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Chapter 304 The Little Princess's Little Toys!
"Grandpa?"

"Your Majesty, when did you arrive?" Xiao Ran asked, somewhat surprised, looking at the elusive Li Shimin.

Li Shimin sat down in the last remaining chair and said, "Just come up and take a look. You all continue."

Li Shimin was overjoyed that Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi had such a good relationship.

There's not much to say now, but Xiao Ran said, "In that case, let's find some books, and some flowers too."

These things are very simple; you don't even need to look for books, you can find tutorials by searching for videos online.

However, we'll have to wait a while before we can put it into practice.

What flowers should we choose for grafting?

Normally, the closer the kinship between the grafted parts, the stronger the affinity, and the higher the grafting survival rate.

Xiao Ran said, "Why not use roses and wild roses?"

The root system of roses is strong and well-developed. When the two are grafted together, they should theoretically result in a climbing rose.

Although there are varieties of climbing roses, doing your own experiment is certainly different.

"I'll go buy some roses and hibiscus online," Xiao Ran said.

Li Lizhi nodded.

Xiao Ran then looked at Li Shimin and asked, "Your Majesty, how is things going at the university?"

Li Shimin recalled the previous report and said, "It's still under construction, but it'll be finished soon. The experimental fields you requested are almost ready."

Then, Li Shimin thought of Li Tai and Li Ke, wondering how well they were doing in their studies.

"You seem to be doing quite well," Xiao Ran said.

Li Tai and Li Ke were already exceptionally intelligent, and now that they knew the importance of this knowledge to the Tang Dynasty, they studied it with all their might.

"Your Highness, young master, the flower cakes are ready," Yu Shu said as she approached.

Although Xiao Ran didn't bake it himself, or even wrap it, he did prepare both the filling and the dough.

"This flower cake is quite novel. Using fresh flowers as filling is something I've never heard of before," Li Shimin said. "I'd like to try it."

As soon as they came downstairs, they saw the little princess lying on the stairs.

"Little Nang-jun~" The little princess, who was lying on the steps, raised her head and looked at Xiao Ran with her little face covered in puddles.

Xiao Ran walked over and picked up the little princess.

"Why is Sizi lying here?" Xiao Ran asked softly.

The little princess opened her mouth: "Little Nang-jun~ this..."

The little princess pointed to the steps and said a long string of cryptic words.

Finally, Xiangcao explained for her, "The young princess probably wanted to find her young master, but she was probably tired, so she lay down here. And the young princess wouldn't let us carry her up, so..."

The following sentence is an explanation to Li Shimin.

"Little Nangjun~" The little princess squirmed in Xiao Ran's arms, "Fat pancake~ Slurp~"

The little princess couldn't help but drool at the mention of flower cakes.

Xiao Ran and the others hadn't noticed the sweet scent in the air before, as they were too busy paying attention to the little princess. It was only after the little princess mentioned it that they smelled it.

Li Shimin spoke first: "This tastes quite good."

Then he sent Yu Shu to summon Empress Zhangsun.

Xiao Ran carried the little princess to the table, picked up a flower cake, broke it open, and blew on it.

"Little princess~ I want seven of these steamed buns~" The little princess couldn't wait to open her mouth and bite, and Xiao Ran was so frightened that he quickly took his hand away.

"It's too hot now, let's wait a while before we eat."

Fortunately, the little princess was very obedient, saying "Okay~"

After a while, Xiao Ran saw that the temperature had dropped enough before placing the flower cake in the little princess's hand.

Even if it's only half a flower cake, it's not considered small for the little princess.

She held the flower cake in both hands, took a careful bite, and her eyes lit up. "Delicious!"

Empress Zhangsun, who was standing nearby, also took a bite.

"It's sweet but not cloying, and it even has the taste of flowers, which is quite unique."

Empress Changsun quite liked the taste of this flower cake. She looked at Xiao Ran and asked, "Is this flower cake difficult to make?"

Xiao Ran took a bite himself.

"Auntie, you like to eat this? It's not difficult to make, but it requires an oven or a kiln, and you might have to make it fresh."

Li Shimin then asked, "How much do these flower cakes cost?"

Actually, flower cakes aren't expensive at all, especially now that transportation is so advanced, there are many available online, although the taste may vary.

"Your Majesty, Aunt, if you want to eat it, you can just make it at home. I will teach Yushu and Xiangcao how to make it."

Empress Zhangsun nodded. "That's true."

Li Shimin did intend to include the flower cakes as one of the products, but since they were not necessities, it was just to increase the variety of products. If they were not expensive, he could buy a few.

"Twenty coins a piece, how about that?" Xiao Ran held up two fingers.

The price isn't expensive, "Okay."

So, Datang Supermarket has one more item now.

"Little Nangjun~" After finishing the flower cake in her hand, the little princess realized that Xiao Ran was still ignoring her, and she became unhappy.

Xiao Ran wiped her mouth, and only then did Empress Zhangsun notice the little princess's lips.

Then I looked at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang standing to the side.

"What happened?" Empress Zhangsun asked with concern. "Is he injured?"

After all, her lips were red and swollen.

Xiao Ran chuckled first, then explained, "The three of them were greedy and ate the filling that had just been made, so their lips were stained red with flower juice."

Empress Zhangsun smiled, pressing her hand to her lips. "Sizi is getting more and more mischievous."

"Mother~" The little princess protested when Empress Zhangsun called her naughty, "I'm so cute~"

Empress Zhangsun chuckled, then asked, "When will these marks on their faces finally disappear?"

"That's hard to say." Xiao Ran looked at the little princess who was staring at him with wide eyes, and suddenly smiled. "It's alright, anyway, it won't have any impact."

Li Lizhi laughed and said, "If anyone's to blame, it's their own mischievousness."

After finishing the flower cakes, the little princess pestered Xiao Ran, wanting him to play with her.

Now that the little princess didn't want to watch cartoons anymore, Xiao Ran took out the tangram and Luban lock.

Luban locks were quite common in the Tang Dynasty, but tangrams were not available there.

Moreover, the Tangram puzzle is simpler than the Luban lock.

Actually, the little princess is a very obedient child. For example, right now, as long as Xiao Ran is by her side, she can obediently play tangrams with the little princesses of Chengyang and Gaoyang.

When she got tired of playing with it, the little princess grabbed Xiao Ran's arm and picked up the Luban lock next to her.

"Little Nang-kun~ I want this duck~"

Xiao Ran smiled and handed the Luban lock to the little princess. The little princess took the Luban lock and turned it around in her hand several times, but she couldn't open it.

Princess Chengyang leaned over and said, "Sizi, I want to play too."

Actually, more than wanting to play, Princess Chengyang wanted to open up the world.

The little princess handed the Luban lock in her hand to the little princess of Chengyang.

Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang tried, but neither could open it, and it eventually returned to the little princess's hands.

"Duck~" The little princess tilted her head, looking at the Luban lock in her hand, almost biting it with her teeth.

"Brother, did you make flower cakes?" Xiao Ruoying walked over.

"You're quite well-informed," Xiao Ran said.

Xiao Ruoying sat down on the ground and touched each of the three little princesses before saying with satisfaction, "Of course, Chang Le told me. She also told me that you were planning to graft roses and hibiscus?"

Xiao Ran nodded. "That's right, this is also preparation for what's to come."

Xiao Ruoying thought for a moment and said, "Brother, how about I find you a teacher? It's too slow to study on your own like this."

Grafting is a technique that can be simple in some ways and difficult in others.

Most of the judgments are based on experience, so the best approach is to have a teacher. This way, you can see the results more clearly and correct any mistakes that occur along the way.

“That’s a good idea. Do you know anyone who can help?” Xiao Ran asked.

Xiao Ruoying waved her hand dismissively, "You don't need to worry about that. Where's Chang Le? I'll go find her."

Xiao Ran pointed in a direction to Xiao Ruoying, "It's over there."

Xiao Ruoying looked at the little princess, "What is Sizi doing?"

The little princess looked up, holding up the Luban lock in her hand, "This... I can't open it!"

Xiao Ruoying is always completely charmed by the little princess.

“Our Sizi can’t open this. Here, let me help you.”

As she spoke, Xiao Ruoying tried to take the Luban lock from the little princess, but the little princess refused.

The little princess shook her head and handed the Luban lock to Xiao Ran.

"Little Duckling~"

It was obvious that she wanted Xiao Ran to open it for her.

Xiao Ruoying sighed helplessly, "You two are the only ones who get along well. Alright, I'm going to find Chang Le now."

After saying that, Xiao Ruoying left in a hurry.

Xiao Ran looked at the Luban lock in his hand and quickly found the key to it, disassembling the Luban lock.

After the Luban lock was disassembled, it was actually just a pile of wooden blocks. Soon the little princess lost interest in it and clung to Xiao Ran's lap, holding a tangram piece in her hand, muttering to herself and occasionally swallowing her saliva, which made Xiao Ran smile knowingly.

After a while, the little princess yawned, looked up, and said, "Little Pouch~ I'm sleepy~"

Looking at Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang again, they were clearly also somewhat listless.

"Let's go, I'll take you to bed."

Xiao Ran put the three little princesses in his room, covered them with blankets, and watched them fall asleep completely before leaving.

First, he put away all the toys, and then went to discuss the grafting issue with Li Lizhi and Xiao Ruoying.

Xiao Ran hadn't expected Xiao Ruoying to be so capable.

"You mean you've already found a teacher?" Xiao Ran asked.

Xiao Ruoying nodded, "That's right, she's a third-year student in the agricultural college. Although she's not a professor, she knows more about grafting than we do. Most importantly, she can ask the teacher if she doesn't know something."

Xiao Ran gave Xiao Ruoying a thumbs up and said, "You're awesome."

Perhaps because of the high level of activity today, or perhaps because it was past the little princess's usual rest time, the little princess slept very soundly this time. While the Chengyang and Gaoyang princesses had already woken up, the little princess was still sleeping.

When Xiao Ran pushed open the door and entered the room, he saw Princess Chengyang and Princess Gaoyang sitting on the bed looking at the little princess.

“Fan Yin, seventeen,” Xiao Ran called out.

“Young master~” Princess Chengyang looked at Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran carried the two little princesses down and had Yu Shu and Xiang Cao take them to wash their faces. Then he looked at the little princesses.

The moment the little princess opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Ran.

"Little Nangjun~" The little princess rubbed her eyes and yawned again.

"We're not going to sleep anymore, we'll be eating soon." Xiao Ran touched the little princess's belly, which was already flat.

They didn't eat a normal meal at noon, just a few flower cakes. Fortunately, the little princess was small and had a small stomach, so the flower cakes were enough to fill her up, but they were digested long ago.

The little princess touched Xiao Ran's belly with her tiny hands, then touched her own, exclaiming, "Ew? So soft!"

Xiao Ran chuckled and picked up the little princess in his arms.

"Come on, let's go wash your face, okay?"

The little princess nestled on Xiao Ran's shoulder, "Okay~"

After washing my face, the food was already laid out on the table.

Princess Yuzhang was quite busy today, so she did not appear at the dinner table.

At the dinner table now are Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun, Xiao Ran and Li Lizhi, the three little princesses and Xiao Ruoying, and of course, Yu Shu and Xiangcao are also there.

The little princess sat in Xiao Ran's arms. Xiao Ran reached out and touched the little princess's forehead. Finding that her temperature was normal, he was relieved.

Ever since the little princess fell ill last time, Xiao Ran has been worried that she might be sick whenever she sleeps for a long time.

"Little Nang-jun~ This~" the little princess pointed at the sweet and sour pork ribs, "Seven ducks~"

Xiao Ran picked up a piece of meat for her, but worried that she might bite into a bone, so he planned to remove the meat from her bones.

The little princess shook her head at Xiao Ran, refusing, "I want the number seven duck~"

Xiao Ran took a look. It was all clean bones, unlike the spine which was hard to chew. There were no other small bones, so the little princess wouldn't choke.

"Okay, Sizi can eat it himself."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran placed the ribs into the little princess's bowl.

The little princess was now completely satisfied.

However, she was too young to pick it up with chopsticks or scoop it up with a spoon, so she ended up eating it with her hands.

"Okay~" The little princess smiled and showed her tiny teeth.

Li Lizhi, who was standing to the side, took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the little princess's mouth. "Sizi, eat slowly."

"I'm so excited, sister!"

Despite her words, the little princess's mouth never stopped. After finishing a piece of pork rib, her eyes were already looking at the table, as if searching for her next target.

"Rhinoceros, eat shrimp." Xiao Ran placed the peeled shrimp into the little princess's bowl.

The little princess looked at her slightly dirty hands, then at the spoon, thought for a moment, and simply reached out and took the shrimp.

"Okay, okay~" The little princess smiled with satisfaction.

Empress Zhangsun watched this scene with a sense of helplessness.

(End of this chapter)