The Empress Dowager listened to the little boy's words and smiled in confusion, "Oh? What does your father want you to say to me?"
The little baby rubbed his eyes, his little head still a bit dazed. His dark, bright eyes blinked silly over and over before suddenly lighting up, and his dimples sank in softly.
"Ah, Niannian remembers!" the little dumpling said happily. "Daddy said that this is not a proper method, but a folk remedy he found in Sichuan."
The little boy tilted his head in confusion, thought carefully for a moment, and clearly had something else to say.
No one in the room urged her. The Empress Dowager looked at the little baby's adorable expression as she earnestly recalled the story and said with a smile, "Niannian, don't rush. Take your time. I have plenty of time to wait for you to remember."
Perhaps it was the Empress Dowager's gentle and loving words that had an effect, for the little boy blinked his dark eyes and finally remembered what she had said next:
"My father said that pressing this acupoint can make people feel much better, but not everyone can achieve the effect of 'one press works and long-term pressing cures disease'."
So the following sentence is the key point.
Emperor Chongjin smiled helplessly, suddenly feeling fortunate that he was so patient with the little girl, waiting silently for her to remember and even encouraging her. In the past, he would never have had this kind of patience.
Emperor Chongjin was unaware of his own change, a change that pleased him and made him increasingly fond of the little girl he had snatched. He reached out and gently stroked her cheek, his smile warm and gentle like that of a loving father. "Oh? Then what kind of person would be needed to massage her for it to be effective?"
The Empress Dowager smiled and shook her head. However, at her age, she was no longer in a hurry for many things. She looked kindly at the little baby in her arms who had just woken up and was still a bit dazed. Unlike Emperor Chongjin, she was not in a hurry to ask questions. Instead, she gently tidied the baby's hair.
The little girl was still tilting her head, thinking. It was already good enough that a girl this age could remember anything, let alone the fact that she had traveled for months from Hengchang to the capital. It was already quite an achievement for her to remember.
However, Emperor Chongjin was clearly unaware of this problem.
But Huo Chengche realized it.
He looked at the little girl with some surprise. In her previous life, she had suffered many hardships, and he hadn't paid attention to many things. But in this life, many things had changed subtly, and some of the strange things from her previous life had slowly begun to emerge.
Before Huo Chengche could think further, the little boy had already remembered.
“I remember now! It’s ‘Qi He Fu Man’! Daddy said that only people with Qi He Fu Man can help Grandma Tai’s meridians!” The little dumpling looked up at Grandma Tai with a happy expression, his bright little eyes looking like a little puppy’s sycophant, clearly wanting to take credit!
This clever little face immediately reminded the Empress Dowager of her equally cunning fifth brother, Xuandi.
"Good, Niannian is so good!" The Empress Dowager was amused by the little girl's adorable appearance and reached out to pinch her little nose. "What reward does Niannian want? Grandma will give it to you."
As she spoke, the Empress Dowager glanced at Huo Chengche, who was sitting in a daze in his chair, and added in a slightly lower voice, "Except for having you take Fatty Tuantuan to tear down the wall!"
Huo Chengche snapped back to reality, met the Empress Dowager's glare, and could only force a smile, pretending to be her obedient grandson.
The little dumpling's eyes darted around, completely unaware of what the adults meant. She immediately kicked her little legs happily and seized the opportunity to make a request, "Niannian wants to eat braised duck!"
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