The little baby was overjoyed after being fed a big mouthful of fresh snake soup. His dimples deepened, his watery eyes sparkled, and he snuggled into his fifth brother's arms, tilting his head back and speaking in a childish voice.
Xuan Di glanced indifferently at the frozen Daoist Guang Yi, his icy eyes narrowing slightly as he gave him a deep look.
The anger on Master Guangyi's face instantly turned into panic. He was startled by Xuandi's deep gaze and his eyes flashed.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Chongjin saw this look and looked in the direction of the gaze, only to see Xuandi picking up his own chubby little baby. There was nothing special about it, and they didn't know why Daoist Guangyi would react this way.
However, Huo Chengche looked at Daoist Guangyi's appearance, and then at Xuandi who was holding the baby and talking, his narrow eyes deepened.
He guessed that what Guangyi was most wary of was... Hengchang!
Upon closer reflection, Hengchang, the Prince of Hengchang, and the Prince of Hengchang's Mansion are truly enigmatic entities.
"This, this person is..." Master Guangyi met the gazes of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Chongjin, and immediately realized that he had lost his composure. He gave a stiff smile and quickly asked, trying to appear calm.
The little boy, hearing someone he didn't recognize, stared intently at them with his bright black eyes and introduced them in his childish voice, "This is my fifth brother! I'm Niannian, who are you?"
Just as Huo Chengche had expected, although Daoist Guangyi had never seen the little boy before, upon hearing his words, his expression immediately became even more respectful, and he became quite reserved.
"So it is Princess Fuying. In response to the princess, I am a Taoist priest in the Imperial Preceptor Temple, and my name is 'Guangyi'."
The dignified prospective national advisor, the great master of the National Advisor Temple, actually smiled and replied to a little baby with a hint of eager flattery.
The Taoist priests in the Imperial Preceptor Temple are the kind of people who don't even respect princes and princesses.
The Empress Dowager and Emperor Chongjin immediately noticed something amiss and simultaneously looked at the brother and sister, Xuandi and Xiaochanian.
Seeing that his father and grandmother had already noticed something, Huo Chengche was unsure whether this was good or bad for Niannian. Without hesitation, he chose the safest course of action.
"It seems that the National Preceptor's Temple and the Grand Preceptor have been connected all these years. Yesterday, I ran into National Preceptor Changxu with Nian Nian, and he kept calling her 'Little Martial Aunt'." Huo Chengche suddenly interjected.
Hmm? Junior, Junior Aunt?! Senior Brother Changxu calls her Junior Aunt, could it be... could it be that this little cutie is actually a disciple of Grandmaster Yeji?!
Master Guangyi was immediately shocked, his astonishment mixed with subconscious respect as he looked at the little boy for confirmation.
However, halfway through, his gaze was first captured by Huo Chengche's deep, dark eyes.
Huo Chengche was obviously talking nonsense. Yesterday, when the Grand Preceptor Changxu saw the little boy, although his attitude was intriguing, he did not call him "Little Martial Aunt".
Huo Chengche caught Guangyi's gaze, his dark eyes narrowing slightly with a threatening look, subtly warning him.
Guangyi was jolted awake and immediately realized that his drastic change in attitude had aroused suspicion from the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and that the Crown Prince had said this to avoid such suspicion.
Seeing that Guangyi understood his look and obediently cooperated, Huo Chengche withdrew his gaze, then subtly gave Xuandi a wink, his words carrying a hidden implication:
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