After leaving the military stronghold, the carriage carrying Xie Lingqin stopped in front of a mansion.
"Alright, I won't keep you all warm and cozy. My father told me to go and tell him about the journey before he returned to the palace."
Xie Lingqin waved her hand, indicating that she had no intention of keeping her.
Nan Fenghuang snorted and spurred his horse away.
Xie Lingqin then looked at the mansion in front of her. It wasn't her princess's residence, but...
“Miss…” The old man who came to open the door immediately had tears in his eyes when he saw Xie Lingqin. He took a few steps forward and said, “Miss, you’ve finally arrived. The old master, the master, and the young master have all been worried about you.”
"Are they alright?"
"Okay, I'm fine, I was just worried about you."
As the butler spoke, he looked around and said, "Miss, please come in, please come in."
As soon as she entered the mansion, the steward's voice carried far and wide. Before long, Zong Zhengxiong, her maternal grandfather, uncle, aunt, and Zong Zhengxu all came out to greet her. They all had red eyes when they saw Xie Lingqin and asked her how she was doing.
"I'm glad you're alright, girl."
Zong Zhengxiong is quite old, and at this point in his story, tears were welling up in his eyes.
"It's good that you're alright. Come on, let's all go inside and let Lingqin sit down properly before we talk."
We entered the front hall and sat down.
"How did you end up in Nanqi?" Xie Lingqin asked with a puzzled expression. She only found out because Nan Fenghuang had sent her here.
"Well, that's a long story. Back then, because of Xu'er's assassination attempt, you secretly moved our entire household, saying you wanted me to send people to split up and settle down. That way, even if something happened, we'd have more options and be safer. You did this because you were afraid the Emperor would object to you being with the Crown Prince, but now..."
Zong Zhengxiong paused here, "At the time, your plan was just to avoid this, but I later remembered that your mother... of course, we know now, Shao'er, is not your biological mother. She once said that if one day we left Beirong for whatever reason, we would go to Nanqi. There is a house there. I found it and brought people here."
Xie Lingqin breathed a sigh of relief. "I never imagined that my mother was so farsighted back then, that she would think of this day."
Although Zongzheng Shao was not her mother, she had done so much for her life by conceiving and giving her own daughter in her place. How could she not call her "mother" for such kindness?
Xie Lingqin's uncle added, "Yes, we thought we were just going to take a look, but we never expected that we would hear about you halfway there... and then we heard that you were burned to death..."
"Grandpa didn't faint when he heard you were still alive."
Zong Zhengxu immediately stepped forward and said that everyone present looked lingering fear upon hearing this.
Xie Lingqin held Zong Zhengxiong's hand and said, "Grandpa, don't worry, I'm lucky, I'll be fine."
"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright, Nan Qi Xiuzhi. From now on, you can stay here. This place will definitely be better than anywhere else in the world."
"Yes, I know, it must be better than anywhere else in the world,"
As Xie Lingqin spoke, her eyes swept around, "Where is Xie Danling?"
"elder sister."
As soon as Xie Lingqin finished speaking, a figure appeared outside the moon archway not far away.
However, after not seeing him for more than ten days, he seemed to have grown taller, and the area between his brow bones had become much more hardened.
It was Xie Danling.
"Sister, it's so good to see you back."
"I'm fine, but you are. It was only after Xu Shixun and I fell off that snow cliff that I found out that you had also come out to look for me. Along the way, I heard that you were alright and had already arrived in Nanqi. I also heard that you were with my grandfather and the others, so I was finally relieved."
"Yes, it was quite a close call when I left with that kid Xu Shixun. If it weren't for someone helping me out of nowhere, I probably wouldn't be alive to see you now."
"You're lucky to be alive."
Xie Danling smiled sheepishly.
He seemed to want to give her a hug, but upon getting closer to Xie Lingqin, he became somewhat embarrassed.
Because he now knows Xie Lingqin's true identity; to be precise, he and Xie Lingqin are not related by blood at all.
This feeling made him a little unhappy, as if he were about to lose Xie Lingqin, his older sister.
"Don't worry, we'll always be siblings."
Xie Lingqin naturally saw through Xie Danling's thoughts and said softly.
Xie Lingqin's single sentence made Xie Danling seem about to cry.
"Alright, alright, stop standing there like idiots, hurry up and prepare the food. Tonight, our family will be reunited."
Zong Zhengxiong rubbed his eyes and gave instructions to those around him.
"Okay, sure."
Some of the maids in the courtyard came from Bei Rong, while others were carefully selected after arriving in Nan Qi. Seeing this harmonious scene, they were also happy and responded with great joy.
Looking at her relatives and the smiles on their faces, Xie Lingqin felt a warmth in her heart.
I don't want to talk about the days I fell into the snow mountain anymore.
Seeing them doing so well now feels good.
That night, Xie Lingqin drank some wine and was helped back to her room by her aunt.
"This girl has a good temper when she's drunk. She doesn't make a fuss after drinking. She's definitely better than your sister."
"Hehe, alright, let her sleep, let's not disturb her."
My uncle and aunt left.
Inside the room, Xie Lingqin, who had been drunk, suddenly opened her eyes again.
She was drunk, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, but for some reason, her mind was becoming increasingly clear.
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