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The little ancestor of the Hengchang Prince's Mansion?!
The little darling that the Prince of Hengchang had been eagerly awaiting had been wronged in his residence. If that old man found out, wouldn't he come over with a big knife to avenge his daughter?!
Duke Zhongwu almost collapsed to his knees, and the embarrassed smile on his face instantly froze.
Immediately afterward, the little girl saw the chubby uncle grin, his face suddenly becoming obsequious, as if he thought himself very kind. He moved his round face close to hers and said with a smile:
"So you're from the Prince of Hengchang's family. I'm so sorry I couldn't make you have fun. How about this, Uncle will take you to the circus tomorrow. Uncle has lots of fun things at his estate outside the city, not just tigers, but also lions, cheetahs, black bears..."
Sure enough, when the little boy heard "lion, cheetah, black bear," his eyes lit up, his face brightened, and he excitedly pounced on the arm closest to the Duke of Zhongwu, nestling in the boy's arm and asking, "Really!"
"Really, really! How could Uncle lie to the little princess!" Duke Zhongwu smiled broadly, but upon closer inspection, there was a hint of lingering fear and embarrassment in his eyes, as if he had just realized it.
This bizarre scene puzzled everyone, including Qin Zhuangshi, who was watching her husband, who had just been laughing and trying to smooth things over, suddenly become so attentive to the little boy.
"Master!" Qin Zhuangshi, feeling deeply ashamed, tugged at the Duke of Zhongwu and whispered, "No matter what, the Prince of Hengchang is just a border prince..."
"Shut up! What do you know!" Duke Zhongwu shouted, his face darkening. He yanked back his sleeve and scolded, "You still have the nerve to speak here? Shut up!"
After saying that, he looked at the little girl's happy face and quickly moved closer, chuckling awkwardly as he asked, "Then... if the little princess has fun tomorrow, could you please not tell your father about what happened today?"
So that's what it was all about!
Huo Chengche raised an eyebrow, looked at the smirking fat eunuch, and gave a cold sneer, saying sarcastically, "It seems that the Prince of Hengchang really put his heart into teaching my uncle back then, so much so that my uncle still remembers it to this day."
When the fat lord heard the words "Prince of Hengchang", he couldn't help but shudder. He glared at Huo Chengche, but dared not speak his anger. Then, under the latter's cold gaze, he slunk away.
The little boy looked at the fat old man with a puzzled expression, tilted his head and asked, "Uncle, do you know my daddy?"
Upon hearing this, Duke Zhongwu gave an embarrassed smile and wiped away a cold sweat, "I know him, I know him..."
Seeing that the Duke of Zhongwu looked weak and listless, the little boy looked at his elder brother, the Crown Prince, with a puzzled expression.
Huo Chengche smiled faintly and explained, "When Duke Zhongwu was about my age, he was sent to the Northwest by my father for training. At that time, there was a war there, and your father took command and guided him for several years. We were like half a teacher."
"Oh~" The little boy nodded seriously, then looked at Duke Zhongwu, pouted and said angrily, "Then I'm going to tell Daddy that his apprentice's daughter bullied Niannian, mocked Sister Wenlian for being an illegitimate daughter, and even insulted Sister Changyin for coming from a poor, remote village!"
"No, no, no!" Upon hearing this, Duke Zhongwu broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't even have time to glare at Qin Raorao, and quickly said with a forced smile, "Little princess, little princess! It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"
"It's not a misunderstanding!" the little dumpling pouted and said in her childish voice, "She won't let us play, we can only sit in the corner, and she says we're illegitimate daughters and don't deserve to play with others!"
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