The little baby was crying so hard he could barely breathe, tears streaming down his face. His little body trembled with fear as he snuggled into Huo Chengche's arms. It was terrifying for the little one.
Huo Chengche was startled by the little girl's sudden terror. He frowned and forgot all about lecturing her. He hugged the little girl, who was snuggling into his arms, and gently patted her trembling little body, soothing her in a deep voice, "Niannian, don't be afraid. With your Crown Prince brother here, who would dare to take you away?"
"But, but over there, waaaah..." The little dumpling hugged the prince's neck tightly in fear, his little eyes darting over there timidly before he immediately whimpered and shrank back, snuggling even closer into the prince's arms.
Huo Chengche frowned, holding his little baby tightly with heartache. Feeling her small body trembling slightly, his anger surged up.
Who is it now?! Will this ever end?!
At this moment, Huo Chengche's anger had reached its peak. His eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his sharp gaze swept directly in the direction the little boy was pointing.
Without a doubt, if someone similar to Princess Linhuang, Cheng Wenli and his daughter, or the Grand Preceptor Changxu were to appear at this moment, he would immediately have them arrested without any polite negotiation, and dragged them directly to the Inner Court for severe torture!
However, when Huo Chengche glanced around and saw Hua Xiao standing timidly under the tree looking at them, his murderous aura suddenly stopped.
He wouldn't go so far as to kill a young girl.
At this moment, Hua Xiao's palms were also covered in cold sweat. A cool breeze blew, and she couldn't help but shiver.
She knew the little one was always perceptive, but she always forgot how perceptive she was. She had only glanced at her once, and the baby had looked right back at her without warning, catching her off guard and leaving her no time to look away.
Hua Xiao clutched the handkerchief tightly, her heart pounding wildly. She tried her best to hide her panic, revealing her usual timid and weak gaze before quickly averting it. She lowered her head, her eyes still darting around in lingering fear, full of guilt.
Huo Chengche looked at the little girl in the shadows, his brows furrowed, his displeasure evident even without his murderous intent. "What is she doing standing there?"
Hearing Huo Chengche's deep and cold voice, Hua Xiao felt as if her heart had fallen into an ice cellar. She couldn't help but feel a chill run through her body, and she shivered slightly.
Hua Xiao panicked. Before anyone could say anything, she knelt down with a thud, stammering an explanation, "I...I just got here. I...I was passing by...I...I saw...I saw the Princess, so I ran away, I was scared..."
The flustered girl stammered an explanation while frantically trying to guess whether His Highness the Crown Prince had seen the look in her eyes. What should she do? A deep fear gripped her.
But Hua Xiao was overthinking it. If Huo Chengche had really seen the look in Hua Xiao's eyes when she frightened the little boy, she would have already been dragged into the Inner Court and killed by Huo Chengche's orders. What would she have left to argue about here?
However, Huo Chengche didn't see that even if Hua Xiao immediately put on a perfect act, Huo Chengche wouldn't give her a kind lookâshe scared Niannian!
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