I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

As soon as Liu Zhirou returned to Changchun Palace, Qiuju came to greet her with a cup of tea.

"Your Majesty, you're back." Qiuju skillfully placed the tea on the table, then took off Liu Zhirou's coat and hung it aside.

In this kind of weather, there is still a big difference in temperature between indoors and outdoors. If you are wearing outer clothes indoors, you will probably sweat a lot. If you want to stay cool at that time, you will easily get sick.

Seeing this, Tan Xiang went to the small kitchen to prepare the next dishes.

After Qiu Ju finished her work, she stood beside Liu Zhirou, was timid for a while, and said: "My queen..."

Liu Zhirou could roughly guess what she wanted to say before she opened her mouth, which was nothing more than the matters of the Shen family.

Since Liu Zhirou promised Lu Jin to help, she would not break her promise easily, but she really did not have the energy to care about Qiu Ju's affairs now. "Don't worry, I will remember it. Let's wait for a few days. Now the emperor's mind is on Concubine Chen and Ai Ziyi."

Liu Zhirou just said a few words of comfort and didn't take Qiuju's reaction to heart.

Qiu Ju mustered up her courage and continued, "Your Majesty... I can help you with your worries."

Liu Zhirou was startled and asked casually, "How can you share my worries?"

"What your Majesty is worried about is that the Emperor favors Empress Chen and Lady Lan to the point of neglecting you. If this continues, your position in the palace will become almost invisible, and the master's life outside the palace will also be affected to a certain extent." Qiuju thought for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to say this.

Since entering the palace, her young lady has become a different person. Now even Qiu Ju, who is always smart, finds it difficult to guess what Liu Zhirou is thinking.

"Oh, is that so?" Liu Zhirou neither denied nor confirmed, but just answered ambiguously.

Qiu Ju seemed to be inspired by something and spoke even more excitedly.

Half of what Qiu Ju said now was her own thoughts, and the other half was what Lu Jin taught her. Although she had not been in the palace for long, Lu Jin did not have time to tell her more, but at least he told her some of the power distribution, some people who should not be offended, and some things that could be used.

Lu Jin had been working in the palace for such a long time, and he knew a lot. If Liu Zhirou had received this help, she would have lived a smooth life for a long time.

Unfortunately, it was only Qiu Ju who got all these. No matter how big-hearted Lu Jin was, he would not consider Liu Zhirou as his own. Although Qiu Ju was born well, she was convicted at a young age. From then on, she fled from hunger to hunger until she entered the Liu family and became a little maid. Although her status was not high, she at least had someone to rely on.

Qiu Ju is not stupid. On the contrary, she is very talented in dealing with people and things. Even relying solely on her experience, she can do quite well. It's just that she has seen too little and her status is too humble, so she lacks courage.

"Empress Chen is experienced, and naturally the Empress will target her. We don't need to step into this muddy water, but Concubine Lan can do something about it." Qiuju said firmly.

"You should know that Lan Meiren and I have always been good friends and our relationship is very close." Liu Zhirou pointed this out.

She really didn't understand when Ai Ziyi had offended so many people. It seemed that there were far fewer people in the harem who had no ill will towards her than those who did.

"It is precisely because of this that even if something happens to Concubine Lan, the Emperor will not suspect the Empress." Qiuju did not seem to hear the hidden meaning in Liu Zhirou's words.

"You should first tell me the reason why I want to harm Lady Lan." Liu Zhirou reminded impatiently.

"Concubine Lan is really not someone you can trust. When the Empress was pregnant, she helped her a lot. Almost every time she met the Emperor, she would go around in circles and order people to summon her to accompany him. But now that Concubine Lan is pregnant, she has not done anything to help the Empress, and she is even deliberately distancing herself from her." Since Liu Zhirou asked, Qiuju did not refuse and immediately stated her own inference. In her eyes, this was indeed the case.

But what she didn't know was that this was exactly the result of Liu Zhirou and Ai Ziyi's discussion.

Although Liu Zhirou entered the palace, she did not come here to compete for favor with a group of people.

Liu Zhirou was silent.

Although Ai Ziyi is a bit straightforward, she is not too stupid and is considerate towards her servants. Logically speaking, she should not be unpopular.

But when she became pregnant, the entire harem seemed to reveal a great deal of malice. Although the Queen was busy targeting Concubine Chen and had no time to deal with a small minion like her, she did not have any particular affection for her. She could only say that she would not do anything to harm her.

But logically speaking, whether it is to find a support for the eldest princess in the future, or to support a puppet to deal with Concubine Chen, helping Ai Ziyi is a good choice. However, the queen would rather spend her energy on Liu Zhirou, who had apparently had a miscarriage, than to pay any attention to Ai Ziyi.

It can be said that Concubine Xian has always been eyeing Ai Ziyi covetously. From the moment she first allocated houses to the two of them, it seemed that she had never had any good intentions towards them.

The same was true after pregnancy. The Huailiu Pavilion where Liu Zhirou lived before was just cramped, and the Zilan Garden where Ai Ziyi lived was even worse.

Zi Lan Garden itself is just a large garden with a lot of flowers, plants and trees. Although most of them have withered, there are still many that have escaped. What's worse is that many ornamental plants are slightly toxic and the environment is also relatively humid, making them not suitable for living at all, especially since Ai Ziyi is still pregnant.

The Weiyang Palace ruled by Concubine Xian is very large, and there are many idle palaces. Even if there are a few palaces where people have died, or where particularly serious murders have occurred, and the more evil palaces are no longer habitable, Concubine Xian can move Ai Ziyi to other palaces.

But how did she do it? She insisted that Ai Ziyi was pregnant, so she couldn't move at will, and asked Ai Ziyi to continue to stay in Zilan Garden to take care of the baby.

It would be fine if they had conflicts with each other, but the problem is that Ai Ziyi particularly admires General Lin and Concubine Xian. Why would Concubine Xian target her little fan girl?

"My current situation in the palace is like a flourishing flower and a raging fire. It is very normal for Lady Lan to do this. It would be harmful to me if I continue to attract the emperor's attention." Liu Zhirou continued to persuade calmly.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to lie to me. Although I am short-sighted, I also know about the affairs of the harem. It is just like the previous dynasty, like rowing against the current, if you don't move forward, you will move backward. If Your Majesty doesn't win the emperor's heart while you are still young and give birth to a prince or princess quickly, your future will be difficult to rely on." Qiuju seemed to have grasped Liu Zhirou's thoughts.