Huo Chengche lowered his head to feed the little baby milk, unaware of his gaze.

He continued, "Moreover, I'm certain that all three of them came for Niannian. Even if they knew they were in deep trouble, shouldn't they be thinking about saving their lives and asking for help instead of trying to take Niannian's place?"

The Empress Dowager, sitting at the head of the table, had deep wrinkles between her brows. She ordered someone to take Wenlian and Changyin away to have some water and change their clothes, and then she began to talk to them about something else.

"Speaking of which, something strange has also happened here in my area."

Huo Chengche and Xuandi exchanged a glance, then immediately looked up at the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager slowly said, "Early this morning, I sent people to follow Lin Huang and her husband, hoping to find the alchemy room where Lin Huang is imprisoning those children and rescue them."

Princess Linhuang was, after all, a princess of the royal family and a member of the imperial family, so this matter was handled by the Empress Dowager, and Emperor Chongjin did not speak on her behalf.

"But the messenger who came back said that today was very strange. It seemed that Lin Huang and her husband knew that I had sent people to follow them, and they stayed quietly in the mansion."

Xuan Di raised an eyebrow, guessing, "Perhaps it's just a coincidence? That prince consort doesn't go to the alchemy room every day, does he? Today, the Grand Preceptor Changxu even came to the palace. The alchemist isn't here, so if the prince consort goes by himself, he can only take a look at it at most, right?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head and said with certainty, "The people I sent secretly asked the people in the princess's residence. The consort goes to the alchemy room every month on the second day without fail for the past ten years. But today, he suddenly stopped going. Moreover, I watched him outside all day. The consort did nothing at all in the residence."

That's really strange!

But yesterday, only a few of them knew that Hua Xiao had exposed the affair between Princess Linhuang and her husband. Hua Xiao and the little boy had been under their noses the whole time, so it was definitely not something they made up. So how did Princess Linhuang and her husband find out?

Even the Empress Dowager, who had lived for so long, found this strange. She glanced at Huo Chengche and Xuandi and said sternly, "You two, don't run around outside these next few days. Just stay in the palace with Nian Nian and play peacefully."

As she spoke, she subtly gave her grandson a look, "Even in the palace, someone must accompany you. Niannian absolutely cannot get into trouble!" Especially in the palace!

Huo Chengche nodded and said, "Yes, Grandmother, don't worry, I understand."

Just then, He Wan entered the palace and said that dinner had been prepared. The Empress Dowager immediately instructed that they should eat first.

During the meal, Xuandi saw a certain big bad wolf who was naturally going to hold his sister and feed her, so he went up and snatched his own sister away.

Huo Chengche raised an eyebrow coolly, looking at Xuan Di, not intending to let him go. "Fifth Young Master, are you planning to feed Nian Nian yourself?"

Xuandi was furious at the self-righteous bastard. "Everyone has their own expertise! Is His Highness the Crown Prince someone who feeds babies all the time?"

Huo Chengche pursed his lips, his face darkening.

It seems that the Fifth Prince has gained the upper hand in today's confrontation.

Xuandi looked at the speechless Xuandi with provocation. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the Empress Dowager was also frowning. He smiled even more smugly and sneered, "Isn't the palace always the most particular about rules and everyone doing their own job? Since there are people who specialize in feeding the baby, why not use them? Why does His Highness the Crown Prince have to feed him?"

As he spoke, Xuandi turned his head and called out, "Zhuangyou! Come and feed Niannian!"

Then, as soon as he opened his mouth, Xuan Di turned around and looked at the empty space behind him, dumbfounded and utterly astonished—Where was Zhuang You? Zhuang You wasn't here? How could that be! Where could she have gone?