The little boy met the Empress Dowager's loving gaze, thought about it seriously for a moment, and then said in his childish voice, "Because a real rogue doesn't just talk the talk but walk the walk!"
The little girl mimicked the tone of an adult teaching her, saying with great seriousness, "That older brother just kept talking, but he didn't do anything. A real scoundrel, on the other hand, would start tearing off that older sister's clothes while talking, just like Daddy did to Mommy."
Just like how Father treats Mother...
The little baby's soft, sweet voice lingered in everyone's ears.
The adults in the courtyard were stunned, speechless. Zhuangyou covered her face, wishing she could just leave this little darling there and let whoever wanted her take her.
"Cough cough cough..." Emperor Chongjin choked on a mouthful of strong tea, coughing uncontrollably, finally breaking the sudden eerie silence.
Dejiang quickly closed his wide-open mouth in astonishment and hurriedly tried to help Emperor Chongjin catch his breath.
Emperor Chongjin coughed several times, finally recovering from the shock of nearly choking to death.
He cursed inwardly, "What kind of nonsense has that old bastard been showing Nian Nian all day long! He's so old, with five sons already, it's not like he's a new father, can't he be a little more careful!"
Emperor Chongjin spoke through gritted teeth, and even the Empress Dowager covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, unable to stop laughing. She even picked up a teacup to hide her barely concealed face.
"Your Majesty, how did the Prince of Hengchang's wife come to be? Was she forcibly taken?" The Empress Dowager suppressed a laugh and asked Emperor Chongjin seriously.
Emperor Chongjin would never gossip about how someone else's wife came to be.
Of course not!
However, after listening to the little boy's scattered words after entering the palace, and thinking about it seriously, he felt that it was indeed possible. Otherwise, how could the Prince of Hengchang, a dignified prince, act like a hooligan when sleeping with his wife?
As for the little boy who had just exposed the Prince of Hengchang's secrets, he was now looking at the adults laughing in a daze, tilting his head in confusion, his clear, watery eyes filled with bewilderment, looking up at Huo Chengche with a faint smile and helplessness, "Crown Prince, what are you laughing at?"
Huo Chengche was extremely helpless. He bounced the little boy around and said, "It's nothing. The adult world is something Niannian doesn't need to understand."
The little boy let out a soft "humph" in his babyish voice as he listened to Huo Chengche's perfunctory coaxing, then buried his head in his arms to express his dissatisfaction.
Huo Chengche resignedly coaxed the cuddly little bundle in his arms. Even when the little one was angry, he was soft and adorable, making him irresistible.
Emperor Chongjin's laughter finally ended with an extremely serious, light cough.
The shadow guard who went to search the neighboring house returned quickly. After whispering a few words in Emperor Chongjin's ear, he reported back to Huo Chengche as Emperor Chongjin had instructed.
Emperor Chongjin looked coldly at the man and said, "Tell me your name, official position, family background, and relatives by marriage in Chenghan Kingdom."
Faced with Emperor Chongjin's cold question, the man shrugged and smiled casually, "Your Majesty, have you laughed enough? Why don't you laugh a little longer? I'm not in a hurry. If you're in a better mood, I might suffer less."
Emperor Chongjin narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man who could still banter with him. "I think you're just eager to suffer more."
After speaking, Emperor Chongjin gave a cold glance to the shadow guards behind him.
The shadow guard understood and stepped forward to teach this unruly man a lesson.
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