At the dinner table, Prince Ning never let go of the smile on his face.

Whether a couple is happy after marriage can be seen at a glance. The light in your girlfriend's eyes cannot deceive people.

So far, he is very satisfied with Su Bi as his son-in-law. Apart from other things, how many people in the capital can be generous enough to accompany their wives to their parents' home for dinner on the second day of their wedding?

Therefore, Prince Ning was very kind to Su Bi, and Su Bi also had a smile on her face. The whole family seemed to be in great joy.

Except Ningyuehang.

Of course he was happy to see Ning Xihua coming back, but he was still a little indignant about being ignored by his second uncle.

Perhaps the atmosphere was too comfortable and relaxed, Su Bi took a look at the depressed Ning Yuehang and actually had the urge to play a prank on him.

"What's wrong with you, Fourth Brother? Are you still thinking about asking Xihua to take you to a brothel to listen to music? But there are too many people in the capital to watch you, so I'm afraid she can't accompany you."

Ning Yuehang was startled at first when he called him "Fourth Brother", and his face turned pale when he heard what he said next.

With a "pop", Prince Ning put down his chopsticks.

Ning Yuehang shrank his neck and did not dare to look up at his second uncle.

"You are so young, but you don't want to learn good things. Instead, you follow others and go to brothels? It's ok for you to go alone, but you dare to drag Xihua with you? Ning Yuehang, don't think I won't beat you because I am worried about your father!"

Ning Yuehang secretly glanced at Ning Yueyan and Ning Xihua respectively, motioning them to help him speak, but he saw that one of them raised his wine glass and pretended not to see it, while the other suddenly sat up straight and looked up at the sky and the ground, not looking at him.

Ning Yuehang was filled with grief and anger, and was about to open his mouth to complain, but Ning Yueyan stepped hard on him under the table.

Ning Yuehang let out a howl, and while he was grinning, Ning Yueyan tried to smooth things over, "Fourth brother is just curious, he has no other bad intentions, I will teach him more in the future, second uncle, calm down."

Ning Yuehang trembled at his ravaged feet, thinking that of course he had no bad intentions, the only one with bad intentions was his second brother!

Ning Xihua also quickly agreed, "Alright, alright, calm down, old man, you didn't go, Fourth Brother was just saying it, it's not that serious."

After saying this, he looked at Su Bi beside him with a guilty look.

However, Su Bi picked up a piece of food for her with her chopsticks, still with a gentle look on her face.

Ning Xihua rolled her eyes in her heart. The boss was too insidious. He was threatening her openly that if she dared to go there again, he would complain to the old man!

She looked at her fourth brother with sympathy.

A friend dies but a poor friend dies, take care, fourth brother!

Prince Ning could not lose his temper in front of Su Bi, and just said seriously, "I will write a letter to your father, and you don't have to go back to Yizhou. The soldiers who came back to Beijing to visit their relatives will return to the northern border next month. You can go with them, and your elder brother will take care of you there."

Ning Yuehang was so sad that he wanted to cry but he had no tears. He took the blame with tears in his eyes and accepted the arrangement of King Ning.

He stared at Su Bi with resentment, complaining madly in his heart.

He wanted to take back his previous praise for Su Bi! Although this brother-in-law was generous, he was too vindictive!

Ning Xihua looked at the faint smile on Su Bi's face, and a different kind of tenderness arose in her heart.

He has always been stable and gentle, and it has probably been a long time since he has had the mischievous taste of playing tricks on others like a child.

This harmless little joke was made because he really regarded her family as relatives whom he could trust and play a prank on.

She turned around and looked at everyone. The serious old man, the happy second brother, the wailing fourth brother, who didn't know Su Bi's little trick? But no one exposed him. Everyone tolerated Su Bi's little prank as if they didn't know anything.

That’s great. Ning Xihua looked at Su Bi beside her again with a bright smile on her face.

Besides her, he has many more relatives.

…

From the time she returned to Beijing from Yizhou to the few months after she married Su Bi, the capital was unexpectedly calm and peaceful.

Su Xu and Su Han got married one after another. After the marriage, one was named Prince Rui and the other was named Prince Duan.

The fourth princess was also born a few days ago. Throughout the spring, there have been continuous happy events in the capital.

"Why are they quiet?"

Ning Xihua thought that there would be bloody battles after returning to Beijing. After all, they almost had a falling out in Yizhou.

Su Bi looked at Ning Xihua who was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch with a fruit in her mouth, shook her head, and leaned over to squeeze onto the couch.

It was originally a single bed, and once the tall Su Bi got on it, the whole space became crowded. Ning Xihua was basically held in his arms, and the two of them were pressed tightly together, without any gaps.

This was not the end. He lowered his head and took away the fruit she had just taken a bite of, looking very satisfied.

Ning Xihua couldn't help but roll her eyes, too lazy to argue with him.

Since getting married, Su Bi seemed to be suffering from skin hunger. He had to hold her in his arms when walking and hug her when sleeping. Even when she was lying on the couch reading a book, he had to squeeze up and stick to her.

It was as if he felt uncomfortable if he wasn't close to her all the time. She had never realized before that this guy was such a clingy person!

She told him but he didn't listen, and she couldn't get away from him nor could she beat him. After a while, she got used to it.

Su Bi adjusted her into the most comfortable position in his arms, and then he slowly answered her question.

"They have exposed many spies in Yizhou and lost many people. They are not sure whether we have any evidence, so we dare not act rashly for the time being."

"We can't just stay in this stalemate, right?"

Su Bi looked at the dark clouds slowly gathering in the distance and spoke softly.

"No hurry, it will be soon."

…

Su Bi had something to do that day, so Ning Xihua went back to Prince Ning's Mansion alone to see the old man.

When returning to Linhua Palace from Prince Ning's Mansion, it started raining again.

The carriage passed through the street. Ning Xihua opened the curtain and looked at the rain outside.

Maybe it's the rainy season, it has been raining non-stop in the capital city these past few days.

Pedestrians were rushing to take shelter from the rain, but Ning Xihua saw a familiar figure in the crowd.

The man did not hide from the rain, but wandered in the rain like a lost soul, his frail figure soaked through.

She was a little surprised, and immediately asked the driver to stop, got out of the car with an umbrella and walked towards her.

Ning Xihua didn't ask any further questions, but just quietly covered her head with an umbrella from behind.

The man realized it belatedly and turned around. His eyes were as still as dead water, but he still recognized her.

"No matter what, get in the car first."

After saying that, he let Song Yi help her get into his carriage.

She did not refuse, but just said thank you with a dull expression, then got into the carriage stiffly.

In the carriage, Ning Xihua took out the spare dry clothes and put them on her, and handed her a cup of hot tea.

She held the tea for a long while before coming back to her senses and took a sip woodenly.

The warm environment and the slightly scalding tea seemed to bring her lost soul back. She looked at Ning Xihua and thanked him sincerely.

"Thank you, Princess."

The voice was still weak, but the eyes were very sincere.

Ning Xihua shook her head. "It's just a small favor. Do you want me to take you back to Prince Rui's Mansion or General Huaihua's Mansion?"

She looked at Princess Qin Songya, who was in a very bad condition, and hesitated.

"Or do you not want to go anywhere and just want to be alone?"