Huo Chengche gave a wry smile. Sure enough, after spending a few more days with Xuan Di, he could even get used to the fact that Xuan Di often ends up hurting himself.
He had no time to care about any profound truths now. His slender fingers gently stroked the top of the little dumpling's head, tenderly stroking the soft, fluffy hair, then running down to massage her neck and back, coaxing her gently in a soft voice—he couldn't be more patient.
"Alright, alright, Niannian, don't be angry anymore, okay? Crown Prince Brother misspoke, Crown Prince Brother will never say that again! Crown Prince Brother loves Niannian the most, Fifth Brother is a big bad guy!"
"Uh-huh!"
The little dumpling responded earnestly and confidently with a couple of sentences, and finally, pouting, forgave the prince for saying the wrong thing. She then snuggled into his arms, rolled over her full little belly, and let the prince pat her.
The little dumpling dislikes having her belly touched by others, except for those she likes! For example, her prince brother, her sister Zhuangyou, and her wet nurse.
Huo Chengche's slender fingers, with slight calluses, gently circled her lower abdomen, making the little dumpling kick her short legs in pleasure.
The young man smiled indulgently.
Xuandi was furious looking at his stupid, ungrateful little wretch.
When the Empress Dowager saw this, her eyes were almost brimming with tears of emotion. She quickly said, "That's right. How old is Niannian? She's just a three-year-old baby. You haven't even turned fourteen yet and haven't been engaged. How can you say there's a difference between boys and girls? Which brother hasn't slept with his sister before?"
Xuan Di stared at the Empress Dowager, who was blatantly lying, with a dark expression. His cool voice rang out, "Your brother even slept with his sister?" Did she think he was a fool?
The Empress Dowager's smile faltered, and she glared sharply at Xuan Di. "When adults are speaking, children shouldn't interrupt!"
Xuan Di: ? ?
A little child? Him?
Hearing his grandmother's words, Huo Chengche turned to look at Xuan Di and couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xuan Di's astonished and thunderstruck expression.
This sneer snapped Xuandi back to reality, filled with shame and indignation. He angrily exclaimed, "Empress Dowager..."
Huo Chengche added casually, "The Fifth Young Master is still young. You shouldn't meddle in adult matters."
Xuan Di withdrew his angry gaze and looked at Huo Chengche in disbelief. "I'm young? Huo Chengche, do you think you're older than me?!"
He is definitely older than all eighteen generations of their Huo family ancestors combined!
Xuan Di had never suffered such a "humiliation" in his life. Ever since he came to the capital and met this little prince who appeared out of nowhere, he had been thoroughly humiliated!
But that's not all.
For example, no matter how furious Xuandi was, the Empress Dowager didn't even glance at him, and even gave a perfunctory "yes, yes" in order to keep the conversation going.
Then, she quickly said to her eldest grandson, "I invited the Imperial Advisor to calculate today, and it was found that your birth charts and Niannian's are extremely compatible. Staying together will surely bring you peace and prosperity! The Fifth Prince will also be returning to Hengchang in a couple of days, so he naturally cannot stay with Niannian all the time. Therefore, you should help Niannian get used to being with you as soon as possible."
Her words were reasonable and well-founded, as if she was afraid her eldest grandson would disagree.
Little did the Empress Dowager know that Huo Chengche was no longer the clean and upright young man she remembered. He was hiding a bellyful of wicked schemes and was secretly enjoying himself.
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