Chapter 509: The Intrigues in the Harem
After a long while, Concubine Shu finally spoke with difficulty: "It's...it's Concubine Liu."
Su Wan was stunned for a moment, a trace of doubt flashed across her face: "Liupin? Not Zhenfei?"
Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "Concubine Zhen, humph, I did come here once to mock me, but that was a long time ago."
"Recently, only Concubine Liu has come to see me."
Allen Chu frowned: "Why did she come to see you?"
"She said she came to check on my health." Concubine Shu's voice gradually faded. "She also brought me some supplements, saying that I should take good care of my pregnancy."
Su Wan and Chu Ruohan looked at each other and saw vigilance in each other's eyes.
Chu Ruohan asked, "What else did she say?"
Concubine Shu hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Concubine Liu said that if I could insist that the child was the emperor's, she would find a way to help me."
"What can I help you with?"
"Please help me intercede with the Emperor and ask him to recognize this child." Concubine Shu's hands tightly grasped the corner of the quilt. "She said that the Emperor has just appointed a new Empress and needs harmony in the harem. He will not easily execute a pregnant concubine like me."
Su Wan's heart sank. This Concubine Liu's plan was really deep.
Chu Ruohan continued to ask: "Did she ask you who the real father of the child is?"
Concubine Shu nodded and said, "I did ask, but I didn't tell the truth. I just said that the child is indeed the emperor's, but the emperor doesn't remember it."
"Where is Wang Hu now?" Chu Ruohan asked.
"He has been transferred." A trace of pain flashed in Shufei's eyes.
Su Wan finally understood: "So Concubine Liu knew all along that the child was not the emperor's?"
Concubine Shu lowered her head: "She should be. She is very smart. As long as she calculates the time carefully, she can guess the truth."
Chu Ruohan stood up and paced back and forth in the hall: "That's right. Since she knows the truth, she still wants you to insist that the child is the emperor's. This shows that she has other motives."
"What's the purpose?" Su Wan asked.
"She wants to use you and this child to achieve a certain goal." Chu Ruohan paused. "The fire in the cold palace, the slander in the court, the instigation in the harem, these things seem unrelated, but in fact, they all point to the same goal."
Su Wan was shocked: "Pointing at me?"
Chu Ruohan nodded: "She wants to use these things to gradually weaken your position in the emperor's heart and establish her own prestige."
When Concubine Shu heard this, her face turned even paler: "Then isn't that me being used as a pawn by her?"
"Not only that." Chu Ruohan's voice became serious, "Once her goal is achieved, you will become a discarded pawn."
"When the time comes, no matter whose child it is, you will die."
Su Wan took a deep breath and said, "The women in the palace are very secretive. I am still too naive."
Chu Ruohan walked over to Su Wan and said, "The most important thing now is to find evidence to prove that Concubine Liu is behind all this."
"But how do I find evidence?" Su Wan was a little confused.
"Let's start with Wang Hu first." Chu Ruohan pondered, "Where was he transferred to?"
Concubine Shu shook her head: "I don't know, I just heard that he left the capital."
Chu Ruohan frowned: "This is troublesome. However, if they can arrange for him to leave, then there must be traces left behind."
Su Wan stood up and said, "Sister, let's go back and discuss a countermeasure."
Chu Ruohan nodded, then said to Concubine Shu: "Remember, from now on, no matter who comes to see you, no matter what they say, you must do as we say today. Do you understand?"
Concubine Shu nodded quickly: "I understand, thank you, Queen and Madam."
Su Wan and Chu Ruohan left Concubine Shu's residence without speaking a word along the way.
It wasn't until they returned to Chaofeng Palace that Su Wan spoke up: "Sister, what do you think is Concubine Liu's ultimate goal?"
Chu Ruohan pondered for a moment: "If I'm not mistaken, she wants the position of queen."
Su Wan frowned, "She is only a concubine, and there is a concubine above her... this..."
"Her father is the Imperial Observatory. The rumor that he is unworthy of his position probably came from them."
"Her maternal grandfather was a founding hero. Even though she's only a concubine, as long as she gets pregnant, regardless of whether the baby is a boy or a girl, she'll be promoted to a concubine...
Chu Ruohan analyzed, "Now that you, a commoner girl, have suddenly become the queen, it's normal for her to feel dissatisfied."
"But how can the position of Queen be changed so easily?"
Chu Ruohan shook her head: "She won't deal with you directly, but will try to make the emperor disappointed in you and make the court officials dissatisfied with you."
"When the time is right, I'll find an excuse to destroy you."
The more Su Wan listened, the more frightened she became: "So what should we do now?"
"Just wait and see, and respond accordingly." Chu Ruohan held Su Wan's hand. "But there's one thing you must remember: no matter what happens, you can't let the emperor doubt you."
Su Wan nodded: "I understand."
As he was speaking, a eunuch's announcement came from outside: "Your Majesty, the Queen, His Majesty has arrived!"
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