I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhilan is very panicked now because the emperor has not responded for a long time.

Of course, this doesn't mean that she really wants to communicate with the emperor. If possible, she would rather the emperor never wake up again and die because of a little mistake.

What really made her panic was that A'man, whom she regarded as her life-saving straw, looked increasingly ugly.

What to do now? The one who broke the peace was Ai Ziyi. Ai Ziyi's palms were full of cold sweat. She didn't know how things had developed to the current point in such a short period of time, but she knew that she couldn't wait like this foolishly anymore. If she waited any longer, she estimated that she would not even be able to save her own life.

"There should be a conclusion on how to solve the problem!"

Originally, Ai Ziyi thought that the people she needed to be wary of were just the gossiping censors of the previous dynasty and the jealous concubines in the harem.

She was favored, which was a good thing to some extent, but it would also bring her the same troubles. Ai Ziyi had already understood this before she competed for favor.

The emperor dotes on her, so she has many rights that concubines of the same status do not have. She can also interfere with the emperor's decisions to a certain extent, but this may be taken away if the emperor changes his mind.

Ai Ziyi had already made preparations. She originally thought that Huang Sha still had some time to live, and she could use this little privilege to fight for a suitable position for herself. By that time, whether she gave birth to another child or adopted a child from another concubine, she would have someone to rely on.

Although she had not been in the palace for long, she knew about many such things. She herself had experienced being favored and out of favor several times. Because of this, she was very wary of the emperor's favor.

But now, not to mention the emperor's favor, the emperor himself is gone. The surviving concubines don't know what kind of situation they will face.

If the emperor died of natural causes, it would be fine. At most, it could be considered a premature death, which would inevitably cause a stir in the court. The queen mother would definitely find a way to support a new emperor to ascend the throne so that the dynasty could continue.

As long as these surviving concubines had no direct relationship with the emperor's death, they should not have lost their lives. At most, they would have been sent to the temple to pray for the late emperor.

But did the emperor really die of natural causes? Ai Ziyi knew with her toes that this was impossible. What was even more terrifying was that the rebels had already reached the palace gate. No one knew what would happen after the rebels came in. If things went wrong, the whole country would be in chaos and the people would suffer. These poor concubines would be the first to suffer.

She wanted to ask her men to send a letter to the outside of the palace to inform that her father was leading the troops to defend the king, but she was sad to think that her father was not in the capital.

She wanted to organize her forces, close the palace gates, and take protective measures. No matter if it was useful or not, at least she would give it a try, which was better than staying in the palace and waiting to die.

But she unexpectedly discovered that the servants in the palace were not so obedient. Ai Ziyi was extremely anxious and angry. She could only hope that A'man could give a corresponding reply and a solution.

"Wait." A'man said briefly.

"Wait?" Ai Ziyi was almost angry and laughed, "It's already this time, you said wait? Wait for what? Wait to die?"

"Miss Liu, can you still feel the emperor's presence?" A'man asked with a frown.

Liu Zhilan quickly shook her head violently.

A'man also noticed Liu Zhilan's panic, and she whispered to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, just wait for your sister to come."

"Wait for Arou to come? Are you crazy? It will take at least half an hour for Arou to get here. In this half an hour, the rebels would have broken in and captured us all!" Ai Ziyi became even more furious.