I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

The more Beautiful Yu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she couldn't help but sob.

Since the fall of Concubine Chen, her life has not been good. The Queen Mother, who was originally Concubine Chen's supporter, did not seem to have the intention to accept a group of useless burdens in the harem. Those who have been in the palace for many years, in addition to Concubine Chen, have more or less taken refuge with some other high-ranking concubines, and their lives are barely passable.

But Lady Yu was young and inexperienced after all. Although she had become a disciple of Concubine Chen, she was unable to make any contribution, and the other concubines didn't pay much attention to her.

What's worse is that before this, in order to make a show of allegiance to Concubine Chen, she had completely offended the most powerful woman in the harem, the Queen Mother.

In this situation, even if someone wanted to take Lady Yu as her disciple, she would have to consider her own level. Fortunately, she was not the only concubine who offended the Empress. In other words, basically all the concubines who had been favored by the Emperor or had defected to other high-ranking concubines had offended the Empress to some extent.

Among them, the woman who had offended the Empress but was doing the best, Concubine Lan had already extended an olive branch to her. Lady Yu knew that this opportunity was not easy to come by and Concubine Lan might change her mind at any time, so she naturally actively flattered her, fearing that she would displease Concubine Lan. But who could have thought that such a big thing would happen in just a short while.

At this moment, of course, she regretted her decision to the core, but it was too late to regret. She did not dare to go looking for the lost child in a high-profile manner. She could only sit anxiously in her palace waiting for possible punishment.

Different from the regretful and angry Yu Meiren, Ai Ziyi is now in high spirits. She never expected that the surprise would come so soon, and God seemed to be on her side. Her plan was originally very unreliable, but it turned out to be realized by accident. At this moment, she is on the way to report the good news to the emperor.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty." After Ai Ziyi entered the door and saluted the emperor, she couldn't wait to speak.

"Oh, why should I be happy?" The emperor was obviously not in a good mood. He looked at the will from the empress dowager in his hand and frowned deeply.

Ai Ziyi also found that her coming seemed a little inappropriate, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. She decided to report the good news to the emperor first to make him happy.

The emperor has never concealed his desire for an heir, and everyone in the palace is well aware of this.

"It's strange to say, Your Majesty, do you remember that you had sex with a maid in my palace? The maid was named Cuizhi. She suddenly vomited and had a loss of appetite. I was worried, so I asked the imperial physician to treat her. It turned out that it has been more than a month." Ai Ziyi said happily.

"Is that so? That's really a coincidence." The emperor forced a smile and didn't look happy at all.

"Yes, it's strange to say. After she became the favorite, I felt bitter inside, but in the end, I still thought of the emperor's grace and didn't treat her badly. I even gave her the things that Concubine Chun had given me. It was because of this that no disaster happened."

Ai Ziyi thought that the emperor might just think that Cuizhi's previous actions were a bit despicable, so he was a little indifferent to the child. But she also understood that this little dislike did not hinder the emperor's expectations for the child. As long as a few days passed and the emperor forgot about the past, he would rekindle his love for the child.

Ai Ziyi felt that she needed to take this opportunity to advise the emperor on Liu Zhirou's matter.

After all, Liu Zhirou has been wandering outside for several months. Although she is safe and stable in the Empress Dowager's Palace, she cannot be allowed to completely lose her influence on the Emperor. Otherwise, even if she gives birth to a prince, the Emperor may not like her.

There are quite a few pregnant concubines now. Although Ai Ziyi doesn't know how many of them can survive to give birth, she understands that the competition among princes is even more serious than that among concubines. A mother is honored by her son, and a son is honored by his mother. The mother and child complement and rely on each other. If the prince has a mother who is favored by the emperor, it will be of great help to him.

Liu Zhirou helped her a lot when she fell out of favor. Ai Ziyi felt that it was necessary for her to develop her influence on the emperor and bring Liu Zhirou back from the Cining Palace.

There are not many concubines in the palace who dare to commit murder, and the queen has always been an image of not caring about things. Liu Zhirou has passed the most dangerous months. If she comes back, with several other pregnant concubines as cover, it may be safer than staying in the Cining Palace. After all, no matter how strict the defenses of the Cining Palace are, it may not be able to prevent those gods and ghosts.

"What is it? What did you give her as a reward?" When the emperor heard this, he suddenly paid attention.

"It's not an important thing. It's just something that my sister Concubine Chun gave me when I was pregnant. Although it's not a valuable item, it can make the pregnant woman feel better. Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Ai Ziyi mentioned Liu Zhirou as if unintentionally, but saw the emperor's face suddenly changed.

"I'm fine, I just feel a little tired suddenly. My beloved, you go back first." The emperor almost immediately ordered them to leave.