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

"Little Nangjun is Little Nangjun. When I went to Little Nangjun's house, he gave me a big pot of water, with watermelon, mango, and honeydew melon."

Speaking of several fruits, Sizi unconsciously started drooling again.

Looking at Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi: "Mother, elder sister, the hot pot salad is so delicious, it's so sweet~"

"..."

Everyone stared speechlessly at Sizi's ravenous expression.

Li Shimin frowned, certain that Sizi was not lying.

She must have gone somewhere and eaten these things, but he doesn't know what they are.

Otherwise, how could a princess of the Tang Dynasty show such an expression towards a mere few kinds of food?

But the question is, where can Sizi go in such a short time?

He could define the area in one trip and one return, which was no more than two miles in circumference around the Lizheng Hall.

Seeing his daughter swallowing, Li Shimin's heart stirred.

"Could Sizi take Father to meet that young man? We can buy some of the food you mentioned from him, shall we?"

The little princess's eyes lit up instantly, and she nodded like a woodpecker.

"Yeah, yeah! We're buying hot pot salad with Little Nangjun!"

As she spoke, she began to wriggle her little body, struggling to get down from Empress Zhangsun's arms.

Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shimin with some worry, "Your Majesty..."

After so many years of marriage, how could Li Shimin not know what his wife was worried about?

"It's alright, I've already ordered the entire palace to be surrounded."

Little Sizi climbed down from Empress Zhangsun's back, skipped and hopped to Li Shimin's side, stretched out her little hand to hold her father's hand, and pulled him outside.

Li Shimin smiled and followed his youngest daughter outside, thinking they were going to leave the Lizheng Hall.

After walking a few steps, he saw Sizi pulling him behind the wooden cabinet that Qingzhu had pointed out earlier.

Upon seeing this, his eyes narrowed instantly, and he thought to himself: Could there be a secret passage inside the Hall of Establishing Government?

You should know that this is Empress Zhangsun's bedroom, and he often slept here.

If there really is a secret passage, a few assassins could easily slit his throat without anyone noticing.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin's breathing became heavier.

However, once he arrived at the destination, he changed his mind.

Sizi stood behind the cabinet, staring blankly at him.

"It's right here, Dad, how do I get there?"

Li Shimin: "..."

Seeing that Aye didn't speak, Sizi blinked, jumped up and down a few times, and then shouted towards the cabinet wall:

"Little Nang-kun~~~ I'm so happy~~ I want to come to your house with my dad~~~"

Li Shimin: "..."

At that moment, Li Shimin felt offended. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was his youngest daughter, he would have drawn his sword and killed anyone who dared to treat him like this.

"Did Sizi just go to the young master's house from here?" Li Shimin asked patiently.

"Yes, I went through here." Si Zi nodded with great certainty.

"No one else came with you?"

"No way! It's just that I went there."

Seeing his daughter's certainty, Li Shimin frowned again.

That's strange. Could it be that I've seen a ghost?

Or is Sizi hallucinating? But what's with the medicine in his hand? And what about that hot pot salad?

Thinking of this, he asked Physician Xu, who was waiting on the side, "Physician Xu, how is the prince's health?"

Physician Xu naturally knew what Li Shimin was asking, and honestly replied, "Your Majesty, the little princess is in good health and everything is fine."

"Well, that's good. You may leave now." Li Shimin nodded.

After Physician Xu left, Li Shimin sent someone to summon Li Chunfeng.

Not long after, a middle-aged man dressed in a Taoist robe appeared inside the Lizheng Hall.

"Your subject Li Chunfeng greets Your Majesty, the Empress, and Her Highness the Princess."

Li Shimin nodded slightly and told Li Chunfeng everything that had happened and what Si Zi had said.

"I summoned you here so that you could help me see if there were any evil spirits causing the previous events."

Li Chunfeng: "..."

If you were to say who the least superstitious people in the world are, it would be this group of people.

What Li Shimin was saying sounded to Li Chunfeng like a myth.

Disappeared suddenly, then reappeared just as suddenly? How is that possible?

There are no ghosts or monsters in the world; they are just the result of people's chaotic hearts.

But now that the emperor is asking him for advice, he can't refuse to give an answer.

He pretended to look around, then stared at the drowsy Sizi for a long time.

Then he bowed to Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, I have checked and there are no evil spirits or ghosts. Perhaps it is just a hallucination caused by the little princess's excitement after falling down."

"As for the medicine on your hands, Physician Xu also said that it smelled of wine and herbs. Does His Majesty sometimes drink in the Lizheng Hall? It's possible that the eunuchs didn't clean it properly and His Majesty got some on it."

"There are also medicines. Her Majesty the Empress is already weak. She has been drinking various herbal soups for a long time, so there are still some residues that haven't been cleaned up."

"The last point about the little princess's disappearance is that she may have hidden somewhere that no one could see her and kept quiet. After all, the princess is small, and if she finds a place to hide, it would be very difficult for ordinary people to find her."

After this explanation, Li Shimin was able to accept it.

Only in this way can everything that happened be explained.

"I'll have to trouble you then. Please don't let outsiders know about what happened today."

"The minister obeys the order."

Holding the nearly asleep Empress Zhangsun in her arms, she listened quietly. Now, she could finally relax.

Everything Li Chunfeng said was logical and flawless.

She didn't want her little daughter to be tainted by any evil spirits; she only hoped that Sizi would grow up peacefully and happily and live a long and healthy life.

"Now that the matter has been investigated and clarified, I will return to the Taiji Hall to handle state affairs. I will entrust the care of Sizi to Guanyinbi."

After finishing his business, Li Shimin stood up and greeted everyone.

He already had a lot of things to deal with, and he wouldn't have come over if he hadn't heard that Sizi had gone missing.

With nothing else to do, I naturally need to hurry back.

"Don't worry, Erlang, I'll take care of Sizi."

Li Shimin nodded and strode away.

Empress Zhangsun held the baby in her arms until she fell asleep.

Then she handed it to Qingzhu, who carried it back to Sizi's own palace to rest.

Because Empress Zhangsun had been taking medicine for a long time, there was always a faint smell of medicine in the Lizheng Hall.

She didn't want Sizi to rest in this environment, since all medicines have some toxicity, and sending her back to her palace was the best option.

After Qingzhu gently placed Sizi on her bed and left the inner palace, the little princess slowly woke up.

He rubbed his eyes, sat up, and looked around with a blank, adorable expression.

Finding herself back in her palace, she looked at her injured hand; it didn't hurt much anymore.

A sharp-eyed observer noticed the copper coin on his wrist, which had faint traces of blood on it.

I'm a clean little princess, so I have to wipe it off.

Extend your left index finger and scratch.

Suddenly, I remembered all the fruits I had eaten at Xiao Nang Jun's place, and my mouth started watering.

Swish.

The little princess in the inner palace has disappeared again.