I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

"My Queen, My Queen, my parents, my brother and sister-in-law are all dead!" Chuntao said crying.

"What's going on? Tell me in detail. If you have been wronged, I will definitely seek justice for you!" Liu Zhirou was also shocked. She had expected that something might have happened in Chuntao's family, which made her so uneasy, but she didn't expect it to be such a big deal.

This was a direct destruction of the entire family.

Logically speaking, this kind of news should not be passed on to Chuntao who is in the palace. After Chuntao knows it, she will tend to think too much and do stupid things.

Liu Zhirou's mother and grandmother should understand this truth. Even if they don't, her father Liu Ming will remind them in time.

But the fact is that the message has been passed on.

This kind of unreasonable thing happened, nine out of ten times someone wanted to target her. Liu Zhirou didn't dare to confirm whether her guess was true. She had to ask first.

"My queen, my parents were murdered, and the murderer was my second uncle, Yang Wenshan!" Chun Tao choked up and said, "But they really deserve to die. After they learned that I was going to follow you into the palace, they were worried that they wouldn't be able to marry me off and get my betrothal money, so they brought Yang Wenshan here one night and tried to kidnap me! If the head of the family hadn't discovered it in time, I don't know if I would have been given to that lame idiot as my wife!"

Liu Zhirou was silent. This kind of thing often happened among the servants in the Liu Mansion.

Although the marriage of slaves was generally managed by the master's family, if a maid or a servant who had reached a certain age and whose status was not too important fell in love with each other, the Liu family would not interfere and would even give the maid a dowry.

Although the Liu family is a merchant family, they are relatively open-minded in this regard.

This gradually became a habit, and many servants who had served the Liu family for many years began to think carefully. In their eyes, their daughter had been chosen to be trained since she was young, so they didn't need to spend money and energy to raise her.

After serving the young lady or master, if they could be taken into the young master's room, or marry with the young lady and become the brother-in-law's concubine, that would of course be the best. If that is not possible, after they are released, they can also marry their daughters to other families in exchange for a dowry, which is really a great deal.

But most old servants, considering their daughter's future happiness and the master's reputation, would not force their daughter to marry someone they don't like. It is obvious that Chuntao's parents were blinded by greed.

"But after I got the news that they were killed by Yang Wenshan, I was still very sad. Am I stupid, Your Majesty?" Chuntao continued to sob.

"It's not your fault. You were blinded by them." Liu Zhirou sighed.

Although Chuntao left when she was seven or eight years old and her parents started working for the Liu family, the influence of her parents on their child was subtle and far-reaching.

His parents might justifiably use their daughter as a bargaining chip to exchange for their retirement property, but Chuntao could not turn a blind eye to the death of her parents.

"My queen, I really can't accept this. Can you help me get revenge?" Chuntao wiped her tears and looked up at Liu Zhirou with anticipation.

"I will, but don't make this matter public. That villain actually dared to destroy the whole family under the feet of the emperor. It is too dangerous. We just need to send someone to investigate secretly. If there is any clue, I will tell you." Liu Zhirou patted Chuntao's back gently and said softly.

At this point, she deceived Chuntao and wanted to kill Yang Wenshan, but it was just a matter of her passing a message to her family.

If she was still the third daughter of the Liu family, she certainly wouldn't have such great power. If she rashly proposed it to her father, she might even be reprimanded, but now she is no longer the third daughter of the Liu family, but the backer of the entire Liu family.

Unless his life was at stake, Liu Ming would not dare to refuse her request.

Liu Zhirou still didn't know whether Yang Wenshan was a slave of the Liu family, but one thing was certain, even if Yang Wenshan was a free citizen, Liu Ming had a hundred ways to make him disappear without attracting anyone's attention.

A person who develops from an ordinary farmer's son to a local tyrant, and then enters the capital and becomes a wealthy merchant trusted by all the dignitaries and nobles. A person who can do this must not be an ordinary person who is honest and obedient.

An honest and upright person should have been eaten up by those vicious officials many years ago.

"Yes, I will." Chuntao nodded, with hope in her eyes.

"Then you should have a good rest these few days and stop thinking about random things. When you have rested, I will send someone to inform you so that you can be prepared. Then, we can start our revenge." Liu Zhirou smiled softly. "By the way, I have another question. Did your wife tell you this news?"

"No, it's the maid next to the Madam who looks a little strange." Chuntao shook her head honestly.

Liu Zhirou's heart skipped a beat. Her mother didn't bring any maids with her when she entered the palace this time.

What kind of place is this? The imperial palace has the most nobles in the world. Even the masters are terrified, afraid that they will do something bad, violate the taboos of the nobles, or embarrass the queen. How could they bring in a maid who has not received any training?

"Who is this maid?" Liu Zhirou asked hurriedly, but she really didn't hold any hope in her heart.

"This maid said her name was Cuizhu. She was a slave girl that the Madam bought from outside before I entered the palace. She is said to be an orphan and has been with the Madam since she was a child." Chuntao said truthfully.

"Oh, really?" Liu Zhirou's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm.

It's really funny. As the eldest daughter that Zhao values ​​the most, she has never seen this maid who has followed her mother since she was a child.

Although the original owner's memory was already fuzzy, at least he had known many people during the days he stayed at the Liu family. Liu Zhirou remembered all the maids around Zhao clearly, but Cuizhu was definitely not one of them.

"Yes, this Cuizhu is very strange. I have been in the Liu family for so long, but I seem to have never seen her before." Chuntao continued to add, "When she came to see me, she was wearing black clothes and looked cold. But when I looked at this Cuizhu, she didn't seem like a bad person. Instead, she gave me a mysterious feeling."

"Mysterious?" Liu Zhirou's heart was pounding. "What does she look like? Did you write it down?"

"She is very beautiful, with three-dimensional facial features, very heroic, and very pretty. Her eyes are very big, with dark pupils, and it is almost impossible to tell whether she is a boy or a girl."

"But I can see that those eyes are very beautiful and charming, just like gems. I have never seen a woman with such beautiful eyes at home. Her eyes are like a spring, clear and transparent, and like an abyss, bottomless. The first time I saw such beautiful eyes, I was almost attracted by them." Chun Tao said here, and couldn't help but reached out to touch her eyes, as if she was recalling the beautiful eyes she had seen before.

"What did you see? What did she say?" Liu Zhirou asked, staring at Chuntao.

"Cuizhu herself said that she was a slave, but I don't think she was a slave, because I didn't see her at home when I was a child. She should be a maid bought by the wife from outside, and she also knows medical skills."

"She also knows medicine?" Liu Zhirou said in surprise.

"Yes, she told me in detail how my parents and my brother and sister-in-law died, and how the murderer killed them. My sister-in-law was pregnant at the time. It was two deaths!" Chuntao said softly, her mood becoming depressed again.

Liu Zhirou was also silent.