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Chapter 9 The Gift of Lychees!
In the evening, the two little princesses were still laughing and playing together, but their minds were not on playing at all.

From time to time, they would run to the screen, their eyes wide open, looking around with anticipation, hoping that something as good as watermelon would appear again.

However, from the afternoon until nightfall, the screen was always empty and nothing appeared, which made the two little princesses feel disappointed.

When it was time for dinner, the little princess didn't eat much.

The sweet watermelon she had tasted at noon seemed to still be lingering in her mouth, making her lose interest in other foods. She only ate a few bites of sesame cakes, and her appetite was much less than usual.

"Sizi, are you full now?" Li Lizhi looked at her younger sister and asked with concern.

"Hmmmm~"

The little princess rubbed her round belly and replied in a baby voice, "I'm full~"

Princess Chengyang's situation is similar, and her appetite has decreased significantly.

Empress Changsun naturally understood that this was due to the watermelon, so she gently said, "Would you like some more? I can't finish it all. Could you please help me, Sizi Erniang?"

Hearing their mother's words, the two little princesses nodded sensibly and picked up their food to eat again.

In their hearts, their mothers need help and they must not refuse.

As night fell completely, the light in the house gradually dimmed, and the two little princesses lost their previous liveliness and began to doze off.

"Mother~ I miss you~"

The little princess was so sleepy that she threw herself into Empress Changsun's arms, her voice filled with sleepiness.

"Okay, mother will take Sizi to sleep." Empress Changsun gently picked up the little princess, her face full of love.

The little Princess Chengyang was so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes and her eyelids were drooping.

Li Lizhi saw this and said, "Mother, I'm taking my second sister back."

"Your grandfather is not coming tonight, so you and Second Mother can stay!" Empress Changsun said with a smile, her eyes full of tenderness.

Li Lizhi nodded, turned to the little Princess Chengyang and said, "Second sister, if you're tired, go to sleep with Sizi first!"

"Hmm!" Princess Chengyang responded weakly and rubbed her sleepy eyes.

Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi personally sent the two little princesses to the inner hall, put them to bed, and asked Xiangcao and Shuying to take good care of them. Then they tiptoed back to the front hall.

At this time, the two little princesses had fallen asleep, but Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi were not sleepy at all.

They sat in the front hall, ready to read some books or write some words to pass the quiet night.

"Mother, what happened before, could there be something..." Li Lizhi suddenly mentioned the incident with watermelon during the day, and she hesitated to speak, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

Empress Zhangsun shook her head slightly, her expression calm and resolute, and said slowly:

"Girl, there are no ghosts or gods in this world. These are just imaginary fantasies."

"Although we don't know where that thing came from, there must be a reason. We just haven't found out the truth yet."

“We should believe that everything has its own rules. As long as we explore carefully, we will always find the answers.”

Her voice was steady and powerful, revealing a reassuring strength, as if telling Li Lizhi not to be disturbed by groundless speculation.

"Yes, mother, I will remember it!" Li Lizhi stopped thinking about it.

When I can't find the answer, I always can't help but think about ghosts and gods.

It was a deep night, and everything was silent. Only then did Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi put down their books, wash up, and tiptoe back to the inner hall.

On the bed, the two little princesses were sleeping soundly, and their even breathing echoed softly in the quiet room.

Their little faces looked particularly cute in the soft candlelight, with a faint smile appearing at the corners of their mouths from time to time, as if they were having a sweet dream.

Li Lizhi nodded slightly, motioned to the maids beside her, and said softly, "You all should go and rest. There is no need to guard here anymore."

The palace maids obeyed the order and retreated quietly.

The little princess was sucking her index finger, uttering a few incoherent mumblings from time to time.

Li Lizhi couldn't help but smile when she saw her sister's greedy look, and thought to herself that this little greedy cat must have dreamed of some delicious food.

She gently reached out and took the little princess's fingers away from her mouth, moving so gently that she was afraid of disturbing her sister.

The little princess just smacked her lips and fell into deep sleep again.

The night passed quietly, and the first ray of sunlight in the morning came through the window and fell on the bed.

The little princess rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly sat up.

At this time, Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi beside her had already gotten up, only the little Princess Chengyang was still sleeping soundly.

Vanilla was sharp-eyed. Seeing the little princess wake up, she quickly stepped forward, a gentle smile on her face, and asked softly, "Your Highness, are you getting up or wanting to sleep a little longer?"

"Wake up!" the little princess replied in a muffled voice, her voice still a little confused. Vanilla quickly picked up the little princess's clothes and skillfully prepared to change her.

At this time, the little Princess Chengyang also woke up slowly. The two little girls were still sleepy and looked like they had not woken up yet. They listlessly let Vanilla dress them up.

After putting on their clothes, the two little girls seemed to remember something. They walked hand in hand straight to the screen, their eyes wide open, looking around expectantly.

However, just like yesterday, there was nothing in front of the screen.

A trace of loss flashed in their eyes, but they quickly cheered up, walked out of the inner hall hand in hand with their short legs, looking for Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi.

As soon as she saw Empress Changsun, the little princess said in a baby voice, "Mother, I'm hungry~"

Remembering that I didn’t eat much last night, my stomach is rumbling now.

"Okay, okay, Hongxiu, let the Imperial Kitchen serve the meal!" Empress Changsun ordered hurriedly.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Hongxiu took the order and left.

After a while, the Shangshi Bureau brought delicious soup noodles.

The two little princesses were already very hungry and began to eat voraciously. They ate more than usual this meal and it seemed that they were really hungry.

In the supermarket, even though he didn't make a penny, Xiao Ran still got up early without fail.

As a boss, he has no concept of weekends and days off. He has to stay in the supermarket every day and do many things by himself.

Early in the morning, he has to be busy replenishing supplies, especially perishable goods such as fruits and vegetables.

The fruits and vegetables that were put away last night now have to be taken out and put back in place.

"Boss, the lychees were almost sold out yesterday. Are there any left in the cold storage?" Xu Wenya asked Xiao Ran while tidying up the shelves.

"I remember there are some more. I'll go check it out." Xiao Ran said, turning and walking towards the warehouse.

He had long forgotten about the missing watermelon. After all, there were so many trivial matters in the store that he didn't take such a small matter seriously.

He walked into the cold storage and took out a box of lychees, but found that the packaging was a little damaged.

When he walked out of the cold storage with the box in his arms and closed the door, he didn't want to put the box down. As a result, he accidentally tilted the box and the lychees rolled all over the floor.

"Oh!" Xiao Ran sighed helplessly. He had wanted to save some trouble, but now, he ended up wasting more time.

He quickly squatted down and picked up the lychees one by one.

At this time, he did not notice that several lychees rolled to the side of the mirror and disappeared in an instant.

These lychees actually fell out from behind the screen and landed on the floor of the inner hall of Lizheng Hall.

There was silence in the inner hall, and no one noticed this abnormality.

At this time, Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi were reading leisurely in the pavilion, and the sunlight shone through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled light and shadows.

The two little princesses were running happily on the grass, picking colorful flowers.

After Xiao Ran picked up all the lychees, he looked at the lychees in the box and couldn't help wondering, "Why do I feel like there are fewer?"

But he didn't think much about it and walked out of the warehouse with the box.

In the pavilion, Li Lizhi looked up at the sky. The sun was getting higher and higher, and the weather was getting hotter.

"Sizi, second sister, come back and play. The sun is too strong outside." She shouted, "You'll get tanned soon."

Hearing Li Lizhi's call, the two little princesses ran back like two happy little rabbits.

They each held a small red flower in their hands, and ran happily to Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi, presenting one to them each.

The flowers here are the treasures of the two little princesses, and no one else will touch them casually.

"Hehe~ Mother is so beautiful~" The little princess smiled, her eyes narrowed into crescents, and she was very satisfied with her masterpiece.

Empress Changsun smiled and nodded, saying gently, "Well, Sizi is awesome, go play!"

"Yeah, yeah~" the two little girls responded and ran towards the inner hall again.

As soon as the little princess entered the inner hall, she remembered the watermelon incident and immediately ran to the screen.

Because the light outside was too bright, when she just returned to the inner hall, her eyes were a little uncomfortable and everything in front of her was blurry.

After a while, when her eyes slowly adjusted to the dim light, she suddenly noticed something on the ground.

The little princess squatted down curiously, picked up a lychee and looked at it carefully.

This thing was round, with a rough surface and was a little prickly. She looked at it over and over again, but couldn't recognize what it was.

"Huh~" She couldn't help but let out a puzzled cry, her heart full of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)