I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhirou could see that Ai Ziyi had not gotten over this in her heart and was still brooding over it. Fortunately, however, Ai Ziyi clearly did not intend to confront the emperor head-on, and that was enough.

At least for now, the emperor's authority can be almost called supreme. If you really want to kill him, you need to wait until you really grow up.

Liu Zhirou didn't think there was anything wrong with regarding the emperor as an imaginary enemy. To her, real harem life was not particularly dangerous. Things that were fatal to others were not worth mentioning to her.

No matter how fierce the fighting in the harem was, how fierce could it be? Back and forth, it was nothing more than the same few methods, framing, poisoning, bribing midwives, and causing women to die in labor.

Liu Zhirou was very vigilant. She would check carefully every time she returned to her palace, and would not be easily framed by others. If poisoned, her already perfect fitness skills could control herself. Once the poison took effect, she would automatically resist it and even expel it. At most, she would suffer some injuries.

As for the issue of childbirth that often appears in film and television dramas, Liu Zhirou didn't care about it at all. Anyway, she had no intention of giving birth to children for this big pig's hoof.

But just because Liu Zhirou can be open-minded, it doesn’t mean Ai Ziyi can also be open-minded.

They grew up in different environments, received different educations, and even saw very different things. What Liu Zhirou thought was unacceptable might be commonplace in Ai Ziyi's eyes, and what Liu Zhirou stubbornly pursued might be quite inexplicable in Ai Ziyi's eyes.

Liu Zhirou did not intend to force the other party with her own ideas, so she had to be concerned about how Ai Ziyi would be able to live well in this place if she was too busy or if she achieved her goal and left.

Especially since they are now in a very depressing and sad place.

Although they didn't spend a long time together, Liu Zhirou had a good impression of Ai Ziyi.

"My lady, Du Baolin is here!" Chuntao walked in quickly.

Her action accidentally broke the almost stagnant atmosphere in the room.

Liu Zhirou recalled for a while before she remembered who this Du Baolin was.

This girl was one of the beauties selected into the palace together with them. She had a round face. Although she was not particularly beautiful, she looked very cute.

"I greet Lady Chun and Lady Lan. I wish you two good times."

According to the rules of the imperial palace, only those who have reached the rank of concubine or above are qualified to be called "Niangniang" and be in charge of a palace. People like beauties and talented people can only be called "Xiaozhu" at most.

"Sister Du, why do you have to be so polite? Sit down quickly." Liu Zhirou waved her hand and asked Chuntao to bring a stool. Du Baolin did not refuse and sat down directly.

"It's just such a trivial matter, but I feel really sorry to have troubled all of you sisters to come and see me." Liu Zhirou said apologetically.

"What are you talking about, sister? You are pregnant with a dragon fetus, which is of course the biggest thing." Du Baolin first complimented her a few times, and then turned to talk about the purpose of his visit.

"I originally thought that my sister's palace is also very quiet. If my sister doesn't mind, I will move here and share in her blessings."

Ai Ziyi curled her lips, looking disapproving. Just as she was about to say something, Liu Zhirou tugged at her sleeve.

"Of course I can't dislike it, but the one who calls the shots in this palace is Concubine Xian, and she's ill. I don't know if she's willing to let other sisters move in." Liu Zhirou put on a gentle and polite smile.

"With Sister Chun's words, I feel relieved. I will visit the Concubine Xian later and talk to her about this." Du Baolin was obviously very happy, "I hope Sister Chun and Sister Lan will take good care of me in the future."

"I don't deserve your care, just think of it as us sisters looking out for each other." Liu Zhirou smiled politely.

It was not until Du Baolin walked away that Ai Ziyi could not help but ask: "This girl looks quite troublesome. Why did you allow her to move in?"

"This kind of thing is hard to guard against, but Du Baolin was the first to come over. Although her appearance was a bit ugly, it also showed that she didn't have any serious ill intentions. Otherwise, if something happened to me, she would be the first person to be suspected." Liu Zhirou narrated calmly.

Of course, everything Liu Zhirou said was false.

Liu Zhirou doesn't have the energy to engage in intrigue with others, and she is not afraid of danger or chaos. She is only afraid that it is not dangerous enough or chaotic enough.

In the eyes of others, she should be diligent, restless, and constantly planning to find a good future for her children, but in fact she is quite relaxed, just waiting for a stupid murderer to rush up.

False accusations are always bad, but if someone does it deliberately, it doesn't count as false accusation.

Liu Zhirou placed one hand on her flat belly and gave a mysterious smile.

Ai Ziyi did not realize that something was wrong with her friend. She was still feeling upset about Du Baolin who had just come.

After a while, Qiuju ran in.

"Did Her Majesty Concubine Xian agree to her request?" Liu Zhirou sat up straight and asked seriously.

"Her Majesty the Concubine has agreed." Qiu Ju answered simply and competently.

Only then did Ai Ziyi realize that Liu Zhirou had quietly sent her maid to find out what was going on.

"Okay, it seems that our new neighbor is also a capable person." Liu Zhirou smiled, with a glimmer of excitement in her eyes.

As it turned out, Liu Zhirou might have misjudged the situation. Du Baolin was not a smart person at all.

"Your Highness, your majesty, is greeted."

"Which palace are you from? Why are you here?"

"I am now a member of this palace. I am worried that Sister Chun will be bored, so I came here to accompany her."

"Oh, you are just dressed like this to accompany me? The smell of the sachet on your body is so choking even to me! How can a pregnant woman smell it? From now on, if there is nothing else, you should stay in your palace and don't come out!"

"The virtuous concubine is confused now. She lets all kinds of people in!"

The above is the actual situation that Ai Ziyi described to Liu Zhirou. It has to be said that it is quite miserable.

However, Ai Ziyi's little face was flushed and she looked very happy.

The emperor's previous indifference did hurt Ai Ziyi's original fantasy about the emperor, but when this fantasy was shattered, she was able to face the relationship between her and the emperor with a more calm attitude.

It's just a monarch and his subjects, nothing more.