I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

After Liu Ming came out, Zhao Shi immediately seemed to have put down a burden and complained to Liu Zhirou: "That little bitch hurt you like that, and you still spoke for her!"

"What's that? I'll have to endure more after entering the palace. If I can't even accept this kind of thing, I'd better shave my head and become a nun as soon as possible." Liu Zhirou didn't take her complaints to heart, but just smiled, "Don't think that Zhijin's words are messy, she actually has some sources of information. I have to go see her again and get her words."

Zhao didn't understand Liu Zhirou's choice, but she couldn't convince her daughter, so she had to agree reluctantly.

As the mistress of the house, Zhao held a lot of power. She arranged the meeting in just one afternoon.

Because Liu Zhijin committed a serious mistake, she is now locked up in the woodshed in the backyard.

When Liu Zhirou went over, she found her curled up in a corner, looking very pitiful.

Liu Zhirou sighed silently and told Qiuju to put out the bedding and dry food she brought. For Liu Zhijin, no matter what the news was, it was not as good as some tangible material things.

"You go out first and guard the door." Liu Zhirou instructed Qiuju.

"But..." Qiuju was obviously hesitant, afraid that Liu Zhijin would do something irrational and she would not be able to stop him in time.

"Don't worry, Fourth Sister won't hurt me." Liu Zhirou still appeared calm and composed.

Liu Zhijin looked up at her, her eyes filled with panic.

Unlike the previous feeling of unreality, Liu Zhijin now understood what kind of place she had arrived at.

In the past, if she was a little excited and had a little temper, she might be able to win the care and love of others. Even if she met someone impatient, they would understand that she had difficulty controlling herself when facing a major crisis.

But here, it was completely different. She would just casually say something without any basis, and would only be severely beaten.

Even before that, she was almost sent to be a concubine of an old man who was several decades older than her. If someone had not suddenly stepped forward to stop it, she would have been sent away.

"Let's eat something. We still have to talk about things in the palace later." Liu Zhirou sighed.

"Do you believe what I said?" Liu Zhijin said half-doubtfully.

"Why shouldn't I believe it?" Liu Zhirou hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to tell the other party the truth in exchange for trust, "I also ended up in this situation inexplicably."

"You...you too..." Liu Zhijin was obviously excited.

It is really exciting to meet fellow countrymen in a completely unfamiliar place.

"Don't say it. This is not something that can be said casually." Liu Zhirou comforted him softly.

Although Liu Zhirou knew that even if Liu Zhijin told others about this matter, she would not be able to gain the trust of others. After all, her previous crazy words had completely destroyed the foundation of her trust in front of others.

But there are some troubles that you should avoid if you can. They are the only two people who have come to this world and are missing. The other travelers may not be as harmless as Liu Zhijin.

Liu Zhirou has both advantages and disadvantages in front of others. Her advantage is that she has a plug-in that has some effects. After all, she has tasted some sweetness through fitness recently and knows that what she has accumulated through the energy bar is useful. The disadvantage is that she knows almost nothing, while other travelers may have relevant memories.

Liu Zhirou actually already had some guesses, but Liu Zhijin's words confirmed them again.

"Do you... know the plot of this book? Don't you know? Then let me tell you first, we are now in the plot of a book, and the protagonist... the protagonist is your current maid Qiuju." Liu Zhijin took a deep breath and spoke in Liu Zhirou's ear as low as possible.

"I'm listening, please continue." Liu Zhirou responded.

When Liu Zhirou heard this, her heart was actually in turmoil. The class stratification in this world was not particularly serious, but there were also obvious bloodline distinctions.

Those who can become officials may come from aristocratic families, wealthy families, or poor families, but in any case there must be a connection, and there must be a scholar within three generations of the family.

Those who really work hard in the fields have no way to afford the expenses for their children's education or the expenses for exams.

No matter how talented their children are, they are blocked at the stage of school admission.

Anyone who can support a scholar must at least be a small landlord.

The same is true for the harem. To become a high-ranking concubine, one must have at least a good family background.

Liu Zhirou's family background was already low enough. As her maid, Qiu Ju's family background was even lower. If there was no special adventure, the emperor would never take her as a concubine.

And the book that Liu Zhijin was talking about couldn't be narrated from the perspective of a palace maid.

But soon, Liu Zhijin resolved her doubts.

"Although Qiu Ju is just an orphan adopted by the Liu family, she is actually the orphan of Prime Minister Shen who died unjustly 13 years ago. Prime Minister Shen was obviously a good official at the time, but he was falsely accused and the whole family was executed by the previous emperor. Only his 4-year-old daughter was sent out by his trusted servant."

"But she was just sent away. No one could take care of her, so she lived on the streets. Later, because she looked smart, she was adopted by the Liu family." Liu Zhijin paused for a moment before continuing, "Then you brought her into the palace. The current emperor could tell at a glance that she was an old friend. Then someone attempted to murder the empress dowager, and you hurriedly jumped out to defend Concubine Shu, but Concubine Shu pushed you up to be the scapegoat."

"The emperor ordered you to be executed, and the entire Liu family was executed. However, the two maids you brought in were spared and sent to the most tiring place to be laundry maids." Liu Zhijin lowered his voice and said hurriedly: "Then it was the emperor's old wife's crematorium."

Liu Zhirou knew that Liu Zhijin must have concealed something. Even if she was so pure and innocent at the beginning, after experiencing these things, she would understand the importance of being cautious.

However, Liu Zhirou didn't care, or rather, she never intended to take the plot that Liu Zhijin said seriously.

No matter what, a real world is different from what is described in a book. If you really take the so-called plot as the truth, you are hopelessly stupid. The so-called plot was disrupted the moment they came in, not to mention that there are more than one traveler in this terrible world.

However, it is also true that we need to be more vigilant going forward.