Zhuangyou looked amusedly at the little baby speaking in a childish voice, but when she glanced at the palace maids and eunuchs, a sharp glint flashed in her eyes.
However, the palace maids and eunuchs who had just been chasing after the little baby couldn't laugh anymore.
Listening to the little boy's soft, babyish voice clearly recounting what had just happened, and then remembering that Miao'er had already gone to call the Emperor, they immediately sensed that something was wrong.
However, Mu Wanji, who was left behind, did not hear what the little boy said.
After the little boy finished speaking, Mu Wanji finally arrived late.
She saw Zhuangyou holding the little baby and gave a cold smile, looking arrogant.
"I thought it was some unwanted wild child who had run away from the palace. Turns out someone was watching over him? In my opinion, a useless servant who can't even keep an eye on a child should be beaten to death!"
Zhuang You's sharp gaze swept directly at Mu Wanji, filled with murderous intent and as cold as a blade.
When Mu Wanji met Zhuang You's gaze, she couldn't help but feel a jolt in her heart. When she came to her senses, she had unconsciously taken two steps back, her imposing manner completely gone.
Just as Mu Wanji was in a daze, Xia Yi whispered to Zhuang You, "This is Mu Wanji, a third-rank concubine. She entered the palace through the imperial selection before the New Year and has been quite favored by the Emperor these days."
After speaking, Xia Yi thought for a moment and added, "Sister Zhuangyou, this Mu Wanji and Consort Xue have always been at odds. Today, the Xue family was summoned to the palace by the Empress Dowager."
Mu Wanji originally intended to cause trouble for the Xue family, but she mistakenly took the little boy for a Xue family child, which is why she became so aggressive.
"Are you trying to make our little princess accept her bad luck?" Zhuang You sneered, narrowing her eyes with an icy gaze. "She's not worthy. If she dares to bully our little princess, she'll be the one who suffers."
Hearing Zhuang You's words, Xia Yi was intimidated by the sharp aura in them and quickly shut her mouth. Looking at Mu Wanji, who had a haughty expression, she silently lit an incense stick for her in her heart.
Mu Wanji snapped out of her daze and realized with a start that she had been intimidated by a little maid. Her face darkened further. "No wonder this child has no manners at all. It turns out that the dog servant who takes her is completely ignorant of etiquette. He should come and pay his respects to me!"
Mu Wanji believed that her sharp voice would be enough to intimidate Zhuang You.
However, Zhuang You just looked at her coldly, sneered, and said sarcastically, "I've long heard that Consort Wanji is the most favored concubine in the harem. She certainly has quite the airs."
Mu Wanji's face instantly turned gloomy and ugly as she stared intently at Zhuang You. "Insolence!"
Zhuangyou gently patted the little baby in her arms, her voice growing colder, "The Imperial Concubine is the head of the six palaces, and she is kind and friendly to our young master. I thought the harem was full of good people, but I never imagined that the one with the biggest airs in the harem is Consort Wanji."
The little dumpling nestled in Zhuangyou's arms with her little ears perked up, and immediately heard the change in how her older sister Zhuangyou addressed her. She no longer called her "little princess" but "little mistress".
Wouldn't that make Aunt Wanji even more likely to misunderstand that she was a child of the Xue family?
The little boy tilted his head in confusion, looking at Sister Zhuangyou.
The next moment, her little nose suddenly sniffed the air twice, then her dimples sank, her invisible little tail wagged again and again, and her bright black eyes looked towards the back of Mu Wanji.
Mu Wanji didn't take the little boy seriously at all, nor did she care what her actions meant, but Zhuang You and Xia Yi knew all too well.
The two looked behind Mu Wanji at the same time and sure enough, they saw a corner of bright yellow.
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