I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

Although the confrontation between Concubine De and Concubine Xian was obscure, it was not difficult to detect. In other words, anyone who was attentive and carefully observed their recent status would understand that a conflict of unknown origin had arisen between these two oldest concubines.

As the center of the struggle between the two, Liu Zhirou certainly could not be unaware of this.

If she were an ordinary girl, and had attracted the attention of two high-end players within less than a year of entering the palace, she would either be arrogant and self-righteous, or be nervous and worried all day long.

However, Liu Zhirou was not too shocked by this incident. She ate and slept as usual. She did not try to find out more information, nor did she discuss countermeasures with people around her.

Therefore, Tan Xiang also looked up to this master who was said to be so cowardly.

Those who have this kind of mentality, as long as they don't commit suicide or do anything stupid in the future, will get the position of a concubine regardless of whether they have children or not.

Tan Xiang was determined to follow this man wholeheartedly. Chunpin certainly had shortcomings, but she was neither stupid nor bad. Such a master was rare for the servants in the harem.

What's more, the emperor is most interested in this type of women now.

The next day, Liu Zhirou changed her usual laziness, got up from bed early in the morning, and dressed up properly. She was going to show up in front of the entire harem today, and she couldn't just do it casually.

Liu Zhirou was dressed in a light blue palace dress, with a crimson purple outer coat, which was conservative yet showed the gracefulness that only a young girl could have. She had her hair combed into a Chaoyun Jinxiang bun, with a pearl-inlaid coral bat-green flower hairpin, and a palace-made silk flower on her temples, which made her look charming and lovely.

Tan Xiang put Huasheng on Liu Zhirou and took out the armor for her to wear. Although it was a bit too early for Liu Zhirou to dress like this at her age, armor has always been popular among women in the palace. Even concubines who didn't deliberately grow long nails would wear one or two.

After working for a long time, it was already dawn, but the rules and ceremony could not be wasted, and the queen had already arranged everything for her.

Several female officials in front were holding lanterns to lead the way, Tan Xiang and Chun Tao were supporting Liu Zhirou on the left and right, several young eunuchs were setting up a canopy behind them, and there were several palace maids holding vases of scented flowers behind them, with people coming and going in a grand manner.

When they arrived at the palace banquet, many of the concubines in the harem had already arrived. Concubine Chen was pregnant, so she naturally asked for leave. She seemed to want to keep the baby safe and didn't want to come to such a noisy and chaotic place.

The condition of the eldest princess is still unknown, and it is also unknown whether the queen can come, but Concubine De and Concubine Xian have already arrived.

Today, Concubine De was wearing a brocade robe with cloud patterns and linked beads, and a brocade fur cloak. She looked as graceful as a fairy and radiant.

The beautiful flower that was carefully nurtured by a wealthy family finally showed her stunning beauty at this moment. It is not difficult to imagine how stunning she was when she married the emperor before.

She is proficient in poetry, calligraphy and the six arts and has an elegant temperament. Recently, she has been obsessed with Taoist practice and has done very well in health preservation. Although she is not young, her skin is as white and delicate as cream, just like a virgin.

At this moment, she was holding a small teacup, carefully tasting the fragrant tea in it, as if the troubles in the outside world had nothing to do with her.

Because of her cold and arrogant attitude, the lower-ranking concubines nearby did not dare to disturb her no matter how animatedly they were chatting.

The virtuous concubine sitting next to her seemed to be outdone.

The virtuous concubine dressed up carefully today. She wore a bamboo green dress with ink-gray vine patterns and rain flowers, and her hair was combed into a slanted bun. It could be considered a good outfit, but due to her physical condition, the frail beauty of an aristocratic woman was not reflected. Even makeup could not cover up her sallow complexion. She looked sickly and looked much older.

The moment Liu Zhirou saw Concubine Xian, she felt that something seemed wrong. She and Concubine Xian were not particularly familiar with each other, but at least they had been together for a while, and she admired Concubine Xian's intelligence and experience.

Concubine Xian has always paid great attention to details and would never give anyone a handle in such a place, even if it was just a small palace banquet.

Although the fallen horse bun hairstyle can be considered good, it is not popular in the palace.

If she is interacting with the emperor in private, it would be fine to just comb her hair, as it is a small pleasure.

However, wearing this hairstyle at a banquet where everyone is present will not only fail to arouse people's approval, but will only make people think that Concubine Xian is frivolous and unstable.

What's more, Concubine Xian is no longer the delicate girl who just entered the palace.

Based on Concubine Xian's experience, she shouldn't make such a low-level mistake.

"Arou, Arou, over here!" Before Liu Zhirou had time to think about the unusual situation of Concubine Xian, she was interrupted by another voice.

When she heard this voice, she almost fell down.

The person who called her was none other than her good sister Ai Ziyi.

If Liu Zhirou had seen Ai Ziyi in Concubine Xian's Weiyang Palace yesterday, she would undoubtedly be very happy and would have said some private words to her.

But the key point is that this is not the Weiyang Palace, and they are not having a private gathering. This is a formal banquet held for the Queen Mother.

Basically, all the concubines in the harem who were not pregnant or sick and unable to get up came here. In addition to the servants of each palace, palace maids, eunuchs and the like, there were at least several hundred people gathered here.

There are so many people and eyes, no one dares to say that they can control the overall situation, not even the queen in charge of the harem. If someone with bad intentions seizes the opportunity to push Ai Ziyi, things will get out of hand!

Liu Zhirou suddenly understood Concubine Xian’s fatigue a little.

There are good and bad sides to having such a funny person. The good side is that this person is usually carefree and doesn't care about small things. When a friend is in trouble, he is willing to step forward and help.

The bad thing is that her style of doing things is really unpredictable, and if you are not careful, something big might happen.