The little baby's sweet voice made Huo Chengche's thin lips curl into a smile. He gently bounced the little baby in his arms and coaxed her softly, "Be a good girl, Niannian. I'll greet my grandmother first."
"Okay!" the little boy replied in a sweet, childish voice, then nestled obediently in Huo Chengche's warm, strong embrace, his bright, dark eyes darting around, looking every bit the good baby.
Huo Chengche smiled faintly. Under everyone's gaze, he met the Empress Dowager's slightly red eyes and quickly stepped forward to bow, saying, "Grandson greets Grandmother."
"Alright, alright, get up, get up!"
How could the Empress Dowager bear to let her most beloved grandson kneel? Before Huo Chengche could even kneel down, the Empress Dowager had already pulled him up and carefully examined him from head to toe.
She observed that Huo Chengche's complexion was acceptable, though he had lost some weight. Perhaps due to his brush with death, his aura was even more aloof, composed, and extraordinary.
The Empress Dowager was both distressed and genuinely pleased. She was overjoyed to see Huo Chengche standing perfectly well before her and quickly asked the imperial physician what he had said.
"Grandmother, the imperial physician said that now that she has woken up, she will be fine after a few days of rest." Huo Chengche stood up, replied gently and earnestly, his tone also meant to coax his grandmother, the Empress Dowager.
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and nodded with a smile, "Good, good! It's good that you're alright. Don't stand, sit down."
As she spoke, the Empress Dowager instructed He Wan to add a stool next to her, and then took Huo Chengche's hand and instructed him, "Since the imperial physician said that you need to rest for a few days, you don't need to come to pay your respects these days. Your grandmother and your father don't need your one or two visits. You can rest assured when you are resting."
"Yes, I will listen to Grandmother." Huo Chengche looked at the Empress Dowager who was busy running around. His usually cold and calm eyes were rippled with emotion, and his usually indifferent face was as gentle and clear as snow melting in early spring.
Soon, He Wan brought over a chair.
However, Huo Chengche did not sit down. His long, narrow eyes were as cold as an abyss as he glanced indifferently at Consort Xue, who was standing to the side in a daze.
Consort Xue met Huo Chengche's gaze and snapped back to reality.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince," Consort Xue quickly suppressed the various emotions in her eyes, smiled gently, and gave a slight curtsy to the Crown Prince.
Even the eldest son of the Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, had to bow and pay respects to a First-Rank Imperial Concubine.
Huo Chengche was too lazy to argue with a woman. He casually looked away and said in a cold voice, "It's good that the Noble Consort remembers that I am the Crown Prince. Please rise, and all the ladies may also rise."
Consort Xue clenched her fists so tightly that she didn't even realize when her nails had dug deep into her flesh.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Consort Xue, but ultimately sided with her beloved grandson, calmly withdrawing her gaze without saying anything.
Also present was Dejiang, who was by Emperor Chongjin's side. Upon seeing this scene, he quickly and cheerfully told the Empress Dowager how the Crown Prince had been "woke up" by the little princess.
Dejiang spoke quickly, and the little boy nestled in Huo Chengche's arms, his little eyebrows furrowed, not quite understanding.
However, before the little girl could figure it out, she was hugged by the Empress Dowager, who kissed and praised her and rewarded her with a mouthful of fragrant fish soup.
The fish soup was so delicious that it melted in your mouth. After taking a bite, the little baby immediately forgot about Dejiang and other things, and quickly hugged the fragrant Empress Dowager like a little puppy, saying in a childish voice, "My beautiful lady, feed me another bite."
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