I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

When Ai Ziyi heard that the Concubine Xian, whom she respected very much, said the same thing, she could only curl her lips and believe it for the time being.

However, she developed a strong interest in Concubine Zhang and the empress dowager behind her, or rather, a strong fear of her.

"You said, this time Concubine Zhang failed to harm me and was arrested by the Emperor. Will the Empress Dowager be angry and take revenge on us?" Ai Ziyi suddenly had an idea and asked nervously.

She did have concerns in this regard. She heard that Concubine Zhang was the Empress Dowager's only niece and was highly valued by her. Basically, she could command everyone under the Empress Dowager.

Although it was Concubine Zhang who attacked him first, and he and Concubine Xian were only forced to fight back, after something happened to her, there was no guarantee that the Empress Dowager would not be angry with them.

"If the Queen Mother is such a person, then she is easy to deal with. However, if she is really as petty and impatient as you think, she will not be able to live well until the Emperor ascends the throne." The virtuous concubine did not give a direct answer, but also gave some tactful advice.

"Why?" After experiencing such a thrilling thing, Ai Ziyi has grown up. She does not plan to muddle through her life like before. Instead, she has become a questioner and gets to the bottom of everything, hoping to get a complete answer.

"The fighting in the harem is very fierce, and this time Concubine Zhang was caught red-handed, and she is the obvious perpetrator. In this case, if the Empress Dowager continues to target you and me unreasonably, it would be unquestionably overbearing and she does not care about the Emperor." Concubine Xian was a little impatient, but she still patiently explained to her.

"The Empress Dowager dared to disrespect the Emperor in the harem, and the Empress Dowager's family members dared to disrespect the Emperor in the previous dynasty. What's more, our current Empress Dowager was the empress of the previous emperor but not the Emperor's mother. The relationship between them is already precarious. If she does not restrain herself, sooner or later she will bring about a huge disaster. By then, the Emperor will not be soft-hearted even if he wants to wipe out the roots." Concubine Xian concluded, feeling satisfied and confident.

The facts were indeed no different from what she had imagined.

"Your Majesty, it was because I was too soft-hearted that I brought such a disaster upon her. I no longer dare to ask Your Majesty to let her go. I only ask that you give her a decent death and not bring harm to her family." Concubine Zhang had caused such a big incident that the Empress Dowager had to come and explain to the Emperor in person.

As soon as they met, the Empress Dowager lowered her attitude and no longer intended to protect her niece. She just hoped not to implicate more people.

The Zhang family itself has a declining population, and since the generation of the Empress Dowager, there has not been any male who can stand on his own.

Things have become increasingly difficult now. When the Queen Mother was still alive, she could give them some help. Even if their abilities were a little weak, they could still find jobs in the court to support their families.

However, if the empress dowager passed away and there was no one to keep track of things in the harem, the downfall of the Zhang family would be almost inevitable.

But what is happening now is not a question of whether the future will be good or not, but whether there will be a future.

This matter is a big deal, but it is also a small deal. To put it in a big way, it is a great act of treason and conspiracy, and killing all nine generations of the family is not too much.

After all, Concubine Zhang now dares to send people to control the social life of the pregnant Lan Meiren, and try to isolate and control her. If the emperor's health declines in the future, Concubine Zhang may repeat the corresponding measures on the emperor.

To put it simply, it was just an ordinary struggle for favor. Although the behavior was a bit bad, the most important thing was that nothing happened to the child.

The reason why Lady Lan was so affected was because she had a weak foundation in the palace and did not have suitable and trustworthy servants. Most of the people who were responsible for taking care of her during her pregnancy and childbirth were sent by the Queen Mother. They were all intimidated by the prestige of Lady Zhang and had to obey her orders.

What to say specifically depends entirely on the emperor's mood.

"What are you saying, mother? What does this matter have to do with you? As for words like it will bring harm to my family, you don't have to say anything more. Your family is my family. If anyone dares to touch my family, I will never let them go." The emperor looked surprised and moved.

He did not intend to let Zhang Xuanshi go, and was also prepared to weaken the power of the Queen Mother's lineage, but he did not want to force the other side into a desperate situation.

In a desperate situation, even dogs can jump over walls and rabbits can kick eagles, let alone humans? The emperor wanted to expand his power, but he didn't want to fight to the death with that group of people.

It has to be said that most of the royal family members are actors, especially the emperor who sits on the highest throne. There is almost no unnaturalness in his acting, and it seems that he really regards the empress dowager in front of him as his own biological mother and the empress dowager's relatives as his own relatives.

"The ruler is the ruler, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, the son is the son, Your Majesty, these rules cannot be broken. There are bound to be a few bad guys in my family. Please don't let them go for my sake, Your Majesty, and punish them." The empress dowager was not fooled by the emperor's kind appearance, and she remained humble.

The Emperor was also very pleased to see this, and after a while of talking to the Empress Dowager about the loving motherly love and filial piety, he offered his own consolation.

"I have been busy with state affairs recently, and it is difficult for me to spare time to be filial to my mother. Seeing that no one is here to take care of me, my heart is broken. Concubine Chun is capable and gentle, so let her be filial to my mother for a while."

"How can this be possible?" The Queen Mother obviously knew about this matter a long time ago, but she still stood up and declined with a look of surprise.

Both of them were experts in court struggles, and after a while of struggling with each other, the matter was finally settled.

"How is Miss Lan? Is the baby stable?" After discussing this matter, the Queen Mother began to show her routine concern for the pregnant Ai Ziyi.

After all, the child in Ai Ziyi's belly, theoretically speaking, is her grandson.

Although there is no blood relationship with her.

"Zi Yi has always been in good health. Although she encountered that kind of thing, it was discovered early after all, and the bad guys did not harm her body. The fetus is also relatively stable. Maybe this time she can really give birth to a child for me." The emperor mentioned Ai Zi Yi and looked very happy.

No matter what he actually thought, and whether he really regarded the other person's baby as a sacrifice, at least on the surface he was very happy.

"That would be a truly great joyous event," the Queen Mother said in an ambiguous tone.