The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

In the bright room, the woman in white was lying on the reclining chair, holding a piece of watermelon in one hand and a cup of tea in the other. There was a wisp of white steam coming out of the cup, and two small green leaves were inserted diagonally on the edge of the cup.

The woman took a bite of the watermelon, took a sip of water, and let out a long sigh.

"Cool!"

Next to her was a huge blue and white porcelain plate, which contained a piece of snow-white ice half a person's height.

"Princess, are you feeling cooler?" Chunlan picked up the fan and fanned Yun Mujiu in the face.

"Well, it's much cooler now." Yun Mujiu waved his hand and said, "I have ice cubes next to me. Don't worry that I'm still hot. You don't need to fan me. Take a rest."

Yun Mujiu waved his hand and pointed. There were several tea cups on the table. White steam was coming out of each cup, and two small green leaves were inserted diagonally on the edge of the cup.

"Chunlan, this is the mint ice water I made. It can help you cool down. Please distribute it to everyone in the courtyard."

Chunlan's four maids hurriedly thanked her. Chunlan asked in surprise, "Princess, is this the green plant you asked Fu Qian to collect from the flower and bird market in Beijing?"

"Hmm." Yun Mujiu picked up the green leaves in the cup in his hand and said, "This is called mint. But most people in Beijing don't know what this thing is. They just think it's an ordinary green grass."

"So that's how it is." Chunlan called her three sisters and quickly went out to fetch some water.

Yun Mujiu said again: "Take one cup for Tao Tao, and leave two cups for Fusang and Suixi."

Dong Yu smiled: "When Suixi and Fusang came back from martial arts practice, they found that the princess had prepared for them... there was..." Dong Yu was stuck, "Princess, what is this called?"

"Mint drink. I also put some ice cubes, syrup, osmanthus and honey in it."

"Yes, Suixi and Fusang will like this drink. This servant is very happy just looking at it. Thank you, Princess."

Yun Mujiu chuckled, "It's okay. The weather has been so hot recently, so it's good to drink more cold drinks. I will also make other flavors of drinks, and then I will invite everyone to taste them together."

While the people in Qichiyuan were enjoying the cool sweet water, Yun Mujiu stood up and walked outside.

The sunlight outside is extremely dazzling. How can anyone bear such hot weather?

A thought came to her mind. She wondered if Ye Xiaohan would like sweet ice water drinks? She remembered that Ye Xiaohan didn't like sweet things.

Yun Mujiu looked at the guards on duty under the eaves of the courtyard, each of them blushing from the heat. She had long ago ordered the guards not to stand guard at the door, but to move to the shade to stand guard, but the weather was simply too hot to resist.

Yun Mujiu narrowed his eyes slightly, walked to the gate of the yard, and directly told the guards not to be on duty in the afternoon and to go back indoors to rest.

The guards declined politely and thanked the princess for her concern, but said that standing guard was their duty and someone would come to relieve them after a while.

Yun Mujiu was helpless. It was hard to imagine how uncomfortable it would be to stand in such a scorching sun for several hours. She sternly ordered the guards to go to the tree outside the gate of Qichiyuan. Although they were not guarding the gate of Qichiyuan, standing guard outside the gate was no different and was not considered as leaving their post without permission. And it was the wind outlet there, so it should be a little cool.

Seeing that Yun Mujiu was so persistent, and that it would only require moving a few steps and would not affect the duty, the guards gratefully agreed.

When Yun Mujiu returned to the house, sweat began to appear on his forehead.

There are no air conditioners, refrigerators, or even electric fans here. People rely on traditional ways to stay cool, such as planting more trees to enjoy the shade under them, and putting fruits and vegetables in wooden barrels and then lowering the barrels into well water.

Those who could afford it would use the ice stored in their own ice kilns to keep cool. They would take a large block of ice and place it in a corner of the house. When the ice melted, it would absorb heat. The Yewang Mansion ice cellar had a lot of ice, enough for daily use, but not so much that it could be wasted.

"Chunlan, gather everyone in the yard to the small kitchen. Xiahe and Qiutang, go find housekeeper Zeng and ask him to get some people to bring me some fruits from the mansion's kitchen. Dongyu, come with me and help me get more ice cubes."

Yun Mujiu stood up and led everyone in Qichi Courtyard to the small kitchen to get busy. Not long after, housekeeper Zeng arrived with a group of people, each holding a large plate of fresh fruit.

Yun Mujiu transformed herself into a little cook in the small kitchen. She first made several buckets of desserts by herself, and at the same time instructed her subordinates on how to make them. During the period, she also personally demonstrated how to make some colorful small ingredients.

Less than half an hour later, a group of people came out of the small kitchen, two people in a group carrying a large wooden barrel.

Yun Mujiu took a wooden lid and covered a food box, then turned around and reminded, "Everyone will have to work hard later. Follow my tutorial and make some fruits and fish them out."

"Yes! Princess!" Everyone responded excitedly, and many people held a bowl of desserts filled with various fruits in their hands. Fruit salad, what a novel name! It also looks very refreshing!

Yun Mujiu and his men prepared a large batch of fruit salad by hand, and then distributed it to everyone in the mansion, including many soldiers who were practicing martial arts in the training ground.

Before Yun Mujiu arrived at Huayang Courtyard, Ye Xiaohan had already been waiting for Yun Mujiu's arrival.

Just now, Yun Mujiu asked someone to tell Ye Xiaohan that she had made some things to relieve the heat and asked if they could be distributed to the people in the mansion.

Ye Xiaohan was surprised at first, then nodded to Butler Zeng. Butler Zeng finished reporting Yun Mujiu's production process, then went down happily.

Wei Bo teased, "Your Highness, the princess is really considerate! First she made mint water for the people in Qichiyuan, and then she said she made something for the people in the mansion..." He scratched his head, "What is that called?"

"Fruit man." Du Ziheng rolled his eyes at Wei Bo. "You are such a country bumpkin." In fact, he didn't know anything about fruit desserts, but why not take the opportunity to insult Wei Bo?

"That's right, Fruit Man." Wei Bo continued, and then he was puzzled: "But why is it called this name? I especially don't understand why there is the word 'Lao' in it."

Ye Xiaohan simply didn't want to pay attention to the two fools Wei Bai and Du Ziheng, and glanced at them coldly. What fruit man? He clearly heard fruit lao, okay!

Wei Bai was so mean and teased, "Your Majesty, I told you to pay more attention to the princess, so that you can win her heart! You are always cold and serious, and the princess doesn't dare to have too much contact with you. Look, the princess dares to send desserts to others, but not to you."

Ye Xiaohan remained silent, and Wei Song refuted Wei Bai blankly: "Don't talk nonsense, maybe the princess doesn't dare, but she doesn't plan to send the prince."

Wei Song spoke frankly, but he didn't expect that his analysis had another meaning: that is, Yun Mujiu thought of the servants and guards in the mansion, but didn't think of the prince.

Ye Xiaohan had a dark face and exuded a cold air all over his body.

Du Ziheng was the first to notice something was wrong and said, "Wei Song, you are wrong. How could the princess not care about the prince? It is because the prince hates sweet food the most, so the princess did not send dessert over."

The more you explain, the less value someone seems to receive...

Someone's face couldn't be any darker, and the temperature in the room dropped suddenly, making people feel cold...