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

Emperor Ming coughed lightly and said, "That's all I want to say. If Li'er is alright, I'll go back first. I still have to review memorials and attend the morning court. Can you give me some peace of mind?"

Jiang Li rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Father, the memorials have been reviewed. You went back only to find a woman to sleep with. Please don't put the blame on me. Go back and don't look for the imperial concubine."

"She was soaked in water today and caught a cold. I'm afraid she will get plague. No, it's the cold. Don't let her infect you. I'll be sad."

"...Well, you still care about me. You are sensible now."

Emperor Ming had a complicated look in his eyes. The next moment, his expression suddenly changed and he shouted, "Can you speak more elegantly? What do you mean by looking for a woman to sleep with? Can you please stop embarrassing me when you are out there?"

Jiang Li's head was buzzing from being yelled at. He raised his hand to pick his ears and said unhappily, "Father, I am not deaf. Just speak properly when you speak. Why are you yelling at me? Fortunately, you are my father, otherwise I would have been beaten."

"Hey, you want to curse again, right? Come on, curse at the emperor's great grandfather, and I've brought him here as well."

As he spoke, he pulled out a spirit tablet from behind him and placed it on the table. When Emperor Ming saw the name on it, his legs went weak, his body swayed, and he almost fell down.

The fear of being struck by lightning filled his heart, and he completely lost his confidence. He said listlessly, "Li'er, didn't you return the spirit tablet? Why did you bring it out again? Stop making trouble and let your great-grandfather have a good rest."

Jiang Li said seriously, "Yes, he went back, but the great-grandfather said that he felt a little bored down there and wanted to walk around, so I brought him out. I wonder if the other ancestors would like it."

"If you want, I can put it in a cloth bag..."

"Shut up."

Emperor Ming tried hard to control his anger, his expression was a little distorted: "What I mean is that our ancestors just want to have a good rest and don't want to be brought up here. Li'er, be obedient and return the spirit tablet. Don't bring it out again in the future."

"Oh, let's talk about it later. Father, you just yelled at me, and I feel sad. I don't want to yell back at you for now."

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have yelled at you. Can you be more careful next time?"

Jiang Li held out his hand: "Okay, but I am hurt and need compensation. It's not much, just one thousand taels... gold will do. If you do it again in the future, I will still pay the same one thousand taels."

Emperor Ming waved his hand, took the banknote from Defu and handed it to him: "Here you go. My heart aches, and I need to go back to rest. If you have nothing to do recently, don't come to me, go to your mother."

"Hey, okay, take care, father."

Watching his fleeing figure, Jiang Li put away the banknotes and walked to the prison: "Hey, are you satisfied? I will ask the Mo family for compensation, which will be transferred from the treasury of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"I have calculated all the compensation you have paid over the years. Let's take a look at the account book. Compensation must be given. We cannot let down our loyal subjects."

Mo Yuan took it and handed it to Mo Zhuo: "Dad, why don't you take a look? This is all from the princess' heart."

Mo Zhuo thought of his five brothers who had died tragically. His eyes turned red and his hands holding the account book were shaking. The suppressed emotion spread, and Jiang Li naturally noticed it.

I feel a little uncomfortable. The emperor is not a human being and the generals suffer the most.

"I'm sorry. If it weren't for Father's listening to my words, the Mo family wouldn't have suffered so much. I'll try my best to make up for what happened in the past. If you have any complaints, just tell me and I'll go after you."

The Mo family members chuckled and looked at her gently.

"No, I don't feel wronged. Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and he will naturally know who the treacherous minister is. Besides, how can a ruler apologize to his minister? Your Majesty can do this, which is already a wise act."

Jiang Li felt sad when he heard this: "Okay, as long as you feel it's good, then it's fine. I'll let you out in two days. You received the imperial edict, A Yuan, I'll wait for you to marry me."

Mo Yuan's eyes were gentle: "Okay"

"Then let's happily decide. It's getting late. I'll go back to eat first. Have you all eaten yet?"

"Yes, it was sent by Eunuch Defu."

Jiang Li nodded: "That's good, I'll go first."

After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, stood in front of the cell, hooked his finger, and motioned Mo Yuan to come closer.

Mo Yuan looked at her in confusion and walked a little closer. Before he could say anything, his clothes were grabbed and he pounced on her. She felt a warm touch on the corner of her mouth and her body froze.

His eyes were filled with surprise, as if he couldn't recover from his shock.

Jiang Li said happily: "Now that the marriage is granted, you are mine. You must keep yourself clean from now on. Of course, I will do the same. Apart from you, I will never care about another man."

"Well, I'll wait for you outside."

He turned his head with a changed expression, looked at the prison cell of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and said sinisterly: "Prime Minister, don't play dead. Be honest. Don't forget that your concubine is in the harem. Even if they can't touch you, they can touch her."

"Be sensible and stop playing those tricks in the future. If you really piss me off, I'll take down the Prime Minister's Mansion. If you expect the emperor to punish you, haha, I'm afraid you won't get what you want."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Xue Huairen opened his eyes, looked at her leaving back, closed his eyes, his face a little gloomy.

Li Wanniang covered her mouth and cried softly, "Master, why did you provoke the Mo family and the eldest princess? Isn't it better for us to live a peaceful life?"

"We are no match for her at all. Why bother to fight against a rock with an egg?"

All that came was dead silence. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Wanniang cried even more sadly. If the master continued to be stubborn, she was afraid that even greater disaster would be waiting for him.

His Majesty came to the prison without even looking at him, which showed that he was dissatisfied with the master. A minister who lost the favor of the emperor would not have a good ending.

After Jiang Li returned, he was extremely hungry. Seeing Bi Yue Xiu Hua, he burst into tears: "Is there any food? Your princess is starving to death."

The two were stunned for a moment. "The princess is under curfew and is not allowed to eat. There is no one in the imperial kitchen. How about I bring you some cakes to fill your stomach?"

"No, there are too few cakes, not enough to fill my stomach. I want to eat staple food, meat. If not, fish is fine. Is there any way? My head hurts."

Xiuhua was frightened and whispered, "Princess, if you want to eat fish, then only the silver fish raised in the Imperial Concubine's Palace are delicious. Why don't you go catch a few and try them? We can grill them secretly and we shouldn't be discovered."

She muttered, "Even if you are discovered, there is no need to be afraid. When the guards see that it is the princess, they will just wish they were blind and won't tell anyone."

Jiang Li looked at her with shining eyes: "Fish, where are they? At the Imperial Concubine's place, right? Let's go and catch them. Take me with you."