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

But if I really don't give anything as a gift, my tyrant father will lose face and will definitely cause trouble for my mother, who might then be sad. Forget it, I'd better give something. The important thing is to participate.

Jiang Li rubbed his face and said unhappily: "Okay, Biyue, go and ask what other princesses gave and what the daughters of officials gave. I also want to make a reference."

"Just give me something that's not too bad, but not out of place. What do you think?"

Bi Yue raised the corners of her mouth slightly, suppressing her smile: "Princess, have you forgotten that there are only three princesses in the palace, two of whom are now on the bed, and the other one is the second princess born to the imperial concubine."

"In previous years, the Second Princess always danced on His Majesty's birthday, but she is not as good as the First Princess... Never mind, Princess, you should see her off."

Jiang Li glanced at her and snorted, "Biyue, do you think I'm a fool and can't dance well, so I can only give you other things? I'm telling you, it's not that I don't know how to do it, but I'm mainly afraid of surprising you too much."

"I hope you won't be blinded by the dazzle. Besides, if my beauty gets out, too many people will be attracted to me. Now that we are about to get engaged, that will break many hearts."

As he spoke, he took out a small bronze mirror from under his pillow, looked at the mirror, and said to himself, "I am so beautiful. I am so beautiful. It is another day that I am amazed by myself."

"It's just... well, there's eye boogers, what a failure."

Bi Yue was trying not to laugh, her shoulders were shaking, and her face was turning red from trying so hard to hold it in.

"Princess, get up and think about what to give His Majesty."

Jiang Li touched his face, raised his head and his eyes sparkled: "Biyue, you reminded me, why can't I dance? I have a thoughtful gesture, and I can save a lot of money, it's really killing two birds with one stone."

Bi Yue was stunned. The princess really wanted to dance, but when she was learning the palace rules, the nanny was driven crazy. How could she learn to dance...? Her birthday was approaching, and it might be too late to learn it at the last minute.

The Second Princess is good at dancing and is praised by His Majesty every year. If the princess is the same, she will just be a foil.

"Princess, I don't think this is appropriate. The Second Princess is very good at dancing. If the Princess cannot beat her in one fell swoop, then when this gets out, everyone will definitely make fun of the Princess."

"Perhaps the princess doesn't care, but she is about to get engaged to the Mo family. If there are any bad rumors at this time, it will definitely be disadvantageous to the princess."

Jiang Li blinked his eyes, his eyes were filled with some resentment: "Biyue, in your eyes, am I such a fool? When did I tell you that I can't dance? How about I dance for you today?"

Jiang Xueer sat up and rubbed her eyes: "Sister is going to dance, Xueer wants to watch."

"Okay, wait for me to amaze you."

"Biyue, go and prepare your white dance dress. You must get one with long sleeves. Go quickly. The sooner the better. If you dance too early and there are any mistakes, you can still make corrections."

After Bi Yue came to her senses, she turned around and went out to look for her dance skirt. When she went out, she was not careful and almost tripped over the threshold. Xiu Hua was puzzled: "What's wrong with you? The princess is not awake."

"...No, I'm awake, but I'm still a little confused."

"Ah, what does this mean?"

Xiuhua looked at her hurried back, confused, and walked in with the water. After combing the princess's hair, she looked at the third princess standing beside her, somewhat afraid of her eyes.

Jiang Xueer subconsciously stepped back and lowered her head when she saw this.

Jiang Li stretched out his finger and lifted her chin: "Look up, it's okay. You have beautiful eyes, like moonlight, which is rare."

"I'm sorry, Third Princess. It's my fault. I shouldn't have done this."

"It's okay, as long as my sister says it looks good."

She only cares about her sister and doesn't care about others. She has seen this kind of look many times and has long been used to it.

Jiang Li changed into a white dance dress, and after thinking for a while, she put on a veil over her face, which made Xiuhua stunned: "Princess, why is this? I feel like there is something more after putting on the veil."

"Yes, that's exactly the feeling I want. A semi-transparent veil is the most suitable, leaving only the eyes exposed. It will create a sense of mystery and will definitely amaze everyone. Let's go to the yard."

"Have you prepared the ink basin I asked you to prepare?"

Bi Yue nodded: "Everything is ready."

Jiang Xueer followed behind and sat in the corridor, staring at the people in the yard with curiosity in her eyes. She had never seen her sister dance and wondered what it looked like. It must be very beautiful.

Jiang Li waved his hand and said, "Let the music start. Ahem, no, let's play the guzheng. It would be too awkward without the music. It would be as funny as a joke."

"Come on, let go of the zither. I'll play a piece for you. Remember how to play it. We'll practice it later."

"Yes, Princess, I understand."

Half an hour later, Bi Yue had become much more proficient at playing the piano. Her eyes were red and she looked a little sad: "Princess, this song makes me want to cry. Is there any touching story behind it?"

The dance that Jiang Li was going to perform was the Star and Moon Myth, which was the most popular dance performed during the school celebrations of major universities before the end of the world in her previous life. It was also her favorite and was all the rage in the entire school at that time.

Anyone who can't dance will be despised. In order to best present that atmosphere, she also learned to play the guzheng. She didn't learn anything else but this one piece.

The main reason was that I didn’t have money to learn anything else, so learning just one song was enough at the time.

She coughed lightly and said, "There is indeed a sad and beautiful story. I will tell you about it, and then we can rehearse it. Maybe the effect will be better. A thousand years later..."

After Balabala finished speaking, he looked at the two people who were crying loudly, then looked at Xue'er who was indifferent beside him, and asked curiously: "Xue'er, why don't you cry? Don't you think it's touching?"

Jiang Xueer raised her hand: "Sister, Xueer doesn't understand. If you are immortal, what kind of love do you want? If you don't have it, can't you just change a few more people?"

"If you have to wait a thousand years, you must be crazy."

Gaga~~

The sad mood was swept away, and Jiang Li's mouth twitched: "Well, Xue'er does have some truth in what she said, but this story is just a story, don't take it too seriously."

Jiang Li waved his hand: "Okay, let's rehearse it once."

A quarter of an hour passed, the dance ended, and the scene became dead silent.

Several people looked at her stupidly, as if they had lost their souls. Jiang Li felt uneasy, so she walked over and waved her hands in front of them: "Hey, are you okay? Why do you all look like you've lost your souls?"

"Even if my dancing is not pretty, it shouldn't be so bad as to make you lose your soul. If you don't know, you might think I'm dancing a soul-stirring dance."

Xiuhua swallowed her saliva, grabbed her sleeve, and said excitedly: "Princess, you dance so beautifully, just like a fairy descending to the earth, just it would be better if you don't say anything..."