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Chapter 160 Potatoes (2)

In the Chuigong Hall, Liu E was reviewing the memorials with all his attention. Although there were many maids and eunuchs in the hall, no one dared to make any sound. Even the eunuchs who delivered the memorials were all light, for fear of interrupting Liu E's thinking.

But at this moment, a whispering sound came from the back hall. Although the sound was not loud, it still reached Liu E's ears because the hall was too quiet. This made her frown. When she turned her head and looked, she found that Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang were protruding behind a pillar in the back hall. It seemed that something was wrong?

"What are you two doing sneakily?" Liu E immediately put down the brush in her hand and said, "It was only then that she noticed that the sunset was setting outside. It seemed that the class had already been completed in Zishantang.

Seeing that Liu E was discovered, Li Zhang and Zhao Zhen walked out with a little embarrassed. Then Zhao Zhen looked at Li Zhang and seemed to ask him to say first. Li Zhang also knew that Zhao Zhen was unreliable in front of Liu E, so he could only go forward and speak, "Your Madam, we came here today, actually wanting to send you an invitation!"

"Invitation? This is new. This is the first time I have received an invitation in so many years!" Liu E couldn't help but show a surprised expression when she heard this. She is the queen and she really doesn't dare to send her invitations. Of course, the most important thing is that she cannot leave the palace easily, let alone contact outsiders casually.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that a new crop I planted has a bumper harvest. This crop is only available in the Song Dynasty. It tastes quite good, so I want to invite the eldest lady to taste it!" Li Zhang smiled and took out an invitation from his arms and put it in front of Liu E.

"Oh, a new crop?" Liu E was stunned when she heard Li Zhang's words, and then asked in confusion, "It's just a new crop. You can just send it to the palace after harvesting it, so why do you want me to go there in person?"

The main crops in the Song Dynasty were wheat and rice, but in addition to this, there were crops such as millet and sorghum, and some special crops grown in small places, so Liu E didn't care about this, but just treated it as a novel food, and there was no need to go there himself.

"I'm sorry, this new crop is a bit special, and I haven't harvested it yet. Tomorrow is ten days. I plan to harvest these crops myself in the next day. The prince has never seen any farm harvest, so he really wants to go and take a look. It's just that the prince is not convenient for leaving the palace, so..." Li Zhang said at the end, and smiled at Liu E with shamelessness, and his meaning was already very clear.

"Haha, it took a long time to do it. You want to go, so you invited me by the way?" Liu E finally understood what Li Zhang meant when she heard this, and couldn't help but smile.

"Grandma, I... I really want to go to my cousin's place to see it. Speaking of which, I have never been to his house since my cousin moved. In addition, my cousin said that the kind of crop he planted is very delicious, so I want to try it too!" Zhao Zhen also plucked up the courage at this time. Perhaps because of Li Zhang, he was more courageous now. Although he was still afraid of Liu E, he at least dared to express his thoughts.

"Empress, the prince is actually filial. During this period, he has been saying that the Empress is worried about His Majesty and the state affairs. He has to be busy until midnight to rest every day, so he has been worried about the Empress's health. This time he also wanted to take this opportunity to ask the Empress to go out for a relaxing mood. From the perspective of a doctor, it is indeed not good for the Empress to sit here every day to review memorials!" Li Zhang also advised again at this time.

As the queen, Liu E can naturally tell that Li Zhang's last words were their real purpose, which made her feel warm. It made her feel so happy that being so cared for by the two younger generations made her quite happy. In addition, she was really too tired during this period, so she thought for a while and finally nodded and said, "Okay, then I will take Zhen'er to your mansion tomorrow. Don't let us down then!"

"Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely prepare a big surprise for you!" Li Zhang said happily when he saw Liu E agreeing.

In fact, the real purpose of Li Zhang invited Liu E was for potatoes. He had dug out one yesterday, but found that the yield of potatoes was very surprising. There were seven or eight potatoes hanging under one potato, which together amounted to five or six kilograms. And he tasted one yesterday and found that the taste was quite good, so he decided to ask Liu E and Zhao Zhen to dig out the potatoes themselves. Only when they saw the yield of potatoes with their own eyes can they really pay attention to potatoes.

The next morning, Li Zhang wanted to take advantage of the tenth day of the day to sleep in, but he didn't expect that Liu E and Zhao Zhen would come so early. He had to get up early. However, when he came to the front yard, he found that Liu E and Zhao Zhen were looking at his mansion with interest. Xiuxiu and the others recognized Liu E, and they dared not to go forward at this time.

"See the Great Empress!" Li Zhang immediately stepped forward and bowed.

"No need to be polite. Although this house was rewarded by Your Majesty, it is the first time we have come here. Just take us around and ask someone to prepare breakfast!" Liu E smiled and ordered. She actually didn't want to come so early, but Zhao Zhen ran outside her bedroom before dawn. In desperation, she had to leave the palace early, and now she didn't even have time to eat breakfast.

Li Zhang agreed when he heard this. He happened to have no meal, so he asked Xiuxiu to prepare. He took Liu E and his son to visit his home, and also met his family. However, when Li Yonghe saw Liu E and his son, he was also shocked because Li Zhang did not discuss with him yesterday, and he didn't know that Liu E and his son were coming.

However, Liu E didn't like Li Yonghe very much. After seeing each other, she asked him to leave. However, when she saw Li Er, she smiled a little and even gave him a few gifts from the palace. Zhao Zhen also brought gifts to Li Er, which made Li Er very happy. However, it might be that Liu E's aura was too strong. After thanking Liu E and her son, Li Er ran away from afar.

After a rough walk, Li Zhang had breakfast with Liu E and his son. Then he wanted to take them to dig potatoes, but he didn't expect that Liu E suddenly said, "Dalang, isn't that Yan Niang here with you? Take me to see!"

Li Zhang was also a little surprised when he heard that Liu E was going to see Yan Niang, but before he could speak, Zhao Zhen next to him asked curiously: "Who is Yan Niang?"

Li Zhang did not tell Zhao Zhen that the princess of Liao Kingdom was at his own home, so he naturally didn't know who Yan Niang was. At this time, Li Zhang looked at Liu E, but the other party looked like he was not in trouble. In desperation, he could only explain vaguely: "Yan Niang is a relative of me."

"Let's go!" Liu E didn't say anything about Li Zhang's explanation, but ordered again. It seemed that she was determined to see Yan Niang, which made Li Zhang have no choice but to take them to the yard where Yan Niang lives in person.

Since the Liao mission left, Yan Niang has become more free. Generally, as long as she does not leave her home, Li Zhang will not care about her. Since Li Zhang took away her Yingluo, Yan Niang began to eat and drink for free at Li Zhang's house with peace of mind. She is usually extremely lazy and even lazy than Li Zhang. Generally, she should have not yet gotten up at this time.

Sure enough, when Li Zhang brought Liu E and his son to Yan Niang's yard, Yan Niang in the room had not yet gotten up. It was not until Li Zhang knocked on the gate for a long time that Yan Niang opened the gate with disheveled face, looked at Li Zhang and said, "What's the matter?"

"It's nothing. I have an elder coming here. I heard that there are more people at home, so I'll take a look!" Li Zhang pointed to Liu E behind him and said, but he did not introduce Liu E's identity because it was not necessary.

Only then did Yan Niang find Liu E and her son. She rubbed her eyes and looked at them, then said with a look of grace, "Have you seen enough? I'll close the door after seeing enough!"

Yan Niang closed the door with a "bang" sound. She didn't open it no matter how hard Li Zhang knocked on the door. This made Li Zhang a little helpless. In fact, since Yan Niang moved into Li Zhang's house, she was not allowed to go out, so she became more and more depraved day by day. According to Xiuxiu, Yan Niang's boudoir, as a girl, was also in a mess, and she didn't even want to wash her clothes.

"Haha, it's really interesting!" Liu E was not angry at Yan Niang's rudeness, but instead smiled calmly, and then turned and left.

"Cousin, who is this woman? She looks pretty, why are she so sloppy?" Zhao Zhen seemed very interested in Yan Niang, and immediately fell behind and grabbed Li Zhang and asked. It was probably the first time he had seen such a sloppy woman as Yan Niang. After all, the rules in the palace are big, and even a small palace maid would have grooming requirements, and she would not be careless at all.

"Didn't I just say that, a relative, but her parents don't want her anymore, so they can only live with me!" Li Zhang explained vaguely again.

"What kind of parents do not even want their own daughters. It's too much. But this woman is really pitiful. Cousin, please persuade her more and don't be so sloppy anymore!" Zhao Zhen was very kind, and at this time he actually persuaded Li Zhang.

"I understand, let's go to my yard to take a look. The new crop I mentioned is there!" Li Zhang didn't want to discuss Yan Niang anymore, so he agreed casually, and then turned the topic to Tudou.
Chapter completed!
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