My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

"Get out here! I'll have you torn to pieces! I'll exterminate your entire family!!!"

The emperor's rage completely spiraled out of control at that moment.

Princess Chang Le leaned against a stone pillar, already sobbing uncontrollably. She couldn't believe that her younger sister, who had been so lively just moments before, was now lying here covered in blood.

It was during this time of profound grief and chaos.

Little Sizi, lying on the rocking chair, suddenly took a long breath.

"Snoring..."

A tiny snot bubble popped out of her little nose and then burst with a "pop".

The little girl frowned her cute brows and opened her big, watery eyes with some difficulty.

She looked groggy and as if she had been woken up by the noise around her.

Empress Zhangsun heard the noise and suddenly looked up. To her surprise, she saw that her daughter had opened her eyes. She was overjoyed and hugged her daughter tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Sizi! Are you alright? You scared your mother to death! Where are you hurt? Tell your mother, does it hurt a lot?"

Empress Zhangsun asked incoherently, frantically trying to check the "wounds" on her body.

Li Shimin was also stunned. He rushed over with his sword in hand, his face full of anxiety.

The little girl, who was being strangled and struggling to breathe, stared blankly at her mother, who was crying her eyes out, and her father, who was brandishing a sword and exuding murderous intent.

"Mother, why are you crying?"

The little girl asked in her childish voice.

She seemed a little thirsty, and subconsciously raised her small hand, which was covered in red liquid, and brought a large fruit that she had been holding in her palm to her mouth.

It was a strange fruit, the size of a fist, and as red as blood.

"Snap!"

The little rhinoceros took a bite.

In an instant!

A large amount of thick, bright red juice, as thick as fresh blood, gushed out directly from the crack in the fruit peel!

"Pfft!"

Red juice splattered everywhere, with a few drops even splashing directly onto Empress Zhangsun's tear-streaked face and leaving red spots on her magnificent palace dress.

More red juice dripped down Xiao Sizi's lips, quickly staining a large area of ​​her clothes red.

The little girl chewed on the fruit with relish, then wiped her face with the back of her little hand, which was covered in red juice. This made her face look even more like a murder scene.

She mumbled indistinctly, "Sizi is fine! This fruit is so sweet. Sizi just fell asleep while eating it."

silence.

Absolute silence.

In the huge backyard, only the sound of the little ox munching on fruit could be heard.

Empress Zhangsun's face froze instantly from grief.

She stared blankly at the fruit in her daughter's hand, which was still oozing red juice, and then looked at the "bloodstains" on her clothes that emitted a faint fragrance.

The short sword Li Shimin was holding froze in mid-air.

His mouth was agape, his eyes nearly popped out of his head, and it felt as if countless thunderbolts were striking his mind, causing his thoughts to completely short-circuit.

Princess Chang Le even forgot to cry, staring blankly at her younger sister's face, which was covered in red juice, her mind completely blank.

At this moment, the three most honorable people in the Tang Dynasty were all frozen in place, as if they had been frozen in place by a spell.

Just then.

With a creak.

The side door leading to the kitchen was kicked open.

Li Chen, dressed in a loose robe, strolled out, carrying several small dishes of sesame oil, minced garlic, and sesame paste in each hand.

"Hey? You guys are here pretty early today."

Li Chen walked into the pavilion and put down the dish. When he turned his head, he saw a bizarre scene in the center of the courtyard.

Li Shimin stood like a statue, sword in hand; Empress Zhangsun knelt on the ground, her face blank; Princess Changle leaned against a pillar, tears still glistening in her eyes; and Little Sizi was held in the Empress's arms, her face flushed with juice as she ate fruit.

Li Chen blinked, completely bewildered.

"Um... what are you guys doing?"

Li Chen stepped forward and looked at the stunned family of three with the eyes of someone looking at a lunatic.

"Are you playing some kind of novel immersive performance game?"

Upon hearing the word "game".

The little ox, who was chewing fruit, suddenly brightened up.

She peeked her little head out from the Queen's arms, waving her juice-covered hands, and excitedly shouted, "Games! Sizi wants to play acting games too! Sixteenth Brother, let's play together!"

The little girl's clear voice finally jolted the Emperor and Empress, who had been out of their minds, back to reality.

Li Shimin gasped sharply.

He looked down at his unharmed daughter, then at the short sword in his hand, and finally fixed his gaze on the culprit—Li Chen!

A surge of even more ferocious rage, even more intense than before, shot from the soles of Li Shimin's feet straight to the top of his head!

"The traitor!!!"

Li Shimin slammed the short sword in his hand to the ground, and jumped three feet high in anger.

He pointed at Li Chen's nose and cursed loudly, spitting far away.

"How dare you say that! You bastard, why did you feed Sizi this bright red, juice-like, blood-like ghoul stuff?!"

"Look at her, she's covered in it! When your mother and I first walked in, we thought she'd been attacked, we were scared out of our wits! Are you trying to scare your mother and me to death?!"

Faced with Li Shimin's furious outburst, Li Chen rolled his eyes in exasperation.

He spread his hands, displaying a helpless expression that seemed even more wronged than Dou E.

"How can you blame me for this?"

Li Chen pointed to the half-eaten fruit in Xiao Sizi's hand and retorted confidently.

"Old Deng, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't spout nonsense! That's a Crimson Blood Spirit Fruit! It's a rare find, not everyone can get their hands on one!"

"Although the juice of this fruit looks like blood, it can greatly nourish the blood and strengthen the meridians! After eating it for half a month, the little girl's health has more than doubled!"

Li Chen snorted coldly and curled his lip.

"I was just in the kitchen getting some dipping sauce. Who knew you three would barge in like cats whose tails have been stepped on, yelling and screaming without even asking what happened?"

"Your eyesight is bad, and you blame my spirit fruit for looking scary? That's utterly absurd."

"You! You're just being unreasonable!" Li Shimin was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, so he spun around in circles.

Empress Zhangsun finally came to her senses.

The intense emotional rollercoaster from great sorrow to great joy left her feeling weak all over.

Looking at the "little blood man" in her arms, who was still carefree and munching on fruit, the Queen was both angry and amused.

She sighed helplessly, took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, and carefully wiped the red juice from Xiao Sizi's face.

"You little rascal."

Empress Zhangsun gently tapped the little girl's forehead, her tone full of doting affection and lingering fear after surviving a disaster.

"Even eating fruit can make you look like this, and you even fell asleep here. You almost scared half of Mother to death."

Princess Chang Le regained her senses, wiped away her tears, and stepped forward to help clean up.

Seeing this heartwarming yet somewhat comical scene, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.