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

Chapter 188 The Grand Feast at the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace

This startled Li Shimin, Li Lizhi, and everyone around them.

Just as Li Shimin was about to step forward, Jiang Fan was faster, arriving directly in front of Empress Zhangsun and taking out a chest-opening inhaler: "Empress, please open your mouth and put your tongue upwards—"

Soon, the chest-opening aerosol was sprayed under Empress Zhangsun's tongue again.

The spicy and bitter taste made Empress Zhangsun frown.

I was in a coma before, and with my daughter's help, I used this medication once.

But now that she was awake, the moment the chest-opening aerosol was sprayed into her mouth, Empress Zhangsun's heart tightened.

"Shut up, don't say a word—"

After giving his instructions, Jiang Fan approached Li Shimin and whispered, "Li—"

"My lord, you may address me by my given name; it is without fault!"

"Li Er—"

Li Shimin: "————" I was just being polite to you, but I didn't expect you, young man, to be so impolite. Even if you don't call me Li Shimin, you can at least address me by my title.

I wonder if Jiang Fan knew what Li Shimin was thinking at this moment, and if he would say something like "Li Zhiwu" (a derogatory term for Li Shimin).

Jiang Fan looked at Li Shimin's embarrassed expression, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your mother can't get too excited right now, so you have to be careful what you say, understand?"

Li Shimin nodded silently.

"There's no rush now. Empress Zhangsun needs to recuperate."

"In that case, Shimin would like to express his gratitude to the young master for his great kindness."

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As he spoke, Li Shimin bowed deeply to Jiang Fan.

Li Lizhi and the others hurriedly followed Li Er and bowed to Jiang Fan. The others naturally followed suit, after all, Jiang Fan had just saved Empress Zhangsun.

To express his gratitude to Jiang Fan, Li Shimin immediately ordered a grand banquet to be held in the palace to entertain him.

Jiang Fan didn't stand on ceremony. After all, it was his first time in the Tang Dynasty, and he wasn't in a hurry to go back. At the same time, he was eager to experience the life of the Tang emperor.

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Soon the group moved to a side hall of the Lizheng Hall. Little Sizi and Chengyang, the two little dumplings, stayed close by, introducing Jiang Fan from time to time.

Soon the banquet was set up. Li Shimin sat in the main seat, Empress Zhangsun sat in the side seat, and Jiang Fan was arranged to sit at the head of the guest seats. Next to them were Xiao Sizi, Chengyang and Li Lizhi. Opposite them were the three princes Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi.

Jiang Fan then took a serious look at the three members of the Zhenguan trio commonly seen in TV dramas: Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome face but a calm and even somewhat gloomy temperament; Prince Wei, Li Tai, who was still Prince Yue at the time, was slightly younger than Li Chengqian; he was obese with a big belly, no wonder Xiao Sizi called him Big Fat Brother, he was too fat! He probably weighed over two hundred pounds; as for Li Zhi, he was still a child.

Then, at Li Shimin's signal, dozens of beautiful women, around sixteen or seventeen years old, filed in and began to dance gracefully.

Jiang Fan was dumbfounded. These palace dancers were clearly handpicked, each one beautiful and graceful. Moreover, these women were obviously not from the Central Plains. In particular, Jiang Fan noticed that one of them even looked like the modern superstar Gulnazar. Of course, the other dancers were also quite good-looking.

Of course, these dances don't have as many variations as modern ones, but these women's soft dances are extremely graceful, and their vigorous dances are extremely powerful, with long sleeves and a slender waist—

The skill in power, rotation, and jumping was extremely high, which was a feast for Jiang Fan's eyes.

"These dancers are all from the Hu tribe, and they are most skilled in singing and dancing. I wonder if you like them?" Li Shimin asked.

"What normal man wouldn't like that?" Jiang Fan thought to himself, then smiled and said, "That's right, that's right!"

"Since they are so good, how about I take these dancers and give them to you, my lord? If you stay overnight in my Great Tang, then someone will take care of you."

"What?! You're giving it to me?!" Jiang Fan exclaimed in surprise, but before he could agree, Li Lizhi spoke up, "Grandpa, what did you say? Brother Fan is a gentleman, how could he be someone who lusts after beautiful women!"

"Ahem~ That's true, my lord, please don't be offended. Let the music continue, let the dance continue—"

Jiang Fan: "Uh—you've said everything!"

Then, one after another, Tang Dynasty dishes were served by eunuchs and palace maids. The dishes were dazzling, including roasted whole deer, steamed bear paw, camel hoof soup, roasted camel meat, and Western tributes, etc.

Although there were many dishes, the food made by the Tang Dynasty was rather ordinary because they lacked seasonings. However, Jiang Fan had never had the chance to taste delicacies such as roasted whole deer and steamed bear paw before, and his first taste of them was quite unique.

After a hearty meal, Little Sizi, with his round little belly, darted into my arms, found the most comfortable position, and then, oblivious to everyone else, grabbed one hand and began to play intently with his fingers, fiddling with this one and pinching that one, thoroughly enjoying himself.

When Chengyang saw Sizi coming, he also came over, panting heavily.

"Sizi, Chengyang, it's getting late. Lizhi, you should take them back to sleep first."

Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's already midnight. The two little princesses would usually be asleep by now."

Chengyang was clearly reluctant to leave the "lively" center; her lips were slightly pouting and her brows were furrowed.

She looked up at Empress Zhangsun, her eyes filled with a pleading expression, as if she wanted to stay.

Empress Zhangsun smiled at her gently yet firmly and shook her head slightly.

Chengyang could only mumble a "hmm" and slowly stood up, taking Li Lizhi's outstretched hand.

Then, Li Lizhi shone her light on Xiao Sizi, who was nestled in Jiang Fan's arms, and said in a slightly more serious tone, "Sizi, let's go, go to sleep with your older sister."

"No, I want to sleep with Guoguo tonight." Xiao Sizi refused without even raising her head.

"Sizi, hurry up!" Li Lizhi's tone became more forceful, and her voice rose slightly, carrying the authority of an elder sister.

"No, I won't."

Xiao Sizi then raised her head, glanced at Li Lizhi, and seeing her stern face, she rebelliously made a small face at her sister, then turned her head away, turning her back to Li Lizhi to express her firm attitude.

"Sizi—" Li Lizhi was getting impatient with her sister's blatant "resistance." She almost gritted her teeth as she called out her name and reached out to "pull" her out of Jiang Fan's arms.

"Hmph!" Little Sizi snorted through her nose, turning around with lightning speed. Her little arms wrapped tightly around Jiang Fan's neck like vines, and she buried her face in his shoulder, crying out in a muffled voice, "Brother! Save me! Sister's going to catch me! I don't want to go to sleep with Sister! I don't want to!"

Li Lizhi was both annoyed and amused that she couldn't move the little guy who had suddenly used "octopus kung fu".