I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

At this time, Liu Zhirou's little doll had already sat in Concubine Wan's palace, enjoying the other's meticulous care.

It must be said that although Wanpin's presence in the palace has been very low since Liu Zhirou entered the palace, she has hardly been in the limelight. Usually when discussing things, she mostly goes with the flow and repeats what others say, without showing any particularly strong inclinations.

However, Concubine Wan's scheming and appearance are not to be underestimated. If she had not always kept her head down, hiding her beauty, Liu Zhirou should have noticed this alternative beauty in the palace long ago.

Liu Zhirou was a little surprised at first, but then she thought that maybe it was because of Concubine Wan's background that she had to keep a relatively low profile, and she was not particularly arrogant even when she was favored.

This reason may be very appropriate and can fully explain the embarrassing situation that Concubine Wan is in, but Liu Zhirou does not completely believe it.

Don't forget who Wanpin belonged to at the beginning. Yes, it was Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian looked very low-key and in poor health. She was in a relatively quiet state in the palace. Even the emperor was more helpless and sympathetic to her than vigilant. However, if you really think that Concubine Xian is an ordinary woman who was only lucky enough to be made a concubine by the emperor, then you are underestimating this woman.

There were countless people who served the emperor in the palace in the past, and after the emperor ascended the throne, there were even more women who came to him. Why was Concubine Xian able to sit firmly on the throne even though she had never conceived a child and her father was feared by the emperor?

Is it because the emperor wants to appease her father, General Lin? Impossible. Even if the emperor is really afraid of General Lin's achievements, he will not randomly add glory to her in such matters. After all, in the harem, the mother is honored by the son, and the son is honored by the mother. If the virtuous concubine really gave birth to a child, the child would have a greater chance of succession because of his position, which is something the emperor would never allow.

Instead of promoting General Lin's daughter, it would be better to confer the title of Duke on General Lin. After all, General Lin has made great military achievements in his conquests over the years, so it would not be an exaggeration to confer the title of Duke on him.

But the emperor didn't have one, and the emperor never had one. General Lin could only be called a military officer, not a noble. On the contrary, Concubine Xian was like a fish in water in the palace.

The Empress Dowager's stupid, self-destructive niece, the Emperor's niece, and even the newly promoted favorite concubines Liu Zhirou and Ai Ziyi who were chosen as pawns, almost everyone has a very close relationship with the virtuous concubine.

If you don't think about this, you won't feel it. But if you really think about this, it's really terrifying. Concubine Xian is obviously not the spokesperson of any mysterious force in the palace, but she seems to have the ability to gather together all the people who have been stirring up trouble in the palace in recent months.

The emperor indulged, acquiesced, and even supported this.

So this was one of the important reasons why Liu Zhirou changed her mind. She originally wanted to find Ai Ziyi or the emperor immediately. She looked for Ai Ziyi in order to persuade her not to do something stupid and irreparable. She looked for the emperor in order to influence the situation in the entire palace by influencing the culprit.

But after thinking for a moment, Liu Zhirou finally chose someone she had never met in private, and that was Wan Ping. Facts proved that her choice was very correct. Wan Ping gave her a big gift almost as soon as they met.