Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

The arrival of the emperor instantly made everyone in the room fall to their knees.

Ling Qiqi also knelt beside him, not daring to make a sound. She didn't want to attract the emperor's attention, so she shrank herself into a small size, silently saying in her heart: Don't see me, don't see me...

She thought beautiful.

The crane stands out among the flock of chickens. The reason why the crane stands out is not because of its species, but simply because it is too big. Similarly, when a chicken is among a flock of cranes, its unique small body will also attract attention.

So, Ling Qiqi, the little chick that hid her head and showed her tail, was noticed.

Ling Qiqi was immersed in chanting the spell "Don't see me" when she suddenly felt someone staring at her.

She looked up subconsciously, but unexpectedly her eyes met the emperor's.

The emperor and Ling Qiqi were both stunned.

She quickly lowered her head and shrank herself even smaller, calculating rapidly in her mind:

If I run out now, will I be caught?

If I catch him, he will just say he has to pee urgently. But you can't keep me here and watch me pee my pants.

Even if he is a prisoner, he must be allowed to take care of his urgent needs first. Then I will take the opportunity to sneak back to Deoksugung Palace and seek the support of the Queen Mother.

Even if he would be convicted, he was only a three-year-old child, and as a minor he could at least be given a lighter sentence.

However, she couldn't figure out the temper of this emperor father, and they didn't have a deep father-daughter relationship. One of them favored boys over girls and ignored her, while the other was afraid of death and avoided her as much as possible.

The emperor's eyes were so evil just now. If he gets so angry that he wants to have a fight with his own daughter, I will be in big trouble.

Even if the crime is not punishable by death, if it means that my luck in living a wealthy and prosperous life is ruined, it would be better to just take my life.

If it cost me my life, I would not wear it back.

. . . . . .

While she was daydreaming, Ling Qiqi suddenly felt her body lighten and was picked up by someone. When she reacted, she was already in the emperor's arms.

The two of them stared at each other, and Ling Qiqi thought: It's over, I can't run away now.

Under Ling Qiqi's gaze, the emperor slowly spoke:

"The eyes are like your mother's."

Ling Qiqi felt that it would be too awkward if she didn't give the other person some reaction at such a close distance. So she nodded and thought to herself: Ah, yes, yes, you are the emperor, whatever you say is true.

However, Ling Qiqi had heard the Empress Dowager say once before that she looked like her mother, especially her eyes.

Although Ling Qiqi never understood how people could tell who looked like whom from the face of a child who hadn't grown up yet, in her eyes, all children looked the same, and even if they changed their clothes, she couldn't tell whether they were boys or girls.

It was difficult for Ling Qiqi to remain calm in the arms of the ruler of a country in front of everyone. After a while, she felt uncomfortable and twisted her body unnaturally.

But the emperor had no intention of letting her go.

Ling Qiqi thought angrily: If I pee all over him, can you please let me go?

Suddenly, the emperor asked:

"Did Concubine Chen leave any message?"

A palace maid quickly reported back:

"Your Majesty, the Queen asked that this jade pendant be given to the Seventh Princess."

After saying this, she held the jade pendant in a clean handkerchief and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor looked down at the jade pendant, and without waiting for the eunuch to take it, he picked it up directly and put it around Ling Qiqi's neck himself, then held Ling Qiqi in his arms and walked towards the coffin.

Oh my god, Ling Qiqi was scared to death, fearing that the emperor would throw her into the coffin to be buried with her mother.

Without thinking, she stretched out her two little hands and hugged the emperor's neck tightly.

To Ling Qiqi's surprise, the emperor patted her on the back gently, and then said to her in a low but solemn voice:

"Remember, she is your mother."

Ling Qiqi quickly nodded obediently: Yes, yes, you are the emperor, whatever you say is fine.

The emperor looked at the person in the coffin with a persistent and empty look in his eyes. He was staring at death, but also seemed to be recalling the past.

They watched for a long time and no one dared to disturb them.

Except Ling Qiqi.

Ling Qiqi, who was so bold and timid, actually fell asleep with her arms around the emperor's neck.

He even purred cutely, like a kitten.

The eunuch next to him was a little confused. He was about to order someone to bring the seventh princess over, but the emperor stopped him with a look.

The emperor carried the sleeping Ling Qiqi all the way back to Deokshou Palace, handed her over to the Empress Dowager, and then went back to deal with state affairs.

Ling Qiqi didn't know in her sleep that she became famous with just one hug.

"The Emperor went to the cold palace to pay his respects to the Seventh Princess' mother..."

"The Emperor embraced the Seventh Princess..."

"The Emperor personally carried the Seventh Princess back to Deoksugung Palace..."

Before Ling Qiqi woke up, gossip about her, the seventh princess, had spread throughout the entire palace and was threatening to become more rampant.

The next day, the emperor ordered a grand funeral for Concubine Chen and officially named the seventh princess "Qi".

Ling Qiqi finally gained legitimacy in this life.

In the past two days, she stayed in Deoksugung Palace, never leaving the main gate or the second door, thinking depressedly about her current situation.

Obviously, she has now deviated from the policy of "keeping a low profile to maintain safety", but she is just a little kid who is not interested in worldly affairs and is idle. How did she fall to the point of being forced to leave the circle?

Recently, the servants in Deoksugung Palace had been talking about her and her mother behind their backs, and she had overheard a lot of it.

Her mother was a princess from a neighboring country who was married into the royal family. She was greatly favored after she got married, and everyone couldn't help but sigh when they recalled her mother's glory in the past.

In fact, her mother's title "Chen" alone is enough to show the emperor's deep love for her.

Although Ling Qiqi's knowledge is limited, she knows that few concubines in history have been honored with this title.

A tree that stands out in the forest will surely be destroyed by the wind. As expected, the good times did not last long, and my mother lost her love overnight.

At that time, her mother had just become pregnant with her, but she concealed her pregnancy, asked to move to the cold palace, and declared that she would never see the emperor again in her life.

She did what she said.

However, everyone seemed to have tacitly avoided talking about the specific reason why her mother fell out of favor. Ling Qiqi guessed that she must have violated some well-known taboo. As for whether it was because of the taboo that it became well-known, or because it was well-known that it violated the taboo, it was unknown.

Although my mother lived in the cold palace, her title was never stripped away. It was obvious that the emperor could neither forgive nor let go of her.

Now that my mother has passed away, all grudges are gone and it becomes easier to forgive, but it becomes increasingly difficult to let go.

So Ling Qiqi thought that she was the only bloodline left by her mother, and the jade pendant her mother left her before her death showed that she was also her only thought. The emperor's uncharacteristic behavior towards her seemed reasonable.

Besides, she looks like her mother, so who can resist the cuteness of a mini version of her lover? Especially since her lover just passed away.

Alas, Ling Qiqi was not paying attention and was loved by everyone.

As people get older, they tend to like quietness, so the Empress Dowager exempted the Empress and concubines from daily rituals long ago, and Deoksugung Palace was closed to visitors most of the time.

But these days, De Shou Palace is bustling with people coming and going. They all come under various pretexts to get close to Ling Qiqi.

The first to bear the brunt was the Queen, who sent people to send Ling Qiqi things every now and then, including food, clothing, accessories, and toys. The Queen would also take the opportunity to report to the Grand Empress Dowager to say a few words to Ling Qiqi.

But every time she saw the Queen, Ling Qiqi had an indescribable feeling. Although the Queen was concerned about Ling Qiqi, the look in her eyes always carried a hint of imperceptible disgust.

Ling Qiqi felt that this queen was miserable. She was the mother of the country and the head of the harem, but she had to care about her rival's daughter against her will.

It goes without saying that although the queen seems to be in a good position, her life is not easy. There are seven princesses in the harem, but there is no prince. The imperial power has no successor. The queen cannot bear such a big blame, but it is difficult for her not to bear it.

I heard that some concubines had given birth to princes before, but they all died soon after they were born. In recent years, it has become even more outrageous. Since Ling Qiqi was born, not to mention princes, even princesses have not been born.

The queen was worried about the emperor's offspring all day long. She was upset that she couldn't get pregnant, and she was also upset when the beauties in the harem got pregnant. She was even more upset when they didn't know whether the baby was a boy or a girl.

Ling Qiqi didn't know whether she should be happy or unhappy. Now she was the only favored among the seven princesses, and she had the support of the emperor and the empress dowager.

Although the more support the better, these two mountains are too big, and they make Ling Qiqi feel suffocated.

Ling Qiqi is well aware of the principle that a big tree attracts the wind and a fat pig gets slaughtered.

She calculated with her fingers and realized that the other six princess sisters would sooner or later line up to exclude her, and might even form a group to exclude her.

After calculating everything, Ling Qiqi felt that she had lost money instead of making any profit.

Oh, it makes me upset just thinking about it.