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

Jiang Li seemed to be lost in thought after hearing this. An idea suddenly came to his mind, but before he could grasp it, it disappeared. His eyes sank, and he always felt that something was wrong, but he just couldn't connect the clues.

He banged his head in frustration. This broken brain was hopeless. If nothing worked, he could only leave the palace and look for external help. It was said that his eldest brother had a good brain, so he could analyze it.

She is only suitable for fighting. Using her brain is too difficult and annoying.

Xiuhua was shocked by her action: "Princess, are you okay? But you have a headache. Why don't you call the imperial physician to take a look?"

Jiang Li put on his shoes and shook his head: "No, I just don't understand something, it's not a headache. Come and help me with my hair."

a quarter of an hour later

The two men came to the queen's bedroom and walked in quickly.

When the queen saw her coming, she waved and said, "Li'er, why are you here?"

Jiang Li sat beside her, frowning: "Mother, I heard that Hongye is gone. Did someone attack someone in your palace? Will they take advantage of the opportunity to plant someone in there?"

"Ah, Hongye's death, on the surface, seemed to be an accidental fall into the water, but there are so many accidents in the harem. Although my mother is suspicious, she has no clues and doesn't know where to start."

"Hongye usually never gets angry with anyone. Who could be so cruel? Besides, she is just a little maid. Why would you kill her? It can't be just to make me unhappy."

This was also what the queen couldn't understand. It was impossible to kill people in the harem without a purpose. The more she couldn't understand it, the more uneasy she felt.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "Mother, I want to go and see Hongye's body. Maybe I can find some clues. What do you think?"

"Okay, Queen Mother asked Qingsi to take it, and it should be shipped back soon."

Not long after, Qingsi came back, knelt on the ground, and cried, "My queen, I went to take Hongye's body, but the eunuch wouldn't let me, saying that after the palace maids died, they would be in charge, and no one could take it."

The mother and daughter looked at each other and felt more and more that there was something fishy going on.

Jiang Li stood up and said, "Come on, take me to see who is so bold. Hongye belongs to my mother, whether she is alive or dead. They are tired of holding her body hostage."

Qingsi's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she stood up quickly: "Okay, I will take the princess over."

When the two arrived, they saw a eunuch carrying a corpse and walking out the door. When he bumped into Jiang Li, his expression changed drastically: "Princess... Princess, I didn't see it. I hope the princess can forgive me."

"Where is Hongye's body? I want to take her back."

"This, this Eunuch Li said that this kind of sudden death is unlucky and should be thrown into a mass grave. Princess should not get involved, lest you be infected with bad luck."

Qingsi was so angry that her eyes turned red. She pointed and said, "You are also slaves. How can you be so cruel? Hongye usually takes care of you, but you actually want to throw the body into a mass grave."

"Princess, I really can't stand it anymore."

Jiang Li looked at the two young eunuchs coldly and sneered: "What are you enduring? You don't have to endure it. Such heartless and ungrateful people really deserve to be beaten."

As he said this, he kicked the young eunuch. He subconsciously loosened his hands and the body was about to fall to the ground. Seeing this, Jiang Li bent down and held the body in his arms.

cold, so cold.

Stiff, cold, indeed... it was a corpse. The image of the little girl in his mind, jumping around and smiling brightly, was still clearly engraved in his mind, but in the blink of an eye, she turned into a cold corpse.

How could anyone accept this? Jiang Li felt very upset, very angry, and wanted to kill someone.

The murderous intent in his eyes frightened the two eunuchs so much that they crawled into the yard, shouting and yelling. Not long after, a fat and big-eared eunuch came out with a greasy smile on his face, and he felt a little uneasy.

How come this living ancestor is here? Oh no.

"I am Li An, I didn't know the princess was coming, I hope you will forgive me."

Jiang Li stared at him expressionlessly. His aura made him breathless. He didn't even dare to wipe the sweat off his forehead. He just lowered his head and said, "Princess, this maid is dead. We servants are responsible for handling the body. Please don't bother the princess."

"If Princess insists on taking someone away, it's not impossible, but... without the order of His Majesty, I'm afraid I can't let you take them away."

After he finished speaking, he heard a sneer in his ear: "I have always been reckless. How can you think that I will honestly bring my father's imperial edict to you? If you have the ability, just rob it and see if I will punish you for disrespect."

Li An was silent. He was facing the eldest princess who had no regard for the palace rules. He couldn't beat her or talk her out of it, so what else could he do?

He rolled his eyes. There were no marks on the dead girl's body, so nothing should be discovered. She was just a palace maid, and she couldn't stay in the Queen's palace, especially when the Queen was pregnant. It would be unlucky to see a corpse.

"I dare not. Since the princess wants it, you can take the body away."

Jiang Li said coldly: "Li An, you'd better pray that this matter has nothing to do with you. Otherwise, if I find out, I will cut you into pieces. I don't know if the person behind you can protect you."

Li An felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. His legs softened and he fell to the ground. He knelt down hastily: "I... I don't know what the princess means. How can this maiden's falling into the water be related to me?"

"Whether it's related or not, you will find out after careful investigation. When people do evil things, it is impossible for them to leave no traces. You should pray for yourself more."

"Qingsi, go back to the palace."

"Yes, princess."

Qingsi glared fiercely at the fat pig kneeling on the ground, a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong, but he was still obedient to the princess. He turned around and trotted after her.

After the people walked away, two young eunuchs came out from the yard and lowered their voices: "Godfather, Hongye's body was taken away. Will we find out anything?"

Li An stood up and snorted, "No, that girl was thrown down when she was alive. What can be found? She was not thrown down when she was dead. I have to keep this to myself."

"You know, the princess is going to get married, and in the future you will still have to depend on the Imperial Concubine for your life in the palace. If you want to live well, you have to control your mouth. Do you understand?"

"...Yes, godfather, we will listen to you."

Jiang Li carried the body back and examined it carefully. He only found a little bruise on the back of the neck. There were no signs of struggle elsewhere on the body. There was indeed water in the lungs, which was inhaled by the person while alive.

I don’t know whether I drowned or was pushed by someone, but what I know is that I was still alive when I was in the water, otherwise my lungs would not have inhaled the lake water. If that was the case, how desperate I would have been before I died.

A possibility came to mind, and he said in a deep voice: "Qingsi, Hongye's death was not an accident. Look here, the part where Qing was injured is right at the back of the neck. If it was that person, he would have deliberately knocked the person unconscious with only his middle finger."

"The marks left behind are indeed very faint, just like now, there is only a little bruise."