Niannian is a good baby who keeps her word!
The little baby pouted and licked her pink lips, still trying to prevent the snakes from being mistaken for bad snakes and eaten. She dutifully spoke up for them.
In her childish voice, she said to the Empress Dowager, "Yes! Later, the evil thing that controlled them broke, and they became very well-behaved. Now, all the snakes have been taken to the Jingzhao Prefecture by Uncle Liang Sheng."
At this point, the little boy didn't forget to tell his grandmother, "The snakes even helped catch the bandits! Uncle Liang Sheng didn't have enough men, so they helped him escort those wicked bandits back to the yamen!"
Finally, the little girl remembered to visit her prince brother. When she saw that he was also looking at her, she immediately developed dimples and gave him a big, bright smile.
Then she looked at her brother, the Crown Prince, and said, "He also said that they will be Uncle Liang Sheng's good helpers from now on!"
Huo Chengche: ...
The boy's forehead throbbed as he looked at his silly little wife who had sold him off with a troubled expression. But he couldn't get angry, since his wife was so silly largely because he had spoiled her.
So, the boy, with a wry smile in his eyes, looked up and met the dark face of his grandmother.
The boy quickly gave an innocent smile, his demeanor refined and modest, as if he were a very upright gentleman.
Looking at her beloved grandson's handsome face, the Empress Dowager couldn't bear to scold him.
So she turned her head, her eyes like knives, and stabbed straight at her son, "Look at you, do you even have the demeanor of a father! Not only do you not set a good example for your child, but you also corrupt my precious grandson!"
Emperor Chongjin, who had just suffered a sudden misfortune, was secretly thinking that his son could do more to be filial and take some of the blame for him when he was caught off guard and faced the Empress Dowager's reprimand.
"No, I..." Emperor Chongjin felt wronged by the scolding, but when he saw the Empress Dowager's dark face, he swallowed the rest of his words and only glanced at Huo Chengche.
The latter shrugged awkwardly, indicating that he was in dire straits himself and could not plead for him.
Emperor Chongjin glared at the brat with a dark face, wishing he could throw this son out.
Fortunately, at this time, the imperial guards that Huo Chengche had sent to the mountain returned to the palace to report.
The children were all rescued and sent back to their homes. Dozens of imperial physicians were summoned to examine each child. Apart from a few children who were too frightened and developed fevers and needed some medicine, the children were all fine.
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that the children were all safe. However, although hundreds of children were rescued, countless innocent children had died tragically over the years.
So even though the government raided the human traffickers' hideout, some people were happy while others were sad; some were overjoyed while others wept.
The person is dead and gone. Even the Empress Dowager, who loved children so much, could do nothing but feel angry after hearing the news.
After sighing, she ordered some compensation money to be distributed to the families who had lost their children, and then summoned the Taoist priests at the National Preceptor Temple to perform some rituals for these innocent children.
Dejiang received the order and went out. He called a eunuch and instructed him to invite the Taoist priest. Just as he was about to turn back, something suddenly started clinging to him.
"Ah! What filthy thing!" Dejiang cried out in surprise, caught off guard.
"Young man, please don't go! Are you going to perform a ritual for those innocent children who died tragically?"
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