activa-t Chapter 25 Empress Zhangsun Arrives
Chapter 25 Empress Zhangsun Arrives
"Sizi, why don't we look at other things? Aren't there many more in there?" Li Shimin had no other choice but to try to distract Sizi by imitating Wu She's method.
"Okay!" Fortunately, the little girl was simple-minded and her attention returned to the stroller upon hearing this.
Li Shimin wiped the sweat from his forehead, which he had poured out countless times, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Little Sizi came to the stroller, but because she was a bit short, she could only barely reach the items on the second shelf, but couldn't take them down.
Princess Chang Le wanted to step forward to help, but Wu She beat her to it, so she could only step aside.
Li Shimin stepped forward, having already put the events of earlier behind him, and now regained his imperial demeanor.
As Wu She took out boxes and bags one by one, Li Shimin and Princess Chang Le had long since lost their initial surprise.
Only when the entire table was piled high with items did Wu She stop what she was doing: "Your Majesty, Your Highnesses, everything has been taken out!"
The three gathered around the table again. Little Si was fine, but Li Shimin and Princess Changle had a look of surprise in their eyes.
Apart from the items that Sizi had just introduced, none of the other items on this list were familiar to the two of them.
"Sizi, give some more to Father and Sister...!"
"Little Sizi, your mother has come to see you!" Before Li Shimin could finish speaking, a gentle voice rang out from outside the palace gate.
"It's Mommy!" Little Sizi reacted quickly as soon as she heard the voice, and rushed towards the palace gate with her short legs.
Seeing this, Wu She had already arrived at the door and opened the palace door.
The palace doors opened, and standing at the entrance was a woman in simple palace attire, without any makeup, who appeared to be in her early thirties. She was none other than the famous Empress Zhangsun from history.
"Mother, I miss you so much! Waaah!" Little Sizi rushed into Empress Zhangsun's arms like a fledgling swallow returning to its nest.
Empress Zhangsun, who had just recovered from a serious illness, still looked a little pale. At this moment, looking at the little girl crying loudly in her arms, her eyes were filled with heartache.
Li Shimin and Princess Changle stood aside, watching this scene unfold, their eyes also welling up with tears.
"Sizi, don't cry, your mother misses you too!" Empress Zhangsun gently patted Sizi's back and comforted him.
"Guanyinbi, didn't I instruct you to come see me later? You've just recovered from a serious illness, so it's really not advisable for you to move around!" Li Shimin looked at Empress Zhangsun with concern.
"Mother!" Princess Chang Le quickly stepped forward to greet her.
"Hmm, it's alright, Erlang. I just missed Xiaosizi so much. But, Erlang, didn't you handle any official business today?"
Empress Zhangsun also had some doubts. She knew Li Shimin's personality. He usually dealt with government affairs during the day and would only come to visit Xiao Sizi in the afternoon or evening.
In addition, she sent someone to fetch Xiao Sizi today, but when the maid returned, not only did she not find the girl, but her expression was also rather unpleasant. As someone of her stature, she immediately realized that something was wrong and rushed over.
"Well... there are some things you don't know yet, Guanyinbi. I'll talk to you about them in detail later!" Li Shimin didn't know how to explain for a moment.
Seeing that everyone was present and nothing had happened, and that Li Shimin had also said so, Empress Zhangsun had no choice but to suppress her doubts for the time being.
"Mother, why haven't you come to see me for so long?" Little Sizi wiped away her tears and looked at Empress Zhangsun with teary eyes.
"It's all my fault! I came to see Sizi today! Sizi, be good, don't cry, okay? If you cry again, I won't be able to hold back my tears either!" Empress Zhangsun squatted down and looked at the girl in front of her, her eyes already filled with tears.
"Don't cry, Mommy, I won't cry anymore!" Little Sizi said, wiping her face with her little hands, and in an instant, tears and snot all mixed together.
Empress Zhangsun immediately stopped her and quickly took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom to wipe the little girl's cheeks and hands.
"You little crybaby, your face is covered in tears and snot. Tell me, where is your princess demeanor?" Empress Zhangsun wiped Xiao Sizi's face clean, gently rubbed her forehead with her finger, and questioned her in a gentle tone.
"Hehe, Mother, look, doesn't Sizi look good today?" she said, twirling gracefully in front of Empress Zhangsun.
Empress Zhangsun then noticed that Xiao Sizi's attire today was noticeably different from usual.
"The design is really nice! The color is so soft and pretty, it suits Xiao Si very well. I wonder who made it?"
Empress Zhangsun looked up at Li Shimin and Princess Changle, assuming that it was done by someone sent by Princess Changle or Li Shimin.
"Mother, you should ask Xiao Sizi about this! It doesn't seem to be an item from our Great Tang!" Princess Chang Le shook her head and looked at Xiao Sizi after speaking.
"this...."
Empress Zhangsun was somewhat confused about the situation.
"Sizi, who made this for you?"
"This is the one Lin Fan bought! My older sister and fifth sister also have some!"
Little Sizi ran to the table and started rummaging through it!
"Lin Fan!" Li Shimin and the other two exclaimed in unison.
However, unlike Li Shimin and Princess Changle, both knew of this person's existence, but did not know his name.
Empress Zhangsun knew nothing about it, but was puzzled when she suddenly heard the name.
Seeing that Xiao Sizi was rummaging through the table, and that there were many things on the table that she had never seen before, Empress Zhangsun looked at Li Shimin with suspicion again.
Li Shimin also felt Empress Zhangsun's gaze. He frowned slightly and said softly, "Guanyinbi, I will tell you the reason later!" After that, he did not speak again.
Empress Zhangsun was a reasonable person, and seeing that Li Shimin had said so, she did not ask any further questions.
"Hey, look! This one was also bought by Lin Fan, but I picked it out myself!"
Xiao Sizi brought two bags to the group, and Empress Zhangsun took them and opened them out of curiosity.
The first thing that caught everyone's eye was a light blue dress, similar in style to the one Xiao Sizi was wearing, but a bit bigger.
"This is for Fifth Sister!" Little Sizi reminded Empress Zhangsun as she approached her.
"Wu She! Send someone to invite Chengyang over!" Li Shimin immediately ordered.
"Yes!" The tongueless eunuch immediately bowed and went out the door.
"This is where my sister is!" Little Sizi pointed to another bag again.
Princess Chang Le's eyes lit up with joy upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but step forward.
Empress Zhangsun put down the dress in her hand and picked up another bag. She opened it and saw that it contained a light yellow long dress.
"Changle, take a look too, this is what Sizi bought for you!" Empress Zhangsun handed the long dress to Princess Changle.
"Thank you, Little Sizi!" Chang Le squatted down, hugged Little Sizi, and kissed her.
"It's not very elegant! Sister, please put it on and see!" Little Sizi smiled and nudged Princess Chang Le.
"Alright!" Princess Chang Le smiled faintly and reached out to take the dress from Empress Zhangsun's hand.
The moment I held it, I felt a smooth touch, and the texture was very light. The light yellow color also suited her dignified temperament.
Princess Chang Le immediately fell in love with the dress, and its style was unlike anything she had ever seen before.
"Sister, is this skirt-shaped mud wedding cake?" Little Si asked expectantly.
"Of course my older sister likes what Sizi gave her!"
"Chang Le, go change first and let your mother take a look."
Beautiful clothes have a natural attraction for women, and Empress Zhangsun was also somewhat curious about this style of dress.