I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhirou noticed that the conversation inside gradually died down, and when Qiao'er began to persuade Gan to go to bed and rest, she left quietly.

She also needed to go back and rest. Although the fitness skills she learned greatly improved her physical fitness, turning her from a weak little woman into a thief who could climb over walls silently, it was still very important to ensure her rest.

What's more, Liu Zhirou came to investigate this time largely to satisfy her curiosity, not because she had to do so in reality.

With Liu Ming already on guard, it was almost impossible for Gan to cause trouble for her. Now almost everyone in the Liu family had the same wish, to let her enter the palace smoothly and become the emperor's concubine, to bring glory to the family and protect her brothers and sisters outside the palace.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for Gan, a foreign daughter-in-law, to cause any trouble.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhirou retreated quietly.

She returned to her room, put away all the clothes she was wearing, then called her maid Chuntao in and asked her to get a basin of water for washing her face and cut some cucumber slices.

After completing the skin care, Liu Zhirou finally fell asleep peacefully.

The day for her to enter the palace is getting closer and closer, and she can't let herself down at the critical moment. She hopes that after arriving at the palace, she can find the corresponding clues and find a way to return to her hometown.

She also discovered a very interesting fact in her previous experiments. Compared with showing weakness in front of servants, showing weakness in front of her brothers and sisters, or even parents, would bring higher benefits and make it easier to fill up the energy bar.

At first, Liu Zhirou thought that the original owner had left a deep impression on people, so these servants did not dare to look down on her.

But later, she found that several new maids had clearly shown contempt, and even neglected her courtyard in their daily lives.

Chuntao complained to her several times about this matter, saying that she must give those servants a good lesson. After Liu Zhirou achieved her purpose of testing her, she let her do as she pleased.

Therefore, there is a rumor circulating among the servants who have just started working at the Liu family recently, that the Third Young Miss is a very kind person, but the girl Chuntao beside her is a straightforward person who cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes.

So she thought of something: whether making people with higher status think that she is weak would help her accumulate more energy.

The comments among the servants meant nothing to Liu Zhirou. No matter how those people evaluated her, it had little to do with her.

She won't have much longer to stay in the Liu family. She will soon have to move to a new environment and face new challenges.

She will take Chuntao with her, but she is still a little doubtful about whether to take Qiuju with her. However, Dongmei, who is also her personal maid, is really useless.

If we train them temporarily, it will also be too late. As the personal maids of the mistress of the house, Chuntao and her friends need to master quite a few skills, including needlework, sewing, and embroidery, which are the most basic. To develop more advanced skills, they need to have a basic understanding of medical knowledge, as well as some reading and writing skills.

It is precisely because of this that Gan believes that losing Xia He would be an irreparable blow to Liu Zhirou.

Dongmei was cowardly and irresponsible. Qiuju was of a decent temperament and smart, but although she had regular features, her skin was relatively yellowish and darker. According to today's aesthetic standards for women, she was not even pretty. She could be a servant, but it was impossible for her to be a tool to consolidate the emperor's favor.

This may not necessarily prevent Liu Zhirou from entering the palace, but it can at least curb her development after entering the palace.

Unfortunately, Gan miscalculated in the end and exposed himself, putting himself in a very embarrassing situation.

The next morning, after getting dressed, Liu Zhirou hurriedly took Chuntao with her to visit her fourth sister, Liu Zhijin.

She was mostly indifferent to the other sisters, and even Liu Zhilan, who was born of the same mother, did not receive any extra intimacy from her. However, she repeatedly visited Liu Zhijin, who she did not particularly like before, and even specifically urged her subordinates to be more respectful to Liu Zhijin.

As soon as Liu Zhirou entered the room, she dismissed Chuntao who was beside her. Seeing this, Liu Zhijin also followed suit and asked her personal maid to leave.

"How have you been recently? Are you doing well?" Liu Zhirou was the first to break the awkward silence.

"It's okay, but these rules and regulations are really annoying. Have you decided?" Liu Zhijin rubbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers and asked a little embarrassedly.

"This is not something that can be solved just because I say I don't want to. You should understand that." Liu Zhirou sighed.

"Well, it's the best that can be done. What right do I have to say anything about you? At least you have found a place to stay, but I don't know what will happen in the future." Liu Zhijin also began to lament herself.

After the initial novelty wore off, she now began to experience the feeling of fear.

As a concubine's daughter born to a prostitute, she had no status in the family. To her adoptive father, she was just a bargaining chip that could be used to gain benefits for himself.

Of course, Liu Zhirou, as the legitimate daughter, was not much better.

"I remember that you used to be good friends with one of Duke Deng's sons, right? If that doesn't work out, I can help you make this happen once I've established myself in the palace." Liu Zhirou recalled this incident and brought it up immediately.

She really couldn't think of any good way out.

"Forget it, I don't want to invite a few ancestors to come to me. What's more, he is an absolute playboy and scumbag." Liu Zhijin expressed denial.

"Then according to current customs, you can only become a monk. Liu Ming will not allow you to become a monk. He is still counting on your face to bring him more benefits." Liu Zhirou pointed this out calmly.

"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Liu Zhijin obviously didn't want to talk about this anymore.

"Let me tell you about some things that will happen in the palace in the future. Of course, it may not be accurate, after all, the book begins three years after the Liu family tragedy." Liu Zhijin took a breath and decided to bring up what he thought was the most important thing.

"Don't think that I have good intentions. I'm also thinking about myself. The better you do in the palace, the more preferential treatment I'll get outside." Liu Zhijin seemed to be afraid that Liu Zhirou would not believe what she said, so she deliberately mentioned this.

Liu Zhirou just nodded silently.

Entering the palace and being selected was Liu Zhirou's last gasp. Even now, she was not sure that if she was really identified as the culprit, she could escape from so many guards.