Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 11: The Xiao Sizi incident, tracking down the immortal!
"Guanyin maid, I will eat later."

Seeing Empress Changsun's sadness, Li Shimin agreed.

Empress Changsun was neither happy nor sad about this, and nodded slightly: "Yes."

She was also filled with sorrow.

Just as Li Shimin might have lost his appetite after his daughter's death, she has also been worried about her daughter Changle recently.

Almost all his attention was focused on Changle's illness.

"Your Majesty, I just heard you and Xuanling talking about Xiao Sizi. What happened to Xiao Sizi? Did she get into trouble again?"

Empress Changsun asked.

Little Sizi loves to play and is not afraid of anything.

So she, a little girl, dared to break into the ancient tomb.

At the same time, she is also a little troublemaker at home and often gets into trouble.

I remember one time,
Xiao Sizi wanted to cook a meal for her and Li Shimin, but after starting to cook, she almost burned down the imperial kitchen.

What a headache!

"Guanyin maid, it's okay."

"Just now I was just telling Xuanling that little Sizi has become more sensible recently and hasn't caused any trouble."

Li Shimin laughed.

Choose to conceal the disappearance of Xiao Sizi.

The serious illness of her daughter Changle was a huge blow to Empress Changsun. Her hair turned a lot whiter in the past few days and she looked much more haggard.

He really couldn't imagine whether Empress Changsun would faint from exhaustion if she learned that Xiao Sizi was missing.

It would be better to let him bear the consequences for now.

Let’s keep it secret for now. What if Xiao Sizi finds it later?

"Xuan Ling, is this true?"

Empress Changsun looked at Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling smiled and nodded: "Your Majesty, that's right."

With Fang Xuanling's words, Empress Changsun felt relieved. She then looked at Li Shimin and reminded him again, "Your Majesty, you must remember to eat."

Li Shimin nodded: "I understand."

Empress Changsun let out a sigh and said, "In that case, I will take my leave now and will not delay your conversation with Xuanling."

Empress Changsun slowly retreated.

After she left, Fang Xuanling was worried: "Your Majesty, is it really okay to keep it a secret from the Queen?"

Li Shimin folded his hands behind his back, his eyes blurred: "I don't know either."

"It should be good, right? Maybe before Guanyinbi found out that little Sizi was missing, the little guy ran back on his own."

The words fell.

Silence, a moment of silence.

Finally, it was Li Shimin who let out a sigh of relief and spoke first: "Xuanling, I would like to ask you to help find Xiao Sizi as well."

"You are perhaps the only one in the palace who knows the most about the ancient tomb. I want you to start with the immortals in the ancient tomb and find out where the ancient tomb is and where the burial place of the immortals is hidden."

Fang Xuanling was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the emperor actually took the folk rumors he had investigated seriously.

But he realized instantly that His Majesty might not be serious, and there was nothing he could do at the moment.

Xiao Sizi disappeared, but no news came about how he disappeared.

Everyone is like a headless fly.

The news he mentioned about the immortal in the ancient tomb also gave Li Shimin some direction.

Although… this direction is more or less unreliable, at least I am no longer a headless fly. This can also be regarded as a desperate attempt to find a cure.

After thinking everything through, Fang Xuanling bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I accept your order!"

He also retreated slowly.

This time, he came to discuss some government affairs with Li Shimin.

But just now, Empress Changsun brought the meal.

During these few days,
Whenever Empress Changsun brought the meal, Li Shimin would choose to finish it first and then deal with government affairs with his ministers.

After Fang Xuanling left,
Li Shimin did not go to eat, but came to the window, narrowed his eyes and stared at a certain place.

His eyes are sharp,
It seemed as if it could see through everything, including time, and see the ancient tomb site far away.

"There are immortals in the ancient tomb. Do you really... exist?"

"You took my daughter away?"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and murmured softly.
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….….…….….….
An hour later.

Lu family.

Hu Xianyong rushed into the mansion and looked everywhere for the head of the Lu family.

After asking around, they finally found the head of the Lu family in the back garden.

"Master, something bad has happened!"

Hu Xianyong came hurriedly.

Patriarch Lu was watering the flowers as if cultivating his sentiments. Hearing this, he looked up at Hu Xianyong and said, "Yong'er, what happened?"

Hu Xianyong had run all the way here, and at this moment he gasped and said, "His Highness Xiao Sizi is missing, he is nowhere to be found in the ancient tomb!"

"Right now, Li Jia's Erlang is ordering Li Junxian to lead people to search the ancient tomb and make sure to find where His Highness Xiao Sizi is."

"Li Junxian brought many people around Li Jia Erlang, and we can confirm that His Highness Xiao Sizi is really missing!"

"Oh?" Patriarch Lu was surprised: "Why is it such a big deal that the girl from the Li family disappeared in the ancient tomb?"

Hu Xianyong said seriously: "Master, I have been investigating ancient tombs during this period."

“It is a deserted place with no trace of any living creatures. It is truly a place of death and a burial place.”

"But His Highness Xiao Sizi was able to disappear under the watch of the head guard Li Junxian. This... is so scary."

"Moreover, since His Highness Xiao Sizi disappeared, no sound was detected in the ancient tomb in the three hours since then."

"This is incredible! Because recently, our people have been stationed in the ancient tomb. According to them, strange noises can be heard from the ancient tomb at least every two hours."

"But now, there has been no movement for three hours. Patriarch, do you think... the immortal in the ancient tomb has appeared?"

Immortal!
When talking about Xiao Sizi, the head of the Lu family did not show much emotion.

But once the immortals were mentioned, his cloudy eyes instantly widened.

"possible!"

"There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary. The regular vibration sound did not appear after the Li family girl disappeared. So even if it is not the immortal who appeared, this matter must be related to the Li family girl."

"Well, Yong'er, you personally lead people to the vicinity of the ancient tomb to see if the noise continues, or even... find the Li family's daughter!"

Hu Xianyong frowned and said, "Master, this may be difficult, because His Highness Xiao Sizi is very important to Li Jia Erlang. So after this incident, Li Shimin repeatedly instructed that no other strangers should be allowed near the ancient tomb."

"It can be said that those who are wandering around the ancient tomb are all Li Shimin's confidants."

Upon hearing this, Patriarch Lu didn't take it seriously: "If there is trouble, then find a way to solve it."

"For this matter, I promise that you can use all the resources that my Fanyang Lu family can use. In short, you must bring people and get involved in the ancient tomb matter."

"The Lu family must be the first to know the whereabouts of the Li family's daughter and the noise from the ancient tomb. Is it true or just a coincidence?"

(End of this chapter)