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

The prime minister's eyes were full of calculations. He looked at the crying person on the ground coldly, as if he was treating a stranger instead of his own daughter. His voice was cold and ruthless: "Rou'er, the more you are at this time, the more you must not lose your composure."

"Go back immediately, return to the harem before His Majesty finds out, and be a good concubine. It's normal for a man to be angry, it all depends on how you comfort him."

"His Majesty has favored you for more than 20 years, and he will not give up easily. You just need to cheer up and win the favor of His Majesty as you did in the past, and the old Queen Mother will not be able to touch you."

The imperial concubine lowered her head, as if she didn't hear the other party's tone, and murmured: "Dad, I still have a chance to start over. If I knew this day would come, I wouldn't have..."

The prime minister looked at the sun outside, estimated the time, and became more and more anxious. If he was discovered by the emperor, he would definitely vent his anger on him.

"It's not too late for everything. Look at the court, His Majesty didn't mention the matter between you and Prince Yun, which means there is a possibility of easing the situation. Otherwise, why do you think he didn't say anything? This is a great shame and humiliation."

"If you tell him, you can tear Prince Yun into pieces, but His Majesty didn't do that. It means he still cares about you. When you return to the palace, don't put on airs. Be humble. The most important thing is to stay alive."

The imperial concubine covered her face, not knowing how long it had been before she slowly stood up and wiped away her tears: "Yes, Dad, you are right. As long as I sincerely repent, His Majesty will never be so ruthless."

"It's just that His Majesty already knows about Xiao'er's matter. Will there be any change in the future..."

The Prime Minister's eyes went dark when he heard this, and his voice rose a little: "What did you say? Say it again, how did His Majesty know Xiao'er's life experience? Did you tell Prince Yun about it?"

Seeing her nod, he could no longer control his emotions and cursed: "Are you stupid? Prince Yun is not smart either. Since you decided to take action, you should have killed His Majesty and eliminated the trouble forever."

"Instead of letting him go alive, now everyone knows everything. You guys said it yourself. How could I give birth to such a stupid thing like you?"

The prime minister staggered, and hurriedly held onto the table beside him, shouting, "Go back now! If you dare to come again, I will not mind destroying your relationship with you and forcing you before His Majesty."

The imperial concubine was shocked. As far as she could remember, her father had never been like this before. Even when he knew about her and Ayun, he was not so angry.

I felt a little scared: "I, I'll go back right away, Dad, calm down."

She had no hope now. Her only support was her mother's family. If she even offended her father, how would she live the rest of her life? She stumbled to her feet and was about to run away.

The Prime Minister's voice came from behind: "Wait, come to the study with your father, I have something to give you."

The imperial concubine had a look of joy on her face. She looked at his back eagerly and followed him obediently.

In the study

The prime minister quickly wrote the letter of severance, blew on it, and handed it over: "Take this. If your majesty really wants to deal with us in the future, I hope you will consider our relationship as father and daughter."

"Please show some leniency to the Prime Minister's Mansion and let us live."

The imperial concubine took it and read it carefully. When she saw clearly what was written on it, a sarcastic smile appeared on her face. Tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto the letter of severance, smudged the ink.

He smiled bitterly: "Dad, you dare to treat me like this, you are sure that I will not have the heart to tell the truth for the sake of mother, you want to get yourself out of it, haha."

"Really? You're a good father. You've taken so much advantage of me over the years, but now that I'm in trouble, you abandon me right away, right?"

The prime minister was indifferent and said coldly: "Over the years, you have taken a lot of things from the prime minister's mansion. Otherwise, why do you think you can be the favorite in the harem?"

"If it weren't for your father suppressing you in the court, you don't really think you can be a match for the queen. You really don't know what's good for you."

"Take the letter of severance of engagement. You can decide what to do after returning to the palace. Anyway, if something bad happens to the Prime Minister's Mansion, your mother, Xiao'er, will not die a good death."

The imperial concubine opened the door, trembling all over, and left in a daze.

The prime minister looked at her back with his eyes darkening. He was thinking about how to save the prime minister's mansion. As for his daughter, she had become a useless chess piece, so it didn't matter if he abandoned her.

Perhaps, if she could die, His Majesty would spare him for the sake of past events. In any case, he would never acknowledge Xiao'er's background.

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The imperial concubine stumbled all the way back, and after entering her own bedroom, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground. Her whole body looked like it was about to break apart, which made people feel heartbroken.

Lan Ruo, who was behind the curtain, heard the noise and hurried out, her face still covered with a veil. Seeing that it was the queen who came back, her eyes were full of surprise: "My queen, you are back, it's great."

Lan Ruo showed joy on her face. Now that the queen was back, she naturally didn't have to pretend to be a royal concubine anymore. Her life was saved. It was really great.

The imperial concubine had a hollow look in her eyes. She was helped up numbly, changed her clothes, and sat there like a puppet, not moving at all, with a letter of severance of engagement tightly clutched in her hand.

Seeing Lan Ruo was about to take it away, his eyes suddenly became fierce: "Don't move, go out, don't come in if you don't have anything to do, I want to stay alone for a while."

"...Yes, I will leave right away."

The door was closed and the hall was dead silent. The imperial concubine took out the letter and read it carefully. The light in her eyes slowly went out. She folded the letter and asked for water to bathe herself.

It's getting dark

The imperial concubine put on her clothes, hung up His Majesty's favorite sachet, twisted her waist and went out, ready to find His Majesty. He hasn't come to punish her yet, which means there is still room for maneuver.

This time, even if she has to give up Ayun, she has to protect herself. There is hope only if she stays alive. As long as His Majesty still treats her the same, the Queen Mother can't do anything to her. After all, the evidence of killing the Queen Mother has been silenced.

Apart from the missing "Lan Xin", she didn't know where that dead girl had gone. She always felt that something was wrong, but she just couldn't figure it out.

The imperial concubine stood in front of the government hall, looking at the guards on both sides, lowering her head and showing a bit of vulnerability: "I want to see His Majesty, please tell him."

The guards looked at each other in surprise. In the past, the imperial concubine was so arrogant and domineering that she would just barge in. Now, when did she become so polite and talkative?

It's like being possessed by a ghost, very scary.

One of them hesitated and said, "Okay, wait a moment, your Majesty, I will pass the message right away."

Not long after, he came out with a complicated look in his eyes: "Your Majesty, His Majesty said he had to deal with official business. If you want to wait, kneel here and wait. If you don't want to wait, you can leave at any time."