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

"There's news from the palace that Qing'er has been demoted to a talented lady because of the rumors in the palace. I'm still worried that the emperor might have noticed something. Otherwise, how could he be so disregarding of the past dynasty and demoting her like this..." Prime Minister Hu thought.

"It's possible..." Prince Rui thought for a long time, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, never mind him. He has been suspicious of me for a long time. As for the Prime Minister, he is just suspicious at best, and there should be no solid evidence."

"We just need to speed up our actions and take down the fourth brother in one fell swoop before he fully wakes up." Prince Rui was full of confidence.

At this moment, Shen Zhiyao was tinkering with something new in Cuiweixuan, but Qiuyue came in to report: "Master, the assorted things from Fengyi Palace have arrived, saying they are a reward for you."

"Please come in." Shen Zhiyao acted very happy. She knew that the Queen rewarded her at this time obviously to support her.

"Empress Jin Shuyi, I have brought you the Empress' oral instructions. During her time as the assistant in charge of the six palaces, Jin Shuyi handled matters properly, was highly capable, and was fair and selfless. She is a role model for all the concubines, so I give her a special reward."

The oral order did not mention what the reward was. After Shi Jin finished reading the order, he ordered someone to respectfully present a Huanghuali box with exquisite carvings.

As if presenting a treasure, Shijin slowly opened the lid of the box.

Shen Zhiyao looked over, and even though she was mentally prepared, she was still shocked by this thing.

There was only a palm-sized yellow stone in the box, without any carvings, but this thing was truly priceless. Even if you could scrape off a small piece of it, it would be an incredible thing...

The Empress was really a ruthless person who didn't talk much. She actually gave her such a "plain and simple" treasure, which was much more ruthless than what the Emperor gave her...

"Empress Jin Shuyi, this piece of Tianhuang stone was brought into the palace by my mistress from her parents' home. Don't underestimate it because it is ordinary. It is of outstanding quality and is extremely precious!"

Shijin saw Shen Zhiyao staring at it in a daze, and fearing that she might not know the value of it and think it was just a piece of broken stone, he hurriedly explained.

"This is too expensive... The Queen is so generous, it makes me feel uneasy..." Shen Zhiyao looked at the Tianhuang stone and liked it very much. If she had such a piece, she would have enough to eat for several lifetimes, and she didn't need anything else.

"You don't have to be polite, Your Majesty. The master said that this is her favorite item. I'm sure Jin Shuyi will like it too. I'll give it to you to keep for fun." Seeing that she was so knowledgeable, Shijin finally felt relieved.

Shen Zhiyao was so happy to have obtained a huge treasure that she couldn't stop smiling. After rewarding Shijin handsomely, she ordered Qiuyue to send the person out personally.

"Master, isn't this just a yellow stone?" Qiu Ling looked at the contents of the box curiously.

"Silly! This is so precious. I can't give it to anyone who wants it! You should keep it carefully in my private vault." Shen Zhiyao smiled happily.

Not long after, Chu An came in again, trotting: "Master, Eunuch Lin En is here to deliver the reward."

Shen Zhiyao sighed in her heart, thinking: What's going on with these two people? Why are they competing to reward me? Are they arguing?

Because she had some resentment towards the emperor, Shen Zhiyao was not so polite to Lin En: "Hey, didn't the emperor just punish me in public? Why is he rewarding me now?"

Shen Zhiyao understands yin and yang. You dog emperor, are you giving me a slap and then giving me a sweet date?

Lin En was not in a hurry, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about? The emperor loves you so much, and you are just making things difficult for the emperor..."

"Eunuch Lin'en is more eloquent than the emperor." Shen Zhiyao smiled kindly, but there was still sarcasm in her words.

"The Emperor also issued an oral order that Jin Shuyi is virtuous, talented, prudent, dignified and polite, and deeply loved by me, so I specially reward her with some gold items."

Bo Muxi is quite generous. He gave her a full set of gold jewelry and some gold ingots. Does he think she is a money-grubber?

This time, Shen Zhiyao was not polite at all and accepted it all.

Lin En accepted the generous reward and when he returned to Changdeok Palace, he repeated Shen Zhiyao's words to the emperor vividly.

Bo Muxi couldn't help laughing when he heard this. This woman just loves to hold grudges, especially when she feels that she has been wronged, she gets the most angry.

The emperor originally wanted to go to Cuiweixuan to tease her at night, but an important event was at hand and he could not afford to be distracted, so he had to give up.

Three days later, there were so many topics to discuss in the morning court that it was delayed until lunch time.

Bo Muxi invited Marquis Pingxuan, Prime Minister Hu and Shen Xun to have lunch together, and also specially invited the Queen.

In order to attend the banquet, Marquis Pingxuan finally stopped staying at home and claiming sickness today. With the emperor's special permission, he went to Fengyi Palace early in the morning to reminisce with the empress, and would attend the banquet with the empress later.

When the court was dismissed, Prince Rui made a secret eye contact with Prime Minister Hu.

Prince Rui felt that the emperor was really asking for his own death, as he even called the cavalry lieutenant Shen Xun to attend the banquet on behalf of his father who was far away at the frontier. This actually saved him some trouble and was truly a blessing from heaven.

After a while, in Changde Palace, Bo Muxi and the Queen sat at the top seat, and Shen Zhiyao sat at the first seat on the side.

Marquis Pingxuan, Prime Minister Hu and Shen Xun stood upright in the hall, watching Lin'en directing the eunuchs from the imperial kitchen to serve the dishes.

When all the dishes were served, Lin En bowed and said, "Your Majesty, all the dishes are served. Please enjoy your meal."

"Well, today we are all ministers reminiscing about the past, so we don't need to follow so many rules. Lin En, please arrange for the three of you to take a seat and start the banquet." Bo Muxi smiled kindly and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Yes." Lin En responded and began to arrange for people to sit down one by one.

"I specially asked the Queen and Jin Shuyi to accompany me today. We don't need to observe the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects at this moment. We can just talk about the friendship between relatives." Bo Muxi smiled and waved his hand.

"We thank the Lord for his grace." The three of them hurriedly stood up to express their gratitude before sitting back in their chairs.

What the emperor said was true, these three were indeed his relatives.

Bo Muxi smiled and asked the two old ministers, Ping Xuanhou and Prime Minister Hu, "How are you two, my dear ministers these days? Are you in good health?"

The two old ministers smiled at each other and said that they were still in good health.

"Alas, it's a pity that General Shen Li is still guarding the border and cannot attend the banquet. However, I specially asked Shen Xun to attend the banquet on behalf of his father, so that our family banquet can be barely complete." Bo Muxi sighed.

"The emperor is still thinking about us old ministers and seeking benefits for us. We old bones should always remember the emperor's grace and should not let him down." When Ping Xuanhou said this, he looked at Prime Minister Hu and asked, "Prime Minister Hu, do you think this is the truth?"

Prime Minister Hu was shocked by this and bowed and said with a smile: "Marquis Pingxuan is right. I will never forget the grace of the emperor."

"My dear ministers, although I was not favored since I was young, I am the most ambitious among the princes. In order to win the favor of my father, I followed Marquis Pingxuan and General Shen Li to personally lead an expedition to the frontier when I was just 18 years old."

"That year, I was greedy for merit and reckless, and I made mistakes in command, which led me to fall into an ambush by the Golden Wind Nation. I was in danger. It was the old marquis and General Shen who led a group of light cavalry to kill me and lead me out of the encirclement. I still remember that the armors of the two generals were soaked with their own blood..."

When Bo Muxi recounted this memory, his eyes were slightly red.

"You have accompanied me through a very dangerous road. I have Prime Minister Hu as my literary assistant, and the old marquis and General Shen as my military assistants. I have never forgotten your kindness. I often wonder what I should give you to live up to your loyalty and dedication to me."

Every word Bo Muxi spoke was very moving, but Shen Zhiyao could sense something unusual.

It is not a good thing for the emperor to be so sentimental. True friendship is kept in the heart, not just talked about.

At this moment, Prime Minister Hu's back was already covered with sweat. He felt something was wrong, but the bow was already fully drawn. At this moment, he could only pray silently in his heart that Prince Rui and Prince Xiang could move faster...