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

The next morning, Shen Zhiyao went to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects, and the four of them gathered in the inner hall to discuss matters.

Chang Qi and Shi Jin stood in the hall with their heads bowed, reporting the results of the all-night interrogation.

"The little eunuch we caught yesterday really didn't know anything. I looked at the people from the Ministry of Punishment and tried all kinds of cruel tricks on them, but couldn't get anything out of them." Chang Qi said.

As expected, the queen turned to look at Shijin again.

"Master, Linggu is even more stubborn and refuses to say anything, but..." Shijin stammered.

"Tell me, what are the conditions?" The queen naturally guessed that this tough guy could not be defeated, so he must have set conditions.

"Linggu has only one request, but... for the sake of my master, I don't want to agree to her..." Shijin frowned.

"Just tell me what you think. I will make the decision myself," said the Queen.

"That girl only asked to see the Queen... I was afraid there was something fishy going on, and how could the Queen lower her status to see her..." Shijin was obviously very dissatisfied with Linggu's request.

"Empress, I think Shijin is right. What if there is a trick? This is simply a trap. Wouldn't it be very disadvantageous to you?" Wan Shurong pondered.

After a brief consideration, the Queen smiled and said, "It would be fine for me to go and see the dying man."

"Master..." Shijin was very worried.

The Queen looked around at the few people and said with a calm smile, "Don't be nervous. No matter what the situation is, since I'm going there, I'm not afraid of fraud."

Shen Zhiyao admired the queen's magnanimity very much. The queen is worthy of being the queen. There is really no one in the harem who can compare to her.

"Okay, you all can go away. If you want to wait for the result, you can wait for me in Fengyi Palace." said the Queen.

Everyone looked at each other, and naturally refused to leave. Who could leave at this time? How low would their EQ be?

The Queen was obviously very satisfied, and specially left Shijin in Fengyi Palace to serve the three of them. She only brought Changqi with her, sat on the phoenix chariot, and went to the Ministry of Punishment.

After entering the Ministry of Punishment, the Queen was led by Chang Qi to the cell where Ling Gu was imprisoned.

When I reached the cell door, even before I entered, a strong smell of blood hit me in the face.

Chang Qi was worried that his master might be smelling the poison, so he looked at the Queen. The Queen motioned him to open the cell door expressionlessly, as if she could not smell the poison at all.

Upon seeing this, Chang Qi secretly laughed at himself for worrying too much. The Queen had accompanied the Emperor all the way, so what kind of bloody scenes had she not seen?

The queen opened the prison door and walked in slowly with steady steps without any hesitation.

Linggu was still hanging on the torture device at this time, his body and face covered in blood. He no longer looked like a human being and had fainted.

Chang Qi gave a look to a eunuch next to him, and the eunuch understood what he meant. He scooped up a bucket of water and splashed it on Linggu's face.

This is a specially made salt water solution. When poured on the wound, it is extremely painful and few people can endure it.

Sure enough, after pouring two buckets of water, Linggu woke up.

"Empress..." Linggu's voice was like a broken bellows, and it didn't sound real at all.

The queen looked at her, but she just looked at her with a complicated expression, as if she had a thousand words to say.

"Give her some water," the queen ordered.

"Yes." The young eunuch scooped another bucket of clean water and fed it to Linggu's mouth.

Linggu immediately drank in big gulps. She wanted to die, but she hadn’t finished saying what she wanted to say, so she couldn’t die yet.

The queen looked at her patiently, and waited until she had finished drinking before she said, "You asked to see me, what's the matter? Tell me."

The Queen's tone was light, without oppression or urging, as if it was as natural as asking her to have a meal.

Linggu suddenly laughed. This is the demeanor that the queen of Dazhao Kingdom should have!

"You..."

Seeing her being so disrespectful, Chang Qi wanted to go up and teach her a lesson, but was stopped by the Queen.

"Empress, you probably don't remember me..." Linggu smiled, blood still oozing from his mouth, and he was probably dying soon.

The queen frowned and looked at her, trying hard to recall, but she could not remember anything.

"After I was sold to the Fourth Prince's Palace by my family, I was beaten and scolded because of my lonely and unsociable personality. One year, when I was punished by the head of the backyard to kneel and drink swill, you happened to pass by and saw it. Not only did you save me, you also told the head of the backyard not to punish me arbitrarily in the future..."

"Although I am a lowly person, I also have feelings. I will not hide this from you. I am here for you. I have feelings for you and I have to take care of you. I only have one thing to ask of you. The eunuch who moved in with me yesterday was indeed unaware of the situation. Please let him go. I will take care of the rest."

After Linggu said these words, he closed his eyes and refused to say another word.

The queen knew that it was impossible to pry open this man's mouth, and he might not even survive the night.

"Continue the trial!" The queen turned around and walked out of the Ministry of Punishment without saying another word.

When the Queen returned to Fengyi Palace, she ordered lunch and the four of them ate together. The Queen did not mention anything about what Linggu had said.

That afternoon, Lin En went to Changdeok Palace with the interrogation results.

"Have you confessed?" Bo Muxi asked while reviewing the memorials.

"Your Majesty, the maid in Linggu confessed everything. She said that she wanted to steal some valuables from the rarely used storeroom in Yongfu Palace and sell them in the palace, but she accidentally found a set of gold jewelry of Concubine Zhuang. She became greedy and was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she simply took the half-lit candle from the next door and threw it into the storeroom. She wanted to make it look like an accidental fire, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Upon hearing this, Bo Muxi frowned, put his pen on the inkstone, and threw the memorial he had just marked aside, obviously not satisfied.

Lin En observed and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed strange, but the clues have been completely cut off here. I'm afraid the Empress is powerless to do anything."

In fact, Bo Muxi knew exactly what Lin En said.

"How can it not be strange? This matter cannot withstand careful scrutiny, and it is full of contradictions..." Bo Muxi closed his eyes and said coldly.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid there will be no peace in Yongfu Palace in the coming days. Do you want to..." Lin'en hesitated and said nothing.

"Forget it..." Bo Muxi sighed: "I will turn a blind eye to this matter. The harem has always been like this. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Just keep it half-hidden like this. Everyone can get away with it. Just get used to it..."

Lin En nodded quickly in agreement. With the current result, being able to get the job done was already the best solution.

In Fengyi Palace, Chang Qi also informed the Queen of the same news.

Shen Zhiyao raised her eyes and glanced at the queen, but saw that she had a blank expression on her face, as if she had expected it.

"Forget it, let him die..." The Queen held her forehead and said, "Since the servant who was captured with her didn't know anything, let him go."

A mere third-rank palace maid could be so affectionate and loyal. Some people are really not worthy of her.

"Don't be disappointed, Your Majesty. Although this may not be the truth, at least it's done." Wan Shurong saw that the Queen was not in a good mood and hurried to comfort her.

The queen smiled calmly: "The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. I am afraid there will be a sequel to this matter. It will not be so easy to let it go..."