Popsicles

Li Yu complained and bit a big bite of watermelon again, and Queen Changsun deliberately put a stern face;

"If you stay in the study like your elder brother of the Cheng family every day, can Your Majesty cause trouble for you? You are not you, huh? Wait! What did you say just now? Make some use of mine?"

"Yes! Isn't it just to make some ice cubes? It's not such a big deal."

Empress Changsun was supported by several palace maids and moved her belly up;

"My son, don't you get hot? Only in winter can there be ice. It's created by God. Don't talk nonsense. How can it be used in this summer? "

Li Yu chewed watermelon while not thinking that he was too idle;

"This is not difficult, my grandmother. When I was building my village, I mined more stones to burn cement. There is a kind of stone powder, which turns into ice when it encounters water. The day before yesterday, I asked my servant to pull a cart for me and make some ice cubes to eat. It's a very sweet grandmother. Today I'm going to take something back to the General's Mansion. The carriages and horses are all placed at the palace gate. If you want to eat, ask someone to get some of the stone powder and sugar, and make some for you."

Empress Changsun and Ye Qingzhi looked at each other and found that each other's eyes were full of incredible. When Ye Qingzhi saw His Highness nodding, she came to order the two eunuchs next to her;

"You go to the palace gate and find the marquis' men to get some of that kind of thing over."

"It's the headmaster."

Not long after, Li Yu chewed the watermelon on the table, and the eunuch also brought back a clean cloth bag.

"Go and bring a basin of clean water."

"It's the Marquis."

Empress Changsun asked several palace maids to help them get off the bed and sat directly in the middle of the main hall. She also asked the eunuch who came in to put the basin at her feet and watched with her own eyes. The eunuchs who served in the main hall were waiting to see the marquis doing magic.

To be honest, almost no one believed that water could turn into ice in summer. Li Yu cracked the bag and said to the queen;

"Empress, you're ready. Now I'll make a fry for you."

Queen Changsun nodded and looked more carefully. Li Yu grabbed a handful of saltpeter and evenly scattered it into the basin. At the beginning, there was not much movement, but just a moment later, the water in the basin began to change, and quickly formed a basin of ice at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Ye Qingzhi was surprised when she watched from the side;

"It's really a matter of love, your highness, look at your highness!"

"Look, hurry up and pick up the wooden basin and ask me to touch the real or fake!"

"It's Your Highness."

Seeing the two eunuchs lifting the basin in front of him, Empress Changsun reached out and touched her and sighed;

"God, it really turned into ice. This... my son, where did you learn the skills?"

Empress Changsun looked at Li Yu with some fear, but Li Yu still looked careless;

"When the servants pulled the stones, some of them fell into the ditch, and as a result, they formed ice in the ditch. So they came to report to me that we can still make some food and taste it for you."

Empress Changsun looked at Li Yu stupidly;

“Can you still eat it?”

"Of course I can eat it. Madam, wait for a while. Look at the wooden lattices I asked people to make. After that, a small wooden stick will be placed in each. After it freezes, you can eat ice with the small wooden stick."

Li Yu ignored the eyes of others and directed the palace maids and eunuchs to work, and then brought edible clean well water to pour it into it, put the high-priced sugar bought from the east and west markets, and inserted many small wooden sticks.

Not long after litting saltpeter, the water in the wooden box turned into ice. Then Li Yu put the wooden box with many grids into a large bucket, took it out for a few cool times and put it on the Eight Immortals table. When it was shaking, the popsicles separated.

Li Yu took out one and put it in his room and kept licking it to prove that it was not poisonous and could be used with confidence. Many palace maids and eunuchs kept moving their throats up and down. It would be comfortable to eat ice in the summer and even fools could guess it.

Li Yu took out one of the popsicles and handed it to Queen Changsun;

"Empress, come and try it too, it's so delicious."

Empress Changsun took a popsicle and tried to eat two bites, and her eyes lit up suddenly;

"Qingzhi, you can have one too. The popsicle I made is really delicious."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"Well, Your Highness... You don't want to say that it's really delicious, sweet and cool. It's really refreshing to have a great summer day!"

Ye Qingzhi kept saying praise while eating popsicles. After eating a popsicle, Li Yu explained to Empress Changsun;

"Qi Bi, you have to eat these quickly, otherwise it will melt after so hot."

Queen Changsun, who was happily eating popsicles, nodded;

"You know it if you don't say it. Come on, and give these to Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor."

"promise."

"Qi Bi, Empress, you can't eat too much one or two at a time, otherwise you will have a stomachache, and it's better to have a maximum of two or three times a day."

Empress Changsun thought about it and added another sentence;

"Then give each prince one of the rest. Don't eat too much. No one will have a stomachache after everyone gets a point."

"promise."

On this side, Empress Changsun had just instructed the palace maids to take away the popsicles, while on the other side, Li Yu made two new boxes. This time, everyone stopped staring at him. Empress Changsun was not a stingy person, directing Ye Qingzhi to send one to everyone serving in the main hall.

"Thank you for your reward."

"Thank you for your reward."

"Eat it, eat it. You still have to serve me in hot weather. I know how to make this, so it's not easy to eat it!"

After Li Yu finished his work, he came to rub the shoulders for Queen Changsun;

"Empress, you see, if you take out these popsicles for sale, will a popsicle cost a lot of money and be bought by the people?"

After eating the popsicles in his hand, Empress Changsun put the small wooden sticks and bamboo sticks on the table without thinking about it;

"Of course there will be people who buy it. In your slutty words, this is something that the emperor can only eat. Isn't it very cost-effective for ordinary people to enjoy it by spending a few big money?"

Seeing the high-ranking Queen, he also laughed relaxedly, Li Yu covered his mouth and trembled all over;

"The Queen, it turns out that you will also joke."

"That's natural. As long as you don't get angry with me, I will naturally talk and laugh."

"The Empress wants to ask for retreat and go back to the General's Mansion, please allow the Empress."

"Yeah, accurate. Remember to sit in the study more often, don't always mess with Your Majesty's dislike."

"Oh, I know, I'm leaving."

"Go and go, the empress is also tired and needs to rest before she can get up and eat for the day."

"This generation of saltpeter is a filial piety to the Empress. You use it to make ice, so you won't be afraid of heat this summer. You can also keep this wooden box for making popsicles for you. Eat it once a day. I don't dare to eat too much. After all, I have a little brother in my belly."

Empress Changsun looked at Li Yu in surprise;

"Well? How do you know that it is your little brother rather than your little sister?"

Li Yu laughed loudly. It would be strange if he didn't know that this future Emperor, His Majesty, who made Wu Zetian's husband, will be born this year;

"Hahaha, I don't know, it's just a casual speech. Since it may be a good sign, it may be a good sign. Maybe he is really a little brother."

"Well, Your Majesty asked the three masters from the Imperial Doctor to take their pulse. They all said they were Ding, so I guess they wouldn't be wrong."

After Li Yu saluted, he was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Empress Changsun;

"Slow down my son."

Li Yu turned around and asked in surprise;

"What else is there, Empress?"

Empress Changsun gave Li Yu a blank look;

"It's not a good thing you did. I asked the palace to use the toilet paper, which also caused the Queen to sell it to you. Now you haven't delivered the goods for half a month. Many ministers' families have come to the palace to pay their respects many times. In the past, I haven't paid such diligence to pay my respects. Is the paper at home going to use it these days? I'm using the name of a greeting to ask if there is any goods?"

When Li Yu heard about his business, he immediately came over with a smile;

"Hehe! The Empress and the others also know the benefits of using paper?"

"I'm also talking about it. I know that you are a thug who deliberately came out of stock, right? You want to raise the price of paper, don't you know that I am? You are a sloppy!"

"Hahaha, Queen, calm down. Let's make money together. Hehe, and ask them to come and give money. Don't worry, Queen, after continuous progress, the paper made has become softer and better for use. There are two types now. It's not like before. When there was no choice, one is specially used to go to the toilet, and the other is specially used to wipe the mouth. I'm busy with experiments, so I don't have enough paper recently."

"It's okay to make money. As long as you don't ruin your conscience or the rules of the court, I will let you go. But it's not the Queen Mother's cold water. You decide that the price of this paper is so low that it's so much money and silk can you make? I'm still worried that you will lose money!"

"My lady, don't be afraid. At the beginning, I must have made not enough money. However, I can see a long-term business. In the future, all the people in the world will have to use our paper. In that case, our mother and mother's business will be prosperous!"

Empress Changsun nodded after hearing this;

"Well! If you plan so, the price you set is very reasonable, even the poor people can accept it. If it is sold to the people all over the world, the transaction will of course become prosperous, and it may take a long time."

"Anyway, I'm still young, and we don't lack money to use it, so it doesn't matter if we have a long time."

Empress Changsun stood up by the help of several palace maids;

"Okay, okay, do whatever you want. The ministers' families have been yelling several times. Some of the papers in the house have been used up and some are not much left. Hurry up and ask someone to deliver the goods! The Empress is going to rest and can't she say more to you, a rascal."

"Okay! I'll send you the Queen."

When Empress Changsun entered the house, she smiled and gave Li Yu a blank look;

"Little slippery!"
To be continued...