Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

In the midsummer of Ximo, the temperature difference between day and night is large. At night, the scorching heat of the day has faded. Lu Cheng was alone in the yard, staring at the lonely crescent moon in the night sky. A cloud floated past and blocked the moonlight.

The wind is blowing again. The wind is strong in Ximo, but the wind tonight is different from others. I’m afraid the weather will change in some places tomorrow morning.

The other day, the Third Prince, Lu Chengfu, advised King Ximo that after the engagement of the Seventh Princess of Beiwei and the Sixth Prince, she was unable to leave due to illness. Now it has been a year, and Beiwei has not mentioned the marriage again. Is the Seventh Princess really ill, or does Beiwei regret the marriage with Ximo? If it is the former, the Sixth Prince should not have married a weak woman and ruined his lifelong happiness. If it is the latter, Ximo should not be played around by Beiwei and become a laughing stock.

It was obvious that King Ximo listened to the Third Prince's words, so he summoned the Sixth Prince into the palace to continue the conversation today.

King Ximo wanted to send a letter to Beiwei, asking him to choose a date to marry the Seventh Princess as soon as possible, and asked the Sixth Prince for his opinion.

Naturally, Lu Cheng had no objection and agreed to it in person.

Since he came back until now, Lu Cheng has been repeatedly thinking about possible variables and how to deal with them.

Although he has not yet established a solid political foundation in Ximo, his agricultural pilot project has only just begun to bear fruit, and he has successfully built a supply chain in Shangyi with the help of Qi's industry, and his monthly income is now increasing. However, no matter how much money he has, it is like a drop in the ocean in the political game, and his greed is hard to satisfy.

Since returning from Nan Shen a month ago, he has tried using "Shu Tu". Although the medicine is effective, the effect of establishing authority has not yet appeared. This matter cannot be rushed and needs to be "poisoned" slowly.

So he is still the idle prince. If Ling Qiqi marries him, she will definitely be a fair, rich and beautiful woman, but if she is involved in a political conspiracy, he cannot guarantee that she can get out of it unscathed.

But if she doesn't marry him, no, she must marry him, and he can only feel at ease if he keeps her by his side and looks after her. At worst, they can retire from the court together and return to the countryside. Doesn't she like Nan Shen? Then go to Nan Shen, find a beautiful place to live in seclusion, or go to a bustling city, become a pair of vulgar profiteers, and count silver every day for fun.

But these were just Lu Cheng's own little thoughts. He knew that the choice was not in his hands, or even in Ling Qiqi's hands, but in the hands of Bei Huang.

Once the Northern Emperor announced the "death" of the Seventh Princess, his marriage with her would be over.

The Northern Emperor naturally didn't want the Seventh Princess to "die", otherwise, he wouldn't have concealed the Seventh Princess' "illness" for so long. But some people hoped so, such as the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince's people have contacted the Fourth Prince Lu Chengzhuo's people. I don't know if the Third Prince's admonition to King Ximo was in collusion with the Ninth Prince. If so, I'm afraid the Ninth Prince has already made preparations in Beiwei. If the Ninth Prince takes the opportunity to enter, the Beiwei royal family and the court will be in turmoil.

Compared with the news of the Seventh Princess' death, Lu Cheng was more worried that the Ninth Prince would send someone to assassinate Ling Qiqi, making her pretend to be real.

Lu Cheng felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have involved Ling Qiqi. He had hoped that the world would be peaceful for a longer time. Even if it was just a whitewashed peace, it was better than bloody storms and the destruction of lives. But this day had come inevitably, and he couldn't care too much now.

Ling Qiqi could no longer be free and easy in Nan Shen this time, and Bei Wei was even more of a place of trouble for her, so he needed to send someone to take Ling Qiqi to Xi Mo as soon as possible and hide her there first. Then he would write to the Northern Emperor, asking him to announce the wedding date between the Seventh Princess and him as soon as possible, so that he could marry Ling Qiqi openly on the spot, and the matter would be settled. At least from now on, no one could use the Seventh Princess' life and their marriage to make a fuss and discredit the relationship between Bei Wei and Xi Mo. This was both his righteousness and his selfishness.

After thinking this through, Lu Cheng no longer hesitated. He released all the pigeons that Qi Qing had sent him before, one group flew to Beiwei and the other group flew to Nanshen. He hoped that the two of them would know in time and take precautions. He also sent all the secret guards around him to Nanshen to bring the Seventh Princess back to Ximo safely.

A few days later, the Northern Emperor received a letter from Ximo asking for an auspicious date for the wedding, and he was very embarrassed.

If the Seventh Princess' death was announced at this time, it would offend Ximo. If it was not announced, the Seventh Princess would have to be married to Ximo, so the question was, where could he become the Seventh Princess?

He could let the Sixth Princess marry instead, but the question was, would the Sixth Prince agree? He and the Seventh Princess had been childhood sweethearts, and now that the bride had suddenly changed, he might find it hard to accept.

The Northern Emperor is now under tremendous pressure. Knowing that there is little hope, he can only hope for the best and write a personal letter to King Ximo, seeking his opinion on having the Sixth Princess marry in his place, hoping to successfully resolve this disaster.

Before he put down his pen, he heard the eunuch come to report that Du Jingshan, the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, wanted to see the emperor for an important matter.

The Northern Emperor was stunned and ordered the announcement to be made quickly.

The last time the Northern Emperor saw Du Jingshan was when he returned from Nan Shen a few months ago to report and brought back the "ashes" of the Seventh Princess.

Even though he had expected that the Seventh Princess would be in danger, he was still saddened by the sudden news and did not notice how Du Jingshan had retreated. A few days later, he remembered and sent people to look for him, but could not find any trace of him.

The Northern Emperor found it strange, but then he thought that since he had to continue concealing the news of the Seventh Princess' death in order to hinder the Ninth Prince's ambition, it would be better without Du Jingshan, who knew the truth, so he did not send anyone to look for it.

It was really unusual that Du Jingshan suddenly showed up at this time.

After Du Jingshan entered the palace, he could no longer deal with the Northern Emperor. Because Du Jingshan was carried into the palace by a eunuch, after the eunuch put him down, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed in a proper manner:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have a disease in my legs and cannot walk."

"How did you become like this?" asked the Northern Emperor.

"After I left the palace last time, I was kidnapped. Fortunately, I was rescued. Although I saved my life, my leg was injured."

"What does the person who kidnapped you want to do?"

"They wanted to find out about the Seventh Princess, but I didn't tell them. But I was worried that they would come back again if they failed to achieve their goal, so I hid myself."

"I see. What do you want to see me for this time?"

"I, your humble servant, dare to ask Your Majesty to send your attendants away." Du Jingshan knelt down again.

The emperor waved his hand, and the palace servants all retreated. When there were only two people left in the hall, the Northern Emperor said:

"You can say it."

"Your Majesty, the Seventh Princess has sent this humble servant to deliver a message to Your Majesty."

"What did you say?" Bei Huang was so shocked that he almost lost his composure.

"The Seventh Princess is not dead. Send this humble minister to deliver a message to the Emperor."

"Qier is not dead? She is alive? Where is she?"

"Your Majesty, this is a secret letter from the Seventh Princess. I will present it to Your Majesty when necessary. Please review it."

After saying that, Du Jingshan carefully took out the secret letter that the Seventh Princess had written long ago from his arms and held it above his head. The emperor quickly walked over, picked up the letter and began to read it.

After reading the letter, the Northern Emperor's face changed color and he asked in a hoarse voice:

"Is Qi'er okay? Did she say anything else?"

"Princess Seven said, cherish your life and stay away from the Queen. If Princess Nine has any other intentions, it is best to seize the crown prince."