Xie Xiang

Liu Zao immediately understood why Prime Minister Xie rushed over despite his busy schedule, and told her the difference between Changle Palace and Weiyang Palace.If she lives in Weiyang Palace and is protected by palace guards, she will be safe and sound. If she stays in Changle Palace, she will be guarded and controlled by the Queen Mother.

Liu Zao was imprisoned in Xiaogongyuan for 24 days. During the 24th day, her eyes and ears were closed, and her movements were blocked. All she saw every day was that small courtyard and a small sky, like a bird in a cage.She didn't want to be guarded anymore.

Strange to say, in front of Prime Minister Xie, she focused on the doubts in her heart, but when she was in front of the Empress Dowager, she concentrated on being on guard.

"I practiced Zuo when I was young, and I still have a lot of things to learn. At that time, the palace will inevitably have ministers coming and going, which may disturb the Queen Mother's peace. It is better to follow the ancestral system and live in Weiyang Palace." Liu Zao said slowly, speaking, while saying Choose your words carefully.

The Empress Dowager seemed to have expected it a long time ago, she got up from the wide couch, and the maids beside her hurriedly stepped forward to serve her.The queen mother waved her hand, motioning her to back away.Gong'e then retreated back into the distance silently.

"But what did the Prime Minister say to His Majesty?" The Queen Mother sat up, but her body was still as if she was lying down, soft as if she had no bones, and her tone was lazy, but what she said hit the point.

How could Liu Zao be the Queen Mother's opponent? What's more, when Prime Minister Xie came, the female official saw it. Even if she wanted to deny it, she couldn't deny it.Liu Zao simply told the truth: "Xie Xiang just told me something I didn't know before."

"Oh," the Queen Mother chuckled, "She was quick to strike, but why did His Majesty believe her?"

Liu Zao was stunned for a moment, yes, why did she believe Xie Xiang.But she didn't show it on her face, she still said calmly: "I grew up outside the palace, and I am not familiar with everything in the court, and I will have to rely on Mr. Xie for assistance in the future."

After she finished speaking, she paid attention to the Queen Mother's expression, and she deduced one thing.The Empress Dowager and Prime Minister Xie are in the same camp, and they both want to establish a new monarch. Now that the new monarch has been established, the alliance between the Empress Dowager and Prime Minister Xie may be broken.

"Relying on Prime Minister Xie for assistance? In this way, His Majesty has no doubts about Prime Minister Xie." The queen mother was not angry, she stood up and walked in front of the emperor.

The emperor realized again that the queen mother was still very young, and it was the best time for a woman.Liu Zao didn't know why, but she felt a little uncomfortable, she wanted to back away, but she felt that this would be a sign of weakness, so she had no choice but to stand where she was and let the Queen Mother approach.

The same woman, the queen mother is different from Xie Xiang, she is like a peony, lazy and luxurious, but powerful.

Walking half a step in front of the emperor, the queen mother finally stopped.Liu Zao couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and raised his guard.

"Your Majesty has never thought about it, what is the selfishness of Xie Xiang?"

Liu Zao was taken aback, she never thought about it, she knew the Queen Mother's selfishness, she wanted to turn her into a puppet and take power alone, but she never thought about the selfishness of Xie Xiang.

As soon as this idea came out, Liu Zao felt that something was wrong, and the queen mother's selfishness was not what she saw with her own eyes, but was hinted by Changyi King and Xie Xiang.She suddenly remembered that day, when Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo told her about the old things of Emperor Wu's reign.The same thing, but two completely different ways of saying it.From then on, Liu Zao knew that what the people in the palace said might not be the truth, sometimes they themselves didn't know they were lying.

So, is what the King of Changyi and Prime Minister Xie said true or false?Is the Queen Mother really going to use her as a puppet?Xie Xiang came here on purpose, implying that she should live in Weiyang Palace, what selfishness does she have?

Empress Dowager Liu Zao's expression changed, she couldn't help but smiled, and continued: "It's not easy to thank her, Your Majesty must not underestimate her. She is only 28 years old, and it is rare in ancient times for her to be in such a young age. Your Majesty Just think about it, does she have any selfish intentions?"

Whether Prime Minister Xie had selfish intentions or not, Liu Zao thought it was, but it wasn't because of the empress dowager's instigation, she had doubts for a long time, but she hadn't decided that's all.

"Everyone always has selfishness. Thank you, the Empress Dowager, and I too." Liu Zao's tone softened, and he remained in Changle Palace without letting go.Since Xie Xiangte came to imply that the queen mother summoned him in person, it can be seen that where the emperor lives, he can say something.

The Empress Dowager originally thought that Liu Zao was just a child who grew up outside the palace and raised a child who was ignorant of world affairs. There was a report from the Zhonghuang School before, and the emperor's grandson was probably wiser than ordinary people.At that time, she was busy planning to dethrone the King of Changyi, but she didn't pay attention to it. Now it seems that the new king is really precocious, and it is difficult for ordinary people to save her.

"What's your majesty thinking?" the queen mother asked again.

Liu Zao was silent for a moment, and replied: "It takes some time to prepare for the enthronement ceremony, so I'm not in a hurry to make a final decision."

The Queen Mother looked at her and shook her head: "It seems that His Majesty is quite determined."

Liu Zao cheered up and prepared to deal with the embarrassment that the queen mother will face next.

No, the Empress Dowager suddenly showed a faint look, and waved her hand, signaling her to back down.

Liu Zao was surprised, the female official who sent her here quietly stepped forward and said respectfully: "The queen mother is going to rest."

Liu Zao glanced at the Empress Dowager again, she was already lying on the wide couch, closed her eyes, and stopped looking at her.

This time, the female officer did not send her back to the small palace, but took her to the Palace of Eternal Life.

The Yongshou Hall and the Changxin Hall are not far away, and they are a large hall.Compared with the small palace where she lived before, it was many times bigger.There were many palace people in the palace, busy coming and going, Liu Zao couldn't tell, let alone write down their names.

The female officer sent her to her and then withdrew.Liu Zao entered the hall and sat down, looked at the furnishings in the hall, and carefully picked up the two scrolls of bamboo slips placed on the side table.The bamboo slips are precious, and she rarely saw them in her grandfather's house, so she cherished them very much.There are many luxurious and valuable things in the hall, such as the bronze sword hanging on the wall, which must have been made by famous masters, but Liu Zao only liked the bamboo slips.

After unfolding the bamboo slips and looking at them briefly, Fang stood up, walked to the bronze sword, and lifted it up with his hand.

The bronze sword was extremely heavy, Liu Zao held it in her hand for a while, and then she felt heavy. Holding the hilt, she pulled out the sword, and the sword light flashed in front of her eyes, and she saw the sharpness of the blade.Pull it out again, you can see that there are two characters engraved on the body of the sword, and the two characters are Xiaozhuan, not the official script commonly used nowadays.Liu Zao identified and recognized the word Chi Xiao.The cold light on the blade is as cold as frost and snow.

It is a good sword!

Liu Zao sighed, regretting again, but it was a bit sad.She needs to learn some martial arts.I heard that Emperor Wu had a lot of martial virtues, and he could swing a sword and cut the flag on horseback.

She had never thought of learning martial arts before, but now, she naturally remembered this experience in her heart.

Liu Zao put the sword back to its original place.

Footsteps came from outside the door, Liu Zao turned around and saw Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo walking in.As soon as the two entered the door, they knelt down in front of her and said, "Meet Your Majesty."

Liu Zao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's no need to be too polite."

She was in front of the Empress Dowager just now, and now she saw an acquaintance, but she became a little ashamed, and asked softly: "Why are you here?"

Hu Ao replied: "The Empress Dowager sent ministers to serve Her Majesty well."

Gongsun Chuo stood aside and didn't interrupt.

Liu Zao nodded, "That's fine." There are people everywhere in the palace, but there is no one she knows, so having the two of them around will bring some more comfort.

Hu Ao and Gongsun Chuo had served her for more than twenty days. Knowing that she was quiet, and seeing her, they stopped talking and quietly withdrew.

Liu Zao read the letter and sword, and began to think about what the Queen Mother said.Xie Xiang also has selfishness, what is her selfishness?Liu Zao is still young and doesn't understand many things, it would be too embarrassing for her to guess the selfish intentions of a prime minister.Liu Zao had no idea, but she remembered something.

When Xie Xiang got along with her, he seemed very calm, but if he asked, he would have an answer, but she avoided the two things.

One is that more than ten years ago, Liu Zao asked her face to face why she planned to abolish and establish when the overall situation was settled, instead of supporting Liu Jian with the Queen Mother at the beginning of the emperor's death. Isn't it more along with the trend?

The second is today, she asked her how to determine that she is the daughter of Prince Wei.She is outside the palace and rarely goes out, even if someone changes her, she will still be unknown.Why is Xie Xiang so sure that she is not afraid of really messing up Liu's blood?

Liu Zao suddenly realized that although these two things were different, they were both related to her.