I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

When Liu Zhirou heard Xia He say this, she felt a little strange, but also took it for granted.

It was obvious at a glance that the girl was in a bad condition. Compared to how lively and cheerful she was when she served Liu Zhirou, she looked much more haggard and not as energetic as before.

The former sisters followed Liu Zhirou into the palace, and were even lucky enough to become the emperor's concubines and real nobles. However, he himself fell to the level of serving others in the Liu family, and might even be troubled by the mistress. She was dissatisfied with the current situation, and it was normal for her to make some changes.

The strange thing is that Xia He clearly knew that Gan had plotted against Liu Zhirou when she was alive. Although they couldn't be said to have completely fallen out, they did not have much affection for each other.

If she was really smart, she should have brought up the time when she served Liu Zhirou as a support and used it as an emotional card to get Liu Zhirou to help her, instead of inexplicably seeking justice for a dead person.

Of course, it was because Xia He himself was not particularly smart. Liu Zhirou was also very clear about this. If he was really smart, he would not have been so easily tricked by Gan and ended up becoming Liu Zhen's concubine.

For an ordinary maid, being able to become a concubine of the master's young master is already a very good future. However, the four maids around Liu Zhirou, Chuntao, Xiahe, Qiuju and Dongmei, were all trained by Liu Ming at a great cost. Even though their looks may not be as good as those of true beauties, their comprehensive qualities are definitely better than those of a large number of young ladies from declining official families.

Liu Zhirou is Liu Ming's trump card. She helps him achieve class transition, truly get rid of his merchant identity, and become the support of dignitaries and nobles.

Liu Ming was most concerned about Liu Zhirou's education, and even spent a lot of time and effort on the maids who served Liu Zhirou and might be taken to her husband's house or the palace by Liu Zhirou. It was precisely because of this that when Xia He and Liu Zhen took possession of her, Liu Ming lost his temper and even punished his only son.

Therefore, becoming Liu Zhen's concubine might not be what these four maids expected at all. After all, if they could follow Liu Zhirou and marry into a higher-level noble family, they might have a better future.

Even if she couldn't be accepted by the future son-in-law, and ended up marrying the steward or something else, it would be much better than staying in the Liu family. The fifth-rank official in front of the prime minister was not just a joke.

Liu Zhen’s first wife, Gan, was actually just the daughter of a manager in Duke Deng’s family!

It seemed that when Liu Zhirou's thoughts were diverging, Xia? had become extremely determined.

He kowtowed to Liu Zhirou again, and then began to say: "Madam, I know you have had some misunderstandings about the eldest young lady, but the eldest young lady is really a good person, she..."

As she spoke, she suddenly choked up and could no longer control her emotions.

Tan Xiang wanted to interrupt her emotional brewing. After all, Liu Zhirou was now a truly precious person. It would be bad if she was emotionally touched by her words or even had a miscarriage.

But Liu Zhirou didn't give any orders herself, and she didn't dare to make decisions casually. Although Liu Zhirou was relatively tolerant of her servants in small matters, she would never allow them to interrupt when it came to making a decision.

But in just a moment, something extraordinary came out of Xia He's mouth.

"My queen! I know who the leader of the rebel army outside is right now - it is Guo Jieshu, whose entire family was searched by your majesty in the past! Back then, Duke Deng's family suffered a devastating disaster because they dared to defy the laws of the court. Fortunately, with the blessing of God, Guo Jieshu was able to save his life from that catastrophe."

"However, he did not feel grateful or change his ways. Instead, he harbored hatred towards Your Majesty, which he could not calm down for a long time. As a result, he took a desperate risk and colluded with other traitors to openly start a rebellion, which eventually led to the unmanageable situation today!"

At this point, she reached out to wipe away her tears, hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind:

"Guo Jieshu started a rebellion at that time. He had met our master once before and took our fourth young lady away..."

When Tan Xiang heard her say this, she finally couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out and said loudly: "Miss, be careful with your words. Can you just say such things casually?"

Liu Zhirou's face also turned ugly. After all, no matter what, Liu Ming was his father. If Liu Ming was really accused of being connected with the traitors, he, as a daughter, would not be able to get away with it. Although for him, these status, power and wealth were all things that could be abandoned, he still hoped that the abandonment came from his own ideas, rather than being coerced by the outside world. Moreover, what choice did Xia He want him to make when she said this to him? No matter how you look at it, this doesn't seem like something a well-intentioned person would do.

Xia He seemed to have given up, and she started to confront Tan Xiang directly: "I know this sister doesn't want to disturb the queen, but this matter can't be concealed. The fourth lady is now with Guo Jieshu. If something really happens, she will have nowhere to escape. At that time, the Liu family will still be caught off guard!

"So what does this have to do with the eldest young lady being wronged?" Liu Zhirou asked coldly.

Although this matter has affected her interests to some extent, Liu Zhirou is not in a hurry. When one has strength as a backing, one can always face the so-called crisis relatively calmly.

No matter whether Xia He had good intentions or bad intentions towards her, and no matter whether there was someone behind Xia He, as long as the power was still in Liu Zhirou's hands, she would not be afraid of these petty tricks that were not worthy of being shown on the stage.

But after Xia He and Tan Xiang went off topic one after another, she still tirelessly tried to move the topic back to the beginning, which seemed a little strange at this moment.

Xia He didn't seem to expect that she could be so calm, but Liu Zhirou's calmness was also good for her, so she began to narrate very quickly, fearing that Tan Xiang would immediately call someone in to drag her out and deal with her.

But she was overthinking this. If Tan Xiang had any common sense left, she would not let those who could not be fully trusted come in and hear these words.

Although she was sent by him to serve Liu Zhirou later, her interests were basically the same as Liu Zhirou's. What Liu Zhirou encountered made her more anxious than what she encountered herself.