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

The original owner took out a piece of white jade from her arms, then motioned Ling Xiyue to come forward, and she put the jade around Ling Xiyue's neck.

"If you encounter difficulties or dangers, press this jade with your thumb. Soon, you will be completely invisible and no one can see you. However, it can only last for half an hour, so don't waste time. Also, to prevent you from abusing it, I must remind you that you can only press it five times. After that, this white jade will be just an ordinary piece of jade."

Ling Xiyue looked down at the white jade around her neck and was extremely happy.

"Can you give me this white jade in the future?" Ling Xiyue asked shamelessly.

The original owner smiled speechlessly. She did not answer, but continued with the previous topic.

"Ling Xiyue, your mission will be completed when my brother successfully inherits the family business. At that time, I will send you back to the modern era and give you the white plum jade hairpin worth five or six million."

"Worth five or six million?" Ling Xiyue's eyes were bigger than copper bells and she was extremely excited.

"Yes. Try your best."

After saying that, the original owner slowly disappeared from Ling Xiyue's sight.

Soon, Ling Xiyue woke up, and the first thing she did was to touch her neck to see if there was any white jade.

As a result, when he touched it, he really touched a round white jade.

Ling Xiyue immediately smiled and was overjoyed.

"This deal is worthwhile. I am so lucky. Moreover, it doesn't seem to be very difficult. With my intelligence and talent, I will definitely be able to complete it successfully. Xiaoxiao, I will definitely show off the hairpin to you."

Ling Xiyue held the white jade in her hand and fell asleep again with a smile on her face.

next day

Ling Xiyue slept until 9 o'clock before getting up. After washing up, she went downstairs to pay the bill and set off for Ling Mansion.

Along the way, Ling Xiyue still did not change her habit of "eating, drinking and having fun". She would take a look at any strange things she passed by, and would not forget to try any delicious ones.

As she was eating and walking, she suddenly heard shouting.

"Cherish the moon."

She immediately stopped and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw a young man and four servants approaching her.

The young man's face was full of anger. He walked up to Ling Xiyue and scolded her as soon as he opened his mouth: "You are still in the mood to eat. Don't you know how worried your family is about you?"

"Family members?" Ling Xiyue stared at the young man, trying hard to search the original owner's memory.

After a while, she suddenly realized and blurted out, "Brother?"

"You still know that I am your brother, but you don't have me as your brother in your heart. Tell me, where did you go yesterday? Why didn't you go back to the mansion with the old lady and the others? Where did you go to play? Do you know how dangerous it is outside?"

It turns out that this young man is the original owner's half-brother Ling Junqi.

Facing Ling Junqi's continuous "bombardment", Ling Xiyue was not angry, but felt very happy. She finally understood why the original owner cared so much about and loved her brother.

The two of them have a really good relationship.

Ling Xiyue wanted to tell the truth, but seeing that there were too many people around, she said mysteriously, "Brother, let's talk about it when we get back home. There are too many people here."

Seeing Ling Xiyue's mysterious look, Ling Junqi had no choice but to nod.

Under Ling Junqi's protection, Ling Xiyue arrived at the Ling Mansion smoothly.

Ling Junqi first took Ling Xiyue to the main hall, where Ling Xiyue met her father Ling Xiu, stepmother Madam He, and sister Ling Chuchen.

When Mrs. He and Ling Chuchen saw Ling Xiyue, they were stunned, their eyes full of confusion.

As soon as Ling Xiu saw Ling Xiyue walk into the main hall, he became furious and shouted at her.

"Kneel down."

Ling Xiyue saw that everyone in the main hall had a stern face. She hesitated for a moment before kneeling down reluctantly.

"Tell me, why are you running around everywhere? Don't you know that your family will be worried about you?" Ling Xiu asked harshly.

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiyue deliberately looked at Madam He and Ling Chuchen. Madam He and the others suddenly felt guilty and quickly avoided her gaze.

"He must be feeling bored at home. This is a rare opportunity, so he must go out for a walk." Mrs. He turned her gaze to Ling Xiu, fanning the flames.

Ling Xiu glanced at Madam He and asked with a straight face, "Tell me quickly, is it true?"

Ling Xiyue looked at Madam He who was taking advantage of someone's misfortune and felt disgusted.

I really want to expose Mrs. He on the spot, but after thinking about it, I feel that if I tell my father, he won't believe me, and I will alert the enemy. I'd better take the long view.

"Yes and no." Ling Xiyue responded cunningly.

Ling Xiu was confused and asked anxiously, "What do you mean? What do you mean by yes and no?"

"Yesterday, the carriage stopped at the edge of a cliff. I was just planning to wander around, but I slipped and accidentally rolled down the cliff. Then I got lost. It took me a lot of effort to find my way home." After Ling Xiyue had calmed down, she choked with tears in her eyes.

As soon as the words fell, Madam He and Ling Chuchen stared at Ling Xiyue blankly, frowning, very suspicious.

When Ling Xiu saw Ling Xiyue's tears, his heart softened immediately. He confirmed, "Is everything you said true?"

Ling Xiyue saw that Ling Xiu's attitude softened and she cried as she spoke.

"Father, how could I lie to you? I'm already that old, don't I know how dangerous it is out there? How could I sneak out alone? Father, you don't know how scared I was at that time. I was afraid that I would never see my father who loved me so much again. I cried several times last night."

Ling Xiyue's words and actions left Madam He and Ling Chuchen speechless.

Seeing this, Ling Xiu felt distressed. He stood up, walked to Ling Xiyue and helped her up.

"Okay, stop crying, go back to your room and rest, I hope you're okay."

Ling Xiyue stood up, secretly happy.

"Okay." She nodded obediently, her face full of grievance.

Ling Xiu looked at the pitiful Ling Xiyue and comforted her, "Don't think too much, as long as she's fine. Go back to your room and adjust your mindset. On the 20th, you'll enter the palace to participate in the election. Whether the Ling family can bring glory to the family depends on you and Chu Chen."

When she heard about the election, Ling Xiyue subconsciously looked at Ling Chuchen. Coincidentally, Ling Chuchen was also looking at her, and she saw that Ling Chuchen had a look of contempt.

Ling Xiyue curled her lips, snorted in her heart, and then looked at Ling Xiu.

"Okay, I will."

"Go ahead, go and have some rest." Ling Xiu nodded and told the maid, "Xiaoyin, help the young lady go to her room to have some rest."

"Yes."

"Master, are we just going to let it go like this? Xiyue is a lady from a noble family. If outsiders knew that she ran around without permission, it would affect her reputation. How can we not punish her? Master, you can't indulge the child too much." Mrs. He looked like she was giving advice.

Ling Xiu looked at Madam He, then at Ling Xiyue, and still felt sorry for her.

"It won't happen again. Let's forget about it this time."

After saying this, he was afraid that Mrs. He would continue to nag, so he quickly signaled Ling Xiyue with his eyes to go back.

Ling Xiyue understood immediately, and she immediately walked out of the main hall with Xiaoyin.

Seeing this, Ling Junqi also left the main hall and followed Ling Xiyue.

"Xiaoyin, go back to your room first. I want to talk to your brother." Ling Xiyue sent Xiaoyin away.

"Yes." Xiaoyin responded and quickly returned to her room.