xymnovel Chapter 23 Let's drink Wahaha!
Chapter 23 Let's drink Wahaha!
Li Shimin stood cautiously to the side, holding the baby. As was his nature as an emperor, he remained wary of the unfamiliar things before him, as the events of the past two days had been too bizarre.
Instead, Wu She calmly took out the items from the stroller one by one and placed them on the table.
"Father, what clothes is Sizi wearing...?" Princess Chang Le was the first to notice Sizi's attire.
"Sizi, where did you get these clothes?" Li Shimin asked softly, looking at the little Sizi in his arms.
"How many times did you buy this pot? Isn't it pretty?"
"Hmm, it's really nice. The style is different from those from my Tang Dynasty, and the texture is softer. Excellent!"
"Hehe, I also bought some for my older sister and fifth sister!"
"What? Si Zi, I have one too?" Princess Chang Le found it hard to believe.
"Yes, I asked my brother to buy it for my older sister and fifth sister!" Xiao Sizi always had a proud expression when talking about Lin Fan.
"Then I thank you very much, Sizi! I haven't spoiled you for nothing all these years!" Princess Chang Le said with a smile as she looked at little Sizi.
After a brief conversation, everyone's attention returned to the table.
"Father, isn't this a string of beaded grapes?" Princess Chang Le asked, pointing to the seedless grapes that Wu She had just taken out.
"This... does resemble it somewhat, but it's clearly larger than the fruit that was brought as tribute from the Western Regions. Could it be some new variety?" Li Shimin analyzed to himself.
"No way! Silly Dad, you're so silly. Guoguo said these are grapes!" Little Sizi's memory when it comes to food is impeccable, and she immediately refuted Li Shimin.
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin turned to look at the little ox: "Could it be that the little ox knows everything about this place?"
Little Sizi nodded proudly: "Yes! My brother told me everything, and I've memorized it all!" She then pointed to her forehead.
Li Shimin's expression remained unchanged. He neither spoke nor refuted. Of course, he would not admit that his understanding was inferior to that of a child. However, driven by curiosity, he quickly gave Princess Chang Le a wink.
Princess Chang Le was so engrossed in the baby carriage that she didn't notice Li Shimin's subtle actions at all.
"Cough...cough cough." Li Shimin coughed several times in a row, trying to get Princess Chang Le's attention, but unexpectedly, Princess Chang Le did not react, but the little Si Zi in his arms was the first to notice.
"Father, are you sick?" Little Sizi blinked his innocent big eyes at Li Shimin.
Upon hearing Xiao Sizi's words, Princess Chang Le turned her concerned gaze toward Li Shimin.
Li Shimin blushed slightly: "Sizi, don't worry, I'm fine, just a little dry throat."
Upon hearing that Li Shimin's throat was dry, the little ox turned its eyes and twisted its body, trying to get down. Although Li Shimin did not understand what it meant, he still quickly put the little ox down on the ground.
As soon as the little ox escaped Li Shimin's embrace, it ran to the table and began rummaging through it.
"Hehe, found it!" Little Sizi ran back to Li Shimin's side immediately, holding a box of Wahaha drinks, and raised his hands high.
"Daddy, here, have this! It's sweet!"
Li Shimin picked up the item that Xiao Sizi handed him with a puzzled look and examined it curiously. Princess Chang Le, seeing this, immediately came over as well.
A transparent layer of some unknown material tightly wrapped several bottle-shaped items, on which were written three large characters, "Wahaha," and some tiny characters, which Li Shimin could not make out very clearly even as he approached.
If Lin Fan were here right now, he would realize that Li Shimin must have developed nearsightedness. After all, it would be strange if his eyes didn't have problems, given that he stayed up late every night to handle memorials by candlelight.
"Sizi, what is this?" Li Shimin examined it carefully for a while, but still couldn't figure it out. Now he didn't care about saving face and asked softly.
"This is so delicious, it's sweet!" Little Sizi excitedly introduced to Li Shimin.
"Haha? That's a rather strange name. How then is this prepared and eaten?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi gestured to Li Shimin to hand him the Wahaha drink. After taking it, he hugged it to his arms and immediately began to tear open the outer packaging with his little hands.
After a series of grimaces, she was too weak and only managed to poke a few holes in the thin film. Little Si pouted, her face full of resentment.
"Sizi, let your elder sister help you!" Princess Chang Le, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward to help.
Princess Chang Le took it and examined it briefly. Although she didn't know what it was, it wasn't difficult to open. She quickly tore open the outer packaging.
"Sizi, what should we do next?" Princess Chang Le asked after handing each of them a bottle.
"You need a straw to drink this!" Little Sizi pointed to the straw in the packaging.
Princess Chang Le immediately understood and took out the straw inside: "What is this? It's so exquisitely made!"
"This is the bottle! I use it to drink!" He said, immediately taking a straw and sticking it into the bottle opening like Lin Fan did.
After fiddling around for a while, all I managed to leave was a small mark on the bottle opening.
"Sister, come here!" Little Sizi had no choice but to hand the bottle and straw to Princess Chang Le again. Li Shimin felt like he had become invisible and had not played any role at all.
Princess Chang Le had just witnessed Xiao Si Zi's actions and tried to imitate her. Of course, her strength was far superior to Xiao Si Zi's, and she easily inserted the straw into the bottle opening.
"That's right, you can drink it now, sister, drink it quickly!"
Princess Chang Le looked at Xiao Si Zi's expectant face and picked up Wahaha without hesitation, ready to drink it.
"Changle! Don't act rashly! How can you drink it without even knowing what it is! Wushe, go and summon the imperial physician..." Li Shimin immediately jumped out to make his presence known. Of course, this was not without reason, after all, the daily food of royal children is strictly controlled.
"This was bought by Brother Lin Fan, so it's safe to drink!" Little Sizi was immediately displeased when her father questioned what her brother Lin Fan had bought and stood there with his hands on his hips.
"This..." Seeing how protective Xiao Sizi was of his older brother, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.
"It's alright, Father, Chang Le believes in Xiao Si Zi!" With that, she put the straw into her mouth, took a gentle sip, and the next second a taste she had never experienced before flooded her mouth.
"Glug, this..." Princess Chang Le was deeply attracted by the taste after only taking one sip.
"Changle, how is she? Is there a problem? Spit it out quickly, Wushe, go and summon the imperial physician!" Seeing the shock on Princess Changle's face, Li Shimin was afraid that something had happened to her, so he went forward to check on her and gave Wushe another order.
"Wait a moment, Mr. Tongueless! Father, this...!"
"What's wrong, Chang Le? Say something! Is it poisoned?" Li Shimin stared at her anxiously.
"This...it's so delicious!" Princess Chang Le's beautiful eyes darted around, her gaze fixed on the bottle in her hand.
Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "Chang Le, can you stop talking so dramatically? You're making your father worry!"
"Hehe, big sister, I wasn't lying to you, was I!" Little Si immediately stepped forward to claim credit.
Princess Chang Le squatted down and looked at Xiao Si Zi's proud expression. She pinched her little cheek and then nodded heavily.
He then reluctantly put down the Wahaha drink in his hand, and once again inserted a straw and handed one bottle each to Xiao Sizi and Li Shimin, just like before.
Xiao Sizi, of course, didn't stand on ceremony. She picked it up and started drinking right away, squinting her eyes and showing an expression of enjoyment as she drank.
Li Shimin looked at the strange bottle in his hand with some complicated feelings, and tried to put the straw into his mouth, just like Xiao Sizi.
Seeing this, Wu She wanted to step forward to remind them, but he was afraid that this would displease the two princesses, so he could only watch Li Shimin nervously, ready to summon the imperial physician immediately if anything seemed amiss.