Da Tang Xiao Si Zi: I have a little pouch-like boy.

"It'll be over soon. I'll blow on it for you a bit, and the pain will go away in no time."

"After we apply the medicine, shall we eat ice cream?"

Looking at the little princess who had started to cry in his arms, Li Qin felt as if he had done something heinous.

How could anyone bear to make such an adorable little baby cry?

So they quickly tried to salvage the situation by using ice cream as bait, hoping to stop the little princess's sadness.

He seemed to have forgotten that this was a princess from the Tang Dynasty, who had no idea what ice cream was.

"Waaaaah~~ I don't want it~~ I want my mother~~ I want my sister~~"

The little princess struggled to her feet and reached out her other hand to try to get rid of Li Qin's large hand, unwilling to have the medicine applied.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the adorable porcelain doll in Li Qin's arms suddenly disappeared.

He was left all alone, sitting on the sofa, holding a cotton swab, dumbfounded.

If he hadn't actually felt the warmth and soft touch of the ox just now, he would have thought he was seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

He took a deep breath and glanced at the empty porcelain bowl on the coffee table, which looked as if it had been washed.

Yes, it's not a dream, the little guy really did time travel.

But what are the triggering conditions? Will she come back?

Li Qin didn't want to only see such an adorable baby once.

Those chubby, round cheeks, that sweet, childlike voice... wow, it melts my heart!

Moreover, according to historical records, Princess Jinyang, Li Mingda, died at the age of 12.

He could let it go if he didn't know her, had never met her, or had no chance to see her before, but now that he had the opportunity, he would never allow such a delicate little girl to die young.

But while he could think about it, Li Qin didn't actually have the initiative.

If Sizi reappears, he must find out the conditions and methods by which the other party traveled through time.

Then I'll have Sizi come over and keep this lonely old man company.

On the other side, inside the Lizheng Hall.

Emperor Li Shimin stared at the eunuchs and palace maids kneeling before him, his face ashen.

"I will ask you one more time, where exactly has the Prince gone? If you dare to utter a single lie, you know the consequences!"

As an emperor who rose to power through military force, Li Shimin's methods were well-known.

He was the kind of person who would even kill his own brothers in order to rise to power.

Faced with such an emperor, who would dare to play tricks on him?

“Your Majesty, I deserve to die a thousand deaths. The little princess disappeared before my very eyes. I saw her hide behind the wooden cabinet in the corner, but she vanished in the blink of an eye.”

Despite being horrified, Qingzhu stepped forward and told him everything she knew.

Whether Li Shimin believed her or not was not up to her to decide; in any case, she was just telling the truth.

"Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Sizi run around."

Empress Zhangsun, her eyes red, spoke from the side, her face filled with such deep sorrow that it was impossible to dispel it.

"Father, it's my fault. I should have kept a closer eye on Sizi." Li Lizhi knelt down beside him, equally distressed.

Everything was fine until my little sister disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li Shimin pursed his lips, his gaze fixed on Qingzhu, who was lying prostrate on the ground.

He couldn't possibly believe such a flimsy excuse as "disappeared."

Now all he has to do is wait until the rhinoceros is found, and then the truth will come out.

We can also find out who is behind all of this.

Upon receiving the news, he immediately ordered the Imperial Guards to seal off the entire palace and dispatched personnel to search all areas within the palace.

From the time the incident occurred to the time it took to receive the message, no more than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was elapsed. There was absolutely no way the other party could have taken the prince out of the palace.

As long as he is still in the palace, he is confident that he can find the person.

When Si Zi returns, he doesn't believe that Qing Zhu will still be able to hold back from telling the truth.

"Waaaaah~~ Mother~~ Sister~~"

Li Shimin didn't receive a report from his subordinates, but instead heard the cries of his beloved daughter.

"Sizi!"*3

Li Shimin, Empress Zhangsun, and Li Lizhi all cried out and ran towards the direction of the crying.

Behind the wooden cabinet that Qingzhu had mentioned earlier, Sizi's figure suddenly appeared.

She walked towards them, wiping away her tears and sobbing.

Li Shimin was the fastest; he darted forward and scooped the little princess into his arms.

"Good boy, tell your father, who bullied you? Your father will teach him a lesson!"

Upon first touch, Li Shimin knew that his youngest daughter was not seriously injured, or at least had not been harmed.

The only injured place was her right hand, which she was holding up.

This was something we already knew beforehand; the little girl fell on her own, so she can't blame anyone else.

"Waaaaah~ Daddy~~ Little Nangjun is mean~~ He put medicine on my bed, it hurts~~"

"I want Mommy to hug me~~"

The injured little Sizi would rather stay in Empress Zhangsun's arms than in Li Shimin's embrace.

After all, Mom smells nice and is soft, much more comfortable than Dad's prickly beard.

"Young master? Who is that?" Li Shimin ignored the last sentence, frowned, and narrowed his eyes.

Is there any other man in this palace besides him?

He even applied medicine to his own daughter?

My gaze immediately shifted to Sizi's palm.

There was a yellowish-brown residue on the site of the previous injury. Was this medicine?

"Xu Qing, come and take a look. Is that medicine on Si Zi's hands?"

The imperial physician, who had been waiting nearby, quickly stepped forward to examine the child's palm.

To appease Sizi, Li Shimin transferred her to Empress Zhangsun's embrace.

Physician Xu held the baby's small hand and examined it for a long time, then brought it closer to smell it before bowing to Li Shimin and saying:

"Your Majesty, this thing... I don't know it. However, it seems to have a wine-like smell and also has the smell of herbs. As for what kind of medicine it is, please forgive my lack of knowledge, I cannot identify it."

"Wine? Medicine?" Li Shimin raised an eyebrow. "So, according to you, this is indeed medicine?"

Physician Xu really wanted to say yes, but he really didn't recognize iodine. What if Princess Jinyang had a problem because of this stuff? Would he even want his head?

He simply shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I do not know."

"It's medicine! Little Nang said it's medicine! But applying medicine hurts so much, even urinating it hurts!"

Now that the pain had subsided, Sizi stopped crying and, upon hearing her father's conversation with the imperial physician, immediately crawled out of the empress's arms and exclaimed loudly.

When Li Shimin heard his youngest daughter cry out in pain, his heart tightened, and he immediately turned to her and asked with concern, "Does it hurt a lot? Is Sizi still in pain? Does she feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

It can't be some kind of poison! If it were, Sizi wouldn't be alive!

"It doesn't hurt anymore! Daddy, it doesn't hurt at all now~~"

Xiao Sizi raised his hand and showed it to Li Shimin.

"Xu Qing, please take another look at Si Zi," Li Shimin gestured to the imperial physician.

The latter immediately understood; they wanted to check if the little princess had been poisoned.

Just as Physician Xu was taking the baby's pulse, Li Shimin smiled and asked her:

"Tell Father, Sizi, where did you go just now? And who is this young man? Why did he apply medicine to you?"