I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

The emperor patted her back gently, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He actually enjoyed the feeling of being relied on. It made him feel that he had great control over a person's happiness, anger, sorrow, life and death, honor and disgrace.

He thought for a moment, then whispered to comfort her: "I'm afraid Weiyang Palace is no longer safe. Otherwise, I will transfer you to another place to recuperate."

"Should we move? But if we run into those bad people, wouldn't it be more dangerous?" Ai Ziyi was very hesitant. Now she only dared to trust the virtuous concubine who rescued her from danger.

"I have personally given the order to intimidate them. They dare not do bad things to you again, otherwise I will not let them go." The emperor said righteously.

"Actually, Your Majesty, I think it would be better for me to stay in Weiyang Palace. Sister Lin has always been a very considerate person. If she hadn't rushed in under such pressure this time, I don't know what the outcome would have been." It would have been fine if Ai Ziyi hadn't heard this. After hearing this, she became even more worried.

The emperor had said the same thing before, but it had no effect at all. These audacious palace servants actually dared to semi-confine her.

She herself was born in the countryside, but her father had made military achievements and became a general of the fourth rank, thus joining the bureaucracy. But even so, the place where her father worked was in the frontier area, far away from Kyoto, and there was basically no way he could help her.

She has no foundation in the palace. If she leaves Weiyang Palace and the virtuous concubine who has taken such good care of her, she will be at the mercy of others, which would be even more dangerous.

"Are you sure? This place is not peaceful. Concubine Xian has been ill and is not very strict with her subordinates. You should know that she is largely responsible for your trouble this time."

"I believe in Sister Lin. Even if Sister Lin's health is not very good, her mind is good, and this is the most precious thing." Ai Ziyi said seriously.

She thought so in her heart. Although Weiyang Palace was not good, other places were even worse. She couldn't even figure out the thoughts of the main concubines, nor did she know how many people didn't want her child to be born.

"You can also move to another place, such as Changchun Palace. Concubine Chun has always been your good friend and has a kind heart. She will also protect you." Ai Ziyi was very moved when she heard the emperor's words.

The virtuous concubine is not in good health, but Liu Zhirou is in very good health. She is also very mature and independent-minded.

Ai Ziyi originally wanted to agree, but suddenly she remembered what the nanny who followed her in had said to her.

"People's hearts are complicated. Today they are friends, but tomorrow they may be enemies. Moreover, Chunpin lost her child, and you are pregnant. No matter how generous Chunpin is, she will inevitably feel uncomfortable. If it is normal, it will not be a big deal, and she will not deliberately harm you, but if it is at a critical moment, this discomfort may lead to disaster."

Ai Ziyi originally scoffed at this, but after experiencing this incident, she suddenly experienced the fear and joy of almost losing her child and then learning that everything was safe, and her mind became uncertain.

So the words of promise were swallowed back when they came to her lips, and Ai Ziyi changed her mind.

"There's no need to bother with this, Your Majesty. It's just that those people..." When thinking about all that, Ai Ziyi had already made a real decision, but she herself was unwilling to admit it, so she mentioned other things in a roundabout way.

"I have already sent people to interrogate him." The emperor also sensed her decision and changed the subject calmly.

"Your Majesty..." Just as they were talking, Lu Jin walked in with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What's going on? Just tell me, there are no outsiders here." The emperor saw Lu Jin's embarrassment, but did not take it to heart. He was just trying to take this opportunity to do something to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so whoever was behind this would have to pay a huge price.

"Your Majesty, the old servant confessed that it was Concubine Zhang of the Weiyang Palace who was behind it." Lu Jin was used to changing his attitude according to the situation, and after discovering the emperor's determination, he did not delay any further and directly told him the results of the interrogation.

The emperor had been prepared for this. After all, the queen mother had always been very strict in her rule, and there would be no one else who could motivate the queen mother's people. But after hearing the result, he couldn't help but frown.

Ai Ziyi was shocked.

"Concubine Zhang? I have no grudge against her, why would she want to harm me?" Ai Ziyi found it unbelievable, and even suspected that Lu Jin had picked out a scapegoat to fool her.

"This person is bad to her core. I didn't take her life for the sake of my mother. Instead, I demoted her to a concubine and handed her over to the care of Concubine Xian. She hasn't done anything evil over the years, and I thought she had turned over a new leaf. Who would have thought that she was still so stubborn and even wanted to attack you." The emperor said indignantly.

Ai Ziyi was still confused, and she couldn't help but look for help to Lu Jin who was standing beside her.

When Lu Jin realized that the emperor had no intention of talking further, he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of explaining this past event to Ai Ziyi.

"Concubine Zhang is the niece of the Empress Dowager. She looked pretty good when she was selected to enter the palace, but there was one thing that was wrong with her: she was jealous. Once the Emperor favored another concubine, she would become so angry that she would even deliberately murder the other concubine."

"Once, she framed Concubine Gong for using the art of evil to harm others, but was exposed by others. The emperor was furious and wanted to execute her, but the Empress Dowager pleaded for her, and Concubine Xian promised to take good care of her in the future, so he spared her life."

Ai Ziyi still didn't quite believe it, but she had to believe that the highest-ranking ruler in the palace had given the answer, and she had no way to refute it anymore.

Ai Ziyi could only comfort herself that she had never seen Concubine Zhang, and perhaps this woman was really as despicable as they said.

But what if there is another mastermind behind this? The virtuous concubine has always been very wise. Could the woman she would risk everything to protect really be a person with a dirty mind?

Ai Ziyi didn't know that there was another thing in the world that could change one concubine's attitude towards another, and that was the political struggle of the previous dynasty.