I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

"Empress, are we really not going to find out some information?" Miao'er asked worriedly.

She was sincerely considering Concubine Xian. After Concubine Xian became pregnant, she was the happiest person in the entire Weiyang Palace. On the one hand, she saw that her master, whom she had followed since childhood, was pregnant with a child as she wished. No matter whether the child was a boy or a girl, Concubine Xian could rely on her in the future.

It would be even better if it was a prince. Although General Lin is brave and good at fighting, and has made countless military achievements for the country in recent years, he has, after all, reached the point where his achievements are so great that they threaten the emperor. The emperor has been reluctant to confer the title of Duke on General Lin because of this factor. If General Lin is given a hereditary position, then General Lin is likely to develop an interest group that is enough to threaten the imperial power in the next few decades, and by that time the emperor's position may not be stable.

Miao'er believed that her general would never have the idea of ​​usurping the throne, but the emperor didn't believe that. If the virtuous concubine could really give birth to a prince this time, when the prince ascended the throne as emperor, he would never kill his grandfather.

Miao'er speculated like this, and her heart was filled with joy. She felt that the sky was bluer, the sun was brighter, and her future life was full of hope.

But at this time, something happened to the emperor. Miao'er was a little panicked. She had no feelings for the emperor. It was better to say that she was full of hatred for this dog man who always made her queen sad. But even if something happened to the emperor, he had to wait until her own virtuous concubine gave birth to the child. If it was a princess, it would be fine. If it was a prince, wouldn't he miss the throne?

Miao Er was not arrogant. As long as the Concubine Xian was pregnant with a boy, the position of Crown Prince would be a sure thing. General Lin had the strength to support this child and ascend to the supreme position.

But if the emperor unfortunately passed away at this time, this child would become the emperor's posthumous child. There has never been a precedent of an emperor's posthumous child ascending the throne. In that case, this good situation would be ruined.

That's why she hurried back to report, hoping that Concubine Xian could come up with an idea, or send someone out to get some information, at least to ensure that she would not fall behind other concubines. But it was obvious that Concubine Xian had no intention of doing so.

"There's no need. We just need to stay in the palace." Concubine Xian's expression was still indifferent. The severe morning sickness tortured her and made her unable to eat or sleep well, making her already haggard face look even more haggard. Only her eyes were still shining.

Miao'er wanted to say something else? Seeing this, Jian Ying quickly pulled her sleeve and led her out.

"Her Majesty has her own plans. Why do you have to persuade her to get involved in this mess? The Emperor is a lucky man and nothing will happen to him." Jian Ying consoled in a low voice, trying to calm Miaomiao. Miao'er was still a little unwilling, but seeing the situation, she didn't know what to say.

When the emperor woke up from the long and lonely darkness, the first thing he saw was the face of a beautiful girl.

"Your Majesty..." Ai Ziyi couldn't help but feel lucky when she saw the man in front of her wake up. Fortunately, the Queen was now busy controlling various affairs in the palace and was not keeping a close eye on the Emperor. Otherwise, she would not have been able to find such an opportunity. She quickly poured the Emperor a cup of hot tea, brought it up respectfully, and at the same time told him about her inner grievances and worries.

The emperor looked very weak, but he still listened carefully to what Ai Ziyi said. After he finished speaking, he forced a smile and said, "You've worked hard."

After the queen heard the news that the emperor had woken up, she hurried over to pay her respects, but the emperor seemed a little cold towards his wife.

After all, the queen did neglect the emperor who was in a coma. It seemed that the emperor's coma meant that he had already died. She was only busy fighting for power and placing her own people in key positions. Even the emperor's elder sister, Princess Changyang, wanted to enter the palace to pay a visit to the queen, but was rejected by the queen, let alone other people.

Is there anything wrong with what the queen did? If the emperor really died, then what she did would definitely be considered wise. Unfortunately, the emperor did not die. Seeing that the queen had made such a move when he was still alive, he could not help but feel uncomfortable. Even though he knew that the queen's move was for the good of the court, it was difficult for him to get over it.

Only about quarter of an hour after he woke up, the Empress Dowager arrived with her belated maternal love.

The emperor had no choice but to cheer up and deal with his mother. He was more cautious towards her than towards his wife.

His wife only weighed the pros and cons and pushed him up to the throne in order to calm and balance the court. However, his mother was a real winner of the palace fight of the previous generation. Although there were many tricks in it, one had to admit that this woman was capable.

It is also because of this that he can be disrespectful to his queen at will and not take her to heart. However, once the empress dowager arrives, the emperor will change his previous lethargy and try hard to show that he is in a very healthy condition.

When the Queen Mother comes, we have to mention Concubine Chen.

"Concubine Chen can barely be considered an old lady who has followed me. Later, she became the emperor's concubine and has always fulfilled her duties. She also gave birth to the second princess for the emperor. Although she died young and it is not auspicious, she should still have a posthumous honor after all."

The relationship between the Queen Mother and Concubine Chen has become distant in recent years. But after all, there is a bond between them. When the Queen Mother learned that Concubine Chen died at a young age, and even died with her unborn child, she couldn't help but sigh, lamenting the woman's miserable fate.

Upon seeing this, the emperor naturally had to express his filial piety and posthumously conferred the title of Imperial Concubine Shumin on Concubine Chen. However, because her child died with her mother before he was born, it was not easy to confer a higher title on her and she could only accept the grievance.

What the empress dowager wanted was just an attitude from the emperor. After getting this attitude, the empress dowager's mood eased and she began to hold the emperor's hand and ask him all kinds of questions. The emperor was very impatient but had to pretend to be nice.

He had been too impulsive before, and the result of his impulsiveness was failure. Now he was too weak, so weak that he was almost unable to compete with the Queen Mother.

Ai Ziyi stood respectfully aside, trying hard to appear as if she had not been discovered.

She knew in her heart that what she had done today had completely offended the Queen, but she did not regret doing so.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before the emperor turned his attention to her.

"Princess Lan has always loved me more than I do. I want to make her my consort."