I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Moreover, after confirming it through the energy bar, Liu Zhirou would not have any psychological burden if she wanted to trick Lu Jin.

She wasn't sure whether Lu Jin had bad intentions towards her, but she was certain that he was not a good person, at least not someone who valued his promises.

In this case, whether or not to repay the favor is not up to Lu Jin to decide.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave first. I cannot leave the emperor for too long." After getting the desired result, Lu Jin did not plan to stay any longer.

"Goodbye, father-in-law." Liu Zhirou did not try to keep him.

As soon as Lu Jin left, Qiu Ju knelt down.

"Miss..." she said chokingly.

Liu Zhirou could see the girl's confusion and the guilt buried deep in her eyes.

She sighed, bent down and patted Qiuju's head.

"Don't you want to be the emperor's concubine?" Liu Zhirou asked in a low voice.

If Qiu Ju really didn't want to become a concubine, didn't want to take on the responsibility of clearing Prime Minister Shen's name, and didn't want to live according to the life trajectory drawn for her by those people, Liu Zhirou would help Qiu Ju. Although they didn't communicate much, they had been together for so long and had some feelings for each other.

But Qiu Ju just shook her head.

"No, Miss, I know this is my fate. I just feel very sorry for you..." Qiuju said almost sadly.

Liu Zhirou also sighed softly.

She had a premonition a long time ago, but she didn't expect that this day would come so soon and so suddenly.

Can Liu Zhirou ignore Lu Jin's request? Yes, but if she ignores it, there will be others who are willing to pay attention to this matter.

By that time, as an insider, she would definitely be targeted by Lu Jin. Liu Zhirou was not afraid of Lu Jin, but she hated trouble. If she exposed this matter, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble for Lu Jin. Regardless of whether the emperor found definite evidence or not, he would be suspicious of Lu Jin, making it impossible for Lu Jin to exert his abilities.

Lu Jin was able to survive as a remnant until now, and even became the emperor's confidant, so he must have certain abilities. At that time, if the two of them targeted each other, it would only make others laugh.

Qiu Ju herself is not worth mentioning, but Lv Jin's identity is different. Before being exposed, Lv Jin was a person close to the emperor and had a strong influence on the emperor.

He may not be able to interfere in the political affairs of the previous dynasty, but he can influence some small things in the harem. He can take care of or harm someone.

In this case, there must be concubines who are eager to cooperate with him. They may not be willing to gamble their future for Prime Minister Shen, but just saying a few words or recommending someone is no problem.

By that time, Qiu Ju would only be in a more passive state, and it would also cause even worse impact on the harem, which was already quite chaotic.

After all, they knew each other for a while. Seeing Qiuju jumping into the fire pit, Liu Zhirou felt a little bit reluctant. At least during the time she was with her, Qiuju had not had any other thoughts and had always served her well. In this case, she was also prepared to return the favor and give Qiuju some help.

Liu Zhirou was not particularly clear about what happened in Prime Minister Shen's case, but she was clear about one thing: if something became a taboo, there must be many things that could not be told.

If Prime Minister Shen's property was really confiscated because he made a mistake, it would not be a big deal. The imperial court is so large that almost every year there are officials who are dismissed, beheaded, or even have their property confiscated because of corruption, dereliction of duty, or some other reason.

Although Prime Minister Shen is the prime minister, he only holds a higher position. In the face of imperial power, such ministers can be replaced at any time.

But the reason why his story became a taboo and no one dared to mention it for many years must be because there must be some more hidden secrets involved.

Liu Zhirou once speculated that Prime Minister Shen might have participated in the previous fight for the throne, and the prince he bet on did not ascend the throne, so after the emperor ascended the throne, he sent people to investigate the ministers who had participated in the fight for the prince.

This is entirely possible. The current emperor is not without brothers. On the contrary, the previous emperor had many concubines and quite a few princes left behind.

However, only three of them grew up to adulthood, one of whom is the third prince, who is the current emperor, and the other are the fifth prince and the sixth prince. One was named Prince Huai and the other was named Prince Rui.

They are a pair of twins, and precisely because they are twins, they have lost the ability to compete for the throne and can live peacefully until now.

Liu Zhirou recalled the information she knew about princes and nobles, and found that these two princes were quite low-key.

According to the rules left by Taizu, ordinary royal children can take on a government job after they reach adulthood. This is also a measure to prevent royal children from eventually becoming useless. Although these two little princes are several years younger than the emperor, they should have been adults for a long time now.

However, the two of them never had the opportunity to show their talents in the court, and the emperor seemed to have forgotten about this matter. Since they did not mention it, no arrangements would be made.

Princess Changyang, on the other hand, kept many guests, and many people who held important positions in the government had been her guests.

The emperor was also quite fond of this sister. Even though the censors in charge of giving advice had impeached her many times for being unruly, not observing etiquette, and interfering with government affairs, the emperor always just laughed it off.

Liu Zhirou also tried to consider it from Lu Jin's and the others' perspective. How would they vindicate Prime Minister Shen?

This was also a very important matter for Liu Zhirou. After all, she had seen the emperor's temper. Although he seemed gentle on the surface, he was actually very stubborn.

Unless they can produce particularly clear evidence, or change the emperor, they can realize their dream.

If they really had no other choice and chose the latter path, then not only the harem would suffer, but even the previous dynasty would be thrown into chaos. Liu Zhirou still didn't know what kind of people Prince Huai and Prince Rui were, but instead of letting these two people come to power, it would be better to maintain the previous status quo.

Apart from having no son, this emperor didn't seem to have any major flaws.

At that point, they were enemies.

But now, they can at least live in harmony. Liu Zhirou said a few words to comfort Qiuju and then sent her away.

Liu Zhirou has something very important to do next.