I traveled through time just for the jade hairpin, I never wanted to be the queen

When Xiaoyin saw Ling Xiyue’s sad look, she suddenly thought of a name.

"Miss, don't you have a name? It's Baimei. Have you forgotten?" Xiaoyin reminded.

Ling Xiyue was stunned for a moment, then her brows lit up with joy.

"Yes, that's the name. It's quite suitable for the occasion. Maybe it will leave a deep impression on them."

"That's right, Miss. Let me sign up for you first. And you just need to arrive on time on that day." Xiaoyin started making arrangements.

"Okay, tomorrow you go and sign up for me." Ling Xiyue nodded.

Ling Xiyue thought that she now possessed the skills of the original owner, so she was very confident in her skills and it should not be a surprise that she got first place.

The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and I couldn't help laughing.

June 21

Ling Junqi handed the list of applicants to Shi Hui. After Shi Hui received it, he returned home, took it to the study, and showed it to He Tingxi.

He Tingxi sat at the desk, looking carefully at the booklet in his hand, which contained many people's names, densely packed.

After reading several pages, He Tingxi no longer had the heart to continue reading. While flipping through the pages casually, he suddenly saw a name.

"Bai Mei? There is actually a person named Bai Mei here?" He Tingxi exclaimed.

"Bai Mei? Is there really such a person?" Shi Hui hurriedly stepped forward and looked at the booklet.

When he actually saw the name Baimei, he was shocked.

"Your Highness, do you think it could be the person who donated the money?"

At this moment, He Tingxi was excited and a little agitated.

"I don't know. I really hope so."

"I hope so too." Shi Hui nodded.

He Tingxi looked at Shi Hui and then ordered: "Shi Hui, tomorrow, you will go and watch it in person, but you must hide well and don't let anyone discover your presence."

"Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, I will investigate it thoroughly." Shi Hui assured.

He Tingxi closed the booklet and returned it to Shi Hui with a firm look in his eyes, "I hope I can find her this time."

"Yes." Shi Hui took the booklet and held it in his hand.

However, Ling Xiyue took the initiative to find He Tingxi, but when she arrived at the study, the door was still closed.

She couldn't help but wonder in her heart: Why does His Highness always close the door every time he comes? Is His Highness doing something unspeakable in there?

When she thought of that indescribable scene, her pupils almost trembled.

I was terrified.

Just then, Shi Hui opened the door.

As soon as Ling Xiyue saw Shi Hui, she no longer wanted to look at him directly, and she quickly lowered her head.

"The eldest prince's wife, why are you here? Your Highness, you are inside, please come in."

Shi Hui said politely when he saw Ling Xiyue, and then shouted into the house: "Your Highness, the eldest prince's wife is here."

"Come in." He Tingxi's voice came from inside.

"Oh, okay." Ling Xiyue still kept her head down, and then she walked straight into the study.

Shi Hui looked at Ling Xiyue and always felt something was very strange, but he didn't think about it and just walked away.

Ling Xiyue slowly walked to the desk. At this moment, she no longer wanted to look at He Tingxi. She kept her head down, even when she was bowing.

"Is there anything wrong?" He Tingxi put the pen in his hand on the pen holder and looked at Ling Xiyue.

"Well, I want to go back to the Ling Mansion tomorrow to meet my father and his family. I hope Your Highness will approve it."

"Tomorrow?" He Tingxi confirmed again.

"Yes, I will definitely be back tomorrow before dinner." Ling Xiyue still kept her head down.

After thinking for a moment, He Tingxi nodded and agreed.

"Okay, go ahead, I'll get some people to protect you."

"No need, I just need to disguise myself. I don't want to make a big fuss for my arrival. I'm just going home, there's no need to make a scene or waste money." Ling Xiyue said guiltily.

He Tingxi saw that Ling Xiyue kept her head down and looked cautious, and a trace of guilt and heartache flashed in his eyes.

"Okay, do as you wish. Remember to protect yourself."

Ling Xiyue was overjoyed when she heard this. She smiled secretly and quickly responded, "Thank you, Your Highness. I will definitely do it. Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

"Go ahead." He Tingxi nodded.

Ling Xiyue quickly left the study without raising her head the whole time.

At this moment, He Tingxi sighed softly.

"You're just going back to your parents' house, and you're afraid I'll scold you. There's really no need to do that. I'm not the kind of person who's unreasonable."

Ling Xiyue was walking on the road, feeling extremely happy, and muttered, "I found that His Highness is really easy to talk to. As long as you are not aggressive and act soft and weak, he will basically agree. Haha, I will use this trick in the future to overcome hardness with softness."

When she heard the word "gang", Ling Xiyue couldn't help but shudder.

"Can he still be called tough if he has that habit?"

"Forget it, don't think about it. If you keep thinking about it, I can't bear it."

Ling Xiyue quickly returned to the room and prepared her things.

next day

Ling Xiyue dressed normally, got into the carriage with Xiaoyin in a low-key manner, and left the eldest prince's mansion.

She went back home first and paid her respects to the old lady, her father and others. After going through the formalities, Ling Xiyue quietly left the Ling Mansion under the pretext of going back to her boudoir to get something.

Go to the Ling Mansion's villa with Xiaoyin to participate in the competition.

In order to prevent Ling Junqi from discovering her, she deliberately wore a veil to cover her face, kept her head down the whole time, and looked very low-key.

Also, she told Xiaoyin to sneak into the audience and not to follow her.

After Ling Xiyue reported, she followed the "staff" to the competition venue - the large courtyard in the mansion.

Ling Xiyue sat on the chair that had been arranged for her.

She took advantage of the free time to look around and found that there were about a hundred women coming to participate in the competition. There were women of all ages, but most of them were young.

After Ling Junqi came over and announced some things to pay attention to, the competition officially began.

Each person was given a handkerchief and tools for embroidery.

Everyone quickly began to focus on their own embroidery.

In order to prevent anyone from "cheating", Ling Junqi and his men walked back and forth among the contestants and observed the situation.

While patrolling, Ling Junqi saw a familiar figure. He walked closer and took a look. Although Ling Xiyue was wearing a veil, he still recognized it as Ling Xiyue at a glance.

He was immediately dumbfounded.

When Ling Xiyue saw Ling Junqi approaching, she raised her head slightly to glance at Ling Junqi, then quickly lowered her head, pretending to be calm as she embroidered the white plum blossoms.

Ling Junqi wanted to speak, but thinking that the game had already started, he had to hold it in and said nothing.

For fear of being misunderstood, he did not dare to stay for long and had to continue patrolling and walking around.

However, his eyes would still drift towards Ling Xiyue from time to time, fearing that Ling Xiyue would do something unusual.

When it was almost over, Ling Junqi specifically reminded again.

"After you finish embroidering, remember to embroider your own name to avoid confusion."

"Yes."

The contestants placed their embroidered handkerchiefs into a large basket on the table one after another, then returned to their seats and waited for the results.