Time Travel: The actress's acting skills exploded, and she was favored by the harem

Shen Zhiyao knew that she was just being mad and angry, and she didn't dare to punish herself in front of Fengyi Palace, so she teased, "You are too kind, Concubine Zhao. How about I give Concubine Zhao more advice on how to deal with things in daily life so as to gain the attention of the Emperor and the Empress?"

Shen Zhiyao was openly mocking Concubine Zhao for not being a good person and being unpopular. This made Concubine Zhao so angry that her face turned red and she looked like a firecracker that could explode at any time.

At this time, Concubine Wei Kang came over with a smile and added: "Concubine Zhao, please stop being angry with Concubine Shen. Concubine Shen is a bit sharp-tongued, but the Queen is right. She is a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She is just quick to speak. No wonder even the Queen doesn't bother with her!"

Concubine Wei Kang still resented Concubine Zhao's sarcasm towards her, so she added, "Perhaps the emperor also likes Concubine Shen's personality. In my opinion, Concubine Zhao should learn more from Concubine Shen's personality. Who knows, she might be able to gain more attention from the emperor!"

Concubine Zhao could no longer bear the ridicule and shouted angrily, "Concubine Wei Kang, please don't go too far. You have no right to dictate what I should do!"

Concubine Wei Kang had always had a good temper. After she had said a few words to vent her anger, she stopped talking back and just smiled.

Shen Zhiyao didn't want to pay any more attention to Concubine Zhao, but seeing that Concubine Wei Kang had suffered a loss, since she had been kind to her after all, she decided to give Concubine Zhao another stab in the back.

Shen Zhiyao said jokingly, "Yes, we are humble, so we naturally cannot point fingers at Concubine Zhao, let alone be compared with Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao was just in Fengyi Palace, pointing fingers in front of the Empress, and wanted to punish me on behalf of the Empress!"

"Your Highness, please stop being angry with Concubine Shen. Even the Queen doesn't care about her. I think the Emperor has been particularly fond of Concubine Shen recently. This beauty is really good at dressing up and has a straightforward personality." Concubine Lu said with a smile.

"Fei Lu Shufei, please pretend to be magnanimous and praise her. But when this little beauty rides on your face and acts unruly one day, you will see if you can still be so magnanimous." Concubine Zhao glanced at Fei Lu Shufei with contempt, then got on the sedan chair and left angrily.

After the morning court session, Bo Muxi went into the imperial study to review memorials. While waiting for Lin'en to grind ink, he listened to the interesting stories that Eunuch An had heard from Fengyi Palace.

This was a habit that Bo Muxi had developed over the years. He pretended to be ignorant of the affairs of the harem, but in fact he learned something about them every day in order to extract valuable information and make use of them.

"Oh? Shen actually dared to embarrass Concubine Zhao in public?" Bo Muxi was very surprised after listening to Eunuch An's vivid description. He knew that Shen Zhiyao was a person who would not suffer any loss, but he never expected that she could be so bold.

"Your Majesty, Miss Shen is very capable. She ridiculed Concubine Zhao openly and covertly, causing her to lose her composure in public. If the Queen had not intervened today, Miss Shen would have been severely punished." Eunuch An said respectfully.

Bo Muxi said nothing more, and Eunuch An withdrew.

Bo Muxi reviewed several memorials in a row, but suddenly stopped and gave a sly smile. He actually underestimated Lady Shen.

All along, Bo Muxi has been secretly supporting several concubines in the harem. His original intention of supporting them was to check and balance Concubine Zhao. The emperor's intentions naturally cannot be revealed openly, and he has to consider the face of the empress dowager, so the concubines have to judge for themselves.

Perhaps some of the concubines were stupid, or perhaps some were too afraid of Queen Dowager Zhao. The concubines he had favored eventually either defected to Concubine Zhao, or pretended to be noble and didn't want to get involved in the harem struggles, or were simply so stupid that even he and the queen disliked them.

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhiyao, who was once not favored by him, unexpectedly performed well. Bo Muxi has liked her very much recently, and now he has discovered that she has additional uses, so his "filter" for her has been completely maxed out.

"Lin'en." Bo Muxi simply put down his pen, looked up and called the servant who was serving him.

"I'm here." Lin En quickly stopped grinding ink and bowed in response.

"You go in person and give Lady Shen some of the finest eyebrow pencils and rouge and powder that are tributes from other countries, and reward her with five pieces of water-glossy brocade cloth, including one piece of sky blue and lotus blue, one piece of honey lotus blue, one piece of charming tea blue, one piece of crimson red, and one piece of lilac blue." Bo Muxi instructed carefully.

The emperor specially selected these colors for Shen Zhiyao to wear, and they should suit her fair skin tone perfectly.

After Lin En received the imperial edict, he thought to himself, "When has the emperor ever been so attentive? In the past, he just ordered me to pick a few colors at random and send them over, but today he actually chose one personally. Miss Shen is really extraordinary!"

When Lin En turned around and was about to leave the hall, he was called back by the emperor.

"Please also give the jade pendant that I like to play with to Lady Shen." After saying this, Bo Muxi lowered his head and busied himself with reviewing memorials, looking as serious as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Lin En was really shocked this time. The emperor was obviously very happy with that jade pendant and often played with it in his hand. Now, he actually gave it to Concubine Shen!

Lin En received the order and did not dare to delay, and hurriedly made preparations according to the instructions.

In just a moment, the reward was delivered to Cuiweixuan. Shen Zhiyao warmly invited Lin'en to have tea and rewarded him with enough silver.

Lin En left Cuiweixuan and couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of the emperor, Miss Shen looks generous. In comparison, she is better than the previous favorites. I'm afraid the world in the harem is about to change."

In Cuiwei Pavilion, the three palace maids Qiuyue, Qiuji and Qiuling were happily packing up the rewards. Qiuling said with a smile, "Your Highness just contradicted Concubine Zhao this morning, and it's not even noon yet, but the emperor's reward has arrived. This time, others won't dare to bully you again, right? The emperor's attitude has been expressed so clearly."

Shen Zhiyao just smiled and said nothing. She turned to play with the jade pendant in her hand with deep eyes.

The emperor was indeed expressing his support for himself, but invisibly, he also pushed himself and Concubine Zhao to the real opposite side. The emperor was forcing himself to take sides.

Shen Zhiyao hated the feeling of being calculated against by others, especially the calculation that looked like favor on the surface, which was extremely cunning.

Just when she was feeling depressed, Shen Zhiyao suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing past, which made her feel very comfortable, and her restless heart gradually calmed down.

It turned out that Qiuyue had added new ice cubes into the ice jar.

Seeing her looking at her, Qiuyue smiled and said, "Ever since the Queen ordered someone to send the ice jar, she has arranged for me to deliver ice cubes every day. In my opinion, the Queen is really a good person."

"Well, it's pretty good..." Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but respond.

But how can there be good things without reason in this world? Did the emperor and queen really just want her to take sides?