The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 344 Ice Making
The fourth prince was taught a lesson by Princess Zhaoyang.

Although he knew that what Huang Jie said was right, his previous proposal was indeed a proposal that he could not do anything about.

He knew it wouldn't work.

However, he still couldn't help asking: "Mission? You only know the mission, Miss Huang. 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 will I have the right to talk about my own happiness.

Well, you go out.

I know that when you grow up, my sister has no other hopes, but that after I leave, you can learn to think more, think twice before acting, and protect yourself.

Also, take good care of the imperial grandmother. "

Princess Zhaoyang, who was always quick-witted and eloquent, was stumped by the fourth prince's question.

She once thought she was sober in the world, but when she experienced the most important change in her life, she also became confused.

What is happiness?

Can the imperial grandmother be happy?

As the most honorable woman in the world, she should be the happiest woman in the world after being favored by the emperor's grandfather.

But she may not see it.

Rumor has it that when she married Grandpa Huang, Grandpa Huang was already sixty years old.

Because she has no heirs, she can only be patient with her grandmother and concubine.

Could this count as happiness?
Besides, the grandmother and concubine, although she gave birth to the father emperor.

But since I was born, I have never seen Grandpa Huang have a good attitude towards her, not even a smile.

Two people, even strangers.

Could this count as happiness?There is also the father, although he climbed to the throne of God from among the many uncles.

However, he was suppressed by the emperor's grandfather earlier, and now although he is in charge, he crawls between the files every day. In order to get rid of the pressure of the emperor's grandfather, he dare not slack off for a moment.

This again, can be considered happiness?
After all, everyone has their own mission and helplessness. There is only relative happiness, and there is no absolute happiness at all.

"Miss Huang?"

"You go back first."

The fourth prince felt a little regretful.

I obviously wanted to make Sister Huang happy, but why did it make her look even more unhappy.

There was no good way in my heart, so I could only sigh and leave dejectedly.

……

That night, the Muni Court.

Miaoyu received Jia Lian's response.

Under the dim light, Miaoyu was almost mesmerized looking at a picture scroll of beauties unfolded on the desk.

Although according to the judging standards of Danqing's attainments, it is really difficult to get her superb evaluation for such a realistic ink painting.

However, this one is an exception.

As for her who has to look in front of the mirror many times a day, at first glance, she can tell that the woman in the painting is her.

Apart from the beauties in the painting, there is only a gazebo dotted with a few strokes at the back, and a guqin in the pavilion.

That was the first time I saw Jia Lian, I was a little angry.

Miaoyu was shocked.

One of the paintings she gave Jia Lian told Jia Lian that she went to see him off by herself.The second told Jia Lian her worries.

As a disciple of Buddhism, but in love with the young master of the Gongmen, this is intolerable in the world.

Now Jia Lian leads the army to go out, riding thousands of horses, how majestic and majestic?

It's a pity that even though she knew he was in front of her eyes, she couldn't find him.

And Jia Lian replied to her immediately.

In my heart, I always have you Yanran, so don't worry, wait for me to come back.

This is what Miaoyu read at a glance from Jia Lian's words.

"If the two loves last for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening?"

After murmuring Jia Lian's inscription, Miaoyu suddenly felt much more at ease.

With this confidant, even if the front is difficult and bumpy, you will not be afraid after all.

……

After a few days, stay away from the capital.

In such hot weather, even if the ice cubes were stored in the best ice mirror and rode from the capital, they would have melted long ago.

Therefore, the fourth prince could no longer rely on this method, and brought ice cubes from the capital to make iced fruit and iced sour plum soup, etc., and used them to relieve the summer heat for Princess Zhaoyang.

I originally thought that I could go to the counties along the way to find ice cubes to use.

But he really thinks too highly of the strength of the local gentry.

There are few rich and powerful families who can use ice cellars to store ice, and whoever owns them will not publicize them, but keep them for their own use quietly.

As a result, his guards almost broke their horse's legs and failed to find a new source of ice cubes.

Things were not going well, and the weather was hot, which really made the Fourth Prince feel irritable and irritable, and he felt displeased when he saw anyone.

"Jia Lian, let's go, let's fight."

There's really no point in bullying people.

In the whole team, apart from him and the emperor's sister, the most important ones are naturally Prince Navala and Jia Lian.

Of course, Prince Wala wouldn't talk to him, so he found Jia Lian.

Although he hadn't fought with Jia Lian for wine since the last time, he was embarrassed to break his promise and trouble Jia Lian again, but he didn't follow his promise and recognized Jia Lian as his eldest brother.

Seeing that Yanmen Pass was getting closer and closer, and the day when he and his sister would be separated was also getting closer, he was upset and impatient, and he couldn't help thinking about Jia Lian's "abandoning" his 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 that he couldn't beat Jia Lian, he also knew that Jia Lian was very smart and would never beat him to death.When the time comes, whoever gives him yin will definitely succeed.

Sitting in front of the case, Jia Lian saw the unkind look of the fourth prince, and knew that he had no good intentions.

How can you follow his will?
"Where did the Fourth Highness get angry, and came to find the minister to vent his anger?"

"Cut, who dares to be angry with me? I'm just looking for you to discuss."

Seen through his mind at a glance, the fourth prince looked a little unnatural, and sat on the stool and twisted his buttocks.

Jia Lian smiled, "I heard that His Highness the Fourth Highness sent people out to look for ice in the past two days, but they couldn't find it, so he was very angry. Is there such a thing?"

It's okay not to mention this, but mentioning it will make the fourth prince even more angry.

For several days in a row, the ice cubes I worked so hard to get would be cheaper for Jia Lian every time!
He didn't even understand why it was fine if the imperial sister didn't hate Jia Lian, but why she treated him so well.

"No, it's just a trivial matter, and it's worth my king's anger?

Come on, you won't dare to fight me because you're afraid of my black hands, right? "

Jia Lian ignored the fourth prince's words again, and said with a smile: "If so, I said there is a way to let the fourth prince get ice cubes. I don't know if the fourth prince can calm down?"

"I said I didn't... Wait a minute, you said you can find ice? Where is it?"

The fourth prince stood up all of a sudden, walked up to Jia Lian, and questioned him.

Jia Lian didn't answer, called Zhao'er in and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Second Master, everything is ready according to your order."

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 kind of tricks you make.

Behind the big tent, there is an open space.

Jia Lian's personal guards have already surrounded the place.

In the middle of the venue, there was a huge new wooden barrel, and beside it was a pile of things in sackcloth. I don't know what they were for.

The fourth prince glanced at him and asked Jia Lian, "These are the ice cubes you mentioned?"

The Fourth Prince knew how precious ice cubes were at this time of year, so how could he use a linen bag to store them.

Jia Lian shook his head: "This is for making ice."

"Ice making? Ice can still be made, how can I make it?"

"Your Highness, wait a moment and you will know."

With that said, Jia Lian ordered the guards to fetch clean water from the river.

……

Hearing that Jia Lian and the fourth prince were going to make ice on the spot, many people came to watch the excitement.

Among them is the third prince of Wala.

"General Jia, what are you doing?"

The fourth prince felt very uncomfortable when he heard the crappy Chinese spoken by the third prince of Wala.

So he pretended not to hear him, and asked Jia Lian, "Are you ready, what do you do now?"

Jia Lian nodded to the third prince of Wala, then ordered Zhao'er and others to pour the river water into the big wooden barrel, while he filled Tietong with water from the accompanying water cart.

Put Tietong in the wooden barrel, close the lid, and then ordered Zhao'er, Zhang Yong and others to pour the saltpeter in the sack into the wooden barrel and stir it.

Saltpeter ice.

A method that almost all readers who have read online novels in later generations will know.

Jia Lian also tried it in the summer when he first came to this world.

Then he knew why the people of the time didn't use this method to make ice when it was clearly recorded in the ancient books.

"Is this the way to make ice?"

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 the bags of saltpeter and poured them into large wooden barrels.

"what……"

The fourth prince felt a chill coming from his face, and he was stunned.

He wanted to reach out to touch it, but withdrew it again, and turned around to ask Jia Lian, "Can I touch it?"

He is afraid of poison, because the smell is not very pleasant.

Seeing Jia Lian nodding, he stretched out his hand into the water with confidence.

Then he was surprised to find that the river water, which was supposed to be warm, was already extremely cold in just a short moment, and he even faintly felt bitingly cool.

This……

The fourth prince felt it was an eye-opener.

Upon seeing this, Prince Wala also stepped forward to investigate, and then also showed a strange expression.

Jia Lian did not despise their short-sightedness.

Although it is a method that has been handed down a long time ago, because it is really tasteless, no one uses it.

It's useless, so it won't spread naturally.

Except for those who have learned a lot, it is really difficult for others to know this thing.

　The ice-making method is learned from the Internet, and its 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 into the ice cellar for storage.

　　In other ways, there are generally some problems.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)