When Si Zi heard his nephew's deep reluctance, he was secretly delighted, thinking to himself that the child had a conscience and that his love for him had not been in vain.
Although that's what Sizi thought to herself, she still wouldn't mince words.
"Aren't you always annoyed with me? Why do you still want me to come every now and then?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue awkwardly scratched the ground with his foot and said shyly.
"Actually, it's not that annoying, just a little bit. If you don't force me to practice calligraphy, I still like you quite a bit..."
"Yeah?"
"My dear nephew is so good, hee hee!"
"Hurry up and sign it. Once you sign, our bet is official, and neither of us can go back on our word!"
"Change your mind?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately picked up a pen and signed his name on the betting agreement.
He was just used to writing his name and subconsciously wrote it as Li Jue, which startled him so much that he quickly erased it and rewrote it as Li Zhong.
After writing his name, Li Jue secretly glanced at his aunt. Seeing that she seemed not to have seen him, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Si Zi chuckled to himself as he watched his nephew's flustered state. "The little fox's tail has finally been revealed, hasn't it?"
After seeing that Li Jue had finished signing his name, Si Zi immediately put away the document and then ordered someone to prepare a carriage.
"Auntie, are you going home?"
"yes!"
"How can I get the land deed and house deed for you if I don't go home?"
Li Jue was greatly surprised when he heard this.
"Auntie, you really have land!"
"Of course!"
"You think I'm just teasing you?"
As Sizi spoke, he took out a document and waved it in front of Li Jue.
"Do you regret it now?"
"Let me tell you, it's too late to regret it now, hahaha!"
Li Jue scoffed dismissively upon hearing this.
"snort!"
"Will I regret it?"
"No matter how you look at it, I'm the one who should profit from this deal!"
"Even if I lose the bet, I'll still benefit from writing a million words, and I'll also get a piece of land for free. Why not?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zi was so angry that he almost went crazy. He grabbed Li Jue's ear and scolded him on the spot.
"You little ingrate, you finally realize that making you practice calligraphy is for your own good!"
"I...of course I know..."
"Then why don't you practice!"
"I...I'm lazy!"
When Si Zi heard Li Jue speak of "laziness" so confidently, she was so angry that her teeth itched.
"You...you big lazybones!"
"If your grandfather beats you up next time and I plead for you again, I'll call you 'aunt'!"
"No, no, no, that would not only change my generation, but also change my gender..."
Once Si Zi saw that the carriage was ready, he angrily abandoned Li Jue and then got into the carriage to return to Chang'an.
But she seemed to have forgotten that she had left behind the most important little panda!
The red panda chased after it for two miles but couldn't catch it. It finally returned to the courtyard, exhausted and panting with its tongue lolling out.
But when it faced Li Jue alone, it immediately became timid. Not only did it dare not make a sound, but it also dared to walk close to the wall, fearing that this guy would tie it up again and stuff it into the dark cabinet.
Li Jue didn't like small animals; he only liked small animals that he could eat. But when he saw the little panda lying on the ground, panting with its tongue sticking out, he couldn't help but pour it some water and put an apple on its plate.
The little panda's eyes lit up at the sight, but given the trauma it had suffered in the past, it still dared not go forward to eat the apples on the plate.
Only after Li Jue returned to the house did it tiptoe forward and begin to gnaw at the food with all its might.
This guy is just too lazy. Not only did he not peel the apple for himself, but he also picked the biggest apple for himself, making it impossible for me to even eat it!
The red panda took a bite of the apple and realized it hadn't even peeled it off. It was so angry that it started to cry.
Normally, the mistress would have come out to check on her by now that she heard her whimpering. But now that her loving mistress is gone, even if she cried her eyes out, this lazy mistress wouldn't even glance at her. *sobs*
As the moonlight rose, the little panda continued its struggle with the apple, occasionally letting out a few whimpers to express its protest against its lazy owner.
Meanwhile, the princess had already returned to the palace she had always served.
"Your Highness is back! This old servant greets Your Highness!"
"Uncle Ananda, are you well?"
"Uncle Anan, is my father busy right now?"
"busy!"
"His Majesty is currently busy reviewing memorials!"
"How is Father Emperor's mood today?"
"not good!"
"His Majesty just reprimanded the Minister of Works, complaining that the Ministry's progress was too slow, and that they couldn't even finish building the imperial road leading directly to Xianyang..."
"Oh oh oh..."
"Father is going to stay up all night again tonight, isn't he?"
"Highly likely!"
"Thank you, Uncle Anan. I know what to do now, hehe..."
When Si Zi returned to the Lizheng Hall, he first took a bath to wash away the dust, then changed into a clean set of clothes and went directly to the Shangshi Courtyard to make a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup for his father before returning to the Ganlu Hall.
Li Shimin was reviewing memorials when he suddenly smelled a familiar scent, and a long-lost smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Has my son returned?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zi immediately chuckled.
"Father really can't hide anything from him!"
"Father, are you hungry? I just made you some white fungus and lotus seed soup. Would you like to try it while it's hot?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin tossed aside the memorial in his hand, then smiled and accepted the white fungus and lotus seed soup handed to him by Sizi, taking small sips to savor it.
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