Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

"What did you and Liu Nian'an do in Jingtan last year?" Pei Chufeng suddenly changed the subject and asked what he wanted to ask most.

"Well, it's a long story. It was just too hot and I couldn't stand the heat anymore so I wanted to go swimming in the pond. Then Liu Nian'an suddenly showed up and I was just joking with him, and then..."

“As a result, I almost drowned.”

"Well, that's what happened."

"How did your second brother rescue you?"

"I don't know. When I saw someone finally came to rescue us, I fainted out of relief. When I woke up, I saw the Second Prince, and when I woke up again, I saw you. How did you know I was with him? Did he send someone to notify you?"

"After Liu Nian'an was rescued, he sent someone to my house to deliver a letter. I rushed to Suijingtan and followed the traces of the carriage wheels. It happened that my second brother's people came to find me and said that you were in his villa and asked me to pick you up. But..."

"But what? Can you please stop keeping us in suspense?"

"I think the traces of the carriage wheel are a bit strange. They don't look like they were left by my second brother's carriage. Also, the wheel specifications don't look like those of Nan Shen either."

"You mean, it wasn't your second brother who saved me, but it was your second brother who sent me to him after the rescue?"

"I'm not sure. I need to check again."

Ling Qiqi didn't say anything. She suddenly remembered that when she came out of the Second Prince's place and got into the car that night, she always felt that someone was staring at her from behind. Now when she thought about it, she felt a chill down her spine.

"What's wrong with you?" Pei Chufeng interrupted Ling Qiqi's wild thoughts.

"It's okay, if you find out anything, please tell me, and..." Ling Qiqi hesitated, not knowing whether she should say it.

"Tell me about it?" Pei Chufeng saw her concerns. Although Ling Qiqi has always been careless and cynical, she never acts rashly when it comes to big things. Instead, she is very sober and prudent.

Ling Qiqi frowned and thought carefully, then reluctantly said:

"When you carried me out that night, I always felt like someone was staring at me, and that feeling was somewhat familiar. After thinking about it, I think the most likely person is Ling Yi. You can check in this direction and send someone to keep an eye on the checkpoints leading to Beiwei in the next two days. I will also send a message to Qi Qing to ask about Ling Yi's recent movements. I hope it's not him. If it's really him, you'd better be careful of your second brother."

Pei Chufeng remained silent after hearing this, and only nodded after a long time.

Ling Qiqi guessed correctly. The person who had been staring at her in the dark that night was indeed Beiyi Hou Ling Yi.

Ling Yi did a lot of things in Beiwei this year, one of which was to establish a relationship with Pei Chuyun, the second prince of Nan Shen.

Ling Yi had his considerations. In the past, he could do anything for his father and brother - the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince Jing - without hesitation, but now he has a selfish motive.

Since the engagement between the Seventh Princess and the Sixth Prince of Ximo, he has been more eager to dethrone the Northern Emperor than the Ninth Prince and the Crown Prince Jing. Only when the Northern Emperor is no longer the Emperor, his daughter will no longer be a princess, and the marriage between Beiwei and Ximo will be meaningless. The marriage of the Seventh Princess may be renegotiated. By then, as long as his father becomes the Emperor and issues an order to grant him and the Seventh Princess a marriage, he will get what he wants.

If my father and brother fight the Northern Emperor sooner or later, then as long as the Southern Mirage deploys heavy troops to put pressure on the Northern Wei border, it will be able to pin down the Northern Emperor's forces and form a pincer attack with their northern army from the south and the north. In this way, their chances of winning will be 20% higher.

So Ling Yi thought of forming an alliance with the Second Prince of Nan Shen. Although the Crown Prince of Nan Shen was in a high position, the Second Prince was in charge of some of Nan Shen's military power, and military power was more valuable than any other power. If he could gradually build a relationship with the Second Prince, gain his trust, and persuade him to mobilize troops for support, he could provide an additional guarantee for his father and brother's uprising.

It was for this reason that he quietly came to Nan Shen that day.

But he never expected to see someone fall into the water when passing by Suijingtan. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but when the carriage passed by, he accidentally saw someone struggling in the water from the window. Although the appearance had changed, he would never forget those eyes in his life.

He immediately ordered the guards to stop the car and without saying a word jumped into the pool to save people. Seeing this, the guards were worried that something might happen to him, so they also jumped into the water to help.

Ling Yi didn't have any safe place to stay in Nan Shen. After rescuing the Seventh Princess to the shore, he ordered the guards to drive directly to the place where he had agreed to meet the Second Prince. He didn't know the details of the other person who fell into the water, so he didn't dare to take him with him rashly. In addition, the person was in a very bad condition and his life was in danger, so he left the two of them and sent them to a nearby clinic.

The carriage was running wildly. On the carriage, Ling Yi felt Ling Qiqi's breathing and pulse. They were even and strong. She should be fine. She just fell asleep. Ling Yi was relieved. Although Ling Qiqi was wearing men's clothes, summer clothes were thin. Because she fell into the water, the wet clothes stuck to her curvy body, which made Ling Yi's heart beat faster. He found a piece of clothes in the carriage and wrapped her tightly.

Ling Yi couldn't help but feel a little scared. He didn't know why the Seventh Princess fell into the water. If he hadn't happened to see her, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Finally they arrived at the Second Prince's private villa in the shade of the mountain. When the Second Prince saw the wet Ling Yi and the messily wrapped person he was holding, he was shocked and quickly ordered his servants to arrange a room for the two to change clothes and rest.

Ling Yi didn't hesitate and asked for a set of women's clothes. He also asked the Second Prince to send a maid to help him change clothes. The Second Prince took another close look at the person in Ling Yi's arms, and his mind became clear.

After both of them changed their clothes and Ling Yi dismissed the maid, he was finally able to take a good look at the Seventh Princess, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

He sat on the edge of the bed, wiping her still wet hair with a dry cloth while looking at her face carefully.

She has lost some weight, I don't know if it's because of her previous illness or because she has grown up. Her face is no longer as chubby as before, but her facial features seem more delicate than before. Her whole temperament has changed, and she looks more feminine than before.

He brushed aside a few unruly strands of hair on the side of her face. The hair slid through his fingertips as if reluctant to leave, like annoying threads of love entangled with him, making him itchy and unwilling to let go.

It has been a year since he and she separated, but the days he spent with her seem as clear as yesterday.

He missed her very much, and only he knew how much he wanted to see the Seventh Princess when he came to Nan Shen.

After the Seventh Princess was seriously ill and sent to Nan Shen by the Northern Emperor, Ling Yi had sent several groups of people to investigate the Seventh Princess's condition, but they were all driven out of Nan Shen by the Third Prince Pei Chufeng's people. However, he was not worried. Pei Chufeng's actions could only mean that the Seventh Princess was still alive. Otherwise, there was no point in guarding against a dead person.

Unlike the Northern Emperor and Prince Ximo who wanted to cover up the news of the Seventh Princess' death, he instead had the same idea as Pei Chufeng. If the "Seventh Princess" no longer existed, but changed her name and surname to a new identity, then he would not have to worry about falling out with Ximo, and there would be one less obstacle to marrying her in the future.

Ling Yi looked at the Seventh Princess sleeping beside him, his eyes were tender, but his heart was turbulent and he could not calm down his desire.

Ling Qiqi seemed to sense the presence of someone beside her, frowned slightly, and her eyelids trembled a few times. Seeing that she was about to wake up, Ling Yi quickly left the room and hid temporarily.