I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

"What you said is right, but what does that have to do with me? Let the emperor do whatever he wants." Ai Ziyi said with a dead heart.

Hearing her say this, Liu Zhirou was relieved, which proved that Ai Ziyi was not in the most serious condition. She was still willing to live, but the harsh blow of reality forced her into a state of avoidance.

She is not hopeless, she just needs someone to help her.

"Are you really willing to go on like this? Ziyi, let me be honest, we are still young and we still have a long life ahead of us."

"After this hurdle, the rest of the road will be smooth and flat."

Hearing Liu Zhirou say this, Ai Ziyi's eyebrows twitched, obviously she had heard it.

In fact, if you ignore Ai Ziyi, maybe she will figure it out on her own after a while.

But Liu Zhirou knew that some opportunities were lost and could never be recovered. When she got over the pain of losing her son in the future, she might still be able to gain the emperor's favor, but this favor was ultimately discounted. The emperor, who was high above, had supreme power and was the heaven and earth of every woman in the harem. Such a self-centered person would not be too accommodating to the feelings of others.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Zhirou quickly encouraged Ai Ziyi to come out. She herself did not value the emperor's favor very much. After all, her goal was not to dominate this small harem.

But Ai Ziyi cannot live without this love, otherwise, her later years will not be very good.

Liu Zhirou already knew that Concubine Xian was unreliable and might even fall down one day.

She didn't believe that the emperor who controlled the entire palace would not know about the little tricks of Concubine Xian. Even if he really didn't know, at least the clues of Concubine Xian's whole plan could be seen on the surface. The reason why the emperor had not taken any action was most likely that he wanted to spread the news of Concubine Xian's affairs directly to her father, General Lin, and take this opportunity to get rid of General Lin, who posed a great threat to the imperial power.

This matter had nothing to do with Liu Zhirou. Except for the time when she first entered the palace and lived in the same palace as Concubine Xian, Liu Zhirou had never had any interaction with Concubine Xian.

But Ai Ziyi is different. Ai Ziyi's father worked under the father of Concubine Xian, General Lin. Since she entered the palace, she has always shown a special enthusiasm and connection with Concubine Xian.

In this case, if Ai Ziyi did not have the emperor's favor, it was very likely that when Concubine Xian fell, she would be taken away in one fell swoop.

Once a woman is banished to the cold palace, the emperor will hold a grudge against her, and it will be difficult for her to climb up again.

Liu Zhirou was leaving on her own, so she didn't care much about these things. Besides, she was a resourceful person, so it was not difficult for her to hold on to power even though she was out of favor.

But she could never take Ai Ziyi with her. When she was around, she could still help Ai Ziyi, but if she was gone, if she wanted to survive in the palace, it would depend on Ai Ziyi's own ability.

Liu Zhirou had no idea how the situation would develop in the end, nor did she know where she would end up. She could only try her best to pave the way forward for her good friend.

It was also because of this that she tried her best to persuade Ai Ziyi to quickly get over her pain and use the emperor's possible compassion to seek benefits for herself.