As he spoke, seeing that Emperor Chongjin's expression had softened, Xuandi immediately took advantage of the situation and boldly moved closer to Emperor Chongjin.
"Later I discovered that those people were indeed a group of assassins! They intended to kill the king." Xuandi vividly described the scene at the time.
Emperor Chongjin, his face cold, glanced at the boastful Xuandi and asked in a cool tone, "What? Could it be that Niannian ran out to catch butterflies in the middle of the day because of you?"
The moment the topic of the little baby chasing butterflies comes up, Xuandi immediately becomes smug again.
"Yes, at that time, that group had already begun to move. I thought that if I went directly to the Emperor to inform him, I would have to explain a lot to him. What if I delayed and the assassins succeeded?"
Xuandi chuckled smugly, "So I just lured my little sister out to play, and then informed Eunuch Dejiang that Niannian was missing and asked His Majesty to go and check on her."
Emperor Chongjin glanced at the grinning Xuandi, his face darkening as he snorted coldly, but he believed Xuandi's words.
Although this kid is mischievous, he's shrewd in his words and actions. No wonder he's the little rascal raised by the Prince of Hengchang.
From using the disappearance of the little boy to lure him out to search for him, to just now taking the little boy hostage at the artificial hill, it is clear that Xuandi was testing whether Emperor Chongjin cared about the little boy or not.
Emperor Chongjin had no doubt that if he neglected or ignored the little boy even slightly, it would either cost him his life or cause him to break ties with the Prince of Hengchang.
Xuandi noticed the way Emperor Chongjin was scrutinizing him, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
Then, emboldened, he began to complain softly, "Your Majesty, may I say this: our little Niannian has been raised with the utmost care by her father and mother. How could she have suffered any grievances? Those wet nurses are really going too far, they are bullying their masters!"
Emperor Chongjin's face darkened. He knew perfectly well that this little rascal was using this matter to threaten him, but thinking about how those wicked servants had bullied the little boy, they were indeed in the wrong.
Upon seeing Emperor Chongjin's attitude, Xuandi immediately became arrogant and spoke with even more righteous indignation, "I really couldn't stand it and wanted to go up and beat them up, but I thought that this was the imperial palace after all, so I didn't do anything."
Emperor Chongjin's face grew even darker as he looked at Xuandi, who was pounding his chest and stamping his feet. The way he spoke made him seem like a well-mannered and polite young gentleman.
But is he really? He's just a shameless brat. Emperor Chongjin was seething with anger, the more he kept venting, the darker his face became.
Xuandi, seeing that things were going badly, immediately brought out his talisman, the chubby little sister, again. "But I really couldn't bear to see my little sister being tormented by them, so I used the butterfly to lure Niannian out. Your Majesty, you wouldn't side with those wicked servants and blame my little sister for being disobedient, would you?"
As expected, upon hearing this, Emperor Chongjin's dark face stiffened slightly, and his thin lips pressed tightly together.
Although he didn't scold the little girl harshly, he did reprimand her slightly, but he didn't severely punish the wet nurses. If the incident hadn't come to light after the Crown Prince woke up, the little girl would probably still be in the hands of those lowly servants.
The Empress Dowager knew from Emperor Chongjin's expression that Xuandi had been right.
She couldn't help but take a deep look at the grinning boy. Although he was dressed as an adult guard, she guessed that once he took off his disguise and revealed his true appearance, this kid was probably not much different from her beloved grandson Huo Chengche.
Despite his young age, every word he utters is insightful and to the point; he can even make people completely fooled by his seemingly trivial remarks.
It is said that the Hengchang Prince's Mansion is full of geniuses and prodigies, and this is just a glimpse into the true nature of the family.
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