Ignore them!

As the weather gradually warms up, and it's already March, Ning Qiong is getting a little anxious.

"According to my father, it should have arrived last month, but it's already this late. What's going on?"

She stayed at home for more than half a year, but even so, she knew that the world outside was too chaotic.

Even this manor has been broken into by people before.

If it weren't for the manor's sturdiness and that person's covert protection, it would have been in danger.

Ning Qiong sighed, and suddenly her calves were hugged.

"Mommy, hug me."

Ning Qiong squatted down and picked him up: "Why didn't Yi Yi call for his mother when he woke up? He came out by himself?"

Ning Yiyi had a suspicious mark on the corner of her mouth, and changed her arms from holding Ning Qiong's legs to holding her neck: "Yiyi can do it herself, have Grandpa and Grandma arrived?"

The little guy blinked his eyes, so cute it melted everyone's heart.

Ning Qiong was about to say no when Zhihe rushed in anxiously.

"Miss! Master and Madam have arrived!"

"What?" Ning Qiong looked up in surprise: "Weren't you saying it was those people?"

Ning Shan scratched his head blankly: "Huh? I wasn't sure either, I thought it was those people again."

Zhihe stamped her feet in frustration: "Don't bother guarding the door anymore, you're completely useless. If I hadn't happened to be passing by and heard the knocking, do you think you would have locked the master and the others out today!"

Ning Qiong scooped up Ning Yiyi and rushed outside.

Zhihe quickly said, "Miss, please let me hold the young master."

Ning Qiong didn't even turn her head: "No need, I can manage. You two go help Mom and Dad carry their luggage!"

Before Ning Qiong could rush outside, Ning Wenyi had already dragged Ning Jin inside, followed by Ning Yao and Hua Yan, who were there to watch the commotion.

Madam Ning and Shen Cile followed a step behind, while Zhilan and the others carried large and small bags of luggage at the very back.

"Father, Mother!" Ning Qiong's nose tingled with emotion. She hadn't seen her family for two years, and she missed them terribly.

It's been more than two years. Since marrying Shen Ce and then entering the palace, she has rarely returned home.

Every time I go home, either my younger sister isn't there, or my second brother isn't there, or my father isn't there.

It's been almost unheard of for a family to be able to gather so completely in the last ten years.

In addition, he later left the palace and stayed in Licheng for two years.

Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I see a warm scene of my family reunited.

"Qiong'er!" Madam Ning stepped forward: "You've suffered."

As she spoke, tears began to fall.

Ning Qiong looked at Madam Ning with tears in her eyes: "Mother, I'm fine. It's so good to see everyone again."

"Are you Grandma?" a soft, sweet voice asked.

Ning Qiong cried, tears streaming down her face. She wiped her tears haphazardly and said, "Mother, this is Yi Yi. Yi Yi should call her Grandma."

Ning Yi smiled sweetly and stretched out her little hand to Madam Ning: "Grandma, hug me."

Madam Ning's heart softened completely, and she quickly took him in: "Oh, it's Yi Yi, Grandma's good grandson, Grandma has finally met you."

"Haha, Yi Yi has grown up so much, time really flies!" Ning Wenyi's eyes reddened slightly: "Qiong'er, how have you been these past two years?"

Ning Qiong gave a slight bow: "Father's arrangements are thoughtful, I am doing well."

"That's good! Let me see my precious grandson!"

Ning Jin helped Shen Cile forward: "Elder sister."

Ning Qiong looked at the beautiful couple in front of her and nodded repeatedly: "Good, very good. I won't be there for your wedding, but I've prepared all the wedding gifts and will send them to you later."

"Thank you so much, sister!"

Shen Ciyue was shocked the moment he saw Ning Qiong.

Ning Qiong, Consort Rong, the deceased Empress Zhaohui! She's actually in Licheng, a thousand miles away from the capital!

Even that stillborn baby not only survived, but also grew up to be so beautiful!

Shen Cile was in a daze.

"Lele? Lele, what's wrong? Is your stomach upset?" Ning Jin asked quickly when she didn't respond.

"Yaoyao, quickly take a look at her, what's wrong?"

Ning Yao staggered forward, grabbed her hand and placed it on her wrist, finding nothing unusual.

Upon seeing Ning Qiong, she understood.

"The eldest sister's appearance here is only a bit of a surprise to the second sister-in-law. The fetus is fine, and the second sister-in-law is fine too, so don't make a fuss!"

After saying that, Ning Yao nodded to Ning Qiong: "Big sister, it's been a long time."

This was Ning Yao's first time meeting Ning Qiong. Apart from what she knew in the original book, her knowledge of Ning Qiong consisted only of snippets of information from other people.

Now that I've seen her in person, I sincerely believe that she truly deserves the position of the female lead. She is indeed the kind of person who makes the male lead go through a "wife-chasing crematorium"!

The book describes the female protagonist as having unparalleled beauty in the capital, being the most talented woman in the capital, proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She not only comes from a noble family but is also very kind-hearted.

Ning Qiong looks a lot like me. I am the kind of person who is bright and prickly, with a sharp and edgy feel, while my sister Ning Qiong is a cool and aloof beauty, like a fairy who is detached from the world.

Similar faces, but two different personalities—it's quite interesting.

Ning Qiong felt a pang of sadness; the little sister who used to fawn over her had now grown into a graceful young woman.

She has heard a lot of news about the capital over the years.

It is said that less than two months after her "death," the man issued an imperial edict summoning his sister to the palace and bestowing upon her the title of concubine.

Now that my sister has escaped the palace and is here, it's a capital offense!

She felt that she had ruined her sister's life because of her own actions.

She now feels more indebted to Ning Yao and feels sorry for her.

"Yaoyao, I'm so sorry, big sister." Ning Qiong's tears fell.

Ning Yao's heart stirred slightly. She reached out and hugged her, whispering in her ear, "Big sister, you don't need to apologize. This was all my own choice. That place can't hold me back."

"Let me tell you a secret, before I came out, I had already turned that place upside down!"

What a joke! The empress is gone, how could things not be turned upside down?

Ning Qiong was taken aback. This was not quite what she had imagined.

My younger sister is different from how I remember her. Although we sisters are still close, I always feel that the closeness is different from before.

Ning Qiong didn't think too much about it and attributed this change to the fact that she had suffered.

Thinking of this, Ning Qiong hated that person even more.

Ning Yao had no idea that she had filled in so much blanks; otherwise, she would have been speechless.

Little did Ning Qiong know that in less than an hour, her heartache for Ning Yao would reach its peak.

Ning Yao let go of her: "No matter what, our family is reunited!"

“Rong… Rong…” Shen Cile stammered, unable to finish a sentence.

"Second sister-in-law, it's better to call her eldest sister now," Ning Yao reminded her.

Shen Cile was startled and quickly changed her words: "Big sister, I'm sorry."

Ning Qiong smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's all in the past. But you... are you pregnant?"

The topic was naturally shifted away.

When it came to herself, Shen Cile's expression became much more natural. She nodded shyly, "Yes, eldest sister! I just found out too."