The Empress Dowager looked at her puzzled grandson and, thinking of Princess Linhuang's actions today, snorted coldly.
"She's trying to curry favor with that lady of the Qin family! No matter how you look at it, it's all Qin Zhuangshi and Qin Raorao's fault today. If she makes this trip and pins all the blame on the three children, how grateful will Qin Zhuangshi be to her?"
She couldn't possibly befriend the Crown Prince Huo Chengche, but if she could win over the Qin family, the maternal clan of the Crown Prince, and marry her daughter into the Qin family in the future, it would be a very profitable deal!
After hearing the Empress Dowager's explanation, Huo Chengche instantly understood Princess Linhuang's intentions and couldn't help but sneer, feeling utterly disgusted.
He calculated the time and figured that Princess Linhuang should have already left Shouci Palace. He turned and gave the little eunuch guarding the door a wink.
Huo Chengche did not deliberately avoid the Empress Dowager, so she naturally saw this scene.
He turned back to meet the Empress Dowager's questioning gaze and replied, "It just so happens that I encountered something today that is also related to my aunt, Linhuang."
"Hmm? What is it?"
The Empress Dowager had just begun to ask her question when Emperor Chongjin's voice came from outside:
"What, the house you demolished with that tiger today turned out to be from Linhuang?"
Huo Chengche was genuinely taken aback when he first heard Emperor Chongjin's voice, but upon closer listening, he couldn't discern any emotion in it.
He got up and looked, and saw Emperor Chongjin walk in expressionlessly, his face still showing no emotion.
"Godfather!" The little boy greeted Emperor Chongjin obediently as soon as he saw him enter.
So, Emperor Chongjin turned around the screen and saw his mother with a puzzled look, his son with a calm and monk-like expression, and a little baby with a sweet and cheerful smile who looked at him with starry eyes.
Would Emperor Chongjin prefer his son who always had a cold expression?
He glanced coldly at his son, walked straight past, and met the little girl's obedient smiling face. He immediately smiled and reached out to gently pinch her little nose. "Hmm, Niannian is still the best!"
It means the son is being naughty.
Huo Chengche understood his father's unspoken meaning, smiled helplessly, and looked up, unsurprisingly meeting Emperor Chongjin's inscrutable and profound gaze.
"Your subject greets Your Majesty." Huo Chengche remained calm and composed as he bowed in greeting.
Looking at his remarkably composed son, Emperor Chongjin felt that Huo Chengche had truly grown up since his illness, to the point that even he, as his father, could hardly understand him.
However, as the son grows up, the father soon gets old.
Emperor Chongjin touched his still handsome old face and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
"Your Majesty, what did you say? When did Che'er ever have someone demolish the house? How come I didn't know?"
The Empress Dowager was filled with curiosity, clearly having been delayed by Princess Linhuang and unaware that the "heroic feat" of her beloved grandson had already spread far and wide.
"Heh," Emperor Chongjin sneered, glancing at his son, whom even he didn't know was genuinely fooling around or deliberately fooling around. He picked up his tea, took a sip to cool down, and then said to the Empress Dowager in a low voice, "You should let your good grandson tell you."
As he spoke, Emperor Chongjin considerately took the teacup from the Empress Dowager's hand to prevent her from spitting it out while listening, which would be a minor matter if she did, but it would be a serious problem if she choked.
Huo Chengche looked at his loving grandmother with a puzzled expression, unsure of how to "tactfully" begin. So, he glanced at the little boy.
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