"Daddy?" The little boy's dark eyes lit up immediately when he heard the word "Daddy".
Huo Chengche's face turned cold upon seeing this. He tightened his arms around the little baby and immediately swept his sharp gaze toward the person in the courtyard. This person was indeed very familiar with Nian Nian and immediately tried to lure her with the image of her father whom she missed the most.
The people in the courtyard could tell that Huo Chengche was about to speak up to stop them, so they quickly spoke up first, "Niannian, come quickly! Don't keep your father waiting and making us anxious!"
Huo Chengche narrowed his eyes and hugged the little baby tighter, "Niannian..."
"Hmph, you're not some bearded old man! Niannian isn't some silly little baby who would go with a stranger! Niannian is the smartest, she won't go with you! Hmph!"
Before Huo Chengche could say anything, the little boy's sweet, childish voice choked him back.
The man in the courtyard froze on his smile, clearly not expecting the little boy who had been perfectly fine just moments before to suddenly expose him. For a moment, he still held onto a sliver of hope, "What are you saying, Niannian? Don't you recognize your uncle?"
"Niannian knows the bearded uncle, but she doesn't know you!" The little dumpling pouted and continued to expose him in her childish voice:
"Don't think that just because you look like Uncle Long Beard, Nian Nian will think you are him. Uncle Long Beard never calls Nian Nian 'Nian Nian,' and your aura is different from his! Also! I don't see Uncle Long Beard's aura around you at all—uh uh!"
Before the little girl could finish speaking, Zhuangyou quickly covered her mouth.
In an instant, all eyes that had been focused on the little baby turned to Zhuangyou.
Zhuangyou suddenly felt like she was about to be pierced through by these questioning and probing gazes.
She gave an awkward laugh, glared at the little tyrant, and said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "The little princess promised the prince and Master Yeji that she would not reveal 'heavenly secrets' casually."
These words naturally reached everyone's ears.
Upon hearing Zhuang You's words, everyone realized that the identity of this little cutie, the lucky star, had been personally confirmed by the Grand Preceptor of the Night Realm! And she really could see the "secrets of heaven"?!
In an instant, everyone's gaze towards the little boy turned to one of awe, as if he were sacred and unworthy of desecration.
However, the little dumpling, oblivious to her surroundings, was stunned for a moment after hearing what Sister Zhuangyou said before realizing what she meant. She pouted and said in a childish voice, "Okay..."
Looking at the little boy's reaction, Huo Chengche realized that the "secret of heaven" that Zhuang You mentioned was probably not the same thing as the "secret of heaven" they thought it was.
He gave him a deep look, then ordered Gu Ran, the guard holding the man in the courtyard, "Take him to Father Emperor."
"Yes." Gu Ran obeyed the order and pulled the dumbfounded person out.
However, there was a little girl tied up in the courtyard. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be... Lady Fende?!
Consort Xue stared in disbelief at the man who looked exactly like the Grand Preceptor of the Night Extremity Kingdom. Only after he was taken away did she come to her senses and look at Huo Chengche, "Your Highness, what's going on?"
Just now, a eunuch came to report that the guard who was escorting the people, Gu Ran, was one of Huo Chengche's men. He showed the Crown Prince's token and said that he was acting on the Crown Prince's orders, which is why the gatekeepers let them in.
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