I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhirou didn't know that Ai Ziyi had a miscarriage. Ever since she made up her mind to accompany the empress dowager, she rarely spent too much time and energy on the struggles in the palace.

A person's energy is limited, even if Liu Zhirou is in good physical and mental health, she can't waste it like this. She focused more on finding out the secrets of the palace, and did dig up a few big melons from the previous emperor's time, but in the end it didn't help much to resolve her doubts.

This so-called palace looks ordinary, but in fact it contains many secrets that ordinary people are unknown to.

Liu Zhirou had tried many things, but most of them didn't work. That's right, if someone doesn't understand the importance of keeping secrets in the palace, then he probably won't live long and will be killed.

As a new concubine, she had some unique skills, but she was unfamiliar with the place and knew nothing. Some things were hard to get out even with some tricks, and what was worse was that she couldn't even find the right target most of the time, and couldn't determine who might be the insider of these secrets and who wasn't.

In order to avoid alerting others and attracting their attention, Liu Zhirou must lie low. Lying low is not likely to attract others' attention, but it is also not easy to obtain any important intelligence. However, she has been mentally prepared for this and is ready for a protracted war.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something has happened to Lady Lan!" Tan Xiang rushed in at a trot, and without even catching her breath, she told Liu Zhirou about the incident with a pale face.

Liu Zhirou was also shocked and accidentally dropped the teacup to the ground.

"What did you say? Concubine Lan is in good health and is pregnant with the prince. She is the most important person in the entire palace. How could something happen to her so easily?" Liu Zhirou frowned. She couldn't understand why such a thing happened suddenly. Although she had a hunch that Ai Ziyi might not be able to keep this baby, she didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

She thought that either a chronic poison would be used to harm the baby in Ai Ziyi's belly, or she would give birth to a disabled and defective baby, or the attack would be taken during her delivery. Liu Zhirou was actually prepared for these two aspects, but after all, plans could not keep up with changes.

"It's true. Not long after Lan Meiren's mother visited her, she had a miscarriage. Now the news is all over the palace, and basically everyone who needs to know knows it." Tan Xiang said in a low voice.

Liu Zhirou immediately felt that something was wrong. Logically speaking, such a matter should not have been spread so widely that even a palace servant like Tan Xiang knew about it.

If nothing happened, it would be fine. It was just that Ai Ziyi herself was unlucky and could not afford the blessing of giving birth to a prince. But if there was really some mastermind behind it, it would be a complete royal scandal. In any case, it should not be made known to those noble families, especially now that the families of the concubines were paying their respects in the palace. If this group of people saw it and knew about it, it would cause a big stir in the entire capital.

This unreasonable thing happened, there must be a reason behind it. Either someone is plotting behind the scenes, or something else even more unacceptable happened.

Liu Zhirou walked around the room twice, thinking for a while, and finally decided to visit Ai Ziyi, who had lost her beloved son. But before that, she summoned the ghost she could control and ordered him to walk along the dark places and lurk in Renshou Palace where the Queen Mother lived.

If there is anyone who knows the truth about this matter, it must undoubtedly be the Empress Dowager who is high above us.

As the winner of the previous palace fight, the Queen Mother used some glorious means, but she was still a very capable woman. Even the current Queen could not do anything to the concubine who was pregnant with the heir to the throne without completely deceiving her.

As for the emperor, Liu Zhirou only suspected him for a few seconds and immediately threw him off the list of suspects.

The emperor now hopes more than anyone else that the women in his harem can give birth to a prince. If a country has no crown prince, the foundation of the country will be shaken, which is fatal to the feudal dynasty.

The emperor is now in his thirties and has no living prince. This is a huge blow to him. Whether it is to consolidate the government or to prove his health, he must have a child as soon as possible.

Moreover, Ai Ziyi's family background was not particularly high. Although her father was a military commander, he was not so high that he would shock the emperor. The emperor had no reason to kill the child she was carrying, and she was not like the virtuous concubine, who had a father who was a prominent wife.

Liu Zhirou changed her clothes, then left Tanxiang to look after the house and took Chuntao to visit Ai Ziyi.

Although Chuntao had been kicked out of Liu Zhirou's confidantes after her family members met with a disaster, this kind of thing does not happen overnight. Moreover, Chuntao seemed to be relatively honest at the moment and would not betray her easily, so it was just right to keep her around on a daily basis.