Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

Ling Yi knew that this question was unavoidable, so he said:

"I went to see the Second Prince of Nan Shen."

"Going to his villa, of course you're going to see him, but what are you going to do with him?"

"I want to make friends with the Southern Mirage royal family through him."

"You are quite honest."

"With your intelligence, you must have guessed it long ago. There's no point in me hiding it from you."

"Then with your intelligence, why do you think I came to you this time?"

"I don't agree."

"why?"

"I just said that I was afraid you would be in danger again."

"As for danger, it's useless to just be afraid. Besides, danger is like a spring. If you are weak, it will be strong. If it is strong, it will be strong as it pleases, just like the breeze blowing over the hills."

"So what are you going to do?"

"Take me to the palace first. I want to see my father."

"and then?"

"Revenge. I am a narrow-minded person and I cannot bear to see bad guys living so comfortably."

"Who are you taking revenge for? You, Concubine Chen, are still a citizen of the Crow Kingdom."

"It's mainly for me, and the rest is just incidental."

"I will help you avenge your grudge. You continue to be an ordinary person and do not resume your status as a princess."

"How can I let others do this kind of thing? I will lose the satisfaction of revenge. But I am willing not to be reinstated as a princess, but I have to see how the situation develops and act accordingly. I asked you to take me to the palace because I don't want to reveal my identity. So can you take me to the palace?"

"No!" Ling Yi still refused firmly.

"Okay, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work. I'll find another way. It's just entering the palace, how can it be difficult for me?"

"What are you going to do?"

"You don't want to help, so stop asking."

Ling Yi was choked by her. He sat down and drank tea to hide his embarrassment while sulking to himself.

"You just said you would help me get revenge, is that true?" Ling Qiqi asked in a teasing tone.

"Fake!" Ling Yi said angrily.

"Humph, I knew you were just talking. It's not that easy to avenge me. Even if the Ninth Prince comes, he can't help me."

Ling Yi looked at her without saying anything, trying to figure out what she meant by that.

"By the way, why did you mention the Crow Kingdom just now? Do you know what happened in the Crow Kingdom in the past?"

"The play downstairs is talking about what happened back then."

"You figured it out? How's the play? Is it good? I asked someone to write it for me."

"What do you want to do?"

"What else can I do? Disgust the Queen."

"Is this your way of revenge?"

"It's great, right? Killing someone and destroying their heart, what is the greatest sorrow for a woman?" Ling Qiqi paused and kept the suspense.

"You can say it or not, but stop being mysterious."

“Never been loved.”

Ling Yi was stunned, and said in a low voice with a gloomy look

"It's not just women, it's the same with men."

"That depends on what kind of man he is. Some value power above all else, while others are easily bored with the old and easily attracted by the new."

"I'm not."

"what?"

"I mean, I don't value power above all else."

"Can you give up power for the person you love?"

"I can."

"It's too easy to say that. The reason you dare to say that is because you have not faced such a choice. Of course, I don't want you to face such a choice in the future."

"Have you ever thought that maybe some people fight for power just to get the person they like?"

"Really? Just like my father and your father did? But, can anyone still distinguish the original intention?"

Ling Yi didn't know how to refute for a moment, but it didn't matter. He would not argue with her for the time being. He would prove it to her later.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ling Qiqi changed the subject.

"Besides you, who else knows that I am alive and well? Does the Ninth Prince know?"

"Just because I didn't tell him doesn't mean he won't know."

"why?"

"It's not difficult to find out. I was suspicious of Du Jingshan's disappearance, so I sent people to Nan Shen and Xi Mo to investigate. From the relationship point of view, you might go to Xi Mo, but from the timing point of view, you might go to Nan Shen. Compared with the two places, Nan Shen has strict defenses, and my people were forced to withdraw, so I inferred that you should be in Nan Shen. Since I can find it, others can too."

"Well, that makes sense."

"I have told you everything I know, so can you please tell me how you plan to enter the palace?"

"Well, it doesn't hurt to tell you. It's not difficult for me to enter the palace, but it's hard to enter without revealing my identity. So why don't I enter the palace in the name of the Seventh Princess?"

"you dare."

"There's nothing I dare not do."

"I disagree."

"Anyway, I have to enter this palace. It doesn't matter whether you agree or not. So do you want to take me into the palace or not?"

"You are blackmailing me."

"I didn't. I was just stating the facts. It was you who didn't want to face the facts."

Ling Yi thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and nodded. He didn't know if he would regret agreeing to take her into the palace, but he had no choice now.

Ling Qiqi achieved her goal and was very happy. She agreed with Ling Yi on the method and date of entering the palace, chatted for a few more words, and then went back. Ling Yi was left alone in the box, frowning and thinking. The noisy sounds from the stage downstairs did not affect him at all. The light from the window projected on his delicate face, making him look even more melancholy and mysterious, with a kind of irresistible and inaccessible charm.

Ximo has already received Beiwei's letter. King Ximo summoned the sixth prince to ask for his opinion on whether to marry the sixth princess instead.

Lu Cheng had not failed to think about the Northern Emperor's delaying tactic. He scoffed at it because he would never accept the Sixth Princess. In fact, he would not accept any other sex except Ling Qiqi.

So he explained the pros and cons to King Ximo:

"The Seventh Princess is the daughter of the Concubine Chen, and has been raised by the Empress Dowager since she was a child. She is deeply loved by the Northern Emperor. The people also believe that the Seventh Princess is a "lucky star", so her status is naturally extraordinary, and her reputation is even higher than that of the Fifth Princess, the empress's legitimate daughter. The Sixth Princess's mother is of humble origin and is not favored. The Sixth Princess is even more mediocre in talent, and is disliked by the Northern Emperor and the Empress. If she is married, there will be no benefit at all, and it will only be a false name of marriage, but will be a burden. It is certainly not as beneficial as marrying the Seventh Princess, which can even improve Ximo's position in the eyes of all countries. Therefore, I think it is better to cancel the marriage than to change it."

Lu Cheng's words were insightful and King Ximo obviously listened to them.

"But the Seventh Princess's life or death is unknown now. Ximo cannot be neglected by Beiwei. You are now about to turn sixteen and have reached the age to get married. The marriage cannot be delayed."

"Since the Seventh Princess's life or death is unknown, we cannot conclude that Bei Wei has neglected us. Father, think about it. If the Northern Emperor really wanted to neglect us, he could have used the Seventh Princess' serious illness as an excuse to cancel the engagement. The Northern Emperor not only refused to cancel the engagement but was also willing to marry the Sixth Princess instead. This shows the Northern Emperor's sincerity. I think the Northern Emperor wants the marriage between our two countries more than we do."

"Can you tell me why the Northern Emperor wants a marriage alliance?"