ATPnovel Chapter 35 Aye Must Not Lie
Chapter 35 Aye Must Not Lie
Chapter 35 Aye Must Not Lie
"Why isn't Xiao Chengyang saying anything? Doesn't he miss his father?"
Seeing that Chengyang remained silent, Li Shimin asked in confusion, but because Chengyang's little head was still resting in Li Shimin's arms, he did not see Chengyang's expression at this moment.
"Chengyang misses her father too!"
After quite a while, Chengyang's soft and cute voice finally reached Li Shimin's ears!
"Haha, I knew it! Chengyang wasn't saying anything earlier, I thought he didn't miss his father!"
"No, Chengyang just wanted to, hehe!"
Chengyang turned her head away and carefully wiped away the tears in her eyes before raising her head to look at Li Shimin.
Looking at the little girl's reddened eyes in his arms, how could Li Shimin not guess what had just happened? But he wisely chose not to expose her, only feeling even more guilty.
"Father, go and try that fruit! It's really delicious!" Chengyang mentioned durian again, looking at Li Shimin with expectant eyes.
"This..." Li Shimin hesitated for a moment. He had secretly said in his heart that whoever ate it would be... well, you know. And the taste was indeed a bit unpleasant.
But faced with Chengyang's expectant gaze, he didn't know how to refuse!
Chengyang's big eyes darted around, and she seemed to understand Li Shimin's concerns. She twisted her body to signal Li Shimin to put her down.
Having just left Li Shimin's embrace, she was still a little reluctant, but she quickly ran to Xiao Sizi's side and whispered a few words, causing Xiao Sizi to turn around frequently.
Li Shimin didn't know what the two little girls were whispering about, but he had some idea of what was going on.
The next second, Chengyang led Xiao Sizi back to Li Shimin's side.
The two approached Li Shimin. Xiao Sizi pouted and didn't speak. Seeing this, Chengyang quickly and quietly tugged at Xiao Sizi's sleeve.
Xiao Sizi reluctantly looked at Li Shimin and said, "Father, let's go to Qiguoguo together!"
"Hey, who was it that said they weren't on good terms with Father? Why are you calling him Father now?"
With a smug smile on his face, Li Shimin began to frantically leap back and forth along the edge of the cliff.
"Hmph! I just said I wasn't on good terms with Father! But Fifth Sister said Father also wants to be with that girl, so I came to call Father!"
Xiao Sizi had a sullen and serious expression on his face, clearly quite angry at Li Shimin's words.
Seeing this, Li Shimin wanted to continue teasing Xiao Sizi, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided against it. He knew that if he continued to tease him, things would get out of hand and there would be no way to handle it!
"Alright, alright! Sizi is the best, and Chengyang is good too. Father was wrong just now, I apologize to you, okay?"
"Hmph, that's more like it! Let's go, Qi Guoguo!"
After saying that, Xiao Sizi and Chengyang each grabbed Li Shimin on one side and walked forward.
Although he still hated the smell of durian, Li Shimin didn't refuse this time. His wife and daughter had already eaten it, so he couldn't be the kind of person who didn't fit in, could he?
Empress Zhangsun and Princess Changle watched this scene with smiles but remained silent, yet they tacitly left two pieces of fruit for Li Shimin.
The closer one gets, the stronger the unpleasant smell becomes—this was Li Shimin's truest thought at that moment.
But since the two little ones had already gone this far, he couldn't back down any further.
"Hey, Father, hurry up!" Little Sizi reluctantly pushed the plate of durian in front of Li Shimin, while she herself couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
Seeing the two little girls' expectant faces, Li Shimin gritted his teeth, picked up a piece of durian, and stuffed it into his mouth. However, the strange taste he expected did not come out; instead, a sweet taste spread in his mouth.
Although it didn't taste as bad as I thought, it didn't taste particularly delicious either.
"That's it? I think the taste is just so-so! But the texture is indeed quite soft and chewy!"
Li Shimin nodded as he ate, though the taste was unpleasant, he could still manage to eat it.
"It's wrong for you to lie, Father!"
Seeing her father belittle her favorite fruit, Little Sizi immediately became unhappy.
"Father wasn't lying! This fruit is indeed not as good as the one we just ate!"
Li Shimin wanted to explain, but his younger brother didn't want to listen at all and turned away.
"This..." Li Shimin was speechless for a moment, and looked at Empress Zhangsun and Chang Le beside him.
"I truly believe this fruit tastes mediocre, and none of you believe me?"
Empress Zhangsun did not speak, but glanced at Li Shimin before going to Xiao Sizi's side.
"Sizi, everyone has different tastes. What we like, Aye might not like, you know!"
"Hmph, you'll never give your father a good meal again!" How dare the little ox say that the food Lin Fan bought wasn't tasty! It started to defend its own!
If Lin Fan knew this scene, he would probably find it both funny and sad, since durian is indeed quite a contrasting thing.
Chengyang and Changle quickly stepped forward to coax Xiao Sizi, which finally stopped him from making a fuss.
Li Shimin watched helplessly, all he could say was that he was just telling the truth, and he almost got blocked by his own daughter.
Once Xiao Sizi had calmed down, Empress Zhangsun glanced at the various exotic fruits beside her and slowly said, "Sizi, there are still so many fruits here. How about we send some to your brother and grandfather?"
These were all things brought back by Xiao Sizi, so although Empress Zhangsun was willing, she decided to ask the maid's opinion first.
"Alright! There are so many, we can't possibly finish them all!"
Seeing that Zhouzi was so sensible at such a young age, Li Shimin's slight displeasure vanished instantly.
"As expected of my daughter! She certainly inherited my poise! Hahaha."
Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't want to take advantage of Xiao Sizi, but she also felt that good things should be shared.
Li Shimin then summoned several eunuchs, who each carried several kinds of fruit to various palaces. He also specifically instructed the eunuchs going to Da'an Palace to report to the Emperor Emeritus that they must say that the fruit was sent by Xiao Sizi.
The reason for this is simply that his relationship with Li Yuan is not harmonious now. If Li Yuan thought that he sent these things, they might not even be allowed to enter the gates of Da'an Palace.
Seeing that most of the fruit was gone in no time, Xiao Sizi didn't feel bad. Anyway, she could always go to her brother Lin Fan whenever she wanted to eat more. Thinking of this, a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"Your Majesty! The Empress's maidservant reports that it is time to administer the medicine today. I wonder...?" Wu She stepped forward and whispered to Li Shimin.
"Yes, I understand!"
Li Shimin walked over to Empress Zhangsun's side: "Guanyinbi, it's getting late. Your health has just improved, why don't you go back to the palace to rest?"
Empress Zhangsun couldn't help but sigh upon hearing this. She knew that her health problem was very serious. She had wanted to spend more time with Xiao Sizi today, and even wanted to bring her back to Lizheng Palace, but she estimated that it was not possible for the time being.
"Little Sizi, your mother has to return to the palace now. I'll come see you again tomorrow, okay?"
Upon hearing her mother say she was leaving, Xiao Sizi's previously happy expression visibly vanished, and tears began to well up in her eyes. Empress Zhangsun was about to speak to comfort her when Xiao Sizi spoke first.
"Yes, we've arrived. Mother, please go back and recover quickly before coming to visit us again!"
Recalling how Xiao Sizi always cried her heart out every time she visited before, Empress Changsun was still somewhat taken aback by how sensible Xiao Sizi had become this time.
"Guanyinbi, since Sizi has said so, let's go back now!"
Li Shimin patted Empress Zhangsun on the shoulder, fearing that the longer it took, the more reluctant the little one would be to leave, so he had to urge her on.
After exchanging a few words with Xiao Sizi, Empress Zhangsun got up and left. Xiao Sizi, Chang Le, and Cheng Yang escorted Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun to the door. Watching their figures disappear into the distance, Xiao Sizi, who had been holding back her tears, finally couldn't help but cry.