"Empress, everything is as usual. But the Li family's young man started to do some small business, and he could support the brother and sister." Lao Luo bent down and replied. Lao Luo's name was Luo Chongxun. When Liu E first entered Zhao Huan's mansion, Luo Chongxun served him. It can be said that he was Liu E's confidant, and many shameful things were also done by him.

"Where is Xiao Wu, is he still unwilling to bow to the Ai family?" Liu E seemed not very concerned about the matter of the Li family. Instead, she asked about Lu Wu, and her name was very close, making people unable to guess the relationship between them.

"Brother Wu still refuses to come back, and he also said that he is very comfortable in the yamen and does not have to be afraid in the palace." Luo Chongxun bowed and replied again at this time. Although he was Liu E's confidant, he knew very well that his status in Liu E's heart was far from comparable to that of Lu Wu.

"It's true that he still has the same temper, but that's good. With Xiaowu's temper, it's really not suitable to stay in the palace, and it's even more not suitable to be an official." Liu E suddenly shook her head helplessly and said, without any intention of blaming Lu Wu in her tone.

"Empress, Li Cairen asked Lao Nu several times, but Lao Nu didn't know how to reply to her." At this moment, Luo Chongxun whispered again, and Liu E's expression also moved slightly when she heard the title of "Li Cairen".

"Forget it, if she inquire again next time, she will tell her that there is news from the Li family. She has been keeping her duties over the years, so naturally I can't go back on my word. As for the father and son of the Li family, after a while, I will find an excuse to summon the palace to the palace. It is worthy of them to be granted a false position!" After a long time, Liu E suddenly sighed.

"I obey the order!" Luo Chongxun agreed immediately, and also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was Liu E's confidant, he did not want to offend Li Cairen. Now that there is good news, the other party should not bother him anymore.

"By the way, what is the prince doing recently?" Liu E suddenly thought of her son again, and asked again. She usually either handles government affairs or takes care of Zhao Huan, and has no time to care about her son. Her son is named Zhao Zhen, who later became Emperor Renzong of Song.

"Qiu Niang, a few days ago, Your Majesty was seriously ill, so the prince went to the princess's place. The brother and sister prayed for His Majesty together, and Concubine Shu often visited him. In the past few days, his Majesty's condition has stabilized, and Concubine Shu advised the prince to go back to study. After all, his schooling cannot be abandoned." Luo Chongxun replied again, Concubine Shu's surname is Yang, and he is the first-rank imperial concubine in the palace. Liu E and the other party have always been called sisters. Even the crown prince Zhao Zhen is raised and taken care of by her and Concubine Shu, and even her son can be shared. This shows how deep the relationship between the two is.

"I have a sister to take care of the prince, so I have relieved a lot of trouble." Liu E was relieved when she heard this. She was relieved to Concubine Shu. She couldn't move in the palace at the time, and the ministers in the court also opposed her, but Concubine Shu stood on her side. Even if she was excluded by others, she still did not shake the relationship between the two. She was a nostalgic person, so after becoming the queen, she immediately named Yang as a first-rank imperial concubine, with her status only below herself.

"Empress, when I left the palace today, I saw Lei Yungong also left the palace. The direction should be to the Ding Xiang's mansion." At this time, Luo Chongxun suddenly looked around, then lowered his voice again.

Lei Yungong is also one of the eunuchs in the palace. Luo Chongxun has always been in conflict with the other party. Moreover, Lei Yungong is the chief eunuch around the prince. In the future, the prince ascended the throne and became the first person in the palace. However, in Luo Chongxun's view, the position of the chief priest should have been his own, so he dreamed of pulling Lei Yungong off the horse.

"Hmph, Ding Wei is just a shameless villain. He just got into the prime minister and started to interfere in the palace!" Liu E couldn't help but snorted coldly when she heard this. Ding Wei was originally her ally in the court, and the two of them had cooperated to force Kou Zhun to leave again as prime minister. However, after Ding Wei became prime minister, he became less and less concerned about her queen, which made Liu E quite annoyed.

However, Liu E is worthy of being able to be a queen from a singer, so she is naturally not a simple woman. She soon returned to her calmness. She smiled slightly and ordered: "Go, send someone to secretly leak this news to Li Xiang. With Li Di's personality, there will be a good show at that time!"

There are two prime ministers in the Song Dynasty now, one is Ding Wei and the other is Li Di. Unlike the cunning Ding Wei, Li Di has a straight personality and hates evil, so he and Ding Wei have always been incompatible. If he knew that Ding Wei colluded with the eunuchs in the palace, the two might have fought because of this.

"I obey the order!" Luo Chongxun's eyes lit up when he heard Liu E's words, and then he agreed excitedly. Li Di has always looked down on Liu E and often rejected the memorials reviewed by Liu E. Ding Wei is becoming more and more disobedient. If the two of them fight, Liu E's position will be much more stable, and his status will also rise as a result.

After talking about the above things, Liu E felt tired, and she didn't eat dinner, so she asked Luo Chongxun to call for supper, and then delivered the memorials reviewed on the table to the Political Affairs Hall, which is where the prime ministers worked. The prime ministers in the Song Dynasty had great power. Even the memorials reviewed by the emperor needed to be approved by the prime ministers before they could be implemented.

By the time Liu E had finished her supper, it was already late at night, but she still dragged her tired body to the back hall to visit her husband, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan. However, Zhao Huan is seriously ill now and can only lie in bed most of the time. It’s okay when she wakes up, but sometimes she doesn’t know anyone, and she even cries and makes a fuss like a child. Only Liu E can comfort him.

However, when Liu E came to the back hall, she found that her husband was asleep. Zhao Huan was the same age as Liu E, but compared to Liu E, who was still charming, Zhao Huan was already in his twilight age from the outside. His gray hair was scattered on the pillow, his fat face was gray and pale, and his face was sick. If he was an ignorant person, he would not believe that the twilight old man in front of him was actually His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Looking at her old husband on the bed, Liu E couldn't help but sigh. She was lonely when she was young. After being sold to someone else as a child bride, she also needed to be a singer to support herself. Later, she was sold to Zhao Huan's mansion. At that time, she was innocent and Zhao Huan loved her very much. Unfortunately, she was broken up by Emperor Taizong, and Zhao Huan had to foster her.

However, Liu E also took advantage of that time to read many books and understood many truths. Later, she relied on her intelligence and wisdom that Zhao Huan could not live without her. Later, Zhao Huan ascended the throne, and she did not seek fame. Until Empress Guo passed away, she was still named the queen by Zhao Huan at that time, and she truly became the mother of the world.

Thinking of the past, Liu E's eyes when she looked at Zhao Huan became gentle. At this time, Zhao Huan seemed to have dreamed of something. She muttered a few unclear words in her dream, then turned over and fell asleep again, but the quilt slipped down, which made Liu E smile and reached out to gently tuck the corners of her husband's quilt.

At the same time, Li Zhang outside Kaifeng City did not sleep either. Not only did he not sleep, but also did beans. The two of them were lying on the bed, counting copper coins one by one. Today's braised water business was booming. He originally thought it was a peak at noon, but he didn't expect that the dock would be more lively at night, and more people came to buy braised water, especially Li Zhang, who made it now and sold it. After the braised water was boiled, the smell of it was so good that it attracted many people to buy it. As a result, they were busy until the genius closed the stall.

"Brother, we're rich!" When Douzi cut the last copper coin in front of him, he couldn't help but scream in surprise. He just counted more copper coins, and Li Zhang counted faster, and the copper coins in front of him were twice as many as him.

"Um~, are you rich?" But Douzi woke up the sleeping Li'er with her throat. As a result, the girl sat up in a daze and said in a vague way. After that, she lay down and fell asleep again. Today, the girl was exhausted. She was dozing off while eating on the way back. Finally, Li Zhang hugged her in the car and fell asleep. Even though she returned home, Li Zhang hugged her to the bed, she had not woken up.

Li Zhang smiled calmly at this time. He first asked about the number of copper coins for beans, and then covered the quilt with a quilt and then said softly: "Today we sold more than three guan and four hundred cents, but the cost has not been deducted. The most important thing is the cost of buying water. How much water did you buy from the butcher today?"

"This..." Douzi felt embarrassed when she heard this. After hesitating for a moment, she said uncertainly, "Probably... there must be more than a dozen pairs. Anyway, I bought almost all the water in the pork stall today, and I also specifically reminded the meat sellers to prepare more water tomorrow."

When Li Zhang heard this, he slapped his forehead helplessly. He originally wanted to eliminate the cost and calculate the net profit of the water, but he didn't expect Douzi to not keep the account at all. Of course, he was a little negligent, but what is certain is that they did make a lot of money today.

When he had money, Li Zhang also began to plan to improve his life. He first had to pull up a few pieces of cloth and put on new clothes for Li'er and Douzi. After all, he had to do business in the future and was not decent. He also had to save more money. After all, living in a charity house is not a long-term solution. However, the land price in Kaifeng City is extremely expensive, and I don’t know when I can afford a house. It seems that I have to expand my business.
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