The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 135 Making Ice from Saltpeter

Mo Shaoxie walked slowly towards him, his figure looking particularly tall and majestic in the sunlight. He walked to Shangguan Ziling, looked down at her, and asked softly, "What are you thinking about, Ling'er?"

Shangguan Ziling slowly opened her eyes and met Mo Shaoxie's gaze. She smiled slightly, with a hint of mischief and nostalgia in her eyes: "Mo Shaoxie, the weather is getting hotter, I miss the air conditioning from before."

Mo Shaoxie frowned slightly when he heard this, and he was obviously unfamiliar and puzzled by the word "air conditioning". He repeated the word: "Air conditioning?" There was a hint of doubt and curiosity in his tone.

Shangguan Ziling looked at Mo Shaoxie's confused expression and couldn't help but burst out laughing. Her laughter was bright and brilliant, like a flower in the sun. Her laughter was crisp and pleasant, making people feel happy.

Seeing Shangguan Ziling smiling so happily, Mo Shaoxie couldn't help but smile gently. He reached out and touched Shangguan Ziling's cheek, his eyes full of doting and tenderness: "Ling'er, what is this air conditioner you are talking about? Can you tell me in detail?"

Shangguan Ziling patiently explained to Mo Shaoxie what an air conditioner is and its function. She described in detail how the air conditioner can adjust the indoor temperature and create a cool and comfortable environment. Mo Shaoxie was amazed and showed great interest and curiosity about this magical invention.

The two sat in the shade of the yard, Mo Shaoxie gently hugged Shangguan Ziling, his eyes revealed a trace of uneasiness and anxiety. He hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Ling'er, your previous world was so good, do you want to leave here and go back?"

Shangguan Ziling smiled slightly when she heard this. She raised her head and looked into Mo Shaoxie's eyes. She said firmly, "No, and I can't go back. There are no relatives or friends there. Here, I have relatives, friends, and you."

When Mo Shaoxie heard this, the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart instantly disappeared. He held Shangguan Ziling's hand tightly, with gratitude and cherishment flashing in his eyes. He knew that Ling'er was his most precious baby no matter when and where.

Shangguan Ziling sat on a bamboo chair in the courtyard, the sweat on her forehead sparkling in the sunlight.

Shangguan Ziling was very annoyed by the scorching heat of the summer. She was most afraid of heat. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and she remembered the ancients used saltpeter to make ice.

"Mo Shaoxie, do you know how to make ice with saltpeter?" She turned to Mo Shaoxie beside her and asked anxiously.

Mo Shaoxie frowned slightly and shook his head: "Making ice with saltpeter? Never heard of it."

Shangguan Ziling's heart sank when she heard this. It seemed that in this era, people did not know how to make ice with saltpeter. She frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "How do you make ice here?"

Mo Shaoxie replied: "Ling'er, we store some ice in the ice cellar in winter and take it out for use in summer. Ling'er, there is a lot of ice stored in the ice cellar of my palace. When you go back, you don't have to worry about the heat."

Shangguan Ziling understood immediately after hearing this. It turned out that they didn't know how to make ice with saltpeter. She suddenly decided to teach them the method she knew.

So she explained in detail the principles and steps of making ice from saltpeter.

Mo Shaoxie listened to her explanation, and his eyes gradually lit up with excitement. He immediately ordered the guard beside him, Mo Feng, to "prepare some saltpeter." Most people couldn't get saltpeter, but for him, it was easy.

"Yes." Mo Feng took the order and left.

After a while, Mo Feng came back with a bag full of saltpeter. Shangguan Ziling and Mo Shaoxie went to the kitchen together and began to conduct the experiment according to the method she described.

After a busy period, they finally succeeded in making ice cubes. When the first ice cube was taken out of the saltpeter solution, a cool breath immediately spread. Shangguan Ziling looked at her results with satisfaction, her heart filled with joy and a sense of accomplishment.

"Ling'er, you are so smart." Mo Shaoxie looked at her with admiration in his eyes.

Shangguan Ziling smiled and shook her head: "I've only seen this method before." She held Mo Shaoxie's hand and felt the rare coolness together.

Shangguan Ziling's eyes sparkled with intelligence. She smiled and said to Mo Shaoxie, "Mo Shaoxie, I'll make you a big iced watermelon. You will definitely be reluctant to leave after eating it." Hearing this, Mo Shaoxie raised his eyebrows, with a bit of amusement and anticipation in his eyes.

"Oh?" he responded softly, full of curiosity about the delicacy that was about to be presented.

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Ziling immediately ordered the secret guards to go out and buy some big watermelons.

After a while, the secret guard came back with a huge watermelon. Shangguan Ziling took the watermelon, walked into the kitchen and started to get busy.

There were bursts of crisp cutting sounds coming from the kitchen, accompanied by the fragrance and light sweetness of watermelon. Shangguan Ziling skillfully cut the watermelon open, cutting the bright red flesh into pieces of moderate size, each piece retaining the original shape and color of the watermelon.

Then, she took out some exquisite utensils and decorations from the space and began to arrange the watermelon platter. She skillfully used the changes in color and shape to combine the watermelon pieces into beautiful pictures. Every detail shows her love for food and pursuit of life.

Finally, Shangguan Ziling put ice cubes on the watermelon platter, letting the cool air penetrate into every piece of watermelon flesh. When she walked out of the kitchen with the large watermelon platter.

Mo Shaoxie looked at Shangguan Ziling, raised the corner of his mouth and said: "It turns out that the iced watermelon that Ling'er mentioned is called iced watermelon when it is iced."

"Yeah, in this hot summer, eating a piece of iced watermelon is really refreshing and cool," said Shangguan Ziling.

Shangguan Ziling took a piece, smacked it in her mouth, and said with a "hmm", "Comfortable."

"Heh." Mo Shaoxie looked at the large iced watermelon in front of him. Mo Shaoxie reached out and took a piece, put it in his mouth, and stopped eating.

Shangguan Ziling was enjoying the deliciousness of the iced watermelon. A few pieces of sweet watermelon flesh slid into her throat, bringing her endless coolness and satisfaction. She looked up, only to find that Mo Shaoxie had only eaten one piece before putting down his chopsticks, and the watermelon in front of him was barely touched.

"Is it not delicious? Why don't you eat it?" Shangguan Ziling asked doubtfully, her eyes full of confusion. She clearly thought that the watermelon was extremely delicious, so why was Mo Shaoxie so indifferent?

Mo Shaoxie glanced at her indifferently, with a helpless smile on his lips: "Ling'er, eat it. This king doesn't like sweet food."

Shangguan Ziling was stunned when she heard this. She twitched her lips and said, "You really don't have the good fortune to eat, ah!"