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

Three months passed in a flash

The Queen has been pregnant for almost eight months. Her belly is bulging and it is becoming increasingly inconvenient for her to move. In order to paralyze the Imperial Concubine, she even faked some things, making her belly look frighteningly large.

Jiang Li felt her heart pounding every time she looked at her, but as she looked at her mother who radiated maternal radiance and was incredibly gentle, she felt that such a mother was very beautiful.

He helped her sit down, raised his hand and touched her belly, his movements were very cautious, fearing that he might not be careful and what would happen if he broke it.

"Haha, your brother is not that fragile, touch him if you want."

"No, I'm very strong. What if it hurts?"

The queen patted her knees tenderly and said softly, "Come here. When you were a child, didn't you like lying on your mother's knees and letting me clean your ears? Now that I can still move, I will help you clean your ears."

Jiang Li obeyed obediently, lying on her knees with his hands on her stomach, feeling the occasional kick under his palms. He couldn't help but pull the corners of his mouth, but he couldn't laugh, his facial muscles were very stiff.

The expression on his face became increasingly weird, which made people feel a little scared.

He sighed helplessly, "Mother, wait until you have given birth and everything is settled, then A Yuan and I will go to the Divine Doctor Valley to treat my face. When it is cured, you will be able to see me smiling, not like this now..."

The expression of horror, like a ghost, can't bear the facial paralysis.

The Queen couldn't help laughing when she heard this: "Okay, Mother wants to see you smile again, it must be very beautiful. If you hadn't been hit on the back of your head with a stick, you wouldn't have gotten this disease."

Jiang Li pulled the corner of his mouth, not really caring. It was just a bit ugly because of facial expression paralysis. But it was very useful when pretending to be cool. He had the calmness and composure that wouldn't panic even if Mount Tai fell on his head.

"Ouch, my ears are itchy~~~~"

"Don't move, I'm about to take it out. Li'er, you said before that there is a beautiful farm outside the palace. Where is it? I want to go and see it if I have the chance after my mother gives birth."

"Maybe we don't have to wait until after the baby is born."

The queen didn't hear clearly, so she asked again: "Li'er, what were you mumbling just now? I didn't hear you clearly, please say it again."

Jiang Li blinked his eyes and pretended to be mysterious: "Mother, what I mean is, if I take you out of the palace now, do you want to go? Not only is the scenery there beautiful, but there are also good midwives."

"What nonsense are you talking about, you silly boy? When your mother gives birth, she will naturally give birth in the palace. How can there be any bumps at this time?"

Yes, just be careful. It will be more dangerous in the harem. The spies from the imperial concubine's side sent a message that the imperial concubine has been making moves recently and I'm afraid she is preparing to take action.

It is best if the queen mother leaves voluntarily. You can't knock her unconscious as that may hurt the baby. You can't take the baby away by force either. If she is scared, she may be easily stimulated and give birth prematurely.

Oh, it’s really difficult.

"Mother, when you finish cleaning your ears, I have something to discuss with you."

The Queen looked at her in confusion: "What's wrong? Has something happened recently? Or have you offended your father again? Are you afraid that he will blame you? But strangely enough, the Imperial Concubine has been much more well-behaved in the past two months."

Jiang Li said quietly, "Mother, the imperial concubine will never change. She is as vicious as ever. If she can be quiet, she must have some other plans. How about you leave the palace and avoid her?"

"You are pregnant now, you can't have any accidents. No matter what she wants to do, you should always be careful."

"... Li'er, do you know something? Tell mother, please."

"It's nothing, just in case. Instead of being on guard day and night, it's better to just leave here. That way, the imperial concubine won't be able to do anything to my mother, right?"

The Queen said helplessly, "This is impossible. I am the Queen and cannot leave the Imperial Palace. The concubines in the harem have to pay their respects to me every day. Even if I am exempted from this, it is impossible for me to not show up all the time."

"If you leave the palace without your Majesty's permission, it will be a serious crime."

Jiang Li stood up and looked at her: "Mother, I have a way to do this. Come with me and you will know. Father will not find out about this. He doesn't have the brains to do it. Come with me."

Reaching out his hand to support her, he walked towards the wall, twisted the vase, and watched the wall split apart. The queen was shocked: "This...how could there be a secret passage here? When was it dug?"

"It started three months ago, just to wait for the Queen Mother's belly to grow bigger. Then it will be convenient for us to leave here and let the substitute come out. Even if the Imperial Concubine has any tricks, it won't cause any harm, right?"

The Queen looked inside with curiosity and pointed: "Then let's go in and see where it leads to and how far it is."

Jiang Li said cheerfully, "You'll know when you go in. Don't worry, I know that my mother is too heavy to walk, so I made a small carriage for you. I'll pull you along, and it won't take much effort."

"I asked them to smooth the ground many times, for fear that it would bump the mother. Let me help you, go down slowly."

"Um"

The two of them went down the stairs and looked at the strange thing on the ground. The queen went forward and touched it: "What is this? Hey, there are wheels underneath."

Jiang Li raised his head, looking for praise: "I had someone make this for my mother. Why don't you try sitting on it? It has a soft cushion and you can lean on it. It won't make you tired."

The queen smiled and raised her hand, pinching her nose: "You, how can you have so many ideas in your head? Then mother will give it a try, but I hope you won't go too far."

"If you don't go up, Qingsi will be worried."

"No, I will send the fake queen mother to go, and Sister Qingsi will also explain it clearly. We have to act well in this scene so that we can kill the imperial concubine."

Jiang Li said this with a depressed look in his eyes, this was troublesome in ancient times, if it was the end of the world, it would just be over, why would there be such a need to beat around the bush, it's just killing a person, it's troublesome.

The queen chuckled and didn't take her words too seriously. She knew very well how much His Majesty doted on the imperial concubine over the years, even if the imperial concubine committed a capital crime.

As long as she acts coquettishly and sheds a few tears, His Majesty will act as if nothing had happened. If her position had not been chosen by the Queen Mother, His Majesty would not be able to disobey it. In addition, with the support of her family before, she would have been deposed long ago.

Jiang Li was pulling the cart in front, asking from time to time: "Mother, is the ride bumpy? If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, be sure to tell me immediately."

The queen sat on that strange thing and felt as if her whole body was sinking into it. There was something pressing against her back which was very comfortable, and the surroundings were soft as well, without any feeling of bumps at all.

She fell asleep in a daze, and when she woke up, she was already in the yard. Looking at the unfamiliar environment around her, she felt a little uneasy. Where did Li'er take her?