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

Emperor Ming's Palace

Jiang Li walked straight into the hall without any obstruction and headed towards the bed. Hearing the faint breathing, he felt a little stuffy in his heart. He stood beside the bed and shouted, "Father, I am back."

The queen stood aside, raised her handkerchief and wiped her tears. The other concubines had already seen the emperor and were driven out by him, leaving only the queen, the prince, and Jiang Li.

"..."

Emperor Ming seemed to sense something, his eyelashes trembled slightly, and he struggled to open his heavy eyelids. He looked at the figure standing beside the bed and smiled bitterly: "Li'er, you are back. It's good that you can see me off."

He was already exhausted and had lost the strength to speak. He panted and said intermittently: "Li'er, father is sorry for you. He made many mistakes when he was young. Can you forgive father?"

Tears slowly flowed from his cloudy eyes.

Jiang Li pulled the corners of his mouth, his eyes a little vague. He felt sorry for the original owner, not her. How could he forgive her? Should he tell a white lie? The man was going to die anyway, and he couldn't let him swallow his anger.

The ancients did not cremate the dead. What if the dead body reappeared as a corpse? She didn't want to fight a zombie.

Seeing that she remained silent, Emperor Ming's eyes grew dimmer and he said in a hoarse voice, "Ah, I knew you wouldn't forgive me. I really can't swallow this..."

Jiang Li glared at him, then knelt on the ground with a plop, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice: "Father, what are you talking about? Forgive me, your son. Please swallow your anger. Don't hold it in your throat, or you'll easily come back to life."

"I heard from someone that if you are a resurrected corpse, they will find your descendants and kill them all. Just in case, if you really are a resurrected corpse, don't do this, or I will burn you to death."

Silence. The hall was as silent as death.

The words of persuasion that the queen was about to say were stuck in her throat, unable to rise or fall. Her shoulders were shaking slightly, as if she was trying to suppress something. She turned her face away and dared not look at him again, for fear of laughing out loud uncontrollably.

Ahem, it’s Li’er as expected, her brain is a little different from others.

When Emperor Ming heard this, he was so angry that his eyes widened. His spirits improved a lot and he sat up and said, "How dare you, little girl, what you said is simply treason. Believe it or not, I will punish you."

"Oh, just treat it casually. If your father has anything to say or do, hurry up. You are at the end of your life. There is no hope for you. When you get older, live a good life."

"Please bless us with good luck. Otherwise, if Qi Kingdom is destroyed, we will all go down to accompany you. In the future, we won't even have anyone to burn paper money for. That would be too pitiful."

Jiang Li frowned and spoke seriously, as if he was really troubled by this matter and didn't know how to solve it.

Emperor Ming gritted his teeth, not caring about the sadness of dying, and waved his hand: "Come here, bring the imperial edict quickly, while I still have some strength, deal with these matters, and let the prince ascend the throne as soon as possible to avoid chaos."

"Defu is left to you. He knows the nature of the old officials in the court best. You should listen to him more and control the officials as soon as possible. You should also pay attention to the matter of taking concubines in the harem."

"I know that you and the Crown Princess are in love, but she has her mother's family, so she is destined to be different from you. If you don't take a concubine, over time, something bad may happen to the Crown Princess's family, especially with your body, alas."

Emperor Ming knew that the prince was soft-hearted, so he was afraid of this. The court officials would definitely test the new emperor more. Once he was controlled by the court officials, he would become a puppet emperor in the future, and the Jiang family's kingdom would naturally be in danger.

Well, with that crazy girl around, those court officials wouldn't dare to act too recklessly. Besides, with the queen around, he could feel more at ease.

Jiang Yu nodded with red eyes: "Okay, father, don't worry, I'm awake. If you miss me, please send me a dream."

"...Haha, no need for that. If you have the time, you might as well go find Li'er. That girl is much more interesting than you. Okay, I have written the imperial edict. I will give you the jade seal and the shadow guards as well."

Emperor Ming said one thing after another, explaining everything he was worried about one by one, and then he let out a long sigh of relief, looking at Jiang Li with complicated eyes: "Li'er, give your father a definite answer, can Qi Kingdom really be saved?"

Jiang Li came back to his senses after hearing this, and said calmly: "I don't know, I just said that we have made the necessary preparations, and as for the outcome, I'll leave it to God. The worst that can happen is that we will all die, and the whole family will die on the road to the underworld, which is not good."

"Hey, can't you just lie to me?"

"Yes, Father, listen. Not only can Qi be saved, but it can also rise to prominence. The world will be unified, and the people will no longer suffer from war. How about this? Isn't this pie big and round?"

Jiang Yu's sadness was completely broken when he heard these words. He tried to hold back his smile, his face turned red, his eyes were full of moisture, and he said helplessly: "Li'er, please let father go in peace."

Jiang Li pressed her chest, feeling inexplicably depressed and uncomfortable. When did she become so emotionally sensitive? She even felt like crying. It was really weird.

"Okay, father, don't worry. Unless the four countries besiege us, Qi will be able to survive. Are you tired? If you are tired, just lie down and rest assured."

"Don't worry so much, we will take care of everything."

Emperor Ming nodded, and as if remembering something, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said sternly, "Li'er, the assassin was seen by your father. He was the kind of person who stood before your eyes, but he became invisible."

"Only the dagger can be seen. It seems to appear out of thin air. The man comes out right after it, like a ghost. You have to be careful. I think he is still in the palace."

"If they are not caught, I am afraid that neither the Crown Prince nor the Queen will be safe. Do you understand what I mean?"

Hearing this, Jiang Li tensed up a little and squinted his eyes: "Invisible people, that's interesting. Don't worry, father. From now on, I will follow my brother and mother. Nothing will go wrong with me around."

"As for that invisible man, I will catch him and tear him into pieces to avenge you."

Emperor Ming nodded, and all the strength in his body seemed to be drained away in an instant. He lay on the bed, his eyelids too heavy to lift, he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. His breathing became weaker and weaker until he died completely.

Jiang Li felt a little uncomfortable and whispered, "Brother, let someone ring the death knell. Father... is gone. As long as the assassin is not caught, you can't stay too far away from me."

His voice was a little choked: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

One sound, two sounds, three sounds...

When the common people of the capital of Qi State all heard the nine bells ringing, they all knelt on the ground with sorrowful expressions. The whole capital was filled with an atmosphere of oppressive and dead silence.

In a corner of the palace, a figure slowly emerged. He looked towards the location of the death knell and smiled smugly: "The Emperor of Qi is just like this. The next one... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, haha."