Yecheng, the palace side hall.

"Why the hell is it so hot?"

Liu Xie wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief, looked at the hot sunshine outside the hall, and couldn't help sighing.

He is very afraid of the heat, but in this era, there is no air conditioning and no fan, and now it is the hottest July, and the dragon robe he wears is also very heavy.

So much so that he only had to sweat all over his body as long as he got up and walked two steps, so he didn't want to move more and more now.

"Forget it, let's continue reading."

After asking the maid on the side to increase the intensity of the fan, Liu Xie cheered up and picked up the bamboo slip again and looked at it.

On the table in front of him, there are bamboo slips piled up like a hill, these are all classics of a hundred schools, and there are classics of hundreds of schools.

The purpose for which he reads these books is also very simple.

One is to pass the time.

The second is to enrich himself, so as not to show timidity at some critical moments in the future, so that people can see that he is just a straw bag who can talk big.

Just as Liu Xie was concentrating on reading, a eunuch walked into the main hall and reported to him: "Your Majesty, Zhen Guiren asks to see you outside the palace. ”

"Huh?"

Liu Xie raised his head when he heard this, and he was a little surprised.

On weekdays, Zhen Mi has never taken the initiative to come to him except for sleeping and greeting him in the morning and evening, but today is the first time in the world.

After thinking about it, Liu Xie said, "Let her in." ”

Now he still doesn't trust Zhen Mi and the Zhen family, so he doesn't really want to have anything to do with Zhen Mi.

But when people ask to see, it's not easy to refuse, otherwise they will seem too unkind.

Instead, Zhen Mi and the Zhen family were separated from him.

The eunuch was ordered to retreat.

Not long after, Zhen Mi walked into the main hall with a maid and saluted Liu Xieyingying: "The concubine sees Your Majesty." ”

The movements are dignified and elegant, generous and decent.

Liu Xie put down the bamboo slip in his hand and asked, "Why did Mi'er come over today?" ”

Zhen Mi pursed her lips and whispered, "Your Majesty, the weather has been very hot recently, and the concubines ...... The concubine prepared some chilled plum soup and sent it to His Majesty to cool off. ”

After speaking, he asked the maid behind him to step forward, put the food box he was carrying on the table, and opened it to see that there was a bowl of plum soup inside, and there were ice cubes for cooling down next to the bowl.

Liu Xie couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw this, and couldn't help asking, "Where did this ice cube come from?" ”

He was really shocked, you must know that there was no ice machine in ancient times, this summer, where did Zhen Mi get so many ice cubes?

Zhen Mi did not hide it, and replied truthfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the concubine's family has an ice selling industry in Yecheng, which specializes in storing ice in winter and then selling it to those rich and noble families in summer. ”

"This ice was brought in from outside the palace by the concubines."

The means of ice storage have been around for a long time.

First of all, the ice needs to be cut into pieces on the surface of the river in the winter, and then floated on the surface of the water to let it continue to freeze.

When the thickness reaches a metre or more, the ice is transported to a pre-dug cellar. Insulate the cellar and place something like sawdust in the middle of each ice cube so that it doesn't freeze together.

In addition, the ice in the cellar is usually very full, so that the ice can be used in the hot summer weather.

It's just that ice storage is very time-consuming and material-intensive, and ordinary people can't afford to store it.

"I see."

Liu Xie couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this, it turned out that he was the one who didn't know it.

The wisdom of the ancients is really amazing.

Zhen Mi took out the iced plum soup and handed it to Liu Xie with both hands, and said with a wink: "Your Majesty, you can taste it first." ”

"Oh...... Good. ”

Liu Xie took it and took a sip.

I have to say that the taste of this chilled plum soup is really excellent, not to mention sweet and sour, but also extremely cool.

After taking a bite, Liu Xie only felt like someone had poured cold water from head to toe, and the heat in his body dissipated, and he couldn't help but shiver when he was so comfortable.

It's cool and your heart is flying!

If it weren't for the scruples that Zhen Mi was still there, Liu Xie really wanted to scream, this was even cooler than the first sip of cold Coke in the summer!

After drinking the chilled plum soup in the bowl in a few sips, Liu Xie put down the porcelain bowl with some unfinished feelings, and said with emotion: "This plum soup is very delicious, and Zhen Guiren has a heart." ”

It was a real treat to be able to drink a bowl of chilled plum soup on such a hot day!

"Your Majesty likes it."

Seeing that Liu Xie was satisfied, Zhen Mi smiled, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she looked very beautiful and moving.

Since experiencing personnel, Zhen Mi has lost a little girlish youth and indescribable charm than before, and her figure has gradually plumped a little.

The charm of Wan'er's smile made Liu Xie a little unable to take his eyes off, and the heat that had just disappeared seemed to have risen again.

Sensing that little Liu Xie had a tendency to raise his head, Liu Xie quickly looked away, and at the same time changed the topic and asked, "Why did Mi'er suddenly think about sending me plum soup today, is there something to ask me?" ”

Zhen Mi has a more introverted and quiet personality, not the kind of person who will take the initiative to be courteous, which Liu Xie has deeply experienced on the bed.

Today, for the first time, I came to bring him plum soup.

If it is said that it is a whim, Liu Xie does not believe it.

was suddenly asked by Liu Xie, a panicked look flashed on Zhen Mi's pretty face, and she said a little nervously: "No, no, it's just that the weather has been hot recently, so the concubine just wants His Majesty to cool off, and has no other meaning." ”

"Is that so?"

Liu Xie said with a little regret when he heard this: "I thought that you suddenly offered your hospitality because I wanted me to teach you to paint, it seems that I am self-inflicted, you can step down." ”

"No, Your Majesty! Concubines, concubines, concubines......"

These words made Zhen Mi anxious, but she didn't know how to explain it, her lovely melon seed face was flushed, and a layer of mist appeared in her beautiful eyes.

Seeing that Zhen Mi was about to cry in a hurry, Liu Xiecai put away his thoughts about having fun, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't joke with you, I'm just teasing you." ”

"If you want to learn to draw with me, I won't eat you, so you don't have to beat around the bush."

Zhen Mi is just a girl after all, and her thoughts are simply not too easy to guess.

Suddenly came to offer her diligence today, Liu Xie knew that she must have something to ask for, and most of them just wanted to learn the art of painting.

Sure enough, the stuffing was revealed as soon as it was teased.

Zhen Mi's eyes were full of grievances, and when she heard this, she just lowered her head and didn't speak, and her eyes were slightly red.

Liu Xie felt that this Luo Shen was really simple and cute, and he was made to cry so easily, and at the same time he felt funny in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

So he reached out to help her wipe her tears, then gently pinched her white chin, and said gently: "Don't cry, I am the one who teaches you." ”

Made, such a beautiful sister paper, and her family is so rich.

If I get free, occupy Jizhou, and get the help of the Zhen family, I may not be able to be a true son of heaven.

But what should be done so that the Zhen family will help out?