Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 109 Li Shimin was shocked. Where did the ice come from?

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Yes, the weather is getting hotter today. Father has sent someone to the ice room to get some ice. I'll give it to you when we get it back. You're so hot... Hmm? Little Sizi, why aren't you sweating?"

This shouldn't be the case.

It's such a hot day, and it should be even hotter underground.

It's much hotter than the ground, how is it possible not to sweat?
Little Sizi said in a baby voice: "Hehe, Father! Sizi discovered my second brother's secret treasure today. With my second brother's secret treasure, of course I'm not hot."

"Come on, Sizi will take you there."

Little Sizi jumped out of Li Shimin's arms.

Holding his hand, trot quickly.

Li Shimin didn't know what the little girl wanted to do, so he just let her do it.

Changle behind him had a look of suspicion on his face.

What secret treasure?
She had just been discussing something with the old man Sishe, so she didn't keep an eye on little Sizi for a while. When she came back, she found that little Sizi's sweat was gone. Could this be related to the secret treasure land?
Go round and round.

When he arrived at a new place, Li Shimin was stunned.

This….
This, this, what's going on?
His eyes widened.

The temperature at our current location is completely different from what it was just now.

On one side is the hot summer and the sultry place.

On one side is the cool late autumn.

This…this, this, this!
How did you do it!
Even the imperial palace cannot achieve such an effect.

"Father, how is it? Isn't it comfortable and cool?"

Little Sizi turned around and looked at Li Shimin with eager eyes.

As if to say it again.

Father, Sizi is so powerful.

I discovered this magical place, it helps me relieve the hot summer heat, I have to praise it!
Li Shimin saw this and couldn't help but smile.

He felt that his precious daughter became more and more adorable the more he looked at her.

"Yes, Father doesn't even feel hot anymore."

Li Shimin said truthfully.

The cool space here was something Li Shimin had never felt before; even the ice rooms specially built by aristocratic families could not compare to it.

This Young Master Qin is really unexpected in every way.

No….
In other words, the one behind Master Qin is the immortal.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin became more and more awed.

at this time.

There was a gentle and elegant young man from Wangyun Inn who had been waiting there.

Seeing Xiao Sizi bringing people over, and the current emperor, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and stretched out his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Taoist priest and Xiao Qin [Qin Changye] told me to come and receive the guests brought by His Highness Xiao Sizi. Since you are here, please follow me to the room to rest. There is plenty of tea inside."

The young man is also one of the twelve guardian gods, and he also recognizes Qin Changye as his ancestor, but in front of Li Shimin and others, Qin Changye has told them to call him Xiao Qin.

Li Shimin glanced at him, then picked up his little Sizi and followed him.

Behind.

Empress Changsun, Princess Changle, and a group of palace maids also came over one after another.

This!
hiss!
my God!

Empress Chang Sun was a little confused.

Princess Changle was the same, she even shivered several times.

The palace servants were even more stunned, with expressions of horror and disbelief on their faces.

This temperature is amazing!

They followed Li Shimin and the young man, and the closer they got, the cooler they felt. After the young man opened a mechanism, a room appeared and they went in, they felt extremely comfortable all over.

"Why is your room so cool?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask.

I don't understand.

I really don't understand.

Even if you get ice, it's impossible to cool the whole room.

Li Shimin spent many summers there, and even if there were some ice cubes, he almost always endured them.

Especially when you sleep at night, what good will having ice do?

It's too cold to put it on your body, but if you put it next to you, it will only be comfortable for a while, and then it will all melt into water, and you will have to clean the water stains. Before you can even fall asleep, the temperature will rise again.

And if there was such a house in summer.

That is really unimaginable!
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the greatest happiness on earth.

"Yes! What's going on? Sizi raised his hand. I want to know too."

Little Sizi didn't understand either. He was sitting at a table with his little hand raised like a primary school student asking a question, while his little feet were swinging under the table.

Empress Changsun, Princess Changle and others also looked over. Although they did not say anything, they were all extremely curious.

This place.

It's really puzzling.

While pouring tea for everyone, the young man said, "Your Majesty, this is the ice room that Wangyun Inn recently built just to cope with the winter. It was built at a great cost and price, and the entire process was supervised by Xiao Qin himself."

"The overall construction is different from that of an ordinary room. In order to store as much cool air as possible in the room, the entire room is sealed. There is also a place under the room for ice cubes to be placed. That place is also specially designed. The purpose is to spread the cool air from the ice cubes throughout the room as much as possible."

After saying that, the young man came to the table where Xiao Sizi was sitting, took away the bluestone slab in the middle, and suddenly the hollow layout underneath became clearly visible.

Li Shimin walked over and took a look, and was instantly shocked.

There is another small room below.

Their room was equivalent to being one meter above the ground, and the ground below was completely covered with ice.

Yes.

ice!
It's all ice!!

This house can be said to be built on ice.

No wonder it's so cold.

Empress Changsun, Princess Changle and others also gathered around.

When I saw the scenery below, I couldn't help but gasp.

So much ice, it’s too luxurious!
Many noble families would be moved by a piece of ice in the summer, but this room was built among countless ice blocks. This... was an understatement, it was a waste! A huge waste!
"How did Master Qin obtain this? Did he buy it?"

Li Shimin's face was extremely shocked at this time.

because,

Currently, the only known way to obtain ice is to use the natural ice stored in the cellar in winter. This kind of natural ice is extremely expensive and cannot be afforded by people without the wealth of aristocratic families.

"Tang Ji Yan": Kuai Ren was a businessman, selling ice in the market.

"Yunxian Miscellaneous Notes": The ice and snow in Chang'an are as valuable as gold and jade in summer.

These two records prove that the business of selling ice already existed in the Tang Dynasty.

It’s just that the ice is stored in the winter and taken out and sold in the summer. The two quarters of storage result in huge consumption and high storage costs, leading to the emergence of “sky-high priced ice”.

Even some small families could not afford to use ice in the summer. Even Li Shimin, in the imperial city, had to precisely control the use of ice every day. If he used a little more, there would be all kinds of memorials criticizing him as a tyrant. Here, Wei Zheng was specifically mentioned, and it was said that he was greedy for pleasure and did not care about the world.

But….
This is Wangyun Inn!
It's such a waste!
An ice room was built with a huge amount of ice cubes. It is so luxurious that I am afraid it is the only one of its kind in the world!
Little Sizi saw this and hurriedly walked up to Li Shimin, using her little hand to soothe his chest.

"Father! How can my second brother have so much money? It's definitely not that."

"Hehe! Anyway, even if my second brother had so much money, he wouldn't spend so much to make an ice house. My second brother is not a wasteful person. Anyway, my second brother won't waste money."

Little Sizi was talking.

The little hand was stretched back, and she placed it on her waist proudly.

The clever little princess seemed to realize what Li Shimin was thinking so she said these words.

Li Shimin immediately picked up little Sizi and said with a smile: "Little Sizi, that's not what father meant." Little Sizi didn't even look at Li Shimin and said: "No matter! Sizi thinks father is just thinking about my second brother wasting money! Sizi wants father to promise not to think about my second brother like that, and then Sizi will pay attention to father."

Li Shimin felt a headache when he heard this.

How come Xiao Sizi is so unhappy after just a few words from Qin Changye? Is she still his sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket?

Black heart!

Black-hearted little cotton jacket!!

Li Shimin was indignant. Why was his little Sizi so good to Qin Changye, but treated him like this? It was unfair.

Jealous!

Being jealous!
Little Sizi, open your eyes and take a look. Qin Changye is not so perfect. Your father, the Emperor, also has his amazing qualities.

"Okay, okay, father, promise our little Sizi that you won't think of Master Qin like that."

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Shimin still compromised with his beloved daughter on the surface.

"Hehe, then Sizi won't be angry with father anymore."

Little Sizi replied in a baby voice, his porcelain doll-like face full of smiles.

then.

She leaned close to the young man's ear and whispered, "We succeeded in resisting the foreign enemies, but Sizi is still angry with the second brother. It was so hot before, but the second brother didn't bring Sizi here, and it was Sizi who found out by himself. Damn it! Sizi should write this down in his little notebook."

"Don't tell my second brother, and don't expect my second brother to coax Sizi with delicious food, then take Sizi to play on the swing, go out to Chang'an City to play, and buy beautiful new clothes. Don't tell my second brother about these. Sizi is just talking to you."

The young man was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Xiao Sizi, Xiao Qin... has his own difficulties, and I will tell him your request truthfully."

Hearing this, Little Sizi turned his head away and said proudly: "Humph~ Sizi... Ha Qiu."

Half the story.

Little Sizi was sneezing.

Princess Changle had been paying attention to her sister for a long time, and said, "Little Sizi, it's too cold here. You are not feeling well. I will take you out."

This is where all the ice is stored and it is also the coldest spot in the room.

It's very different from outside.

Princess Changle went forward and picked up the sneezing little Sizi, then took her away.

The little guy was still making a lot of noise on the way.

"Sister, Sizi is not cold!"

"By the way, don't tell my second brother that Sizi wanted him to take her to eat hotpot. It's no use! He won't bring Sizi to the ice room. I'll remember this grudge..."

"Boom."

Before he could finish, the door closed.

Xiao Sizi's resentful words also came to an abrupt end.

The young man calmly wrote down Xiao Sizi's request.

Delicious food, swings, a tour of Chang'an Street, and His Highness will cook hot pot for you.

There are probably four requests that can prevent His Highness Xiao Sizi from blaming His Highness for concealing his guilt.

He remembered it very clearly.

"Ahem, okay."

"Can you please tell me why Master Qin wastes ice so excessively?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but ask.

He was indeed curious and anxious.

At the same time, he also believed that Qin Changye was not such a wasteful person.

Under such circumstances, how did this ice room come into being?

He is more curious than anyone else.

The young man stopped pouring tea and explained, "Your Majesty, Xiao Qin and I don't need to spend any money to use these ice cubes."

Don't need silver?
Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes widened.

"You don't need money? Could it be that Master Qin sent people to rob you?"

Ice cubes don’t appear out of nothing.

If there is one piece here, then others will have one less piece.

Li Shimin could only think of it as robbery.

The young man shook his head and said, "No, Your Majesty, I hope you can give Xiao Qin and me more trust?"

This….
After hearing this, Li Shimin finally realized that what he had done was indeed wrong.

How many troubles did Qin Changye and that immortal help him solve?
a lot of!

And they are all huge troubles.

Even Xiao Sizi's life was saved by them.

But I still doubt them.

It shouldn’t be!

Really shouldn’t!

He took a deep breath and said, "I'm sorry, I just lost my mind."

The young man smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Currently, there is no way to make ice in Chang'an City. Ice is a rare commodity. And we have such a large amount of ice in our hands. It will really make people want to rob it."

The current emperor had already bowed his head, and the young man was also very respectful, allowing Li Shimin to step down.

"Then here is the source of the large amount of ice..."

Li Shimin glanced at the countless ice cubes on the ground and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"The ice cubes were specially made by Xiao Qin."

The boy responded slowly.

Production?

Both Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were stunned.

They would never have thought that the boy could even say such words.

Making ice in the hot summer?

How can it be!

You said that making ice is easier in winter because there is ice and snow. But in summer, it is extremely hot and the ice cubes will just melt. There is no ice or snow, so what can be used to make ice?

Who would believe such words if they were told to others?
The young man looked at Li Shimin and his wife, who looked incredulous, and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, and Queen, the ice cubes were really made by the young master himself, and the method is very simple, even I have learned it."

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said, "How about it? Can you show it to me?"

Li Shimin became more and more curious, but at the same time he felt that the boy was just trying to please him.

All this is just because of making ice in the hot summer, which is simply unbelievable!
The young man saw this and smiled, "Your Majesty, sometimes the truth is so plain and simple without any conspiracy. Please wait a moment, I will go get the tools."

The boy stood up, bowed, and walked out of the room.

Suddenly.

Only Li Shimin and his wife were left in the room.

Empress Changsun couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, could it be that what that person just said is true? Do Master Qin and they really have a way to make ice in summer?"

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Guanyin, do you think it is possible?"

"this……."

Empress Chang Sun was speechless.

Ok.

It really sounds like a fantasy.

But the world is different now than it was before.

Now... the immortals have come out. What else could be more incredible in the world than the immortals?
(End of this chapter)