Chapter 22 My Son Has Finally Arrived
Chapter 22 My Son Has Finally Arrived
"Wow, you're amazing! How come you couldn't find it?" Little Sizi clapped happily from the side.
Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Lin Fan knew it was time to verify his guess. He was initially a little sad, but seeing Xiao Sizi clapping happily beside him, he gradually suppressed his reluctance.
Lin Fan handed the jade pendant to Xiao Sizi: "Sizi, let me ask you again, when you came to me, were you holding this jade pendant and thinking of me?"
Little Si frowned, thought for a moment, and then nodded: "Yes!"
"If that's the case, then how did Xiao Sizi get through her first time? She shouldn't have known about this world back then!" Lin Fan pondered to himself.
Unable to come up with a solution, Lin Fan decided to give it a try.
"Sizi, you've been out for a long time today, it's time to go back!"
When Lin Fan said it was time to go home, Xiao Sizi's happy face immediately darkened, and she then threw herself into Lin Fan's arms.
Lin Fan could sense Xiao Sizi's disappointment and sadness. He could only pat her back and gently comfort her, saying, "It's okay, Sizi, don't be sad. You've been away for so long, you need to go home and see your family, otherwise they'll be worried, understand?"
Xiao Sizi was very reluctant to leave. In just half a day, Lin Fan had shown her many things she had never seen or eaten before. But then she thought that her older sister and mother would worry about her, so she nodded.
"Okay, I understand!"
"Okay! Our Sizi is such a good girl. You can come play whenever you miss your brother, but remember to tell your family in advance, okay? Don't just come over without telling anyone, okay?"
"Hmm, how many days have passed?"
"By the way, if Sizi's older sister and mother ask where these things came from, Sizi should tell them that a kind older brother gave them to her, understand?" Lin Fan couldn't explain the matter of time travel right now, so he carried Sizi to the stroller and carefully gave her the instructions again.
"Mmm~" Little Sizi nodded obediently.
With everything ready, Lin Fan didn't know if Xiao Sizi could go back, or if she could come back again after going back, so he could only silently hold Xiao Sizi in his arms.
"Don't be sad, little one, it'll come back again!" The observant little ox also noticed the problem, gave Lin Fan a kiss and quickly comforted him.
Lin Fan nodded. He had just been comforting Xiao Sizi, but now he was the one being comforted by her.
Suppressing his sadness, Lin Fan kissed Xiao Sizi on the cheek and then put her in the stroller.
"Brother will give you the jade pendant. Then close your eyes and think about where you live. See if you can go back. If you can't, then we'll think of another way!" With that, he handed the jade pendant to Xiao Sizi.
"Oh, right, Sizi, remember, if anyone asks how you got here, just say you don't know. This is a secret between the two of us, so don't reveal it to anyone, understand?" Lin Fan couldn't help but remind her again.
"Okay, I'm here! I'll miss you so much!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the little girl, with her eyes closed, disappeared from Lin Fan's sight along with the stroller.
"It actually works!"
Although Lin Fan had already anticipated the outcome, he was still deeply shocked by what he saw.
Faced with the suddenly empty restaurant, devoid of Xiao Sizi's cheerful laughter, Lin Fan felt a sense of loss. However, he also understood that he couldn't keep Xiao Sizi by his side forever, after all, her true home was in the Tang Dynasty!
Datang.
Inside Hanfeng Hall.
Li Shimin sat on Xiao Sizi's bed with a furrowed brow, while Princess Chang Le sat beside him, her brow equally furrowed.
They never expected that Xiao Sizi would disappear for so long this time.
"Father, what should we do?" Princess Chang Le asked anxiously, glancing at the maid standing below her.
"Alas, it seems there's no way to keep it from Guanyinbi any longer." Li Shimin raised his hand to rub his temples and spoke slowly.
"But, Father, Mother's condition has just improved. If she finds out about this now, I'm afraid..." Princess Chang Le took out a silk handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
It turned out that Empress Zhangsun's condition had just improved today. Since she hadn't seen Xiao Sizi for a long time, she missed him very much. So, before noon, she sent her personal maid to Hanfeng Palace to fetch Xiao Sizi for a meal.
When the maid arrived at Hanfeng Palace, she not only failed to find Xiao Sizi, but also ran into Li Shimin and Princess Changle. Judging from their conversation, it was clear that the young prince had gone missing!
"Alas, you know that your mother misses Xiao Sizi the most every day. Do you expect me to find an excuse not to let her see him? Now that things have come to this, I can only go and explain the reason to her." After saying this, he turned his gaze to the maid below.
"Go and inform the Empress that I am in Hanfeng Palace and will be there shortly. As for the matter in Jinyang, do not mention it for now! Remember that!" The last sentence was clearly emphasized.
"Yes! This servant obeys!" The maid had been standing below for almost half an hour, and was already very anxious. Now she had no choice but to bite the bullet and speak.
Watching the maidservant hurry out of the palace, Li Shimin sighed again: "My beloved son, where have you gone? Will you ever return?"
"Father..." Princess Chang Le looked at Li Shimin's distressed state and didn't know how to comfort him.
At this moment, Li Shimin no longer seemed like an emperor feared by the world, but just an ordinary man longing for his daughter.
"Sister...Father...when are you back!"
Suddenly, a familiar, childlike voice came from the center of the hall. Li Shimin, Princess Changle, and even Wushe at the door all turned their attention to each other in an instant.
"A rhinoceros!" Li Shimin and Princess Changle exclaimed in unison.
Seeing this, Wu She quickly closed the palace door.
"Hey, I'm here!" Little Sizi waved happily to Li Shimin and Princess Changle from her stroller. At such a distance, she didn't even notice the tears glistening in Li Shimin's eyes.
"My precious little Sizi! Where have you been? Why did it take you so long to come back!" Li Shimin strode forward and picked up the little Sizi in one go, looking her over from left to right, as if afraid that she would disappear again in the next second.
Princess Chang Le stood to the side, covering her mouth and looking excited, repeatedly murmuring, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
"Why are you crying, Father? Did the water bully you? It's all my fault for standing up for you!" Little Sizi cupped Li Shimin's cheeks and felt a little wetness. She asked angrily.
Looking at Xiao Sizi's adorable face, Li Shimin swallowed the words of reproach that were about to come out of his mouth. How could he bear to scold such a good daughter!
"Who said Father cried? Father is His Majesty the Emperor. He was just blinded by sand." Li Shimin subconsciously adopted the air of an emperor. Of course, he couldn't lose face in front of his daughter.
"Is there anything wrong with the little Sizi?" Li Shimin asked anxiously, fearing that the sudden disappearance and reappearance of the little Sizi would harm its health.
"Is that right or wrong!" Little Sizi blinked her big eyes, looking completely innocent.
"It's good that you're alright! Then quickly tell Father, where did you go just now? Why did it take you so long to come back?" Li Shimin hurriedly asked.
Little Sizi remembered Lin Fan's instructions: "It's from the house of the guy in the district, and he brought back some really good stuff! Look, Daddy!" She pointed to the stroller next to her.
Li Shimin's attention had been entirely focused on Xiao Sizi, and he hadn't noticed anything that had appeared with her. When he turned his head, he realized he had never seen anything like it before and immediately began to examine it with curiosity.
After looking at it for a while without understanding, he could only turn to the little ox and ask, "Ox, what are all these things?!"
"This is the car that my husband bought for me! Everything inside is a nice gift from him!" Xiao Sizi immediately showed a proud expression when Lin Fan was mentioned.
Although Li Shimin was curious, these were all things he had never seen before, so he remained vigilant.
"No tongue, come here and open it for me to see."
"Yes!" Wu She, who was standing at the door, was also full of curiosity and immediately stepped forward to tidy up the things in the stroller.
What happens next will completely overturn Li Shimin and Princess Changle's understanding.
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