Little Sizi came to my house and became the family's darling, and Li Shimin got anxious.

Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi were both startled, thinking they were hallucinating from excessive longing.

Turning around, I saw a small figure staggering towards me.

In an instant, Empress Zhangsun's tears welled up.

She hugged the little princess tightly, "Sizi? It really is my Sizi! You...where have you been? You scared your mother to death!"

As she spoke, she tightened her arms even more, as if if she loosened her grip even slightly, her obedient daughter would vanish into thin air once again.

Li Lizhi stood aside, her eyes also red with tears as she looked at her sister who had been lost and found again.

Although Xiao Sizi has returned, the way she appeared is really too strange.

There were many palace servants guarding the main hall, yet none of them noticed when she had entered.

Empress Zhangsun looked her daughter up and down, and seeing that her clothes were intact and her expression was normal, she finally felt a little relieved.

The little princess's face was flushed from being squeezed so tightly. She struggled to move a couple of times in her mother's arms and protested in a childish voice, "Mama... I... I'm out of air~"

Empress Zhangsun then seemed to wake from a dream and quickly loosened her arms.

"Sizi, where did you go? How did you disappear in the blink of an eye?"

The little princess chuckled, proudly holding up a brightly colored bag, "I'm going to get some yummy treats! I'll save some for Chengyang to eat together!"

Empress Zhangsun taught her children to share, and although the little princess was young and only vaguely understood the deeper meaning, she was very good at imitating.

Normally, her parents, brothers, and sisters would always give her the best food first. Now, she thinks these potato chips are simply divine, and no matter how much she craves them, the first thing she thinks of is sharing them.

Only then did Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi turn their attention to the little princess's hands.

It was a shiny silver bag I'd never seen before, printed with colorful pictures. It was neither a paper bag nor a brocade pouch, and it exuded a strange and novel feel.

"What is this?" Li Lizhi took the package. The skin was smooth and delicate to the touch, and she couldn't help but look surprised.

The little princess tilted her head and explained in her childish voice, "I didn't cook many ducks, but they were really good!"

She scratched her head, her little face full of confusion: "I got it in a weird room, and I don't know how to explain it."

Empress Zhangsun's suspicions deepened, and she couldn't help but press further, "Then how did you get there? How could you suddenly disappear right under Qinglan's nose?"

The little princess blinked her innocent big eyes and answered matter-of-factly, "I don't know how to do it either!"

The little princess is still young, so her thoughts aren't that complicated.

She felt as if she had gone to an extraordinary place, a place with delicacies that she had never heard of in the Tang Dynasty.

This is a little secret that belongs only to the little princess, and given her personality, she would never easily reveal it to others.

One is born, the second is cooked.

The little princess skillfully tore open the packaging bag, first offering the potato chips to Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi's lips with an expectant look: "Mother, elder sister, you seven."

After saying that, without waiting for the two to react, she grabbed a piece and stuffed it into her mouth, eating it with relish. The crisp "crunch" sound echoed in the hall.

An unprecedentedly rich aroma instantly filled the air.

Empress Zhangsun and Li Lizhi exchanged a glance, both with a hint of doubt in their eyes. In the end, they followed the little princess's wishes and each picked up a piece and put it in their mouths.

The moment it entered their mouths, the crispy texture and savory flavor exploded on their tongues, and the two of them immediately widened their eyes.

"Mother, this... is truly delicious!" Li Lizhi exclaimed. "We have never tasted anything so unique and delicious before."

Empress Zhangsun also looked pleasantly surprised and was about to ask again when a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Sizi's back? What delicious food are we having?"

The person arrived before the voice.

Upon receiving the news that his beloved daughter had been found, Li Shimin immediately abandoned the mountain of memorials he was writing and rushed over in a great hurry.

The Taiji Palace has a rigorous layout and emphasizes axial symmetry.

Along the central axis from south to north, the most revered Taiji Hall, Liangyi Hall, Wude Hall, and Ganlu Hall stand in succession.

The Taiji Hall, located at the southernmost end, is where His Majesty holds grand court assemblies and is the most imposing.

Princess Jinyang's residence, Fengyang Pavilion, was located in the Princess Courtyard to the west of Liangyi Hall, while Li Shimin's Lizheng Hall, where he usually handled government affairs and rested, was located to the east.

Although both are located within the palace grounds, the distance between the East and West courtyards is actually several miles, which is not considered close.

This is why, although Li Shimin was extremely anxious after receiving the news, he still needed to travel back and forth, which is why he arrived late.

When Li Shimin saw that Si Zi was sitting in Empress Zhangsun's lap, swaying her head, his heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally settled back into his stomach.

Seeing that Empress Zhangsun was not panicked, Li Shimin knew that his daughter was safe and sound. He was not in a hurry to ask where she had gone. His eyes were immediately drawn to the brightly colored strange object in the little princess's hand.

She blinked like a little princess: "Sizi, what are you eating? Father wants some too!"

The little princess stretched out her chubby little hand, grabbed a potato chip, and handed it over, her eyes full of the joy of sharing: "Daddy, seven~"

Li Shimin carefully took the golden slice handed to him by his daughter, and felt that it was extremely light to the touch.

He leaned closer and took a sniff; a rich, oily aroma wafted up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "It smells so good! Sizi, what is this?"

The little princess blinked her innocent big eyes and replied in her childish voice, "I don't know either~"

His innocent and carefree demeanor made it clear that he was telling the truth.

Seeing this, Li Lizhi quickly added, "Father, although this thing looks strange, it is truly a delicacy. Your son and mother have both tried it, and it is extremely fragrant."

"Mmm-hmm~"

The little princess nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, expressing her strong agreement.

With his wife and daughters both agreeing that there was no problem, Li Shimin was naturally without any suspicion and immediately put the thin slice into his mouth.

With a soft "crack," the crispy texture instantly bursts between your teeth.

The first taste was just the right amount of saltiness, followed by a rich potato aroma. This wonderfully crispy and melt-in-your-mouth flavor was something he had never experienced before.

Li Shimin felt his taste buds were wide open, and he was still not satisfied, so he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Although the Tang Dynasty had many delicacies, it had never had such a special dish.

"Delicious!" Li Shimin exclaimed, then looked at the little princess with a puzzled expression, "Sizi, where did you get this?"

Could it be that the rhinoceros disappeared just now to find this food?

When pressed by her father, the little princess only gave one answer: "I don't know how to say it~"