When Ning Yao and her group arrived in Licheng, it was just evening.

The gatekeeper was someone Ning Yao bought from a broker last time.

Seeing that they had returned, he hurriedly went in to announce their return.

Seeing this, Ning Yao stopped him: "Tell the madam that we have distinguished guests. Make sure everyone comes over and prepare a separate meal to welcome them."

The servant nodded and then ran to the back.

Ning Yao and Ning Wenyi led the group inside slowly.

Not only are the courtyards of the Ning Family Manor large, but the distance between each courtyard and the next is also not far.

Now they slowly walk in, which is a way of loosening their muscles and bones.

In Shi'an Garden, Ning Qiong and the others were having dinner with Madam Ning when a servant came to report that the master and the third young lady had returned.

"Why are you back at this hour? Have you had dinner yet? Quickly invite them over, Zhimei, bring two more sets of bowls and chopsticks..."

The servant hurriedly said, "Madam, the Third Miss said that distinguished guests have arrived, and all the masters must go over."

Ning Qiong frowned: "Distinguished guests? Are we all supposed to come over? Including the young mistress?"

The servant hesitated for a second, then immediately affirmed, "Yes, including the young mistress!"

Madam Ning's face darkened: "What's wrong with Yao Yao? Doesn't she know that her second sister-in-law is heavily pregnant and has difficulty moving around?"

Shen Cile swallowed a mouthful of porridge and then said, "It's nothing. Maybe they really are important guests? Yao Yao said that taking a walk after dinner is good for your health, so I'll just take a walk."

"In that case, let's go now and not keep them waiting."

The group barely ate a couple of bites before rushing to the front hall.

When we arrived at the front hall, we could hear people chatting and laughing inside; there were quite a few people there.

Madam Ning went in first, followed by Ning Jin supporting Shen Cile, and Ning Qiong carrying Ning Yiyi at the very back.

"Mother, we're back!"

Madam Ning nodded repeatedly: "It's good that you're back safe and sound!"

"Who are these people?" she asked, puzzled by the large group of people, young and old.

She didn't recognize these people at all. What kind of distinguished guests were they?

At this moment, Ning Yao moved aside, revealing Yun Xiangnanxi, who had been hidden from view.

Madam Ning's eyes lit up: "Princess Consort Duan? What are you doing here?"

"Fanghua, it's been a long time."

Madam Ning's maiden name was Fanghua, and she met Yun Xiangnan more than ten years ago in the capital.

At that time, Yun Xiangnanxi's identity needed to be kept secret, so she married Shen Wei as a commoner and suffered a lot of exclusion in the capital.

However, only the Duke and his wife offered her help and assisted her in every way.

However, Yun Xiangnanxi returned to Yun Xiang City and lost contact with him thereafter.

Upon hearing Madam Ning call out "Princess Consort of Duan," Shen Cile, who was behind her, could no longer hold back.

He quickly stepped forward and looked at the woman catching up with her mother-in-law.

She was very young, and almost unchanged from the blurry figure in my memory.

"Mother!" Shen Cile's voice trembled.

Yun Xiangnan stiffened, then turned her head sharply and saw a heavily pregnant woman.

"Lele?" With just one sentence, large tears slid down her cheeks.

"My dear Lele, I miss you so much!"

Yun Xiangnan could no longer hold back. Ever since she learned that she could come to Licheng to see her daughter, she had been making many preparations.

She kept asking Ning Yao about Shen Cile.

She knew almost everything about me: what she liked, what she disliked.

She was filled with trepidation the whole way, wondering what her daughter would be like when she finally saw her.

Now that they have finally met, the mother and daughter can only embrace and weep bitterly, expressing the pain of not being able to see each other for so many years.

"Mother, your daughter missed you too. Father said you had your reasons and that we might never see each other again in this life. But now your daughter has finally seen you!"

Yun Xiangnan wanted to hug her, but considering her seven-month pregnancy, she didn't dare to.

All I could do was hold her hand tightly and keep squeezing.

"From now on, my daughter and I will be able to see each other every day, instead of never being able to see each other again in this lifetime!"

Shen Cile was so excited that he was trembling all over.

Seeing this, Ning Yao immediately pressed several acupoints on her body and hurriedly said, "Second sister-in-law is pregnant and should not be emotional. It is a good thing that you and your daughter are reunited, but you also need to take care of your health."

Yun Xiangnan was startled and quickly loosened her grip on Shen Cile, helping her to sit down.

"Yaoyao is right. Take care of your health first. Mother won't leave again. Don't get agitated."

Shen Cile tried to calm herself down and pulled Ning Jin over to distract her.

"Mother, this is my husband, and also Yao Yao's second brother."

Ning Jin stepped forward, knelt down, and kowtowed: "Your son-in-law greets Mother-in-law!"

Yun Xiangnan nodded repeatedly and helped him up: "Good! Good! Good! Good boy, get up quickly. Thank you for taking care of Lele."

Ning Jin shook her head: "Lele is my wife now that she's married to me, so it's only right that I take care of her. There's no need for you to thank me, Mother-in-law."

"Lele and Ajin, let me introduce you. These two are your maternal grandparents, this is your aunt, and this is your aunt's daughter, Lingyu."

Shen Cile was about to stand up and pay his respects when he was stopped by the high priest and the clan chief.

"Good child, since you're not feeling well, let's skip these formalities. We, the Yunxiang Clan, don't care about such things!"

Shen Cile did not refuse. She said, "My granddaughter is not available, but we must not neglect the proper etiquette. Let my husband, your granddaughter's husband, fulfill this filial duty for me."

"Husband?"

Ning Jin smiled calmly, knelt down and kowtowed three times to the two elders: "This is only right! Ning Jin greets Grandpa and Grandma!"

Then he stood up and bowed to Yun Xiangnanshan again: "Greetings, Aunt. Greetings, Cousin."

Yun Xiangling, being of the same generation, stood up and returned the greeting.

Yun Xiangnanxi teased, "Lingyu mistook Yaoyao for Lele before and went up to hug Yaoyao's arm to give her a gift. Now that she's seen the real person, why is she so quiet?"

When Yun Xianglingyu mentioned the big blunder she had caused last time, she blushed again.

"Auntie! It's all in the past, why are you still making fun of me!" Yun Xianglingyu accused, her face flushed.

But she wasn't the kind of proper, well-bred young lady, and she was happy to see the real Shen Ciyue.

This time, instead of acting rashly, she prepared a gift in advance and gave it to Shen Cile.

"Since this is our first meeting, I don't know what you like. This is my favorite, so I'm giving it to you, my cousin!"

Shen Cile was flattered and said, "Thank you, cousin."

When she saw her take out the box, Yun Xiangnan's expression changed slightly.

"Lingyu, are you sure this is what you're sending?"

Yun Xianglingyu nodded: "Yes, I'm sure, my cousin probably needs it more than I do."

Yun Xiangnanxi stopped asking questions and simply said, "Alright, you can decide for yourself."

During their conversation, Shen Cile obtained a piece of information.

The gift from my cousin Lingyu is no ordinary gift; it may be beneficial to me and the baby in my womb.