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

Jiang Li snorted lightly and said proudly: "Humph, I am not such a petty person. I won't bother with you, a little girl. Anyway, it depends on whether it looks good or not. Can you dance for father on his birthday?"

They all nodded: "Yes, absolutely, the Second Princess's dance is not as beautiful as yours."

"Tsk tsk, that's fine, put the things away and practice another day. I have other things to do today and don't have time to practice for now."

She stretched out her hand and said, "Xue'er, come with me. I will take you to find a master to teach you martial arts. You can find him for martial arts training in the future."

Hearing that she could practice martial arts, Jiang Xueer's eyes lit up and she said happily, "Okay, thank you, sister."

Jiang Li held the baby in his arms and jumped onto the roof. He disappeared in a flash and when he reappeared, there were a dozen shadow guards standing in front of him.

Ying Yi walked out helplessly: "Princess, the tunnel has been dug, do you need anything else from me?"

"I need something. Here is one thousand taels. I'll give you ten years to teach Xue'er martial arts. I don't say you have to make her invincible, but you can still be second. You are the best among the shadow guards, so this little thing should be no problem, right?"

"...Yes, we are all His Majesty's men. We have kept the tunneling a secret from His Majesty. If we are discovered, we will be executed. Now we are teaching the princess martial arts."

"These ten years are indeed too long. It is very easy for His Majesty to find out. Then we will really die. Although the Shadow Guards are not afraid of death, we do not want to die in such a cowardly way."

Ying Yi refused stubbornly. They were His Majesty's men, so how could they help the princess? If they were discovered by His Majesty, they would be betraying their master and there would be only one way to go, which would be death. It would be better to stop now while the mistake was not too serious.

Jiang Li's eyebrows curved, and his tone became a little gentler: "Yingyi, are you sure you want to reject me? Have you thought about the consequences? Father is old and will not live for another ten years. When the time comes, you will all be buried with him."

"If I can help you, you can fake your death and continue to live. Maybe you can get freedom and live the life of ordinary people in the future. Isn't that good?"

"What the princess said is indeed very desirable to me, but the risk is too high. If His Majesty finds out, the chances of me dying are even higher."

Yingyi lowered his head and didn't dare to look at her.

Jiang Li cursed inwardly, "You are so stubborn. All of you Shadow Guards are talented people, but only my father is willing to kill you and let you be buried with him. Don't you want to see the list?"

"There are fifty-one people in total, and none of you escaped. This is the nature of my father, selfish and cold-hearted. He wants to bury the living with him after his death. I feel sorry for him, and I just want to negotiate a deal with you."

"Think carefully, are you willing to follow me, or be buried with me?"

Ying Yi was confused under the black cloth. After a while, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Then why does Princess think so highly of the third princess? You two are not born of the same mother. Aren't you afraid that you will end up raising a wolf?"

Jiang Xueer narrowed her eyes when she heard that, and her silver eyes were full of ice.

Jiang Li shrugged, "No reason, I just want to see you, what's wrong with doing what I want, I don't have many sisters, one less to die, there's nothing wrong with being reluctant to let go."

"...No problem, the reason is reasonable."

"So you agreed? If you're a man, don't be so hesitant. It's really hard to talk to you. If you don't agree, you'll be buried with me. I'm so angry just looking at you."

Ying Yi sighed and said, "Okay, I agree. However, I can only practice martial arts at night. If I practice martial arts during the day, I will have to stay by your side and it will be easy to be discovered. It will be better at night."

Jiang Li was happy to hear this: "Don't be stubborn, otherwise you will suffer. Take the silver, this is your reward, teach well."

He glanced sideways and said, "Xue'er, you are going to learn martial arts. It will be very hard, but you must persevere and don't cry."

"Well, don't worry, sister. Xue'er will definitely study hard and become a knife in your hand in the future. Whoever you want to kill, Xue'er will kill him."

"...Uh, that's not necessary. As long as you have the ability to protect yourself, that's fine."

Jiang Li put the man down and gently pushed him over: "Call him Master, and follow him from now on. Study hard, and I will come back to see you when I have time."

Jiang Xueer blinked and grabbed her sleeve and asked, "Where are you going, sister? Can you take Xueer with you? I can do the laundry and cooking. Please don't leave Xueer alone, okay?"

He stroked her furry little head and said, "After my sister gets married, she can no longer live in the palace. I won't be able to take care of you. When you learn martial arts, you can go out and find me. I will come back to see you when I have time."

"Study hard, and the palace maids and eunuchs will not be able to bully you in the future."

"...get married?"

"Well, Xue'er knows, don't worry, sister."

Jiang Li looked at Ying Yi and said, "I'll leave the person to you. If anything goes wrong in the future, don't blame me for killing you."

Ying Yi said respectfully: "I dare not, I will definitely protect the Third Princess."

"Well, Xue'er, go with your master. I have to go to the prison to pick someone up. I'll come to see you after I'm done. If you miss me at night, come to me through the tunnel. We can sleep together and tell stories."

"Okay, sister, go and get busy. Xue'er will be very obedient."

Jiang Li stuffed the banknote over, waved his hand, and flew away.

Leaving the two, a big one and a small one staring at each other, Ying Yi looked at the third princess with a cold expression. As expected, she was a good at pretending. She was soft and cute in front of the eldest princess, but she was so cold in front of him that she wanted to freeze to death.

Ministry of Justice Prison

The Mo family came out, looked at the light outside, and subconsciously closed their eyes. Before they could say anything, a burst of firecrackers rang out, scaring them.

Jiang Li held up the firecrackers on a bamboo pole and shouted, "Set off the firecrackers to get rid of the bad luck. I'm here to pick you up from prison. The carriage is ready. I'll take you out of the palace."

"The general's mansion has been cleaned up. You can move in directly when you return. The maids and servants are all here."

"…Princess, why are you here?"

"Oh, nothing to do today, so I'll pick you up from prison. Are you surprised or not?"

The Mo family looked at each other and laughed together: "Surprisingly, thank you for your kindness, Yuan'er, we will leave first, you go and talk to the princess. If it weren't for the princess's care in prison, we wouldn't have such a comfortable life."

Mo Yuan nodded: "Okay, Grandma, Dad and Mom, you go back first, I will go back later."

"Yeah, don't worry, go talk to the princess or go out for a walk. Don't rush back, we can come home."

"……Yes"

Mo Yuan came in front of Jiang Li, his lips curled slightly, his eyes smiling: "Princess, let's go."

Jiang Li looked at that handsome face, a little absent-minded: "Okay, let's go eat. There is a restaurant that serves very large portions of food. It is much more generous than Tianxiaju. You can definitely eat enough."

"Pfft, I obey your command."