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Chapter 119: A Sense of Historical Weight!
The information Xiao Ran provided was so explosive that Empress Zhangsun, Li Lizhi, and the others forgot to eat.

The little princess finished her cola and looked at Xiao Ran, "Little Prince~ I want more~"

"Sizi, let's have some soup. We can't drink too much of this, or we'll feel unwell." Xiao Ran pointed to the pork rib soup. "Let's drink this instead!"

Princess Yuzhang, who was standing nearby, added, "If you feel unwell, you should take medicine. If it's severe, it can be very uncomfortable, and you might even need acupuncture!"

Thinking of the bitter and foul-smelling medicine prescribed by the imperial physician, which also required acupuncture, a look of apprehension flashed in the little princess's eyes.
"Yeah, yeah~" The little princess is also someone who listens to advice.

"Changle, we can talk about that later. Let's eat first." Xiao Ran put a piece of pork rib on Li Lizhi's plate. Li Lizhi hadn't eaten in a long time, so she just listened to Xiao Ran.

"Okay!" Li Lizhi picked up her chopsticks.

Xiao Ran's actions were actually inappropriate; Li Lizhi was a princess, and Xiao Ran had overstepped his bounds.

But it didn't feel out of place. Xiao Ran kept serving food to the two little princesses, because that made it seem reasonable to serve food to Li Lizhi as well.

“Young master, you should eat too. You’ve been taking care of Sister Sizi all this time, and you haven’t eaten much yourself!” Li Lizhi said.

"I'm eating, I'm eating."

The little princess picked up the small bowl, took a sip, and exclaimed, "Delicious!"

The little princess handed a sip to the little princess of Chengyang next to her.

Seeing this, Li Lizhi also served Empress Zhangsun a bowl of soup, saying that Xiao Ran's soup was indeed quite delicious.

“Young master, we’ve chosen three locations. Would you like to take a look at the East Market later?” Li Lizhi suddenly asked.

"Let's go to the East Market! Let's go take a look!" Xiao Ran also wanted to leave the palace and see Chang'an City.

"I'm going too!" The little princess was definitely going to join in the fun when she heard that Xiao Ran was going.

"Aren't you going to take a nap later?" Li Li questioned the little princess.

"I'll go back to sleep when I'm back to my normal weight~"

"Sizi, it's much hotter outside than here," Princess Yuzhang reminded the little princess.

The little princess hesitated slightly, then turned to look at Xiao Ran, "Little Nang-jun~ Can we not go?~ I love you~"

"My brother has something to do and has to go!"

"Let's go to that nest too~" The little princess liked to stick close to Xiao Ran.

The group ate and chatted happily, while Li Shimin on the other side also began his meal.

He held a sesame seed cake in one hand and a bowl of instant noodles in the other.

I think sesame seed cakes are good to eat with instant noodles, anyway, I don't want to eat the food at Shangshiju anymore.

Compared to that, instant noodle soup is still tastier and more flavorful.

"Good, good stuff, this instant noodles is really good stuff." Li Shimin couldn't help but exclaim as he ate.

"By the way, Ananda, how much instant noodles do you have left?"

"Your Majesty, there are only two buckets left in the Taiji Hall."

Li Shimin frowned. The Lizheng Hall still existed, but Li Shimin wanted to leave it to Empress Zhangsun and several princesses.

I'm a little embarrassed to ask Xiao Ran for it, but I hope to start doing business with him soon.

That way he could buy instant noodles; Li Shimin preferred spending money to favors.

What's free is often the most expensive, and it's not really true that the emperor owes Xiao Ran anything.

"Hey, why are you eating so fast?"

Li Zhengdian

After finishing their meal, Xiao Ran didn't rush back. Instead, he planned to go to the East Market with Li Lizhi.

While we're at it, we should also visit Suzaku Avenue, which Xiao Ran has been longing to see.

This is a landmark building in Chang'an City, definitely not to be missed. Yu Shu quickly entered the Lizheng Hall, "Your Highness, the carriage is ready."

"Okay, I understand." Li Lizhi looked at Xiao Ran. "Young master, let's go!"

The little princess, pulling Xiao Ran along, pointed to the go-karts not far away, "Let's go go-karts, little ones!"

"Sizi, this one can't go too far, so we won't drive it." Xiao Ran coaxed the little princess as he led her outside.

It's really hot at midday.

It's pretty much the same as the ancient city on the other side, about the same as everyone else!
A gust of wind blew by, and the heat hit my face.

"Yay!" The little princess held the small fan in one hand, but found it completely useless in the face of the scorching sun.

After all, the air was scorching hot.

Xiao Ran also saw the carriage, which was larger than he had imagined; it could easily accommodate several people.

The carriage that Li Lizhi rode in was a Zhai carriage, which was the highest-ranking carriage for noblewomen in the Tang Dynasty. It belonged to the same category as the Empress's "Yan Zhai carriage", but its decoration and specifications were slightly lower.

This carriage is pulled by four chestnut horses of the same pure color, with gilded bronze ornaments adorning the horse harnesses and eight phoenix bells hanging from their necks, which make a clear and melodious sound when they move.

The front of the carriage shaft was decorated with a dragon head, and the yoke was covered with a red tassel. Xiao Ran felt that it was very familiar, and then he remembered that the 'dragon head carriage shaft' in the 'Chariot and Horse in the Clouds' mural in the tomb of Princess Chang Le was similar to the one he had researched before.

The carriage is rectangular, about 3 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, and 2.2 meters high. It is made of nanmu wood and covered with a blue gauze curtain.

The roof of the cart is a rolled-up canopy covered with a blue silk canopy, with tassels hanging from the edges, similar in shape to the oxcart model unearthed from the Tang Dynasty tomb in Astana, Turpan.

The carriage has small windows on both sides with built-in wooden louvers that can be opened and closed, which can both provide ventilation and block the view of passers-by, in accordance with the Tang Dynasty noblewomen's carriage etiquette of 'strict separation between men and women'.

I saw these materials a few days ago, and Xiao Ran had a vivid illusion of a profound sense of history.

These historical events, which were originally very distant, can now be witnessed firsthand.

Yu Shu lifted the curtain, and Li Lizhi let Xiao Ran go first.

"Please, young master!"

Xiao Ran was a little at a loss, having never ridden in a carriage before.

Princess Yuzhang was thoughtful and knew that Xiao Ran might not have ridden in a carriage before, so she got in first to set an example for him.

The palace maids had placed a vermilion lacquered stool on the right side of the carriage shaft. The stool was about two feet high and inlaid with mother-of-pearl floral patterns, which matched the scene of noblewomen boarding a carriage in the Dunhuang murals that Xiao Ran had seen.

Princess Yuzhang placed her left hand on the maid's right hand, and with her right hand she gently lifted her skirt and stepped onto the stool.

The movements were skillful and elegant.

Elegance truly never goes out of style.
Xiao Ran couldn't learn it, so he carried the little princess and climbed onto the carriage using a step stool.

Li Lizhi picked up the little princess of Chengyang and followed closely behind.

Xiao Ran also noticed that the interior of the carriage was covered with Shu brocade carpets, the seats were framed with sandalwood and covered with pale yellow brocade cushions, and there were armrests on both sides.

A mother-of-pearl inlaid screen hangs on the rear wall of the carriage, with patterns painted on it, consistent with the interior style of the aristocratic carriages depicted in the Tang Dynasty murals of the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

The carriage was equipped with a gilded silver spittoon, a gilded bronze incense burner, and a bronze water container to cope with the scorching summer heat of Chang'an.

Xiao Ran realized that he had underestimated the nobles' carriages. He thought these carriages were equivalent to the private cars behind them, but now he realized that the private cars were completely incomparable!

Xiao Ran, who didn't know much about these things before, equated private cars with ancient horse-drawn carriages. Now, thinking back, he felt ashamed.

Li Lizhi's carriage was not only a means of transportation, but also a microcosm of the Tang Dynasty's etiquette and craftsmanship.

From the design of the four-horse carriage to the procedural boarding etiquette, everything reflects the feudal order of hierarchy.

The noble carriage in the "Lady of the Governor Worshipping Buddha" mural in Dunhuang, and the dragon-headed carriage shaft in the "Carriage and Horse in the Clouds" mural, provide visual evidence for what Xiao Ran just saw.

These artworks not only showcase the pinnacle of Tang Dynasty craftsmanship, but also reflect the grandeur of the royal entourage during imperial processions, reflecting an unparalleled political atmosphere.

Xiao Ran's biggest feeling was that he hadn't known enough before.

(End of this chapter)