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

Chapter 192 Li Shimin Wants to Switch to an Electric Motorcycle!

With a "thud," Zhang Anan drove the carriage forward.

In the carriage, Jiang Fan held the little princess and sat opposite Li Er and Empress Zhangsun. Li Er looked at his most beloved little daughter clinging to Jiang Fan and suddenly felt a pang of jealousy.

Jiang Fan, of course, paid no attention to this, because at this moment, he was busy examining the luxurious interior of the carriage. The entire interior was made of golden nanmu wood, with fine and deep wood grain. The wooden walls were not plain; every panel was carved with intricate five-clawed golden dragons. Even an outsider like Jiang Fan could see the exquisite craftsmanship. Moreover, the grooves and patterns were delicately painted with gold and kingfisher feathers, faintly revealing a pearly luster. The top of the carriage was a dome-shaped design, not a monotonous flat roof; it was slightly arched, making it appear more spacious and grand.

The center of the dome is carved with a three-dimensional dragon playing with a pearl. The dragon's head is facing down, majestic and awe-inspiring. A round luminous pearl is inlaid at the pearl, which is warm and elegant in the daytime and emits a soft light in the dark, serving as a natural light source.

The rest of the dome is covered with delicate, gilded cloud patterns, dense yet orderly. The seat cushions are made of the furs of various precious animals—truly befitting the carriage of the Tang Dynasty emperor!

Seeing Jiang Fan carefully examining his carriage, Li Er finally felt a surge of pride: "Young Master Jiang, although my carriage isn't as fast as yours and can glow at night, it's spacious inside and can seat many people. Moreover, this carriage has a frame of sandalwood, gilded decorations, brocade curtains, and jade bells—"

Faced with Li Shimin's boastful intentions, before Jiang Fan could answer, the little princess spoke up in her childish voice.

"Grandpa, the big cut-out is much prettier, and it's also much bigger, so a lot of people can sit on it. You can even see the hair extensions and random hair on it, it looks so fancy—"

At this moment, Chengyang also began to explain: "Grandpa, my brother's car is very cool and smooth, just like sitting on a couch, without this kind of bumpy ride."

"What? Isn't it that strange car from yesterday?" Li Er exclaimed in surprise.

"That was just my electric scooter for delivering food yesterday!" Jiang Fan smiled.

"Delivering takeout? Electric scooter?" Li Shimin asked, his face full of doubt.

Jiang Fan smiled, turned on his phone, and then pulled out a picture of his Porsche.

This picture was taken when he first bought the car, but Li Shimin was so shocked when he saw it that he was speechless.

This huge carriage doesn't even need horses; it's practically a giant version of Little Rhinoceros's carriage.

"Is this thing entirely made of refined iron?" Li Shimin asked.

"Ahem—steel is about right!" Jiang Fan said after thinking for a moment.

"Wouldn't that make it impervious to swords and arrows? If we were to fight with this thing in hand, I wonder how spirited we would be," Li Shimin couldn't help but think to himself.

"This carriage is so big, I wonder how fast it is? Is it as fast as the carriage pulled by my six Akhal-Teke horses?" He smacked his lips and continued to ask.

"It travels about 200-300 kilometers in about an hour! It could go faster, but that wouldn't be safe."

Li Er asked with a puzzled look, "Hours? Kilometers?"

Hearing Li Er's questioning voice, Jiang Fan realized that he had forgotten to convert time and distance, so he explained: "One hour is equal to half a shichen, and one kilometer is two li."

"That's one hour, enough to travel over a thousand li!"

Li Er suddenly realized, his face filled with shock. It seemed that the young master was probably an immortal, for only an immortal's mount could travel at such speed, covering a thousand miles a day.

And so the two chatted casually, until finally Li Shimin went so far as to exchange his own carriage for Jiang Fan's electric scooter.

Jiang Fan, who no longer delivers food, had no use for his electric scooter, so he generously gave it to Li Shimin.

As for this imperial chariot, Jiang Fan couldn't take it back. He didn't want it, but he couldn't resist Li Er's enthusiasm and kept it for him.

The two chatted, but the little princess, finding it boring, closed her eyes and fell asleep. Chengyang also dozed off beside Jiang Fan.

Maybe I went to bed too late last night, or maybe kids are just naturally sleepy.

Seeing this, Li Er and Jiang Fan both shut their mouths.

The Imperial Kitchen (Shangshi Bureau) was actually not far away, and we arrived at our destination in no time.

"Ah! It smells so good~~" The little princess pouted and opened her eyes.

Chengyang was much more awake. Jiang Fan sniffed, as if he could smell a fishy or muttony odor.

At this moment, Zhang Anan slowly stopped the carriage.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have arrived at the Imperial Kitchen." With that, he jumped down from the carriage and placed a footstool.

Li Er stretched, got off the carriage, and reached out to lift Chengyang down.

Jiang Fan carried the little princess. Li Lizhi, supporting Empress Zhangsun, followed closely behind as they got out of the carriage.

The staff of the Imperial Kitchen had already spotted the Emperor's carriage.

Two lower-ranking officials of the fifth rank and five higher-ranking officials of the seventh rank, along with their respective stewards,

The cooks stood respectfully on both sides, bowing to greet them.

As for the servants and cooks, they naturally had no right to come out and greet them.

The little princess waved her little hand and called out with a smile, "No need to mention it!" Li Er nodded slightly and raised his hand to invite Jiang Fan to come in together.

In the kitchen, the food service staff, consisting of several palace maids and eunuchs, had stopped chopping vegetables, washing meat, and cleaning tableware, and stood obediently to the side.

The two chefs in charge of cooking also hurriedly bent down to greet everyone.

At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Kitchen had mixed feelings. They thought to themselves that His Majesty and Her Majesty the Empress had never been to the Imperial Kitchen before, and this time even the three princesses had come together!

And who is this strangely dressed young man?

Why is he holding the little princess?

Furthermore, judging from the manner of His Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress, and the other princesses, they seem to be quite familiar with this young man!

At this moment, Emperor Taizong looked at the several stewards of the imperial kitchen, and then pointed to Jiang Fan: "This is Young Master Jiang, everyone please greet him."

"yes!"

After exchanging greetings, the imperial kitchen staff stood on either side. Due to Li Shimin's orders, Jiang Fan's identity had not yet spread throughout the palace.

Jiang Fan looked at the cooking stoves of the Tang Dynasty. Although they were different from those of later generations, it did not hinder cooking. The imperial kitchen had a wide variety of ingredients, including some that even the wealthy could not afford.

Since the emperor and empress personally came to watch the young man cook, the person in charge of the imperial kitchen was naturally very shrewd. He quickly dismissed the kitchen staff and arranged for two head chefs to assist Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan didn't stand on ceremony and directly asked the two cooks to help wash the vegetables.

When Little Sizi saw this, he was terrified!

How can I let someone else have the chance to play in the water and show off in front of my brother?

No, absolutely not!

"Brother, I really need your help. You're really awesome!" the little princess said in her sweet, childish voice.

"Me too!" Chengyang jumped out as well.

Whoosh whoosh!

The two little dumplings dashed off to wash the vegetables, then started playing and splashing around in the water.

"Lizhi, go and keep an eye on things," Empress Zhangsun said helplessly.