Huo Chengche looked at the frozen smile on Princess Linhuang's face, curled his lips into a sneer, and gave the little baby in his arms a praising look, who was still unaware of the "great deed" he had done.
Amidst her silly, cheerful smile, she said with a sneer, "Yes, Aunt, the Empress Dowager has always been kind to you. And since you also like children, why don't you bring Fende to the palace to have dinner with the Empress Dowager after you take him in? There will be children playing around during the meal. Wouldn't that be perfect?"
Wenlian and Changyin, the two little bundles of joy, looked up at Huo Chengche with some reluctance as they listened to his words, but dared not contradict their dignified elder brother, the crown prince.
Although Princess Linhuang managed to appease the little ones, she never gave them a second glance. They didn't like this aunt who never gave them a kind look, and they didn't want to eat with her every day!
However, was Huo Chengche really willing? Of course not. The reason he said that was because he knew his aunt too well.
Princess Linhuang's "filial piety" towards the Empress Dowager has always been rather perfunctory. She never visits Shouci Palace or spends more time talking to the Empress Dowager unless there is something important to do. Making her go to the palace every day to dine and chat with the Empress Dowager, whom she sees as an "old hag," is practically a punishment for her.
Princess Linhuang's expression changed repeatedly, and she could no longer maintain her smile. She glanced at Huo Chengche, her chest heaving.
"Che'er, your aunt is an elder, and she is talking to Niannian. Why are you interrupting?" Princess Linhuang said angrily, using her status as an elder to intimidate her.
Should we resort to force?
"Heh." Huo Chengche chuckled, his long, narrow eyes casually landing on Princess Linhuang.
"What...what do you want to do?!" Princess Linhuang shuddered when she met Huo Chengche's sharp and piercing gaze, a chill creeping up from the soles of her feet.
The young man's deep eyes darted around, and with a cold laugh, he slightly raised his long, slender fingers, and immediately a eunuch stepped forward and grabbed the persistent Princess Linhuang.
"Huo Chengche! I am your aunt! What do you want to do!" Princess Linhuang, who had been pulled away, panicked completely and shouted sharply. However, the rough and merciless force of the eunuch on her shoulder was like a bucket of cold water being poured on her body, chilling her to the bone and filling her with fear.
Hearing Princess Linhuang's threat, Huo Chengche chuckled dismissively, picked up the little baby, and headed towards Shouci Palace. As he passed Princess Linhuang, he didn't even glance at her, only coldly uttering his words:
"Aunt, you seem to have forgotten that I am the legitimate son of your elder brother. It is not your place, as a concubine's aunt, to act as an elder in front of me. Since you are not satisfied with being treated with proper etiquette, then let's proceed according to the rules."
The boy's cold voice slammed into Princess Linhuang's head, while the eunuch holding her showed no mercy.
Only when the prince's entourage was out of sight did the young eunuch release her, leaving behind a cold "Your Highness, I have offended you," before immediately jogging after him.
Princess Linhuang's face was extremely ugly, her face twisted with anger and humiliation, until a furious scream rang out, and the maids around her also suffered the consequences.
Hua Xiao watched this scene with a strange light in her eyes. Looking at Princess Linhuang, who was furiously beating up the maids and was now deflated, a strange expression suddenly bloomed on her pale face, with a chilling smile.
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