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Liu Zao's expression changed, but he couldn't tell whether it was happiness or worry.

Seeing that she understood, Xie Yi was not in a hurry to leave. He turned sideways, facing her, and asked, "Is the emperor's grandson willing to inherit the ancestor's heir?"

The court was full of palace guards, Xie Yi said casually, not avoiding people.

Liu Zao never thought that Xie Yi would ask her, she was startled for a moment, and said, "I-I don't know."

Xie Xiang's calm eyes flickered slightly, but soon became calm again.It was like a pool of still water falling into a dead leaf, causing ripples and a slight shock.But the dead leaves are too small, and the turmoil in the water is only a slight turbulence, and soon it will be a pool of still water.

Liu Zao was full of words, she entered the palace for eleven days, she had many doubts and nowhere to prove it, she had a lot to say.

"I live in my grandmother's house, and my grandmother treats me very well. I never thought that one day, I would be able to enter the palace." There was no resentment in her tone, as if she didn't care about the royal family and courtiers deliberately ignoring her.

"The prime minister took me into the palace and said that the queen mother missed me. However, I have been in the palace for eleven days, and I have not seen the queen mother. I have no idea why I entered the palace, but my majesty came to the door to explain my doubts." She said When His Majesty, he did not show any dissatisfaction, as if the emperor's visit was really just to reassure her, not to show off his might, intimidate and ridicule.

"That's when I realized that the queen mother called me and the prime minister picked me up because of this battle, and I could be useful." She also listened to the emperor's words, and then she wanted to understand why she had to work as an orphan of the former prince who had lost power. The prime minister went to pick her up.The prime minister joined the empress dowager's camp and needed to win the trust of the empress dowager. She personally sent the grandson of the emperor to the Changle Palace and sent them to the empress dowager.

It was the first time Liu Zao said such a long talk after entering the palace. She remembered that she was at home well-behaved, living a life of no power and influence, but was peaceful and carefree, but was involved in a fight for no reason. Here, no one cares.

No matter how steady she was, she couldn't help becoming angry, looked at Xie Yi, and asked back: "Even if I ascend the throne, I'm still just a puppet at the mercy of others, why should Prime Minister Xie ask me if I want to be the heir of the late emperor?"

After she finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the court.The palace guard was still standing majestically, an eunuch hurriedly stopped in his tracks, as if he hadn't expected such unlucky luck for him, after listening to the secret, he wished he could run away immediately.

Xie Yi remained calm, looked at Liu Zao, and took a step towards her.Liu Zao was kneeling on the couch, and had to raise his head to meet her gaze. When she approached, Liu Zao raised his head again.

"Just a casual question." Xie Yi bent slightly, and raised her hand to put on Liu Zao's shoulder.The fragrance on her body also approached, Liu Zao held his breath, his eyes looked at Xie Yi, but his body involuntarily wanted to back away.Xie Yi curled her lips, and raised the corners of her eyes slightly, "If the emperor's grandson feels unjust, you can..."

She smiled, did not continue, straightened up, turned and left.

Liu Zao's eyes followed her until she disappeared outside the door, and the courtyard door closed again.

She let out a long breath and stood up.After sitting for a long time, my legs and feet are slightly numb.The palace guards surrounded Xie Yi and left, Hu Ao and others seemed to have not come back, only Liu Zao was left in the palace.

Liu Zao's heartbeat gradually became faster, and he panicked belatedly.She shouldn't have shared her grievances with Xie Yi, she was too... impetuous.

She was only irritated by Xie Yi's question.She and the Empress Dowager never asked her a word when they took her into the palace, and they didn't ask her a word when they used her, but now they come to ask her if she would like to be the heir of the late emperor. Send it back to grandma?

Liu Zao slowly slowed down his breathing, calmed down his heartbeat, and walked slowly in the courtyard to relax himself, thinking about the unfinished sentence Xie Yi left before he left.

Did she mean that if she felt dissatisfied, she could rise up and regain power?

That sounded like a provocation.

But it can be seen that Xie Xiang and the Queen Mother must have the upper hand, and have a perfect plan for the matter of abolishing the establishment.

As soon as Xie Yi left, the little emperor was lost in thought again.She couldn't help asking herself again, whether she was willing to be the heir of the former emperor, whether she was willing to be...the emperor.

Liu Zao didn't know.The emperor is the supreme being in the world, he can run amok without hindrance, and the whole world belongs to him.But she lived a peaceful life and never felt that there was any shortage.She wasn't sure that being a majestic emperor would be better than watching lotus blooming leisurely in a small elegant courtyard.

What's more, if she really becomes the emperor, she will definitely be far from majestic and majestic, but she doesn't know if she will be a puppet controlled by the empress dowager or a puppet in Xie Yi's hands.

But if you don't become an emperor, you will be a rebellious minister.Liu Zao naturally chose the former.

The little Huangsun walked around the courtyard for more than ten times, and the sky was getting dark. She looked up and saw a cornice not far away, and she didn't know which palace it was.

The palace people came back before dark.

Liu Zao saw that there were four people when they went, and there were still four people when they came back. They just went to an old palace and added a new one.The old maid is not Gongsun Chuo, Liu Zao remembers her appearance, she doesn't talk much, but her hands and feet are very diligent.She was taken away, so it can be seen that the poisoning was related to her.

Liu Zao didn't ask why the palace was changed, but only asked the name of the new palace lady, and then ordered them to step down.

Hu Ao and the others obeyed her orders and withdrew.Today was delayed, and the emperor and grandson hadn't fed yet, so they had to go to the kitchen to prepare meals.Only the newcomer Gong'e showed a little hesitation when she saw that everyone was retreating.

Liu Zao didn't take care of her either, she would leave this place soon, either to a bigger cage, or to die in Huangquan.All the things she doubted were understood, and for the remaining few days, all she could do was wait.

Liu Zao went to rest after feeding.She lay down on the couch, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

The drowsiness came and was about to engulf her, Liu Zao suddenly remembered that today she asked Mr. Xie many doubts, and Mr. Xie answered them all, except for one difficulty, which she did not answer.

She asked her why she didn't follow the trend and support Liu Jian together with the queen mother before February, but wait until now, when the new king ascends the throne and the situation is settled, before she can start another storm.

How did Xie Yi say it?

The room was quiet, Liu Zao lay flat on the bed, eyes closed, in the darkness.The picture in my mind became extremely clear, recreating the daytime situation.

Xie Xiang said:

"When I paid homage to the prime minister last year, I relied on the trust of the late emperor. After the late emperor passed away, my phase was not stable, so it was not easy to make a big move."

"But it's not completely invincible."

"I stayed out of it at the time because..."

Liu Zao has a very good memory and can remember Xie Yi's words verbatim. She can even describe Xie Yi's expression and tone of voice at that time.She remembered that when she said "I stayed out of it at that time, it was because...", Prime Minister Xie stopped suddenly, shook his head with a smile, and then told her to be at ease here and not to worry.

It can be seen that she originally wanted to answer her, but she stopped for some reason.Liu Zao couldn't figure out why she changed her words midway, but she became very curious about the reason she didn't reveal.

The little grandson fell asleep amidst various conjectures.

She dreamed of her grandmother, who was still the same as when she was at home. She didn't speak much, a little serious, but very kind. She told her in her dream to be careful, take care of herself, and go home as soon as possible.

When she woke up, the window was slightly white, and it was about to dawn.

Liu Zao got up and sat cross-legged on the bed, without thinking about anything, letting his mind go blank.Until Gongsun Chuo's voice sounded outside, Liu Zaofang exhaled slowly and got up and down from the bed.

When the new Gong'e saw her again, she was much more submissive.

Liu Zao noticed it and knew that it must be what Hu Ao and others said to her last night.Liu Zao didn't know what to do, so he took a bamboo slip in the room and looked through it after eating the food.

This is the work of legalists.During Emperor Wu's reign, hundreds of schools of thought were dismissed, and only Confucianism was respected.But his dismissal of hundreds of schools is completely different from the first emperor's burning of books and burying Confucianism. What he dismissed was only hundreds of schools in the official school, so that the official school only taught Confucianism. gān involved.

Therefore, although there have been many Confucian scholars in recent years, not all schools of thought are silent, and even Emperor Wu himself has a lot of Legalists.Therefore, there are legalist classics in the palace.

Liu Zao can read, but doesn't read many books.Grandmother couldn't find any good husbands, she just taught her to read and understand.But Liu Zao was very interested in the bamboo slips in her hand, and read them carefully. She read very slowly, and she couldn't understand some allusions, but she was not arrogant or impetuous, and she understood what she could understand first.

The palace people served as usual and took good care of the emperor's grandson, but when serving the emperor's grandson's honey water, they were a little frightened.But Liu Zao didn't think it was disobedient, Xie BianQian came to investigate, and Mi Shui would never be poisoned again.

She had great confidence in Xie Yi, so she took the honey water and drank it as usual.

Chapter 9 Herring Pei

For the rest of the day, it was very peaceful.

The gate of the courtyard has never been opened again, and no one has poisoned her meals. The palace people served conscientiously, and Liu Zao read the bamboo slips deeply.