After paying respects to Old Madam Ning, Ning Chen went to the main hall with Su Bi, and they exchanged pleasantries for a while.

Although it was the first time I met Su Bi, based on my sharp eyesight after years of knowing people in the Ningchen business world, I knew that this Crown Prince was not at all as frail as the rumors said.

Apart from other things, just the decisive killing at the gate of the mansion just now showed that this prince was definitely not a mediocre and weak person. This made Ning Chen a little worried about his niece, fearing that Ning Xihua would suffer in the future.

Ning Yuehang and Ning Yueyan also looked at Su Bi many times. Ning Yueyan was polite and respectful, but Ning Yuehang was unabashedly protective. When he heard that Su Bi wanted to see Ning Xihua, his face fell instantly, fearing that others didn't know what he was thinking.

Ning Chen didn't think it was a big deal. They were an engaged couple and the Ning family didn't have so many rules, so he ordered the Ning Yueyan brothers to take Su Bi to the courtyard where Ning Xihua lived.

Ning Yuehang was whining all the way, his nose wasn't a nose, his eyes weren't eyes, his dissatisfaction with Su Bi was almost sticking to her face. Ning Yueyan was almost tired of rolling his eyes, and he wanted to drag the man down and beat him up immediately.

How could he show disrespect to his future brother-in-law, especially since he is of noble status? Is he afraid of causing trouble for his fifth sister? This stupid brother is really annoying.

Su Bi did not show any dissatisfaction and remained gentle towards Ning Yuehang.

After finally reaching the courtyard gate, Ning Yuehang opened his voice before waiting for the servants to report.

"Fifth sister! Fifth sister, here we come!"

If Ning Yueyan hadn't held him back, he would have already passed the Crown Prince and a group of people and rushed directly into the yard.

Ning Yueyan looked at Ning Yuehang who was like a fool, then turned to look at Su Bi, and felt that the polite smile on his face had become very stiff.

"Don't blame me, Your Highness. My fourth brother and fifth sister have always had a good relationship, so I lost some of my manners."

Su Bi smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, your brother has an upright character and is very straightforward, which is very rare."

Ning Yuehang tilted his ear as if he heard Su Bi praising him. He was originally looking very proud, but then he seemed to have thought of something and his face fell in an instant.

Here, Ning Xihua heard the noise of her fourth brother and came out of the room, only to see a group of three people standing in the yard with a strange atmosphere.

"Why are you here? Have you solved the problem at the door?"

Su Bi nodded with a gentle look on her face, "It's all been taken care of. No one will dare to come to Ning Mansion to cause trouble because of Jian Cao Cao's matter. I thought since I was here, I came to visit my grandmother."

Ning Xihua raised her eyebrows. Why did she just go to see the old lady? She even called her grandmother?

Ning Yuehang and Ning Yueyan were amazed to see that the two were talking casually, without any courtesy due to their status. Instead, they were as natural as an old couple who had been together for more than ten years.

Even though Su Bi had tried his best to be gentle and humble when facing them, he could not conceal the royal dignity and arrogance in him, and it was still obvious that his peaceful demeanor was deliberate.

But when facing the fifth sister, let alone arrogance, he didn't even have a trace of superiority. They even had the illusion that the fifth sister was the one in a high position and would do whatever she asked him to do.

Ning Xihua didn't ask too many questions in front of her two brothers, so she turned around and wanted to invite them into the house.

Ning Yueyan declined, "My fourth brother and I have other things to deal with, so we won't stay here with His Highness. Fifth sister, please take good care of His Highness."

Without waiting for Ning Yuehang to refute, he covered his mouth with his hand and dragged him out.

Ning Xihua: …

Second brother, can you really not see that Fourth brother is almost out of breath? At least be gentle...

Ning Xihua shook her head helplessly and brought Su Bi into the room.

"Your two brothers are quite interesting."

"Don't look at them like this, but if I were really bullied, they would definitely be the first to rush to protect me."

Ning Xihua laughed. When she was in Yizhou before, it was because of her two brothers that she could have fun everywhere without any worries.

She then looked at Su Bi and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is no exception."

Su Bi also smiled, took her hand and rubbed it, and only let it go when she saw that her hands had become warm.

"I promised my grandmother that I would not dare to bully the princess."

At this point, Ning Xihua was also curious, "What did grandma tell you?"

Su Bi looked at her face with gentle eyes, "Secret."

The old lady loved Ning Xihua so much that she offered to help him with all the power of the Ning Palace in exchange for her happiness in life. She asked him to ensure her safety and dignity in the rest of her life even if he no longer loved her.

Ning Xihua didn't dwell on it. She recalled the loving look in the old lady's eyes every time she looked at her, and she could roughly guess what she had said to Su Bi.

"But I'm more curious about how you promised your grandmother that she could make you change your mind before you even got married."

Ning Xihua looked at him anxiously, full of joking.

Su Bi was amused by the word "passing through the family" and did not refute it. She just said, "I promised my grandmother that what she worries about will not happen, and I will do my best to prevent it from happening."

Whether it was Ning Xihua's expectations of him or the prosperity and stability of the Ning Palace, as long as it was what she wanted, he would do his best to realize it one by one.

The old lady was worried that he would favor his concubine and kill his wife, or that he would be jealous of his relatives, but none of these would happen to him. He not only had confidence in himself, but also in her.

He is different from his father. As long as she is by his side, he will never do these things.

"By the way, my grandmother also asked me to come to Ningfu to celebrate the New Year."

Ning Xihua looked at Su Bi's slightly smug expression and was a little surprised, "It seems that grandma really treats you as one of her own."

"We are a family all the time."

…

Lunar New Year's eve.

More and more sword grass was transported from various places, and the first batch of sword grass from the northern border was sent to Yizhou at full speed.

There was no shortage of herbal medicines, and all the sick people gradually took the medicines and their conditions gradually improved.

Soon, when the number of sick people decreases, Yizhou can be unsealed.

The cure of the epidemic finally helped to dispel the dark clouds that had shrouded Yizhou for a long time.

Although the Spring Festival this year was unusually quiet and the streets were still empty, many families whose families had no deceased relatives still posted Spring Festival couplets on their doors and hung festive lanterns.

The city is filled with red and white, with some missing their loved ones and others celebrating the holidays. Peace and bustle alternate, and death and rebirth coexist.

After arranging the distribution of the last wave of supplies and the rotation of soldiers before the festival, Su Bi arrived in Ningfu as promised.

The Ning family was already sitting in the main hall waiting for him, and when the old lady saw him arrive, she immediately announced the start of the meal.

Perhaps Ning Xihua had told him not to, he was not arranged to sit in the seat of honor. Instead, he sat with Ning Xihua below Old Lady Ning and Ning Chen, like an ordinary young person in the family.

Everyone was in high spirits, and through the soft candlelight, he could see genuine smiles on everyone's faces.

Su Bi turned her head to look at Ning Xihua beside her, and suddenly felt that this scene seemed like an illusory dream.

A beautiful dream brought to him by her that he never dared to hope for before.