I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

When Ai Ziyi got the news, she was truly happy for Liu Zhirou.

For her, the stronger her allies are, the better, and the weaker her enemies are, the better. Ai Ziyi doesn't have any particularly obvious enemies in the palace now, and of course there are no obvious friends either.

At the beginning, she was wholeheartedly devoted to Concubine Xian, but gradually, she also noticed the self-protective side of Concubine Xian.

In this case, she would naturally not bother herself anymore. No matter how sincere she was, Concubine Xian would not really protect her.

The virtuous concubine is now completely focused on her unborn child. Her body is very weak and she may miscarry at any time. Even the imperial physician does not have much hope that she can keep the child.

But Concubine Xian was obviously unwilling to give up and still tried desperately to give birth to the child smoothly.

Ai Ziyi wrote all these things in the letter, and expressed her pessimism about Concubine Xian's pregnancy in the letter.

After more than a year of ups and downs, Ai Ziyi is no longer a rookie. She also has a certain understanding of Concubine Xian's situation in the palace. Although she is reluctant to believe it, the Emperor is indeed very wary of General Lin, and is more wary of Concubine Xian than he is fond of her.

The death of a rabbit makes the fox mourn. Ai Ziyi also felt a little sympathetic in this situation. It is not easy for Concubine Xian to give birth to a child, especially since Concubine Xian is not young now. She is even a little older than the emperor!

The virtuous concubine's health is not very good, and the process of giving birth to a child for the emperor must be very difficult.

Ai Ziyi still had a good impression of Concubine Xian, but this good impression could not overcome her anger at losing her child. She knew that she could not blame Concubine Xian for losing her child. Concubine Xian herself was not energetic enough, and she encountered such a supernatural thing, which was something no one wanted to see.

But she couldn't help but wonder, if Concubine Xian had watched more closely and followed more closely, would she not have encountered all these heartbreaking things? Her child was ruthlessly deprived of his life before he could even open his eyes to see the world.

After that, she never forgot to inquire about the secrets of the palace, but because she did not have a convenient and fast tool like Liu Zhirou, her journey to find out the news seemed extremely long, difficult and bumpy. After all, she learned some information.

This included the existence of ghost eunuchs and palace maids causing chaos in the palace. She even traced back to A'man who had appeared in the case of Chen Fei being framed.

At that time, Ai Ziyi was very happy. She thought she had caught the tails of those guys who she didn't know whether they were human or not.

A mother here always shows extraordinary stubbornness. Even if she knows that the other party has supernatural abilities, Ai Ziyi still chooses to continue investigating without hesitation.

However, by the time she got to A'man, she had fallen into a dead end. She had no way of finding A'man, and naturally no way of learning more from A'man. She had no clue from beginning to end about Wang Fuhai, the man who had personally killed the baby in her belly.

Not to mention her, even Liu Zhirou, who often controlled ghosts to wander around the palace, had never encountered this group of special ghosts.

Liu Zhirou also guessed that the other party should not be such a low-level creature as a ghost, otherwise it would not be able to communicate with the mortal world, and in this case it would be difficult to affect the living people.

However, the fact that Concubine Xian was pregnant at this critical moment did make Liu Zhirou a little worried. Almost as soon as Ai Ziyi lost her child, Concubine Xian was exposed to be pregnant. Although such things were difficult to control, there was always a sense of anxiety in it.

Liu Zhirou didn't know whether the child of Concubine Xian was the emperor's bloodline or the result of Concubine Xian's affair with the man sent in. But this was not a big problem anymore, and even the emperor would not take it too seriously.

Liu Zhirou was certain that the emperor had now put most of his energy into observing her, but the previous experience with Concubine Chen was too tragic, and the empress dowager protected her almost impervious, so the emperor's people could only sigh in despair.

Liu Zhirou didn't think that these little tricks could scare the emperor away, but it didn't matter. She wasn't trying to win favor or become the next empress dowager. She just wanted to force the emperor to be more anxious and reveal more flaws.

The more anxious the emperor is, the more likely he is to lose his composure, and the more he loses his composure, the more likely he is to expose the unknown existence behind him.

If asked about Liu Zhirou's stance, she would say without hesitation that she does not support anyone. No matter if it is the evil Buddha, the person behind the emperor may be a white fox, or there may be a certain existence in the dark who controls the time traveler, none of them are credible.

Oh, by the way, there is also the original heroine that Liu Zhijin mentioned at the time. The presence of this original heroine is really weak. If Liu Zhirou had not heard her name from the emperor's mouth and heard the emperor clearly state that this person was suspected of having the ability to control people's minds, she would never have remembered this maid with whom she had lived for a long time.

However, Liu Zhirou has now decided to put this person in the list of potential enemies. She is not sure whether she has been influenced by the other party, but since she has made a decision that is different from the optimal solution she has always thought of, she must get to the bottom of it and see the details.

If Biyun really has this ability, then it would be a very wise thing to make plans in advance to deal with it. If she really doesn't have this ability, there is no need for Liu Zhirou. The jackals, tigers and leopards in the palace and the potential threats are enough to give her a hard time. She may even not live to see the moment to confront Liu Zhirou.

Ever since the news of her pregnancy came out, the Queen Mother has become even kinder to Liu Zhirou. She treats her not like an outsider but more like her beloved junior. In addition to asking about her well-being every day, she also specially arranges people she trusts to watch over Liu Zhirou's diet and daily life to prevent her from touching any taboos of a pregnant woman.

Liu Zhirou was also quite cooperative and almost never went against the Queen Mother. However, unlike the happy atmosphere in the Cining Palace, the atmosphere in the palace was quite sinister. Liu Zhirou was named a concubine, and there was actually no opposition in the palace. After all, everyone saw how blessed Liu Zhirou was. She got pregnant twice in more than a year. Although the first pregnancy was not successful, this frequent pregnancy speed made many concubines envious.

However, Ai Ziyi suffered a lot of criticism. Although the emperor had a special liking for her because of taking care of him during his illness, he several times left no one else with him and insisted that Ai Ziyi stay with him to take care of him when he was sick.

But the emperor's favor itself is the most illusory and immeasurable thing. Does the emperor's gift of more money and property to his concubines mean favor? Does the emperor's summoning of his concubines more often mean favor? This kind of favor is like a rootless duckweed, which may float away any day and may fall on anyone's head any day.

However, Ai Ziyi was by no means a coward. She fought cautiously in the palace and avoided several traps from unknown sources, and successfully established her foothold.