Mu Wanji remained completely unaware. Hearing Zhuangyou use Consort Xue to pressure her, she became even more convinced that the little boy was a child of the Xue family.
"You don't need to use Consort Xue to intimidate me. Do you think you're holding some princess or noblewoman in your arms? You expect me to be kind to her? Even if Consort Xue were here today, only this little bastard would have the right to kowtow and apologize to me!"
Upon hearing the words "bastard," Zhuang You's face turned cold, and a flash of icy coldness crossed her eyes. However, she didn't have time to retort to Mu Wanji and only hurriedly looked down at the little baby in her arms.
However, the little baby didn't pay attention to what Mu Wanji said. This curious little one was blinking its bright eyes, staring at Mu Wanji—no, staring at the area around Mu Wanji.
As Mu Wanji spoke, a pheasant-like shadow with a long neck floated around her, flapping its wings!
The little boy stared curiously at the floating shadow, completely oblivious to what Mu Wanji was saying.
Zhuang You breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at Mu Wanji, and coldly curled her lips, looking at the self-important Mu Wanji with a mocking expression. She asked indifferently, "Oh? So, only princesses and noble ladies can make Lady Wanji treat you with kindness?"
"Don't even think about turning a pheasant into a phoenix. Come back and ask when your bastard becomes a princess or a noblewoman!"
Mu Wanji sneered, her gaze sweeping over the palace maids and eunuchs she had brought. "What are you all standing there for! Quickly tie up these three disrespectful dogs and take them away!"
"Yes," with Mu Wanji present, the palace maids and eunuchs felt emboldened and immediately surrounded Zhuangyou, who was holding the little baby, with fierce expressions.
Zhuang You smiled coldly and didn't move, letting these people approach. Her gaze swept over them indifferently, making the palace maids and eunuchs at the head of the group feel a little scared.
At this moment, the little boy suddenly exclaimed "Eh!" and his bright, dark eyes shone even brighter as he looked at Mu Wanji in surprise.
In the little boy's eyes, as Mu Wanji finished speaking, another layer of illusory image appeared on the pheasant shadow on her body, which was stretching its neck and shaking its wings, and slowly took the form of a wet, drenched chicken.
They overlapped, one real and one virtual, and the little baby could be seen clearly.
Several palace maids were startled by the little boy's sudden "Eh!" and instinctively looked towards Mu Wanji, but saw nothing.
"What are you standing there for! Hurry up and tie him up for me!"
"stop--!"
Just as Mu Wanji was impatiently urging him on, Emperor Chongjin's majestic and angry voice suddenly came from behind.
The furious and imposing voice made Mu Wanji freeze instantly, and panic flashed in her eyes.
She quickly turned around and, sure enough, saw Emperor Chongjin approaching with his hands behind his back, staring at her with a fierce and angry gaze, his nostrils flaring, exuding imperial might.
When she met Emperor Chongjin's gaze, Mu Wanji's face turned deathly pale.
"Godfather!" The little boy was overjoyed to hear Emperor Chongjin's voice. His dimples deepened as he looked happily at Emperor Chongjin, who was walking towards them.
She happily kicked her short legs, letting Zhuangyou put her down, and then "tap tap" ran towards him, pouncing on Emperor Chongjin's legs.
"Good morning, Godfather!" Looking up at Emperor Chongjin, her pair of dark, bright eyes sparkled brilliantly.
Mu Wanji stared in astonishment at the little boy's audacious actions, then coldly curled her lips into a deep smile.
When Emperor Chongjin gets angry, he is quite terrifying. So far, only the Empress Dowager and the Crown Prince have been able to calm him down.
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