I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

"Talented Lady Han, what you said is very strange. Who does that Guo think you are? She even told you that her brother slept with the emperor's woman. Is there something wrong with your brain?" Concubine De giggled.

Even though what she said was a bit rude, it was indeed the truth. Logically speaking, if such a big thing happened in someone's family, it would be too late to hide it, so who would tell their younger brother?

Han Cairen's face instantly turned purple.

"It seems that our famous Concubine Shu did not suffer an unjust fate. Being so stupid, it would be difficult for her to survive." Lady Yu also laughed.

Everyone present heard the sarcasm in Yu Meiren's words, and they were trying their best to nail Han Cairen to the pillar of shame.

However, Han Cairen risked her life to complain to the Queen, so how could she really not be prepared? Just by saying this, no matter how hard she tried, she would not be able to gain other people's trust.

Han Cairen kowtowed heavily again.

"I have both witnesses and evidence, please investigate, Your Majesty."

"Where are the witnesses and where are the physical evidence?" The queen cleared her throat, signaled the concubines present to be quiet, and then asked majestically.

"Here is the evidence, please take a look, Your Majesty. The witness is none other than a maidservant beside Your Majesty Chen, named A'man. In Your Majesty Chen's mind, this person should have been dead for a long time, but I have to regretfully tell you that she is alive and well, and has the most crucial evidence of your adultery." Han Cairen knelt down two steps, presented a handkerchief to the senior maidservant beside the queen, and then returned to her original position.

"Oh, is that so? I'm really looking forward to it." Chen Fei still didn't show any emotion. She used the tea lid to stir the tea in the cup, took a sip, and spoke leisurely.

"Princess Chen, is this handkerchief embroidered with a love poem yours?" The queen signaled to the palace maid beside her to hand the handkerchief to Princess Chen.

Han Cairen was obviously a little nervous, as if she was afraid that Chen Fei would destroy the evidence.

Concubine Chen turned her head and took a look, then replied calmly: "Yes, it's mine. This love poem was given to me by His Majesty when we were together. I embroidered it on a handkerchief myself, but later I don't know how it got lost in the imperial garden. I took people to look for it for a long time but couldn't find it. I didn't expect it to fall into the hands of Han Cairen."

Chen Fei's words also carried some sarcasm, implying that Han Cairen was just a thief.

"Oh, is that so?" the queen said in an indecipherable tone, as if she had already developed some doubts.

"If Her Majesty the Queen doesn't believe it, you can go and ask His Majesty directly."

Chen Fei made the final decision.

Han Cairen's face turned pale in an instant. Even though the witness had not been brought up yet, she seemed to have lost all hope.

"The Emperor is very busy. How can we trouble him with such a small matter?" The Queen accused with obvious displeasure.

Of course the Queen would not ask the Emperor, and she also believed that Concubine Chen would never tell such a lie that would be easily exposed.

"So my reputation is nothing in the heart of the Queen? Well, let's put my face aside and just talk about the Second Princess. The Second Princess can't accept such slander for nothing." Concubine Chen did not admit her mistake, but fought with the Queen openly.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very tense. The concubines who were originally enjoying themselves looked at each other, and no one dared to open their mouths and intervene in the fight.

Liu Zhirou is no longer the unknown person she was when she first entered the palace, but she also doesn't want to be involved in this dispute for no reason. She has realized one thing: today's incident does not seem to be an accident, but a long-planned one. She just doesn't know whether it was Concubine Chen or the Queen who started it first.

But on second thought, she understood that no matter who started this incident, it had nothing to do with her. At most, it would just make the winner a little wary.

Ai Ziyi pulled her sleeve nervously.

Liu Zhirou didn't look back, but just patted the hand she extended to her soothingly.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Concubine Chen didn't mean it. Let's talk about what Concubine Han said first." At this time, a woman who looked a little sick came out. She looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with fair skin and a pretty face.

"What Concubine Liang said is right. Let's first listen to what Concubine Han has to say." The Queen also softened her attitude.

"What else is there to say? It's nothing but a deliberate frame-up. Commoner Guo has always harbored ill intentions towards Concubine Chen, and has even secretly attempted to murder the Second Princess several times!" Lady Yu jumped out again at this time.

Liu Zhirou suddenly felt very strange. Although she didn't know her in depth, she had met this beautiful lady several times. She was definitely not a stupid person.

But what she showed today was extreme impulsiveness. It didn't matter whether what Han Cairen said was right or not, whether there was evidence or not, or whether the evidence she presented was convincing or not. What mattered was whether the Queen was willing to believe what she said.

Although the Queen Mother did not clearly express her determination to overthrow Concubine Chen, it was obvious that she was willing to support Han Cairen in saying all this.

Before all this is said, Han Cairen will not die. If Yu Meiren jumps out at this time, she will undoubtedly offend the Queen's lineage, which is definitely not a good thing for her.

No matter how the emperor treats the empress, it cannot change the fact that the empress is the principal wife, and they are just concubines. As the principal empress, it is not particularly difficult to embarrass them.

If the Queen is determined to get her, Concubine Chen will not be able to protect her.

What's more, Concubine Chen herself is a favorite concubine, and her life experience has determined that she will never be able to ascend the throne of Queen. The two paths are obviously in conflict.

If Lady Yu wants to climb higher in the palace, she should have less conflict with the Queen and more conflict with Concubine Chen.

Liu Zhirou didn't believe that she couldn't even see this, but the fact was that she stood firmly in the lineage of Concubine Chen and didn't even worry about offending the Queen.

It's really strange.

"Beauty Yu, you are just a new concubine, what can you know? Hearsay is just a laughing stock." The queen did not speak to her. After all, she was the biggest boss in the harem and had to maintain her own style. She couldn't argue with a small pawn under Concubine Chen. However, soon someone under the queen's command jumped out and fought back on Beauty Yu's behalf.

Liu Zhirou still maintained her image as a wooden beauty. She said nothing and did not move. Her eyes were fixed on the teacup in her hand, as if she wanted to see a flower in it.

Ai Ziyi followed suit, fearing that she would draw other people's attention to herself.