"Hehehe, Fifth Sister, come and catch me! Niannian got the rabbit grass!"
The little girl took the rabbit grass from Changyin and immediately ran ahead. However, she probably knew that her fifth sister, Wenlian, was chasing after her. Wenlian's fifth sister was not well and could not run too fast, so she ran in a zigzag pattern, laughing as she ran.
Huo Chengche watched the three little bundles of joy running around, a smile playing on his thin lips, until his expression turned icy as he looked at the person approaching.
The little dumpling was running forward, giggling, when he smelled the approaching person. He stopped in his tracks, looked up at her, and the smile on his face vanished instantly.
Children are the least able to hide their expressions; what they're thinking is reflected in their expressions.
Nian Nian dislikes Princess Linhuang.
The little dumpling looked up at Princess Linhuang walking towards him. Even though she was all smiles, the little dumpling pouted, looking like he was saying, "I'm not happy and don't want to see you."
The person coming towards them was none other than Princess Linhuang. When she saw the little boy, even though she was looking at his unhappy and sullen face, she was not displeased at all. In fact, her smile did not change. She was completely different from the person she had been yesterday who kept saying "nian nian has no manners".
Huo Chengche looked at Princess Linhuang, who was being overly amiable, and his expression darkened slightly.
"Huh? Why would this person come to Shouci Palace to pay their respects at this time of year, which is neither a holiday nor a festival?"
Xia Yi's soft voice came from behind, as she whispered in Zhuang You's ear. However, Huo Chengche was alert and had keen senses, so he heard her words.
Zhuang You looked up at the newcomer. Like Huo Chengche, she felt something was off about the sudden smile from Princess Linhuang.
Xia Yi's words deepened her doubts, and she asked Xia Yi in a low voice, "Are you saying that the Princess doesn't often come to the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager?"
“Yes,” Xia Yi explained, “Princess Linhuang’s daughter, Lady Fende, also attends the girls’ school at Xinhe Palace. However, the daughters of noble families can only be picked up and dropped off at the palace gate. To show her different status, Princess Linhuang would come into the palace to pick her up every time.”
At this point, Xia Yi paused, looked in the direction Princess Linhuang had come from, and continued, "But Xinhe Palace and Shouci Palace are far apart. Although Princess Linhuang often visits the palace, she rarely goes to Shouci Palace to pay her respects."
"I understand," Zhuang You glanced at Huo Chengche. She knew very well that he could hear her, and Xia Yi's purpose in saying this to her was to remind her that Princess Linhuang was acting strangely today.
It's strange, everyone they encountered upon returning to the palace today was acting strangely, and they all seemed to be after the little boy.
If they were not mistaken, Princess Linhuang was now approaching them because she was also heading towards Niannian.
Sure enough, when Princess Linhuang walked up to the little boy and looked at his chubby little face, her smile remained unchanged, and even became more amiable. She even condescended to squat down and spoke to the little boy first.
"What's wrong, Niannian? Is Niannian still angry with Aunt Linhuang? Aunt said some harsh things yesterday, but after thinking about it, Aunt realized that Niannian is still young and should be innocent and carefree. Playing around is a good thing. Aunt was too harsh yesterday. Aunt apologizes to Niannian, okay?"
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