Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

Tang Dynasty

Summer of the seventh year of Zhenguan.

The sound of continuous rain in Chang'an City had been pattering for several days.

The storm only gradually subsided this morning, and the sky finally brightened, with sunlight shining brightly throughout the palace gardens.

The Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Fengyang Pavilion.

A beautifully sculpted baby slowly wakes up from its afternoon nap.

She raised her chubby little hands and rubbed her sleepy big eyes.

The little baby is Xiao Sizi, the youngest daughter of Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, Princess Jinyang Li Mingda. She is two and a half years old this year, soft and cuddly, and is the darling of the entire Tang Dynasty palace.

The little princess yawned and tried to climb off the bed, but the height of the bed from the ground was a bit challenging for her.

But this was no problem for the little princess.

Looking at the height above the ground, the little princess clenched her tiny fist and cheered herself on in a childish voice:

"Little boy, or big kid? You need to open the window!"

Whoosh whoosh!

The little princess stuck her little bottom out, lay on the edge of the bed, and then used her chubby little hands to pull at the sheets.

Slowly moving down, a chubby little foot lay on the edge of the bed, and then carefully stretched out another chubby little foot, tentatively searching for the small stool next to the bed.

A short while later.

The tiny, white, and tender little feet finally stepped onto the small stool under the bed.

The little princess took a deep breath and carefully placed her other little foot down as well.

Once her two little feet were firmly on the chair, the little princess finally let go of her hands.

Once she was steady, the little princess happily waved her chubby little hands.

A smug smile appeared on her cute little face: "Hehe, I'm the most awesome duck."

Then, the little princess pretended to jump, and with a burst of strength, she jumped off the small chair.

However, the little princess used too much force and landed squarely on the small stool.

"Ouch!"

The little princess let out a soft cry.

Just then, next to the small stool, there was a pair of pink gold-embroidered shoes, with delicate and lovely patterns embroidered on the surface.

These are the little princess's one-of-a-kind shoes.

Although she is only two and a half years old, the little princess can put on her shoes by herself.

Kuzkuz!

The little princess put on her shoes by herself and happily ran outside.

The maid Dongmei was sitting on a stool by the door, resting her chin on her hand, gazing absently at the raindrops that were about to break off from the eaves.

The summer rain breeze, carrying the moist scent of grass and trees, drifted in, making one feel drowsy.

Hearing the little princess's footsteps, she immediately woke up and hurriedly went to greet her, hugging the little maid in her arms: "Your Highness is awake. Why didn't you ask me to serve you? You got up by yourself."

"Hehe, little one, how big of a kid are you!"

"Sister Dongmei, aren't I amazing!"

Dongmei smiled and nodded: "Yes, Your Highness is truly amazing. This servant admires you greatly. Just be careful not to bump into anything, or His Majesty and the Empress will be distressed and punish this servant."

As the princess's personal maid, Dongmei naturally had to take good care of her.

If the little princess gets hurt, she will be punished by the Emperor and the Empress.

"Okay, Sister Dongmei, I'll just leave Xiaoxi here~"

The little princess spoke in a very sensible, childlike voice.

Dongmei smiled slightly and carried the little princess to the dressing table.

When the little princess saw the rattle drum in front of the dressing table, she immediately stretched out her chubby little hand: "This is mine!"

"It's His Highness! It's His Highness!"

As Dongmei smiled, she combed the little princess's hair and then tied it into two cute little pigtails.

The bronze mirror reflected a delicate, exquisitely sculpted face, with large, round, dark eyes that seemed to hold two pools of clear spring water; her slender eyebrows were finely drawn, making her look lively and adorable.

"Knock knock knock.......Knock knock knock......."

The little princess shook the rattle in her hand a couple more times, and suddenly her tummy made a "gurgling" sound.

"Sister Dongmei, tuck your belly in, it's time to tie it properly."

The little princess raised her head, her big eyes blinking as she looked at Dongmei, and called out in her childish voice.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment. This servant will immediately instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare the princess's favorite dish."

"Okay! Okay!"

As soon as Dongmei left, the little princess huffed and puffed and started playing with a few more toy bellies.

However, not long after, she covered her stomach with her chubby little hands.

"I'm so hungry!"

"So hungry!"

"Sister Dongmei~ Why are you still here, duck~"

The little princess pouted and mumbled in her childish voice.

Suddenly, her little nose twitched twice.

What does it taste like?

smell good!

It tastes even better than meat; it's a flavor the little princess has never tasted before.

The little princess's eyes lit up, a hint of longing flashing in her large, bright eyes.

Following the scent, she ran forward with her short legs, panting as if her life depended on it.

They soon arrived at a secluded wall, where there was a small door. The little princess had just run over when a flash of white light appeared.

……

Jiangcheng City.

Anxin Residential Community, Building 18, a rented room.

While eating claypot rice and drinking Sprite, Jiang Fan was watching short videos of dads taking care of their little girls. The little girl in the videos was cute and obedient.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Ah! I wish I had a lovely daughter someday."

Perhaps it's because he's getting older, but he really wants a daughter.

But that's impossible; at 27, he doesn't even have a girlfriend.

As for arranged marriages and having children, it's not that he hasn't tried, but the dowry of 383,800 yuan, plus the cost of a house and a car...

As a rider speeding along the road, I'm afraid I'd be exhausted to death and still not be able to keep up with those old geezers.

So much so that Jiang Fan even considered adopting one.

Unfortunately, my family disagreed.

Jiang Fan sighed. Life is like a large intestine wrapped around a small intestine.

"Men really need to have money! Otherwise, it's hard to even have a child!"

"Like those rich people, they don't even know it themselves, but their women are secretly having children!"

Just as Jiang Fan was lamenting his ill-fated life, a strange thumping sound suddenly came from inside the room.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Jiang Fan was startled, his hair standing on end.

"Is it really haunted?!"

It's no wonder he overthinks things; Jiang Fan rented this house because it was cheap.

It's a one-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom apartment. The location isn't too remote, and it's not too small, but it only costs 500 yuan a month.

Moreover, when the house was rented, it was not only covered with strange scribblings, but also had a peach wood sword enshrined inside.

The agent said that something had happened to this house, and it hadn't been rented out for a long time, which was why it was so cheap...

but,

Having grown up under the red flag, Jiang Fan naturally didn't believe in this superstition!

I signed a six-month contract on the spot.

But now...

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The sound, like a rattle drum, struck Jiang Fan's heart hard, as if it were dancing intensely with his heart, the source of which could not be found.

Jiang Fan quickly got up, went to the living room, took out the peach wood sword that was still hanging on the wall, bent over, tensed his whole body, and assumed a fighting stance:

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Laozi, please manifest your power! Hear my command, demons and monsters, scatter!"

Jiang Fan wielded the peach wood sword, chanting exorcism incantations continuously.

He looked around nervously—the strange sound! Suddenly it disappeared again.

"It really worked?... I scared it away?"

Jiang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But just then—