I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Perhaps because of the shocking news that happened before, most of the information Liu Zhirou obtained through the ghost afterwards were small and trivial. They were certainly useful, but far from what the emperor and the eldest princess had said before. They were really useless and tasteless to eat, and it would be a pity to throw them away.

For the concubines in the palace, it is undoubtedly a very important thing to be able to know the movements of their competitors. Knowing it one step ahead may make it possible to solve the problem early, which can also effectively prevent them from accidentally stepping into traps set by others.

Ai Ziyi suffered the consequences of not understanding the previous situation. She rashly climbed onto the wooden bridge built by the emperor for the former queen, and accidentally caused the collapse of the bridge, which made the emperor dislike her.

Although according to the influence of the supernatural phenomena in the palace, the attack would always come regardless of whether she was looked down upon by the emperor, this could also serve as a wake-up call to other concubines.

However, Liu Zhirou is not in the palace now, and everything in the palace is still a little far away from her. Even if she really knows something particularly important, she can only pass it to her ally in the palace, Ai Ziyi, through some means, so that she can seize a little advantage.

At this time, Liu Zhirou still had to find a way to explain the source of her information. After all, Ai Ziyi was not a worm in her stomach who could know her thoughts in every detail. When every second counted, it was undoubtedly a very laborious task that might not necessarily yield any results.

Liu Zhirou sorted out her thoughts and felt a little tired. Her spirituality seemed to have decreased a lot, making it difficult for her to continue controlling the ghost, so she planned to take a rest first.

But she had just laid down on the bed for a short while when she was awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.

Because Liu Zhirou had many secrets of her own, she was not used to having someone serve her closely. Before going to bed every time, she would send the palace maids serving her to the outer room to let them rest on their own.

If Liu Zhirou suddenly had something that needed to be done by her personal maid in the middle of the night, she only needed to shout in the inner room and the people outside would hear it immediately. This would neither delay the maids' service duties nor expose her many secrets to them.

This also meant that if the palace maids outside wanted to come in, they had to go through a door. Liu Zhirou had discovered a major secret before, and her mood was very up and down. She was afraid of revealing a flaw, so she bolted the door. The palace maids outside had no way to get in, so they knocked on the door hard, trying to attract Liu Zhirou's attention.

Liu Zhirou calmed herself down and immediately went to open the door.

When Tan Xiang saw Liu Zhirou's reaction, she immediately stood up and whispered, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you."

Liu Zhirou could probably guess what the Queen Mother wanted to say to him. Although she knew that the Emperor was out of danger, she still pretended to be very anxious: "I'll go right away."

A rather crazy idea slowly formed in her mind. It might be quite dangerous, but if it succeeded, she would probably not be harassed by the emperor for a long time.

The emperor gave him to the evil Buddha as a sacrifice, so she couldn't be stingy. She had to give him something in return no matter what.

When I arrived at the Queen Mother's side, her expression relaxed and she was even in the mood to drink her favorite ginseng tea.

As soon as Liu Zhirou sat down, she immediately asked about the emperor's condition. The empress dowager did not say it directly, but the nanny beside her took over the topic very tactfully and told Liu Zhirou everything about the situation in the palace.

Liu Zhirou finally breathed a sigh of relief, then held onto the coffee table and began to dry heave.

"What's wrong? Hurry up and ask an imperial physician to come and see your young master."

The Cining Palace where the Empress Dowager lives, creatures like Taiyi are always indispensable. After all, the Empress Dowager is an old woman, and it is inevitable that she will have some headaches.

If the concubines in the harem did not have good medical conditions, if they were favored, there would definitely be a huge uproar, and if they were out of favor, it would just pass by in a muddle. But no matter whose medical resources were lost, the empress dowager's medical resources must not be lost. The emperor claimed to be a very filial person, and of course the empress dowager was equipped with the most and best imperial doctors.

A moment later, a white-haired old doctor came over with a medicine box. Liu Zhirou obediently stretched out a hand for him to feel her pulse. After a few tries, he simulated the pulse of pregnancy. Not long after, the old doctor said with a happy face: "Congratulations to the Queen Mother, congratulations to Concubine Chun, Concubine Chun has a pregnancy pulse!"

"Good! Good! Good! This is such a great joy! Pass on my order that all servants in the Cining Palace will receive three months' extra monthly salary to pray for Concubine Chun and the baby in her belly!" The empress dowager was overjoyed, and her originally cloudy eyes suddenly emitted two rays of light, which looked breathtaking.

Liu Zhirou lowered her head a little shyly, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her face. The emperor would probably be very "happy" this time. Just as Concubine Chen left, Concubine Chun came. The emperor had sacrificed half his life, but in the end, nothing was solved.

Liu Zhirou knew that being so slow was not a good thing. If she didn't push the emperor, who would know where his limit was?

When the Queen Mother learned that Liu Zhirou, who lived in her palace, was pregnant, she was as happy as if it was New Year's Day. She instructed the servants to take good care of Liu Zhirou, prepared the imperial doctors and asked them to be on call at all times, and sent people to find a midwife with a clean background and who could be trusted. She must not let any problem occur at the most critical moment. She was busy like a top and did not look old at all.

Liu Zhirou wanted to give some advice, but the empress dowager evaded the question by saying that you are still young and don’t know anything.

The scouts who were to bring the good news to the Emperor had already set out early, but the Queen Mother did not plan to move Liu Zhirou back to the palace. On the one hand, the palace was in chaos, and with the incident with Concubine Chen just now, it might not be safe. On the other hand, for a pregnant woman, the bumpy journey would be very, very difficult to cope with. In this case, it would be better for her to stay with the experienced Queen Mother to nurture the fetus, so that the chances of giving birth to a healthy child would be greater.

What else can the emperor say?

Liu Zhirou controlled the ghost remotely and saw through the ghost's eyes that the emperor smashed down half of the study that day, but in the end she had to swallow her anger and wrote a handwritten decree to appoint Liu Zhirou as a concubine. The ceremony would be held after the child was born.