I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

As the champion of the previous palace fight, the reason why the Queen Mother was able to sit firmly on the throne and invest in the new emperor in advance was definitely not entirely due to her own family background and luck.

She had keenly sensed the emperor's fear of those powerful old ministers, as well as the predicament of the virtuous concubine who was caught in the middle.

But she had no intention of inserting it.

After all, the Zhang family he belongs to is now short of talented people. No matter who holds the greatest power, the Zhang family will not pose a big threat to them and will not be listed as a target for purge.

Moreover, although the younger generations in his family are a little reckless and dull, they have been strictly brought up and will not do anything to bully men and women.

No matter who comes to power, they must not treat the Zhang family unfairly.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful. I am old now and just feel sad about the passing of time. I cannot help your Majesty. You have to walk the rest of your life on your own," the Queen Mother sighed.

"My son is so old now, and he still troubles me, your mother, to worry about him. That is truly incompetent and unfilial. You, your mother, should just enjoy your grandchildren and live out your life in peace. I will take good care of the affairs of the previous dynasty, and the Empress will also handle the many events in the harem properly. You can just rest assured, your mother." The emperor also expressed his wishes hypocritically.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chun has arrived." At this time, Lu Jin trotted forward, swept his whisk, and reported the news.

"Ask her to come up." The emperor said casually without showing any strong emotions.

Liu Zhirou, dressed in a lavender palace dress, followed the eunuch leading the way into the house.

"Your concubine pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress Dowager." Liu Zhirou bowed politely.

"Don't be polite, my beloved concubine. Please sit down. It's just a casual chat. Why take it so seriously?" As soon as Liu Zhirou bowed, the emperor immediately stretched out his hand to support her.

Liu Zhirou did not stop saluting just because the emperor made this gesture. She completed the salute quickly and standardly before replying to the emperor, looking careful and cautious.

However, the Queen Mother seemed very satisfied with her performance.

Long before the empress dowager learned of this arrangement, she had already sent people to look at several new concubines in the palace. In her eyes, among these new women in the palace, Liu Zhirou was indeed quite good.

Timid, cowardly, incompetent, and easily trusting of others, these are Liu Zhirou's problems. If the Queen Mother was still the Queen, she would never choose to support such a useless concubine.

But she is now the Queen Mother, and everything that the Queen values ​​is far away from her. There is no such thing as being aggressive and enterprising. It is enough not to seek merit, but to avoid mistakes.

Moreover, since Liu Zhirou has learned a lesson from these problems, she should have come to her senses.

But even if she hasn't come to her senses, there won't be too many flaws. The most precious thing about Liu Zhirou is her self-knowledge.

Even when she was being praised to the sky by the Emperor, Liu Zhirou was still very cautious. She never took advantage of the emperor's favor or made all kinds of strange requests by relying on the child in her belly.

This alone makes her far superior to those so-called scheming, capable, and well-connected women.

The Queen Mother thought of her dead niece and couldn't help but sigh. She had indeed spent a lot of energy to train that niece, and it could even be said that she was aiming for the position of Queen.

However, who could have imagined that this would be the result, not only failing to protect his family from the wind and rain, but almost bringing disaster to the entire family.

What's the use of being smart? The late queen was very smart, but she worked so hard to plan for the emperor, and the end result was that she died early.

What's the use of being beautiful? Concubine Shu was once known as the most beautiful woman in the capital, and countless nobles were attracted by her. Even after she entered the palace for many years, there were still people who refused to marry her. But the final result was nothing more than a three-foot white silk.

What's the use of having a good family background? During the reign of Emperor Taizu, the Zhang family was the most powerful family, and they almost produced a king of a different surname. She became the queen mother, and her niece also held great power, but in the end, wasn't she just dead?

The Queen Mother did not understand until now that the most important thing for a person is to have self-knowledge. She knew that she did not have the energy to continue fighting with the young emperor, nor could she bear the consequences of continuing to fight.

But even if she said it directly, the emperor would not believe her desire for reconciliation. He would only think that she had other plans in mind and would be even more wary of her.

Then, it would be better to choose a concubine who is law-abiding and self-aware as the representative. This will not cause any major disaster and can also reassure the emperor to a certain extent.

"Is this Rou'er that the emperor often mentioned? Seeing her today, I can see that she is indeed a beauty of national beauty. I feel pity for her even more." The empress dowager praised her as soon as she met her.

"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, you are too kind. I am just a weakling. Fortunately, I am blessed by the Emperor's grace and am able to serve His Majesty." Liu Zhirou was actually a little absent-minded, and was just being modest.

Are the Queen Mother and the Emperor important? They are quite important, but compared with the development of my own skills, they are nothing.

She studied it for a long time and finally figured out the reason why her consumption was increasing.

She could get more and more information through the ghost, and even heard some sounds. This was a sign that her skills were about to be advanced, which was good news.

The other news is bad. The ghost of the little eunuch she has been using is about to disappear. If she finds a new ghost, there will be certain problems in the mutual adjustment.

It's not that she hasn't tried her skills on ghosts other than the little eunuch, but most of the time she failed miserably, and some even dissipated automatically after controlling the ghost to float a certain distance.

Liu Zhirou now had to sigh at her good luck. She accidentally met an acquaintance from her previous life, who died unjustly.

The reason why she was able to control this ghost so smoothly was largely because when she was alive, she was the ghost's boss.

It was almost impossible to find such a situation now. She was the real boss in the Changchun Palace, and no one dared to do such a harmful thing under her nose. She herself could not do anything to her subordinates for a ghost that she could control. It was not that they had a deep relationship, but she just couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

The matter came to a standstill for a while.