As expected of someone from the palace, Liu Yunzhao was both diligent and humble in Ningxi Hall, flattering everyone and making all the old women and maids, including Granny Wang, extremely comfortable with her.
Wang Mama also grew to like Liu Yunzhao more and more, and within a few days she promoted her to serve Empress Dowager Xiao, specifically to serve Empress Dowager Xiao's tea.
In fact, Granny Wang wanted to have a sensible maid so she could also serve her.
Seeing that the time was right.
At noon that day, Consort Xiao secretly slipped a packet of medicine into Liu Yunzhao's hand.
Liu Yunzhao understood and added the medicine to Wang Mama's tea.
After serving Consort Xiao during her afternoon nap, Granny Wang herself became so sleepy that she kept yawning.
Liu Yunzhao quickly and considerately stepped forward, saying in a low voice, "Granny, you've been working hard all morning. The Dowager Consort is taking her afternoon nap now. Why don't you go and rest too? I'll take care of the Dowager Consort, so you can rest assured. As soon as the Dowager Consort wakes up, I'll immediately send someone to call you."
Granny Wang was so sleepy that she couldn't stay awake any longer. Liu Yunzhao's words hit the nail on the head, and she smiled and said, "You're so sensible. I won't go back to my room either. The Dowager Consort can't be without me for a moment."
I'll take a nap on the couch outside. Wait until the Empress Dowager wakes up, then you can wake me.
"That's fine too," Liu Yunzhao said with a smile as she escorted Granny Wang to the outer room. She then carefully helped her to bed and tucked her in with a thin blanket as if she were serving a mistress.
Granny Wang was extremely comfortable being served.
He quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Liu Yunzhao gently nudged her and called her name several times to make sure she was asleep before quickly walking to the inner room to Xiao Taifei's bedside.
“Mother…” Liu Yunzhao’s eyes reddened instantly as she sat down beside Consort Xiao’s bed.
Empress Dowager Xiao, with tears in her eyes, sat up abruptly from the bed, hugged Liu Yunzhao, and cried softly, "Good child, I'm so sorry to have wronged you."
“I’m not wronged. Mother has lived her whole life in this cage without any freedom. She’s more wronged than me,” Liu Yunzhao said, shaking her head as she cried. “But Mother, these days will soon be over.”
When Consort Xiao heard her bring up serious matters, she grabbed her shoulders with a serious expression and asked anxiously, "You child, why did you take such a risk? You didn't even discuss it with me before coming here. You know that I am surrounded by the Empress Dowager's spies. What if the Empress Dowager finds out..."
"Mother, do you still expect that old hag, the Empress Dowager, to let us go? She had me arrested more than half a year ago. Luckily, I wasn't in my room that day. When I came back and realized something was wrong, I immediately hid. For the past six months, I've been living a life of hiding in the palace," Liu Yunzhao pouted aggrievedly, shattering Consort Xiao's illusions.
Empress Dowager Xiao held Liu Yunzhao's hand with a mixture of anger and heartache, tears streaming down her face as she gritted her teeth and said, "Although I reached a consensus with that bandit to not invade each other's territory, I still haven't completely betrayed the Empress Dowager. Since she is so ruthless and heartless, my daughter and I must protect ourselves and strive for survival!"
"Mother, the reason I came here this time is because I overheard a huge secret in the palace," Liu Yunzhao said, leaning close to Consort Xiao's ear and recounting the conversation between the Empress and the Crown Prince.
When Consort Xiao heard this secret, she was also greatly shocked: "What! The Crown Prince actually...!"
"Shh!" Liu Yunzhao quickly reached out and gently covered Consort Xiao's mouth, whispering, "Mother, with this secret, plus what you know about the Empress Dowager's secret, the Ninth Prince will definitely give us a way out!"
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