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

Qingsi couldn't help sobbing when she heard this, blaming herself: "It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Hongye. If I had gone to pick her up, this wouldn't have happened, wuwu..."

Jiang Li stood up and said expressionlessly: "If you really went to pick it up, there would be more than one body in the lake."

It was obviously premeditated, so they would never let a single person survive.

Qingsi shuddered: "Princess, what do you mean..."

"Well, it's just as you thought. The person behind the scenes is vicious. If you run into him by accident, you will die. Now that we know Hongye was murdered, we need to investigate the purpose of the person behind the scenes."

Jiang Li said slowly: "The reason they would go to the trouble of killing a palace maid is simply to silence her. In other words, Hongye may have accidentally found out something that she shouldn't have known, and it was discovered by the person behind the scenes."

"Qingsi, go check whether Hongye has been to any place that she shouldn't have been to recently. Check first to see if there are any clues."

Qingsi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I understand. Thank you very much, Princess, today."

"It's alright, just give him a proper burial. When I catch the person behind this, I will cut him off inch by inch to avenge Hongye."

Jiang Li changed his wet clothes, then entered the Queen's room and sat opposite her: "Mother, Hongye's body has been brought back and buried with honor."

The queen raised her handkerchief, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said with some sadness: "Well, Li'er, you did a good job. That girl has been loyal to her mother, so she should be buried with honor."

"Mother, I have something to ask you."

"Well, Li'er, you ask."

"I want to know if my father has any brothers who are still alive, twin brothers."

Jiang Li looked at her without blinking.

The queen subconsciously frowned, "Twin brothers, impossible. Twins have always been a taboo, especially in the royal family. They will never allow twins to be born. It is a sign of the country's demise."

"If twins are born, how will they be dealt with?"

"Kill one and leave one."

Jiang Li seemed to be thinking about something, and continued to ask: "Mother, I heard that you were the queen chosen by the Royal Grandmother herself. Have you ever heard whether she mentioned whether she had one or two children?"

Although the queen thought her question was strange, she still answered honestly: "No, your royal grandmother naturally gave birth to one child. If she really had twins, how could she be the queen mother? I'm afraid she would be executed after giving birth to the children."

"But mother, have you forgotten one thing? Father was not in the fight for the throne. He has always been a neglected poor guy. He was able to ascend to the throne only because of good luck and picking up a leak."

"Tell me, is there a possibility that the Royal Grandmother gave birth to two children, but because they were twins, she lost one and kept the other by her side."

Hearing her asking this, the queen became more confused: "Li'er, you must have discovered something, otherwise why are you asking? Your father can't have twin brothers. You'd better not guess. This is taboo. It will be bad for you if others know it."

Jiang Li changed the subject: "Okay, then mother, do you know why the Royal Grandmother left the palace and lived in the temple for a long time and didn't come back? What is the reason?"

After thinking carefully for a while, the Queen remembered one thing and said slowly, "There is one thing that is a little strange. Once, your grandmother had a fever and your mother went to take care of her. I heard her mention a name - Jiang Qiyun."

"This name sounds like it belongs to the royal family, but there is no record of this person in the royal family. Your mother doesn't know why your grandmother cried out this name."

"After she recovered from her illness, her temperament changed. She insisted on leaving the palace to pray for blessings. Since then, she has never returned. It's a bit strange to think about it."

Jiang Li was silent. How could it be such a coincidence that Jiang Qiyun was mentioned by the Empress Dowager and Ayun was mentioned by the Imperial Concubine? There must be something behind so many coincidences. There must be something wrong. It must be a huge secret.

When the queen saw that she didn't say anything, she became uneasy. Li'er had never been so serious before. Could something have happened?

"Li'er, what happened? Tell mother, please."

His eyes moved down to her bulging belly, and his brows relaxed: "Mother is fine, I just asked casually, not because I don't want to tell you, but because I don't know where to start. I will tell you when I have sorted out the scattered clues."

"For now, you should take good care of your baby and don't worry too much."

After Jiang Li finished dealing with the matter, he returned to the bedroom with an expressionless face. Looking at Xiuhua who was jogging over, he raised his hand and patted her shoulder, comforting her: "It's okay, Hongye's body has been brought back, and the burial will be left to Qingsi."

Xiuhua sniffed and choked up, "Well, I'll thank the princess on behalf of Hongye. You must be tired. You should take a nap."

"I'm not sleepy. Go get the charcoal pencil. I need to sort out the clues."

"Yes, slave, go right away."

In the dormitory

Jiang Li sat at the desk, took out a charcoal pencil, and began to sort out the information.

[Jiang Qiyun, Imperial Concubine, Father, Grandmother, and Hongye’s death.]

Assuming that Jiang Qiyun is my father's brother and is hanging out with the imperial concubine, he shouldn't be related to Hongye. What is the reason that makes them so vigilant? What is hidden behind this?

I can’t figure it out. It’s so taxing.

Jiang Li couldn't help but scratch his hair, feeling extremely distressed. He felt that solving the case was even harder than getting into a 985 university in his previous life. All his brain cells were dead.

Muttering, "Damn, there can't be an illegitimate child. If they just fooled around and didn't leave any children, there would be no evidence. They wouldn't kill them. No, Hongye didn't even go to the imperial concubine's place, so why would she be targeted?"

There is no one else in the harem who can do such a thing except the imperial concubine.

As soon as Jiang Li started thinking, she became hungry very quickly. She picked up a piece of cake and ate it. The crumbs fell on the table but she didn't notice it. When she reacted, there were fingerprints on the crumbs.

Seeing the fingerprint, Jiang Li picked up the shoe and pressed it. A clear pattern of half a foot was imprinted. She thought of the night when she went to the imperial concubine's palace to have an affair.

Cake crumbs, footprints, and the scene of the concubine fooling around with the man in the secret room.

Those scenes kept flashing in his mind and finally stopped on Hongye's cold body. Jiang Li's hands were shaking and he didn't even notice that his shoes had fallen to the ground. His eyes suddenly turned red.

Bi Yue came in carrying cakes and was startled when she saw this: "Princess, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"

Jiang Li lowered his head: "Nothing, I have to go out for a while."

After saying that, she stood up, put on her shoes, and ran out. That direction was clearly the general's mansion. Bi Yue was relieved to see her going to the general's mansion. As long as the princess didn't run around, it was good.

Along the way, Jiang Li was a little absent-minded. The truth she guessed was a little hard for her to accept. If she hadn't gone to the imperial concubine's bedroom, secretly eaten the cakes, and seen things she shouldn't have seen.

Hongye...will she not die?