However, at this moment, Consort Xue was staring intently at the young man in front of her.
Seeing that Huo Chengche and his servant were completely ignoring him, she gripped Li'er's hand even tighter, causing Li'er to almost cry out in pain.
In fact, Consort Xue did not intend to pinch Li'er. After Li'er shuddered violently in pain, Consort Xue suddenly came to her senses, realized that she had lost her composure, and quickly let go of her hand.
After this incident, Consort Xue quickly regained her composure. She glanced at Cheng Yilan, composed herself, and, holding Li'er's hand, gracefully walked between Huo Chengche and Cheng Yilan, giving Huo Chengche a slight curtsy.
"Your Highness, may you be well," Consort Xue said, rising after the ceremony. She then glanced at Cheng Yilan with feigned surprise before turning to Huo Chengche and asking, "What has Yilan done to offend Your Highness, that has provoked such a great anger?"
Huo Chengche's deep eyes glanced at Consort Xue, then he gently patted the little baby nestled on his shoulder. "Niannian, call Consort Xue auntie."
The little dumpling was still pouting, his chubby face still showing unhappiness. He was wrapped around his older brother's neck, looking like a spoiled little boy who had been wronged.
However, after hearing what her elder brother, the Crown Prince, said, she obediently turned to look at Consort Xue and called out in a childish voice, "Hello, Consort Xue Auntie."
Consort Xue was so focused on Huo Chengche that she didn't notice he was holding the little baby in his arms.
Seeing how dependent Niannian was on Huo Chengche, Consort Xue's eyes flashed, and her hands, which were clasped together in her sleeves, tightened even more.
However, she still smiled gently, and as soon as the little boy finished speaking in his sweet, childish voice, she immediately responded affectionately, "Yes!"
Seeing the little boy's puffed-up, unhappy face, Consort Xue's expression darkened. She had a general idea of why Cheng Yilan had angered Huo Chengche. When she glanced at Cheng Yilan out of the corner of her eye, her expression immediately turned stern and displeased.
She had told the maid countless times, openly and secretly, that she should get close to this little princess from Hengchang! And what did she do?! Instead of getting close to Niannian, she completely offended her? Truly, she's more trouble than she's worth!
Cheng Yilan had been watching Consort Xue closely. When she felt Consort Xue's gaze, her body trembled slightly, her head lowered even further, and she sobbed softly.
Huo Chengche glanced at Consort Xue, bounced the soft little baby in his arms, and coaxed gently, "Niannian, this older sister is under the care of your Consort Aunt. If Niannian is angry, you can complain to Consort Aunt. With the Crown Prince here, your Consort Aunt won't be biased."
Upon hearing this, Consort Xue immediately retorted, "What are you saying, Your Highness? Even if Your Highness were not here, I would still handle this matter impartially and without bias."
The little boy ignored all the adults' flowery language as nonsense.
When it comes to tattling, it's a piece of cake for the little dumpling. She's been tattling on her naughty fifth brother since she was little, and her little mouth has been trained long ago.
Upon hearing her brother's words, she immediately pouted, put on a stern face, and began to complain in a childish voice, "That older sister is so mean! She clearly doesn't like Niannian, but she insists that she likes her a lot, but Niannian isn't blind! Niannian told her not to lie, but she said Niannian was talking nonsense!"
The little dumpling's lips were pouting so high, she looked so wronged!
But as soon as the little boy finished speaking, Cheng Yilan immediately raised her head, tears streaming down her face, sobbing and wailing, "No! No! This humble woman truly loves the little princess, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine, this humble woman absolutely does not dislike the little princess!"
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