I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Ever since her youngest daughter Liu Zhilan was deceived by someone and eloped with someone unknown, Zhao has been crying at home every day, and Liu Ming has also been sighing.

Zhao burst into tears because she was heartbroken by what happened to her daughter, while Liu Ming simply felt sorry for losing his cash cow.

If Liu Zhilan hadn't run away from home, she would have been betrothed to a wealthy but not powerful family in the court in a few years. With Liu Zhirou providing a backing and Liu Zhilan providing huge financial support, even if her son Liu Zhen was a hopeless case, he should have been able to pass on the family business. After passing it down for another two or three generations, he might have a talented younger generation who could revive the family's reputation.

This ruined everything. Although he had several concubines, they were not from the same family as Concubine Chun in the palace, so it was inevitable that there was some barrier between them.

Just when he was worrying about this, suddenly, the servant beside him came running over to report that a eunuch from the palace had come to the house.

Liu Ming didn't have time to lament about his little daughter who had run away to who knows where, and hurried out to greet her.

After the two sides exchanged greetings, Liu Ming couldn't wait to ask, "Why did you come here, eunuch? Does Concubine Chun have any requests?"

"Master Liu, you are asking the wrong person. Although I serve in the palace, I am not serving in the Cining Palace! It is not my place to report on Concubine Chun's affairs." The eunuch said with a smile, "I am here for another matter. Is your fifth young lady missing?"

Liu Ming felt as if struck by lightning. He didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. But he didn't dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor, so he had to nod in agreement.

The eunuch clapped his hands and laughed: "Congratulations, Master Liu, congratulations, Master Liu, your two daughters are both very lucky!"

When Liu Ming heard the eunuch say this, he was shocked and quickly asked what had happened. The eunuch then told him the truth.

It is said that the emperor had a sudden idea today and wanted to go on a private visit in disguise. As a result, on the way to the private visit, he happened to meet a group of human traffickers who were kidnapping decent women. They were so rampant that they dared to commit crimes directly on the street, grabbing girls passing by and trying to drag them to a secluded place.

The emperor was furious and ordered the guards to arrest this group of daring bandits one by one. They followed the clues to their lair and found some beautiful girls who had not yet been sold by them.

The emperor felt extremely compassionate and had only ordered the guards around him to handle the matter properly and send these girls back to their homes. If they really couldn't find their families, they could also be sent to a Tzu Chi home so that they could learn a skill and support themselves with their own abilities.

But at this moment, a woman who looked like Concubine Chun suddenly rushed out from among the girls. She knelt on the ground and begged the emperor. The emperor himself was also surprised. After careful identification, he found that this person was none other than Concubine Chun Liu Zhirou's biological sister Liu Zhilan.

The emperor thought of how hard Liu Zhirou had worked to fulfill her filial duties for him in the Cining Palace, and how difficult it had been for them to see each other for a long time. He was also worried that Liu Zhirou would miss her family in the palace.

Thinking of Liu Zhilan again, although her chastity was not really damaged when she was kidnapped this time, if she was sent back to the Liu family, her reputation might be ruined. So because someone brought this little girl into the palace, she could be considered as accompanying her sister.

Because she was not selected to enter the palace through a formal selection, Liu Zhilan was definitely not as lucky as her sister, and she would definitely not have a name for a while. But Liu Mingyong didn't care about these things. He was ecstatic when he heard this. He thought he had raised Liu Zhilan in vain, but he didn't expect that this girl he gave up could actually bring him a little surprise. This was already very good.

Having one daughter in the palace is always not as good as having two daughters in the palace. In this way, if something really happens to Liu Zhirou, there will be someone to replace her. Liu Ming does not pray that both of them can be favored, but at least they should maintain some influence on the royal family, which will bring great benefits to the Liu family.

However, Liu Ming also knew that according to his little daughter's personality, she would not be able to make a name for herself in the palace. After all, she was not as good-looking as her elder sister, nor as capable of dealing with people as her elder sister, and she was easily deceived. But as long as she was sent in, there would be hope. As long as Liu Zhilan did not do anything daring and rebellious, it would only benefit the Liu family and not harm them.

As for other things, Liu Ming decided to write a letter to his eldest daughter, asking Liu Zhirou to discipline her younger sister if she had time. Anyway, the reason why Liu Zhilan was able to enter the palace was probably because of Liu Zhirou.

Liu Ming took out a large sum of silver and gave it to the eunuch. After making some arrangements in a generous manner, he entered the inner house happily to announce the good news to Zhao.

After hearing the news, Zhao's first reaction was joy, but then she became sad. She obviously thought of the unreliable things her little daughter had done. They didn't dare to tell the emperor that their little daughter was not abducted, but was deceived and ran away with a man.

The palace has always been strict with rules and regulations, and the concubines are often slandering each other. Can Liu Zhilan really cope with this kind of life?

However, since things had developed to this point, Liu Ming and Zhao Shi could not refuse it just because they wanted to. They could only worship the various statues and pray for the gods to bless their two daughters and everything would go smoothly in the palace.