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

Emperor Ming looked at the stagnant pool and subconsciously thought of his daughter, whose eyes lit up at the sight of food. It was most likely she who did it.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't have the ability to catch all the fish in one night.

The thought of looking for that girl made him feel uncomfortable. There was indeed no evidence. If she was wrongly accused, that girl would not let it go. No, he had to find a way to make it go.

The imperial concubine cried so hard that her body was about to collapse.

Emperor Ming walked over, held her in his arms, and comforted her: "Rou'er, it's okay. You can raise more fish if you lose them. Your health is the most important thing. Don't hurt yourself."

Hearing this, she stopped crying and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean? If it were in the past, you would have asked someone to investigate, but now you are saying this. I know that my beauty is gone and I cannot please Your Majesty, so I might as well die and put an end to it all."

As he said this, he pushed Emperor Ming away and walked towards the pond. He tried to jump, but someone grabbed him and held him tightly in his arms, unable to move.

Emperor Ming felt a headache and said helplessly, "Okay, check it out. We must check it out. Go back to the house first. It's cold outside. Don't catch a cold."

The imperial concubine listened to him and leaned gently in his arms, choking with sobs: "Thank you, Your Majesty. If you catch the thief, you must punish him severely. Otherwise, he is so bold. This time he stole fish, but who knows what he will steal next time."

"..."

After returning to the house, the imperial concubine felt her throat was a little itchy and she started coughing. Emperor Ming subconsciously dodged when he saw this. His fear of being infected hurt the imperial concubine badly.

With tears in her eyes, she said, "If your majesty has something to do, you may as well go back and do it first. As long as you can make the decision for me when you find the person, that will be fine."

When Emperor Ming saw her, he was coughing so hard that he was out of breath. He was also afraid that she might have passed on the disease to him. She was old and could not stand the hardship. Rou'er was so considerate and she would definitely understand him.

Thinking of this, he stood up and said gently, "Rou'er, I'll ask the imperial physician to come and take a look. You must take the medicine well. When you are well, I will come and love you well. Be obedient."

The imperial concubine blushed a little and pretended to be shy: "Okay, Your Majesty, please get busy."

Watching his back going away, the shame on her face disappeared, and her eyes were filled with resentment: "Men, they are so heartless, and the emperor is even more so. What kind of favor do you want? You are just worried that I will get sick."

"When His Majesty was sick before, I treated him like this. I stayed with him every night until he collapsed from exhaustion. Now it's my turn to be sick, and His Majesty is so scared. He really has no conscience."

Lan Xin was a little frightened when she heard this. She quickly closed the door and lowered her voice: "Your Majesty, you must not say this. Be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall. If someone spreads it, His Majesty will blame you."

"Now, no one in the harem treats you sincerely. If the concubines know about this, they will definitely take advantage of your misfortune since you are no longer favored by His Majesty."

The imperial concubine was silent, staring at a spot and muttering, "Lan Xin, how long do you think I will have to live in fear like this? Is it only by becoming the empress dowager that I can stop feeling wronged?"

"Your Majesty, you...?"

Lan Xin widened her eyes and looked at her in disbelief. Could it be that the Queen was thinking that this was a crime of genocide? She couldn't be so foolish.

She knelt on the ground with a plop, her eyes pleading: "My queen, please calm down. When you recover from your illness, everything will be fine. You will still be the favorite concubine in the harem."

"Don't make such a mistake just because of a momentary thing."

The imperial concubine sneered. No matter how favored she was, it was all because of the emperor's mood. If one day, the emperor became disgusted with her, then the women in the harem would tear her to pieces alive.

Instead of being so passive, it is better to plan early. It doesn’t matter whether she loves or not. She wants rights, and no one can stop her.

He lowered his eyelids to hide the deep meaning in his eyes: "Lan Xin, you said that His Majesty agreed to release the Prime Minister's Mansion, right?"

Lan Xin looked at her carefully, and seeing that she looked normal, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Madam, now that the clarification has been issued, the General's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion will be released on the same day."

"It's just that... the treasury of the Prime Minister's Mansion will not be returned to the national treasury, and half of it will be allocated to the General's Mansion as compensation for the military pay over the years."

Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. She didn't even feel her nails digging into her flesh. She sneered and said, "Never mind. It's already good enough that we can keep the Prime Minister's Mansion this time. I can plan the rest slowly."

the other side

On the way back, Emperor Ming met the man who was strolling leisurely. His face darkened and he waved his hand: "Defu, go and call the princess over."

"Yes"

De Fu shouted as he walked, but the princess was walking too fast and if he didn't shout, she might disappear without a trace.

"Princess, wait for me, old slave."

Jiang Li heard a familiar voice, turned around and waved, "Good morning, Eunuch Defu, have you had breakfast? Why didn't you go to court with your father?"

Seeing her so relaxed, De Fu's smile deepened.

"Good morning, Princess. I have finished my meal and have already...left court."

"Uh, this morning court is too early. Father must be very busy."

De Fu looked at her with relief when he heard this. Although the eldest princess was a little naughty, her words were sometimes heartwarming. If His Majesty could hear it, he would definitely be very happy.

"Princess, His Majesty has asked this old servant to call you over."

Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling. His expressionless face showed nothing, so he said calmly, "Okay, let's go together."

The two of them talked and laughed, and soon walked in front of Emperor Ming.

"Good morning, Father."

"Come with me. I have something to ask you."

"Oh, okay."

Inside the Yangxin Hall

Emperor Ming sat on the couch and frowned as he looked over: "Be good, don't be so dishonest, you are a princess."

Jiang Li sat up straight upon hearing this, picked up the plate of cakes, and began to eat them one by one, speaking vaguely: "Well, father, what do you want me to do?"

"Did you eat the fish in the Imperial Concubine's Palace?"

"What? What kind of fish? What does it look like? Father, please take me to have a look. Why does the Imperial Concubine have fish but the Queen Mother doesn't? Father, you are so biased."

"Hmph, since ancient times, favoring concubines over wives has never had a good result. The Queen Mother is the mother of a country, how can she be worse than a concubine? I don't care. The Imperial Concubine has fish, and the Queen Mother must have some too, and they must be exactly the same."

Anyway, there is no evidence, and she just refuses to admit it. What can her tyrant father do?

Seeing her being so unreasonable, Emperor Ming felt a worse headache. He raised his hand to press his head and said in a weak voice, "Li'er, can you please save me some trouble and tell me the truth, is it you who did it?"

"Even if it's you, I won't be angry, as long as you tell the truth."

Jiang Li raised his head and looked at him innocently: "Father, I am really not your son. I have never seen that fish. I don't know what it looks like. How can you accuse me of that without any evidence..."