Upon hearing the little boy speak, Duke Zhongwu knew something was terribly wrong. However, since the little boy was currently in Emperor Chongjin's arms, Duke Zhongwu wanted to quickly cover the little rascal's mouth and dared not reach into Emperor Chongjin's arms.
Upon hearing the little boy's words, Duke Zhongwu's heart sank, his face turned ashen, and he met Emperor Chongjin's sharp gaze the moment he looked up.
"I, Your Majesty..."
Before Duke Zhongwu could even open his mouth to argue, the Empress Dowager at the head of the table slammed her hand on the table and angrily rebuked him, "Taking Fatty Tuantuan to play in the Imperial Study?!"
"No, no, no..." Duke Zhongwu was about to explain.
But the Empress Dowager had no intention of listening to his excuses. Her stern gaze pierced the Duke of Zhongwu, her chest heaving with anger, and she roared, "Qin Tangzhi! You let Niannian take a tiger to the Imperial Study to cause trouble?! What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?!"
"No, no, no! Your Majesty, I dare not!" Duke Zhongwu knelt down with a thud, looked up at the furious Empress Dowager, and hurriedly said with a bitter face, "Even if you gave me ten lives, I wouldn't dare to rebel!"
The Empress Dowager flew into a rage and shouted, "Then you dare to let Niannian bring a tiger to the Imperial Study?!"
"No, no, no! This, this is not what I meant! I had absolutely no intention of letting the little princess bring the tiger to the Imperial Study to cause trouble in the school!" Duke Zhongwu quickly shook his head.
The little boy, pouting and fuming at Zhongwu Gong's words, immediately retorted, "Uncle Fatty is an adult, how can he go back on his word! The older brothers in the courtyard yesterday can all testify! Oh, and the Crown Prince was there too, he can testify as well!"
As he spoke, the little boy raised his head, his bright, sparkling eyes looking expectantly at Huo Chengche.
When Duke Zhongwu heard what the little boy said, his head was buzzing. How could this little darling still remember this matter?
At this moment, Duke Zhongwu could only look at Huo Chengche with hope, hoping that his nephew could act as a real nephew and save him from this predicament. Otherwise, Emperor Chongjin and the Empress Dowager would definitely drag him out and chop him up today.
In an instant, all eyes in the room were focused on Huo Chengche.
The Empress Dowager also looked over, frowning. "Che'er, what do you think?"
With his own wife by his side, whose side would Huo Chengche take?
Even if what Niannian said was false, he would still help the evildoer, let alone the fact that Niannian didn't lie.
However, faced with the intense gaze from his own uncle, he couldn't pretend not to see it. So, when he looked up, he gave him a perfunctory "good luck" look.
The hopeful smile on Duke Zhongwu's face froze, and his face turned ashen.
Huo Chengche met the Empress Dowager's questioning gaze, glanced at a cute little bun out of the corner of his eye, smiled, and said in a gentle voice, "Niannian is a good baby, she never lies."
This was immediately met with strong agreement from the little girl, who nodded vigorously on her fluffy little head and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Yes! Niannian is a good baby, she would never lie!"
Lord Zhongwu:...
He really is my nephew!
Lord Zhongwu was heartbroken, tears streaming down his face as he gritted his teeth in anger.
Then, he was startled by the Empress Dowager's stern rebuke.
"Qin Tangzhi! What else do you have to say!"
With a mournful face, Duke Zhongwu said, "Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, please understand! I only agreed to that to appease the little princess! I was thinking that after the children finished school, I would ask the little princess to bring Zhanyu over to play. I had absolutely no intention of disturbing their studies!"
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