Changyin's eyes lit up when she saw the little baby, and she grabbed Hu Bao and ran over, sweetly calling out, "Sister Niannian!"
The sweet, clear voice calling "Sister Nian Nian" made the little dumpling's heart flutter with joy. Her dimples deepened, and she skipped and hopped over to her.
The little boy ran up to the tiger cub, patted it quietly, and praised it like a little adult.
Then she turned around and said with a long smile, "My fifth brother promised to take me out to play today, do you want to come along?"
Changyin's eyes lit up at the mention of going out to play, but then dimmed again. "But my mother told me before she left that I had to behave well in the palace and not run around like I used to..."
The little boy noticed Changyin's momentary gloom, furrowed his brows, puffed out his cheeks, and said in a childish voice, "Liking to play doesn't mean you're naughty! Niannian likes to play too, but Niannian is a good baby!"
As he spoke, the little boy proudly patted his chest.
Zhuangyou heard this as soon as she dragged Xia Yi over, and couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly.
Zhuangyou naturally knew how mischievous her little darlings were.
Even Xia Yi, who had just started serving the little cutie, witnessed the fighting power of this "well-behaved" little beast in just half a day.
Therefore, upon hearing this, she gasped for breath while inwardly chuckling through gritted teeth.
Changyin chuckled as she looked at the little boy's proud and arrogant expression.
Seeing the little boy's puffed-up face, she quickly said, "But Niannian has a mother, but I don't. When my mother passed away, she said that after I left, I was a big kid and should be quiet."
Changyin smiled sweetly and spoke in a well-behaved and sensible manner.
The little boy was still frowning, wondering why "after losing his mother, a long note can turn him into a big kid."
However, Zhuangyou and Hewan, the senior palace maids, felt a sudden pang of pain in their hearts upon hearing this.
Zhuangyou and Hewan exchanged a glance. Before that, she had stopped the little boy and, as if suddenly remembering something, asked him if he remembered where Xuandi lived, thus diverting the little boy's attention.
He Wan stepped forward, squatted down in front of Xiao Changyin, and said gently, "Princess, Princess Fuying is right. Liking to play doesn't mean being naughty. As long as you listen to the adults and discuss things with the Empress Dowager first, and do it only after the Empress Dowager agrees, then you are a good girl."
“But…” Changyin looked at the kind and gentle Hewan, but couldn’t forget her mother holding her hand tightly, her words weak yet stubborn.
Her mother's expression at that time was etched into her memory forever. It was as if her mother wanted to engrave every word of her mother's words deep in her heart, so that she would remember them for the rest of her life.
He Wan looked at Chang Yin, whose eyelids were lowered and who was clutching the hem of her clothes in distress. She felt even more sorry for her.
“This servant knows that the Princess instructed you that the County Princess, having lost her mother, could become a big child capable of taking care of herself. But at that time, the Princess did not know that the County Princess would return to her maternal grandmother’s side.”
He Wan smiled gently, raised her hand and rubbed Chang Yin's little head, making her look up at her again. She said to her word by word, "With the Empress Dowager here, the county princess doesn't need to rush to grow up. She can still be a carefree child like before."
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