Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

The Imperial Garden was turned into a racecourse, and the noise was too loud.

Not long after, a eunuch came to announce that the Emperor was summoning the Seventh Princess to the Queen's Chunhui Palace for questioning.

Ling Qiqi limped out of the house with a scarf covering her face and her Barbie doll slung across her body, looking out of place no matter how you looked at her.

Yu'er and Liu were very surprised and worried when they saw Ling Qiqi's appearance. They were about to go forward to check on her physical condition, but she raised her hand to stop them, and then said to them solemnly:

"I will go with them to see the Emperor. You don't have to follow me."

After saying this, he limped to the eunuch who delivered the message and asked him:

"Which palace are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"

The eunuch reported back that he was from Chunhui Palace and usually served the empress in Chunhui Palace.

Ling Qiqi nodded, turned around and said to Yu'er:

"Yu'er, if the Empress Dowager asks about me after she finishes her worship, please tell her. Also, I want to eat hot pot with the Empress Dowager tonight. Remember to light the charcoal fire early. I will be back soon to eat."

After saying this, he turned around and limped out of Deoksugung Palace.

Yu'er and Liu were a little confused. It was the Seventh Princess they were familiar with, but they didn't know why she felt strange. They couldn't tell what had changed. They were worried about the Seventh Princess going to see the Emperor alone, but they couldn't help but follow her arrangements. And the Seventh Princess seemed to have some hidden meaning in her words just now, which made them even more worried.

Ling Qiqi was small in stature and had short steps, and she also limped. The eunuch was a little anxious and wanted to carry Ling Qiqi on his back.

Ling Qiqi refused.

The eunuch had no choice but to follow anxiously and slowly.

After a lot of effort, they arrived at Chunhui Palace, where they saw a room full of people. The emperor and empress were sitting in the middle. The princesses who had just arrived were obviously getting impatient waiting at the side, but they were forbearing and didn't dare to act rashly.

In public, Ling Qiqi performed the proper greetings, but at the end of the ceremony she lost her balance and sat down on the ground.

Ling Qiqi sat on the ground and said pitifully:

"Father, Queen, please don't blame Qi'er. Qi'er's leg was injured, and it's a bit hard for her to walk all the way here."

The emperor glanced at the eunuch who had just led the way, and then looked at the queen. Although he didn't say anything, the young eunuch felt a sudden chill on his neck.

The queen glared at the young eunuch and said to the palace maid beside her:

"Hurry up and help the Seventh Princess up."

Ling Qiqi finally stood up with difficulty with the help of the palace maid, and then asked:

"I wonder why the Emperor and the Empress asked Qi'er to come here?"

"Did the Seventh Princess just go to the Imperial Stables behind the Imperial Garden?" the Queen asked in a sarcastic tone.

Ling Qiqi nodded and replied:

"went."

The Queen continued to ask:

"To do something."

"Replying to the Queen, of course we are going to the stables to see the ponies?"

"What else did you do?"

"Replying to the Queen, I was bullied. In order to protect myself, Qi'er asked Xiao Ma to help me."

"You're talking nonsense. It was clearly you who hit me, and you let the horse ram us." A familiar voice suddenly came from the side.

Ling Qiqi looked at the person who spoke. Haha, it turned out to be the Fifth Princess. I knew you couldn't keep your cool.

Ling Qiqi ignored her and looked aggrieved and scared.

The Queen asked:

"Seventh Princess, what the Fifth Princess said is true."

Ling Qiqi said:

"it is true"

"Nonsense, Seventh Princess, do you know you are wrong?" the Queen said immediately in a stern voice.

"Empress, Qi'er knows she was wrong. It was not intentional. Qi'er just nearly bumped into the Fifth Princess, but the Fifth Princess was protected and was fine. Instead, Qi'er was pushed down and injured. Moreover, the Fifth Princess had a maid slap Qi'er in the mouth. Qi'er's face still hurts."

"Qi'er had no choice but to release the horse. The Fifth Princess insisted that the palace maids continue to slap her in the face, and Qi'er really couldn't bear it. Qi'er had made mistakes before, and the Grand Empress Dowager had punished Qi'er, but she had never been slapped in the face. Qi'er doesn't like being slapped in the face."

"And... and..."

Ling Qiqi hesitated to speak, tears in her eyes, but there was nothing she could do, her acting skills were unstoppable.

"If you have anything else, go on." This time it was the emperor who asked the questions.

"Replying to Father, the Fifth Princess said that Qi'er was a child born by a mother but not raised by her. Qi'er is so angry."

Ling Qiqi said this big lie with her eyes open, and tears began to drip down her face one by one like they were free. She raised her hand to wipe her tears, and accidentally pulled off the silk handkerchief that had been covering her face, revealing half of her face red.

"Nonsense, I didn't say that." The Fifth Princess tried to argue. "The Sixth Princess and the others can testify for me that I didn't say that."

Ling Qiqi didn't bother to argue with her and said weakly:

"Qier was alone at the time, and she couldn't prove that the Fifth Princess said that. But it's impossible for Qier to say that herself."

"You, you..." The fifth princess was anxious and angry, and couldn't speak for a while.

"That's enough." Although the emperor had no expression on his face, his tone was obviously a little heavier. He turned around and asked:

"Sixth Prince, you were there at the time, which princess is telling the truth?"

Ling Qiqi looked over when she heard that, and her heart skipped a beat.

She was so engrossed in her acting that she didn't notice that the little boy she met in the stable was also there. Oh no, she was afraid that she would be exposed.

Ling Qiqi was quickly thinking about the next countermeasure in her mind, and saw the little boy pointing at Ling Qiqi and said slowly and clearly:

"Reporting to the Northern Emperor, what the princess said is exactly the same as the situation at that time."

Ling Qiqi was stunned for a moment, looked at the little boy, and thought: He's here to repay me so soon?

Before Ling Qiqi could come to her senses, she heard the Fifth Princess shout:

"You're talking nonsense. You are in cahoots with her." The fifth princess was really angry this time.

"Nonsense!" The emperor scolded, "The Sixth Prince just came to the capital yesterday, and today is his first time in the palace. He has never met you and the Seventh Princess before, so how can they be in the same group?"

"Queen, this is the princess you taught? The Fifth Princess is a legitimate daughter, but her words and actions are so rude. I am really disappointed."

"Queen, tell me, what should we do with the fifth princess?"

The queen hurriedly knelt down with the five princesses and everyone else, and replied carefully:

"I and the Fifth Princess are at the disposal of the Emperor."

Ling Qiqi felt that it was enough. One should always leave some room for maneuver. So before the emperor could speak, Ling Qiqi suddenly raised her hand and asked tentatively:

"Father, can Qi'er say something?"

The emperor nodded.

"If we punish the Fifth Princess, Qi'er won't get any benefit. Instead, it will create a rift between us. How about Father, please forgive the Fifth Princess and reward Qi'er?"

The emperor's expression gradually eased, and he asked Ling Qiqi in a kind tone:

"Tell me what you want your father to reward you with."

"Father, Qi'er likes those ponies very much. Qi'er wants to learn how to ride horses, so that when the ponies grow up, Qi'er can ride them everywhere to play."

"But Qi'er is a princess."

"Can't the princess ride a horse?"

“Riding a horse is dangerous.”

"Father, what is not dangerous? You may trip when walking and choke when eating. So there is no such thing as dangerous or not, there is only whether you dare or not. Qi'er dares, but does your Majesty dare?" Ling Qiqi asked the emperor mischievously and with a hint of provocation.

The emperor was amused by her and said lovingly:

"Okay, I'll allow you to ride a horse. Once your wounds are healed, I'll have someone teach you. You must be extremely careful and don't get hurt again, okay?"

"Qier thanks father. Qier will remember this."

Ling Qiqi happily accepted the reward, and the emperor ordered people to carry the disabled Seventh Princess back to Deokshou Palace in a sedan chair, and asked all irrelevant people to leave, leaving only the Queen and the Fifth Princess. It was unknown what he said. But Ling Qiqi felt that even if he didn't scold her, just preaching would be enough to make the Fifth Princess drink a pot.

Yu'er and Liu were relieved to see the Seventh Princess return safely, and was carried back by the Emperor's order. But when they saw Ling Qiqi's half-red face, they couldn't help but feel distressed again. But Ling Qiqi didn't want to say more, she just shouted that she was starving and wanted to eat hot pot.

During the meal, the Empress Dowager, even though she was old and dim-sighted, could still see the strangeness on Ling Qiqi's face. Ling Qiqi then told her everything that happened that afternoon, and also happily boasted about the fact that the Emperor had allowed her to ride a horse. She also told the Empress Dowager not to worry, that her injury only looked serious, but was actually not serious, and that it didn't hurt anymore, really.

The Grand Empress Dowager was helpless with Ling Qiqi. Seeing that she could eat and laugh, she did not look seriously injured. She told Yu'er and Liu to follow her closely in the future and not let Ling Qiqi take advantage of the opportunity to go out and play alone again.