I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

At the same time, in the Weiyang Palace, Concubine Xian was also facing a very difficult choice.

"Your Majesty, do we really want to do this? I'm afraid... I'm afraid that if the Emperor really finds out something is wrong, not only will we in the palace suffer, but even the general might be implicated!" Miao'er was still doing handicrafts. She looked worried and hesitated for a long time before giving advice.

She had no choice but to be afraid of this matter. The old dynasty attached great importance to witchcraft, and even the crown prince and queen died because of it. In the new dynasty, although gods and ghosts were no longer so important, there were still some relics left, and what they were doing now was standard witchcraft.

If she was asked to die for the Concubine Xian, Miao'er was confident that she would not even frown, but what the Concubine Xian had done now was completely beyond her understanding.

Although Miao'er was born in a relatively low family and had little experience, she was indeed quite brave and resilient, and did not believe in the divine will of all things.

But it was not until that incident happened that she was finally terrified and had to believe that there really was fantasy in this world.

"Miao'er, don't be like this. The arrow has been shot and there is no turning back." Concubine Xian, who was sitting next to her, did not answer Miao'er's words, but Jian Ying, who was standing on the other side, spoke.

She is usually not good at speaking, but has certain martial arts skills. She was specially recruited from outside by General Lin and sent to the palace to protect his daughter.

"But Concubine Lan is obviously one of ours, and her father is also under the command of our general. After she gives birth to the child, we will find a way to talk to her and bring the child to the care of the Empress Concubine to raise. This way the child will have a noble birth, and the Empress Concubine and the general will have someone to rely on. Isn't that good?" Miao'er asked unyieldingly.

"The emperor won't agree to that." Jian Ying retorted unhappily.

"It has nothing to do with the emperor. The child in Concubine Lan's belly cannot be born, just like Concubine Chun." Concubine Xian finally spoke, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she dropped a big bomb.

But Miao'er and Jian Ying beside her did not show any obvious surprise.

They are not the personal maids who have always followed Concubine Xian. Miao'er is only seventeen or eighteen years old now, and Jianying is a little older than her, only about twenty years old. It is precisely for this reason that they don't know many secrets in the palace, and most of the time they have to rely on Concubine Xian to explain.

The virtuous concubine herself knew a lot, but she usually didn't tell them these things. She just gave them orders and asked them to carry them out.

But even so, they knew that the fact that the emperor had no children was itself full of strangeness.

There is no problem with the emperor's health. He had several children before he became emperor, but most of these children did not live to see him ascend the throne.

After he ascended the throne, the palace seemed to be cursed and no new babies were born for a long time. The emperor and the empress dowager were very anxious about this. They tried all kinds of methods, but in the end they only had two children, one of which had a problem.

Only the most ignorant new concubines would think that this was because the previous concubines were in poor health and therefore had no children. Since they themselves were in good health, they would surely give birth to a dragon baby soon, gain the emperor's favor, and become the most powerful woman in the harem.

Jian Ying and Miao'er also privately guessed what was going on, but considering many factors, it was quite difficult to guess the real result.

Is the virtuous concubine finally going to reveal this secret now?

As expected, the virtuous concubine did not disappoint the two of them. She smiled sarcastically, and then slowly said: "It is impossible for the emperor's child to be born in a normal way!"

Her words were filled with resentment, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances and oppression she had suffered over the years through this one sentence, which scared Miao'er and Jian Ying.

"Then...then the eldest princess and the second princess..." Miao'er bravely asked this question to ease the atmosphere.

Concubine Xian glanced at Miao'er inexplicably, then slowly said: "What I am doing now is what Concubine Chen and the Queen did before."

Miao'er suddenly realized, but Jianying's expression was a little complicated.

"Miao'er, you will go to Concubine Lan in a while. You must keep a close eye on everything and never let anyone with ulterior motives harm her and the baby in her belly." Concubine Xian suddenly gave the order.

"Didn't the Queen intend to use the child in Lady Lan's belly as the last sacrifice?" Miao'er was a little curious, so she asked.

"How can a child who can't possibly be born be qualified to be a sacrifice?" Concubine Xian laughed sarcastically and continued, "I'm just worried that someone will take advantage of this and put the blame on us."

Miao'er suddenly realized and vowed to protect Lady Lan and would never let other people with ulterior motives frame Concubine Xian.