Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 113: Li Shimin is furious, the little cotton-padded jacket is so windproof!

"I never thought there would be such a way to make ice. This is really... really..."

He smiled bitterly and didn't know what to say.

How come Kuan'er's brain is so weird that he can even think of knocking on the door like this?

"Father, Emperor, Mother!!"

Just then, a familiar milky voice was heard.

Xiao Sizi opened the door of the ice room, and Princess Changle followed her with a portion of sweet and sour pork ribs in her hand.

The plate of sweet and sour pork ribs was half empty. Looking at the food residue in little Sizi's mouth, I guess she had eaten it on the way.

This was indeed the case. On the way, Xiao Sizi met the guards of the King of Chu's Palace who were returning with sweet and sour pork ribs to apologize, and he ate a lot of sweet and sour pork ribs on the way.

"Little Sizi is back, come here, come quickly, let father hug you."

Li Shimin's face was full of smiles. He was always like this. Whenever he saw Xiao Sizi, he would smile involuntarily.

It seemed that there were countless troubles in the world, and as long as he saw his precious daughter Xiao Sizi, all of them would be solved.

He opened his arms and motioned little Sizi to come over.

However, Little Sizi put his hands on his hips and pouted, saying angrily, "Father, when Sizi was not around, did you say bad things about my second brother again?"

this…….
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked at each other and found it difficult to speak.

Little Sizi stamped his feet, pouted and said angrily, "Damn it, Father, you promised me that I wouldn't be mad at my second brother! If you're mad at my second brother, then I'll be mad at you, Father, and won't let you hug me! Humph~ You're going to drive me crazy."

Little Sizi turned around proudly.

As her second brother, she would not allow anyone to insult him or do anything else that would be unfavorable to him, not even her father, the emperor, or her mother.

"Uh... Little Sizi, father didn't mean it. Now that father knows his mistake, he has already apologized to Master Qin. If you don't believe me, father can apologize to Master Qin in person."

Although it is a headache that the little cotton jacket is leaking air, Xiao Sizi is right about this matter.

He is wrong.

Based on emotion and reason.

No one should doubt Qin Changye.

"Father, Sizi doesn't believe it!!"

"You promised Sizi that you wouldn't be angry with my second brother, but you still asked me even though you knew the answer. Sizi is angry and furious!"

Little Sizi had a look of anger on her face.

Li Shimin said with a headache: "Then, little Sizi, what do you think father should do to get your forgiveness?"

Li Shimin felt really uncomfortable because his precious daughter was angry with him. His daughter's addiction had come back, and if he didn't hug his lovely daughter, he would be miserable today.

"Little Sizi, father didn't mean it. How about...you should just forgive him."

Princess Changle stepped forward and said.

Li Shimin couldn't help but give Changle a thumbs up. She is indeed the eldest daughter. This cotton-padded jacket is airtight and really wins my heart.

Normally, Princess Changle's words were very effective, because Xiao Sizi listened to her very much. But today, since it was about the King of Chu, she was still stubborn and covered her ears, saying, "I won't listen! Unless Father closes his eyes for a while!"

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he asked expectantly, "As long as Father closes his ears, will it be enough? Will you forgive Father?"

He didn't think about what Xiao Sizi would do. Instead, he focused on whether Xiao Sizi could forgive him.
It must be said that this is the nature of being a daughter-slave.

Even an emperor, if he suffers from the syndrome of being a daughter slave, is no exception, just like ordinary people.

"That's right! All you need to do is close your eyes for a while."

The little Sizi baby nodded, his two ponytails swaying in the wind, looking quite childish.

"Hahaha, great! Then father will shut up. Come on, little Sizi, you can do whatever you want as long as you can forgive father!"

Li Shimin closed his eyes without any worries.

In his opinion, his daughter just wanted to doodle on his face, or pinch his nose or something, it didn't matter, he just asked the little girl to forgive him.

With his eyes closed, Li Shimin could only rely on his hearing and sense of smell to sense his surroundings.

Long wait.

I didn't notice any movement, but instead a faint fragrance drifted into my nose.

This should be the sweet and sour pork ribs on the table. It smells so good that I want to try it.

"Father, ah~open your mouth."

Li Shimin opened his mouth.

The next moment, a piece of pork ribs was put into the mouth.

Ok?
Ribs.

How could it be spare ribs?

I had offended the second brother who was the most sacred person in Xiao Sizi's heart. I thought I would be punished, but why was it pork ribs?!
Li Shimin was stunned.

I bit it subconsciously, it smells so good~
"Father, hehe, you can open your eyes now."

Li Shimin opened his eyes and found that the ribs were what Xiao Sizi had fed him. He asked in confusion, "Xiao Sizi, what are you doing..."

He doesn't understand.

Not to mention him, even Princess Changle and Empress Changsun were extremely puzzled.

Little Sizi was clever and quirky, with his hands on his hips, and said proudly, "Hehe, this is the sweet and sour pork ribs that Sizi specially prepared. It belongs to Sizi, and if you eat Sizi's sweet and sour pork ribs, then you are Sizi's person."

"Hehe~ Father didn't owe Sizi anything before, we only had a verbal agreement. Now Father owes Sizi something delicious. If you want to repay the favor, Sizi doesn't want delicious food, but Father doesn't want to be angry with Second Brother or say bad things about Second Brother."

This….
Such a ridiculous motive?
Li Shimin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Empress Changsun smiled helplessly and said unhappily: "Little Sizi, you kid..."

"Alas, mother, Sizi has no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure. Father, can you agree to Sizi's request? Just for the sake of that big piece of spareribs, that piece of spareribs!"

At this point, Little Sizi leaned close to Li Shimin's ear and whispered softly, "Tell you a secret, Father. This is the biggest and meatiest piece of the whole plate of sweet and sour pork ribs. My sister didn't even get to eat this piece. Sizi specially left it for you."

After saying that, Xiao Sizi hugged Li Shimin's big hand and shook it continuously.

"Please forgive me, Father. Please forgive my second brother. He is a really good person and would never do anything bad."

Li Shimin's heart melted immediately at this coquettish attack.

She immediately smiled like an auntie.

"Okay, okay, father promises you! In fact, this matter is all father's fault from beginning to end."

"Father will never doubt or be angry with Master Qin again, little Sizi, you can rest assured."

After hearing this and looking at Li Shimin's serious eyes, Xiao Sizi believed it.

It doesn't mean to believe it easily.

Rather, she judged her father to be trustworthy based on her knowledge of her "origins".

"Great! Father is right, hehe, second brother is never wrong, and any mistakes are only father's!!"

Little Sizi fell into a frenzy.

Li Shimin:...

On the other hand, Li Shimin was a little hurt.

This little cotton jacket is leaking air too much, isn't it?

It's outrageous!
"Qin Wenyuan", I cannot coexist with you, I cannot coexist with you!

Li Shimin gritted his teeth.

at this time.

The ice room is too cold, and if not handled properly, the sweet and sour spare ribs will get cold quickly.

They were all in the ice house, what else could I do? I could only leave.

In addition, Li Shimin had already promised, so Xiao Sizi prepared to leave.

"That... little Sizi."

Li Shimin stopped Xiao Sizi who was about to leave.

"Father, what's the matter? I've already given you the hug."

Little Sizi's eyes sparkled.

Li Shimin was quite embarrassed and pointed at the sweet and sour pork ribs and said, "Just... can you feed father one more bite?"

"Ahem, father is a little hungry. Of course, it's not that father has no hands and feet and can't eat by himself, but this ice room is cold and father's hands are frozen. Only you, little Sizi, can feed him."

"Yes, that's right. That's correct." Is that really correct?

Empress Changsun and others rolled their eyes.

We all know what your intention, Li Shimin, is even from a distance away.

Isn’t it just that the little rhinoceros is greedy and wants to feed you?

Look at all these excuses.

Just arrogant!
However, this poor plan was obvious to the whole world, but Xiao Sizi could not see it.

"Ah? Is that so? Damn that ice room! It froze Father to death!"

"Father, let Sizi feed you one more bite, and then we'll leave quickly. Sizi is a little cold, wuwuwu, my sisters are right, it's better to be outside."

Little Sizi picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and brought it to Li Shimin's mouth.

It’s very simple feeding.

But Li Shimin looked up to the sky and closed his eyes in enjoyment, as if he was experiencing a paradise on earth and felt extremely satisfied.

………………

Coming back from Wangyun Inn.

Li Shimin summoned Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng.

If it were a normal time, he would have summoned Fang Xuanling, but Fang Xuanling seemed to be preoccupied with personal matters recently, so Li Shimin did not let him participate too much in the last imperial examination.

I thought Fang Xuanling would be able to handle it in these days, but when I saw that Fang Xuanling was worried in the morning, I stopped bothering him.

"His Majesty."

Inside the Taiji Palace, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng saluted together upon their arrival.

"Well, Assistant Engine, Wei Zheng, do you know why I summoned you here today?!"

Li Shimin asked.

The two looked at each other, and seeing each other's confusion, they shook their heads in tacit agreement: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's normal that I don't know. If you two knew, I would wonder if I had encountered a ghost."

Raise your hands and clap.

"Someone come! Bring him up!!"

The words fell.

A eunuch came with a basin of water.

"Your Majesty, this, this is..."

When Wei Zheng saw what was in the basin, his eyes widened.

Ice cubes!

What a big ice cube!
It takes up the entire basin.

Wei Zheng had never seen such a big block of ice.

Changsun Wuji was also stunned. He had never seen such a huge piece of ice in the Changsun family.

"How? Can it be huge?"

Li Shimin felt a little proud.

Both of them couldn't help but nodded.

Immediately, Wei Zheng seemed to have thought of something, and said with wide eyes: "Your Majesty, you are confused! You are confused!"

Li Shimin was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Wei Zheng, what are you talking about?"

There was no threat, just pure ignorance.

Wei Zheng looked at the ice and said angrily, "Your Majesty, even though it's hot in summer, you shouldn't indulge in pleasure!"

"This block of ice is huge, indeed, and it can comfortably help you spend the afternoon, but what about government affairs? If I try to handle government affairs while cooling off, what will happen if the ice melts into water and touches government affairs? The two are incompatible!"

"You shouldn't show off the ice in front of me and Zhangsun Pushe. It's just a waste of time!"

Wei Zheng gave earnest advice.

When Changsun Wuji heard this, he suddenly realized that the emperor summoned them to show off the huge block of ice he had obtained!
Li Shimin's mouth twitched.

Why didn't he think of this before? Was Wei Chen so imaginative? It was completely different from his original intention.

"Ridiculous! Wei Zheng, I didn't ask you two to come here for such a weird matter."

"You all, just watch my performance quietly."

Li Shimin walked out from his seat.

Two basins were brought in just now, one was full of water and stones, and the other was filled with ice cubes. However, because the ice cubes attracted too much attention, Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji subconsciously ignored the other ordinary basin.

Roll up your sleeves.

Li Shimin began to operate saltpeter and clean water.

Your Majesty, what are you doing?!

Wei Zheng and Zhangsun Wuji both didn't understand.

What's so fun about water and stones?

But they soon found out they were wrong.

How wrong!
The water is actually frosting!
And soon, it turned into ice.

This, this, this, this!
How is this going!

stunned!

Shock!

Can't believe it!

They couldn't imagine why water turned into ice.

Li Shimin took in all their expressions, the corners of his mouth curled up, and there was only one word in his mind: relieved!
At that time, he was also confused when he found out.

But now, the roles have been reversed, he knows the truth, but Wei Zheng and the other two do not.

It's a refreshing feeling that no one else knows but I know it.

Li Shimin smiled calmly and said, "Well, I have done what I should do. My two beloved ministers, come and see the difference between the two basins of ice."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng was the first to go down and check.

Changsun Wuji followed closely behind.

The two of them looked around, both very attentive.

But indeed, there was no difference between the ice cubes in the two basins.

If they had not seen with their own eyes that the water in a basin had melted into ice, they would probably have thought that the two pieces of ice were actually natural ice produced from the same place.

"Your Majesty, what on earth is going on!!"

"Why does water turn into ice?!"

Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask.

This was completely inconsistent with the characteristics of ice he knew.

Li Shimin glanced at him and said with a smile: "The reason is very simple, that is, ice can be mass-produced, and I have learned the method of mass production from Master Qin."

"It is still possible to mass produce it in the summer."

After he finished speaking, Li Shimin added another sentence.

His words were brief, but each one was powerful.

Mass production of ice! In the summer!
This is crazy!

But this incident happened right in front of both of them, and the method was provided by "Qin Wenyuan". In the eyes of Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji, any unrealistic behavior recently would become normal as long as it was related to "Qin Wenyuan".

"That young man surnamed Qin, if this ice-making method was provided by Young Master Qin, then I believe it."

"Mr. Qin, you are truly a man of great talent. You have discovered something new."

"Your Majesty, I suggest that we should reward Master Qin. We have received too much from him during this period, especially in the imperial examination. If it weren't for Master Qin, I would not know what to do or how to end it."

Changsun Wuji sighed a little.

(End of this chapter)