Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

Ling Qiqi and A'ran, two best friends who had met too late, were chatting animatedly when suddenly the Queen sent palace maids to look for them and asked them to return to the banquet as soon as possible.

Although Ling Qiqi was unhappy, she couldn't refute the Queen in front of her international friends.

She walked towards Guanghe Hall with A'ran reluctantly. Along the way, A'ran continued to talk to her intimately, with a look of openness, while Ling Qiqi just agreed with him in a perfunctory manner.

When the two arrived outside the Guanghe Hall, they saw that people were still toasting each other inside. The guests had already started visiting each other's tables and drinking and chatting. Ling Qiqi and A'ran looked at each other, and then tacitly returned to their seats while no one was paying attention.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ling Qiqi sat down, the third prince of Nan Shen came over and greeted her politely.

"I have met the Seventh Princess. I have always heard my sister mention the Seventh Princess. She said that she got along very well with the Seventh Princess and that the Seventh Princess treated her very well. I came here to express my gratitude today. If my sister has been rude in any way, please forgive me, Seventh Princess."

Pei Chufeng said a lot of things, but Ling Qiqi didn't hear him at all. She was staring straight at the face of the Third Prince Nan Shen.

Ling Qiqi sighed in her heart: Oh my god, this is the best, it's really dark under the lamp, the seat is so close but I didn't notice it. If she had known that she was so beautiful, she could consider becoming A'ran's third sister-in-law.

Different from Bei Yihou's heavy face, Pei Chufeng had a high-level world-weary face, which was very much to Ling Qiqi's liking.

"Seventh Princess?" Pei Chufeng called her awkwardly, and she came to her senses.

"Ah? Ah, Third Prince, there's no need to be so polite." Ling Qiqi returned the greeting but couldn't help staring at Pei Chufeng. He was so handsome.

It was unknown when A'ran came over and waved his hand in front of the Seventh Princess. Ling Qiqi was forced to look at A'ran beside her. A'ran was very proud, with an expression that said "it's not too late if you regret it".

The three people standing and talking like this attracted the attention of some people in the hall. After Ling Qiqi realized it, she was about to ask them to return to their seats when she heard Bei Huang ask:

"Where did Qi'er and Wang Ji go?"

Ling Qiqi hurried forward to report:

"Replying to Your Majesty, Qi'er and Wang Ji got along well and talked about Mian Mian. Wang Ji wanted to go see her, so Qi'er took the initiative to take her to my palace to see Mian Mian. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Ah Ran also hurried over to agree: "Ah Ran was just in a spur of the moment, I hope the Northern Emperor will forgive me."

Bei Huang smiled and said:

"No problem, it's rare that you and the Seventh Princess get along so well."

"Father, the princess and I hit it off right away, so I want to become sworn sisters and recognize each other as sisters with different surnames. I wonder if your father will agree?"

The Northern Emperor was stunned, he originally wanted to have the princesses marry and become husband and wife, how come they became sisters? However, it seemed like he had made a profit, not only did he not lose a daughter, he even gained one.

After Bei Huang realized what was happening, he said happily:

"I am so happy, I wonder if Princess Wang is willing?"

Pei Churan replied: "Return to Beihuang, A'ran is willing."

"In this case, it is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Why don't you two become sworn brothers right now? Everyone in the palace can be witnesses for you two." said the Northern Emperor.

"Thank you, Northern Emperor." Ah Ran bowed happily, walked over and took Ling Qiqi's hand, and then walked to the center of the hall together. The two asked each other about their ages, and Ah Ran was actually a few months older than Ling Qiqi, so Ah Ran became the elder sister and Ling Qiqi became the younger sister. The two of them bowed to each other three times in public, and the ceremony was considered complete.

Ling Qiqi felt that sisters should have feelings for each other and there was no need to be bound by formalities. But she didn't expect A'ran to take off a silver bracelet from her wrist and put it on Ling Qiqi's wrist without saying a word. Ling Qiqi felt that she had to reciprocate in front of so many people, so she took off the gold hairpin that the Empress Dowager had given her and put it into A'ran's bun with her own hands.

The two of you looked at each other, giggling as if no one was around.

Everyone in Guanghe Hall complimented the two sisters on their deep sisterly love. The third prince walked up to them and said to Ling Qiqi:

"Since the Seventh Princess and I are sisters, she is also my sister. As a brother, I want to give her a gift." He took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it to Ling Qiqi. "This jade pendant can guarantee your safety. I hope the Seventh Princess will accept it."

Ling Qiqi took a look at the jade pendant in the third prince's hand and was stunned. After she realized what was going on, she quickly thanked him and took it.

The Northern Emperor was delighted and ordered the Queen to prepare generous gifts for the Seventh Princess and Princess Nan Shen, the two foreign sisters.

The Seventh Princess took the opportunity to request:

"Father, Qi'er promised to treat Princess Wang to a meal, and also wanted to keep Princess Wang in the capital for a while, and take her to various places to have fun, but Qi'er is restricted from leaving the palace, which is really inconvenient. Father, can you allow Qi'er to enter and leave the palace as you like?"

"I approve. Qi'er, please take good care of Princess Wang. If you two sisters need anything, just tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Thank you, Father. Don't worry."

Ling Qiqi and A'ran returned to their seats happily. Ling Qiqi was very happy: it was worth it to recognize this sister. From now on, she can leave the palace at will.

She didn't notice that the fifth princess was sulking beside her. This time the seventh princess was in the spotlight again. It was really unlucky. No, she couldn't bear it, so she said:

"Father, my mother said that Zhen'er has made great progress in playing the guzheng recently. Zhen'er is willing to play a piece of music as a gift to the Seventh Princess and Princess Wang for their sworn brotherhood."

The Northern Emperor naturally agreed, and immediately a eunuch placed the guzheng in the center of the hall, while the fifth princess Ling Zhen walked over gracefully.

In the main hall, everyone was quietly appreciating the Fifth Princess's performance. Ling Qiqi couldn't say that she was not moved at all, but she could only say that she felt extremely disgusted.

Ling Qiqi thought: It seems that you are well prepared. If you want to show off your talent, just show it directly. Why are you picking on me? I hate this. It's like when you have a birthday, you just want to quietly make a wish and eat a cake, but there are those who are so nice that they have to clap their hands and sing birthday songs at the top of their lungs. The singer is not embarrassed, but the birthday is embarrassing. So she doesn't understand this kind of service in some restaurants. It's really embarrassing for one person to celebrate his birthday, and a table of people are embarrassed. Every time she looks at the table next to her as if she is watching a joke. She always wants to see the embarrassment on their faces, but what she doesn't understand is that some birthday people actually enjoy it.

After the song was finished, everyone praised it. The Fifth Princess finally got to show her face and felt very proud.

Ling Qiqi couldn't tell whether it was good or bad, she thought it was fine as long as the playing was not stuttering.

I originally thought that the Fifth Princess would be able to return to her seat with a smug look on her face, but I didn't expect that she actually had bad intentions. She turned to Ling Qiqi and said, "I heard that the Seventh Princess is practicing the flute. I wonder if she would be willing to play a song to liven up today's banquet."

Ling Qiqi was unhappy. It turned out that she was waiting here to humiliate me. She thought that she was so outstanding that I was in such a difficult position. Who am I? So she directly responded rudely:

"There are dancers and musicians to entertain me. For me, musical instruments are only for my enjoyment and cultivation, not for attracting attention. If it were a family banquet, it wouldn't matter, but this is a state banquet, so I must abide by my duties as a princess. How can I please people in public like an actor? It is really a disgrace to the state."