The courtyard door opened, and Li Zhang walked out of here for the first time after being detained for nearly a year, which made him a little dazed for a while, but then he turned his head and smiled calmly at Qingori in the courtyard: "Wait for me to come back!" ”

"Hmm!" Aoori nodded heavily, and although she tried her best to be relaxed, she couldn't hide the worry in her eyes.

Li Zhang also knew that Qingzhi was worried, but in the end, he turned his head and took a long breath, and then followed Zhao Zhen out of this small courtyard where he had lived for nearly a year, Zhao Zhen didn't know why Liu E suddenly summoned him, but he felt that this should be good news, after all, Li Zhang had been locked up for so long, Liu E's anger should also be gone, maybe he wanted to let Li Zhang out.

However, Li Zhang is not as optimistic as Zhao Zhen, because he knows Liu E better than anyone else, this woman is sometimes very generous, sometimes she is stingy, especially when she touched her biggest taboo before, even if she has been imprisoned for so long, Li Zhang still suspects that Liu E should not let go of herself so easily.

At that moment, Li Zhang followed Zhao Zhen into the carriage, and then the two came to the Vertical Arch Hall together, in fact, like summoning Li Zhang, there was no need for Zhao Zhen to run in person, but he often went to Liu E to intercede for Li Zhang for most of the past six months, and it is estimated that Liu E was also annoyed, so he specially asked him to run and bring Li Zhang over today.

Coming to the vertical arch hall again, Li Zhang couldn't help but look around, and then he stepped into the main hall, and soon saw Liu E sitting behind the bookcase and reading the folds, I haven't seen her for more than half a year, Liu E seems to be older than at the beginning, not only her hair is all white, but her back is also a little arched, and she looks like she is an old man in her sixtieth year.

"Minister Li Zhang, see the big ...... The Queen Mother! Li Zhang originally wanted to call Liu E "Big Lady" according to his previous habit, but in the end he suddenly stopped and changed the other party to the Queen Mother, mainly because he felt that the relationship between himself and Liu E was much stranger, and it was a little awkward to use the title "Big Lady".

Liu E also raised her head at this time, and when she heard Li Zhang's address to herself, she couldn't help frowning, but she didn't say anything, but said with a cold face: "The mourning family has locked you up for so long, you should be full of resentment now, right?" ”

"The Empress Dowager, the minister does not have any grievances, but wants to thank the Queen Mother for her tolerance to the minister!" Li Zhang immediately saluted again, he didn't lie, during the time he was imprisoned, he was not angry with Liu E, and even after marrying Qingzhi, he thanked Liu E a little for allowing him to enjoy such a peaceful life.

Liu E also stared at Li Zhang's eyes at this time, as if she wanted to see from his eyes whether he was telling the truth, and in the end she didn't find any traces of lying, which made Liu E's expression soften a little.

"Whether you have a grudge or not, if you make a mistake, you will be punished, and the mourning family has already figured out how to punish you." Liu E said with a calm face again, as Li Zhang guessed, she really didn't plan to let Li Zhang go easily.

"Auntie, you have been detaining your cousin for so long, isn't it a punishment?" At this time, Zhao Zhen next to him was in a hurry, and immediately stood up and persuaded him.

"Hmph, if you are accompanied by a beautiful wife, what kind of punishment is that?" Liu E also stared at this time and said again, although she was much older, the majesty on her body was flourishing, and the staring of her eyes also made Zhao Zhen afraid to speak again.

"No matter what punishment the queen mother has for the minister, the minister will never complain!" Li Zhang stepped forward and said again, by the way, he also glanced at Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen had already quarreled with Liu E because of himself, and it was not appropriate to help him intercede now.

Zhao Zhen was originally a little afraid of Liu E, and immediately stopped speaking after receiving Li Zhang's hint, only to see Liu E glance at Li Zhang and said again: "Originally, the mourning family wanted to degrade the direct far away, and don't want to return to the capital in this life, but the mourning family is soft-hearted, so I decided to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions." ”

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!" Li Zhang was relieved again when he heard Liu E's words, he was not afraid of degrading officials before, but now that he is married, he is not only a husband, but also a father soon, which makes him have a lot of worries, and he doesn't want to let his wife and children suffer for his own reasons.

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy first, although I can give you the opportunity, it is not so easy to complete, you listen to it first and then decide whether you want to take this opportunity." Liu E smiled again at this time, and then told him what he was going to hand over to Li Zhang.

Li Zhang couldn't help frowning when he heard the so-called "opportunity" that Liu E gave him, because Liu E actually asked him to send an envoy to Liao, the emperor of Liao, Yelu Longxu, is getting older and worse, and his health is getting worse and worse, and he has been seriously ill recently.

"The eldest lady wants me to send an envoy to Liao?" Li Zhang reconfirmed to Liu E at this time that he never thought that he would one day be an envoy to Liao, especially now that Qingzhi was pregnant, Liu E sent him as an envoy, which was obviously also a means of punishment, no wonder Liu E would wait until now to decide on his punishment.

"Yes, although Liaoguo is far away, if you go fast, it will only take half a year to come and go." Liu E nodded at the moment and said, she deliberately chose to let Li Zhang travel far away at this time, otherwise how can it be called a punishment, and it will take half a year to come back and forth, if Li Zhang comes back quickly, he can still catch up with Qingweaving's delivery date.

Li Zhang couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard this, Qingori was pregnant, he didn't want to leave her and travel away, but Liu E grabbed his weakness, in fact, since Qingzhi was pregnant, Li Zhang was also anxious about one thing, that is, he didn't want Qingori to give birth, the two were still under house arrest, even if Qingori didn't care, but Li Zhang wanted to give the child a better living space, and he couldn't let the child live in that small courtyard with them, right?

It can be said that the above problem has been tormenting him in Li Zhang's heart, but Liu E won't let him go, and he has no way, and now Liu E is to seize his idea and give him a chance, if he agrees, he must leave Qingori now, and he can't be by her side when he is pregnant, if he refuses, then Liu E is likely to keep him locked up, and even the child will accompany him to lose his freedom.