Half a day passed in a blink of an eye. The ministers kneeling outside were exhausted and their bodies were shaky. They stared at the closed palace door, knowing that His Majesty was inside.

If something happens to the prime minister and they are implicated, it would be a disaster. Now they are like grasshoppers on the same rope with the prime minister, and they will prosper together and suffer together.

Even though it might anger His Majesty at this moment, they had to do this. With the Imperial Concubine around, the Prime Minister would never fall. If he came out later, he would know that they did not plead for mercy.

They dared not think of what would happen.

Splendid Palace

The imperial concubine was lying on the couch, drinking tea leisurely. At this time, Lan Xin's face changed drastically. She rushed in from outside and knelt on the ground: "Something happened to the queen."

With a snap, the teacup in his hand fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

"Hmm? How dare you be so flustered? It's really inappropriate. Tell me clearly what happened."

Lan Xin stammered, "My Lady, the Prime Minister's residence was raided, and they were all taken to the Ministry of Justice. It was said that someone reported it, and His Majesty sent people to search, and they found... the dragon robe."

The imperial concubine's expression changed drastically, her eyes widened, and her voice unconsciously rose: "What did you say? How is it possible? This must be a frame-up. I'm going to find His Majesty."

"Wait a minute, madam. Now the court officials are kneeling outside the palace to beg His Majesty, but His Majesty won't see anyone."

"If you go now, I'm afraid... it will easily anger His Majesty, which will be disadvantageous to you."

The imperial concubine clenched her fists and said, "Do you want me to just watch? If something happens to my father, how can my son ascend to the highest position without the support of my family in the future?"

Lan Xin hissed, "Your Majesty, there are ears on the other side of the wall. You must be careful not to let others in the harem catch you and harm you and the third prince."

"Yes, as long as my son is here, no one can harm me. Go and find out the whole story of this matter. The more I know, the sooner I can find a way to rescue them."

"Yes, I will go and find out right away."

The news of the Prime Minister's residence being ransacked spread quickly throughout the harem. Many people were watching the fun, and when paying their respects, the concubines who were at odds with the Imperial Concubine spoke sarcastically.

"Oh, the Imperial Concubine has come to pay her respects as well. I thought she would be busy taking care of her family so that they would suffer less, and she would not come to pay her respects to the Empress."

"I didn't expect that he would come. It's really rare."

The imperial concubine stared at her. She was just one of the four concubines. How could she compare with her in terms of royal rank? She laughed sweetly, "Oh, I was wondering who it was. Isn't this the one who lost his heir a while ago?"

"Oh, you are so useless. I gave birth to two children, and they both grew up safely. You should take care of yourself. Your Majesty has few children, so you should think more about giving birth to children for Your Majesty."

"you……"

The woman in goose yellow palace dress glared at her. The baby in her belly was gone because of the imperial concubine. If her cat hadn't suddenly jumped out, she wouldn't have been frightened and had a miscarriage.

Damn bitch, she wants to see how she can get away with it this time.

The Queen raised her hand when she saw this scene and said, "Okay, enough of the noise. After paying your respects, sisters, please go back first. I have been feeling a little unwell recently, so I won't keep you any longer."

Concubine Shu has always been a non-confrontational person and has a good relationship with the queen. Seeing that she looked pale and was indeed not in good spirits, she looked worried and said, "Queen, is your pulse safe?"

"I see that you don't look well. Please ask the imperial physician to come and take a look. Don't hurt yourself."

"Well, I don't like seeing the imperial physician. Those medicines are too bitter. Wait a minute. If I still feel uncomfortable, I will ask the imperial physician to come and see me."

"Then I will not bother you any more. Your Majesty, please take more rest."

After everyone left, the queen felt even more dizzy and stretched out her hand: "Qingsi, come here quickly. I feel very dizzy. Help me to rest on the couch. If you have nothing to do, don't let anyone disturb me."

"By the way, I heard that Li'er is back. Go check on her and see if she needs anything. Send it to her. That child is very carefree. Don't fail to take care of herself."

Qingsi nodded: "Okay, I understand, don't worry, madam."

"Why don't we ask the imperial physician to come and take a look? If you delay this for too long, it will be bad for your health. And Madam, your period this month has been delayed by ten days or so. Could it be that..."

The Queen's body stiffened, and she sat up straight unconsciously, muttering, "That shouldn't be the case. I'm already this old, how can I be blessed with pregnancy? Sigh, maybe I'm feeling restless today, so I've delayed it for a while."

"You have to keep it a secret now, don't let anyone else know, or the harem will be in turmoil again."

Qingsi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the only one who is restless in the harem is the Imperial Concubine. Now she can't even protect herself, so how can she care about others?"

The queen's lips curled slightly: "Yeah, that's right, I'll take a nap for a while."