"Uncle Fatty promised Niannian that she could take the tiger to play in the Imperial Study." The little girl repeated curiously. Seeing Uncle Fatty wink at her happily, she smiled sweetly back at him.
Duke Zhongwu looked at the little boy who was still grinning foolishly at him, and almost fainted in one breath.
Of course, the old lady was also so angry that she almost fainted.
She took a deep breath, shoved away Huo Chengche who was trying to help her, turned and glared at Duke Zhongwu, gasping for air as she asked through gritted teeth, "What did you promise Niannian?!"
"No, no, no! Mother, please let me explain. This is not something I wanted to agree to..." Duke Zhongwu quickly waved his hand.
The little dumpling pouted, "Why is Uncle Fatty saying that? You clearly said you'd discuss it and even agreed to Niannian's request. Why are you saying now that it wasn't what you wanted to agree to!"
Duke Zhongwu choked, looking at the unusually quick-witted three-year-old with a headache, and then meeting the old lady's stern gaze, he was completely speechless.
"You damned brat, you're already old, you'll be middle-aged in a couple of years! Why are you still doing all this nonsense!"
"You little brat, do you want your old mother to have to clean up your mess after she's buried?!"
...
The little baby perched on his older brother's shoulder, peeking out half his head, his two bright eyes watching as the chubby uncle was being scolded by the old lady by the ear.
The sound faded into the distance. She tilted her head and looked at the boy who was carrying her away from the seat, asking in a childish voice, "Brother Crown Prince, shouldn't we say goodbye to Grandma and Uncle Fatty before we leave?"
“Grandmother is busy scolding Uncle Fatty, so we won’t disturb her. I’ve asked someone to leave a message for Grandmother, and she’ll tell him when she’s done.” Huo Chengche glanced behind him, and seeing that no guests had noticed their departure, he looked away.
The little boy obediently said "Oh," and after a while, he asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Won't Grandma be unhappy if we leave so early? My daddy told me that being late or leaving early is impolite."
The boy paused for a moment, then smiled faintly and rubbed the fluffy little head. "Hmm, it's not really appropriate. But if we're family, and there's a good reason, we don't need to worry about these formalities."
"Moreover, rather than how long I stayed at the banquet, my grandmother would prefer that we come and keep her company another day when there are no outsiders around." Huo Chengche turned around and glanced at the sprightly old lady, then smiled.
"Where are we going now? Aren't we taking Fatty Tuan Tuan, Long Sound Sister, and Fifth Sister?" the little dumpling continued to ask.
Huo Chengche felt that he was not holding a little baby, but a problem baby.
He smiled helplessly and answered them one by one with good temper, "Pang Tuan Tuan hasn't eaten enough yet. Let it eat slowly here. Your Uncle Pang will treat it later. Wen Lian and Chang Yin will be taken back to the palace by the wet nurses for a midday rest after lunch. Niannian doesn't like midday rest, right? How about the Crown Prince takes you to the Pear Garden to play?"
"Okay!" Upon hearing that he didn't have to take a nap, the little boy immediately kicked his short legs happily, hugged the boy's neck, and gave him a crisp "kiss" on the chin. "Yay! Prince Brother is so nice!"
The silly little dumpling had no idea why her prince brother knew she didn't like taking afternoon naps.
Huo Chengche smiled faintly, patted the excited little boy, and beckoned to the eunuch who had stayed behind to relay messages to the old lady. He then whispered the instructions:
"Tell Duke Zhongwu to take care of the Battlefield. I don't want to attract attention on my trip to the Pear Garden. I'll come back later with the little princess to bring it back to the palace."
"Yes." The little eunuch replied, but did not turn back immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he called out to Huo Chengche.
"Your Highness, I overheard some ladies discussing the rampant human trafficking in the capital these days. Your Highness should be careful with the little princess."
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