novelSusiti Chapter 30 Could it really be a deity?
Chapter 30 Could it really be a deity?
Seeing this, Li Shimin stepped forward and pulled the little ox out. Everyone saw that the little guy was holding a strange-looking object in his arms, but no one cared about asking any questions.
"Sizi, you just told your older sister that the brother you know can cure Mother's illness! Is that true?"
Li Shimin squatted down and hugged Xiao Sizi in his arms, staring at her without blinking. His palms were already sweating, and his expression was a mixture of tension and anticipation.
"Yes! Guoguo said he had a solution!" Hearing Xiao Sizi's certainty, Li Shimin finally felt relieved, followed by a surge of joy.
"Hahaha, excellent! Li Chunfeng was right after all, Little Sizi, you truly are a lucky star for our Great Tang!"
Driven by this ecstasy, Li Shimin no longer cared about his imperial image and lifted the little rhinoceros over his head, placed it on his shoulders, and spun it around.
This was the first time Xiao Sizi had encountered such a situation. She was initially confused, but the next second she cheered. While happy, she instinctively hugged the small fan in her hand tightly.
Having known each other for nearly twenty years, this was the first time Empress Zhangsun had seen Li Shimin so happy, not even when he ascended the throne.
Chang Le watched the two of them with a smile. Li Shimin had been a stern man most of the time, but he was exceptionally gentle with these little princesses. Xiao Chengyang looked at this scene and her eyes revealed a hint of envy, but she quickly hid it.
"Alright, Erlang, how old are you? Don't play around like this! Put Sizi down quickly, or you'll fall and hurt Sizi too!"
Empress Zhangsun finally couldn't help but interrupt Li Shimin's spellcasting. She then took the somewhat dizzy little Sizi from her hands, looked at the small fan in Sizi's hand, and handed it to Chang Le.
"Haha, Guanyinbi, are you doubting my abilities?" Li Shimin couldn't hide his joy. Although his steps were already visibly unsteady, he still stubbornly refused to admit it!
"Hehe, this is so much fun! Daddy's amazing, he even makes you spin around!"
Although the little ox's head kept turning like a rattle, it still eagerly stretched out its hands to Li Shimin.
"Good boy! I'll take you to play again next time, okay?" Li Shimin didn't expect that the little boy would still want to play, and he was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand to refuse.
After receiving the electric fan from Empress Zhangsun, Chang Le began to examine it with curiosity. Although she had never seen such a thing before, she subconsciously pressed the strange buttons on the base.
When Chang Le saw the electric fan start spinning, she was startled. Fortunately, she had a strong mentality, otherwise she would have almost thrown it out.
Without any external interference, this thing actually started moving on its own. Watching the fan spin out of afterimages and feeling the cool breeze coming from it, the originally hot hall suddenly became a little cooler. Chang Le felt that her entire worldview had been turned upside down.
"Father...Mother, look! This little thing can spin by itself!" Princess Chang Le couldn't help but call out to Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun who were standing beside her.
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun quickly stepped forward. When they got closer, they felt the cool breeze coming from the fan and were amazed.
"What... what kind of treasure is this? It can move on its own without wind?" Li Shimin hurriedly asked Xiao Sizi, who was standing beside him, since she was the one who brought these things back.
"This is a fan! My boyfriend said that with this little thing, I won't be afraid of the heat! And you can even control the fan's power! Just press the little foot!"
After Xiao Sizi realized what was happening, she pointed at the electric fan in Chang Le's hand and began to explain it with great enthusiasm. Although the others were still a bit confused, they could still understand the general idea.
Following Xiao Sizi's instructions, Princess Chang Le pressed another button, and the airflow indeed increased instantly.
"It's definitely windier and cooler now!"
The group was so shocked they were speechless! The things Xiao Sizi had brought out today made them even more suspicious of Lin Fan's background.
"Guanyinbi, do you think Little Sizi really encountered a deity? Otherwise, how could they produce such a treasure that can conjure wind out of thin air!"
"This...I also cannot fathom the mystery behind this! Only you, Sizi, probably know the specifics!"
Although Empress Zhangsun was unwilling to believe in ghosts and gods, after all, those things were too ethereal and unpredictable, and she didn't know whether they would be good or bad for Xiao Sizi.
"Alright, let's not think about it too much for now. Since that person could give Sizi such a magical treasure, they must really like Sizi!"
Li Shimin paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, he has the ability to make the little rhinoceros disappear into thin air. Even if I wanted to intervene, I'm afraid I couldn't! And if I were to make things worse and anger him, the consequences would be unimaginable!"
Hearing Li Shimin say this, Empress Zhangsun was inevitably worried, but it seemed that at least the little prince would not be in any danger, which was perhaps the best outcome for her.
Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Sizi's disappearance was entirely due to that fish-shaped jade pendant, which led them to make increasingly wrong assumptions. If Lin Fan knew that he had been mistaken for a deity by the two most esteemed people in the Tang Dynasty, he would probably find it both laughable and frustrating.
After fiddling with the fan for a while, the group turned it off under Xiao Sizi's guidance, and the topic returned to the matter of treating Empress Zhangsun's health.
Li Shimin rubbed his palms, unsure of what to say for a moment. After thinking for a while, he calmed himself down.
"Sizi, that brother you mentioned, did he ever specifically explain how to treat your mother?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi tilted her head and thought for a moment before speaking, "No! Guoguo only said he could try to find a way!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He didn't know if the person Si Zi was talking about really had that ability. If all his joy was in vain, he dared not think about it any further.
Empress Zhangsun was not disappointed that her husband had not been able to get any useful information out of her; she was more concerned about the safety of Xiao Sizi.
"Sizi, tell your mother, did that brother say when he would come to see you again?"
Xiao Sizi nodded, becoming especially happy whenever Lin Fan was mentioned: "My boyfriend said that if you miss him a lot, you can go see him!"
"Hmm, does Sizi know how to find him?"
"I know!" As Xiao Sizi nodded and uttered those words, the others almost gasped out and quickly covered their mouths!
Empress Zhangsun patted her chest, suppressing her shock, and slowly spoke again: "Then, can Sizi tell your mother how to find him?"
The moment the question was asked, the people around her instinctively stared intently at Xiao Sizi, and even their breathing slowed down.
Xiao Sizi frowned upon hearing this, her big eyes looking at the crowd in front of her, her face revealing a conflicted expression.
"Well, what my boyfriend said is a little secret between us, I can't tell you!"
Hearing Xiao Sizi's words, the group was disappointed. They had thought they could get some useful information from Xiao Sizi, but they didn't expect that she had already thought of this.
Although Xiao Sizi was young, she could tell that her father and older sisters were somewhat disappointed. However, she still remembered Lin Fan's instructions when she returned, so she would not reveal the secret about the jade pendant to anyone who asked her before she got Lin Fan's permission.
The hall remained quiet for a while before Li Shimin broke the silence.
"Ahem, Sizi, could your father ask you for a favor?"
"Okay! Say it, Ayani!"
"Next time you go to see that brother, could you please ask him more carefully how to cure your mother's illness?"
After Li Shimin finished speaking, everyone in the hall except Empress Zhangsun looked at Xiao Sizi with anticipation.
"Okay, I've got it!"
Little Sizi patted his forehead with his little hand, giving them a "I've got your back" look, which immediately eased the somewhat heavy mood of the group.
Chang Le and Cheng Yang also put aside their feelings and happily gathered around Xiao Si Zi again, asking her to introduce the delicious food.
Li Shimin embraced Empress Zhangsun, listening to the occasional laughter from the three maids, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the appointed time has passed. Shall we have our meal first?" A voice without tongue came from outside the palace.
Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, go and have the Imperial Kitchen prepare some of the princesses' favorite dishes!"
Upon hearing this, Wu She bowed and withdrew from the main hall.
After a while, seeing Wu She reappear at the door, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Children, stop talking now, come with your father to eat! Today, I've prepared all your favorite dishes!"
"Yay!" Upon hearing this, the three little princesses immediately took off.