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

When Dongmei arrived at the entrance of the Lizheng Hall, she saw that the lights inside were still on, so she guessed that His Majesty was still reviewing memorials.

Just then, the Empress's maid, Qiuyue, saw Dongmei and came over to ask in a low voice:

"Dongmei, is there something you need from Her Highness the Princess that you've come here so late?"

"Her Highness the Princess has sent me to invite Her Majesty the Empress to Fengyang Pavilion..."

"Please wait a moment, I will go in and inform Her Majesty the Empress."

After the maid Dongmei finished speaking, Qiuyue turned and went inside. Since it concerned His Highness Sizi, she dared not delay in any way.

Before long, Empress Zhangsun and Li Shimin came out together.

Li Shimin looked at Dongmei and asked impatiently, "Dongmei, why did you come in such a hurry? Did Sizi bring something delicious again this time?"

"This... Your Majesty, this servant didn't see it clearly either. I only saw a round thing, and two large dolls, which were even bigger than the bear that His Highness Sizi brought back before. It shouldn't be food."

"Not food? This is not something Little Sizi would do! Otherwise, we wouldn't need to send the Empress over here."

Li Shimin thought for a moment, then said to Empress Zhangsun, "Guanyinbi, let's go take a look!"

Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at Li Shimin: "I don't think the Prince of Si called you!"

"Ahem~ We're husband and wife, we're like one person, so when Sizi calls you, she's obviously calling me too!"

"hey-hey!"

Not long after Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun arrived at Fengyang Pavilion in Fengyang, they encountered their eldest daughter, Li Lizhi.

Li Lizhi greeted her grandparents and the three of them headed together to Xiao Sizi's palace.

As soon as they arrived, they found Xiao Sizi and Chengyang circling around something.

"Sizi, Chengyang!"

Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Sizi and Chengyang instinctively turned around to look.

He discovered that it was his grandfather, mother, and older sister who had all come.

"Grandpa, where are you?! I didn't call you!"

When the little rhinoceros saw Li Shimin, it quickly used its small body to protect the watermelon tightly.

"Uh... Am I being targeted by that little rascal again?"

Li Shimin became indignant: "Sizi, why didn't you ask your mother and sister?"

"Because I invited my mother and older sister here. I like my mother and I like my older sister too~ It would be even better if my older sister spanked me!"

The little girl said in a childish voice.

The little rascal's sweet, childlike voice made Li Shimin feel a pang of heartache, but he was somewhat used to it. It seemed he couldn't let the food go to waste any longer.

Under the little princess's pleading gaze, he reluctantly took off a jade pendant from his person:

"Sizi, this is for you. May I see what delicious things you brought back from Baiyujing?"

"Sizi, the young master's family still has some of these melons. Your grandfather has a thick skin; you can't chase them away."

At this moment, Chengyang whispered something cute and innocent in Xiao Sizi's ear.

"Okay!"

Little Sizi happily put the jade pendant into her bosom. It was quite beautiful. Little Sizi planned to give it to her older brother as a gift, and let Grandpa eat it!

Immediately afterwards, Little Sizi moved aside, pointed at the watermelon with his chubby cheeks, and said:

"Mother, sister, come and see! What a wonderful little gourd!"

Following the direction the little ox was pointing, Li Shimin's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Then I saw a round "ball" on the ground.

It was bigger than my head, with dark green skin and stripes.

Although the lamplight was dim, the shape of the watermelon was still discernible.

Li Shimin quickened his pace and arrived in front of the watermelon.

He crouched down, leaned closer, and asked, "What is this?"

Li Lizhi's gaze also turned over. She had never eaten a watermelon before, but she had seen a cold melon that looked similar to a watermelon.

"Grandpa, this looks like a cold melon?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly. "It does look very much like a cold melon, but cold melons aren't very tasty. They're not sweet and are even a bit bitter. How could the immortals of Baiyujing know how to..."

"Grandpa, you can't talk nonsense about Nibuji Island. This is really good, sweet! Right, Second Sister?"

"Mmm, it's delicious," Chengyang nodded quickly.

"Then what is this thing?"

"It's melon, the melon that the pot gave me, the melon that can be seven."

"Uh, Grandpa's asking you what kind of melon this is? Didn't your brother tell you?"

"I've already said yes, but... I'll think about it..."

Little Sizi tilted her head back at a 45-degree angle to look at the ceiling, and then suddenly slapped her forehead: "Oh no, Second Sister, is this guy Sen Yao Guagua?"

"Young master, it seems like this is a watermelon!" Chengyang said after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, it's a watermelon, a seedless watermelon, sweet and delicious..."

The little princess clapped her hands and said happily, "I remember now, that's what the pot said to me!"

As they were talking, Li Shimin's two eldest sons, Li Chengqiankun and Li Tai, got wind of the situation and rushed over.

Faced with the two uninvited and shameless brothers, Xiao Sizi had no choice but to do the same as his grandfather and rob them of their jade pendants.

After everything was satisfactory to Xiao Sizi, Li Shimin hurriedly took the watermelon, but was momentarily puzzled when he looked at the green thing.

"Sizi, how are you going to eat this? Are you going to just... bite into it?"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, Xiao Sizi shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, it's not true, it has to be split open with a knife to be seven."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin ordered Zhang Anan to pick up the watermelon and place it on the table, his eyes constantly scrutinizing it.

"This watermelon looks perfectly round. Since it's a gift from the gods, it must be an auspicious sign. We can't use an ordinary kitchen knife; I must cut it open myself!"

His eyes blazed, and his voice boomed, "Zhang Anan, bring me my sword from the battlefield! I want to use it to cut open a melon!"

Zhang Anan turned and left, but Li Shimin couldn't take his eyes off the watermelon!

"Yay! Yay! Finally, we can eat seven watermelons..."

The little girl's chubby face beamed with a joyful smile.

Princess Chengyang kept glancing at the watermelon on her grandfather's desk.

Li Lizhi also came to Li Shimin's side with great enthusiasm, looking at her father-in-law expectantly.

Empress Zhangsun hugged the little ox tightly in her arms, silently rolled her eyes at His Majesty, and seeing that His Majesty was in high spirits, she decided not to disturb him any further.

"Father, how about I personally wield the sword and cut the melon open for you?" Li Tai suggested quickly.

After saying that, he glanced almost imperceptibly at Crown Prince Li Chengqian, thinking to himself, "This time you're a step behind me again."

"I am also fine!" Crown Prince Li Chengqian said respectfully as he rose, realizing he was a step too late.

"No need!" Li Shimin glanced at his two eldest sons and said with a smile.

"Since Grandpa said he would cut the melon himself, why should anyone else do it for him?"

"But I'll remember your filial piety. Just wait and see..."

Soon, Zhang Anan brought Li Shimin's "Longyuan Sword," which was renamed Longquan to avoid using the name of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan.

"Clang!"

Li Shimin gently drew the sword from its sheath. The sword had an ancient appearance, with a blade that concealed its sharpness. It was passed down to Li Shimin by Li Yuan.

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