The Tang Dynasty in the Sand Table: Starting by Feeding a Small Rhinoceros

"Immediately issue this imperial decree."

Empress Zhangsun slowly straightened up, her gaze sweeping over every lowered head in the hall, her tone exuding an undeniable majesty.

"From this day forward, the princess may only consume one stick of the celestial candy bestowed by the immortals each day. Not even a single extra bite."

She stretched out her finger and pointed at the sandalwood box containing the candy wrappers.

"Any palace servant who, out of pity for His Highness's crying, dares to secretly feed him even half a mouthful, regardless of who it is or what rank it is, will be dragged directly to the Imperial Household Department and beaten to death with clubs!"

The iron compass slammed into the gold bricks with a resounding crash, causing Qinglan and the other palace maids to turn pale and kowtow repeatedly in agreement.

This was the first time Empress Zhangsun had used the most severe punishment to defend the details of life that had descended from heaven.

The rules were established, but the only person in the Lizheng Hall who dared to disregard them was currently looking very unhappy.

"No, please!"

Little Sizi didn't understand what "beaten to death with sticks" meant; she only knew that her mother said she could only eat one piece of candy a day from now on.

The little one immediately protested. She grabbed the sandalwood box and held it tightly in her arms, then snuggled up to Empress Zhangsun and rubbed her fluffy little head against the Empress's sleeve.

"Mother is the best. How about I eat two today?" She raised her fair little face, her big eyes filled with tears, looking as aggrieved as a kitten that hadn't eaten enough.

"Good boy, leave tomorrow's share for tomorrow." Although Empress Zhangsun was soft-hearted, she would never back down in the face of the divine decree.

The mother and daughter started arguing in front of the soft couch.

Seeing that her mother wouldn't budge, Sizi pouted, and tears were about to fall from her eyes.

Just then, Empress Zhangsun bent down and pulled the A4 paper with a big red cross drawn on it in front of her daughter.

She pointed to the red X with her finger, her tone more serious than ever before: "Sizi, listen carefully. It's not that your mother won't let you eat; it's what the celestial brothers in heaven said. If you disobey and greedily eat these, the celestial brothers will never speak to you again and will never send you anything again."

These words instantly struck at Sizi's weak spot.

The little guy was stunned.

She glanced at the red cross on the paper, then looked up at the high ceiling, and finally looked down at the candy box in her arms.

"Fairy brother...take care of me?" Si Zi sniffed and asked in a childish voice.

"Yes, he is watching you from heaven." Empress Zhangsun nodded affirmatively.

To everyone's surprise, Sizi, who was expected to throw a tantrum, miraculously lost her stubbornness after hearing that "the fairy brother was taking care of her."

She pouted, nodded reluctantly but very seriously, and pushed the sandalwood box in her arms to Qinglan.

"Then...then the rhinoceros will be obedient. Please don't be angry, Immortal Brother."

……

Outside the model, rented rooms in Jiangcheng.

Li Mo lay on the edge of the corrugated cardboard box and saw the entire process of the mother and daughter pulling at each other clearly.

"The little girl is quite sensible."

Li Mo grinned. Now that the rules were established and the punishment was over, it was time to offer some rewards.

He turned around, opened the refrigerator door, and took out the last carton of Want Want milk.

Holding the milk, Li Mo walked to the cardboard box, took a deep breath, found the open space in front of Empress Zhangsun and Sizi, and let go of the milk.

Inside the cardboard box.

The people in the Rissei-den were still relieved by the princess's compromise.

Suddenly, a red afterimage descended from the sky!

A soft "click" sounded.

A brand new box of Want Want milk landed steadily in the center of the white paper with a simple line drawing, perfectly covering the box in the drawing.

There's no sugar. There's only one carton of milk.

Empress Zhangsun froze on the spot. She stared at the box of celestial dew that had appeared out of nowhere, her last shred of doubt completely shattered.

Sizi already had candy today, so the Immortal Venerable only gave her a carton of milk. This is a real-time monitoring life command!

"Your humble servant has witnessed a divine miracle!"

The imperial physician, Wang, was so excited that his face turned red, and he immediately knelt down. Looking at the carton of milk, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he instantly found a way for the Imperial Hospital to save its life and even gain merit in this cross-dimensional divine favor.

"Your Majesty!" Imperial Physician Wang raised his head, his voice booming, "Since Your Majesty is taking such meticulous care of the princess's daily meals, this humble subject humbly requests permission!"

"Approved." Empress Zhangsun's eyes remained fixed on the milk.

"From this day forth, the Imperial Medical Academy will establish a 'Dietary Record of Immortals' exclusively for Her Highness the Princess!'" The Imperial Physician Wang spoke rapidly. "When the Princess drinks the immortal dew, when she eats the immortal candy, how many times she coughs at night, and how much sweat she produces—this humble servant will meticulously record all of this!"

His plan was extremely shrewd. Since the Celestial Venerable was in charge, he would record all the reactions. In case the Celestial Venerable drew another diagram to descend in the future, the Imperial Medical Academy would have a reference copy, so they wouldn't be completely clueless like they were yesterday when they were learning to read.

Empress Zhangsun withdrew her gaze and gave Imperial Physician Wang a deep look.

"Okay." She agreed decisively. "Not only do you need to remember these, but you also need to copy all the medical records from the Imperial Medical Academy regarding the princess's old ailment and the prohibitions against consuming cold or sweet foods into this new file."

Empress Zhangsun's political acumen was on full display at this moment. Under the guise of establishing records, she forcibly inserted the Imperial Medical Academy's medical system into the chain of rules established by the Immortal Venerable, completely binding the two sides together.

The little girl on the couch was completely oblivious to what the adults were planning.

When she saw the newly fallen red box, her eyes lit up like stars.

Although she ate one less candy, the fairy brother gave her a new sweet drink! More importantly, the fairy brother didn't abandon her; instead, he watched over her from heaven, showing favoritism only to her!

Sizi picked up the carton of Want Want milk and rubbed it against her little face.

"The fairy brother is the best!"

The clear, childlike voices echoed in the Rissei-den Hall.

The little girl hugged the milk carton, her anger at not getting any candy earlier completely gone, and her smile was even brighter than if she had eaten two candies.

Empress Zhangsun looked at her daughter's joyful expression, then her gaze drifted once more to the unfathomable sky outside the window.

Those unseen eyes are so meticulous in monitoring even the gluttonous rhinoceros.