Empress Changsun was also surprised. The smell was very fragrant and she had never smelled it before.
Li Lizhi and Princess Chengyang also came to the stove and sat down next to Empress Changsun.
"Sizi, what's in your arms?" Empress Changsun pointed at the popcorn.
The little princess gets excited when she talks about popcorn, "It's not that much~"
The little princess grabbed the popcorn and said, "Mother, it's so good~"
Princess Chengyang also quickly agreed, "Mother, it's so sweet and crispy."
The little princess nodded hurriedly, "Yeah, yeah~"
Empress Changsun took the popcorn given by the little princess with a suspicious look on her face, as she had never seen such a thing before.
But I have to admit, it smells really good.
"Mother, I tried it too. It's delicious. There's nothing like it in the Tang Dynasty." Li Lizhi couldn't figure out where the little princess got it.
Empress Changsun took a look and saw that there was still a lot in the little princess's arms, so she tasted it.
The expression on her face was wonderful, and she nodded repeatedly in approval. The first feeling was that it was very sweet.
"It's so sweet, what is this?" Empress Changsun knew that the little princess had no way to explain, so she could only look at Li Lizhi.
Li Lizhi shrugged, indicating that she didn't know.
"Where did you get it?" Empress Changsun asked in a different way.
"I don't know the details. Sizi said it was in her inner hall. Not to mention that Sizi never left, no one else has been to Sizi's inner hall either. There's no such thing in the Tang Dynasty."
Empress Changsun was puzzled, "What's going on?"
Empress Changsun looked at Qinglan, hoping to get some valuable information from the little princess's personal maid.
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. The young prince said he wanted to drink some water..."
Qinglan repeated to Empress Changsun everything he had said to Li Lizhi before.
Dare not hide anything.
"Sizi, who gave you these delicious foods?" Empress Changsun asked the little princess while holding her in her arms with a doting look on her face.
"Mea ...
What the little princess said was indeed true.
How could a child under two years old tell a lie?
"Did you take it yourself? Where did you get it from?" The more Empress Changsun listened, the more confused she became.
"Just take it from the mirror~" the little princess said truthfully.
"Mother, I asked before. Sizi was referring to the dressing table. Qinglan also said that Sizi likes to climb on the dressing table." Li Lizhi had no way to explain.
Empress Changsun looked at the little princess in her arms and was helpless.
The little girl didn't lie, but she was too young to explain clearly.
The main reason is that the little princess told the truth, but no one believed her!
The little princess said that she took it from the bronze mirror, but Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi completely ignored this issue.
The little princess didn't care whether others believed it or not. She grabbed the popcorn and said, "Anianni Qiya~"
The little princess fed the baby directly to Empress Changsun.
Empress Changsun smiled and did not refuse.
The little princess also did not forget Li Lizhi and Princess Chengyang.
Now Empress Changsun seemed to understand why Li Lizhi brought the two little princesses here.
It’s because of the delicious food of unknown origin.
Empress Changsun looked at the innocent little princess and really couldn't understand what was going on.
"Are you sure no one went to look for Mingda?" Empress Changsun wanted to clarify this matter.
Otherwise, I would be worried about the little princess's safety.
"Your Majesty, apart from Princess Changle and the palace maid who is responsible for delivering the imperial meals, no one else has been there." Qinglan was a little scared, fearing that she would be punished for this matter.
I was also afraid that there might be any potential threats that might harm the little princess.
If the little princess is injured, her personal maid will lose her life.
Even if it wasn't Qinglan's fault, it wouldn't be excessive to execute Qinglan for dereliction of duty.
"Mother, I checked before. There are no extra footprints around. It's impossible for someone to go looking for Sizi, unless they flew over."
Li Lizhi did go to check it out in person.
Empress Changsun frowned, "How strange! Where did this come from?"
Li Lizhi picked up a piece of popcorn and said, "Even now, I don't know what this is!"
There was no corn in the Tang Dynasty, so Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi certainly didn’t know it.
Empress Zhangsun also stared at the popcorn and said, "There's no such thing in the Tang Dynasty. It must not be from the Tang Dynasty."
Li Lizhi said thoughtfully, "If it's not from the Tang Dynasty, then it might have come from the Western Regions."
During this era, the most frequent means of communication between the Tang Dynasty and the outside world was the Silk Road leading to the Western Regions. Many things from other places flowed into the Tang Dynasty through the Silk Road.
Similarly, many things from the Tang Dynasty flowed out through the Silk Road.
Empress Changsun shook her head. "It shouldn't be possible... The palace is heavily guarded. How could someone bring something like this in without anyone knowing?"
At this moment, Li Shimin also came!
As soon as he entered the Taiji Hall, Li Shimin heard the laughter of the two little princesses.
"The voices of Er Niang and Si Zi!" Li Shimin smiled when he thought of the two lovely little girls.
"Your Majesty, I greet you!" The palace maids and eunuchs in Lizheng Hall hurriedly saluted when they saw Li Shimin enter the inner hall.
Li Shimin smiled and walked towards Empress Changsun and the others, "Okay, okay, the maids are all here!"
Li Shimin had many daughters, but these three were special. Princess Changle, Princess Chengyang and Princess Jinyang were all direct descendants.
Not quite the same as the others.
With the arrival of Li Shimin, Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi put their thoughts aside and quickly stood up.
"Grandpa~" the little princess called out in a baby voice and ran towards Li Shimin with her short legs.
"Hahaha! Sizi!" Li Shimin bent down, opened his arms, and picked up the little princess who was running towards him.
"Do you miss grandpa?" Li Shimin carried the little princess towards the stove.
"Yes~" the little princess waved her hands.
Li Shimin smelled the scent of popcorn on the little princess at the first moment.
This taste is so special.
"His Majesty!"
"Grandpa!"
Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi also hurried to greet them.
"We are all family, there is no need to be like this. Queen, please sit down." Li Shimin held the little princess and sat beside the stove.
"Grandpa!" Princess Chengyang also threw herself into Li Shimin's arms.
"Come here, second daughter, let grandpa hold you!" Li Shimin held one daughter on each side.
"Okay!" Princess Chengyang also loved Li Shimin very much.
"By the way, what's that smell? It smells so good. Why haven't I smelled it before?" The aroma of popcorn next to the stove was too strong.
To be more precise, the smell is very strong inside the inner hall of Rikjeongden.
Li Lizhi picked up the popcorn bucket on the other side and said, "Grandpa, this is it."
Li Shimin looked at the popcorn bucket and asked, "What is this?"
Li Shimin held a little princess in one hand, so he couldn't free his hands. The little princess stretched out her hands and grabbed the popcorn, "Aye Ni Qi~ This is really good~"
"Okay, okay, then I have to try it." Li Shimin really wanted to try it to see what the problem was.
After all, the Tang Dynasty did not have these things.
When Li Shimin tasted the popcorn, his expression changed.
Shocked, “This tastes really good.”
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