Chapter 55: So wise yet so close to a demon
Wei Zheng's strange noise made Li Shimin look extremely embarrassed.
"You two are not joking with me, are you?"
"You guys are still doing business, so why don't you lose money to death?"
"I guess my aunt is in charge of the family business. I tell you, Lao Litou, as a man, you can't just eat soft rice like this."
"Although I don't mind eating soft food, but you..."
"Ahem, stop talking!" Li Shimin coughed a few times with an embarrassed look on his face and waved to Zhao Chen.
If he continues to say this, his face will be completely lost today.
Tomorrow this old Wei will definitely hold on to his pigtails.
Eating soft food? Regardless of his identity as Li Shimin, he still wants to eat soft rice.
When Wei Zheng heard what Zhao Chen said about His Majesty the Emperor, but His Majesty the Emperor did not refute, he was shocked and grinned.
"You're so ridiculous!" Zhao Chen yelled back.
"How can a person like you, who doesn't even understand the most basic relationship between supply and demand, still be a housekeeper?"
"I think it's hard for you to take care of yourself. You probably got in through connections." Zhao Chen pointed at his nose and scolded Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng was dumbfounded by Zhao Chen's scolding, and his head was full of drowsiness.
Li Shimin said nothing, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
This kid Zhao Chen is really good at scolding people.
If this was put in the court, he would probably upset all the ministers in the court.
Thinking about it, Li Shimin became more and more excited.
Do you want to reveal Zhao Chen's identity quickly?
"I'm telling you, we still need to sell this ice cube as soon as possible. Now you can buy ice cubes in such a small tub for thirty cents, but if we wait for our ice to be made, there won't be such a price. "
"The price of ice will drop rapidly in the future, with the lowest estimate being around ten cents."
"If you don't sell it now, you will cry when the time comes." Zhao Chen said slowly to the two of them.
Only then did the two of them realize that this was what Zhao Chen was talking about.
Although they are not real businessmen, they still know this rule.
It's just that they didn't react for a while.
"Okay, I'll leave my home when I get back
Sell all the ice cubes stored in it, otherwise you will really lose money! "Li Shimin nodded and said.
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"Guanyin Maid, I have learned the Immortal Technique today, and I will show it to you." Li Shimin looked quite proud when setting up the Zhengdian Hall.
When he came back from Zhao Chen just now, he secretly grabbed two handfuls of saltpeter and hid them in his pockets.
Just waiting to come back and show off in front of Queen Changsun.
"Father!" Changle Princess Li Lizhi shouted.
Just now she was begging Queen Changsun to take her to Zhao Chen's tavern again.
Li Lizhi still remembers the delicious taste of Haagen-Dazs.
However, Empress Changsun found an excuse and rejected it.
Li Lizhi was unhappy when she saw Li Shimin coming in, looking quite happy.
"Chang Le is here too. Come, today my father will demonstrate an immortal technique to you." Li Shimin smiled proudly, pulled Li Lizhi and walked inside.
"Your Majesty." Empress Changsun came over and saluted Li Shimin.
"Guanyin Maid, I have learned the magic of condensing water into ice today, and I am the first to share it with you." Li Shimin pulled Empress Changsun to sit down.
"Condensing water into ice?" Queen Changsun was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of where she had seen this method before in Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen told herself what kind of science it was, but she couldn't understand a word of it.
Condensing water into ice is obviously a magical method.
Just now His Majesty said that he had learned how to condense water into ice, Queen Changsun thought to herself.
"Father, are you talking about Brother Zhao Chen's magical method of condensing water into ice?" Li Lizhi looked at Li Shimin in surprise.
She also witnessed Zhao Chen turning a cup of hot tea into ice cubes before her eyes.
At that time, Li Lizhi believed that Zhao Chen was a disciple of the immortal.
Now, her father actually said that he had learned this magical method. Wouldn't that be...
"Come, bring me a basin of water." Li Shimin waved to the maid of the Li Zheng Palace.
Immediately, someone hurried out to fetch water.
His Majesty the Emperor actually said that he had learned how to condense water into ice, which was a method only possessed by gods.
They, the palace maids and eunuchs, had only heard of it in stories told by others.
Soon, the water came over.
Slowly take a pot, sloshing around, crystal clear.
"How does Your Majesty condense water into ice?" Queen Changsun looked at Li Shimin with curiosity.
How did His Majesty Xindao deceive these methods from Zhao Chen.
Do you want to remind Zhao Chen that you should hide it a little bit? .??.
If Li Shimin knew what Queen Changsun was thinking, he would probably explode with anger.
It really is a big world, and my son is the biggest.
"Watch it." Li Shimin grabbed a handful of saltpeter and threw it into the basin.
Within a few breaths, white smoke was seen coming out of the water basin, and after a few breaths, ice cubes floated.
Li Shimin proudly fished out the ice cubes from the water and showed them to Queen Changsun and Li Lizhi.
"Look, are they ice cubes?" Li Shimin said with a proud smile.
"Wow -" Li Lizhi immediately shouted excitedly.
The little hand couldn't wait to reach into the basin and grab an ice cube.
"Queen mother, it's really an ice cube. Father knows how to use this magical method." Li Lizhi held up an ice cube to show to Empress Changsun, looking quite excited.
A look of surprise flashed across Queen Changsun's face.
To this day, she doesn't know how.
Condensing water into ice, isn't it a method only used by gods?
"Your Majesty, this..." Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin in shock.
The maids and eunuchs stood on tiptoe and watched, and they were already shocked when they saw ice cubes appearing in the basin.
He secretly said that His Majesty the Emperor is indeed the True Dragon Emperor, otherwise how could he have such magical means.
"Haha, Maid Guanyin, look at this." Li Shimin took out a piece of saltpeter from his pocket.
"Isn't this saltpeter? It's for medicinal purposes." Queen Changsun took the saltpeter and said slowly.
She was in poor health and read some medical books when she was fine. It was not surprising that she knew saltpeter.
"Not bad, right
It's saltpeter, this little thing that can condense water into ice. "Li Shimin nodded and said.
If Zhao Chen hadn't told him the trick of condensing water into ice, Li Shimin couldn't figure out how to condensate water into ice no matter how hard he tried.
"Zhao Chenjiao and Your Majesty?" Queen Changsun reacted immediately.
If it weren't for Zhao Chen, how could His Majesty the Emperor have turned water into ice?
"Although I don't want to admit it in my heart, I have to say that that boy Zhao Chen is very capable."
"If he hadn't told me, I would never have thought that it would be so simple to condense water into ice."
"This boy is so wise that he is almost a demon!" Li Shimin let out a long sigh.
The summer escape method that has troubled the predecessors for thousands of years was actually solved by Zhao Chen so easily.
Moreover, his Tang Dynasty's treasury will also be enriched a lot because of this thing.
"Your Majesty, please don't praise Zhao Chen like this to his face, but Zhao Chen has a good heart and will not become arrogant because of your Majesty's praise!" Empress Changsun shook her head with a smile.
Queen Changsun was extremely happy at this moment.
Zhao Chen is the first person to receive such praise from His Majesty the Emperor.
Even Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, and the late Du Ruhui have never received such praise from His Majesty the Emperor.
"Mr. Guanyin, you don't know that boy, but I was lectured to by him many times today, and he almost pointed his nose at me and scolded me."
"Praise him? Then he might as well just dream." Li Shimin waved his hands with a look of disgust on his face.
Queen Changsun smiled and said nothing.
Even though His Majesty Emperor Xindao was rebuffed by Zhao Chen, he was very happy in his heart.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t speak like this.
"Mother, why do you feel that you are so interested in Brother Zhao Chen?" Li Lizhi asked curiously.
She was a little strange. Every time she came to Li Zheng Palace, her mother would talk to her about her childhood.
Moreover, he also asked himself to have a good relationship with Zhao Chen and never act like a princess.
And when talking about Zhao Chen, the queen mother always looks half happy and half worried, which is very strange.
"He is your brother, so naturally the Queen Mother cares about him very much." Queen Zhangsun said jokingly.
