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Zhonghuang said: "No." His eyes turned between Xie Yi and Liu Zao, and he turned around to lead the way.The moment he turned around, Liu Zao saw that the smile hanging on the corner of his mouth receded, forming a harsh line.

The former Qin Dynasty was martial arts, the criminal law was strict, and it had the power to annihilate the six kingdoms. It is majestic and magnificent, unprecedented in ancient times.The first emperor built the Afang Palace, which is unprecedentedly magnificent and magnificent.The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the palaces and pavilions were built on high platforms. Its momentum is so high that it can catch stars.

The night is hazy, the moon is like flowing water, and the eaves and brackets of Changxin Hall reach straight into the sky.Liu Zao followed Xie Yi closely, there were more than ten people behind them, and more than ten people in front of them, all eunuchs with lanterns to illuminate the way, escorting them to visit the Empress Dowager.

A group of people shuttled through the palace.

Liu Zao can't remember clearly what he saw and heard in Ye Ting when he was young, only a vague general impression.Seeing the situation of the palace ban at this time, I can't help being curious.

They bypassed the Changxin Hall and walked to another palace behind the Changxin Hall.Along the way, I saw two groups of guards patrolling the night. The guards were in armor, holding halberds and holding torches, and greeted them head-on.The leading general met Xie Yi, led his subordinates to step aside, and asked the prime minister to go first.

There is a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority, and there is no confusion.

Xie Yi walked past without looking sideways, she was already used to it.Liu Zao was not. When she was at home, she often listened to stories told by her grandmother. Her favorite story was about Emperor Wu's army, which was brave and invincible.

Therefore, Liu Zao had a good impression of the Han army.These are just a dozen or so guards who watch the night, but they can already see the strict military discipline of the Han army's orders and prohibitions.

She walked more than ten steps, looked back, the figure of the imperial guards could not be seen clearly, but the torches in their hands were shining brightly in the darkness, like a fire dragon, gradually drifting away.

Liu Zao's eyes revealed amazement, and he noticed that Xie Yi, who was beside her, glanced at her.Liu Zao is actually a little afraid of her, her eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts and into her heart.

Liu Zao said in a low voice: "I, I often heard my grandmother talk about the iron hooves of the big man, galloping past the Huns' flocks, invincible."

There were people in front of and behind them, Liu Zao was a little cramped, and his voice was not loud.

Xie Yi smiled slightly. Liu Zao looked from the side and saw that the corners of her eyes were slightly bent, and there was a trace of tenderness on her usual estranged face: "Soldiers of the Han family are not afraid of death. Rotating heels. Their armor splattered with blood, their spears killed the enemy, and the killing spirit on the battlefield is not comparable to that of the guards in the forbidden area."

Her voice is also not high, but unlike Liu Zao's embarrassment, she appears very calm.

Liu Zao didn't know why Xie Yi told her what the real style of a Han family soldier was, but he was ashamed of himself.

They came to a palace, and a woman who looked like a female official in front of the palace came down the steps of the palace.

The two rows of eunuchs leading the way in front of him spread out to both sides in a well-trained manner, letting the female officials walk in front of Xie Yi.

Behind the female official was a little maid, and the two of them saluted Xie Yi together, saying they paid their respects to Mrs. Xie.

Xie Yi said no, then turned to Liu Zao and said, "This is the grandson of Emperor Wu."

Liu Zao was keenly aware that she was referring to the grandson of Emperor Wu, not the daughter of Prince Wei.But she couldn't tell the difference just yet.

Upon hearing this, the female officer saluted Liu Zao: "I pay my respects to the grandson of the emperor."

She knelt down on the ground, put her hands together in front of her, then leaned over, with her forehead resting on the back of her hands, and her palms touching the ground.This is a very solemn gift.

Different from the perfunctory of the Zhonghuang Sect, the female officials in front of the Empress Dowager treated her extremely courteously.

There are strange things everywhere in this palace, people who are also the Empress Dowager have completely different attitudes towards her.Liu Zao glanced at Zhonghuangmen from the corner of his eye, and saw Zhonghuangmen's expression was ugly.

Liu Zao wrote down Zhonghuangmen's reaction.She is not familiar with the palace, she doesn't know any of the people in it, she doesn't even know if it's a blessing or a curse for her to come here, when will she be able to leave the palace and go back to her grandmother.The reaction of the palace people can reflect the nobleman's mind.If she pays more attention, she can never go wrong.

Taking note of Zhonghuangmen's reaction, Liu Zao followed Xie Yi's example and said, "Excuse me."

The female official got up upon hearing the words, stood respectfully in front of the two of them, and said: "The empress dowager has been waiting for a long time, please thank me for entering the palace to see you." Please go to the side hall and take a rest."

Liu Zao's heart sank suddenly.Is the short rest really a short rest, or is she going to be imprisoned?

She looked at Xie Yi, wanting to see Xie Yi's reaction.Xie Yi didn't look at her, as if she wasn't there at all, she raised her sleeves and straightened her robe, followed Gong'e to the palace.

The group of eunuchs leading the way retreated without knowing when.Xie Yi entered the hall, only Liu Zao and the female official were left outside the hall.The candlelight in the palace shines through the window, Liu Zao's confusion when he entered the palace has not been solved, on the contrary, it has rolled more and more.

The female officer said again: "The emperor's grandson, please come with me."

After all, Liu Zao walked to a corridor in front of the hall. Liu Zao had no choice but to follow behind her, through the winding corridor, and through a courtyard, before coming to a palace.

Candles were lit inside the palace, and there were two eunuchs and two maids waiting at the door.Seeing them coming, the four of them knelt down and saluted together.

The female officer faced the palace gate, without even looking at the four people kneeling on the ground, she just said in a low voice: "Have you prepared all the things you need?"

A leading eunuch replied respectfully: "It's all ready."

The female officer nodded, no longer looked at them, passed between them, and went straight into the room.Liu Zao still silently followed behind her.

This is a small palace, but it is very elegant and tidy.Two rows of copper lamps of different shapes were lit, and the bright and clean floor reflected the light of the copper lamps.There are several couches in the room, and there is a copper incense burner in the middle.

The female officer glanced around, and from the look, she was quite satisfied, but when she opened her mouth, she said in a guilty tone: "The Empress Dowager just moved from the Weiyang Palace to the Changle Palace three days ago. There are some omissions, but the emperor's grandson has needs, so let them do it."

After she finished speaking, she saluted and left.

Liu Zao watched her walk out of the palace gate, turned her head, but saw the four palace servants standing behind her at some time.

Chapter 3 Imprisonment

The four palace servants stood in front of Liu Zao fearfully, not daring to meet her eyes.

Liu Zao looked at them, and said: "There is nothing wrong here, you... and step back."

When the palace people heard the words, as if they had been pardoned, they quickly saluted and quickly left the palace. The lady who walked last did not forget to close the gate of the palace, as if she was in awe of the emperor and grandson.

Liu Zao knew that they were not afraid of her, but that they were afraid of the fatal disaster they would bring when getting along with her.

The door was closed, and the spacious palace room suddenly became narrow.

Liu Zao didn't have high requirements for the residence, and she didn't touch the furnishings in the room, even though they were extremely bright, they were worth a lot of money at first sight.When she saw a couch in the room, she sat on it and sat on it for a while.After that, I felt a little tired again, so I got up and went to the inner hall.

There is a bed in the inner hall, and the bedding and bedding on the bed are all new, it must have been prepared not long ago.

Liu Zao removed his socks, and when he touched the belt, he hesitated for a moment, and then chose to sleep with his clothes on.

She had just recovered from a serious illness, and her body was still weak. When she went to the palace at home, she saw many people again, her spirit was always tense, and she was already tired.She wanted to get a good night's sleep, recharge her energy, and deal with what was coming tomorrow.

No, she lay down, her body was very tired, and she wanted to have a good sleep, but her thoughts kept fluctuating, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Liu Zao has never forced himself to be strong.She couldn't fall asleep, and she didn't ask for it. She lay flat on the bed and relaxed her body as much as possible, so that she could rest.The body relaxed, but the various pictures that I saw today kept appearing in my mind.

Liu Zao likes to think, especially when she is quiet, she always thinks deeply.

Liu Zao was very puzzled by the diametrically opposite attitudes of the Zhonghuang Gate and the female officials, so she started from here to see if she could deduce the reason for entering the palace this time.

Liu Zao doesn't know much about the factions and disputes in the palace, but she knows that people in the Queen Mother's palace should act according to the Queen Mother's wishes, and will not make their own decisions.The attitudes of Zhonghuangmen and the female officials are so different.

She thought of the ugly expression on the female officer's face after seeing the female officer salute at the Zhonghuang Gate, and she became more and more suspicious in her heart.The reason why Zhonghuangmen looked ugly was because he was dissatisfied with the female officer treating her so respectfully, or did he realize that he had done something wrong?

Liu Zao thought for a moment and crossed out the former possibility.The Zhonghuang Gate greeted her outside the courtyard gate, while the female officer was outside the queen dowager's bedroom. It can be seen that the female officer is more trusted by the queen mother. He should not be dissatisfied with someone who is more useful than him, at least he will not show his dissatisfaction on his face.

So, did he realize that he had done something wrong?

Liu Zao didn't dare to make a decision.

Grandmother said that the palace is dangerous and asked her to protect herself.Before she entered the palace for one night, she had already seen all kinds of confusing and suspicious things.

Liu Zao didn't like it here, she wanted to go back to her grandmother.Although the servant girl who served her was a bit noisy, she had a good heart. Although her grandmother was strict, her love for her was genuine.