I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

"My queen, what are you worried about?" Qiuju walked in quietly.

"Oh, is it Qiuju? I always felt that the virtuous concubine seemed to have other thoughts, but I could never find any evidence, so I could only be on guard secretly. But Ziyi unexpectedly got pregnant at this critical juncture, and I'm afraid that this will be bad for the baby in her belly." Liu Zhirou did not hide anything and directly expressed her concerns.

After all, Qiu Ju was someone she brought up from home, and she was naturally imprinted with her, so she was relatively easy to trust.

"Why don't you tell Lan Meiren directly about this?" Qiuju asked again.

"Her father received favor from General Lin. How could she possibly direct suspicion towards General Lin's daughter?" Liu Zhirou sighed helplessly.

"I'm willing to share your worries." Qiuju suddenly knelt down.

"I still disdain to use means such as sowing discord, but I guess you don't want to share my worries, but want to become a concubine." Liu Zhirou quickly understood what she meant, but did not agree.

"Miss, Qiuju doesn't dare to have such thoughts." Qiuju's face changed almost instantly.

"I'm not particularly averse to mentioning this kind of thing. Someone has to share the favor. Rather than letting outsiders take advantage, it's better to let our own people take advantage. But how can I be sure that you are one of our own?" Liu Zhirou said in a cold voice: "Call the person behind you to come out."

Qiu Ju gritted her teeth, turned around and ran away. After a while, a very unexpected person appeared in front of Liu Zhirou.

"Eunuch Lu, I didn't expect that you are still thinking about the former Prime Minister Shen?" Liu Zhirou was surprised to find that the person who came over was the emperor's personal eunuch Lu Jin.

"Although I am a disabled person, I have a sense of morality." Lu Jin replied calmly: "Your Majesty should also know that the maid Qiuju beside you is actually Prime Minister Shen's youngest daughter."

"I will try to marry her off to a good family in the future. This can be regarded as taking care of the orphan of a famous scholar. What do you think?" Seeing that Lu Jin seemed to be a tough opponent, Liu Zhirou began to shirk her responsibility.

"You know this is not what we want, Your Majesty. We want to redress the injustice of the past, so that Prime Minister Shen no longer has to endure such a bad reputation." Lu Jin continued: "I don't expect you to help us, I just hope you can give Qiu Ju a chance to become the emperor's concubine."

"Then what will I get?" Liu Zhirou asked.

"Although Prime Minister Shen has been dead for many years, his disciples and former officials are still active in the court. They can help you take care of your family." Lu Jin thought for a while and said this.

"I think compared to the current situation, it is more dangerous to let my father get in touch with you, the remnants of Prime Minister Shen. Such a big thing is not something that a small merchant family like us can afford to get involved in." Liu Zhirou rejected his proposal.

"You should know that I serve the emperor. I can say good things about you to the emperor, thereby increasing your chances of sleeping with him." Lu Jin threw out another bait.

"Now the Queen is competing with Concubine Chen for the right to speak in the entire harem. If I suddenly become more favored and jump out to attract attention, wouldn't that be courting death? This won't work." Liu Zhirou also shook her head and refused.

"So what kind of conditions do you want? Tell me, and if it's not too excessive, I will agree." Lu Jin was helpless, and had to let Liu Zhirou make her own offer.

Liu Zhirou is the best springboard he can get. Not only may the other concubines not help them, they may even expose their affairs.

As the emperor's personal attendant, Lu Jin knew very well how petty this emperor was. Once the secret was exposed, both he and Qiu Ju would end up dead, and Prime Minister Shen's grievances would never be redressed.

In any case, Qiu Ju was brought into the palace as Liu Zhirou's maid. If she exposed this matter, she would also be suspected of dereliction of duty.

Lu Jin was actually gambling, gambling that Liu Zhirou would be blinded by greed and would not expose the matter, and would help them first in order to gain their help.

Liu Zhirou's background was always a flaw, which meant that she might become a favorite concubine, but she would never be able to go any further. Lu Jin felt that this girl might have this ambition.

As long as you have ambition, you can be exploited.

"I want you to promise to do something for me. I haven't thought about what it is yet, so let's put it aside for now." Liu Zhirou suddenly smiled playfully and said this.

Then, she sat up straight and said, "No matter how much you say, I will not agree to help you directly. I can give Qiu Ju a chance, but she must seize it herself."

When Lu Jin heard this, he was very happy because he found a good opportunity to make money, so he nodded and agreed immediately.

Liu Zhirou was also very happy because if she worked a little harder she would be able to complete two consecutive draws. By then, her abilities would have further improved.