Emperor Chongjin frowned as he looked at the Empress Dowager's unprincipled behavior. "Mother!"

Fearing that the Empress Dowager might change her mind, Xuandi quickly stepped forward and said with a grin, "I dare not ask for any great reward. How about you agree not to tell my father about my secret entry into the palace? Consider it a reward for Xuandi, okay?"

After saying that, Xuandi quickly gave the Empress Dowager a sweet smile, as obedient as could be, completely different from the smug bastard who had been gloating just moments before.

The Empress Dowager was taken aback, then burst into laughter, "Very well! Hahaha, you little monkey, you've wasted so much breath just to ask for this? I'll grant your request."

Emperor Chongjin's expression softened upon hearing Xuandi's words. He had thought Xuandi was asking for some great favor, but it turned out that this was all he wanted.

Emperor Chongjin sat back in his chair and snorted coldly, "Truly spineless."

Xuandi glanced at Emperor Chongjin, thought for a moment, but still didn't dare to say anything, and went back to the Empress Dowager's side.

Taking advantage of the Empress Dowager's good mood, he quickly hinted, "The Emperor won't say anything, will he?"

"Of course." The Empress Dowager nodded. "Don't worry, since I have agreed, I will naturally not let anyone in the palace pass on these words to your father, Prince Hengchang."

Xuandi immediately stopped pretending to be obedient, chuckled, and didn't forget to say a few nice words, "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is indeed compassionate and wise!"

"Alright, alright, you're the one who's always so glib." The Empress Dowager was amused by his words and waved her hand to interrupt his flattery.

Looking at Xuan Di, who was trying to make the Empress Dowager happy, Emperor Chongjin already knew what was going on. This kid must have followed Xiao Niannian all the way from Hengchang. Otherwise, how could he have sneaked into the palace right after the little girl entered?

"Since you're here, and guests from afar are welcome, if you're worried about your sister, you can stay in the palace for a couple of days. But your tiger can't stay in the palace."

Emperor Chongjin spoke with an air of authority. When he mentioned tigers, his eyes twitched almost imperceptibly. He couldn't help but think of Xuandi's words. Could it be that the people in the Hengchang Prince's mansion were not afraid of tigers?

Listening to Xuan Di's words, it felt like this tiger was just like a big dog in the Hengchang County Prince's mansion, not kept in a cage, and would go to the kitchen to steal food whenever it wanted.

It's true. Just look at how the little boy encountered a tiger while stealing food in the kitchen. Not only was he not afraid, but he also joined in the crime. This shows that tigers are everywhere in the Hengchang Prince's Mansion.

Xuan Di nodded casually and said, “Your Majesty, don’t worry, that scoundrel is too lazy to come over. Your Majesty has a tigress in your imperial animal garden. She has meat for every meal and can even nibble on her favorite little cabbage. She’s already too happy to leave.”

The more Emperor Chongjin listened, the more it sounded like dogs. Could it be that the War Tigers of the Northwest were actually treated like this? Did they turn into dogs after being raised for so long?

Emperor Chongjin looked at Xuandi, who was grinning beside the Empress Dowager, with a strange expression. He became more and more displeased. "Someone, take Young Master Wei away to wash up. What kind of behavior is this, disguising himself like this?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded and instructed, "Have someone prepare the east wing of the Crown Prince Xiaochen Palace for Xuandi to stay in temporarily."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Di glanced at the little baby nestled in Huo Chengche's arms, who was half asleep, and stood up to say to the Empress Dowager, "Then I will go to pay my respects to Your Majesty tomorrow."

"Very well," the Empress Dowager smiled kindly, watching Xuandi leave, and couldn't help but remark to Emperor Chongjin, "The children raised by the Prince of Hengchang are all exceptionally clever."