Liu E gave Li Zhang a dilemma, either leave his pregnant wife to envoy to Liao, or continue to be under house arrest, if Li Zhang is alone, he doesn't care, but now Qingzhi, especially the two are going to have children again, can't let the child live in captivity all the time, right?

"I am willing to send an envoy to Liao!" Li Zhang hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision, for the sake of long-term planning, he could only give up the temporary stay, and it is estimated that this is also what Liu E has already calculated.

Sure enough, seeing that Li Zhang agreed, Liu E also showed an expected smile, and immediately spoke again: "Very good, the mission is ready, set off in three days, take advantage of these few days, you take Qingori home first to prepare!" ”

"Empress Dowager Xie!" Hearing that Liu E had finally regained the freedom of himself and his wife, Li Zhang was also relieved at the moment, although he was not around, but after Qingori returned home, he could also let his family take care of him.

After taking over the task of envoying to Liao, Li Zhang immediately said goodbye to Liu E, and Zhao Zhen also accompanied him out of the Vertical Arch Palace, but as soon as he left the palace gate, Zhao Zhen said with some worry: "Cousin, do you really want to go to Liao?" ”

Zhao Zhen was mainly worried about Li Zhang's safety, although the Great Song Dynasty formed an alliance with the Liao State, but the Liao State was powerful, and the Great Song Dynasty was also difficult everywhere, coupled with the barbaric nature of the Khitans, so he was also worried that Li Zhang would suffer a loss when he went to the Liao State.

"It doesn't matter, it's not a dangerous thing to send an envoy to Liao, after all, there is an alliance between the two countries, and this time I just went to visit the emperor of Liao on behalf of our Great Song Dynasty and give some gifts, so there will be no danger at all." Li Zhang replied with a smile at the moment.

Of course, things are not as easy as Li Zhang said, in fact, it is not a good errand to send an envoy to Liao, although the envoy will not be in any danger, but the Liao people have always been very contemptuous of the Great Song Dynasty, so the envoys sent by the Great Song Dynasty went there, and it is likely that they will be deliberately made difficult by the Liao State, even if the person with a good temper is, I am afraid that he will suffer from a belly of anger, so the envoy to the Liao State has always been a chore, and ordinary people are not willing to go at all.

Zhao Zhen also knew that it was not a good errand to envoy Liao, but seeing that Li Zhang's attitude was so resolute, he didn't say anything more, and accompanied Li Zhang to Zongzheng Temple at the moment, but Zhao Zhen didn't go in, after all, it was best for Li Zhang to tell Qingzhi in person, so Zhao Zhen sent it here and left.

Li Zhang looked up at the small courtyard where he had been imprisoned for nearly a year, and then he stepped forward and pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, there was a heavy snowfall just a few days ago, Li Zhang just cleared the road, and the remaining snow was piled up, and there was even a snowman piled up in front of the door, which Li Zhang piled up for Qingori to see, although she also wanted to do it herself, but now she is pregnant and should not get cold.

After looking at the courtyard, Li Zhang stepped into the room, only to see Qingori in the room sitting by the fire and cutting clothes, although the weather is cold now, it will get warmer after the New Year, and her body is becoming more and more inconvenient after she is pregnant, so she wants to make a set of spring clothes for Li Zhang before the weather warms up.

"My husband is back, what is the matter with the Queen Mother calling you?" Seeing Li Zhang come back, Qingori immediately put down the clothes in his hand and stepped forward to ask.

"We can go home!" Li Zhang first told the good news.

"Really? That's great! Qingzhi couldn't help but shout in surprise when she heard Li Zhang's words, in fact, like Li Zhang, she also thought about the problem after the birth of the child, but she was very considerate and never showed it, and now she learned that she had finally regained her freedom, which made her naturally very happy.

Looking at Qingzhi's happy appearance, Li Zhang also showed a faint smile, but soon Qingori calmed down, and asked Li Zhang with some apprehension: "How could the Queen Mother let us out for no reason, is there any request?" ”

"I know that I can't hide it from you, the queen mother, the queen mother wants me to send an envoy to Liao, if it is fast, I may be able to come back in half a year." Li Zhang explained with a strong smile that in the past half a year, the husband and wife have known each other and have long been accustomed to each other, but now they are about to be separated suddenly, especially Qingzhi is still pregnant, which makes him extremely reluctant.

Qingzhi was stunned for a moment when she heard the news that Li Zhang was going to envoy to Liao, and then her expression became a little gloomy, and after a while, she said faintly: "The concubine body has long known that there will be such a day, but I didn't expect it to come so suddenly." ”

"We can stay here, but our children can't just stay in this small world, so I promised the Queen Mother, I will leave for Liao in three days, but I will come back as soon as possible and watch our children be born then!" Li Zhang also gently held Qingori in his arms at this time and said, after a year of staying, he also understood Qingzhi's reluctance to be separated from him, but for long-term planning, they had to get out of this courtyard.

Qingzhi is a smart and rational woman, just now it was just a momentary feeling, at this time she also quickly adjusted, and then stroked Li Zhang's chest and said: "I know what the husband thinks, and the husband is deeply favored by the emperor, and some things must not be avoided, so the husband can go with confidence, the concubine will take care of herself!" ”

Hearing Aoori's words, Li Zhang also hugged her tightly, if he hadn't experienced this time of captivity, I'm afraid it would be difficult to understand the relationship between him and Aoori, not only Aoori needs him, but he also needs Aoori, whether it is emotionally or in life, now they are suddenly separating, and there is not even a buffer, which makes them both very uncomfortable.

After a long while, Li Zhang whispered again: "Let's go, pack up our things, let's go home today!" ”

Qingzhi showed a tangled look when she heard Li Zhang's words, and then said in a low voice: "Husband, can we stay here for another night, I am a little reluctant to leave here." ”

"Okay, then let's stay another night!" Li Zhang also understands Qingzhi's feelings very well, in fact, he has lived here for a long time, he also has feelings for this small courtyard, the room is personally arranged by him and Qingweaving, and the yard is also full of flowers and plants that he takes care of, it can be said that he has a deep affection for every grass and tree here, and it also carries too many memories of him and Qingweaving.

At this time, it was not early, Li Zhang personally cooked for Qingzhi to make a few dishes that Qingzhi liked, when they first started here, they were generally provided by the people of the Shang Food Bureau, but after a long time, Li Zhang was also tired of eating the dishes of the Shang Shi Bureau, speaking of which the dishes in the palace and the dishes of the later generations of restaurants have the same problem, at first it felt delicious, but if you eat too much, you will feel very tired, so later Li Zhang asked people to only send ingredients, and then he and Qing Ori cooked by themselves, anyway, they have too much time, just enough to use cooking to kill time.

The first three months are the most serious period of morning sickness, and Qingori is no exception, especially at the beginning, she almost ate and vomited, but now it is finally much better, especially the dishes made by Li Zhang are no worse than any chef, although Qingori is also proficient in cooking, but she is willing to bow to Li Zhang.

After the husband and wife had their last dinner in this courtyard, they played a few games of chess as usual, and then they were ready to rest, but the two of them lay on the bed without any sleepiness, and finally simply half lay on the bed and hugged each other and talked about the bits and pieces of life for most of the year, until the second half of the night, Aoori fell asleep because of pregnancy.

Li Zhang put the green weaving flat, and then covered her with a quilt, and then quietly looked at his wife, although the two have been old husbands and wives for the past year, but their feelings have become more and more intense, Li Zhang feels that this is the legendary marriage first and then love, after all, the number of times the two meet before marriage is also only a handful, although there are hazy feelings, but it cannot be regarded as real love, until after marriage, the two can always stay together, and the relationship is getting deeper and deeper.

Qingori was very quiet in her sleep, her upturned little nose exhaled and inhaled, and her little face as white as jade was also very peaceful, but suddenly, Qingori seemed to have a bad dream, and her long eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and then she called softly: "Husband, don't ...... Don't go ......."

Li Zhang only heard the first few words clearly, and his expression was stunned at the moment, it seemed that Qingori might have dreamed of the scene when he left, so he said such dream words, which made him sigh secretly, and the sleepiness he had just had dissipated immediately.

Since he couldn't sleep, Li Zhang simply got up, and then came to the outside room and opened the door to look at the sky outside, today's weather is very good, the sky is full of bright stars, and the starlight shines on the snow, which makes the night very bright.

Li Zhang walked around the yard, but soon was frozen and couldn't stand it, so he went back to the room again to warm up, and then personally sharpened the ink and began to practice the words, yesterday the green weaving taught the cow character has not been practiced well, he wants to practice a few more times, and when he goes home, I am afraid he will have little time and mood to practice words.

After practicing a few big characters in a row, Li Zhang felt a little tired, and then went back to the room to rest, and Qingori on the bed also slept very soundly, since she was pregnant, Qingori was also more tired than usual, and slept more than usual, which is a very normal phenomenon.

Li Zhang also fell asleep quickly after lying down, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already bright outside, and Qingori had also made breakfast, although she was pregnant, it was not that she couldn't do anything, in fact, proper exercise was also good for pregnant women.

At that moment, Li Zhang washed up, and then accompanied Qingzhi to breakfast, but before the meal was finished, he heard a commotion outside, and then the courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure also rushed in and shouted: "Big brother, sister-in-law, where are you?" ”

As soon as he heard this voice, Li Zhang immediately knew that it was Tanuki who was coming, and it was estimated that the news of his release had also reached the family, so he also took Qingori's hand and walked out, and Qingori suddenly became shy at this time, after all, this was the first time she had seen Li Zhang's family after marriage.