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Gong'e lowered her head and said: "The poor family has no genealogy."

Liu Zao felt her cautiousness and alienation, but she was not discouraged, and asked again: "Why did you enter the palace? Did you serve the Queen Mother from the beginning?"

There were footsteps outside the door, an eunuch came to the door, Gong'e didn't answer, and went to move the food table, this time Liu Zao didn't press it again, and moved away.

Gong'e bowed and retreated holding the food table.

Liu Zao looked at the eunuch at the door.The eunuch met her eyes, hurriedly lowered his body to salute in fear, and then retreated together with Gong'e.

The people in the palace are really strange.Liu Zao became more and more confused.They imprisoned her in this small palace, and they also prevented her from talking to others, so that the four palace people watched each other, and no one dared to say a word to her.

But Liu Zao was unexpectedly not angry.She figured out one thing.She has a great use in the palace, so while the palace people respectfully serve her and dare not make mistakes, they also dare not talk too much with her for fear of causing trouble.

As long as she is useful, she can live and hope to return to her grandmother.

Every day in the palace, Liu Zao missed his grandmother very much.

The next morning, the maid serving the clothes was changed, and Gongsun Chuo was in the outer hall preparing the meal.Liu Zao didn't ask any questions, and stretched out her arms, allowing the maid to dress her.

After thinking that he was not in any danger for the time being, Liu Zao was not so panicked.She paid more attention to the four palace servants, thinking of ways to get out of trouble.

Another incident in the evening confirmed her guess.

At night, Gongsun Chuo entered the palace holding a bowl of hot soup, and this time there was another maid beside her.

Liu Zao glanced at the jade bowl in her hand and asked, "What is this?"

Gongsun Chuo held the bowl but did not speak. Gong'e beside her said: "This is ginger soup, which can drive away the cold. The weather is suddenly cold. The emperor and grandson have just recovered from a serious illness, and their bones are weak, so we have to take precautions."

After that rain, there was indeed a little chill, and Liu Zao put another layer of toga over his single shirt.But this weather is only the refreshing and comfortable feeling of autumn, far from being cold enough.

After Gong'e finished speaking, she was a little nervous, fearing that Liu Zao would take the opportunity to make trouble, or use it as a threat to ask them to say something they should not say, so she was willing to drink the ginger soup.Unexpectedly, she just smiled slightly, took the jade bowl over, and lowered her head to take a sip.

It was a little hot, so it was not easy to drink it all in one go, so Liu Zao sat down and drank it slowly.

The people in the palace not only don't want to harm her for the time being, but are also very worried about her poor health and illnesses.Since it was the Empress Dowager who wanted her to enter the palace, and she is currently trapped in Changle Palace, the person in the palace can be accurately determined to be the Empress Dowager.

Just thank you?Is she the queen mother's minion, or does she have other plans?Liu Zao couldn't think of it for the time being.

After taking a sip of ginger soup, the stomach is warm and comfortable, but it is not so relaxing to drink a whole bowl of ginger soup.The ginger soup was pungent, Liu Zao felt as if his body was on fire, and he was also sweating, soaking his clothes.She had to prepare warm soup for the palace staff, and she wanted to take a bath.

In the next few days, Liu Zao chatted with the palace people from time to time.She changed her strategy, not just to one of them, but to everyone, asking her name, where she lived, why she entered the palace, who else was in the family, how they were doing in the palace, etc. Don't mention the Queen Mother anymore.

The palace people were vigilant at first, and they would not speak if they could not speak. Later, seeing that the emperor and grandson did not just talk to a certain person, but everyone took care of them, and the questions they asked were not embarrassing questions, they gradually became bolder and dared to speak. Say a word or two.

Liu Zao also told them about the days outside the palace.The palace people were obviously quite curious about this.What does it look like for the incomparably noble descendants of the Liu family, the direct blood of Emperor Xiaowu, to become ordinary people.They all guessed that they must be extremely resentful.

Don't want to let Liu Zao say that her life outside the palace is not bad, and she is even quite happy.

She has no airs, is approachable, and is completely different from those noble people in the palace.The palace people gradually became familiar with her, they still refused to say unnecessary words, but they were not so trembling.

Gongsun Chuo secretly looked at her several times, Liu Zao saw her, but pretended not to.She is waiting, waiting for a turning point.Sweet words can't bring you real intimacy, something has to happen to make people look her squarely.

Liu Zao wants to leave the palace, wants to go back, but right now she has no control over life or death, let alone freedom.She had to do something so that people could see her instead of just leaving her here.

After another three days like this, on the seventh day of Liu Zao's entry into the palace, a turning point came.

In the morning, Liu Zao used the court food, and walked around the courtyard twice as usual. She became more and more familiar with this palace day by day, sometimes she would stand under the palace wall to listen to the movement outside, and sometimes she could hear people passing by The sound of footsteps, sometimes it is quiet, nothing.

Based on this, she judged that this place should not be remote, and it should not be far from the Empress Dowager's Changxin Hall.

The empress dowager's place must be heavily guarded, except for the four palace men in the courtyard, there must be more guards outside.

Walking through the courtyard, Liu Zao returned to the room, and just as he sat down, there was a sudden commotion outside the courtyard door.

Liu Zaoteng stood up, and the four palace servants immediately rushed to the outside of the hall, looking at the courtyard gate and Liu Zao vigilantly.

After a while, the gate of the courtyard was knocked open with a bang, and many servants poured in outside the door. After entering the courtyard, they rushed straight to the hall, as if they wanted to catch Liu Zao.Liu Zao was startled, but did not move.The four palace servants were terrified, and stopped in front of Liu Zao, and the eunuch in charge shouted without confidence: "You, who are you? Do you know where this is? How dare you come here to act presumptuously!"

"They are my people, and I am the emperor of a big man. Is there any place in this world that I can't go to?" A young man in brocade clothes walked in from outside the door.

Without his order, the attendants took down all four palace servants, took them aside, and forced them to kneel down.

The eunuch who spoke just now was pushed to the ground, he was actually very scared, his voice was trembling, he still said: "The queen mother ordered that no one is allowed to visit the emperor's grandson, your majesty, is your majesty going to disobey the empress dowager?"

The young man's face darkened immediately, the attendant kicked the eunuch hard a few times, removed the purse from his waist, and stuffed it into his mouth, making him speechless.

Liu Zao remembered that this eunuch was named Hu Ao, and he was the least talkative on weekdays. He didn't think he had such courage.

The young man had already walked in front of Liu Zao, stared at her and said, "You are Liu Zao, the prince's orphan who was raised outside the palace?"

He looked a few years older than Liu Zao, taller, and his eyes were full of contempt.

Liu Zao remembered that her maid once said at home that the new emperor was named Liu He, who, like her, was the grandson of Emperor Wu and was the king of Changyi before he took the throne.She replied, "Yes."

Liu He sneered twice, walked to the couch in the middle and sat down.Liu Zao turned around and faced him, she was thinking what the emperor wanted to do when he came to her place?I don't know why, although the emperor came aggressively and showed his power, Liu Zao was not very afraid of her.

Liu He sat on the couch, looked at Liu Zao several times, and suddenly said something surprising: "If I were the queen mother, I'm afraid I would also make you emperor. Look at you, there is no mother to help you, and no courtiers to help you. She is still the daughter of Prince Wei, the most orthodox bloodline, no one can say anything about you. A person like you is really suitable to be a puppet emperor, and you can handle it as you want."

This remark was like a thunderbolt, which solved Liu Zao's doubts for the past few days, and she finally understood why the queen mother accepted her into the palace.

Liu He looked at her triumphantly, wanting to see her lose her composure.Liu Zao didn't say anything, nor was he angry at Liu He's shameful and contemptuous words.Liu He looked at it for a while, then felt bored, snorted, and said: "When the first emperor passed away, he had no heirs and no successor. The court was divided into two factions, the empress dowager and her father Liang Ji, and the general Sun Ciqing. They all have their own thoughts, and they all want to take advantage of this to control the court and cover the sky with one hand. The Empress Dowager wants to support Liu Jian as the heir, and the general wants to make me the new king. Liu Jian is the grandson of Emperor Wu just like you and me."

Liu Zao still didn't speak, she silently wrote down what Liu He revealed, which she had never heard of before.He tried hard to keep all the people he mentioned in mind.

The queen mother, her father Liang Ji, the general Sun Ciqing, and her grandfather Liu Jian.

Liu Zao was keenly aware that the emperor did not mention the prime minister, the head of all officials.There is no king in the court, and the courtiers of the two factions fight each other to help the favored clan to the throne.Can Xie Yi, who is the prime minister, stay out of it?

Liu He was still chattering: "In the end, of course the general won. The imperial court sent envoys to welcome me into Beijing and enshrine me as the new emperor. The Queen Mother and Liang Ji were defeated, and they dared not make a sound with their tails between their legs. Poor Liu Jianbai was so happy." field."

When he said this, he gave Liu Zao a cold look, as if to say, you are too happy for nothing.

Liu Zao finally opened her mouth. She didn't care about the emperor's attitude, but asked: "Since the emperor's throne has been confirmed, why did you accept me into the palace?"