Chapter 158: The bet was right

"See the big lady!" Li Zhang quickly walked into the vertical arch hall, and then saluted Liu E, who was reviewing the folds.

"Did you go to see Yelu yesterday?" Liu E asked without raising her head at this time, Liu E has to deal with government affairs, and she usually inevitably intrigues with the ministers in the court, but when facing Li Zhang, she has always been straightforward, and rarely goes around any bends, and this kind of treatment is not even Zhao Zhen.

"Yes!" Li Zhang replied without the slightest hesitation, this kind of thing can't be hidden from other people's eyes at all, as long as you check it, you can know it, so there is no need for him to hide it.

Seeing Li Zhang's admission, Liu E finally put down the pen in his hand at this time, then raised his head and stared at him and said: "You went for a trip, and then Yelu Yanshou suddenly changed his attitude, and even lied that the princess had been found, and left Tokyo City early this morning, I am curious, what did you do to make Yelu Yanshou's attitude change so much?" ”

"How can the eldest lady be so sure that I did something, maybe the princess of the Liao Kingdom really found it, so Yelu Yanshou will be embarrassed and have no face to stay any longer?" Li Zhang asked with a wry smile at this time, although he knew that he couldn't hide Liu E's eyes, but the other party was too sure, right?

"Hmph, the imperial court secretly used so many people, and several yamen were about to be driven crazy, but they didn't even find a figure, and no one else on the post house except you went to the Liao State Mission yesterday, how could you find the princess? So this matter must have something to do with you! Liu E saw that Li Zhang still wanted to quibble, and then snorted coldly.

Seeing that Liu E was so sure, Li Zhang didn't have any interest in quibbling, so he nodded and said: "The eldest lady guessed well, it was indeed I who persuaded Yelu to extend his life yesterday, so he left in a hurry today!" ”

"Oh, then I'd like to know what you said to Yelu Yanshou to make him not even a princess just leave Tokyo City?" Liu E also moved her body at this time, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, looked at Li Zhang and asked.

"Eldest lady, this matter has been resolved, and Yelu Yanshou will never come back, and Liaoguo will not know that the princess once disappeared in Tokyo City, you might as well pretend that you don't know about it, why do you have to get to the bottom of it?" Li Zhang said again cautiously with a bitter face at this time, if it was possible, he really didn't want to explain this matter.

"I don't like to be kept in the dark, and I don't like the people around me to keep some little secrets from me!" Liu E once again expressed her attitude.

Seeing this, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh secretly, some people believe in the life creed of "rare and confused", but some people like to ask everything clearly, such as Liu E, Li Zhang can only consider himself unlucky when he encounters this kind of person.

"Okay, since the eldest lady wants to know, then I'll make it clear, the princess of Liaoguo is in my house!" Li Zhang spread his hands helplessly at this time and said honestly.

Li Zhang also thought of many reasons before, wanting to deceive Liu E, but later he found out that a lie is a lie, especially for a shrewd woman like Liu E, even if she can deceive for a while, she will show her feet sooner or later, after all, Yan Niang lives in his house, and this matter is not a private matter, but a state affair related to the diplomatic relations between Song and Liao, if Li Zhang deceives Liu E in this kind of matter, with her suspicious nature, I am afraid it will be difficult to gain her trust in the future.

"What? Did you really kidnap the princess of Liao? Liu E couldn't help but shoot the case when she heard Li Zhang's words, before Yelu Yanshou said that Li Zhang kidnapped the princess, they all regarded it as a joke, but they never dreamed that this joke was true?

"Lady I'm wronged, others weren't there that day, but you were there that day, you know how many people I have, just with those few people in my family, do you think you can snatch the princess out of the Liao delegation with hundreds of guards?" Li Zhang immediately shouted loudly, and his face was full of grievances, which was not pretending, but really wronged.

Liu E was also stunned when she heard Li Zhang's words, and then calmed down and thought about it, but she also felt that Li Zhang didn't have the strength at all, not to mention that he was a child, and it was useless to kidnap the princess of Liao Kingdom except to cause him a lot of trouble?

"What the hell is going on, why is the princess of Liao in your house? Tell me more about it! Liu E immediately instructed again that she had to figure out this matter, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Li Zhang didn't hide it at the moment, starting from when he found Yan Niang hiding in Huiweizhai, until yesterday when he went to see Yelu Yanshou and persuaded him to take a step back. Liu E also listened very carefully, and would interrupt Li Zhang from time to time to ask a few questions, mainly to ask about the internal strife in the Liao State, but Li Zhang only heard Yan Niang mention some of these things by the way, and I don't know how credible they are?

"That's the way it is, I really died unjustly, but I was forced to get on the same boat as Yelu Yanshou, so I had no choice but to make this decision!" Li Zhang finally smiled bitterly and said, the reason why he confessed to Liu E was actually a gamble, and now it depends on whether Liu E will protect himself?

Liu E was also silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally breathed a sigh, and said with a smile on her face: "Yes, you didn't disappoint me after all, but you just tell me about this matter, and you must not let other people know, especially the ministers in the court, otherwise if they make trouble, I won't be able to protect you at that time!" ”

As soon as Liu E's words came out, Li Zhang was also relieved, he bet right, Liu E is indeed towards him, and through this matter, he will further gain Liu E's trust, and at the same time, he doesn't have to worry about what will happen to this matter in the future.

"Thank you, Auntie, I know how important it is!" Li Zhang saluted Liu E again, although he often saluted Liu E, but this time he was sincere, because through this incident, he finally determined that Liu E did treat him as a nephew.

"Well, although you have something to hide this time, after all, you helped the court solve a trouble, but it's a pity that this matter can't be made public, and I can't reward you!" Liu E also nodded when she heard Li Zhang's words, and she was still very relieved about Li Zhang.

"The eldest lady is polite, it is my duty to share worries for the country, but what should the princess of Liao do, it is not a way to always put it in my house?" Li Zhang didn't care about any reward, but that Yan Niang was a hot potato, so he brought it up at this time to let Liu E solve this trouble.

"This is not something that the imperial court can manage, after all, her identity is too sensitive, if the imperial court resettles her, if she is known by the Liao State in the future, I am afraid it will cause more trouble, and since she took the initiative to find you, it is better for you to be responsible for it to the end, anyway, there is no shortage of this food at home!" Liu E suddenly smiled at this time, she didn't want to take over Yan Niang's trouble.

"Lacking, why is there no shortage, the minister's family is poor, and it is not easy to feed a family, now that there are more people, I don't dare to eat at home now, and I go into the palace to eat every day." Li Zhang also played a scoundrel at this time, in fact, he knew that Liu E would definitely not take over Yan Niang, but it would be good if he could give some money and food, at least he didn't have to let him raise a mouthful of people for nothing.

"Then you can continue to eat in the palace, anyway, there is no shortage of your stuttering in the palace!" Liu E was unmoved, it seems that she is determined not to care about Yan Niang's life or death, in fact, a useless princess of an enemy country, Da Song does not need to spend money to support her.

Hearing Liu E's words, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a bit of resentment, Liu E was unwilling to be responsible, it seemed that he had to find a way to raise Yan Niang's trouble.

In the afternoon, Li Zhang returned home tired, although he was very tired, but Yan Niang's matter was finally solved, Yelu Yanshou left, and Liu E also protected herself after knowing the truth, which made Li Zhang feel light and light, and even ate half a bowl of rice at dinner.

"Bring it!" Just after dinner, Yan Niang found Li Zhangyi and stretched out her hand.

"What?" Li Zhang said half-lying on a chair at this time.

"Don't be confused, where's my Yingluo?" Yan Niang was also a little angry at this time, when Li Zhang left this morning, she deliberately asked for something that could prove her identity, and she didn't bring anything with her when she fled, this string of Yingluo is also the most important thing on her body, and it is also the only thing that can prove her identity.

"Oh~, I'll keep that Yingluo for you for the time being!" Li Zhang said unceremoniously.

"Shameless, it's obviously mine, why did you take it?" Yan Niang couldn't help but be even more annoyed when she heard Li Zhang's words, that was her most beloved thing, and it was also her dowry, so naturally it was impossible for others to take it easily.

"It's your stuff, yes, but you don't have anywhere to go now, I'm going to provide you with accommodation, food and drink, these are all money, if you can come up with the money, I'll return it to you immediately!" Li Zhang spread his hands and said again, if Liu E doesn't have money, he can only squeeze it from Yan Niang.

"Yingluo is a priceless treasure, and you only use it for my accommodation?" Yan Niang's temper also broke out immediately, she was deflated everywhere in Li Zhang's hands, and she could pretend to be pitiful before, but after finding that it was useless to pretend to be pitiful, she slowly revealed her true nature, you must know that Khitan women are not as weak as Song women.

"Of course I know that Yingluo is valuable, but you have nowhere to go now, you can only live in my house, and this is not a year or two, at least you have to raise until you get married, but with your temper, you may not be able to marry in this life, maybe I will have to support you for a lifetime, this is not a small amount, I feel that this business is a loss now!" Li Zhang said again unceremoniously.

"You...... Shameless! Yan Niang was stomped by Li Zhang's anger, and then turned around and left angrily, she was afraid that Li Zhang would be angry to death if she stayed any longer.