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

Chapter 189 Honey, I can't walk anymore!

In the end, it was Empress Zhangsun who spoke up and persuaded her: "Alright, Lizhi, let go of your hand first."

Her voice was calm, yet powerful. Upon hearing this, Li Lizhi reluctantly released her grip on Si Zi's clothes.

Empress Zhangsun walked to Sizi's side, bent down slightly, and said softly to her daughter, who had hidden her face behind Jiang Fan's back, "Sizi, be good, it's too late, go back to sleep with your older sister! Your grandfather still needs to discuss some very important adult matters with your brother, so they need some quiet. If you're here, your brother will be distracted."

Little Sizi was actually very sensible; she knew her parents had important matters to discuss. She quietly turned her face slightly, revealing half an eye, first glancing at her mother's gentle yet serious face, then quickly glancing at her older sister beside her, whose anger hadn't subsided.

With an expression that seemed ready to "punish" her at any moment, she pouted and said in a wronged tone, "Mother—I don't want to be with my older sister—my older sister will definitely scold me again, and maybe—maybe she'll even spank my bottom—make my bottom ripped open!"

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she became, as if she had already foreseen her "tragic" fate.

"You little brat!" Li Lizhi shouted angrily when she saw that her mother was still "falsely accusing" her. "Mother! Look! Look quickly! Sister is going to scold us again! She definitely wants to beat us up!"

As if she had found evidence, Xiao Sizi immediately pointed at Li Lizhi and accused her.

Then she quickly buried her head back down, her determination to seek Jiang Fan's protection becoming even stronger.

"Sizi, your older sister won't hit you!" Li Lizhi's chest heaved gradually calmed down. She let out a long, silent sigh, forcibly suppressing the anger in her heart. The anger on her face slowly faded, replaced by a slightly helpless and calm expression.

Empress Zhangsun then looked at Xiao Sizi again, her tone gentler and more reassuring: "Sizi, look, your older sister isn't fierce anymore. I assure you, your older sister won't hit you."

Little Sizi hesitantly raised her head again, first looking at her mother's gentle and resolute eyes, then secretly glancing at her older sister's face—hmm, she was indeed not fierce anymore. Although she still didn't smile much, at least she didn't look like she was about to hit someone.

She was mostly convinced and was about to climb out of Jiang Fan's arms when she suddenly remembered something. Her eyes darted around, and she added a condition: "Then—then Mother will make Sister promise! Promise not to disturb the nest! She has to swear an oath!"

"Very well," Empress Zhangsun chuckled, then looked at Li Lizhi with a knowing look in her eyes.

Li Lizhi sighed inwardly, knowing that if she didn't satisfy this little one, she wouldn't be able to get her to leave today.

She rolled her eyes at her sister, annoyed, but still raised her right hand as if to swear, saying in a flat but clear tone, "Okay, I, Li Lizhi, promise that I won't hit the rhinoceros now, later, or today. Is that alright?"

Seeing her sister "swear" with her own eyes, Xiao Sizi finally felt reassured. She loosened her grip on Jiang Fan's neck, slowly slid down from his arms, stood on the ground, and even pretended to straighten her slightly wrinkled clothes before saying, "Okay—then go to sleep!"

Before leaving, she turned around, stood on tiptoe, and patted Jiang Fan's arm like a little adult, earnestly instructing, "Brother, have a good chat with Grandpa. If anyone bullies you, or if you're unhappy during the chat, come find me! I'll protect you!"

As she spoke, she puffed out her little chest, trying her best to appear very capable.

Jiang Fan was touched by her adorable expression and smiled as he patted her head. "Okay, brother understands. Thank you, Sizi. Go to sleep now, brother is fine."

"Okay! I'll take Guoguo out to play tomorrow!" Xiao Sizi nodded in relief and took out her little hand to hold Li Lizhi's waiting hand.

Li Lizhi held Chengyang's hand with her other hand, and the three sisters turned around and walked outside.

As Xiao Sizi walked, she couldn't help but glance back at Jiang Fan a couple of times.

After the figures of Li Lizhi and her two sisters disappeared behind the curtain of the inner room, and then as the banquet ended, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Zhi and others also left one after another.

Empress Zhangsun then gently waved her hand, signaling the palace maids and eunuchs standing to the side to step down.

The hall quickly became empty, with only Li Shimin and Jiang Fan remaining. Empress Zhangsun had also gone to sleep.

Li Shimin kept Jiang Fan behind, naturally wanting to have a long talk with him. Of course, he also sought immortality and enlightenment, since in Li Shimin's eyes Jiang Fan was now an immortal from Baiyujing, even though this immortal didn't seem to know any magic.

However, Jiang Fan only gave a perfunctory reply. He did not tell Li Shimin that he was not some immortal from the future, nor did he tell him about his sons killing each other. After all, it was their first meeting, and Jiang Fan was certainly not that naive. Which ancient emperor did not rise from the ranks of countless corpses?

Of course, as a young man of the 21st century, Jiang Fan's words were enough to make Li Shimin take notice. Li Shimin was so impressed that he wanted to talk with Jiang Fan all night and sleep in the same bed.

Jiang Fan naturally refused, and then, under Li Shimin's arrangement, Jiang Fan slept in a palace.

It has to be said that it's no wonder so many people want to be emperor. Jiang Fan only needs to take a bath, and he has more than ten eunuchs and palace maids serving him.

Even lying in bed, Jiang Fan felt like he was dreaming.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Jiang Fan got up and washed with the help of palace maids.

Before long, Princess Li Lizhi, Princess Sizi, and Princess Chengyang arrived with breakfast—flatbread and salted boiled vegetables. It wasn't very tasty, but it was my first time trying it, so it had a unique flavor.

After breakfast.

Jiang Fan volunteered to visit the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace in Xiao Sizi, and Li Lizhi and Chengyang accompanied him.

Jiang Fan arrived last night in complete darkness and hadn't yet truly seen the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace.

Not long after Jiang Fan went out, he looked up and the majestic Tang Dynasty imperial city suddenly unfolded before his eyes, making him gasp for breath in an instant.

The continuous palace walls, like dragons coiled and tigers crouching, are built entirely of gilded blue bricks. They are towering and majestic, with the vermilion palace gates heavy and imposing, inlaid with a dense array of bronze door knockers and gilded copper nails, which gleam in the sunlight and exude an awe-inspiring majesty that can be felt for miles around.

Many palaces even feature layers upon layers of jade steps. According to Li Lizhi, these were all made of warm jade transported from the Western Regions, smooth as a mirror. Moreover, the white marble railings on both sides were carved with dragons and phoenixes, with intricate and lifelike patterns, exuding grandeur.

After walking for about twenty minutes, she suddenly stopped, pounced forward, and clung to Jiang Fan's thigh like a soft little rice cake, hugging his leg and whining sweetly, "Ugh—Guo-ge! Guo-ge, I can't walk anymore—can you carry me?"

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