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

After Jiang Li came out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice, he was ready to go to Emperor Ming to ask for a marriage, but then he thought, it was not yet completely light, so he should go back and take a nap, it would not be too late to go later.

After waking up, he simply washed up, holding a basket full of buns in his hand, and ate while walking, looking very leisurely.

Deshan saw the figure from afar and walked closer to pay his respects: "I greet your Highness the Princess. Where are you going?"

"Oh, I know you. You are the eunuch who serves the emperor. Where is the emperor? I just happened to be looking for him for something. I looked around but didn't see him."

"…His Majesty is taking a day off today. He should be in Cheng'en Palace, not Zhengwu Palace. Princess, you will definitely not be able to find him if you go in this direction. Why don't you wait for His Majesty to come back and then go to Zhengwu Palace?"

Jiang Li muttered, "Cheng'en Palace, why haven't I heard of it before?"

"Okay, I understand. Which direction should I take to get to Cheng'en Hall? Please show me the way, eunuch."

Deshan was silent for a moment, her eyes were somewhat complicated: "Princess, Cheng'en Hall is His Majesty's bedroom. You can't forget it, right? Last night His Majesty summoned the Imperial Concubine to sleep with him. It's still early now, I'm afraid she hasn't woken up yet."

Upon hearing the name of the imperial concubine, Jiang Li's eyes turned cold. The daughter of that treacherous official must not be a good person. Could it be that she was trying to whisper in her father's ear and ask him to let the man go?

If he is a tyrant, then... it is really possible.

No, she had finally put the treacherous official in jail, how could she let him out after his daughter slept with him? That would be so embarrassing for her. She had put in so much effort, not to end up in vain.

Jiang Li pulled the corner of his mouth, took out a big bun from the basket, and put it in the hands of Eunuch Sai Deshan: "Eunuch, take me to see my father, and this bun is for you to eat."

Deshan looked down and saw the white, plump, and... familiar buns. She asked casually, "Princess, where did you get these buns? Could it be from the imperial kitchen?"

"Yes, it was from the imperial kitchen. A good-looking eunuch said he was going to deliver some buns. I was hungry, so I took them first. What's the problem?"

Seeing that he didn't say anything, she broke the bun and looked at it, then closed her eyes, with a strange expression on her face.

"Eunuch, are you okay? Do you think the filling is good? You're shaking with excitement. It's nothing. The imperial kitchen is fast at making things. If this basket of buns is gone, they can just steam more."

Eunuch Deshan sighed and said, "Princess, this is the crab roe bun that the imperial concubine likes to eat the most. Usually there are only about ten of them. You have to get up before dawn to steam them, and then peel them out bit by bit."

"That's all we have for the day. If it's gone, it's gone. There's no time to re-steam and re-wrap it."

Jiang Li lowered her head to glance at the basket, her expression calm, and began to eat with big mouthfuls. She had originally felt a little guilty, but now that she knew it was the imperial concubine's food, she no longer felt guilty at all.

"Eunuch, these ten or so buns are not a small number. The imperial concubine is a pig, and she eats so much. How many people are wasted every day peeling crab meat and crab roe, such delicate work, just to satisfy her appetite."

"It's shameful. It's really shameful."

Seeing that she was eating happily even though she said it was not good, Deshan twitched her lips and said, "Princess, you have eaten the Imperial Concubine's breakfast, so you'd better not go to Cheng'en Palace, lest you get blamed by the Imperial Concubine."

Jiang Li suddenly remembered something when he heard him say that. He looked at him seriously and asked, "Eunuch, tell me the truth. If I eat the imperial concubine's buns, will those people in the imperial kitchen be punished by the imperial concubine?"

When these words came out, Deok-sun was stunned. He had been in the palace for nearly thirty years and had seen all kinds of nobles, most of whom acted recklessly and never cared whether others would be implicated.

After all, in their eyes, slaves are not even considered human beings.

His eyes warmed up a bit, "Yes, the imperial concubine usually lets people beat her with a stick. If she happens to be unhappy, she might even beat someone to death."

Jiang Li frowned and seemed unable to eat. She might be a little naughty and greedy, but she had never thought of hurting innocent people. Those people in the imperial kitchen had never provoked her. It was really wrong for her to suffer such a disaster for no reason.

"Eunuch, please take me to see my father. I will explain this matter to him. As long as my father opens his mouth, it will be bad for the imperial concubine to continue scolding the people in the imperial kitchen."

"I handled this matter improperly. I shouldn't have taken the food without asking clearly. If I harmed those people in the imperial kitchen, I would feel bad."

Deshan's eyes changed when he looked at her, and became more sincere: "Princess, it is a blessing for those servants that you care so much about them. Then I will take you there."

He can treat these servants as human beings. Just for this reason, he is willing to lead the way, even if it will offend the imperial concubine and make her unhappy. So what? As long as he serves His Majesty, the imperial concubine can't do anything to him.

"Princess, let's go."

Jiang Li nodded: "Eunuch, how long have you been following our father?"

"It's been almost thirty years. When I was a few years old, I was sent to the palace and served Your Majesty. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. It's really fast."

The two walked one after the other and soon arrived at Cheng'en Palace. Hearing the sweet laughter coming from inside, Jiang Li's face darkened. As expected, this little bitch was seducing the tyrant. He wondered if he could resist the beauty trap.

Well, definitely not, that would be a big pig's hoof.

"Eunuch, go hide aside and don't come out, lest you be seen by the Imperial Concubine and punished."

Deshan shook her head: "It's okay, I want to see your majesty anyway. Even if the concubine finds out, she won't easily touch me. Princess, don't worry."

Seeing that he insisted, Jiang Li said nothing more and thought about talking to his father later. As long as his father spoke, the imperial concubine would never dare to disobey his order. This would work.

It's not necessary to harm anyone for no reason because of her.

He knocked on the door and said, "Father, I have something to talk to you about. It's been a hundred days, so please stop fooling around. The sun needs to shine..."

With a creak, the door was opened from the inside, revealing Emperor Ming's face without a smile. He said unhappily, "Girl, do you know where this place is? How dare you break in here?"

Jiang Li shrugged and said, "Father, I was too hungry just now and accidentally ate the crab roe buns that the imperial concubine had. Can you please ask the imperial concubine not to be angry and not punish the people in the imperial kitchen?"

Emperor Ming raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Oh, you came to me just to plead for mercy for the people in the imperial kitchen?"

"Not all, there are other things, but it's not convenient to have outsiders here. It's better to let the concubine go back. It's not good to announce it in broad daylight. What do you think, father?"

"...Don't be so blunt, it's not true."

Jiang Li pointed inside and said, "I heard the noise coming from inside just now. Father, please don't deny it."