I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

While the Emperor and the virtuous concubine were tacitly performing a happy scene, Ai Ziyi was accompanying Liu Zhirou with a sad face.

In order to avoid being criticized, Liu Zhirou deliberately lied and said that she was bored in Huailiu Pavilion, so she went to play in the Imperial Garden. But others took it seriously, and as one of the parties involved, how could she take it seriously?

"Okay, don't look so listless. Wasn't the problem solved in the end? And the result was a good one." Liu Zhirou peeled a small orange and put it into her mouth, comforting her with a smile.

"But if I hadn't forced you out, you wouldn't have encountered such a bad thing. Alas, my mother told me before I came that the first three months of a woman's pregnancy is an extremely dangerous time..." Ai Ziyi was still brooding over it.

Ai Ziyi's family obviously doted on her, making her innocent and lively, but also making her lose some of her awareness of the ways of the world. If a woman with more experience stayed here, she would understand that it would be better if this matter was brought up at the beginning. If it is mentioned five times, even if the other person has no resentment in his heart, he will feel a little resentful.

However, Liu Zhirou knew that this incident was caused by herself, and she was not pregnant at all. Naturally, she was not worried about miscarriage, nor would she be upset because of such a false thing.

"Stop saying such unhappy things. Didn't you say before that you would take me to see the newly blooming flowers? After what happened, I can't go to see them. Why don't you pick two flowers for me and put them in the house so that I can look at them every day." Liu Zhirou deliberately suggested this in order to divert the other party's attention.

Of course Ai Ziyi agreed without hesitation.

As soon as Ai Ziyi left, Chuntao and Qiuju came in.

Chuntao's eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had just cried. As soon as she entered the house, she went straight to Liu Zhirou's side. Qiuju was very cautious. After respectfully seeing off the visitor, she carefully locked the door and went to Liu Zhirou's side.

"My dear, I originally thought that you should take me with you, but you insisted on pursuing wild pleasures with that talented lady Lan. The two of you went out like that and almost got into trouble. I was so worried about you!" Chuntao threw herself on the bed and started crying again.

Liu Zhirou suddenly felt overwhelmed.

"Just shut up. If you don't know, you might think something happened to me. Don't mention this matter to anyone, understand?"

"Sister Ai and I decided to go out together this time. We can't blame anyone else. If you want to know why Concubine Shu is looking for trouble with us, it's because of our family's misfortune that has implicated her. If I hear you slandering her again, you don't have to stay by my side!"

Chuntao was obviously frightened by her outburst and looked a little aggrieved. Qiuju pulled her sleeve and signaled her to stay away.

"My lady, Chuntao is also confused because of her concern... We have seen what kind of person Lan Meiren is, but she is young and inexperienced after all. Sometimes good intentions can lead to bad results. You have to keep it in mind." Qiuju's persuasion was obviously of a higher level than Chuntao's.

Liu Zhirou stopped getting angry. She rubbed her forehead helplessly and said, "How could I not know this? But how many people can be trusted within this vast palace? Although Lady Lan has some flaws in her behavior and is a little naive, she is not a bad person. How can we know what other people are thinking?"

"Your Majesty has few children now, so my baby is especially valued. But how many people are willing to watch me give birth safely?"

Liu Zhirou decided to give everyone a heads-up first, so that future miscarriages would not be confusing or even lead to suspicion of a fake pregnancy.

"They... they shouldn't be that brave, right?" Chuntao was obviously a little scared.

Qiu Ju agreed with Liu Zhirou's idea, "It's better to believe it than not to believe it."

"I don't know what's going on at home now." Liu Zhirou's mood instantly dropped.

"The young lady is pregnant now. She is a favorite of the emperor. Even if Duke Deng is dissatisfied with our family, he dare not harm her secretly." Qiuju comforted her with reason.

"I hope so." Liu Zhirou was still a little depressed.

After the emperor left, the entire harem seemed to be alarmed. Although the queen mother did not come in person because she was still ill, she also sent the most cautious nanny around her to check Liu Zhirou's food, clothing and expenses.

The queen was even more generous in her appreciation of the emperor. As soon as the emperor left, she brought a group of people to visit him.

"Your concubine greets the Queen and wishes her well." Before Liu Zhirou could stand up, the Queen pushed her back, but she still insisted on finishing the words of greeting.

"It's really my bad luck that I never saw someone as beautiful and graceful as Sister Liu!" The Queen looked to be about the same age as Concubine Xian, with a rosy face and a sense of elegance and grace.

Perhaps because of her noble status, she was very talkative and did not hide anything.

"I am much older than you, so I will just call you my younger sister. You should not despise my elder sister and the queen mother for being so strict. It is true that there has been no newborn in this palace for a long time."

"Our emperor, to put it nicely, is diligent in government affairs and not interested in women. To put it bluntly, he is just a little bit off. It is because of his character that, although there are no concubines worth mentioning in the harem, there are always some fools who think that the emperor favors them. However, they have not received the emperor's love for them. Isn't that a problem?"

"When they got sick, they stayed at home and tortured themselves, but came out every day to torture others. The pregnancies of Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian were basically lost in this way. Several people attacked each other, and in the end no one got any benefits. It was just that the emperor had just ascended the throne and his foundation was not stable. He needed their families more, so he didn't feel like settling the score with them."

"The emperor is almost obsessed with his son's affairs. Anyone who dares to make a move will be chopped off without further discussion. I have warned them before, but no one knows how much use it has. Sister, you still have to be more careful."

"I understand, Your Majesty." Liu Zhirou responded quickly.

"As for you, you don't have to worry too much. We are here to take care of everything. I sincerely hope that you can give birth to a healthy baby this time, and it would be best if you could give birth to a prince. You should know that I only have one princess. If the emperor has no son to inherit the throne after a hundred years, who knows who will get the advantage? At that time, my princess will also suffer for no reason."

The Queen's words were sincere, but Liu Zhirou still needed to wait and see how much of them were trustworthy.