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

The next day, when the concubines went to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects as usual, they began to tease Concubine Zhao again. Of course, Concubine Zhao did not participate in it this time, which made Concubine Zhao feel a little relieved.

"I heard that the emperor stayed in Ningshuangxuan again last night. Now Concubine Zhao can be regarded as the most favored among the sisters. She is really capable!" Concubine Qi said sarcastically.

Concubine Lu Shu also echoed, "The Emperor has really been very partial to Lady Zhao recently!"

Once the topic was started, it got out of control. Everyone started to make fun of Concubine Zhao's ability to seduce people, and Fengyi Palace was filled with the sour smell of jealousy.

"I thought that Sister Shen, who is also quite favored recently, should have been the one sleeping with me last night. I also heard during the day that the Emperor specially rewarded Concubine Shen. But who knew that Concubine Zhao 'intercepted' her!" Concubine Qi couldn't bear to see Shen Zhiyao doing well, so she started to talk bad again.

The mention of the emperor's reward undoubtedly hurt Concubine Zhao's fragile self-esteem again, and her face immediately became extremely ugly.

Concubine Zhao, who had been observing her, naturally saw everything, and it strengthened her determination to deal with Shen Zhiyao. If she succeeded, there would naturally be many benefits.

"Lady Qi is worrying too much. I am naturally no match for Lady Zhao. Let's not talk about anything else for now. Just look at Lady Zhao's name: 'Zhao Jingzi', which means quiet, virtuous, and kind-hearted. What a unique name!" Shen Zhiyao described it vividly, making faces, with cunning in her eyes.

Shen Zhiyao actually had no intention of teasing Concubine Zhao, but when she thought of the strange means Zhao Qing used to send his daughter into the palace, she was unwilling to let her go.

Everyone was surprised at first that Shen Zhiyao could be so "unsociable" as to specifically praise Lady Zhao, but then the kind-hearted concubine followed suit and said, "Look in the mirror... pfft... haha!"

Once someone exposed the pun, the others followed suit and started sneering. Fengyi Palace was instantly filled with laughter.

The usually dignified queen couldn't help but chuckle, then shook her head and looked at Shen Zhiyao helplessly.

"Miss Shen is right. Look in the mirror...hahaha, this name is indeed too 'noble'. All the sisters here, one by one, can't compare to it..." Li Xiaoyi said while laughing, almost choking.

At first, Concubine Zhao didn't understand what everyone was laughing at. When she finally realized what was going on, everyone had already finished teasing her and were staring at her as if she were a fool.

Concubine Zhao had never felt so embarrassed in her life. She instantly hated Shen Zhiyao even more, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Shen Zhiyao became particularly vicious.

A normal person, if bullied by many people in a short period of time, is very likely to undergo a personality transformation. Zhao Gui felt that from this moment on, the evil side of her soul completely defeated the good side.

After paying respects, Shen Zhiyao had nothing to do and did not return to Cuiweixuan. Instead, she went to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers with great interest. What she didn't know was that Concubine Zhao was following her from a distance.

"Master, are you tired after walking such a long way?" Qiuyue was worried that Shen Zhiyao couldn't bear it. After all, she had to walk back to Cuiweixuan later, which was not a short distance.

"This season is the perfect time for lotus flowers to bloom. We can take a walk and enjoy the flowers. This distance won't be a big deal." Shen Zhiyao was in a very good mood.

Today she was wearing a soft smoky-colored skirt, which was extremely elegant. She had her hair combed into a bun and wore an exquisite jade hairpin given to her by the emperor. She was less beautiful than before, but had a different kind of charm.

Beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. Shen Zhiyao's bones are extremely perfect, her body shape is well-balanced, and her skin is fair and smooth. Anyone who sees her will sigh in admiration. In the harem, the only person who can compete with her in beauty is the queen.

When Concubine Zhao "accidentally" met Shen Zhiyao, Shen Zhiyao was sipping tea beside the lotus pond. Knowing that she was in favor, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden specially arranged several servants to serve her, for fear that she would be neglected.

Shen Zhiyao was feeling happy when she heard the eunuchs' voices and heard Concubine Zhao coming.

After all, Lady Zhao was a concubine of the sixth rank, one level higher than Shen Zhiyao, so she had no choice but to stand up and greet according to the rules: "Your concubine greets Lady Zhao."

Although she paid her respects, Shen Zhiyao disliked her in her heart. Although Concubine Zhao came from a good family, she was weak in character and obviously not smart enough. Shen Zhiyao felt that she seemed to have been infected with "stupidity" by the emperor and the empress.

Concubine Zhao raised her chin and glanced at Shen Zhiyao arrogantly, which was very different from her usual timid demeanor. Shen Zhiyao felt something was a little unusual and immediately became alert.

"Why do I feel that Lady Shen is not particularly willing to pay her respects to me?" Lady Zhao was obviously trying to trick Shen Zhiyao into not knowing etiquette.

Concubine Zhao's voice was delicate yet sharp and very distinctive, like the sound of a spoon scraping across porcelain, which made people feel disgusted involuntarily.

"Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I am truly paying my respects to you from the bottom of my heart." Shen Zhiyao's voice was low but full of energy, and it was obvious that she did not take her seriously.

Concubine Zhao was a sensitive person and felt more and more that Shen Zhiyao was embarrassing her on purpose. All the anger she had suffered from being ridiculed and bullied by the concubines in the past few days surged into her heart. In a blink of an eye, her rage piled up like crazy and could no longer be contained.

Concubine Zhao turned around and looked Qiuyue up and down with contempt, curling her lips and saying, "Tsk tsk, Concubine Shen, look at the way your maid is dressed, so shabby that it makes people laugh. You don't even give her something good. You keep such a shabby yellow-haired girl with you all day long. Aren't you afraid of losing your dignity?"

Qiuyue's face turned pale when she heard this. Although she knew that Lady Zhao was deliberately finding fault, she was afraid that her poor manners would bring shame to her master, so she said timidly, "Your Majesty is teaching me that my master treats me very well, but I am too lazy to dress up. I will pay attention to this in the future."

Concubine Zhao glanced at Qiuyue, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes revealed her innate dignity and arrogance.

If Concubine Zhao was only attacking Shen Zhiyao, she could still tolerate it, but when she saw Concubine Zhao bullying Qiuyue, Shen Zhiyao was not going to let her off!

"For some people, what's the point of dressing beautifully? It can't cover up the foul soul inside their body!" Shen Zhiyao sneered, not wanting to even give her a glance.

Concubine Zhao said with a frown, "Concubine Shen, I am also a sixth-rank noble lady appointed by the emperor himself. You are only a seventh-rank beauty. How can you be so disrespectful to me? In the harem, you must always remember the order of rank and inferiority. Don't think that you are arrogant just because you are a little pretty. The queen often admonishes us to follow the palace rules!"

Concubine Zhao stared at Shen Zhiyao with disdain in her eyes, as if she was as insignificant as an ant.

Shen Zhiyao sneered and looked back at Concubine Zhao without showing any weakness, exuding an air of confidence and appearing to be extremely courageous, so powerful that she overwhelmed Concubine Zhao.

"Does Concubine Zhao have a bad memory? The Empress often admonishes the concubines to remember the palace rules, but so far only Concubine Zhao has been punished by the Empress to recite the palace rules. It can be seen that you are the only one who violated the palace rules. How can you have the nerve to scold me now?"

After all, Concubine Zhao was a concubine of a higher rank than Shen Zhiyao, and had a powerful Zhao family background. Shen Zhiyao dared to be so disrespectful to her that it almost made Qiuyue and the eunuchs serving beside her drop their jaws.

Qiuyue originally wanted to stop her master, but she held back temporarily. After all, he was the master, and it was not easy for her, a servant, to stop him. It would be bad if she destroyed the master's morale.

"Shen! You are just a beauty, but not only did you fail to pay your respects according to the palace rules, you also dared to commit treason and maliciously insulted and contradicted the superior concubines! According to the rules, I will punish you to kneel here for a full hour before you can get up!" Concubine Zhao said angrily.

Shen Zhiyao looked directly at Concubine Zhao and sneered, "This is the royal garden, not the residence of Master Zhao. I am also a seventh-rank beauty personally appointed by the Emperor and the Empress. You are just a noble lady, only one level higher than me. Why do you pretend to be so high in front of me? Why should I respect you? What is there about you that deserves my respect? I will not kneel today, what can you do?"

"You! Lady Shen! You are so brave! Not to mention being only one level higher, even if you are only half a level higher, you are still higher. I don't believe I can't teach you a lesson! If you don't kneel, I will slap you in the face!"