The scorching summer heat is unbearable.

Xiang He, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and the deputy envoy who sent him to Jia Lian, trotted to Jia Lian's side and suggested: "Master Jia, the weather is too hot, and many people can't bear it.

If this continues, I'm afraid many people will be exhausted on the first day.

Moreover, the princess's body of a daughter may be damaged if she continues to travel.

According to your opinion, we should find a place to repair it and wait until the sun goes down before we continue our journey."

Because Jia Lian was riding on a horse, Xiang He had to raise his head to talk to Jia Lian.

The midday sun was so fierce that he quickly raised his sleeves to cover himself up.

Jia Lian did not despise him. The noble civil servants of the Six Ministries in Beijing were usually pampered, so it was normal for them to be unbearable in the heat.

After looking back and forth, I found that the accompanying officers and soldiers were fine, and the formation was still intact.

Other personnel, especially the maids and eunuchs who held the ceremonial guard, were already very slack. From the expressions on many people's faces, it can be seen that they have reached their limit.

This is actually the reason why the team moves very slowly.

As the leader of this mission, Jia Lian should have an overview of the overall situation. It is three to four thousand miles away, and there is still a long way to go. If these people are really exhausted, he will have no place to supplement them.

Besides, it is not cost-effective to endure such a sun and exchange extremely high physical energy consumption for a pitiful distance.

So he nodded, "Then find a place to repair for an hour."

Xiang He immediately smiled and said: "Xiaoguan has sent people to investigate. Two or three miles ahead, we can enter an area backed by mountains. It is blocked by mountains. We can camp there and repair."

"Just follow your wishes."

"Thank you, sir."

Xiang He received Jia Lian's approval and immediately took people down to deliver the order.

Seeing Xiang He leaving quickly, Jia Lian shook his head. Unexpectedly, this little old man had quite strong execution ability.

No wonder the imperial court selected this person as its deputy envoy.

I heard that before this he was in the Ministry of Etiquette, he was just a foreign minister, with no hope of promotion.

This time, he was suddenly promoted to doctor and then sent to Wala as deputy envoy. I'm afraid it was an equal exchange.

The reality is pretty much what Jia Lian thought.

This marriage is related to the overall situation of the imperial court. Although the emperor appointed Jia Lian as the official envoy, the princes in the imperial court were still worried that Jia Lian was too young. It might be okay to kill him, but as a foreign affairs director, I am afraid he is not satisfactory.

Given this consideration, it is natural to appoint an experienced official as his deputy to be responsible for the specific regulations.

But everyone knows that the Wala Palace is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it is a hot summer. Who is willing to take on this drudgery? Since the elders are not willing to go, they can only choose from the middle-level!

As an envoy to Wala, his rank should not be too low. And as the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. How can we get the right person to willingly take on this job?

Promotion!

Upgraded several levels!

As long as the errands are done, your position will be secure when you come back.

Of course, it would be embarrassing if the errand was not done well.

Not only can’t you keep the official rank you get, but you might even lose it...

Jia Lian, who wanted to understand this truth, felt that he should win over Xiang He.

In any case, this trip will definitely take a long time. If he can have someone to help him share the affairs, his pressure will be much less.

Therefore, after setting up camp, I wanted to go to Xiang He to "have a heart-to-heart". Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers in charge of the guard came back and said that an old nun had come and was entrusted by someone to give him something.

"Cheating Kangxi"

When Jia Lian heard about nun, he immediately thought of Miaoyu.

After asking, it turned out that it was indeed from Muni Yuan, so Jia Lian asked someone to bring the things in.

Although Miaoyu did not sign her name, Jia Lian naturally recognized her handwriting.

Looking at Miaoyu's good painting skills and reading the subtle love poems written by the little girl, Jia Lian suddenly felt happy, and even the depression caused by the intense heat dissipated a lot.

Jia Lian gave up on looking for Xiang He and sat alone in front of the eucalyptus, thinking about how to reply to the letter.

Of course he doesn't have to reply.

But he thought, Miaoyu knew that he had a heavy responsibility, but she sent someone to send him a painting regardless of it.

Obviously, it shouldn't be pure boredom.

According to Jia Lian's many years of experience, it is probably meant to give him a question. Well, you draw and I guess?

But to be honest, based on this painting alone, Jia Lian could only tell that when he left the city in the morning, Na Nizi should have gone to see him off.

That's about it. As for the other big mysteries, Jia Lian couldn't figure it out.

Although he couldn't see it, Jia Lian knew how to do it.

A girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, with a blank slate, secretly sends an autographed painting to her sweetheart that she doesn't even dare to sign. Isn't that what she wants to express?

I miss you.

Do you miss me?

As long as you understand this, it will be easier to handle.

…

Just when Jia Lian was silent in the quagmire of communicating with the little nun through the air, he was overjoyed.

It is the best and coolest place in the shade of the mountain. The fourth prince also specially prepared gifts to visit his royal sister.

After hearing the news, he entered Princess Zhaoyang's boudoir.

"Sister Huang, look what I brought you."

Even the temporary boudoir tent is spacious and bright.

Basic furnishings such as tables and tea sets are also very complete.

The fourth prince came directly to Princess Zhaoyang's bed, put the box down and was about to open it.

Unexpectedly, he raised his head and glanced at his imperial sister. He couldn't help but froze and said, "Sister Huang, you are so beautiful today..."

Princess Zhaoyang's favorite thing in the past was dressing up in fancy clothes. Except in Weiyang Palace, she rarely even wore skirts.

At this time, he was wearing colorful phoenix clothes, and because of the heat, he had removed all the extra ornaments.

Amidst the glittering golden light, it shows the most beautiful appearance of the daughter's family.

Princess Zhaoyang didn't expect her stupid brother to blurt out these words, so she couldn't help but smile, "It's rare to hear a kind word from me from your mouth."

"No way... who told you to bully me all the time before!"

The fourth prince wanted to deny it, but he felt that it was not his style, so he just straightened his neck and said.

His words also made the maids in the tent smile.

Princess Zhaoyang waved her hand and asked the extra maids to go out. Then she sat upright, looked at the fourth prince, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, what did you bring me?"

Seeing the smile on the imperial sister's face, the fourth prince couldn't help but feel much better.

"See for yourself."

The fourth prince opened the thick wooden cover, and with a burst of cold air, Princess Zhaoyang also saw clearly the contents of the wooden box.

It's actually iced fruit.

There are many kinds of grapes, watermelon cut into pieces, etc.

Princess Zhaoyang raised her eyebrows slightly, glanced at the proud fourth prince, and said calmly: "You sent someone to bring this from the capital, right?"

"Well, Sister Huang, aren't you surprised? It's such a hot day, wouldn't it be the most refreshing thing to have a bite of iced fruit?"

The fourth prince stared at Princess Zhaoyang, very dissatisfied with her reaction.

Princess Zhaoyang was silent for a moment, turned her eyes, and suddenly stood up, holding the edge of the wooden box with both hands, looking at the fresh-colored fruits inside, and said: "It's actually an iced fruit, I really like it, thank you for my kindness

Emperor's brother."

Well……

The fourth prince looked at the emperor's sister's clumsy performance and the teasing look in his eyes when he accidentally looked up at him.

The Fourth Prince shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, Sister Huang, you don't have to pretend anymore.

Eat quickly, the ice will finish melting later.

Alas, when I first left the city, I saw how hot the weather was, so I sent someone back to the palace to get ice cubes.

But those people were so stupid that they were told to pack more tightly, but when they came back, they still only had so much left.

Therefore, it can still be used today. When we are far away from Beijing tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver it even more."

As a representative figure who is greedy for pleasure, the fourth prince had people build a cellar imitating the inner palace and store a lot of ice cubes as early as the beginning of the construction of his palace.

However, the ice can maintain its shape deep underground. Once taken out, it will melt very quickly given the current weather.
To be continued...