After two bowls of wine, Lu Ping's interest also increased. The gloom on his face faded a lot, as if the whole person suddenly lit up.

Tanglin is still drinking by himself, Lu Ping picked up the bowl and asked Shu E, and Shu E reluctantly accompanied her to take a sip, this wine is really spicy and sweet, and there is a faint sourness. Shu E knew that this was because it had been left for a long time, but she always felt that this wine was really not a good wine.

Seeing Shu E's frowning and bitter face, Lu Ping smiled and said, "Gongzi Cao, I respect you, you can drink water." Although the tea is rough and dull, I see that you drink it much easier than wine. I'm just a person who drinks alone, and I have to find someone to drink with, no matter what you drink. ”

The shopkeeper saw that Lu Ping was drinking happily, and his courage also increased, and he said with interest: "The three masters are in business, right?" ”

Lu Ping nodded with a smile and said, "We do business in the market near the Xifa Inn over there, but we don't often come here. ”

The shopkeeper asked in a calm voice, "The third master is not from the Great Xia Kingdom, right?" ”

Lu Ping looked slightly surprised, smiled slightly, and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp. Shu E glanced at Donglin, and only heard Donglin say: "The three of us are all people who do business in Linzhou, and we have also been to Tokyo City, and we have also been to Nanjing in Liaoguo, and sometimes we will go to Lingzhou to sell some silk jewelry, jade and gemstones, and our ancestors are also people from the left side of Linzhou." As he spoke, he pointed at Shu E and said, "This brother's ancestor originally lived in Yinzhou, and Yinzhou was not a place in Xia at that time. Later, Yinzhou was ceded to the Great Xia Kingdom, so she can also be regarded as a Xia country. ”

Shu E listened to Donglin's lies, looked as usual, and quietly pursed her lips and laughed.

At this time, the sound of drumming and music gradually stopped, but the horses of the brigade stopped marching and rested on the spot. A few miles away, you can still hear the noise in the army, which shows that there are many people.

The shopkeeper was in awe, and hurriedly said, "I said, I don't seem to have seen three people come to the shop to rest." It turns out that the three families are all doing big business, and Xiao Lao'er originally moved from the border of Liao in the north, and it was cold in the north, which was really difficult, and he had lived here for many years. Today, the three masters are really at the right time. ”

Shu E hurriedly asked, "What?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "The three of you came all the way from the southeast, I'm afraid you haven't heard of it yet, right?" In the spring of the previous year, that is, in the spring of the seventh year of Tiansheng, King Xia went to propose to the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, asking the lord of Liao to refer to a princess to marry the crown prince......"

The drums in the army had stopped, but Shu E seemed to suddenly hear the loud sound of golden drums in the ranks of the army.

Shu E's heart was shocked, and she remembered that she seemed to have heard the Queen Mother talk about this matter in the palace, but she didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and she didn't think about it later.

The seventh year of the Heavenly Sage. The party members do not have a calendar, and many of the territories of the party members come from the Great Song Dynasty ceded or rewarded, and there are already residents who use the Great Song Dynasty calendar, so after the party members are vassals to the Song Dynasty, they also use the Great Song Dynasty year calendar.

At this time, Shu E heard the shopkeeper mention it again, and couldn't help but glance at Lu Ping, only to see that Lu Ping's eyes were shining with a strange light, but there was no joy or anger on his face. Shu E was afraid that Lu Ping would notice, but she didn't dare to look at it again.

Shu E listened to the shopkeeper again: "The Liao Dynasty and the Xia Kingdom have been friends for many years, and the Liao lord should agree to this marriage." It's just that I heard that the princess is still young, so she didn't get married until this year. ”

Shu E saw Lu Ping drink a bowl of wine in one gulp, and hurriedly reached out to hold her wine bowl and said, "Young Master Lu, don't drink anymore." ”

Lu Ping looked sideways at the shopkeeper and said coldly: "Then these soldiers and horses are all Li Yuanhao went to Liao to welcome his relatives?" ”

The shopkeeper showed a panicked look in his eyes, and hurriedly said: "When the uncle arrives in the territory of the Xia Kingdom, it is better to call him the prince." Although our Xia people are not as particular as the Han people, at most they call 'Prince Yuanhao', and the prince's name cannot be called directly. ”

Lu Ping slammed the wine bowl in her hand on the table, making a "clang" sound, and half of the bowl of wine spilled out and sprinkled on her white jade hand. Lu Ping stared sideways at the shrunken shopkeeper, her pretty eyes were shining but full of anger, she shouted: "What can't be called directly, when they bow down to Da Liao, which letter doesn't claim to be Deming and Yuan Hao?" Don't you even dare to mention the word 'Li'? They proclaimed themselves vassals to the Song Dynasty, so didn't they call themselves Zhao Deming? If the Liao lord doesn't give Li Deming and Li Jiqian the title of 'King of Great Xia', how can there be any Prince Yuanhao? ”

The shopkeeper looked at Lu Ping with a frightened face, and said in shock and fright: "Yes, yes, the uncle said yes, said yes." ”

Lu Ping shouted: "What do you say? What did I say, you repeat it for me, and if you make a mistake, you can be careful. ”

The shopkeeper said with a bitter face, "Yes, yes." The uncle said that when the king and the crown prince went to Liao, they did not say that their surname was Li, but only that they were ministers to the Song Dynasty and called Zhao ...... Zhao ......" The shopkeeper said it upside down and was unclear, but when it came to "Zhao Deming", he still didn't dare to call it directly. The shopkeeper cowered and glanced up at Lu Ping, who was glaring angrily, and suddenly knelt on the ground with a "poof", with a cry in his voice, and shouted: "Three masters, you can spare the little one." The little one, the little one, really don't understand what the uncle just said......"

Shu E looked at the place where the shopkeeper had just glanced at it, and saw a few horseback riders coming from the opposite team, and the direction of the horses seemed to be heading here. Shu E knew that the shopkeeper was afraid when she saw the party members, and she didn't dare to call Li Deming's name directly, so she hurriedly pulled Lu Ping and signaled her not to cause trouble here.

Lu Ping glanced back, as if she didn't see anything, and then turned back to the shopkeeper and shouted, "You don't understand, then why did you say that you are the way of the head?" What Li Deming went to propose to the emperor of the Liao Dynasty, and asked the Liao lord to refer to a princess to marry Li Yuanhao, and what Liao Dynasty and the Xia Kingdom have been friends for many years, even if the Liao lord agreed to this marriage. It's just that I heard that the princess is still young, so she didn't get married until this year-"

Speaking of this, Lu Ping's voice was a little weaker, she paused, and shouted loudly: "Since you know so well, why don't you continue?" I just see that you don't look like a good person sneaking around and probing your brain, since you are from Liao, what are you doing here? Tell the truth, if you don't stay in the Great Liao Kingdom, what are you going to do in this place full of loess and smoke? Are you here to be a spy or a spy? ”