Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

Ling Qiqi could not tolerate Ling Yi questioning Pei Chufeng, and said without thinking:

"He will not."

"You trust him so much?"

"He has no ambition, and he doesn't have the strength for the time being."

"I'm curious, how do you see me in your heart?"

"You?...You're fine."

"Don't give me the cold shoulder."

"...Actually, I sympathize with you."

"pity?"

"Well, how should I put it? I felt like you were trying so hard to act like a little adult, and you must have been living a very tiring life."

"Little adult?"

"When you were first sent to the capital, you were only in your early teens, right? You were not even two years older than me, but you always pretended to be a mature and calm little adult. You were so awkward. At first I thought it was funny and wanted to tease you all the time, but then I gradually felt that you... weren't easy."

"When it comes to awkwardness, Lu Chengyou is not much better."

"You two are awkward in different ways. You were originally a child, and he was originally an adult. So in comparison, I feel more sorry for you."

"You...feel sorry for me?"

"Yeah, it hurts. It's like when you just bought a bunch of candied haws and before you had a chance to eat them, they fell to the ground and the candy was covered with dirt. That's the kind of pain you feel."

"What kind of metaphor is that?"

"Then let me give you another profound explanation. It's like a piece of pure white cloth being thrown into a messy dye vat. But who wasn't originally a piece of pure white cloth? Some people go with the flow, some are spotless, and some are crazy. Your father said it well, fate plays tricks on people, and people play tricks on fate. We used to be the former, but now we can be the latter, or we are just a link in this infinite cycle. If there was only white in the world, it would be monotonous and boring. So white cloth has its mission, and the dye vat has its meaning of existence."

"It is indeed a very profound statement. I want to know, what color cloth am I now?"

"Why do you always care so much about what others think of you?"

"I only care about what you think of me."

“I treat everyone equally.”

"Then if one day you can only save one person between me and Lu Chengyou, who would you save?"

"To save you."

"Really?"

"Whoever asks, save who."

"Then who will you save, Pei Chufeng or Lu Chengyou?"

"I'll save whoever you ask me to save."

"I want to hear your true feelings."

"...To be honest, we can each save one person."

"Don't be too greedy."

"What's the point of being a human if you're not greedy?"

"You live a clear life."

"That's right, doing whatever you want is a state of mind that not everyone can achieve."

"I'm not leaving tonight."

"Why?" Ling Qiqi was shocked by Ling Yi's sudden decision.

"Whatever you want."

"No, you are very busy. You need to be a role model for Tian Yuan. You need to be self-disciplined and follow the rules. Doing whatever you want is not suitable for you."

"Then I can't leave even more."

"What?"

"You and I are a couple, and we are always apart. People will gossip about us. What your fifth sister said today was really unpleasant to hear."

"I'm not afraid of gossip."

"I'm afraid. I have to set an example for Tian Yuan."

Ling Qiqi stared at him, thought for a while, and finally said:

"Then you sleep on the floor."

"it is good."

Ling Yi stayed in the west courtyard, and in order to please her, he had someone roast a whole lamb for her in the courtyard that night, which brought back a lot of memories. Ling Qiqi was in a good mood, and she and Ling Yi toasted each other with lamb, and ended up getting drunk. When she woke up the next day, Ling Yi had already gone to handle government affairs.

Du Jingshan was visibly unhappy. Ling Qiqi felt that if she was busy, she would have no time to be angry, so she sent him to supervise and direct the manufacture of the armored vehicles.

From that day on, Ling Yi would come to the West Courtyard every night, have dinner with Ling Qiqi, chat about all sorts of things, then go to bed early and go back to government affairs the next day.

However, it was always Ling Yi who slept on the floor and Ling Qiqi who slept on the bed. But Ling Qiqi slept deeply and woke up late, so every time she woke up, the floor and Ling Yi were nowhere to be seen.

After a few days, Ling Qiqi couldn't help but feel that it was inappropriate to let the King of Tianyuan sleep on the floor all the time. But if she added a couch in the room, it would arouse other people's suspicion. Secondly, she was worried that Ling Yi would set up camp in her room.

Ling Qiqi has already sent people from the escort agency to deliver letters to Pei Chufeng of Nan Shen and Liu Nian'an of Ya He. Now that she can finally resume contact with the outside world, she feels much better. Although the time waiting for a reply is a bit tiring, it is much better than being isolated from the outside world before.

As for Ling Zhen, who had been causing trouble before, it seemed as if he had finally learned his lesson. He locked himself in the room all day long and even started to learn to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, as if he was going to become a monk.

Ling Yi no longer cared about her, and Ling Qiqi completely forgot about her.

Half a month later, the armored vehicle researched by Ling Qiqi and Du Jianshan finally succeeded in testing and began mass production. In fact, there was no technological content, it was nothing more than installing armor on the vehicle to block crossbows and arrows, thereby protecting the soldiers. But the key was to solve the problem of the vehicle's own weight in order to maximize the speed of travel.

Ling Qiqi put more energy into the research and development of new weapons. Ling Qiqi felt that Lu Cheng should also think of improving the range and continuous firing of crossbows. So she could only find another way to make his crossbows less powerful.

During this period, Nan Shen and Ya He replied to the letter respectively. Ya He's reply was normal, saying that Liu Nian'an would transport the gunpowder to Tianyuan with the cooperation of the escort agency. However, Nan Shen's letter only had half of it, Pei Chufeng promised to send troops to protect her Ya He, and the other half of the letter was torn away. It was obvious that it was done by Ling Yi. As for the content of the letter, it was not difficult to guess.

It was almost the end of the year and the atmosphere of the New Year was getting stronger and stronger. Ling Yi was still in mourning, so even though it was Tian Yuan's first year, the New Year's Eve dinner was prepared very simply.

Ling Yi gave a holiday to all the officials and returned to the West Courtyard early to celebrate the New Year with Ling Qiqi.

Ling Qiqi ignored Ling Yi's objection and called Du Jingshan over. After eating dumplings together, they played leaf games for a while.

It snowed at night. Ling Qiqi couldn't sleep, so she dragged everyone out to enjoy the snow. However, they were still in a playful mood and made several crooked snowmen.

When she woke up the next day, Ling Qiqi found that she had caught a cold, so she hurriedly coaxed Ling Yi back to his own bedroom on the pretext of fearing that he might have passed away. Originally, her illness was not very serious, but she still called Du Jingshan to treat her.

After a while, Ling Zhen came to her house to wish her a happy new year. Ling Qiqi originally wanted to turn him away, but she felt that harmony was the most important thing during the New Year, so she invited him in.