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

Jiang Li came out of the Queen's Palace, looked up at the sky, and thought of something. He strolled to the imperial kitchen, carrying the food box and ran towards the cold palace.

After climbing over the wall, he started searching in the yard. Finally, in a corner, he saw the little figure squatting on the ground, scrubbing something hard, and shouted.

"Xue'er, sister is here to see you. She's doing the laundry."

Jiang Xueer subconsciously pressed her clothes into the water to hide the blood stains. She had killed someone again and she couldn't let her sister know, otherwise her sister would be scared and think she was a bad kid.

She quickly wiped the water stains off her hands, stood up and rushed towards Jiang Li, hugged her legs, and said in a soft voice: "Sister, you haven't come to see Xue'er for a long time. Are you very busy?"

"...Yes, I'm dealing with some garbage and haven't had time to do so. Today I'm free so I'll come to see you and bring you some food. Come and eat soon."

Jiang Li looked towards the wooden basin and said, "Xue'er, you are so young and the water is still cold in spring. How can you wash clothes and take care of your maids? Why don't you see anyone?"

Jiang Xueer's body stiffened and she lowered her head, feeling a little helpless. After the two palace maids died, no one had come. Maybe they forgot to send anyone, or maybe no one was willing to come. In any case, it was very quiet and she liked it.

She shook her head, raised her head and said innocently, "I don't know. They are often not here. Sister, please don't look for them. Xue'er can do these things by herself. If you find them, they will bully Xue'er."

"…bully you?"

Jiang Li was very angry and said angrily: "You are a princess, how dare they do this to you? Eat first, and then I will go to find father and ask him to send you some useful people. As for those who betrayed their master, I will help you deal with them."

Xue'er looked at her with a stubborn look in her eyes: "Sister, no need for anyone. Xue'er doesn't like outsiders coming here. She is very kind to herself. Can you please not have anyone come?"

Jiang Li was a little hesitant. Wouldn't a half-grown child be scared living alone? If she got sick, no one would call someone to help her. When she left the palace, who would take care of the poor little thing?

"Then...why don't you go live with your sister? No one goes there normally, so even if you leave the cold palace, no one will notice. I'll pick you up every night and bring you back at dawn."

"No, that way, my sister won't be able to sleep well, it's very hard."

Jiang Xueer came forward and hugged her neck, whispering: "Sister, how about digging a tunnel? This way, when Xueer misses you, she can go down the tunnel to find you. If she wants to come back, she can go back by herself."

Jiang Li thought about it and thought it was feasible. He raised his hand and touched her little head, praising her: "Xue'er is really smart. She can even think of digging a tunnel. When sister comes back, I'll find someone to dig it."

"Okay, then when sister finishes digging, Xue'er will go into the tunnel to find you."

"Well, that's a deal then."

"Leave the clothes there. Since there is no maid to wash them, I will wash them for you later. You are still young and growing up. If your hands are frozen, it will be very inconvenient for you in the future."

Jiang Xueer panicked, afraid that the blood on her clothes would be discovered, and shook her head repeatedly: "No, no need, sister, mother said that you have to do your own things and not trouble others."

"Sister, let Xue'er do it herself. She's almost done."

Jiang Li met those moist eyes and couldn't say no.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go sit down and eat somewhere. It's hot right now. You've lost a lot of weight recently. I'll make sure to fatten you up when we get to my sister's palace."

"Thank you sister."

The two of them ate quietly. Jiang Li's eyes fell on her and he asked casually, "Xue'er, father's birthday is coming soon. Do you want to go and see the excitement?"

Jiang Xueer paused and shook her head: "It's unknown, I can't go."

"...those are all rumors. Your father's false appearance has nothing to do with you. He was the one who took drugs. Those ominous signs are all rumors made up by incompetent people who put the blame on the child."

"You know what that is? It's called shamelessness. Adults are incompetent themselves, so they blame a child for everything."

"Your eyes are so beautiful, so otherworldly, you don't look like an ordinary person, but more like an immortal. It's because you are so special that ordinary people can't tolerate it."

Jiang Li got angry just thinking about it, it's just that her eyes are different from those of ordinary people, silver eyes are so beautiful, but people just don't know how to appreciate it. Modern people mostly wear colored contact lenses just to have a pair of different eyes.

Jiang Xueer touched her eyes. If her sister said it looked good, then it looked good. Other people's opinions were not important. As for those who said it was not good-looking, she would dig out their eyes when she learned martial arts.

In this way, it won’t be seen, and naturally there will be no saying that her eyes are ominous.

"Yes, sister is right, but how can Xue'er go? Without the order of the emperor, she cannot leave the cold palace. If someone finds out, it will be bad for sister."

Jiang Li rolled his eyes. If he couldn't go openly, couldn't he go in disguise? He pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to take you there. There should be fireworks, very beautiful."

"Fireworks? What are those?"

"You will know when the time comes. What color clothes do you like? I will ask Bi Yue Xiu Hua to make them. We won't go through the clothing bureau, so no one will find out. We will go secretly."

Jiang Xueer nodded: "Okay, Xueer will listen to your sister."

"You are so good. You can save the leftovers for later."

"Okay, thank you."

After Jiang Li returned, he strolled out of the palace and bought some fine fabrics. After bringing them back to the palace, he gave them to Bi Yue Xiu Hua and asked them to make clothes for the dolls.

Although the two were confused, the princess always did not follow common sense. As a palace maid, she should ask fewer questions and do more work so that she could live longer.

After explaining everything, he caught the shadow guards from the dark and asked them to dig a tunnel. He said sinisterly, "Don't tell father about the tunnel. Otherwise, you know the consequences. If you are honest, I will give you rewards after you dig it."

Yingyi thought about it and realized that it was just a tunnel. It was not something that could be dug directly to His Majesty. There was nothing that could not be dug. It was possible that the eldest princess felt sorry for the third princess and wanted to go to the third princess in the future, which would be more convenient.

"Okay, let's do it at night. It's too easy for people to see what's going on during the day."

Jiang Li nodded, took out a banknote from his pocket and handed it over: "This is for you, as a reward for digging the tunnel, you are welcome."

"Three hundred taels... this is a bit too much."

"It's not much. You are worth the price. Don't sell yourself short. It's a deal. Dig it through within three days. You can deal with the extra soil as you see fit."

Yingyi glanced at the people behind him and responded readily: "Okay, your subordinates understand. Please rest assured, Princess, the passage will be dug in three days and will not delay your business."

"That's good. I'll leave first. Go ahead and get busy."