I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Liu Zhirou followed the familiar road to visit Ai Ziyi.

"Arou, Arou, you're here?" Ai Ziyi no longer had the energy and vitality of the past and looked listless.

Ai Ziyi's mother always added the word "A" in front of her children's nicknames when she called them. She followed her mother's habit and often called her "Arou" after they became familiar with each other.

"Yeah, I told you to take good care of yourself, so how did you get yourself into this state?" Liu Zhirou was no longer polite when she was in front of someone she knew and sat directly beside Ai Ziyi's bed.

Liu Zhirou looked at Ai Ziyi's face. She seemed to be sick, but also seemed to be healthy. She simply pulled out one of her hands and began to take Ai Ziyi's pulse.

"Who knows? I never had any problem taking cold showers in the past. Today, I just wanted to stay cool before going to bed and didn't close the window, but I suddenly felt dizzy. It's terrible." Ai Ziyi said while pouting.

She seemed to be still a little dazed and not particularly awake until Liu Zhirou's hand pressed on her wrist, and then she woke up.

"Hey, you actually know medical skills?" Ai Ziyi asked curiously.

"I know a little bit. I have spent a lot of effort to enter this palace. Wait, what's going on?" Liu Zhirou's face suddenly changed.

"Chun Tao, go get the imperial physician!" Liu Zhirou shouted.

Chuntao responded crisply and hurried away.

"What's wrong? There's no need to make such a big fuss." Ai Ziyi was frightened by Liu Zhirou.

"Don't worry, I'm in good health. Please don't go find a doctor. I don't want to take that bitter medicine." Ai Ziyi begged for mercy again and again.

Liu Zhirou had a complicated expression.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're probably not sick."

"What is that?" Ai Ziyi hasn't realized the point yet.

"You are pregnant." Liu Zhirou's soft voice sounded like thunder in Ai Ziyi's ears at this moment.

Liu Zhirou's mood is also very complicated now.

Her pregnancy was fake at first, but Ai Ziyi's pregnancy this time was real.

Liu Zhirou was overwhelmed with emotions for a moment.

In her heart, she was happy for Ai Ziyi. As a concubine in the harem, having a child would give her someone to rely on when she gets old. However, she couldn't help but worry about her. The world was not that simple. The emperor had no children, and it wasn't necessarily just because of physical problems.

Her intuition told her that it was almost impossible for Ai Ziyi to give birth to this baby safely. Could Ai Ziyi withstand the blow of losing her child?

"Arou, you are not kidding, are you?" Ai Ziyi asked hesitantly.

"How could I lie to you? Wait until the imperial physician comes and everything will become clear." Liu Zhirou comforted.

Hearing the call from the favored Concubine Chun, the imperial physician came quickly. As soon as he entered the room, Liu Zhirou ordered him to take Ai Ziyi's pulse.

"Congratulations, Her Majesty. The young lady has been pregnant for more than two months." The imperial physician in charge of the consultation wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself that the Weiyang Palace was indeed a good place. In such a long period of time, two new concubines were pregnant.

"Go and report the good news to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, Her Majesty, and the Queen." After receiving Liu Zhirou's order, the people below took action.

"If we just announce it to everyone, what will happen... I heard that Chen Fei..." Ai Ziyi was a little hesitant at this time. She was really afraid that if she announced the news of her pregnancy, she would be attacked by everyone and suffer many secret assassinations.

There had been so many pregnant concubines in the palace before, but in the end no one could keep their children. Ai Ziyi didn't think she was any special. On the contrary, she always knew herself well and was not particularly good at calculating people's hearts.

"Empress Chen can keep it secret because she has been in the palace for many years and is close to the empress dowager. She has reliable people under her command. But it's different for us. We have been in the palace for less than a year and there are few people we can trust. If we don't seek protection from those in higher positions, it will be difficult to protect the child without any mistakes." Liu Zhirou was not impatient. She knew that Ai Ziyi was in a state of fear and trepidation, so she broke down her thoughts and told them to her.

Ai Ziyi just thought it wrong for a moment, but she soon understood it and nodded towards Liu Zhirou with gratitude.

If they didn't report it and something went wrong, or if the imperial physician leaked the news privately, the two of them would be punished. If they reported it and the child was still not saved despite the protection of the people sent from above, then they would become victims and might even receive some compensation.

"Sister Xianfei will definitely be very happy when she hears this news. She has always loved children, but she has never had one herself." Ai Ziyi said sincerely.

"It's better to be careful. In the future, you can trust more people sent by the Empress Dowager or the Emperor. The masters behind them are all hoping that you can give birth to the child smoothly. They are unlikely to harm you. But as for the concubines in the harem... you still have to be on guard against them." Although Concubine Xian didn't reveal any particularly big flaws, Liu Zhirou was still worried.

Especially Ai Ziyi is in such a sensitive period.

Ai Ziyi nodded.

After a while, the emperor also came over.