The weather was getting colder and colder. Li Zhang had just opened a crack in the window of the carriage and was immediately slapped by the cold wind outside, and then immediately closed the window. In such a cold weather, even the city of Tokyo, which has always been prosperous, seemed much more depressed.

Li Zhang had just come out of the palace to go home. Today he went to see the potatoes first. After finding that everything was normal, he went to Zishantang to accompany Zhao Zhen. When Zhao Zhen finished class, the two of them went to Miaoyuan's place to stay again. He didn't come back until it was almost dark.

Thinking of Zhao Zhen and Miao Yuan, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh. Since Zhao Heng was seriously ill, the smiles on the faces of Zhao Zhen and his sister have been much less, especially Miao Yuan, who suffered from a cold a few days ago. Fortunately, he still had some medicine here, but Miao Yuan's condition did not aggravate.

Zhao Heng is no longer able to do it. Now everyone knows this news. Since the last time he fell ill, Zhao Heng was in a coma when he woke up. He could not even guarantee his normal diet. He could only eat some liquid food occasionally, and some precious medicines were suffocating his life. It can be said that Zhao Heng is just the difference between dying early and late now, and no one can say when he can survive.

After a while, the carriage finally arrived at the house. Li Zhang jumped out of the carriage and looked up at the gloomy sky above his head. He felt a little depressed. A gust of north wind blew, which made him wrap his clothes tightly and then quickly walked into his house. Looking at the weather, it was estimated that it would snow soon.

"Brother, you are back. Come and try if the leather robe I made fits?" Li Zhang just entered the living room of his home and was about to warm his hands around the stove, but Xiuxiu came to him with a thick robe and said.

"It's great. The weather is so cold. I'm thinking about adding clothes tomorrow!" Li Zhang was also happy when he saw the clothes sent by Xiuxiu. Then he took off his outer robe and changed into the new clothes made by Xiuxiu. He found that the clothes not only fit, but also very warm, especially the lining inside is a layer of sheepskin, which is both warm and windproof.

"Xiuxiu, your craftsmanship is getting better and better. Do Douzi and Huozi have them?" Li Zhang touched the clothes on his body and suddenly thought of Douzi and the others, and asked again.

"Brother, don't worry, I bought a batch of sheepskin before it was cold, and everyone in the family had it." Xiuxiu smiled and said, "She was working day and night, and finally made it when it was cold."

When Li Zhang heard this, he praised Xiuxiu a few more words, but at this moment he suddenly thought of something, so he asked again: "By the way, Xiuxiu, do you know that cotton, that is, white folds?"

"I know, there are white cloths sold on the market, which are thick and wear-resistant, but the price is too expensive. They are not as beautiful as silk, but they are not cheaper than silk." Xiuxiu nodded immediately. White cloths are also high-end cloths on the market, and most people can't afford them.

"It's actually the same price as silk, it's really not cheap!" Li Zhang couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he heard this. He didn't expect that cotton was so expensive, but it's not surprising that cotton has not been promoted on a large scale. It is said that only people in the northwest and Hainan are planted, and the rare things are expensive, so it's normal for cotton to stay high.

"What? Brother, do you want to wear clothes made of white folds?" Xiuxiu asked curiously again at this time.

"Well, although it's a little expensive, cotton cloth is close to the body and sweat-absorbing, and it's warmer to wear on the body in winter. Now the weather is getting colder and colder. You can pull a few pieces of cotton cloth and make clothes for everyone in your family. This is more comfortable than silk!" Li Zhang said immediately. He is wearing silk clothes now, but when he wants to wear silk clothes in winter, especially when he first put on his body, he feels very uncomfortable. Li Zhang doesn't like silk materials, so he wants Xiuxiu to make some cotton underwear.

"Okay, I'll write it down. I'll buy it tomorrow!" Xiuxiu immediately agreed. Now there are several industries at home, and each industry is very profitable. Especially the soap shop that just opened some time ago has attracted the rush of ladies from Beijing to buy it. Now the soap supply is in short supply. If you want to buy it, you must book in advance. For this reason, the economy in the mansion has become much more abundant.

It was getting late, and the supper at home was ready. When Li Zhang came to the restaurant, he was very happy to see Lu Wu as well. Speaking of which, since Lu Wu entered the Secretariat, he took over Shui Yuanzi's case and rarely saw anyone, so he immediately stepped forward to ask about Lu Wu's recent situation.

Today's dinner is hot pot. The weather is too cold. It is a good time to eat hot pot. The frozen mutton is cut into thin slices and served on plates. In addition to a bunch of children, the remaining Lu Wu, Lao Dao and Wild Dog are all martial arts practitioners. They all have no meat. Li Zhang never complains about food and family. Therefore, his family's biggest expense is to purchase ingredients. Xiuxiu himself will definitely not be able to cook. For this reason, two mothers in the mansion also hired to assist Xiuxiu in preparing three meals a day.

After dinner, Li Yonghe and Douzi checked the accounts of the grassland. Xiuxiu took two mothers to clean the kitchen, Lao Dao and the others took the wild dog to practice martial arts. Li Zhang had nothing to do, so he chatted with Lu Wu and asked about Shui Yuanzi's investigation. But what he expected was that Lu Wu still had no progress.

"By the way, Your Majesty's condition is so serious. Is there anything abnormal in the palace?" Lu Wu suddenly asked Li Zhang about the situation in the palace, which made him stunned.

"There is nothing unusual in the palace, it's just a little depressed. But why did you suddenly ask about this?" Li Zhang asked strangely at this time, because as far as he knew, although Lu Wu had done things in the palace before, he did not like to mention things in the palace, and he never heard him ask about things related to the palace.

I saw Lu Wu remained silent for a moment, and finally spoke with a serious expression: "I didn't want to ask either, but I recently heard some bad news, but it was not convenient to ask others, so I asked you."

"What news?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask again when he heard this.

"This..." Lu Wu hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "Actually it's not much news, it's just some rumors. Some people say that Your Majesty is seriously ill and may not be able to survive this winter. However, the prince is young and the queen controls the government affairs, so there are some rumors that the queen may go on to the previous dynasty of the Martial Empress!"

"Hiss~, who is so brave to say this, isn't you afraid of losing your head?" Li Zhang gasped when he heard Lu Wu's words. After this period of life, he also had a deeper understanding of the court and palace of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, he also knew what consequences would be caused if this rumor related to Liu E broke out.

"This rumor suddenly appeared in the capital in the past two days, and there was no source at all. In addition, this matter is related to the throne, and most people dare not spread it even if they know it. So the rumor has not been completely spread now, but I guess it will not take long to make a lot of trouble in the city." Lu Wu frowned again at this time.

It is a fact that Liu E monopolizes power, Zhao Heng is serious, and Zhao Zhen is even more serious. These conditions combined have indeed created conditions for Liu E to usurp the throne. What's more, Liu E is a shrewd and capable woman, which naturally reminds people of Wu Meiniang of the Tang Dynasty. If she really became emperor, it would probably be a huge disaster for the Song Dynasty.

"With Uncle Wu, do you think she will be emperor?" Li Zhang was silent for a moment, and suddenly turned his head to look at Lu Wudao. Although he knew that Liu E would not be emperor, he wanted to hear Lu Wu's opinion.

When Lu Wu heard Li Zhang's question, he was stunned. Afterwards, he was silent for a long time. Finally, he shook his head dejectedly and said, "I don't know that the queen is no longer the queen I knew at the beginning. My understanding of her is only the Liu E from decades ago, not the queen now. People will change, especially in the palace, so I don't know what she thinks now?"

"I think the queen will definitely not be called emperor!" Li Zhang suddenly said with great certainty at this time. This was not just because he was familiar with history, but because he made a judgment after getting along with Liu E recently.

"Why are you so sure?" Lu Wu also looked at Li Zhang in surprise and said.

"Because the queen is not Wu Meiniang, the queen is much more kind than the one who even killed her son. Maybe she has ambition, means, and ability, but she does not have a decisive and ruthless heart to kill, so she is destined to be unable to be the emperor!" Li Zhang said with great certainty at the moment that the emperor is not something that anyone can do, let alone a woman. In the past five thousand years of China, there was only one Wu Meiniang. With his understanding of Liu E, the other party obviously could not be the second Wu Meiniang.

"Are you so confident in the queen?" Lu Wu couldn't help but show a surprised expression after hearing Li Zhang's words. He and Liu E have known each other for so many years, and they dare not say that they know Liu E completely, but Li Zhang seems to know Liu E better than anyone else.

"Uncle Wu, don't worry, the queen knows better than anyone else that she can't be an emperor, so she will definitely not do these stupid things!" Li Zhang smiled again at this time. In fact, in addition to his personality, Liu E also had some external factors that made her unable to become an emperor. For example, the most important thing is that she has no real confidant in the court. Although Ding Wei had worked with her before, Ding Wei obviously had her own ambitions and is no longer under Liu E's control, let alone Li Di, so Liu E thought that she could not find a helper even if she became an emperor.

Just as Li Zhang was chatting with Lu Wu, the wild dog suddenly walked in quickly with a strange look on his face, and then handed a reply to Li Zhang and said, "Someone wants to see you!"
Chapter completed!