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

Bo Muxi was very happy to hear this, and immediately said with a smile: "Good! All the servants who helped in the delivery room today will be rewarded! As for Concubine Wanxian, since she was able to successfully give birth to a healthy prince, and she has always been obedient and respectful, she will be promoted to a concubine. It is not good to have the first-rank concubine position vacant all year round. What do you think, Queen?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Concubine Zhao's face immediately turned the color of liver.

She was the first to give birth to a prince, and the first to be promoted to the rank of second-rank concubine, but now she has been overtaken by someone else. Isn't this a slap in her face?

Even the Queen was surprised by this, as the Emperor had not discussed this with her in advance.

The Queen was able to keep her composure. After all, it was a happy day, so she smiled and said, "I also think this arrangement is very good. Your Majesty is very thoughtful."

The queen knew in her heart that Bo Muxi did not favor this newly appointed concubine, and there were two reasons for this deliberate arrangement.

First, the father of this concubine was Sun Jiaming, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. The Queen had long anticipated that Bo Muxi intended to let Sun Jiaming replace Hu Hongfei as Prime Minister.

Secondly, the emperor would never allow one family to dominate. Now the structure of the harem has changed again. Concubine Zhao is obviously in decline and it is difficult for her to compete with the empress. The emperor intends to promote this concubine to become the third force to serve as a check and balance.

In the eyes of the king, everyone should be under the overall management of the queen, but the queen should not be too powerful. Only by muddying the water in the pool and letting everyone fight, can the emperor feel at ease.

Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but glance at the Queen. After a brief exchange of glances, they each understood.

This new imperial concubine will probably gradually drift away from their team in the future.

The structure of the harem is ever-changing. There are no eternal allies, nor eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

Shen Zhiyao secretly made up her mind that if one day the emperor used his power to tempt her to balance power with the queen, she would definitely find a way to refuse.

She didn't want to fall into the vortex of power and become the emperor's tool.

Shen Zhiyao's goal is very clear. She wants status, wealth, and she wants to stay away from the edge of the power struggle and live in peace.

"Well, my queen is truly virtuous. Now that the concubine and her child are safe, I will continue to take care of government affairs. There have been frequent reports of good news from the border in recent days. If this continues, the Jinfeng Kingdom will not be able to hold out for long, and will have to send envoys to seek peace." Bo Muxi said with a smile.

When Bo Muxi was talking about his pride, he deliberately glanced at Shen Zhiyao out of the corner of his eye. He saw that she had a gentle smile on her face and her eyes were full of admiration when she looked at him, without any arrogance, which was very decent.

The emperor was very pleased with this. He hated some concubines the most. Whenever their families made some achievements, they would act arrogantly and take credit for it everywhere.

Shen Zhiyao has always done a good job. No matter how great the achievements of the Shen family are, she only regards them as the emperor's achievements. She does not seek credit and does not ask for credit. Which man does not love such a sensible woman?

That night, when Bo Muxi was processing memorials in the imperial study, he couldn't help but think of Shen Zhiyao's various charms. The more he suppressed his thoughts, the more he missed her.

"Lin'en." Bo Muxi looked up and called out.

"I'm here." Lin En bowed and replied.

"You go in person to Cuiweixuan to pick up Jin Shuyi." After saying this, Bo Muxi continued to review memorials.

Since he planned to spend some time alone with Shen Zhiyao, he had to seize every minute and make good use of it to review two more memorials.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Lin En agreed. Not daring to delay, he hurriedly trotted to Cuiweixuan.

In Cuiweixuan, Shen Zhiyao was leisurely fiddling with the various crystal stones given to her by the Queen, planning to make some new jewelry, when she saw Chuan trotting in.

"Master, Eunuch Lin'en is here and said that the emperor has ordered you to go to Changde Palace now!" Chu'an said.

Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but roll her eyes. What's wrong with this emperor? It's so late, she has already taken off her makeup and is going to go to bed early...

There are so many beauties in the palace, why do they have to focus on her alone?

Complaints aside, Shen Zhiyao really didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly told Qiuyue and Qiuling to help her dress up again.

Seeing that it was so late, Shen Zhiyao did not dress up as gorgeously as usual. She wore a scarlet embroidered dress, tied her hair up high, and accessorized it with pearls and a gold hairpin, which was simple and elegant.

In terms of makeup, she just put on light makeup, focusing on the eyeliner and slightly raising the tail of the eye, exuding a touch of charm in her youth.

After examining it and feeling satisfied, Shen Zhiyao smiled and walked into the front hall.

"Your servant greets Empress Jin Shuyi. The Emperor is still waiting. Let's go now." Lin En said with a smile.

"Okay, please let Eunuch Lin'en lead the way." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

Since they were traveling at night, Shen Zhiyao only brought Chuan and Qiuyue with her.

Shen Zhiyao sat in the sedan chair, and the group followed Lin En, who was holding the lamp, and went towards Changdeok Palace.

After entering the imperial study, Shen Zhiyao paid her respects. Seeing that the emperor was still writing furiously, Shen Zhiyao knew that he indeed had a lot of urgent matters to attend to, so she obediently began to grind ink.

For an hour, Bo Muxi was so busy that he could not even raise his head. Shen Zhiyao saw it all. This was the first time she understood the emperor's hardships, and she felt more sympathetic towards Bo Muxi.

Although this dog emperor is heartless, he is indeed diligent and works very hard. It is really not easy to be an emperor!

Only after all the urgent memorials were reviewed did Bo Muxi breathe a sigh of relief. He looked up at Shen Zhiyao and smiled, "My beloved concubine, you have been accompanying me for such a long time. Are you tired?"

"I'm fine, just grinding ink. But Your Majesty has been writing non-stop for an hour. Your Majesty must be tired, right?" Shen Zhiyao said, and then she held Bo Muxi's wrist and began to rub it.

She looked like she really cared about the emperor, and Bo Muxi suddenly felt warm in his heart.

Over the years, there are many people who respect him, fear him, and love him, but Shen Zhiyao seems to be the first one who truly understands him and feels sorry for him.

Bo Muxi looked at her with increasingly gentle eyes: "I have appointed you as a concubine today, what do you think, my beloved concubine?"

Shen Zhiyao smiled gently, rubbing her wrists naturally, "Sister Wan can be promoted. The first-rank concubine position is no longer vacant, which is more conducive to the stability of the harem. It is naturally a good thing, which shows that the emperor is wise."

Bo Muxi chuckled: "Do you really have to say these polite words to me? Logically speaking, with the Shen family's contribution to Zhao State, and the fact that my beloved concubine is prudent and self-disciplined, and often helps the queen to manage the six palaces, she is certainly qualified to sit on the first-rank concubine position..."

"Your Majesty..." Shen Zhiyao stopped massaging the emperor and said sternly, "Why do you say that? You deliberately said this, which really hurts my heart!"

Upon hearing this, Bo Muxi immediately put away his smile and asked sternly, "I don't mean anything else, why do you say that, my beloved concubine?"