Pavilions and palaces, carved railings and painting screens, between the pavilions and pavilions of the imperial garden, there are vigorous green bamboos and strange-shaped stones, those strange stones are stacked together, abruptly rugged, the momentum is extraordinary, behind the rockery surrounded by strange stones, there is a water pavilion, the water ripples, reflects the sunlight, and the sparkling of the inverted show.

Wearing a roller shutter powder robe, with a plain ribbon around her waist, Ying Ying held it, lining her graceful figure, looking at that face, soft and charming, who is not the eldest grandson queen.

In the pavilion of the water pavilion in the imperial garden, two beautiful women are drinking tea on each other, the sun in the sky seems to have become bigger, the heat wave can not be stopped, even in this pavilion, you can still feel the power of this hot summer.

"Sister, the weather is too hot, why hasn't your majesty gone to Lishan to escape the heat this year? Today's Chang'an is too hot. A beautiful woman spoke, seeing that she was dressed in a light blue gauze dress, her long black and silky hair was coiled into a beautiful bun, and a strand of broken hair was scattered, with a different kind of charm, this person is the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui, and she is also a very famous Concubine Yang in later generations, the biological mother of Li Ke, King of Wu, and Li Su, King of Shu, but if Xu Yang is present, she will definitely sigh, because this Yang Concubine is really beautiful like a flower, no wonder Li Er, an old pervert, robbed other people's rivers and mountains and occupied other people's daughters.

"Hey." The eldest grandson sighed, "I don't know about this, my sister has been sleeping for a while, can I know some news from Majesty?" ”

Concubine Yang also shook her head, "Your Majesty seems to have been very hard these days, and I fall asleep every day after going to bed, without the slightest grace." ”

The eldest grandson also looked worried, "I, Datang, sent troops to Goryeo this time." It's a thing that can't be let go of in His Majesty's heart. Presumably now Li Daozong. Li Ji and they are already about to arrive in Liaoshui, but I hope that they will be smooth. ”

"Hmm......" Concubine Yang also nodded slightly, "I hope so......"

The two were continuing to drink tea in the gazebo, when the sound of children playing was heard in the distance.

The eldest grandson showed curiosity on his face, when will there be children in this harem? Concubine Yang also turned her head and looked in the direction of the path, and when the children appeared, the two of them showed surprised expressions at the same time. It turned out that his own son came.

Li Chengqian walked in the front, carrying a large copper pot on his back, and did not let the eunuchs on the side help, but he carried it on his own back, although he was already sweating profusely, but he didn't say a word, and when he saw the two people in the pavilion in the distance, he suddenly showed a bright smile on his face, and he didn't care about wiping his sweat, and turned his head to say something to a few people behind him. Then he quickened his pace and ran towards the gazebo.

Behind him are Li Tai, Li Ke, and Li Su. Several of them were carrying heavy loads and carrying large and small packages.

"See the Queen Mother." When several people arrived at the pavilion, they all visited their biological mothers, among which Li Chengqian and Li Tai were the sons of the eldest grandson, and Li Ke and Li Su were the sons of Concubine Yang.

Seeing his son sweating profusely, the eldest grandson was the first to ask with concern: "The weather is so hot, how can you bring so many useless sundries?" I'm not afraid of being heated. After that, he also wiped the sweat of his two sons with the champa he carried with him.

Li Chengqian hurriedly replied: "What Erchen brought was not sundries, but the technique of turning water into ice that I learned from Guiguzi, and today I came to relieve the heat and heat of the queen mother." ”

As soon as she heard what kind of water into ice technique, the eldest grandson showed a somewhat displeased look, as a qualified queen, she has always had a natural resistance to this kind of Taoist spells and other terms, and there have been many times in history when she advised Li Er to stay away from those alchemy Taoist priests.

"People are so big, how can they still believe in this crooked way." The eldest grandson said angrily.

Hearing the queen mother's words, Li Chengqian's expression became a little more excited, and he hurriedly said: "Queen mother, the son didn't lie to you, the son brought these utensils today, and he planned to perform for the queen mother in person." ”

Li Ke also explained to Concubine Yang, and the eldest grandson and Concubine Yang said curiously: "Okay, then let the queen mother see how you can do some water into ice today." ”

The eldest grandson had an order, Li Chengwai and Li Ke were the two most capable, and they took the lead in moving, first put the big copper pot on the table, and then put the copper mold into it, at this time there was a eunuch carrying a large bag of saltpeter powder and a eunuch with a large pot of water, Li Tai and Li Su were peeling fruit on the side, and a maid couldn't stand it, so she hurriedly came up to help, and cut the fruit into very small pieces of diced fruit.

Sprinkle the diced fruit into the mold, and then a eunuch respectfully handed over a small wooden stick, stuck the wooden stick in the mold, poured water, added honey, cane sugar, and covered the mold, and it was done.

Li Chengqian and Li Ke glanced at each other, both of them were smart people, and ordered the eunuch to pour all the saltpeter powder into the copper pot, Li Chengqian first hugged his fists and said to the eldest grandson: "Queen Mother, Erchen is going to give the Queen Mother some water into ice." ”

Li Ke naturally said the same thing to Concubine Yang, the two imperial concubines looked curious, they were also very curious about the actions of their sons just now, and the eldest grandson waved his hand, "Well, let's start." ”

I saw Li Chengqian and Li Ke on the side, pouring the prepared water into the copper basin, only to see that the saltpeter and the water had a violent chemical reaction, and the sound of sizzling and cheering was endless, and the water that was poured first turned into ice cubes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The mouths of the eldest grandson and Concubine Yang were open as if they could put an egg, when had they ever seen such a strange scene, but the four little princes were very excited, and even their eyes were shining.

The chemical hair should continue, Li Chengqian and Li Ke did not stop adding water until the copper basin was half filled with water, and looked at the basin with high interest, the saltpeter at this time was still reacting, but it was not as violent as just now, most of the water had been frozen into ice, and in this hot summer, there was constantly white vapor liquefied on the surface, which looked cool.

I don't know if it's the psychological effect or the ice itself lowers the temperature around it, the eldest grandson and Concubine Yang reacted after a long time, and the eldest grandson first opened his mouth and exclaimed: "It's really a miracle, my son can have such a good life, tell the queen mother, how did you turn that white water into ice?" ”

Li Chengqian was unhurried, seemed to be deliberately hanging the lawsuit, and said with a smile: "The queen mother is not in a hurry to ask her son how she did it, let's try the popsicle that your son made for you first." After that, he clapped his hands, and there was a eunuch next to him who smashed the ice cubes close to the copper mold with a stone chisel and took out the mold.

Sure enough, the mold was opened, and four crystal clear popsicles appeared in the eyes of everyone, and in the transparent popsicles, there were also mixed with various diced fruits, which looked delicious.

Swallowing a big mouthful of saliva, Li Chengqian respectfully presented the popsicle to the eldest grandson, "Queen Mother, please use it." ”

The eldest grandson smiled, and his son had finally grown up. I took the popsicle and took a bite gently, the sweetness of the honey, the sweetness of the cane sugar, coupled with the taste of the fruit, and the coolness brought by the ice cubes, instantly dispelled the heat.

At this time, Concubine Yang also took a bite and was speechless in shock, although they enjoyed countless delicacies in the harem, it was the first time that they could eat such wonderful food in summer.

Li Chengqian had already seen the expression of the queen mother in his eyes, and excitedly surrounded him and said, "Queen mother, how is it?!" It's delicious! Guiguzi told us that if we can buy and sell this kind of popsicle in the palace and Chang'an, it will definitely be a big deal, and it will also be the first test for us by Master Xu! ”……

Midsummer is coming, the heat is hard to get rid of, Li Er did not announce this year to go to Lishan to escape the heat, but it made many harem beloved beauties unbearable, at this time, it is very rare in the palace to appear a kind of cool food to relieve the heat, name: popsicles, it is rumored that as long as you eat one, you can immediately quench your thirst, it is a must-have thing in summer, for a time, it has also attracted the competition of the ladies in the harem.

At the same time, outside the palace, on Suzaku Street in Chang'an City, there is also a store called: Ice Cream Popsicle has opened...... (To be continued......)

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