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

The imperial concubine snorted, "Whatever. I don't expect His Majesty to come. By the way, how is the queen? She still looks half dead and crying."

"If you were to ask your Majesty, the Crown Prince is not feeling well, and the Queen has fallen ill due to excessive worry. The Imperial Physician said it is a heart disease."

"Tsk, it's true, that little girl was held in the palm of my hand, but I just said a few words to her and she was sent away to marry, leaving no trace of her body, haha, it makes me happy just thinking about it."

Lan Xin lowered her head and pretended that she heard nothing. In this harem, one must control one's mouth and not say what should not be said, and control one's ears and not listen to what should not be listened to, so that one can live longer.

The imperial concubine felt much better after thinking this way. The Mohist school supported the prince, but the prince was a short-lived man, and even with the support of the Mohist school, it would be difficult for him to ascend the throne in the end.

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Jiang Li strolled around the harem, returned to the general's mansion, lay down on the bed and fell into a sound sleep.

next day

Mo Lin came to look for him early in the morning and saw him wandering around the lotus pond. He called out, "Captain Wang, are you free today?"

"...Yes, Brother Mo, what do you want to see me about?"

"Hey, nothing much, I just want to take you out for a walk. This is your first time in Beijing, right? I'm very familiar with this place. Let's go."

Jiang Li didn't move, but pointed at the fish in the lotus pond and swallowed unconsciously: "Brother Mo, wait a minute, who raises these fish? They look really special and they are glowing."

Mo Lin stood beside him, stretched his head to look, and said with a smile: "This is the silver fish my brother raised. It's a rare species. How about it? It looks good, right? We hold a flower viewing banquet every year. It's very prestigious."

"So, it's for viewing, not for eating."

"...What? You actually want to eat it? Do you know how furious my brother was when someone stole one and almost blew the roof off the house? You better not do that."

Jiang Li's eyes were full of disappointment: "Oh, okay, I just mentioned it casually, I definitely didn't mean to eat it. It's just such a beautiful fish, why not catch it and eat it."

"It looks like the meat is tender and has few bones. It must taste really good."

After hearing what he said, Mo Lin also swallowed his saliva. Needless to say, he was a little greedy. He didn't know why his brother just raised the fish but didn't eat it. What a waste. No matter how good it looked, it was just a fish.

"How about I ask my brother next time. Maybe he'll be in a good mood and give me one to taste."

Jiang Li turned his head and looked at him with shining eyes: "Really? If you give me half of it, I will teach you a few tricks. They will definitely be very effective when dealing with enemies."

"Hey, wait a minute, I'll go ask my brother now, it won't be too late to go out and play after I'm done."

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

Jiang Li was left looking at his back, shrugged, and simply sat by the lotus pond, staring at the fishes swimming freely in the pond, wishing he could eat them right away.

Mo Lin found Mo Jue and stood in front of him, looking expectant: "Brother, can we eat the silver fish in the lotus pond?"

"Haha, what do you say? If your skin is itchy, how about I pluck it off for you and let it air dry? Which method of peeling do you prefer?"

"...Brother, I was wrong. It wasn't me who wanted to eat it. Captain Wang was greedy. He was wandering around the lotus pond all morning and asked me if he could eat it. I said I wanted to come and see you."

As he said this, he shrank his head, looking very scared.

Mo Jue was about to leave, but when he heard this, he stopped and looked at him: "Who do you think wants to eat it? Captain Wang, oh, a guest is a guest, ask her to get two to try."

"It's just fish, I can just eat it and then raise it, as long as she is happy."

Mo Lin was surprised: "Brother, are you okay? You wanted to skin me alive just now. Why are you so nice to Captain Wang? He is not your biological brother."

Mo Jue looked at the man with a face full of grievance and wished he could beat him to death. How would the second son get married in the future if he was so stupid? It was so worrying. How could they be the same? The person was most likely the missing eldest princess.

Who is crazy enough to offend her because of a piece of fish? He doesn't remember it now, but who knows if he will remember it in the future and complain to the Queen. Then how can the Mo family survive?

He rolled his eyes and said, "Well, a man should be upright. It's ugly to cry all the time. Besides, it would be fine if it was my third brother crying, but your muscular figure is painful to look at."

"Go ahead and entertain them. Don't be disrespectful."

Mo Lin was totally confused, he could understand every word but why was the whole sentence so hard to understand? He was just a captain, why did his brother take him so seriously?

Mo Jue walked a few steps, turned around and saw that the idiot was still standing there. His hands were itching, so he raised his fist and said, "Second brother, if you are stuck in your head, do you want me to knock it out for you?"

He shuddered and said, "No, no, big brother, I'll go right away. Don't do it. It will ruin your image as the number one young master in the capital."

After saying that, he ran away as if there was a ghost chasing him.

Jiang Li ate the fish she had been longing for, and she felt that the people in the general's mansion were better, and the eldest master was even better. He was willing to give her the fish that he was reluctant to give to his younger brother. How nice it would be if she had such a brother.

No, I didn’t have one in my previous life. In this life, I have a stepbrother, but I’ve never met him and don’t know what he looks like. It would be great if he could be like the eldest son.

After eating and drinking, the two men left the general's mansion and headed towards the gambling house. Once they entered, it was bustling with activity.

Mo Lin said happily: "Brother Wang, come quickly, take a look at what you like to play, I can treat you."

Jiang Li blinked and asked, "You're treating me, how much silver did you bring?"

"One hundred taels, isn't that too much?"

When the people nearby heard this, they burst out laughing: "Haha, this is your first time here, right? This hundred taels is really shabby, how can you give it away, let alone more? This is too little."

Mo Lin frowned when he heard that. He usually had ten taels for pocket money, and he had saved this hundred taels for a long time. It turned out that it was not enough. No wonder they said it was fun in the gambling house. How could it not be fun if it was so expensive?

Jiang Li gave him a deep look and said, "Don't worry about that, brother. Even if you have less money, there are ways to play with less money. It's just a matter of spending more time."

"Brother Mo, do you believe me? If you believe me, then give me the 100 taels. If you lose, I'll pay you back. If you win, we'll split it 20-80, you 20-80."

"Oh, I'll give you the silver. You don't have to pay me back. As long as you have fun, it's fine. If you don't have enough silver, I'll go home and ask you for it. I'll definitely give you what you want."

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

"You saved my third brother's life. If you want money, my stingy brother will give it to you even if it hurts his body."

"...Uh, that's not necessary. This one hundred taels is enough as capital. Let's go and play dice."