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

A courtyard outside the palace

After hearing what the spy said, Jiang Xiao's face was gloomy. He waved his hand and asked people to retreat. He shouted: "Grandfather, that bitch has returned. We can start the next plan."

A figure walked out from behind the screen. He had a hoarse voice and a scar on his face. He was the prime minister who once held great power. His temples were gray and his face had many wrinkles. He looked obviously much older.

He was sent out by His Majesty, and indeed suffered a lot while outside. He was also assassinated. If he had not been lucky, he would have been dead by now.

Allen Chu sat on the chair, his eyes full of hatred, and hummed: "Only the eldest princess has returned this time, and the Mo family has not returned yet. Even if she is powerful, two fists can't beat four hands."

"She is a venerable and our biggest hidden danger. As long as we kill her, we can slowly deal with her in the future. Even if she can fight, we have the people she cares about under our control, so we don't have to worry about her disobeying us."

Jiang Xiao nodded and clenched his fists: "Because of her status as a venerable, we cannot directly attack her, but that does not mean that we cannot let her commit suicide. We can just find a reason to convict her when the time comes."

"Well, Xiao'er, you have to hurry up and get rid of them before the Mo brothers come back. This way, even if they come back, it won't affect our plan."

"Your Majesty's body can only hold out for a month at most. You will pass away by then. The Crown Prince is weak and the little prince is too young. Only you can take the throne. If you calculate the time, it is a bit tight."

Chu Huairen calculated the time in his mind, and finally decided that within three days, he must kill the princess, control His Majesty, and make him pass the throne to Xiao'er. As long as he ascended the throne, it would be useless even if Mo Yuan came back.

After the two men had discussed it, Jiang Xiao got up and left, surrounded the general's mansion with his troops, took out a fake imperial edict, and sneered at them: "From now on, no one in the general's mansion is allowed to go out, and anyone who disobeys this order will be killed without mercy."

Mo Lin clenched his fists and tried to step forward, but Xiao Xiao stopped him. He shook his head and whispered, "Ah Lin, don't be impulsive. Find out the situation first. You can't let your brother down. He handed the General's Mansion to you before he left."

"...Yes, Xiaoxiao, you are right."

"Prince Xiao is suddenly like this, I think something has happened, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious. But why does he want to control the General's Mansion? What exactly does he want to do? Mother, I feel a little uneasy."

Qiao Shu sighed, "Mom, too, feels something is wrong. Prince Xiao's actions seem more like he is trapping us, not trying to kill us. This is very strange."

Mo Lin frowned, a little annoyed, and patted his head.

If his brother were here, he would definitely understand. It was all his fault that he was too stupid. He didn't understand anything and didn't know what King Xiao was going to do. He was too passive. He still had to find a way to pass the message.

"Mom, regarding the letter, let's..."

Qiao Shu pointed around and lowered her voice: "It's hard to get the message out. We are surrounded on all sides, and there are many people in the dark. It's hard for a fly to fly out, let alone a carrier pigeon."

"Let's wait and see what happens. Don't act rashly. Second Brother, you have always been impulsive. Remember this. You must not act rashly. If something goes wrong, the entire General's Mansion might be in turmoil... Alas."

"Take care of Xiaoxiao, she is pregnant."

Mo Lin lowered his head and looked at her gently: "Well, mother, I know, I won't do anything bad impulsive."

Jiang Xiao arranged everything, took the token and entered the palace. Looking at the sickly Emperor Ming, he smiled and said, "Father, I am here to see you. Although we are not biological father and son, we have raised each other for so many years."

"I really treat you as my own father. What a pity. I didn't expect you to be so cruel and demote me so far away. But I don't hate you. After all, if you weren't stupid in the end, I wouldn't have been able to control the capital so smoothly."

"Don't look at me like that, otherwise... I won't be able to control myself and will dig your eyes out. Do you still remember how you treated my mother?"

Emperor Ming pointed at him, his body trembling: "You, you rebellious son, I didn't expect that I would end up in such a situation because of my momentary weakness."

Jiang Xiao sneered: "It's too late to talk about this now. Now I need you to do something. Call Jiang Li over. I want to talk to her. If you obey, you can suffer less."

"Look, everyone in the palace is yours, and I don't have any weapons with me, so I can't hurt her or anything. I just want to go out of the palace with her and take her to see some good stuff. That's my grudge with her, and it has nothing to do with you."

"No, I won't help..."

With a snap, a crisp slapping sound was heard.

Emperor Ming felt a burning pain on his face. He stared at him with wide eyes, full of disbelief: "You, you are actually like this."

Jiang Xiao chuckled, shook his numb hands, and said indifferently: "Is that so? I didn't want to do that either. It's my father's fault for being so disobedient. I was forced to do so. As long as you cooperate, I will never hit you again."

"If you don't obey, don't blame me for being cruel."

He casually pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, emitting a cold light, and gestured at him a few times: "Ah, if I cut off this part, and there is still this part, I wonder if my father's body can bear it."

Emperor Ming's eyes were filled with fear, his body shrank inside, and he shook his head: "No, Xiao'er, don't kill me. I... promise you, I will pass on the order and let Li'er leave the palace with you."

"Will you kill Li'er? She is now a venerable and the hope of Qi. If you touch her, it will not be good for Qi. Even if you want to ascend to the throne, you can't touch her."

Jiang Xiao was unmoved, his expression calm: "That's the grudge between her and me. It has nothing to do with you, and even less with Qiguo. If the country is really destroyed, it's your fault, father."

"My son's patience is limited. Father, please hurry up. Otherwise, if it's too late, I will be unhappy and want to cut something off your body."

Emperor Ming shuddered and shouted, "Defu, come in and tell them, tell them that I have given you my order. Go and call the princess and ask her to leave the palace with Prince Xiao."

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Why, Lord Defu is unwilling, then I have no choice but to be rude."

With a casual wave of his hand, a cold light flashed, and one of Defu's fingers was cut off, and blood spurted out. Listening to the old servant's screams, his eyes were full of disgust.

"You are just a servant. Be an obedient dog and don't make decisions on your own. You have no right to speak here. Go and call the princess. Do you want me to cut off a few more of them?"

De Fu bit his lip, endured the severe pain, took out a handkerchief and covered the broken finger, then turned around and ran outside.