The next morning, Ning Xihua asked Song Yi about the situation: "Did anything special happen on the ship this morning?"

Song Yi said as she combed her princess' hair: "No, it's the same as yesterday."

Ning Xihua sighed. As expected, those people left no trace. Apart from her, no one else knew what happened last night.

Song Yi was a little surprised. "My Lord, why are you asking this? Are you bored on the boat?"

Ning Xihua shook her head: "No, just asking."

The days that followed were peaceful. Ning Xihua even tried not to leave the cabin to avoid accidents. Song Yi was worried that she was about to suffocate.

After sailing on the river for nearly a month, they finally arrived in the capital.

That’s great. No more seasickness.

Ning Xihua was on solid ground again after a month and couldn't help but sigh at the beauty of not having to take a boat.

The carriage from Prince Ning's mansion was waiting at the dock early, and Ning Xihua got on the carriage with the help of Song Yi.

Before the curtain fell, she subconsciously looked toward the dock, but saw nothing.

She was inexplicably feeling homesick as she was about to return to Prince Ning's Mansion.

The original body's mother died early due to illness, and Prince Ning never remarried. She was the only child in the entire Prince Ning's mansion, so Prince Ning doted on the original body and asked for the stars and the moon. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to the original body's request for marriage from the emperor. When she cried, he agreed to her and returned to Yizhou.

After Ning Xihua arrived here, she actually only spent a few days with Prince Ning before hurriedly returning to Yizhou. Prince Ning held military power and was not allowed to leave the capital unless necessary, so the father and daughter had not seen each other for three years.

However, during these three years, there has been a continuous flow of letters and items sent from Prince Ning's Palace.

Prince Ning really loved his daughter and was afraid that she would not live well in Yizhou, so he sent her all kinds of treasures in a stream, from the clothes, jewelry, and rouge popular in the capital to the furniture, carriages, and horses she was used to using, all of which were exquisite and detailed.

Prince Ning even sent the best nanny to govern his daughter, thinking that even if his daughter was ignorant of etiquette, she could still bring a nanny from the capital to support her and prevent her from being bullied.

The meticulous care he provided during these three years made Ning Xihua, an orphan, truly begin to regard him as a family member.

Abandoned by her parents when she was young, she grew up in an orphanage and never felt true family love.

In the real world, she was alone and had no relatives, but she never expected that after traveling through the book, she would have a father who loved her.

Since the original body is no longer around, she will take good care of her relatives on her behalf.

Although they haven't seen each other for three years, she is not her original self after all. She still feels uneasy when facing Prince Ning, fearing that he will find out something.

But when Ning Xihua really saw King Ning again, her heart became even more entangled.

Prince Ning was waiting at the gate of the palace, just like when he sent her off three years ago. He was majestic, and although his face had traces of time, he still looked handsome as he was in his youth.

A prince is waiting at the door without any airs at all.

When he saw her getting off the car, he rushed over to hug her. But when he saw that his daughter had grown into a lady, he withdrew his hand and just patted her shoulder with restraint, saying excitedly: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

The two of them returned to the palace together. Along the way, Prince Ning kept asking Ning Xihua how she had been doing over the past few years and whether she had been wronged.

She felt the most sincere fatherly love from his words, and she felt a little frightened and a little sad.

She was terrified by the family love that she had never experienced, and was also sad that the person who should have enjoyed this father's love no longer existed in this world.

Finally unable to help herself, Ning Xihua comforted Prince Ning while looking into his eyes sincerely.

"Father, I am doing well."

Prince Ning was stunned and stared at her in surprise.

Ning Xihua repeated again: "Old man, I'm doing well."

The light in Prince Ning's eyes seemed to disappear all of a sudden. He slumped down and put down his hand that was stroking Ning Xihua's shoulder, with a look of disbelief.

Ning Xihua felt even more upset.

How could she not know that her original self never called him father, but only called him old man without any respect for age, and he never cared.

She just didn't want to use her original identity to deceive the person who was closest to her and who had given the most for her. Whether King Ning discovered that she was not her original identity or not, it was cruel to him.

But compared to knowing that her daughter was gone, it was the most unacceptable thing to give her heart to a liar who replaced her daughter. So Ning Xihua chose to tell him the truth.

In this book, Prince Ning is the best father in the world. He would give everything for the original body. Even after the original body's death, he knew it was impossible, but he still did his best to avenge the male protagonist.

Ning Xihua felt that such a father should not be deceived or let down by her "daughter".

Prince Ning finally slowed down, but in that short moment he seemed to have aged ten years.

He looked up at the girl in front of him. It was his Xihua, yes, but she was not the arrogant Xihua who only knew how to make trouble for him unreasonably.

The girl still looked at him sincerely, with a hint of worry in her eyes.

She is a good child. Although she is not the Xihua she used to be, she is still Ning Xihua.

Prince Ning's eyes were a little sore. He remembered Master Huiku's comments on Xihua and the last words he said to him seventeen years ago.

"You can't keep this child. Just let it be."

Prince Ning sighed, and finally agreed with Master Hui Ku's words, "Ayue, I still can't keep our Xihua."

"It's okay, good boy. It's good that you're back. It's good that you're back." Prince Ning raised his hand and touched Ning Xihua's head lovingly.

But this child is also Xihua. Although Prince Ning was sad, he also felt a little more comforted.

Ning Xihua's eyes moistened instantly, and she choked up a little and said, "Yeah."

Old man, you are indeed the best father in the world. From today on, you are also my father.

But when Ning Xihua thought of the final outcome of Prince Ning in the original book, he felt a chill in his heart.

She would never allow this hard-earned family relationship to be destroyed by anyone.

…

During the few days in Prince Ning's Mansion, Ning Xihua really fell in love with this place. Strangely enough, although she had stayed in Yizhou for a longer time, she felt that Prince Ning's Mansion made her feel more at home, more like home, compared to her ancestral home.

Prince Ning came from a military family, and most of the old servants in his household were veterans who had retired from the battlefield due to injuries or illnesses, and their families. Not only did they all sincerely respect Ning Xihua as their young master, they also showed some kindness to the younger generation.

Although the young maids and servants in the mansion were lively and active, they all knew when to act and were obviously well trained.

In addition to Song Yi who followed her to Yizhou, Prince Ning also assigned her several maids. All of them were considerate and attentive, which made Ning Xihua live a very comfortable life these days.

That day, Prince Ning came over specially and said, "Xihua, the weather has been good these days, let's take some time to go to Lingshan Temple."

Ning Xihua was still eating the cherries that Song Yi fed her, and was somewhat puzzled as to why the old man, who never asked her to do anything, suddenly had the urge to ask her to go out.

"It's comfortable to stay at home. I don't want to go out." Fat Otaku Xi refused decisively.

When Prince Ning heard the word "home", he felt relieved.

These days, this kid has really made this place his home.

Although she didn't say it, and didn't do anything to please him, one could feel that their relationship was not as distant as before. This child was getting closer to him little by little in her own way.

Prince Ning pretended to be disgusted and said: "Still eating? Why don't you go out and walk around more? If you continue like this, you will turn into a little fat pig."

Ning Xihua glared. You can call her useless, but you can never call her fat!

She immediately counterattacked: "Old man, don't you look at yourself? Three years ago, you were still tall and straight, and could be called a scholar-general in the army. Now, tsk tsk, your belly has grown bigger, and there is only grease left."

Prince Ning was furious and stared at the disrespectful girl without saying a word. Ning Xihua refused to admit defeat and stared back at her with her big eyes.

The old and the young stared at each other, neither willing to give in. After a while, they both smiled at each other.

Prince Ning laughed even more happily. It was great that they could even joke around.

"Come on, why do you have to go to Lingshan Temple if you want to go out?"

"I have offered incense to your mother at Lingshan Temple. When you come back this time, go visit her and renew the incense for me. By the way, please pay a visit to Master Hui Ku for me."

When mentioning Master Hui Ku, King Ning's expression became somewhat complicated.

Ning Xihua was also a little confused: "Why don't you go visit yourself? What's the point of me going?"

"Just go if I tell you to. I must have my reasons. Why are you asking so many questions? It's just because you're lazy!"

"I know, I know. I'll go tomorrow."

Ning Xihua curled her lips. The old man was talking in a weird way and didn't even allow people to ask questions.