Over the next month, Ning Xihua began to travel back and forth between Prince Ning's Mansion and Tingfeng Tower from time to time.

Ning Xihua didn't dare to say anything to Prince Ning, as Prince Ning had always been a neutral person watching the fight for the throne from the other side.

Although the agreement she reached with Su Bi was beneficial to the Ning Prince's Mansion, it was still a disguised way of selling the Ning Prince's Mansion again, and she still felt a little guilty about it.

Song Yi obviously knew something, but she was sensible and never asked. She always waited for her obediently on the first floor of Tingfeng Tower.

Ning Xihua was worried that exposing his relationship with Su Bi would cause trouble and make enemies for the Ning Palace in advance, and Su Bi didn't want others to know that he had a strange disease. Therefore, the two of them acted in secret tacitly.

She even went out of the house to listen to brothels too often. She was afraid of attracting attention, so she sneaked out through the back door many times. Su Bi sent Huaichuan and Huailiu to pick her up, and Song Yi helped to cover for her.

Putting aside his status as the crown prince, Su Bi was not difficult to get along with.

Every time she went, Su Bi let her do as she pleased, and he just went about his own business, not deliberately avoiding her.

Therefore, Ning Xihua discovered many hidden skills of Su Bi.

For example, the books he sometimes read covered a wide range of topics, from astronomy and geography, to statecraft, to agriculture, mulberry, water conservancy, and legendary stories.

For example, he sometimes approved many official documents, but as far as she knew, he did not hold any position in the court.

For example, if he was in a good mood, he would even play a piece of music for her. She thought his playing was not much worse than hers.

Of course, he still had some small habits, such as he was really restless when sleeping. Sometimes he would take a nap directly on the couch not far from her, through the screen, and she could always hear the sound of him tossing and turning.

Ning Xihua felt a little uncomfortable at first, but with a beauty by her side and delicious food in her arms, she got used to it after a while.

After the two of them got to know each other better, Su Bi no longer acted lonely to her, and they became more casual with each other.

Ning Xihua found that Su Bi did not seem to pretend to be sick in front of her deliberately. When he gave instructions to Huaichuan and Huailiu, he never hid things from her. Sometimes when he saw that Ning Xihua was interested, he would discuss something with her.

His frankness made her feel good about him. Although it was just a business deal, no one liked to be on guard all the time.

It has to be said that the reason why she was willing to run so diligently was not only because she had promised Su Bi, but also because of the charming environment on the fifth floor of Tingfeng Tower.

When she was bored, she would flip through Su Bi's books and was surprised to find the storybook that she had not finished reading in his car last time, with even the creases still there.

And after she finishes reading this one, she will see new stories she likes on the shelf the next time she comes.

The cooking skills of Tingfenglou are really amazing, even better than those of the chefs in Ningwangfu. The snacks are especially exquisite and small, leaving a lingering fragrance in your mouth.

And she found that as long as she used a few more of a certain snack, she would be more likely to order that snack next time she came.

Needless to say, the environment was good. She was used to using incense, the imperial concubine couch was made of huanghuali wood, and the cushion was made of lake silk. She casually said that it was cold in early spring, so she prepared the floor heating and carpet.

It can be said that everything from food to clothing is exquisite, even more luxurious than Prince Ning's palace.

She was very touched by this kind of thoughtfulness, and she began to like Su Bi more and more.

"You mean the closer you are to me the easier it is for you to fall asleep?"

Su Bi closed her eyes and pinched her nose, feeling somewhat helpless: "Well, the closer your breath is, the calmer the restlessness in my head will be. But just do it like last time, please come closer to me through the screen, Princess."

Ning Xihua thought about it and decided that she didn’t care about the differences between men and women.

"Don't bother. Ask someone to move the two couches together and I'll accompany you. I can take a nap whenever I get tired of reading."

Su Bi smiled when she heard this, her eyes sparkling, "The princess is so casual, do you trust me so much?"

Ning Xihua blinked and joked, "Although I know I am beautiful, Your Highness is a gentleman, so I am still relieved about this little thing."

So the two quilts were put together, she read a book and ate snacks on this side, while he slept peacefully on the other side, and the two did not disturb each other.

Sometimes Ning Xihua woke up later than Su Bi and found that she had overslept and was pressing on the corner of someone else's clothes.

Su Bi just let her press on him and didn't wake her up. He just sat beside the couch and read.

So every time she would quietly smooth out the corners of her clothes that were torn by her, pretending nothing had happened, and Su Bi never said anything.

The result of indulging her was that the corners of Su Bi's clothes were never smooth again.

The grass is growing and the orioles are flying, and I don’t realize how deep spring is.

On this day, news came from the palace. Concubine Sun Gui had recently heard that Ning Xihua had splendidly performed at the Fourth Princess' flower viewing banquet not long ago, so she specially invited her to the palace to give a talk.

Ning Xihua was not really surprised, but she did not expect that Concubine Sun Gui would wait for a month before summoning her into the palace.

Three years ago, when the original body was madly pursuing Su Xu, Concubine Sun Gui was very happy to see it happen. She treated the original body as well as her own daughter, which made the Fourth Princess extremely jealous, and the two of them often fought over this.

It was because of Concubine Sun Guifei's encouragement and suggestions that the original body was so persistent.

Later, she left without saying goodbye, and when she came back, she stole the spotlight at the Fourth Princess' flower-viewing banquet. Of course, Concubine Sun had to see her now with her own eyes so that she could make good plans for her son.

After hearing the news, Ning Xihua put down the bracelet she was playing with and ran to the main hall to find Prince Ning to report the situation.

The old man was also quite calm: "If you don't want to, just find an excuse to postpone it."

Ning Xihua slumped on the armchair in the main hall, shaking his head lazily, "It's not that I don't want to go, I'm just afraid that something strange will happen again."

Prince Ning couldn't stand her behavior. "She was fine when she was outside, but now she's like a boneless person, sitting in an awkward position!"

Ning Xihua agreed verbally, but she was still paralyzed. The chair was too hard and not as comfortable as the soft couch in her room.

Prince Ning couldn't persuade her, and said unhappily: "No matter what she does, just stand up straight. My Prince Ning's Mansion has not collapsed yet, and no one dares to make you angry."

Ning Xihua nodded and gave the old man a thumbs up: "Father is so domineering!"

Inside Hanzhang Palace, the fourth princess was obediently massaging Concubine Sun Gui’s shoulders.

"By the way, where is the sun shining today? You are so nice to come to me and show your kindness."

Concubine Sun Guifei leaned back in her seat with her eyes half closed. She was very pleased with her daughter's service, but she only spoke in jokes.

The fourth princess stamped her feet and said, "Oh my! Mother, you are talking nonsense. I have always been so filial and obedient!"

Concubine Sun turned around and tapped the fourth princess on the forehead, saying with a smile: "You! The greatest filial piety you can show is to stop causing me trouble!"

The fourth princess curled her lips and asked, "Why did mother summon Ning Xihua to the palace today?"

Concubine Sun Gui understood everything. "You two have been at odds since childhood. This time you knew I summoned her, so you came here to join in the fun, right?"

"She coveted the Third Brother, and she also insulted me for no reason. What's the point of summoning such a person? I just promoted her for nothing. Mother, do you really want her to be your daughter-in-law? Then I will be the first one to disagree!"

The fourth princess was furious, fearing that Concubine Sun would take a fancy to Ning Xihua. A fool like her still wanted to become her sister-in-law, which was simply a dream of a fool.

The fourth princess recalled what Lin Mengli said to her before she left the flower viewing banquet that day.

"Princess Yuexi's words today were shocking, and Concubine Sun Gui loves her very much. I'm afraid the princess will have a new sister-in-law soon."

She was in a bad mood at the time, but she also knew that Lin Mengli was not a pure and innocent white lotus.

She sneered, "Don't treat me like a fool. You always want to use me as a gun. If Ning Xihua becomes my sister-in-law, I'm afraid you won't be the first one to cry."

Lin Mengli looked aggrieved, with tears in her eyes.

"Princess, you misunderstood. Although Mengli loves the Third Prince, she is not as charming as Princess Yuexi, so I dare not expect any result. I am a nobody and my words do not carry much weight, but Princess Yuexi and Princess Yuexi have always been at odds. I hope that Princess Yuexi and Princess Yuexi can make peace as soon as possible to avoid Princess Yuexi suffering in the future."

Recalling Lin Mengli's words, although the Fourth Princess knew that Lin Mengli was flattering her and encouraging her to deal with Ning Xihua, it did touch her heart.

Anyone can become her sister-in-law, except Ning Xihua! Ning Xihua wants to marry her third brother and suppress her in every way, dream on.

Concubine Sun thought that this was just a trivial quarrel between children and did not take the Fourth Princess' words to heart.

"The Ning Palace has a special status. If we can become relatives, it will be a great thing for Xu'er."

The fourth princess was furious, "But Ning Xihua is not good at anything, and the third brother doesn't like her either!"

Concubine Sun Gui ignored her daughter's anger and calmly picked up the teacup. "That's secondary. Feelings can be cultivated after marriage."

While the Fourth Princess was still trying to argue with Concubine Sun Gui, the eunuch's voice was heard from the palace gate, and Ning Xihua had arrived.