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

"Aunt...what greed could I have? It's not just for Yi'er, but also for the Zhao family...You know me. Over the years, I have done some things that are not worthy of being mentioned in public, but my love for the emperor has never changed. No matter how I scheme, it's all for the emperor's favor, and more importantly, for Yi'er to succeed to the throne smoothly..."

Concubine Zhao burst into tears, her tears and snot mixed together, and every word came from the bottom of her heart.

At this point, she had nothing to hide, so she simply confessed everything to the Queen Mother.

Queen Mother Zhao looked at her with a complicated expression. This man was hateful, but she couldn't hate him.

Concubine Zhao often did evil things, but her mind was the purest, and she did it all for the two men she loved most in her heart.

One of these two men is the son and the other grandson of Queen Dowager Zhao. If it weren't for this, Queen Dowager Zhao would have dealt with her personally long ago. How could she have waited until today?

"Okay, I will ask someone to deal with the aftermath. I can't just watch you get convicted. The emperor knows what's going on, and he'll give me some face..."

Queen Mother Zhao's tone softened: "After this incident, you must learn a lesson. Don't try to fool the emperor and the queen. Be more honest recently."

"Yes, Yu Han will remember it." Concubine Zhao looked at Queen Mother Zhao with gratitude: "Thank you for your protection, aunt. Yu Han will remember your kindness in this life, and Yi Er will remember it in the future..."

"You're already a mother, but you're still so unstable..." Queen Mother Zhao said, and wiped Concubine Zhao's tears with the handkerchief in her hand.

Queen Mother Zhao knew that what she said was all from the heart. Zhao Yuhan looked vicious and mean, but her mind was actually pure. If it was someone she cared about, she would treat him with all her heart.

Queen Mother Zhao found it difficult to comment on Concubine Zhao's behavior and it was difficult to define her as good or bad.

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Zhao sighed. She still had to support Concubine Zhao, but if she continued like this, she didn't know how long she could support her. The emperor's patience was limited!

"Aunt, you still love Han'er, Aunt...Han'er..." Concubine Zhao choked up as she felt the Queen Mother's gentle wipe.

"Okay, I know what you want to say, so let's just leave it at that..." Queen Mother Zhao wiped the tears that had just seeped from the corners of her eyes, which was considered forgiveness.

The next morning, everyone went to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects as usual. The emperor did not attend the morning court today and was also in Fengyi Palace, probably because he had made some conclusions after his all-night investigation.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Empress, and all the ladies."

Chen Ang, the head of the Ministry of Punishment, walked quickly into the main hall of Fengyi Palace and knelt down to pay homage.

Bo Muxi looked at him sternly and said in a cold voice: "Just tell me."

Chen Ang could hear the emperor's dissatisfaction, and kowtowed in panic, saying, "Your Majesty, this matter has been investigated. It was done by Qian Huan, a maid in Yongfu Palace, in collusion with Zhou Guang, the imperial chef in the kitchen."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Such a big thing was actually done by a palace maid and a cook in collusion? It sounded so fantastic, and it was obviously just a job to get by.

Chen Ang hurriedly explained, "After an overnight interrogation by this humble minister, Zhou Guang confessed that his real name was You Guang, and that he was from Kuizhou. His family was originally wealthy. When he was eight years old, the prefect of Kuizhou was imprisoned for corruption, and was later exiled to the border as a slave. This case was the major case investigated by the late emperor. I wonder if the emperor knows about this."

Bo Muxi and the Queen looked at each other. This was an old case from twenty years ago, and Bo Muxi had heard his teacher talk about it many times.

The official who investigated the case at that time was Concubine Zhuang's father, Wei Xinhan, who was the censor of the Censorate.

Wei Xinhan had died of illness in the same year that Concubine Zhuang married into the Fourth Prince's Mansion. The Wei family gradually lost power with Wei Xinhan's death.

If this is the explanation, this person does have a deep blood feud with Concubine Zhuang.

How could someone of this status pass through the various selections and enter the imperial kitchen in the harem? This is something that is extremely difficult to explain.

"Zhou Guang cleverly hid the feathers of the 鸩 bird under the wings of birds and brought them into the palace. When the second prince's nurse was stewing pig's trotters, he put the poison of the 鸩 feathers into the trotter soup. He also secretly put the poison of the other two nurses into their daily diet through his lover, in an attempt to poison the second prince."

"This is the whole story of the case." Chen Ang said and kowtowed again.

After hearing what Chen Ang said, Concubine Zhao felt a little relieved. It seemed that the cook Zhou Guang did not give her away.

Zhou Guang was the person she had always placed in the kitchen. He had helped her to use all kinds of "high-tech" techniques on the pregnant concubines. If this person turned against her, she would be really finished.

I think it was arranged by Queen Mother Zhao.

"What about the feathers on Concubine Wan's maid?" Shen Zhiyao did not forget to help Concubine Wan clear her name, so she asked again.

"This matter is also strange. Although Zhou Guang confessed that he planned to murder the royal heir, he did not admit that he instructed Qianhuan to frame Concubine Wanxian. Moreover, Qianhuan had never had any contact with the maid of Concubine Wanxian..." Chen Ang said.

Seeing that the investigation had not completely cleared her of suspicion, Concubine Wanxian said with an embarrassed look, "I am not aware of this matter. The servants who followed me into Yongfu Palace have served for a long time and know my background very well. They have clean family backgrounds and are very loyal."

"This is very strange. The second prince's wet nurse was poisoned, and Concubine Wanxian's maid happened to carry the poison feather with her? This is really a strange thing that can only be heard in storybooks!" Concubine Zhang said sarcastically.

"There are many suspicious points here. Zhou Guang and Qian Huan must not have explained everything clearly. The food at the family banquet has been inspected layer by layer. Could the two of them have successfully poisoned it? Moreover, they were able to put the blame on Concubine Wanxian's maid. It is definitely not something that two people can do." Shen Zhiyao interrupted at the right time.

Shen Zhiyao ignored Zhang Pin's lies and made a false accusation about the poison feather being found on Concubine Wanxian's maid. Concubine Wanxian couldn't help but look at her with gratitude.

"This... I, your humble servant..." Chen Ang obviously found it difficult to explain. After a moment of silence, he stammered, "Zhou Guang only confessed this much... I have used all the possible punishments on him. Zhou Guang probably wanted to die, so he remained silent on all other questions."

"And now... Zhou Guang is only breathing his last breath... probably... probably he is dead now..." Chen Ang said as he knelt down and did not dare to look up again.

"Hehe..." Shen Zhiyao's sarcastic laughter was heard in the hall. Everyone couldn't help but look at her, wondering what she was going to do next.

"Lord Chen is indeed very capable, and the reputation of the Ministry of Punishment is well-deserved. I vaguely remember that no matter if I was framed or poisoned, every time the suspect was taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation, he died in the Ministry of Punishment before he could confess completely, right?" Shen Zhiyao smiled, covering her lips with her hands, her words full of sarcasm.

"I'm just wondering, why do all those who go to the Ministry of Punishment die without any explanation? Are the Ministry of Punishment really doing their work with the intention of seeking the truth? Or is it..."

Shen Zhiyao couldn't say the rest of the words, but everyone understood.