PFC Chapter 71 I'll get that brat for you!
Chapter 71 I'll get that brat for you!
Chapter 71 I'll bring that brat back to you!
"It has no taste! It has absolutely no taste!"
The little girl pointed at the table full of delicacies, her face scrunched up like a shriveled walnut.
Empress Zhangsun slammed the bowl down on the table.
"Nonsense! That was to help soothe the blister in your mouth. Who was crying so hard in the backyard of the imperial kitchen yesterday?"
The mention of this incident made the young man feel even more aggrieved.
She subconsciously licked the corner of her mouth.
It hasn't hurt for a long time.
My mouth doesn't hurt anymore, but my heart is itchy.
The itch came from under the tongue, crawled down the throat, and all the way to the stomach.
I crave that smoky aroma, that sweet and spicy flavor, and that red stick that sizzles with oil when you bite into it.
"I'm all set! I'm really all set!"
Little Sizi opened her mouth wide, revealing her pink gums to Empress Zhangsun, and pointed her finger in as much as she could.
"Mommy, look at the duck! There are no more bubbles! I want some spicy duck! I want that red, long, bouncy little meaty duck!"
"no."
Empress Zhangsun wasn't going to tolerate it either. "Your brother Su said that supplies will be cut off for the next few days. Not only you, but even your sister didn't get a good deal when she went today."
This decision to cut off supplies became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
The little rhinoceros stood there dumbfounded.
Moisture was visibly accumulating in those large, dark, grape-like eyes.
The tip of his nose turned red, and his mouth pursed.
"Wow--!"
This loud wail was so powerful that it almost blew the roof off the Lizheng Hall.
The little girl didn't care whether the ground was cold or not. She leaned back and lay directly on the shiny gold brick. She clenched her little fists and pounded them on the ground with a thud, while her legs kicked like wheels of fire.
"Liars! You're all liars!"
"I don't want this lousy food! I want spicy food! Waaaaah—I want a handsome guy!"
She rolled left and right on the ground, and the Shu brocade flowing cloud dress she had just changed into instantly got covered in a layer of dust.
The hairpin on his head was askew, and a few strands of hair were stuck to his face, which was covered with tears and snot, making him look exactly like a little beggar who had just rolled back from a mud pit.
The palace maids and eunuchs inside the hall were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.
Empress Zhangsun felt a headache coming on and pressed her throbbing temples.
This child is usually very well-behaved and sensible, so why does he seem to be under a spell as soon as he touches Su Mu's food?
"Li Mingda! Get up for me!"
"I won't get up! I won't get up!"
Little Sizi couldn't listen to anything right now.
She closed her eyes, opened her mouth wide and howled, rolling around in circles on the ground as she howled.
"Mommy's mean! She won't give Xiziqi any food!"
"Father is bad too! Father is a big bad guy! He locked up the handsome guy and wouldn't let him do the hot bridge!"
Just as things were getting out of hand, the heavy curtain at the entrance of the palace was suddenly lifted.
A cold wind blew in, carrying with it a lingering chill.
Li Shimin stood at the door with a dark expression.
He had just come from the Liangyi Hall, and the lingering pungent, bitter taste in his mouth hadn't completely dissipated. The red earthworms prepared by Liu Fengyu of the Imperial Kitchen were practically an insult to his taste buds.
Already fuming, Li Shimin's anger flared up even more when he entered the room and saw the little dumpling rolling around on the floor.
"What kind of behavior is this!"
Li Shimin strode in, his boots making a loud thud on the ground.
"A princess of the mighty Tang Dynasty, lying on the ground throwing a tantrum—where will this leave my face?"
The crying on the ground stopped abruptly.
Little Sizi opened one eye and peeked at his father through his fingers.
Seeing Li Shimin's ashen face, his aggrieved expression not only didn't subside, but actually intensified.
She rolled over and sat up without needing anyone's help. She sat on the ground with her legs apart, pointing her finger at Li Shimin, and crying and hiccuping.
"It's all your fault!"
"Hiccup! You weirdo!"
Li Shimin was taken aback by the point.
He suffered a lot of anger in the previous dynasty, and when he came back, he was still scolded by his daughter.
"What's it to blame me for?"
Li Shimin laughed in exasperation, then walked over to her with his hands behind his back and squatted down. "Didn't I feed you? Look at this table, isn't every dish a delicacy? And you, you'd rather eat that—that noodle scraps!"
"That's not crumbs!"
Little Sizi hastily wiped away the tears on her face, brought her cat-like face close to Li Shimin, and roared fiercely in a cute but adorable way.
"That's a dragon tendon! The dragon tendon that's tied up seven times!"
"You're so stupid! You never buy good stuff!"
Li Shimin was speechless.
His Adam's apple bobbed.
The lingering, strange taste in his mouth seemed to intensify, while the memory of the half-pack of spicy snacks he had eaten that night began to relentlessly attack his reason.
That smelled really good.
It's so fragrant it's domineering, so fragrant it's unreasonable.
Li Shimin looked at his daughter's red nose from crying and her eyes that were swollen like peaches.
The little girl cried so hard that she was a little short of breath. Her chest was heaving violently, and she was still muttering to herself intermittently.
"I want seven—waaaaaah—I want to find my boyfriend—"
"Father didn't take the nest with him—Father stole seven himself—"
"Nonsense! When did I ever steal food?"
Li Shimin blushed and subconsciously retorted, but his voice was clearly lacking in confidence.
Empress Zhangsun sighed and came over to take a handkerchief to wipe Xiao Sizi's face.
"Second Brother, you should say less. This child is at the age where he craves food. That stuff—I've tasted it, and it's definitely something special. Once he's had it, it's really hard for him to swallow these bland foods."
Li Shimin stood up and looked at the almost untouched imperial dishes on the table.
I really have no appetite.
Even he, the emperor, lost his appetite, let alone such a tiny child.
"Waaaaah—I'm so hungry—my stomach hurts—"
The little ox started wriggling on the ground again, this time the sound was softer, turning into whimpering sobs that broke one's heart.
Li Shimin felt as if his heart had been violently clenched.
He could command the court and defeat the Turks, but he was completely helpless against this soft and cuddly creature.
"Alright! Stop howling!"
Li Shimin suddenly flicked his sleeve and let out a low growl through gritted teeth.
Little Sizi was startled and stared at him blankly with tears in her eyes.
"Isn't it just something to eat in one bite?"
Li Shimin took a deep breath, as if making a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes. A resolute look flashed across his majestic face. "I will take you there!"
"real?"
The little girl immediately stopped crying and rolling around. She scrambled to her feet and hugged Li Shimin's leg, asking, "Father, you're not lying to me, are you?"
"My word is law, why would I lie to a little brat like you!"
Li Shimin bent down and picked up the dirty little dumpling, not minding the dust on her body that had stained his dragon robe.
He reached out and pinched his daughter's tear-streaked cheek, the movement a little rough, yet revealing a helpless doting affection.
"But we agreed, just this once."
"Your brother Su has a terrible temper, always locking the door and putting up signs. Tonight, we're not going to beg him, we're going to—arrest him!"
"Arrest them?"
Little Sizi blinked her big eyes and sniffed.
"Yes! Arrest them!"
A glint flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, the kind of look only a starving wolf would have.
"I want to see if that's a woodshed or a spider's den! How dare he bewitch my daughter so much that she's even refusing to eat the imperial meals."
"Even if he's a three-headed, six-armed monster, tonight I'll drag him out of bed and make him start a fire for me!"
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