I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

While Ai Ziyi was still struggling with the thrilling incident that had occurred to her, Liu Zhirou was already preparing to leave.

Since the emperor has made up his mind, she doesn't plan to struggle any more. The way back has been paved anyway, so she might as well take a vacation.

Regardless of whether the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager was just a fake mother-son relationship or they really had certain feelings for each other, it had nothing to do with Liu Zhirou, a little concubine with a poor background.

The Queen Mother didn't recognize her and wouldn't protect her. Even if she was really sent to the Queen Mother, she would just be a toy to entertain the audience and a show for the ministers.

No matter what, as long as the emperor does not want to be criticized by others and severely recorded by the historians, he cannot treat the empress dowager harshly in public.

Even a concubine like Zhang Xianshi who had a roundabout connection with the empress dowager, he couldn't just deal with her casually, for fear of giving people a chance to talk about her.

But Concubine Zhang was either stupid, bad, or both stupid and bad; otherwise, the blame would not have been put on her.

If she had been a little smarter, she would not have fallen into the same pit twice. The first time she used the real-name system to harm people, she was caught. She managed to save her life by relying on her family background. The second time, she used the real-name system to harm people again. She would never do such a thing.

As for the matter of being betrayed by others, it just went through Liu Zhirou's mind for a second before she forgot about it. But in terms of influence in the palace, excluding the emperor, the empress dowager is second to none.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to imagine that Concubine Zhang was deceived by someone using crude means, and not just once.

Now, no matter how much the emperor didn't want to offend the empress dowager, he had to find a way to get rid of her.

After sending away Concubine Zhang, the emperor had to find another tool who could appease the Empress Dowager's faction. This tool could not have a particularly prominent background, otherwise, the power behind her and the power of the Empress Dowager would combine to pose a threat to the imperial power.

She can't be a real abandoned child, or someone who has never been valued by the emperor. If so, the empress dowager cannot be fooled.

After thinking about it, Liu Zhirou felt that she was indeed suitable.

She got pregnant but failed to give birth successfully. She was favored by the emperor, but she had no prominent family background to rely on.

According to common sense, if such a person encounters a rope that allows her to continue climbing up, she will definitely be eager to reach out and grab it.

Concubine Zhang could not be kept at all costs, not only because she was stupid and evil, but also because she was a blood relative of the Empress Dowager.

Liu Zhirou also slowly figured it out. The emperor had actually decided long ago to send Liu Zhirou to the empress dowager for further study, which meant that he had also decided long ago to take action against Concubine Zhang.

Liu Zhirou became the person representing the Empress Dowager's faction, and Zhang Xianshi, who had already failed and been demoted, became of no value at all.

However, no matter how despicable Concubine Zhang is, she is still the direct descendant of the Zhang family, and the people under the empress dowager are willing to help her and obey her. No matter how outstanding Liu Zhirou is, she is just an outsider. She has her own family and things she cares about. Although her family's power is still very weak, it is still a bond and hope.

This will undoubtedly cause a certain amount of division in the power controlled by the Queen Mother.

Thinking about the family behind the Shufei who had been in trouble before, and the forces behind the Xianfei who is about to be in trouble, it is not difficult to guess one fact - the emperor has grown strong and is ready to cut off those who once supported him to ascend the throne.

A girl like Liu Zhirou, who has no family background, can understand that the emperor's throne was not legitimate after entering the palace. It can be seen that this is not a secret. Other people understand the details of this matter even better.

The emperor probably didn't want to let so many people who knew the truth continue to live, nor did he want to follow his old promise to share the world with them. He paid such a huge price and finally gained this supreme power, and the emperor would never let go until his death.

It was difficult for Liu Zhirou to evaluate the emperor's behavior, and she was too lazy to comment. The Liu family did not get involved in such matters. Even if they did, it had nothing to do with her, a visitor from another world.

Since the situation has become so complicated, she might as well go out and hide for a while, so that she can build her own image.

There was no way to find out specific information, nor was there any way to resist the fate of being sent out of the palace. She foolishly became a tool for the Emperor to appease the Queen Mother. Isn't this the weakest existence?

The basis of her survival was never her father and brother in the previous dynasty, or the favor of the emperor in the harem, but the energy bar she brought with her after traveling through time. As long as she had enough energy to replenish, Liu Zhirou was not afraid of anything.

Ai Ziyi made a completely different decision from Liu Zhirou.

"I finally understand that I can't retreat in this place no matter what. I originally wanted to hide away, not provoke others, not compete for favors, just take care of the pregnancy and give birth to the baby. As a result, when I wanted to hide away, others came to harm me." Ai Ziyi looked at the virtuous concubine opposite her with firm eyes and said sincerely.

"It's good that you have this idea. People have no intention of harming tigers, but tigers can hurt people's hearts. You have been too tepid before." The virtuous concubine seemed to be more energetic, but even when she was sitting indoors, she was tightly wrapped in a cloak and looked very cold.

"Isn't it because I'm too lucky? If I had met Ah Rou during the selection, Ah Rou has a very good personality, and when the palaces were assigned, I was lucky enough to be assigned to your palace, then I would have felt more relieved." Ai Ziyi sighed, "Who would have thought... Alas."

"This is also my fault. If I had thought of Concubine Zhang earlier, there wouldn't have been such a twist." Concubine Xian also sighed.

"Sister, I still don't quite understand. Was this really done by Concubine Zhang? I always feel that there seems to be a deeper reason behind this..." Ai Ziyi said a little doubtfully.

If she didn't trust Concubine Xian very much, she wouldn't be able to tell Concubine Xian about such a thing. After all, Concubine Zhang was the culprit, and this conclusion was drawn by the emperor.

The emperor's words are golden, how can there be any doubt?

"Don't think too much. If you really meet Concubine Zhang and spend some time with her, you will know that nothing she does is surprising." Concubine Xian said.

Her eyes were deep, as if she was remembering something that happened long, long ago.