The fourth prince was taught a lesson by Princess Zhaoyang.
Although she knew that what the imperial sister said was right, his previous suggestion was indeed an out-of-control suggestion.
He knew it wouldn't work.
However, he couldn't help but ask: "Mission? Sister Huang, you only know the mission, but what about your own happiness?"
Princess Zhaoyang narrowed her eyes, showing a rare look of panic.
She fell silent.
After a while, he said: "As a member of the royal family, when do you have the right to talk about happiness?
Okay, you go out.
I know you have grown up, and my sister has no other hope. I just hope that after I leave, you can learn to think more, think twice before acting, and protect yourself.
Also, take good care of the royal grandmother."
Princess Zhaoyang, who was always witty and eloquent, was actually speechless by the fourth prince's question.
She once thought she was awake in the world, but when she experienced the most important change in her life, she became confused.
What is happiness?
Is the royal grandmother happy?
As the most noble woman in the world, she should have been the happiest woman in the world after being favored by Grandpa Huang.
But she may not think so.
Rumor has it that when she married Grandpa Huang, he was already in his sixties.
Since she had no heirs, she could only tolerate her grandmother and concubine again and again.
Could this be considered happiness?
Besides, my grandmother and concubine gave birth to my father.
But since she was born, Grandpa Huang has never seen her have a good attitude towards her, not even a smile.
Two people, almost strangers.
Could this be considered happiness? There is also the emperor, although he ascended to the throne of God from among many uncles.
However, he was suppressed by the Emperor's grandfather earlier. Although he is now in charge, he still crawls between eucalyptus tablets every day. In order to get rid of the pressure of the Emperor's grandfather, he does not dare to slack off for a moment.
Can this be considered happiness?
After all, everyone has their own mission and helplessness. There is only relative happiness, but there is no absolute happiness at all.
"Imperial sister?"
"You go back first."
The fourth prince felt a little regretful.
He obviously wanted to make the imperial sister happy, but instead he made her look even more unhappy.
There was no good solution in my mind, so I could only sigh and leave dejectedly.
…
That night, Muni Courtyard.
Miaoyu received the response from Jia Lian.
Under the dim light, Miaoyu was almost obsessed with looking at the picture of a beautiful woman unfolded on the eucalyptus.
Although according to the evaluation criteria of painting attainments, it is really difficult for such an ink painting that looks so real to receive her superb evaluation.
But, except this one.
As someone who had to look in front of the mirror many times a day, she could tell at first glance that the woman in the painting was her.
In the painting, apart from the beauty, there are only a pavilion embellished with several strokes at the back, and a guqin in the pavilion.
That was when I saw Jia Lian for the first time, I was slightly angry.
Miaoyu's heart was shaken.
The paintings she gave to Jia Lian, one told Jia Lian that she was going to see him off, and the other told Jia Lian about her worries.
As a disciple of Buddhism, yet he cares about the young master of Gongsect, which is unacceptable in the world.
Now Jia Lian leads his army on an expedition, with thousands of cavalry, how majestic is it?
It's a pity that even though she knew he was in front of her, she couldn't find him.
And Jia Lian replied to her immediately.
You are always beautiful in my heart, so don't worry, just wait for me to come back.
This is what Miaoyu meant at a glance from Jia Lian's words.
"If love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?"
After murmuring Jia Lian's inscription, Miaoyu suddenly felt much at ease.
With such a close friend, even if the road ahead is difficult and bumpy, I will no longer be afraid.
…
A few days later, he left the capital.
In such a hot weather, even if the ice cubes were stored in the best ice bin and rode on horseback from the capital, they would have melted long ago.
Therefore, the fourth prince could no longer rely on this method and fetched ice cubes from the capital to make iced fruits and iced sour plum soup to relieve Princess Zhaoyang's heat.
I originally thought I could go to the states and counties along the way to find ice cubes to use.
But he really overestimated the strength of the local gentry.
There are only a few wealthy families who can use ice cellars to store ice, and those who have one will not publicize it, but will keep it for themselves and use it secretly.
As a result, his guards almost broke their horses' legs and could not find a new source of ice supply.
The unfavorable situation and the hot weather really made the fourth prince upset and agitated, making him uncomfortable with everyone he saw.
"Jia Lian, let's have a fight."
There's really no point in bullying your subordinates.
In the entire team, apart from him and the imperial sister, the most important ones were naturally Prince Nawala and Jia Lian.
Of course Prince Wala wouldn't pay any attention to him. Otherwise, he would blame Jia Lian.
Although he had not had a drinking contest with Jia Lian since the last time, he was embarrassed to break his promise and cause trouble for Jia Lian again, but he did not accept Jia Lian as his eldest brother as promised.
Seeing that Yanmen Pass was getting closer and closer, and the day when he and his imperial sister would part ways was getting closer and closer, he was upset and angry, and inevitably thought about Jia Lian's "abandonment" of his imperial sister.
Fighting with Jia Lian was the best way for him to vent his anger on Jia Lian without breaking his promise.
Although he knew he couldn't beat Jia Lian, he also knew that Jia Lian was very smart and would never hit him with a deadly blow. When the time comes, he would definitely succeed if he tried to trick him.
Jia Lian sat in front of the eucalyptus. When he saw the unkind look on the fourth prince's face, he knew that he had no good intentions.
How can we follow his will?
"Where did His Highness get angry from and come to vent his anger on me?"
"Oh, who dares to offend me? I'm just here to discuss with you."
Having seen through his thoughts at a glance, the fourth prince looked a little unnatural and twisted his buttocks while sitting on the stool.
Jia Lian smiled and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness sent people out to look for ice these past two days, but failed to find any, so he was very angry. Is this true?"
It was okay not to mention this, but the mention made the fourth prince more and more angry.
For several days in a row, the ice cubes that I worked so hard to get were always cheaper than Jia Lian!
He couldn't understand why the imperial sister was so nice to him even if she didn't hate Jia Lian.
"No, it's just a trivial matter, is it worthy of my anger?
Come on, are you afraid that I will do something dirty, so you don't dare to fight me?"
Jia Lian once again ignored the fourth prince's words and said with a smile: "If so, I said there is a way to let the fourth prince get ice cubes. I wonder if the fourth prince can calm down?"
"I told you I didn't...wait a minute, you said you could find ice? Where is it?"
The fourth prince suddenly stood up, walked to Jia Lian, and asked.
Jia Lian didn't answer, so he called Zhao'er in and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Second Master, everything is ready according to your instructions."
Jia Lian nodded and said to the fourth prince: "Your Highness, please."
The fourth prince frowned and said to himself, I want to see what tricks you can do.
Behind the big tent, there is an open space.
Jia Lian's personal guards had already surrounded this place.
In the middle of the field, there was a huge new wooden barrel, and there was a pile of things in linen bags piled next to it. It was unknown what they were for.
The fourth prince glanced at it and asked Jia Lian: "Are these the ice cubes you are talking about?"
The fourth prince knew how precious the ice cubes were at this time of year, so how could he use a linen bag to carry them.
Jia Lian shook his head: "This is used to make ice."
"Ice making? Ice can still be made, but how?"
"Your Highness, please wait a moment and you'll find out."
With that said, Jia Lian ordered the guards to get clean river water.
…
I heard that Jia Lian and the Fourth Prince were going to make ice on site, and many people came to see the excitement.
Among them was the third prince of Wala.
"General Jia, what are you doing?"
As soon as the fourth prince heard the poor Chinese spoken by the third prince of Wala, he felt very uncomfortable.
So he pretended not to hear what he said and asked Jia Lian: "Are you ready? What should you do now?"
Jia Lian nodded to the third prince of Wala, and then ordered Zhao'er and others to pour river water into large wooden barrels, while he filled Tietong with water from the accompanying water tanker.
Put Tietong into the wooden barrel, close the lid, and then ordered Zhaoer, Zhang Yong and others to pour the saltpeter in the sack into the wooden barrel and stir it.
Saltpeter to make ice.
A method that almost all readers who have read the Internet will know.
Jia Lian also tried it that summer when he first came to this world.
Then he knew why people at that time did not use this method to make ice even though it was clearly recorded in ancient books.
"Can you make ice like this?"
The fourth prince expressed doubts about this.
He ran to the barrel and observed it repeatedly.
"Increase the amount."
Following Jia Lian's instructions, the guards cut open bags of saltpeter and poured them into large wooden barrels.
"Huh……"
The fourth prince suddenly felt a coldness coming from his face, and he was stunned.
He wanted to reach out and touch it, but he took it back and turned around and asked Jia Lian, "Can I touch it?"
He was afraid it was poisonous because the smell was not very pleasant.
Seeing Jia Lian nodding, he reached into the water with confidence.
Then he was surprised to find that the river water, which was supposed to be warm, had become extremely cold in just a short moment, and even felt faintly bitingly cool.
this……
The fourth prince felt that it was an eye-opener.
Upon seeing this, Prince Wala also stepped forward to investigate, and then also showed a strange look.
Jia Lian did not despise their short-sightedness.
Although this method has been passed down for a long time, no one uses it because it is useless.
If it is useless, it will naturally not spread.
Except for those who have studied casually, it is really difficult for others to know this thing.
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I learned how to make ice from the Internet, but the authenticity needs to be verified.
In short, if you want to use ice in summer in ancient times, the most reliable way is to dig deep ice cellars and store them.