"My dear son, you've suffered so much!"

"Son! I'll go tell your royal uncle right away that we're not going to that bitterly cold place!"

"Waaaaah, my son!"

"Our good son..."

Bai Tuantuan looked at Ning Nanxiao being held by his parents and secretly smiled, but finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Ning Nanxiao looked utterly dejected. Hadn't she repeatedly told her uncle not to tell her parents?

"Lord Marquis, Lady Marquis."

Bai Haotian bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"General Bai, thank you so much! Prime Minister Bai, Madam Bai, thank you for bringing my son back!" Marquis Zhongyong wiped away his tears and snot, his gratitude impossible to hide, and he almost knelt down before the Bai family.

Bai Tuantuan poked her head out from behind Chen Zhixiu, looking at the burly, thick-browed, and big-eyed Ning Chengzhu with a hint of envy in her eyes.

Du Chunhua quickly came over and said apologetically, "Thank you so much. If you need anything in the future, just let Lao Ning know. He's tough and can do anything!"

Ning Chengzhu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, I can do anything! From now on, you will be my family's benefactors!"

Madam Bai smiled and grasped Du Chunhua's hand: "Madam Hou, there's no need for such formality. We haven't done anything. Nanxiao has helped us a lot these days. If anyone should be grateful, it's us who are grateful to you."

As she spoke, Madam Bai introduced the others to Ning Chengzhu and Du Chunhua.

Ning Chengzhu's eyes gleamed, and he kept leaning towards Chen Luo. Chen Luo was exasperated and tentatively asked, "My lord, do you have something to say to this humble subject?"

Ning Chengzhu chuckled twice, secretly glanced at Du Chunhua, and seeing her chatting with Chen Zhixiu, quickly leaned close to Chen Luo's ear and said, "Brother, I see you practice martial arts, when will you spar with me?"

“Brother Chen, just agree to his request. The Marquis is obsessed with martial arts and has fought all over the capital. He must have seen your extraordinary abilities now.” Bai Han stroked his beard and said with a smile, “Even the younger generation of our family is no match for the Marquis.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo hesitated for a moment. The other party was a marquis. Should he let him win or not during the duel?

"Brother, we agreed, I'll come find you tomorrow!" Ning Chengzhu said hurriedly, as if afraid that Chen Luo would change his mind.

Chen Luo cupped his hands in greeting: "I am honored by Your Excellency's high regard. I await Your Excellency's arrival."

Ning Chengzhu frowned, his lips twitched a few times, but he ultimately swallowed the words he wanted to say.

Someone so refined and scholarly, surely their martial arts skills aren't lacking?

On the other side, Du Chunhua and Chen Zhixiu were chatting. At first, they talked like noble ladies from the capital about current clothes and jewelry. But as they talked, they ran out of things to say. Chen Zhixiu smiled and said softly, "I grew up in the countryside and I really don't know anything about the clothes and jewelry in the capital. If you want to talk to me about the harvest, I can talk to you for three days and three nights."

Upon hearing this, Du Chunhua's eyes lit up: "Oh! You should have said so earlier! I... no, I don't know anything about these things either. I just like studying crops, like those red fruits from foreign lands..."

"That sounds quite interesting. I also got my hands on something rare called chili peppers. The taste when used in cooking is extremely strange, yet irresistible..."

As Chen Zhixiu spoke, Du Chunhua began to drool.

Bai Tuantuan stood obediently to the side, looking at Du Chunhua's simple attire and rough hands, yet unable to conceal the beauty between her brows and eyes.

"Oh, my dear sister! Once you're settled in, let's have a good chat!"

"Father, Mother! Godfather, Godmother!"

Bai Zeyi's carriage slowly drove out. After the three of them got out of the carriage, they called out and bowed to Ning Chengzhu and his wife.

"Father, Mother, Godfather, Godmother, Xiu'er, Tuantuan, everything is ready at home, just waiting for you to come back!" Bai Hanri said with a smile. "I was wondering why I couldn't find you inside. Turns out you were chatting outside!"

"You're going back now..." Du Chunhua held Chen Zhixiu's hand, while Ning Chengzhu looked at Chen Luo with reluctance.

Bai Ze was completely baffled. What was going on?

"Father, Mother." Ning Nanxiao felt a headache coming on.

Holding one person's hand in each: "We're home! My royal uncle is waiting for me to go to the palace!"

"By the way, going to the palace! Brother Haotian is going to the palace too, right?" Ning Chengzhu's eyes lit up. "Chunhua, let's go to the Bai family together. Our son is also going to the palace, so let's go together!"

"Yes, yes, you're right. Let's go, you and Brother Haotian will share a carriage, and I'll share a carriage with Xiu'er!"

Seeing how quickly the two elders climbed, Ning Nanxiao was speechless.

Bai Tuantuan laughed: "This is so much fun!"

Then she breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great, I don't have to worry about Mom and Grandpa and Grandma not having any friends anymore."

Looking at Bai Tuantuan's relaxed appearance, Ning Nanxiao chuckled, "Not very tall, but she worries a lot..."

“You…” Bai Tuantuan glared at Ning Nanxiao, annoyed. “I like it.”

After saying that, he climbed directly onto Chen Zhixiu's carriage.

Ning Nanxiao shrugged, and when he turned around, he found that all the carriages had left!

He was taken aback and quickly looked around. Only the carriage that Ning Chengzhu and Du Chunhua had come in remained.

The coachman looked helpless: "Young master, shall we go?"

The Bai family's residence is located at No. 13 East Street, just a short walk from the Imperial Palace.

This is enough to demonstrate the Emperor's favor towards the Bai family.

The person living opposite the Bai family is Prince Ping, the current emperor's younger brother by the same parents.

As soon as the Bai family arrived home, Prince Ping sent them congratulatory gifts to celebrate that the Bai family had found their long-lost daughter, and then asked when they would hold a banquet.

"I just got back, and Prince Ping couldn't wait to test me." Bai Haotian frowned.

Chen Zhixiu looked at Bai Haotian with a puzzled expression: "What does this mean?"

“If they hold a banquet, it’s to announce your status, which means they value you. If not, then the opposite is true,” Bai Haotian said patiently. “Prince Ping is probably after you.”

Bai Hanri frowned: "I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid they'll spread the word about what happened to my sister."

"Sleeve, if you hear anything that makes you unhappy in the future, just ignore it," Bai Yuanzhi said immediately.

Chen Zhixiu chuckled softly, "I know, brother. Don't worry, what haven't I heard in the countryside? It's just some gossip, I won't take it to heart."

Seeing that Chen Zhixiu looked relaxed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Zhixiu curled her lips. If it were the old her, she would have been sad and heartbroken. Now that she has been reborn, if she can't even bear this, how can she take revenge?

"Come on, let's pack our things first!" Although Du Chunhua was curious, she knew it was a family matter of the Bai family, so she didn't ask if they didn't want to talk about it.

After all, she had learned some things over the years in the capital.

Ning Chengzhu, who was chatting with Chen Luo, heard Du Chunhua's voice and immediately stood up, picking up Chen Luo's bundle: "Where does my brother Chen live? I'll go pack!"

Ning Nanxiao's lips twitched. The family hierarchy was completely messed up!

"It's just a temporary stay, no need to tidy up." Chen Luo was also encountering such an approachable marquis for the first time, and his face showed a hint of helplessness.

"You want to buy a house?" Ning Chengzhu's eyes lit up. "Quick! Chunhua! Go back and get the money to buy the house next to ours! I want to be Brother Chen's neighbor!"