Huo Chengche looked at Consort Xue's exquisite makeup; under the candlelight, the fine lines on her face were clearly visible.
The young man pursed his thin lips and said nothing more. In both his lifetimes, his mother had been gone for many years, and he had almost forgotten what she looked like.
After a moment of silence, the young man's clear and calm voice rang out again in the hall, "So, Your Highness, did you hear what the Princess was trying so hard to do by taking Niannian away?"
"Of course I heard it, otherwise I would have invited you to rest in the side hall. There was no need to invite you here. Dismiss everyone." Consort Xue gave a deep smile, but she didn't intend to say anything.
Huo Chengche tightened his grip on the baby, then looked up to meet Consort Xue's gaze, his dark eyes deep. "What are your conditions for Consort Xue to tell me?"
Consort Xue rose and walked towards Huo Chengche. In the flickering candlelight, the tense and resentful expression on her face was clearly visible and terrifying.
When Zhuangyou saw Consort Xue's expression suddenly change and she walked towards them, she immediately became alert and stared at her intently.
Huo Chengche narrowed his deep eyes dangerously, and subconsciously looked down at the little baby in his arms, who was sleeping soundly, nestled in his arms, with his little head buried in his chest, showing no sign of unease.
When he raised his head again, the cold light in his eyes had dissipated. Looking at Consort Xue, whose face was ashen, he merely raised an eyebrow slightly.
Consort Xue stopped two steps away from Huo Chengche, lowered her voice, and gritted her teeth, "I want you to promise me that no matter who is behind Lin Huang, you will make sure he dies a horrible death!"
Huo Chengche's eyes flashed with surprise as he looked at the hatred flickering in Consort Xue's eyes. Her eyes were wide with anger, and her hatred was deep in her bones. Such deep-seated hatred could not be faked.
Consort Xue spent her entire life in the inner palace, so the only person she could hate so much was someone from the inner palace.
In the harem, apart from the Empress Dowager, Huo Chengche could disregard everyone, including the concubines in the West Palace.
As for the Empress Dowager, she was too busy doting on Niannian. Especially now that he was about to be "turned gay" by Xuandi, the little cutie was his grandmother's lifeline.
Therefore, Huo Chengche did not hesitate at all upon hearing this, and said in a deep and cold voice, "Your Highness, please rest assured. No matter who she is, as long as she dares to touch Nian Nian, I will not let her go. I believe that Father Emperor's love for Nian Nian is the same as mine."
After listening to the young man finish speaking, Consort Xue seemed dissatisfied with his answer. She stared at him intently, her face changing from cold to pale.
Finally, she gave a cold laugh, a laugh filled with gritted teeth and unbearable resentment. She shook her head, her eyes reddening, "No, child, even your father, if he knew it was him, wouldn't dare to kill him!"
Huo Chengche looked into Consort Xue's bloodshot eyes, where the obsessive hatred was clearly visible. Today's Consort Xue was far removed from the shrewd and manipulative woman he remembered.
If it weren't for the little baby in his arms, he would never have bothered with the women in the harem.
So at this moment, Huo Chengche looked at Consort Xue's unusually obsessive appearance, completely clueless, and could only frown in confusion as he looked at her.
At her words, the boy narrowed his eyes, a cold and sharp smile curving his lips. "My father is the emperor of this world. All under heaven are his subjects. In this world, if the emperor wishes someone to die, who dares not to perish? Is he perhaps a god?"
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