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

This matter was too big, and Jiang Li didn't dare to let anyone else do it. If the imperial concubine noticed something was wrong, she might kill him. But if he investigated it himself, where should he start?

He frowned and looked in one direction absentmindedly.

Bi Yue came in with the meal and saw the princess like this. She said softly, "Princess, you can have breakfast now. What are you thinking about? Where did you go last night? When I came in, I found that you were not in bed."

Jiang Li looked at her with a serious look in his eyes: "Biyue, don't tell anyone that I was not in the palace last night. Did you hear me?"

"Yes, this concerns the princess's reputation. I know that."

With curved eyebrows, she guessed that the princess must have gone to see the young general. If people knew that an engaged couple was like this, it would definitely be bad for the princess's reputation, so of course she would keep her mouth shut.

Jiang Li knew that she had misunderstood, so she didn't say anything. Her mind was a little confused right now, so it was more important for her to find out the truth as soon as possible. She felt a little uneasy.

Xiuhua helped her dress up, chattering non-stop: "Princess, you know, envoys from two countries are here, and I heard that there is also a venerable coming. This has never happened in previous years, it's so strange."

"Hmm? It's not a festival, why are the envoys here?"

"Well, I don't know either. In previous years, there were envoys coming, but they all asked for things. This year should be the same, but I don't know why Your Excellency has come. Your Excellency has never come in previous years."

Jiang Li was furious: "What the hell, they are here to ask for something, how can they be so strong? Qi is a small broken country, how can they have any good things? Why do they ask us for things?"

Xiuhua paused and said carefully: "This servant doesn't know. If the princess wants to know, she may have to go to His Majesty. In previous years, His Majesty has given away many things, and... the city."

"The city, very good, looks like something that idiot would do. When will those bandits arrive?"

"I heard that they have arrived at the city gate, and His Majesty has gone to greet them. So a big banquet should be held tonight. The princess is going to ask, so maybe we have to wait until His Majesty comes back."

Jiang Li unconsciously clenched his fists, making a crackling sound.

Gritting her teeth, she said, "Great, it's really great. The shy flower comb should be simpler. The complicated one is not convenient for fighting. I, your princess, am about to explode with anger."

Whenever she thought of her tyrant father giving away so many things, she felt so sad. As long as she was a princess, she would have a share of those things. Giving them away for free would be like cutting into her own flesh.

I can't tolerate this. This has really touched my bottom line. I have to endure it.

Outside the Imperial City

Two teams were slowly entering the city with great momentum and gorgeous sedan chairs. The people kneeling on both sides did not dare to look up, they were trembling all over, with a suppressed and sad look in their eyes.

They are here again, and I don’t know what they will take this time.

Emperor Ming personally welcomed the person into the palace, his eyes were full of flattery: "I didn't expect that there would be a venerable person coming this year. It is really flattering. I wonder which venerable person is coming."

The envoy said arrogantly, "Oh, this time it is the Saint Son of Yu Country and the Saint Maiden of Mobei who came together, but they gave enough face to Qi Country, Your Majesty, don't you agree?"

“…They are here.”

My heart skipped a beat. The status of the Holy Son and the Holy Daughter is far beyond that of ordinary Venerables. Why would they come to Qi Kingdom? Could it be that there is something they want here? Could it be that this time they are going to take Qi Kingdom directly?

He didn't want to become a dependent country, which would be no different from a lost country. He faded his smile and whispered, "I wonder why the Saint Son and Saint Daughter came this time."

The envoy looked up: "I don't know."

...Well, he knows nothing about anything. He's such a waste.

Jiang Li and his men hid in the dark and observed: "Xiuhua, who is your idol? The one in the sedan chair? I've brought you here to see it. Do you want to take a closer look?"

Xiuhua nodded subconsciously: "Well, I heard that the people coming this time are Yuguo Venerable Si Ling and Mobei Venerable Yao Niang."

"What do you mean by mother? So she's a woman. She must be from a very important family. Look how gorgeous that sedan is. There are jewels on it. It's so luxurious. I also want a shiny sedan."

"...Princess, you can't do this. The sedan belongs to someone else, and so do the jewels. You can't take them away. Otherwise, how will His Majesty explain to them? What if the lion demands a lot of money?"

Jiang Li rolled his eyes: "Tsk tsk, I don't have any credibility with you guys. There are so many good things, I must have put them all in my own pocket."

"What I mean is that I will ask my father for one in the future. It will be very cool if I go out with it."

Xiuhua whispered: "Your Majesty is poor and can't afford such a thing."

Jiang Li raised his hand and patted her shoulder: "Be good, don't talk, it's good to let your princess dream. It's sunny and bright, just right for dreaming."

Soon the curtain was lifted, and a silver-haired man walked out. The man was dressed in white, and his silky silver hair was casually tied with just a hairband. His temperament was as gentle as jade, and he seemed to glow in the sun.

"Ahhh, Princess, look at that otherworldly look of that venerable man. It's so beautiful. My heart is beating so fast that I'm about to faint."

"Haha, what a fuss, he's not good-looking, he's sick, who has white hair, could he be albinos, that's not beauty, that's pure sickness."

Jiang Li was about to say something, but when he saw the little girl, who looked like she was about to cry, he couldn't say anything for some reason. He turned his face away and said, "Okay, it's not enough that she's pretty, but no matter how pretty she is, she still has to eat, poop and fart."

When Xiuhua heard this, she couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

Bi Yue was standing aside, the corners of her mouth twitched fiercely. As expected, there was no hope of hearing any good words from her master. Except for being lenient towards the young general, she was so cruel to other people that she wished they would die.

With a click, a crisp sound was heard.

"Hmm? What happened to the Holy Son?"

The man's clear voice rang out: "Nothing happened, I just accidentally crushed something, it's not a big deal, Your Majesty can go in now."

Emperor Ming was so chilled by the coldness in his eyes that he could not help shivering. What happened? Why was he suddenly angry? He didn't say anything. He was really sick, with a head of white hair, which was really uncomfortable to look at.

The smile was somewhat forced: "Come here, go and arrange for the Saint Son and Saint Daughter to stay in the Fanghua Palace, and serve them well. Don't be rude, understand."

He lowered his voice and said, "Remember, you are not allowed to tell the princess about this. Arrange the person to be far away, as far away from Chaohua Palace as possible."

That damn girl is too prone to causing trouble. It would be fine if there was a conflict, but she is afraid of offending people and causing a war. Qiguo can't withstand it. He still wants to spend his old age in peace, not fighting a war.

Little did they know that they had already offended everyone.

Si Ling tilted his head slightly and glanced in the direction of Jiang Li, his eyes narrowed slightly, looking very dangerous.