It was already late, but Wu Meiniang seemed to have no intention of leaving. Instead, she asked Zhang Zong some questions in a rash manner. Zhang Zong had to answer patiently. After all, the other party was his mother-in-law. No matter how much she didn't like her, she still had to maintain a certain respect on the surface.

However, just when Zhang Zong was a little impatient, he suddenly saw Wu Meiniang pausing suddenly, and then asked, "When did Ming Chongyan leave?"

"Uh?" Zhang Zong was stunned when he heard Wu Meiniang's words, and then asked back, "Why did the Empress Dowager ask me? You should be the one who knows the best whereabouts, right?"

It is normal for Zhang Zong to have such a reaction. After all, Ming Chongyan is still Wu Meiniang's person no matter what. Even if he wants to leave, he should say hello to Wu Meiniang. Although it is difficult for Wu Meiniang to keep in touch with the outside world, it is not completely impossible to convey the message.

"I don't know. He didn't inform anyone when he left, and I even found out afterward that he resigned and left Luoyang." Wu Meiniang frowned and said, and when she mentioned Ming Chongyan, a complex look appeared on her face.

Zhang Zong was very surprised when he saw that Wu Meiniang didn't know about Ming Chongyan. Then hesitated for a moment before speaking: "The Empress Dowager may have asked the wrong person. Although Ming brother had seen me before leaving, he did not tell me the specific date of his departure from Beijing. I only realized afterwards that he had left."

When Zhang Zong was talking, Wu Meiniang kept staring at his eyes, as if she wanted to see if he was lying. After Zhang Zong finished speaking, she showed a thoughtful look. After a moment, she said, "Did he say where he was going?"

"Why is the Empress Dowager so concerned about Brother Ming's whereabouts? Is it unwilling for you to leave?" Zhang Zong did not answer Wu Meiniang's question, but asked back.

"You don't have to mock me, nor do you have to worry about any conspiracy. Now you have stared at me to death. What's the use of me besides dying in the deep palace?" Wu Meiniang smiled sarcastically, and she seemed to be able to see a bit of disgusting feeling from her smile.

In fact, it is not a big deal that Wu Meiniang said this. When Li Hong was alive, he was extremely wary of her and even ordered people from the inner palace to strictly prohibit contact with the outside world. This almost cut off Wu Meiniang's channels of contact with the outside world, thereby minimizing her influence.

When Li Hong passed away and Li Chongye ascended the throne, Wu Meiniang wanted to fight to the death, and even replaced the guards outside Li Hong's palace, but in the end, Zhang Zong took Gongrengui to control the overall situation. After this incident, Zhang Zong and Li Chongye were even more focused on Wu Meiniang. Li Chongye even changed the blood of the people in the palace, causing all the people who were placed in Wu Meiniang to be cleaned up. Now she can almost be said to be alone in the palace and can no longer cause any storms.

Zhang Zong was also observing Wu Meiniang's reaction. Judging from her expression and tone, she should not have made any conspiracy, so he pondered for a moment and said again: "It's okay to tell you. Brother Ming didn't say where to go, he just said he wanted to travel around. Maybe he feels tired in the future and may return to his hometown to rest."

"Travel around?" Wu Meiniang was stunned when she heard Zhang Zong's answer. After a while, she whispered in a complicated expression, "He still carried me on his back. No one in the world can be reliable!"

Seeing Wu Meiniang's lost appearance, Zhang Zong felt a little sympathy in his heart, but then he shook his head, as if he wanted to throw this idea out of his mind. After all, the woman in front of him must not be underestimated. Even if she seems to have nothing now, as long as she is given a chance, she may have a day of making a comeback.

"Is there anything else to do with the Empress Dowager?" Zhang Zong asked again at this time. It's almost 300% now. He was very tired after a day of busyness, and he also had to rush to go tomorrow, so he also wanted to rest early.

Wu Meiniang also showed a look of annoyance when she heard Zhang Zong's obvious words, but in the end she did not have anger. Instead, she turned around and left here silently. She and Zhang Zong were already on an opposing position. Now that Zhang Zong can answer her questions calmly, it is already considered to be the ultimate righteousness.

The next day, the rain finally stopped, and the funeral team was on the road again, but because the road was slippery, the team couldn't get faster. In the end, it took an extra day on the road to reach Gongling.

After burying Li Hong, Li Chongye immediately led all civil and military officials back to Luoyang. After all, he still had a lot of government affairs to deal with. Of course, he was still young, and many things needed to be handled by ministers in the court before handing them over to him for review. If he had any questions, he could also ask the ministers for advice and accumulate experience in politics.

Zhang Zong originally wanted to stay in the imperial tomb for a few more days, but he was still a little reluctant to leave, but Taiping was about to give birth, so he couldn't rest assured, so he had to accompany Taiping to come back first.

It was a coincidence that on the second day after Zhang Zong and Taiping returned to Luoyang, Taiping gave birth to a son for Zhang Zong, which also made many people come to congratulate him, especially Taiping himself, who cried with joy. This was not good for the ancients. The idea of ​​favoring boys over girls was too serious, even Taiping was no exception.

With the child, Zhang Zong felt more motivated. Just less than two months after Taiping gave birth to the child, Ning'er also found out that she was pregnant, which made Zhang Zong feel even more happy. Now it is only Wan'er. As long as Wan'er has another child, his life will be perfect.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye another year passed. During this year, Li Chongye has grown a lot and his handling of government affairs has become more mature. Many ministers have praised him. The most important thing is that Li Chongye is in good health, which makes the ministers no longer have to worry as they used to, and have even started to arrange for Li Chongye's post-graduate affairs.

Although Zhang Zong felt that Li Chongye was a little early, judging from the Tang Dynasty, Li Chongye was indeed about to become an adult. In addition, he was the emperor, if he had not had a son earlier, it might affect the stability of the imperial power, so he finally chose to agree.

That morning, Zhang Zong didn't go anywhere and stayed at home to accompany his children. After the court stabilized during this period, he also put aside many things. After all, now that he has children, he has begun to focus his life in the family. The most important thing is that Zhang Jianzhi was finally promoted to Secretariat and was on par with Zhang Zong, and was considered the deputy prime minister. With him watching in the court, Zhang Zong was much more relaxed.

However, what Zhang Zong didn't expect was that just when he was spending his children at home, he was suddenly broken by a letter from afar.
Chapter completed!