"What do you mean, no..." The Empress Dowager was about to ask further when she suddenly remembered what the little boy had just said. She jumped up, unable to hide her surprise, "You mean, the tiger cub beside Changyin doesn't bark at people anymore?!"
"Yes! Yes! I heard that she suddenly recovered after meeting Princess Fuying. Afterwards, the princess's aunt brought our county princess along, and they are waiting outside to be announced."
Hearing the palace maid's words, the Empress Dowager was so happy that she almost cried. She smiled and choked for a while before nodding repeatedly, "Good, good, good! Quickly, quickly! Tell Changyin and the people from the Hengchang Prince's Mansion to come in quickly and invite me in properly. Do not neglect them!"
As soon as the little dumpling heard that Sister Zhuangyou was coming, she forgot all about Tiger Baby and quickly snuggled into the Empress Dowager's arms, stuffing the sugar bun she was holding into her mouth and chewing rapidly with her cheeks puffed out.
The Empress Dowager raised her hand to wipe away the faint glimmer of tears in her eyes, just in time to feel the movement in her arms.
She looked down and saw the little baby stealing a bite. The baby's round, chubby face and mischievous, watery eyes looked back at her as soon as she glanced at him, and then gave her a bright, sweet, and gentle smile.
This adorable little bundle of milk!
The Empress Dowager's already happy mood became even more joyful. She always felt that after meeting this child, good things would happen one after another. First, the incident of hurting people was just a false alarm, and now Changyin and Hubao, whom she had been worried about for many days, had also improved.
Because of this feeling, the Empress Dowager was even more fond of this suddenly appearing little baby.
Seeing that the little girl's face was covered in crumbs, she reached out and wiped them off for her, her smile kind and joyful. She tapped the tip of her little nose and said, "Little glutton, did you like the sweet buns?"
"Mmm...delicious!" The little baby, whose mouth was stuffed full, made a happy gurgling sound, chewing with great gusto, and then kicked its short little legs contentedly.
The Empress Dowager beamed with joy, cradling the little bundle of milk and asking, "My little darling, your grandmother hasn't asked you yet, which family are you from? How come I've never seen you before?"
Just as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Zhuangyou led Princess Changyin in.
Upon hearing this, Zhuangyou immediately noticed the little baby nestled in the Empress Dowager's arms. She sighed helplessly, stepped forward, curtsied, and smiled gently, "This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager. May Your Majesty be well."
When the little dumpling saw Sister Zhuangyou come in, he quickly chewed a couple of bites and swallowed.
After finishing chewing, the little dumpling turned to look at Zhuangyou, his bright eyes darting around before giving her a radiant, puppy-dog smile. His sweet little voice called out, "Sister Zhuangyou!"
The last syllable of her voice was drawn out, and her coquettish little face made her look like a little rascal caught doing something wrong.
Zhuangyou gently scolded the little boy, then smiled helplessly at the Empress Dowager's questioning gaze and explained, "Your Majesty, please forgive my rudeness. This is the daughter of our Prince Hengchang. Just now, I was distracted and the little princess ran in by herself."
As she spoke, Zhuangyou curtsied again, "It's all because this servant didn't take good care of our little princess. Our little princess is young and is spoiled by the prince and princess at home, so she hasn't been taught any manners. If she has offended the Empress Dowager, I hope Your Majesty will forgive her."
The Empress Dowager smiled and waved her hand, gesturing for He Wan to help Zhuang You up. She added, "Don't be impolite, don't be impolite! This child is clever and adorable; I like her very much!"
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