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Chapter 10 Unbelievable!

The little princess opened her round eyes, approached the lychee curiously, and sniffed it hard.

The strange fruit was so unfamiliar to her. She was less than two years old and had no idea what it was, let alone how to eat it.

The little princess looked at the many similar fruits scattered on the ground, picked up two with her chubby little hands, stumbled out of the inner hall, and found Princess Chengyang.

"Second sister, look at what this is~" the little princess said in a baby voice, handing the lychee to Princess Chengyang.

Princess Chengyang took it, turned it over and over, and looked at it carefully, with a confused look on her face: "Sizi, I don't know it either!"

"Then let's take it to show mother and sister." Princess Chengyang rolled her eyes and suggested.

In her mind, her old mother and elder sister knew everything and would definitely be able to solve the mystery.

"Yes, yes~" The little princess nodded vigorously, and the two little girls held hands and skipped to where Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi were.

"Sister~" the little princess called out crisply.

"Sizi, what's wrong?" Li Lizhi put down the book she was studying and looked at the little princess gently.

"Sister~ look at what this is~" The little princess raised her hand high, and the small lychee looked particularly eye-catching in her small palm.

"These are lychees!" Li Lizhi answered with a smile, then lowered her head to continue reading.

"Disappear~" The little princess tilted her head, looking confused, "Is the duck delicious~"

Empress Zhangsun was originally concentrating on the matters at hand. When she heard the word "litchi", her movements suddenly stopped and she quickly raised her head: "Litchi?"

Li Lizhi finally realized what was happening and was also confused. "Huh? Lychees? Where did these lychees come from?"

The two of them realized instantly that something was wrong.

If lychees from Shu and Lingnan were to be transported to Chang'an City, it would have to wait until the prosperous Tang Dynasty when transportation became more developed.

This is simply not possible under current traffic conditions.

Moreover, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun have always been diligent and frugal, and are definitely not people who seek pleasure.

If Li Shimin dared to waste people's money and resources just to eat lychees, Wei Zheng and his censors would definitely advise him mercilessly, which would make Li Shimin doubt his life.

Li Lizhi took the litchi from the little princess, placed it in her palm, and looked at it carefully.

Although she had read descriptions of lychees in books, she had never seen one in person.

These lychees are extremely difficult to preserve, and under normal circumstances, they would never appear in Chang'an City.

"Mother, are these really lychees?" Li Lizhi was full of doubts and handed the lychees to Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun took the litchi, gently turned her wrist, and looked at it carefully.

She frowned slightly, her eyes full of doubt and thought, and spoke slowly:
"According to the book, lychees grow in Baxia, and the trees are clustered like curtains."

"The leaves are like laurel and holly, the flowers are like orange, they bloom in spring, the fruits are like red, and they ripen in summer."

"The flower is like a grape, the core is like a loquat, the shell is like red silk, the membrane is like purple gauze, the flesh is as white as ice and snow, and the juice is sweet and sour like honey and cheese."

"The fruit before me has a rough shell and a reddish color. It bears some resemblance to the lychees described in the book."

"However, these lychees are difficult to preserve. After being off the branches for a few days, their color changes, their fragrance fades, and their flavor is lost. It is truly puzzling that they could appear in Chang'an during this time of year and under these transportation conditions."

After saying that, she raised the litchi again, facing the light, trying to find more secrets from this small fruit.

"I remember the book seemed to say the same thing. Lychees are the fruit of this season, but they shouldn't appear here!" Li Lizhi quickly agreed.

The two little princesses stood aside, blinking their eyes, completely unable to understand what their old mother and elder sister were saying.

The little princess was impatient. She reached out and grabbed the corner of Empress Changsun's clothes and shook it vigorously: "Mother, please hide, Qiya~"

The corners of Empress Changsun's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a gentle smile. She gently touched the little princess's head and said, "It's very sweet and delicious."

In fact, Empress Changsun herself had never tasted lychees, but seeing her daughter's expectant look, she couldn't help but describe the imagined sweet taste.

"Really~" The little princess' eyes instantly lit up like stars and she swallowed.

His little body was almost sticking to the lychee, and he couldn't wait to taste this fruit that his mother praised as so delicious.

But Empress Zhangsun did not dare to give it to the little princess because it was too strange.

There is no way to explain why lychees appeared in Chang'an City.

"Sizi, where did this come from?" Li Lizhi hurriedly asked the little princess.

The little princess turned around and pointed to the inner hall: "It's just greasy noodles~"

Li Lizhi stood up and said, "Sizi, can you take me to see it?"

"Yeah, yeah~" The little princess took the initiative to pull Li Lizhi's hand.

Empress Changsun also quickly stood up and pulled Princess Chengyang to follow.

This is something you have to go and see.

When I arrived at the inner hall, I saw about ten lychees scattered on the ground near the screen.

"Hey~" the little princess pointed, "right here~"

Li Lizhi also picked them up and turned to look at Empress Zhangsun. "Mother, these are lychees."

Li Lizhi was very excited. The book said that this was delicious, but she had never eaten it.

Empress Changsun also picked one up and asked, "Where did this come from?"

"What a Phuket duck~" The little princess started picking up other ones.

The little Princess Chengyang also helped.

Li Lizhi looked at Xiangcao and Shuying.

The two palace maids wanted to die, but they had no idea.

"Your Highness, the young prince didn't let me enter the inner hall, and I knew nothing about it." Xiangcao's voice was slightly tearful, and she was a little afraid of being punished by Empress Changsun.

"I understand!" Empress Changsun had no intention of pursuing the matter.

"Sizi, how did you find out this?" Li Lizhi felt it would be more reliable to ask the little princess.

The little princess thought about it seriously, "I saw the duck when I came to the nest~"

"It was already there when you came, wasn't it?"

"Hmmmm~"

Li Lizhi looked at Empress Zhangsun and said, "Mother, should we ask the imperial physician to take a look?"

Don’t dare to eat anything you want!
"Summon the imperial physician! Imperial Physician Zhang traveled around the world in his early years and might know about it." Empress Changsun asked Hongxiu to announce Zhang's treasure.

The little princesses were very greedy, but Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi still did not let the two little princesses eat.

I'm really worried.

Zhang Baozang also rushed to Lizheng Hall as soon as possible.

Dare not slack off at all.

I'm afraid it's something urgent.

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Princess."

"No need to be so polite, Imperial Physician. Please help me take a look and see if this is a lychee." Empress Changsun asked Hongxiu to give one to Zhang Baozang.

Zhang Baozang took it with an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Huh? Lychees? Why are there lychees here?" Zhang Baozang also had a puzzled look on his face.

Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi had no way to answer this question, but they both wanted to know.

"Is the imperial physician sure it was lychees?" Empress Changsun asked again.

(End of this chapter)