Chapter 11: Eat Ice
When Cheng Runnian heard this, he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.
Little princess, don't say this in front of Your Majesty, otherwise the head of the fairy brother will be gone!
I didn't think about anything else, after all, the little princess was only ten years old, but as long as she was a normal person, it was impossible to have other thoughts.
"Ahem, this, let's talk about it......"
Cheng Runnian said vaguely, the little princess was not unhappy, but just showed a confused expression.
I didn't expect to fool the children one day, Cheng Runnian couldn't help but feel that his old face was red, and then he said in compensation: "By the way, little princess, you see that you have learned to make ice today, so why don't I teach you how to make shaved ice again?" ”
Now it's close to the end of spring, or it will be a hot summer in a few months, shaved ice is a thing, quenching his thirst and cooling off, and it is economical, he used to love to eat.
"Shaved ice, what's it?" The little princess asked softly, and then seemed to think of something, and said, "Brother Fairy, didn't you say that the ice made is poisonous?" ”
"What's this, since I can make poisonous ice, I can naturally make non-toxic ice, anyway, the little princess is waiting to eat it, it's delicious."
It was the age of gluttony, and when the little princess heard this, she immediately became longing and swallowed her saliva.
Back in the palace, Cheng Runnian went to the imperial study for the first time.
explained to His Majesty what he had found out in the afternoon, as well as the things that he went to find out about the king of Zhenbei and the support of the king of Zhenbei later.
After finishing speaking, Cheng Runnian obediently knelt there and waited for the delivery.
Whether this method works or not depends on what the emperor means.
But fortunately, after hearing this, the emperor had a little more smile on his face.
"Yes, in just one day, you have found such a way, such a mind, to be a teacher, it is really a bit condescending."
In this matter, if you want to save Zhou Qi, the most critical point is not that you almost killed the emperor and caused the little princess to suffer from soul loss, but in fact, it is not good.
This kind of crime can actually be big or small, but because it involves the emperor, it can't be made small.
What Cheng Runnian did was to point out that although Zhou Qi was suspected of being unfavorable, he was also a victim, and he also involved the king of Zhenbei.
In this way, if you want to save your life, there is no difficulty.
Of course, being able to realize the problem and come up with a solution is not an easy task, and Cheng Runnian only relied on a little crookedness and the knowledge in his mind.
"Tomorrow morning, I will retry this case, and you can come too."
Cheng Runnian listened to it and thought about it, and went to the early court? Unexpectedly, it was only a few days since he crossed over, and he was able to go to the morning court, which was really a novelty for him.
"Your Majesty, the grass people will retire."
The emperor nodded, yes, and Cheng Runnian got up.
Next to her, the little princess couldn't wait for a long time, and when Cheng Runnian came together, she had to go over and hold Cheng Runnian's hand.
Cheng Runnian was startled and dodged without a trace.
Forget it before, but now it's in front of the emperor.
Fortunately, the little princess didn't notice anything, and when her hand was empty, she naturally took it back.
"Brother Fairy, can I make shaved ice now?"
Cheng Runnian didn't say anything here, but the emperor frowned when he heard it.
Ice? What is it? Is it ice?
Could it be the ice that Cheng Runnian made today?
Isn't that poisonous?
He still dares to feed my daughter?!
Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly raised his eyebrows coldly, and a little anger surged in his heart, and asked: "Cheng Runnian, do you want to take Ruoyun to eat ice?" The ones you made up in the afternoon? ”
Cheng Runnian heard the emperor's tone of ill intentions, and he was strange, why don't you just eat shaved ice? What's there to be angry about.
But then he remembered that he had told the emperor that the ice was poisonous.
If so, then wouldn't he be a princess?
"Your Majesty is angry, those ice in the afternoon are just casual to do, and the grass people want to take the princess to eat, which is naturally non-toxic." Cheng Runnian hurriedly explained.
"Hmph, I don't think you dare." The Emperor snorted coldly, then his mind moved, and he asked, "So, you can make edible ice?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, naturally you can." Cheng Runnian said honestly.
When the emperor heard this, his eyes lit up.
In this era, there was no way to make ice, and the ice used on weekdays was stored in winter.
But there is always an upper limit to storage, and every year the ice in the palace is used tightly, and it has to go out to buy it, which costs a lot of money.
If you can make your own ice, wouldn't you be able to use it however you want?
Also, What is shaved ice?
"Cheng Runnian, I ask you, what is shaved ice?" The Emperor asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, it's just a kind of folk food, the main ingredient is ice, plus candied fruit, brown sugar, raisins, etc., eating in the mouth is cool and relieves the heat, sweet and sour."
"The grass people like to eat very much, but they only said in front of the princess, so the princess said she wanted to eat."
It's a cool and refreshing relieving heat, sweet and sour, and the emperor couldn't help but swallow his saliva a little.
He wasn't greedy, but he had been sitting in the imperial study for a day, a little bored and stiff, and now there was something he hadn't eaten, so he was naturally curious.
"Hmm...... In that case, let's do more and send it to me...... Well, I'll come with you and see how you do it. ”
It's not that I'm worried about Cheng Runnian's poisoning, it's just that it seems that the little princess is going too, he wants to accompany the little princess.
Cheng Runnian was flattered for a while, to be honest, he wished to get as far away from the emperor as possible, but he could only respond and took the two of them to the imperial dining room together.
The emperor and the little princess talked and laughed all the way, and it could be seen that the relationship between the father and daughter was very good.
But, I don't know why, I always feel a sense of being obedient.
is between the two, very polite, the little princess seems to be tense, far less relaxed than when she was with Cheng Runnian.
Probably because there are too many rules in the emperor's house, naturally it can't be like ordinary people.
When he came to the imperial study, the emperor asked everyone else to stop and handed over the entire imperial study to Cheng Runnian.
The ice that the emperor eats naturally cannot be as casual as that he made in the afternoon.
Cheng Runnian first boiled the water, and then filtered it with charcoal several times, so that the impurities were filtered, and the frozen ice would appear crystal clear.
Then it is used as a barrier with a basin of water so that the water is not contaminated with saltpeter.
It takes a lot of time to freeze, and when it gets dark, it freezes, then it is broken with a knife, other ingredients are added, and finally brown sugar water is drizzled.
A bowl of shaved ice that clears the heat and relieves the heat, sweet and delicious, and it is ready.
Cheng Runnian himself was hungry, but he still knew how to measure, and the first bowl of shaved ice was served to the emperor.