I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Although according to common sense, it is impossible for Zhao to do anything to Liu Zhirou, after all, Liu Zhirou is her biological daughter and the only support for the Liu family in the future.

If anything happened to Liu Zhirou because of her, not only would the emperor not let her go, but her husband Liu Ming would be even less likely to let her go.

But Tan Xiang would not let her get close to Liu Zhirou for this reason. For Tan Xiang, any accident should be nipped in the bud.

So even though she knew that doing so might make Liu Zhirou unhappy, Tan Xiang still did it. She firmly controlled the direction of Zhao's advance and blocked Zhao three steps away from Liu Zhirou.

Liu Zhirou was very surprised when she saw what was happening, but she did not stop Tan Xiang from doing what she was going to do next. Because she knew very well that Zhao had always had a poor psychological endurance, and faced with such a huge pressure, it was very likely that she would become at a loss and behave abnormally. In other words, this situation might be normal.

However, she still had some doubts in her heart, and was not completely sure whether this was really not a conspiracy against her. Despite this, she did not stop Tan Xiang directly, but chose to sit there quietly, comforting Zhao Shi in an extremely gentle tone.

Zhao seemed to gradually realize her own misconduct, gently wiped away the tears from her eyes, and then silently stood firm in the hall. At this moment, Zhao looked a little fragile and a little pitiful.

Seeing this, Liu Zhirou quickly ordered the maid serving beside her to move a chair for Zhao to sit down.

No matter what, Zhao has always been very good to her, and she is also the official mother of this body. It would be better to give her some respect if possible.

In fact, as long as it does not affect Liu Zhirou's fundamental interests, she is relatively gentle to others. But at the same time, if Liu Zhirou has determined that the other party has ill intentions towards her and it is difficult to change, she will also be merciless.

Although Zhao herself has little chance of harboring subjective ill will towards Liu Zhirou, she is very susceptible to manipulation and influence by others, and the risk of causing harm to Liu Zhirou under such special circumstances is quite high. Therefore, Zhao is a very tricky character, and it is difficult to simply classify her as a friend or an enemy.

Liu Zhirou herself did not want anything to happen to Zhao. Since she traveled here, there were not many people who had pure goodwill towards her. Zhao was the one whose feelings were the most sincere and passionate among them. Under such circumstances, it was impossible to say that Liu Zhirou had no feelings for Zhao at all.

"It's normal for mother to be happy to see me. Although Tan Xiang overreacted a little, she is also a loyal girl. Please don't blame her."

"Yes, yes, how dare I blame the people around the queen." Zhao smiled and looked at Liu Zhirou with a loving look, "How long will the queen stay at home this time?"

Liu Zhirou frowned.

Tan Xiang also realized Liu Zhirou's displeasure and quickly stepped out: "Madam, the queen's carriage is only trapped here because of the war. When the army sets out and puts down the rebellion, the queen will naturally return to the palace."

"How long will it take?" Zhao asked relentlessly.

"Your Majesty is blessed by Heaven. Those rebels will naturally be vulnerable to a blow and will calm down in no time."

Of course, Tan Xiang didn't know this. Not to mention her, a maid in the Empress Dowager's palace, even Guo Jieshu, who led the rebellion, couldn't explain it clearly.

But of course she was speaking in a way that extols his merits.