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

Hu Xiaoyi's expression did not improve after she left Fengyi Palace. She walked back holding Yinlian's hand, thinking about what Jiuma had told her when he came back last night.

Every word Jin Shuyi said last night was like a sandbag, hitting Hu Xiaoyi where it hurts. The most annoying thing was that the emperor didn't seem to be on her side.

This morning in Fengyi Palace, Shen Zhiyao seemed to have said little, but she became the target of public criticism, all thanks to Shen Zhiyao's guidance.

Hu Xiaoyi was thinking in her mind that although she and Jin Zhaoyi had not completely broken off relations, they were already incompatible, and she must not let her go.

The only solution now is to join forces with Prince Rui and put Shen Zhiyao to death.

But Shen Zhiyao has the support of the Shen family after all. Hu Xiaoyi thought that this matter still needs long-term consideration. This person is much more difficult to kill than Concubine Lu.

At this time in Fengyi Palace, the Queen had already brought Shen Zhiyao and Concubine Zhuang into the inner hall to talk. The three of them rarely sat together, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

"Jin Shuyi was chased by Hu Xiaoyi to Cuiweixuan last night and was intercepted! Is she so angry now that she wants to come to the Queen to complain?"

Concubine Zhuang didn't actually hate Shen Zhiyao, but she just couldn't stand the fact that she always stuck to the Queen, so she couldn't help but mock her.

"Your Highness the Imperial Concubine underestimates me. I would never trouble Your Highness the Empress with such a small matter. I would fight back on the spot." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

"Huh? How did you fight?" Concubine Zhuang suddenly became alert and stared at Shen Zhiyao with shining eyes.

Women all love to hear gossip.

Shen Zhiyao was quite generous and told the story of how he had criticized the eunuch Jiuma in front of the emperor. Moreover, he described it vividly without missing a single word.

Concubine Zhuang listened with great interest and forgot about being jealous for a moment.

After listening to it, Concubine Zhuang still felt unsatisfied and smacked her lips and said, "What a pity, such a wonderful scene was only seen by you and the emperor..."

Shen Zhiyao took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, don't feel sorry. I have already instructed the servants of Cuiweixuan to pass these words to the servants in the palace who are most capable of spreading gossip. I think everyone will know about it within two days."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhuang spat out the tea that she had just held in her mouth.

Others would try to keep this a secret, but Shen Zhiyao went so far as to ask someone to spread the word...

The queen calmly put down the tea dregs and looked at Shen Zhiyao helplessly: "You... are not an easy person to deal with. Isn't this the same as promoting Hu Xiaoyi everywhere in the harem..."

The queen stopped talking halfway through her words, as if she couldn't go on any further.

After a while, Concubine Zhuang laughed and said, "You are such a jerk! Isn't this just like spreading the word that Hu Xiaoyi has never seen a man and is flirting with him everywhere..."

The Queen helplessly tapped Concubine Zhuang's forehead and said angrily, "You are already a mother, and a concubine at that. Why don't you be more careful with your words? Can that word be used to describe a concubine?"

The queen's face turned red, she was too embarrassed to say the word "slutty".

Shen Zhiyao really liked Concubine Zhuang's straightforward personality, so she smiled and said, "You allow her to be flirty, but you don't allow us to say it?"

The Queen rolled her eyes at Shen Zhiyao and asked, "You deliberately spread these things, maybe not just to frame Hu Xiaoyi, right?"

Shen Zhiyao smiled and said, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from the Queen. However, I want to tell you these things today."

The queen pretended to look gloomy and said, "Why don't you tell me now?"

"I also asked Qiuyue and the others to turn everything Jiuma did into 'jokes' and spread them in the palace. Of course, they were basically true to the facts..." Shen Zhiyao smiled and made a small gesture: "It's just... a little exaggerated..."

After she said this, the queen understood. In the eyes of others, Jiuma was Hu Xiaoyi's personal eunuch. If Jiuma was arrogant and bullying, he learned it from Hu Xiaoyi.

As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked.

The queen thought: Hu Xiaoyi has offended many people because of her favor. This Shen Zhiyao is obviously trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife...

"Hmph, I think Jin Shuyi did a great job in this matter! That Hu Xiaoyi is really unruly. She was the one who asked for leave the most times during the morning greetings. I think she doesn't take the Empress seriously at all. It would be a good idea to teach her a lesson!"

Imperial Concubine Zhuang finished her words with gritted teeth, but she still felt unsatisfied and added, "When I get back, I'll tell the people in Yongfu Palace to spread the word as well!"

The queen glanced at the two of them and didn't try to persuade them. She just told them, "It's okay to do these things, but you must protect yourself first. Don't do things that 'hurt the enemy a thousand times and hurt yourself eight hundred times'. It's not worth it. Hu Xiaoyi is not worthy of it."

Shen Zhiyao almost laughed out loud when she heard this, and thought to herself: The Queen is such a wonderful person, not only did she not scold them with moral principles, but she was the first to protect them!

She felt that it would be fun to follow a queen like this.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. We are only delivering messages and won't do anything unnecessary. As for what others will do, it has nothing to do with us!" Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

Since Shen Zhiyao has handed over the knife, naturally there will be more than one busybody who wants to take it!

Concubine Zhuang looked at Shen Zhiyao who was smiling happily and felt a little envious. In the early years, she did not have the courage like Shen Zhiyao, otherwise she would not have to always rely on the Queen. This person is indeed better than herself!

The three of them sat and chatted for a while, and then Shen Zhiyao and Concubine Zhuang left Fengyi Palace together.

"Hu Xiaoyi is in great favor and has been promoted. What reward does the imperial concubine plan to give her?" Shen Zhiyao asked with a smile.

Concubine Zhuang looked at her suspiciously and thought: If she hates Hu Xiaoyi so much, maybe she is mentally ill?

Seeing Concubine Zhuang's expression, Shen Zhiyao knew that she had not yet rewarded Hu Xiaoyi.

"Your Highness, shall we also go to Zhengfu Palace for a visit and share in the good fortune? And by the way, go through the formalities and give generous rewards?" Shen Zhiyao blinked her peach blossom eyes and grinned mischievously.

"What are you doing?" Concubine Zhuang was almost speechless and asked with a frown.

"There must be a lot of people going to Zhengfu Palace today. How can we just let the servants pass on the message? Don't we have to go and add some firewood ourselves?" Shen Zhiyao said with a sly smile.