Huo Chengche looked at the little baby who was opening his mouth and asking to be fed soup in a childish voice, and smiled slightly, giving a brief explanation:
"Perhaps the Taoist priest needs a baby to communicate with the children? After all, the Taoist priest is an adult, and it is difficult for him to communicate with children, so he needs a baby to help him convey his meaning."
Upon hearing this, Xuandi thought: Isn't this the explanation I wanted?
He immediately accepted this explanation as his own and chimed in, "Yes! That's right!"
As he spoke, Xuan Di shot a sharp glare at Luo Dangdang, who was taken aback for a moment before quickly replying, "Oh...yes! You two young masters are truly intelligent! Exactly!"
The three of them were speaking in unison. The Empress Dowager glanced at one, then at the other, and finally pressed her forehead, her face hardening. "So, you're saying any child will do? There are plenty of children in the palace. Niannian is still young, and she's just been frightened..."
"That won't do!" Luo Dangdang immediately became anxious upon hearing the Empress Dowager's words and quickly interrupted her. Without the spiritual dragon energy on this little ancestor's body, how could he, a lowly Taoist priest who hadn't even become a local deity, possibly revive so many children?
Seeing Luo Dangdang's reaction, the Empress Dowager immediately became wary. This was because, before the little girl's accident, several people had shown great interest in her and had tried to take her away under various pretexts.
Luo Dangdang's current appearance is exactly the same as those people before! How could the Empress Dowager not be suspicious?
Upon seeing the Empress Dowager's reaction, Xuandi knew what she was thinking. He was willing to help those children, so...
"It seems Niannian can go to the mountain to play more often from now on. Does Niannian still want to go to the mountain to play?"
Xuan Di, the "best brother in the world," asked his silly little sister, who was only focused on eating, with a nonchalant, wicked smile.
For the little one, the only thing that could distract her even slightly while she was eating was—"I love it! Niannian wants to go to the mountains to play! Niannian can go to the mountains to play often in the future! Yay~"
The little dumpling's soft, sweet voice immediately rang out cheerfully.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager gave her a disapproving look, and also glared at Xuan Di, the instigator—that brat! Little Niannian was eating her soup obediently, but he had to cause trouble for her!
"No!" The Empress Dowager refused sternly, leaving no room for negotiation.
The little dumpling immediately drooped its little ears, and its bright, clear eyes instantly became round and puffy, looking so pitiful and wronged.
With her lips pouting, little Niannian let out a disappointed "Ah" in a childish voice, the last syllable drawn out as long as it could go, a sweet and coquettish tone, clearly waiting for her grandmother to change her mind.
However, the Empress Dowager had just been frightened and hadn't slept all night. Even if the little one cried out a few times, she would never give in.
But the little dumpling also has a "good older brother" named Xuandi.
The boy, who usually watched the show from the sidelines, seemed to be deliberately going against the Empress Dowager this time. He winked at his little boy and coaxed him with a wicked smile, "It's okay, Fifth Brother can secretly take you to play."
"Mmm!" The little dumpling's eyes sparkled as she looked at her fifth brother, and she immediately felt that her fifth brother was simply the best brother in the world!
"Fifth Brother is so good! Niannian likes Fifth Brother the most!" the little dumpling said in a sweet, soft voice. She happily jumped into her fifth brother's arms and gave him a big "kiss".
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