"Your Highness, we have arrived."

The carriage soon stopped at the side gate of the Duke of Zhongwu's residence.

The little boy nestled in Huo Chengche's arms, looked up at the quiet side gate, and asked, "Crown Prince, why do we have to go through this closed door? There was clearly a door that was open just now."

Huo Chengche smiled helplessly at the little boy's silly question, "Because there are too many people with the doors open, I don't want to cause a commotion."

At this point, seeing the little one in his arms looking confused, the boy had to change his approach, "If we sneak in from here, Niannian will have more time to play, right?"

"Yes!" The little girl didn't know if she was right or wrong, but she wanted to play!

Huo Chengche looked at the little boy nodding vigorously and couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

Soon, the servant who had just taken the token and gone in to announce the arrival returned on foot.

Following closely behind was the heir of the Duke of Zhongwu, who bowed deeply upon exiting the gate and stepped aside to invite him in.

"Your Highness, we are deeply sorry for not being able to greet you properly! Please come in, Your Highness."

Huo Chengche nodded slightly, "It's alright. Today was just a sudden whim of mine, no need to make a fuss."

"Yes, my father learned of Your Highness's sudden arrival and guessed that Your Highness did not want to make a fuss, so he sent me here."

At such times, if the Duke of Zhongwu were to suddenly leave, everyone would surely guess that some important figure had arrived. Compared to the Duke, the heir of the Duke of Zhongwu was not as eye-catching.

"Your Highness, please rest in the guest courtyard for a while. The front hall is currently crowded with guests. Once we have led them to their seats and the main hall is quieter, I will come to invite Your Highness again."

The heir of the Duke of Zhongwu led Huo Chengche and the children to a secluded guest courtyard, and then tactfully withdrew.

"Hey... where's Fatty Tuan Tuan?" The little dumpling pouted as he looked back and forth.

Huo Chengche thought of the big tiger. He wasn't afraid, but he was also very troubled. He quickly squatted down and hugged the little baby in his arms.

"I had someone take Pang Tuan Tuan back to the Beast Taming Bureau. Although it won't bite people randomly, the people on the street are still afraid. With it around, others might be too scared to play with Niannian. Niannian, look, Changyin's tiger cub didn't come along either, did it?"

The little dumpling turned around and looked at Changyin, pouting, "Alright then, people in the capital are so timid, they're even afraid of tigers!"

People from the capital inside the room: ...Are you sure it's not that something's wrong with Hengchang?

Zhuangyou looked up at the sky and pretended not to recognize a certain little ancestor.

"Can Niannian go out to play now?" The little boy's ears twitched, and he had already heard the little girl's laughter. He immediately forgot about the chubby girl.

Huo Chengche glanced at the sky, calculating that there was still some time, and rubbed her little head. "Alright, then Niannian, go ahead. Don't run around, okay? Niannian has to go with me to see the Crown Prince's maternal grandmother later."

"Okay!" Although the little boy didn't know what "grandmother" meant, he couldn't wait to go out and play and obediently agreed.

Huo Chengche could tell at a glance that the little girl didn't understand at all. He helplessly pinched her little nose and said good-naturedly, "Go on, if anyone dares to bully you, remember to call me."

"Okay!" The little boy, without thinking, agreed and immediately grabbed Changyin and Wenlian and ran outside.

"Niannian, shouldn't we find a maid to lead the way?" Wenlian asked breathlessly as she was being pulled along.