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

"Please speak, sir." Shen Zhiyao looked at him with a smile, seemingly without any emotion.

Seeing her so calm, Lin En admired her even more.

It sounds simple to say “stay calm in the face of praise or criticism, and maintain stable emotions”, but even men may not be able to do it, let alone a woman.

After Concubine Lu encountered an unexpected incident, Shen Zhiyao's series of actions made Lin'en like her even more. Although this young lady was not very old, she was much more reliable than many concubines in the palace.

"In the next two days, it will be time for the concubines to make some moves. The answer your majesty wants is in it. This is all I can say, and I will take my leave now." After Lin En finished speaking, he stopped talking, bowed, turned around and left.

The corners of Shen Zhiyao's lips curled up. If she really wanted a result, it would rarely fail.

Sure enough, within two days, the emperor issued an imperial edict.

After praising Hu Cairen's character, family background and talent, he promoted Hu Cairen to the rank of "Xiao Yi".

Not long after Hu Xiaoyi entered the palace, she was promoted successively, which naturally aroused the jealousy and public outrage of the people.

Chu An immediately passed the message back to Cuiweixuan.

Because Lin'en had reminded them first, it was clear who had discovered the conspiracy between Concubine Lu and Baoluan, and who had exaggerated the matter and sold it to the emperor.

Shen Zhiyao has always been suspicious of Concubine Zhao, but ignored Hu Xiaoyi who once cried bitterly in front of Concubine Lu's coffin.

It can be seen that people who speak ill of others are not necessarily the most terrible. "The barking dog that bites doesn't" is the truth.

After a long silence, Shen Zhiyao sneered, "The imperial edict is written in a high-sounding manner, but this Hu Xiaoyi stepped on Sister Lu to get to the top...Qiuyue, Taoxiang, have you been calm these past two days?"

"My lord, although I am still in tears, I am much better than the previous two days. I can sleep at night." Qiuyue said.

"Okay, go and bring Taoxiang here. Be careful and don't scare people." Shen Zhiyao reminded.

Qiuyue agreed and turned around to get Taoxiang.

There is still a very important piece of the puzzle missing in this incident, and Shen Zhiyao needs to get it from Taoxiang.

Soon, Qiuyue brought Taoxiang, who was cautious and seemed very reserved.

"Come and sit down." Shen Zhiyao walked forward with a smile, took her hand and sat down.

"If there is anything you need, please just tell me. Taoxiang is just a servant and does not deserve your kindness." Taoxiang felt very frightened when she was treated like this.

"Then I won't beat around the bush... Taoxiang, you have to tell the truth about how Sister Lu was poisoned." Shen Zhiyao stared at her and asked.

Tao Xiang's face turned pale immediately, and she stammered, "Madam Lu Jieyu...didn't she..."

She wanted to deal with it with the same words as before, but she saw Shen Zhiyao staring at her with disbelief and a look of disappointment.

Shen Zhiyao was her only support now. She knew very well that she must not let her master lose trust in her, so she knelt down and cried bitterly: "Before her death, the queen made me swear in front of you that I would not tell you the truth..."

Shen Zhiyao's expression softened a lot after hearing this.

She helped Taoxiang up and said softly, "I understand your loyalty, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to take you with Sister Lu."

Shen Zhiyao wiped Taoxiang's tears with a handkerchief before continuing, "But now, the situation in the palace is not good. Since this person can harm Sister Lu, he may also harm me in the future. You should tell me the truth, and just think of it as doing it for me... I believe that Sister Lu will not blame you if she knows about it in the afterlife."

Taoxiang felt that even if she pretended to be ignorant and kept her mouth shut, Concubine Zhao would still regard her as a thorn in her side and would find a way to get rid of her at any time. It would be better for her to tell the young lady everything.

Taoxiang felt relieved after making up her mind, and she cried bitterly as she described to Shen Zhiyao how Concubine Zhao brought people into Qingyuexuan and force-fed Concubine Lu medicine.

This part was completely within Shen Zhiyao's expectations.

She comforted Taoxiang for a while, then asked Qiuyue to take the person downstairs to rest.

When everything was quiet, Shen Zhiyao stood in front of the window with her hands behind her back and pieced together the information she had gotten from the Queen, Lin En and Tao Xiang. Only then did the cause of Concubine Lu's death become completely clear.

All along, Shen Zhiyao just wanted to maintain a relatively peaceful relationship with everyone. Although she was vindictive, she had never taken the initiative to harm anyone.

Even if he took the initiative to throw a handkerchief containing musk into Concubine Zhuang's palace, it was only as a test.

But what Concubine Zhao and Hu Xiaoyi did was like poisonous snakes running rampant in the harem, making her unable to guard against them. She had no idea when they would open their venomous mouths and bite people.

The sudden death of Concubine Lu gave Shen Zhiyao a great shock and also loosened her long-held views.

Bo Muxi only cares about power and not feelings. In the eyes of the emperor, the truth is far less real than political interests.

In this harem, if we rely solely on the emperor to uphold justice, he will be in trouble sooner or later.

Shen Zhiyao made up her mind and decided that instead of passively defending, she would take the initiative to attack. As soon as the venomous snake started to spit out apricots, she would hit it so hard that it couldn't even show its teeth!

That evening, as luck would have it, Bo Muxi came to Cuiweixuan.

Shen Zhiyao had received the news in advance, changed into plain clothes, put on light makeup, and stood in front of the door early to greet them.

After waiting for a long time, the emperor's sedan chair slowly approached.

"Your Majesty, may you be healthy and well." Shen Zhiyao greeted the emperor obediently when he just got off the sedan chair.

"My beloved concubine, please don't be polite." Bo Muxi felt very comfortable when he saw her simple and refreshing dress: "But have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No matter how long I have to wait, it is my duty." Shen Zhiyao blinked her peach blossom eyes and looked at the emperor with deep affection.

Bo Muxi hadn't been able to get a good night's sleep these past few days, and there was a faint dark circle under his eyes.

He smiled, and rarely took the opportunity to tease the young concubine. He just took her hand and walked inside.

After entering the front hall, Shen Zhiyao rubbed the emperor's shoulders and asked in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, you came at this time, have you not had dinner yet?"

"I haven't had a good appetite these past two days, so I wanted to come to your place to eat." Bo Muxi closed his eyes and said softly, his voice full of fatigue.

"Then I will go and serve the meal right away and will make sure I can serve it carefully." Shen Zhiyao whispered in his ear.

"Yeah." Bo Muxi nodded, feeling very satisfied.

To be honest, the words that Concubine Lu said to Bo Muxi when she was seeking death gave him a great shock and blow.

He hadn't eaten well or slept well in the past two days, so he suddenly ran to Shen Zhiyao for comfort.

For some reason, he felt that in the harem, only Shen Zhiyao could comfort him.

Before coming, Bo Muxi was still a little worried. He knew that Shen Zhiyao and Concubine Lu had a good relationship. If she blamed him for Concubine Lu's death, he might be turned away again.

Bo Muxi had just observed carefully that apart from the unusually plain dress, Shen Zhiyao was quite gentle, so he didn't blame her.

He didn’t act up or make a fuss, he’s really... sensible.

Only then did Bo Muxi completely relax his body and mind. He smiled and chatted with Shen Zhiyao about family matters. The atmosphere was very warm.

Just when everyone was having a great time, Chu An suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Master..."

Shen Zhiyao held the emperor's hand nonchalantly and asked, "What's the matter?"