Min almost fainted when she heard the little baby's cheerful baby voice.
Emperor Chongjin, who was watching this scene from the top seat, was originally full of anger, but now he almost laughed.
If it weren't for the timing, he really wanted to hug this adorable little bundle of joy and give it a good kiss.
What's this called? A wicked woman always has a little girl to torment her.
You pretend to be stupid? No problem, I'll bring a real idiot to annoy you!
Emperor Chongjin felt a strange sense of pride as he watched the little girl quell his anger with just a few words.
"Niannian, your Aunt Min is very smart, of course she can understand, unlike Niannian, who is really silly." Emperor Chongjin smiled kindly, waved to the little baby, and praised her in his tone.
Sure enough, the little dumpling didn't understand at all that Emperor Chongjin had called her a little fool. She happily dimpled, snuggled into Emperor Chongjin's arms, and, with a proud little bear-like expression, shoved the flowers she was carrying into his embrace, saying in her childish voice:
"Godfather, here are some flowers for you. Godmother asked Niannian to bring them over! Godfather, don't be angry. Godmother said that Aunt Min was just joking with her. It's normal for sisters to bicker and argue all the time. It's nothing serious."
The little boy carefully repeated his godmother's words.
Emperor Chongjin naturally recognized Chen Zhixian's tone. He smiled warmly at the first half of the sentence, but immediately stopped smiling when he heard the second half.
Because he knew that Chen Zhixian's purpose in doing this was to curry favor with the Min family.
Judging by the timing, when Chen Zhixian sent the little boy to deliver these words, he had not yet given the order to deal with the Min family.
She didn't believe he would severely punish Min Shi, nor did she believe he could truly protect her. So, before things settled down, she wanted to curry favor with Min Shi so that she would suffer less at Min Shi's hands in the future. That's why she had the little boy deliver these words.
Emperor Chongjin's face turned as black as ink, and he was extremely displeased.
What could be more infuriating for a man than his woman not trusting him?
The little baby in his arms looked at his godfather's sudden change of expression, tilted his head in confusion, and looked at him with his clear, watery eyes rolling around again and again.
Adults are so strange; they cry one minute, laugh the next, and get angry the next.
The meaning in the little boy's eyes was too obvious. Emperor Chongjin choked and his face darkened even more.
As soon as he looked up, he saw Chen Zhixian, who had rushed over upon hearing Emperor Chongjin's decree. When she saw him looking over, she immediately gave him a fawning smile, acting very obsequiously.
Emperor Chongjin's immense anger was also stuck in his throat.
Can he get angry?
He can't!
Because who made her distrust him so much? It was herself!
Emperor Chongjin gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger, letting out a cold snort, and his dislike for Lady Min grew even stronger.
He waved his hand, his cold gaze fixed on Dejiang, who was cowering like a quail to the side. "Take him away now! From this day forward, he shall be confined to his quarters to reflect on his mistakes!"
Dejiang knew that he would be the one to get scolded in the end. While he was curtsying to himself, he thought to himself, "If you're so capable, go after whoever messes with you!" On the other hand, he smiled respectfully and replied with a smile, "Yes," and quickly went over to "invite" Min Shi out.
When Emperor Chongjin glanced at Dejiang's smiling face, he knew that this lackey was definitely cursing him in his heart, and he silently made a deep grudge against him.
"Get out! Let me go!"
Min suddenly pushed Dejiang away, looked up straight at Emperor Chongjin, her eyes gleaming with the last hope, and cried out in tears, "Your Majesty! Cousin, are you really going to punish me for the sake of a subject's daughter, disregarding even the dignity of my aunt, the Empress Dowager!"
She pointed at the little boy, her tone suddenly turning indignant, "She's just a hostage in the capital! If the Prince of Hengchang really valued her, would he have sent her to the capital alone? Even her father doesn't want her anymore, she's just an abandoned orphan! Does the Emperor really think he's going to raise her like a treasure?"
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