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

There was a crisp sound.

Emperor Ming felt a burning pain on his face. He opened his eyes dazedly with a confused look in his eyes. He looked out of sorts. When he saw the imperial concubine standing by the bed, his eyes softened.

"My beloved, why are you here? Are you missing me again? Come here and let me kiss you..."

The imperial concubine felt the piercing gaze from behind her, so she raised her hand and slapped him twice. Seeing that he was still not awake, she picked up the teacup beside her and poured the tea directly onto his face.

With a sneer, he said, "Your Majesty, are you awake now? Kiss your mother, from now on, don't even think about touching me again, bah, you are such a disgusting old thing."

Emperor Ming was completely sobered up by the cold tea. He looked at her in disbelief and roared, "You...you are so bold. You dare to hit me. I will abolish your position as imperial concubine."

"Haha, I'm afraid it's too late."

She turned around and threw herself into the arms of another man, complaining aggrievedly: "Ayun, look at that old man, he actually wants to cripple me, you have to help me teach him a lesson."

Jiang Qiyun patted her back soothingly and said gently, "Leave it to me. After I'm done, it won't be too late for you to take action. After all, he can't survive today."

The imperial concubine's eyes flashed with malice: "No, this old thing can't die. It's too easy to let a person die. Let him live a life worse than death. This is called pleasure."

"He made us suffer so much, how can we let him off so easily? You go first, I will deal with him later."

"it is good"

Jiang Qiyun approached the dragon bed step by step, met his horrified eyes, and chuckled: "Why, shouldn't you be happy to see your elder brother? You and I were born one after the other."

"Why? You enjoy wealth and glory, but I can only live a miserable life outside. Do you think this is fair? I didn't want to fight with you, but you stole my woman."

"You already have so much, why do you want to snatch it from me?"

Emperor Ming shook his head frantically: "No, that's not the case. I don't know you. Who are you? What kind of disguise did you use on your face? Come on, take this thief down quickly."

Jiang Qiyun's smile disappeared, and he felt cold to the bone: "Okay, stop shouting, it's useless, no one will come to save you. If Rou'er hadn't pleaded for you, I wouldn't have let you live."

"Come on, good brother, sign the decree of succession, and I may be a little more lenient to you."

As he said this, he threw the imperial edict directly at his face.

Emperor Ming's eyes were full of stars. When he recovered, he looked at the name on the imperial edict and a guess came to his mind. His body was shaking: "Rou'er, I want to hear the truth. Who is Xiao'er's son?"

The imperial concubine stepped forward, holding Jiang Qiyun's arm, and smiled sarcastically when she heard the words: "You old thing, you are not too confused. At the last moment, you began to doubt Xiao'er's life experience."

"Back when we were outside the palace, Ayun and I were in love, but you insisted on me entering the palace, so we were forced to separate. I was already pregnant at that time, so Xiao'er was not born prematurely, otherwise how could he be so strong."

"You forced me to do all this. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be so miserable. We love each other but can't be together. You know this kind of torture."

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. The imperial concubine pulled out a dagger and gestured casually, with a smug smile on her face: "Sign quickly, don't force me to use a knife on your face."

Emperor Ming looked at her with strange eyes and trembling hands: "Rou'er, have you never been moved by me? In the whole harem, I only love you. Even the Queen, in order to make you feel at ease, I have always..."

"That's enough. I don't want to hear your nonsense. You did it willingly. What does it have to do with me? If you hadn't broken us up, none of this would have happened."

"Sign it as compensation to us."

Jiang Qiyun pulled him off the bed, pressed him on a chair, and handed him the brush: "Sign. I can let you die less quickly for the sake of being brothers from the same mother."

Emperor Ming burst into tears. He looked at the man with a cold expression, clenched his pen, gritted his teeth and threw it out: "No, I have already appointed a crown prince. The throne will belong to the crown prince in the future. I will never give it to a bastard."

"For so many years, I have helped you raise your son. Besides, I have no idea about your relationship with Rou'er. Even if I am wrong, it is the Prime Minister's fault."

"It was he who sent Rou'er to the palace. I didn't have to have her. Why do you put all the blame on me? And you, you are my brother, so what? It was my father who threw you away, not me."

Seeing how tactless he was, the two men lost their patience. They had to get him out of the palace as soon as possible. The longer they delayed, the more likely it would be that something would go wrong.

There are also shadow guards in the dark. Even if he poisons someone, he won't be able to keep them there for too long.

Jiang Qiyun stepped forward, raised his fist and started punching. Punch after punch landed, and Emperor Ming felt severe pain all over his body. He had only suffered a little when he was a child, but since he ascended the throne, he had never been beaten like this.

The imperial concubine waited until he was tired of beating the man, then looked at the unconscious man, took out a dagger, and slashed his face, and blood oozed out.

Emperor Ming screamed and curled up on the ground. He tried to touch his face, but his hands were covered in blood. He was so scared that he shouted, "Sign, I will sign it."

"Humph, wouldn't it be better if you knew what's interesting earlier?"

The two men took the token that instructed the Shadow Guard.

Looking coldly at the person on the ground, he knew that this person was of no use anymore. If he killed him directly, it would not satisfy his hatred. There was nothing more satisfying than seeing with one's own eyes that everything he once had was taken away.

"Rou'er, that's enough. We need to get this person out of the palace quickly. We have to attend the morning court tomorrow, and we can't let anyone find out that something is wrong."

The imperial concubine hummed, "Don't worry, it won't be discovered. The late emperor silenced everyone who knew about the twins' incident. Only the empress dowager knows about it, but she won't return to the palace."

"As for him, just throw him into the beggar's den. He has to go through the same suffering you went through. That's what we call fairness."

Jiang Qiyun nodded and clapped his hands. A man came in, stripped the man on the ground, changed him into a beggar's outfit, and carried him away through the secret passage, sending him out of the palace.

The two looked at each other as they watched the palace being cleaned up, and laughed: "Now all that's missing is the crown prince. Let's find a reason to depose him, so that our Xiao'er can ascend the throne."

The imperial concubine leaned in his arms, her expression gentle: "Well, we have endured for so long, and finally we can stay together until old age."

I don't know what he thought of, his face changed, and he squinted his eyes and looked at him: "Ayun, these concubines in the harem have all been touched by that old thing, you won't touch them, right?"

Jiang Qiyun's eyes flickered, and he said seriously: "Of course, it's not easy for us to be together. Those women are his, and I only need you."

"Well, you'd better remember your words. If you dare to betray me, I will not give up even if it means we die together."

"It's natural."