Tong Youlin stumbled as he was pushed. This eight-foot-tall man looked at Liang Sheng's thin, frail body and felt, for some reason, as if he had been deceived.
He stared blankly at the seemingly harmonious emperor and his minister, and sighed inwardly. Indeed, no one knows a son better than... cough, no, no one knows a minister better than the emperor. The future emperor could see through the facade of a good official at a glance.
He glanced at Liang Sheng's ridiculously obsequious smile and couldn't help but click his tongue inwardly. How could someone be a high-ranking official? Even with such a high position, he had no airs and was willing to lower himself. That's why the tense atmosphere just now eased up immediately.
So, just as Tong Youlin was praising a certain "upright and virtuous official" to the skies in his heart, Huo Chengche glanced at him with great disdain, then looked away without looking at him, and snorted coldly.
"Alright, Lord Liang, instead of wasting your time talking nonsense, why don't you hurry up and find someone to get rid of this snake? Otherwise, the task of driving away the snake will still fall on the shoulders of your Jingzhao Prefecture."
Liang Sheng's smile vanished instantly. He looked miserable, sighed in distress, and felt a chill run through him. The climate in the capital was dry, and there were no miasma forests. No one in the capital had ever seen such a large venomous python. Where could they find someone who would chase them away?
Suddenly, Liang Sheng's gaze fell on the adorable little baby in the boy's arms.
Although he was a little dazed from the fright, he vaguely remembered that this little rascal could chase snakes!
Liang Sheng's small, triangular eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light as he stared intently at the little baby, as if he had seen a savior.
The little boy blinked his dark eyes twice, clearly understanding Liang Sheng's meaning from his gaze.
She pouted her soft little lips, looked up at her prince brother, and said in a childish voice, "Niannian can help the uncles chase away snakes, so why won't prince brother let Niannian... umm!"
Before the little boy could finish speaking, his head was pressed against the boy's chest by the boy's hand, and the rest of his words were blocked from his mouth.
Huo Chengche's sharp, blade-like gaze swept over Liang Sheng, who shuddered and quickly averted his eyes, too terrified to look any longer.
This time, Huo Chengche didn't let Liang Sheng off so easily. Instead, he gave him a deep look, his eyes filled with murderous intent that made Liang Sheng's scalp tingle and he almost collapsed to his knees before Huo Chengche mercifully withdrew his gaze.
"Niannian, be good. The rest is for adults. It's too dangerous for a little baby to do. Niannian just said you're a good baby, right? Now, the good little baby should go home and let your godfather and great-grandmother know you're safe."
Huo Chengche raised the hand that was pressing down on a fluffy little head, looked down at the puffed-up little baby in his arms, chuckled, and gently pinched her pink cheek, saying softly.
Liang Sheng, who was standing to the side, wiped away a cold sweat after surviving the ordeal. Unlike Tong Youlin, who was a simpleton and couldn't understand the meaning behind Huo Chengche's words, he was different.
Upon hearing Huo Chengche's words, he knew that Huo Chengche did not want the little boy to do this dangerous thing. At the same time, this shrewd man also clearly sensed the murderous intent that the boy had just unleashed. It was cold and sharp, and definitely not just a joke to scare people.
Liang Sheng shrank his neck, shivered, and dared not mention again the matter of sending the little boy to drive away the snake.
But little babies aren't silly little ones who believe everything adults say.
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