Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Ling Qiqi and Young Marquis Yi felt a gust of cold wind behind them at the same time. They turned around and saw Lu Cheng standing not far away, looking unhappy.

Ling Qiqi quickly put down her chopsticks, flew to Lu Cheng like a butterfly, and dragged him to the table, saying as she walked:

"You're finally back. Look, we've already lit the fire, the pot is boiling, and the dishes are ready. Everything is ready, just waiting for you to come back and rinse the first chopstick."

"If I come back a step later, I won't be able to eat even a chopstick."

"How is that possible? You have too little confidence in your own character. We will definitely leave some for you." Ling Qiqi said with a grin.

"I just don't have confidence in your character, okay?"

"Not really, not really. It's just a joke. There's no need to make it a personal issue. Look, there are international friends here. Don't make fun of us."

Only then did Lu Cheng look at A'ran and wait for Ling Qiqi to introduce him.

"Let me introduce you. This is my buddy, Lu Chengyou, the Sixth Prince of Ximo, and this is my sister, Ji Peichuran, the King of Nanmizu."

Ah Ran asked Ling Qiqi in surprise:

"You know my identity? When did you know it?"

"I'm not stupid. Your clothes are obviously from the Southern Mirage Kingdom. You said your name is A'ran, but I heard that the little princess of the Southern Mirage Kingdom is Pei Churan. And the way you cursed in front of the theater just now couldn't be that of an ordinary person. After knowing the identities of me and Beiyi Hou, you didn't show any respect at all. Who else could it be but the little princess?"

A'ran was speechless and could only stand up and bow to Lu Cheng very formally, and Lu Cheng also returned the bow very formally.

A few people finally sat down, and Ling Qiqi couldn't wait to start eating the meat.

After three bites of meat and five mouthfuls of vegetables, Ling Qiqi suddenly sighed:

"It would be nice if there was some wine."

"no!"

"no!"

The Sixth Prince and Young Marquis Yi objected in unison.

Ling Qiqi and A'ran were shocked.

"Why are you two so loud? You really don't know how to entertain guests. When friends come from afar, it's a pleasure to have meat and wine. Ah Ran, do you want to drink?"

"She doesn't want to!"

"Can't think about it!"

The Sixth Prince and Young Marquis Yi answered for A'ran almost in unison.

A'ran hesitated, not knowing whether he should think about it or not.

Lu Cheng explained to A'ran, "She has no moral integrity after drinking. She is happy after drinking, but we are in trouble."

Young Marquis Yi nodded vigorously at A'ran.

"Tsk, then don't drink it." Ling Qiqi continued to eat the hot pot with a sullen look.

Seeing that the Seventh Princess was disappointed, A'ran tried to change the subject and asked the Seventh Princess:

"Is this shabu-shabu pot your idea? How did you come up with it? It's very convenient to be able to have two flavors at once, and the name is interesting too."

Ling Qiqi glanced at Lu Cheng and said embarrassedly:

"I guess so. Others should have thought of it before, but I was the first one in Beiwei to ask a blacksmith to make it. If you like it, I will ask the blacksmith to make a few more pots like this for you to take back to Nan Shen."

"I never thought of the ingredients used in hot pot." A'ran felt inferior to her. She had never thought that the princes and nobles of Beiwei and Ximo could even eat all kinds of offal, and they didn't look like they were poor.

"No, no, everything can be shabu-shabu, and everything can be grilled. Next time I'll treat you to a barbecue, and you can invite your third brother to come along."

"I didn't expect that the Seventh Princess has such unique insights on food. I will definitely call my third brother when the time comes." A'ran sighed.

"You'd better make it clear to the Third Prince in advance that the Seventh Princess is a foodie. Don't be too euphemistic, so as not to scare the Third Prince." Lu Cheng reminded A'ran bluntly.

Ling Qiqi picked up a large piece of boiled beef slices with chopsticks and put it in Lu Cheng's bowl, saying flatteringly:

"You are so lucky to have a foodie like me as your friend. Don't take it for granted."

"You seem to have forgotten something." Young Marquis Yi suddenly reminded.

"What did you forget?" Ling Qiqi turned her head and asked him puzzledly.

"I paid for this meal." Young Marquis Yi said and took a bite of the freshly cooked shrimp paste. It must be said that Ling Qiqi is really good at eating. She asked the servants to peel the river shrimps and mash them into paste before putting them in the pot. Not only did it taste more delicious, but she also didn't need to get her hands dirty from peeling the shrimps.

"The place we're dining at is in my mansion. Beiyi Hou pays for the meal and I provide the place. What did you pay for?" Lu Cheng asked Ling Qiqi unhappily.

"I'm sweating." Ling Qiqi just swallowed a mouthful of potatoes in the hot pot, and the spiciness made her slurp. After drinking several gulps of cold tea, Ling Qiqi wiped her mouth and said unconvincedly:

"Do you think I am happy to live under someone else's roof? You are just bullying me because I have no place to stay outside the palace. I will ask my father to grant me a princess's mansion when I return."

"Why do you have to come to my house? Can't you go to Beiyihou Mansion?"

"There is no shabu-shabu pot in his house."

"Can't you make a few more pots and send them to Beiyihou Mansion?" Lu Cheng asked Ling Qiqi.

"Do you want it?" Ling Qiqi turned and asked Young Marquis Yi.

"I don't want it." Young Marquis Yi answered firmly.

"You see, he doesn't want it." Ling Qiqi clarified to Lu Cheng with an innocent look.

"Why don't you want it?" Lu Cheng asked Young Marquis Yi in confusion.

"Eating at someone else's house tastes better." Young Marquis Yi ate another shrimp paste and answered without even raising his head.

Lu Cheng was already full of anger, thinking: These two idiots are quite a good match. But when he thought of this, he became even more angry and cursed:

"You two should play less together in the future. You won't learn anything good."

Ling Qiqi and Young Marquis Yi looked at each other, and Ling Qiqi spoke first:

"Did you hear me? Don't play with me anymore in the future. I haven't learned anything good from you."

Young Marquis Yi was stunned for a moment, and asked the Seventh Princess and the Sixth Prince:

"When did you two become one again?"

A'ran, who was standing aside, looked at the three people's fighting, his head was buzzing, and he couldn't keep up with the pace of the three people at all.

Ling Qiqi looked up and saw Ah Ran's uneasiness, and comforted him:

"It's okay. This is how we three behave. Just get used to it and it will be fine."

A'ran nodded and said:

"I'll try."

She felt that she might have misjudged Beiwei's customs and the relationship between the three people in front of her, and that the Seventh Princess and the others should not have considered her an outsider. However, she actually liked their outgoing and friendly personalities. Being friends with them was quite...lively.

A'ran returned to the inn with a full stomach. When he saw his third brother Pei Chufeng, he pulled him aside and told him about his encounter with the Seventh Princess of Beiwei, Marquis Beiyi and the Sixth Prince of Ximo from beginning to end, especially introducing the shabu-shabu pot in great detail.

Pei Chufeng listened silently, never saying anything. Finally, he asked A'ran:

"What do you think of the relationship between the three of them? Is it just superficial, or is it really good?"

"Those three of them don't look good at all on the surface, but I think they have a good relationship."

"What do you think of the Seventh Princess?"

"The Seventh Princess is a nice person. She doesn't have the impression of Princess Beiwei. She is not only warm and generous, but also very... I don't know why, I feel that she has a sense of chivalry, but it's not offensive. I like her very much. She suits my temperament very well."

"Is there anything else special about her?"

"Oh, by the way, she probably has a low alcohol tolerance. Bei Yihou and the Sixth Prince don't allow her to drink."

After hearing this, Pei Chufeng remained silent.

Ah Ran seemed to realize something and asked:

"Third brother, why are you only asking about the Seventh Princess?"

"Nothing. After coming here, I heard some stories about the princesses, most of them about the Seventh Princess, so I was a little curious. Since you like her, you might as well spend more time with her, but you have to be careful. After all, we are unfamiliar with Beiwei, so we must be on guard."

"The Seventh Princess is going to treat me to a barbecue someday and is asking if you want to come along. Are you coming?"

"Did she ask you to invite me on purpose?"

"It doesn't seem like I said it on purpose, it seems like I just said it casually." A'ran said embarrassedly.

Pei Chufeng said nothing, silently wondering whether he should take the opportunity to meet the Seventh Princess.