Xia Jian was initially quite puzzled about why the Empress Dowager wanted him to come along, but considering that the four children were practically raised by him, he didn't dwell on it too much.
Fine, I'll go. It's not like I have anything to hide anyway.
Meanwhile, An Jiuyue was busy coaxing her little baby, Little Nuonuo, who was at the age of being a little glutton, wanting to try everything he saw.
Just earlier, he had picked a Spicy Fruit in the Microcosm and took a bite of it directly.
Ordinary chili peppers weren't planted in the Microcosm by An Jiuyue, but Spicy Fruits were medicinal plants. She had planted just one shrub that had recently borne a lot of small purple fruits.
No one would have expected that Little Nuonuo would toddle his way over to the Spicy Fruit shrub, pick one, and shove it into his mouth.
