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

"Jiuma has no rules and even resorted to private punishment and assault. This was testified by several concubines in the palace. During the past two days of investigation, I learned that there were more than one servant who lost his sense of propriety in Zheng Fuxuan. It's just that Jiuma was too outstanding."

At this point, the Queen no longer considered giving Hu Xiaoyi face and was determined to break both her left and right arms to prevent her from making trouble again.

"Hu Xiaoyi is indeed not good at disciplining servants. Now Jiu Ma's death is strange, and Yin Lian must not be let off easily."

"As for Hu Xiaoyi herself, there is no conclusion yet. We will make a decision after Yinlian is tried. Your Majesty, this is just my suggestion. Everything is up to you." The queen respectfully asked for the emperor's opinion.

Bo Muxi pondered for a long time. Although this approach was unfair to Hu Xiaoyi, it was the best solution.

Bo Muxi glanced at Concubine Zhuang and Shen Zhiyao standing behind the Queen and asked in a deep voice, "Do you two concubines have any objections?"

In private, Concubine Zhuang acted like a naive girl who liked to play tricks on the Queen, but in front of the Emperor, she always pretended to be dignified and proper. After all, if a woman is not in love, she will naturally pretend to be relaxed.

She said with a worried look on her face, "Your Majesty, I didn't want to get involved in this kind of turmoil, but I am a mother after all. The Second Prince is not even one year old yet, and the palace is under such strict control, yet they can still poison someone in broad daylight. How can we live peacefully? And the First Prince, and Concubine Wan Xian who is pregnant, can they be at ease?"

Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but give Concubine Zhuang a thumbs up in her heart. This guy is still good at fighting. She didn't mention a single bad thing about Hu Xiaoyi, but every word she said was directed at Hu Xiaoyi.

There are indeed few offspring in the palace nowadays. After what Concubine Zhuang said, Bo Muxi had to consider it carefully.

"Your Highness Concubine Zhuang is absolutely right. I have been in the palace for less than three years, and I have been poisoned more than once. I have a deep understanding of this. If we just want to save face and keep tolerating it, once this trend is formed, all the sisters in the harem will not be able to live in peace. I hope the Emperor and the Empress will make the decision." Shen Zhiyao had to add a word as well.

Bo Muxi actually already had an idea in mind, and the reason he asked everyone was just to avoid offending any party.

"Since everyone thinks so, it shows that the queen is thoughtful, so let's do as the queen says." Bo Muxi really went with the flow and made a "non-stick pan".

"In this case, the Ministry of Punishment is guilty of dereliction of duty. Qi Tong will be fined half a year's salary, and the eunuch in charge of the trial will be fined one month's salary and beaten with twenty sticks."

"Hu Xiaoyi..." Bo Muxi looked down at Hu Xiaoyi, who had already limply cried on the ground in grievance. "As a master, you indulged your servants in causing trouble. You are temporarily confined to your house for a month. The maid named Yinlian will be taken to the Ministry of Punishment for strict interrogation."

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, the Queen immediately took the lead in expressing her opinion: "Your Majesty is wise and the arrangement is reasonable."

Everyone hurriedly followed suit and praised the emperor for his wisdom, and the matter was finally settled.

Hu Xiaoyi couldn't protect her personal eunuch, and even the maid she brought from her mother's family couldn't be protected. This was a huge loss.

Of course, Hu Xiaoyi was worried about much more than this. The most important thing was whether Yinlian could withstand the punishment and not confess when she was taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation.

Yinlian is fully involved in many things, and this is a big bomb that can explode at any time.

"Okay, since everyone is satisfied, I will leave first. The Queen has done a good job in the trial, and I will reward her handsomely later." After the emperor said this, he strode away.

Everyone knelt down to see him off respectfully, but Hu Xiaoyi had a look of reluctance on her face.

"Empress, I still want to plead for Yinlian. She..."

"Okay." The queen frowned and interrupted her. Why are you begging now? What were you doing before?

"I am not unreasonable, Master Qi. I still have the same advice. When using torture, please be careful and try not to use something too bloody."

Qi Tong looked at the queen meaningfully and bowed in response.

"Since Hu Xiaoyi is crying out for injustice, I will naturally not ignore it. To be on the safe side, I will order Shijin to take people to Zheng Fuxuan to investigate, to make sure that there is no one planted in the pavilion like Concubine Zhuang. Okay, you guys can go back first." The queen waved her hand.

Hu Xiaoyi is really asking for loneliness!

It would have been better if she had not asked, but after she did, the Queen not only made her position clear and asked Qi Tong to give Yin Lian a less bloody punishment, but also let Shi Jin openly go to Zheng Fuxuan to search the palace. It was really a loss of both the wife and the army.

Hu Xiaoyi finally understood that the Queen was not as gentle and kind as she seemed, but was actually a cruel and ruthless person!

At this point, no matter how unwilling she was, Hu Xiaoyi had no choice but to thank the emperor and leave.

Everyone followed and left Fengyi Palace one after another, leaving only Shen Zhiyao and Concubine Zhuang behind.

Yinlian, despite shouting and begging for mercy for a long time, was still forcibly taken to the Ministry of Punishment by Qi Tong's men.

Shijin took people to Zhengfuxuan to search the palace. The Queen ordered Huayun to put the tea set in the yard. The three of them drank tea, admired the flowers and chatted in the yard.

There are many precious green plants and rare trees planted in the Queen's garden. They are all in full bloom now, which is quite a sight.

The queen specially ordered the brewing of fine tea that was tributed from another country. The tea soup was rich and mellow, and Shen Zhiyao drank it very comfortably.

"This is a beautiful victory. Let's see if Hu Xiaoyi dares to be arrogant again in the future!" Concubine Zhuang laughed and said, "But there is one thing I don't understand."

"Oh? Tell me about it." The queen was in high spirits.

"Hu Xiaoyi is in great favor and has a good family background. She is the daughter of the prime minister. Even the emperor has to be cautious about her. How can she be so cowardly?" Concubine Zhuang asked curiously. If she had this family background, no one would be able to treat her like this.

The queen chuckled and turned to ask, "Zhiyao, tell me."

"Hmph, on the one hand, she is both a hypocrite and cares too much about maintaining her image. On the other hand... maybe she feels guilty." Shen Zhiyao finished a cup with a smile and poured herself another cup. This tea is really delicious.

"Ah? Why are you feeling guilty?" Concubine Zhuang was very curious.

Few people knew about Hu Xiaoyi's murder of Concubine Lu, so it was normal for Concubine Zhuang to be curious.

"Think about it, when Jiuma was captured, she refused to rescue him for the sake of her image. If she could have taken drastic measures at that time, only Jiuma would have been killed. But she let Yinlian go to the Ministry of Punishment to make arrangements. Do you really believe the nonsense about the deep affection between master and servant?" Shen Zhiyao asked with a smile.

"Ah! So Jiuma knew something about her, which made her feel guilty and had to do something?" Concubine Zhuang suddenly realized: "But how long has she been in the palace? How could she have done something dirty? This person is really..."

"Jima is okay, but Yinlian is more terrible. I'm sure Hu Xiaoyi won't be able to sleep at night these days." Shen Zhiyao smiled and shook her head. The matter of Hu Xiaoyi killing Sister Lu is not over yet.

At least, she hasn't finished her reckoning yet!

The Queen made a casual remark at this time: "Well, this tea tastes good, too."

Concubine Zhuang was listening with great pleasure, so how could she be willing to be diverted like this? Just when she was about to bring the topic back, she was "interrupted" by Shen Zhiyao again.

"This tea is incredible. It is said that Ying State can only produce a little bit of it every year. I had the honor of tasting it last time when I was serving pens and ink in Changdeok Palace." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

"Look at you, such a greedy cat." The Queen smiled gently, "Then when we leave later, ask Huayun to pack some for both of you, so that you won't come back and say that I treated you unfairly."

"How dare we say that, Her Majesty... We are already honored to be able to taste something new from Her Majesty's place." Shen Zhiyao stuck out her tongue.

"But... Her Majesty, please don't think I'm meddling. You have to tell Huayun later to distribute the tea evenly, otherwise... Her Majesty Zhuang will say that you are partial to me..." Shen Zhiyao's peach blossom eyes narrowed with a smile, like a little fox.

"You woman... are really... humph!" Concubine Zhuang stomped her feet in anger.

"Okay, I'll ask Huayun to count the pills as evenly as possible. I'm really scared of you two..." It was rare for the Queen to be in the mood to make a joke.

"Empress, why are you..." Concubine Zhuang was very angry. The Empress was such a dignified person, but she was corrupted by Shen Zhiyao!