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

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the heat was unbearable. The queen still sent people to send her ice cubes every day as agreed, so Shen Zhiyao's life was better than that of other concubines.

At this moment, she was leaning back in the soft chair, eating the "return gift" given to her by the Queen.

Yesterday, after she had eaten a melon in the Imperial Garden, she sent Qiuyue to give the Queen two sketches of gorgeous clothes that she had "designed" herself. The clothes were designed according to the Queen's temperament. The Queen must have been very satisfied, so in addition to sending ice cubes today, she also sent some iced hawthorn cake.

It is sweet and sour and refreshing, and very satisfying to eat.

"Master, I didn't expect that the Queen is so kind that she even specially sent you rare food in the palace." Qiuyue said with a smile.

"Of course. The Queen is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hate." Shen Zhiyao answered softly, and it sounded more like talking to herself than answering.

Shen Zhiyao thought about the queen's daily behavior and her patience with herself, and felt that the queen was unfathomable. Shen Zhiyao suddenly developed an inexplicable fear of her. If such a person became an enemy, it would be very difficult to deal with.

"Master, Wei Wanyi is here to see you." Qiu Ling came in to report, interrupting Shen Zhiyao's thoughts.

Hearing this, Shen Zhiyao raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "Come with me to meet him quickly."

Wei Wanyi's position is higher than Shen Zhiyao, so naturally she has to go to greet her.

Wei Wanyi usually acts very low-key, and Shen Zhiyao has never had a close relationship with her. But today she suddenly came to Cuiweixuan, which seemed very abrupt.

Shen Zhiyao smiled and greeted Wei Wanyi, then led her into the hall to entertain her.

After Wei Wanyi sat down, she smiled politely and said, "I went to Taiye Lake to enjoy the flowers today. I happened to pass by your place, so I wanted to come and sit with you and have a chat. I wonder if I disturbed you?"

This seems false. There are so many palaces to pass by on the way to Taiye Lake, why did you choose Cuiweixuan?

Shen Zhiyao smiled and said, "It just so happens that I have nothing to do right now and I'm very bored, so my sister came at the perfect time!"

"That's good. I'm a quiet person, and usually I don't have anyone to talk to. My sister seems to be a very easy-going and straightforward person. I've been wanting to make friends with her for a long time, so that I can have someone to talk to in the future. I hope my sister won't blame me for being rude and impolite."

"Look at what you said. I am also in need of a good sister who can talk. I am very happy that you can come to me!"

While they were chatting and laughing, Qiuyue had already brought the tea and snacks to the table.

Shen Zhiyao invited her to have tea and snacks. Both of them were straightforward and talked about a lot of interesting things that happened in the palace in recent days. The atmosphere immediately became lively.

"Sister, you came to see me today specially, is there something?" Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Shen Zhiyao didn't intend to beat around the bush with her anymore and just asked directly.

"I came here mainly to chat with my sister to relieve my boredom, and I also wanted to talk about something by the way." Wei Wanyi had a gentle smile on her face, but she deliberately stopped to observe Shen Zhiyao's expression.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyao looked normal, she continued, "Yesterday, when I was admiring the lotus flowers at Taiye Lake, I ran into the Empress Dowager. She specifically asked me to talk to you. The Empress Dowager knows that you have been wrongly framed by people with ulterior motives recently. The Empress Dowager has good intentions and is worried that Jin Cairen has made too many enemies and that people with ulterior motives may harm you..."

Wei Wanyi paused, but saw that Shen Zhiyao was still drinking tea calmly without any reaction.

"What the Empress Dowager means is...she appreciates you very much and told you to relax. She will never allow you to suffer any injustice again." Wei Wanyi whispered.

"The Empress Dowager is kind and truly cares about me. I am endlessly grateful. I am moved to tears by the Empress Dowager's kindness. With these words from the Empress Dowager, I will be able to rest easy in the future. However, my current position is relatively low, and according to palace etiquette, it is inconvenient for me to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. I would like to ask my sister to convey her thoughts to me." Shen Zhiyao said very piously.

"Don't be anxious, sister. The Empress Dowager will naturally sympathize with you. If you have any difficulties or worries at the moment, you can tell me and I will convey them to you. The Empress Dowager will naturally make the decision for you." After Wei Wanyi finished speaking, she stared at Shen Zhiyao with burning eyes.

The meaning of the words couldn't be clearer, which was to ask her to express her position now.

"Sister, you are absolutely right. I naturally understand what the Empress Dowager means. But at the moment, I really don't have anything that requires the Empress Dowager to worry about. Thank you for your concern, sister." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

Wei Wanyi was very surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect that Shen Zhiyao would offend the empress dowager. Also, thinking about how she had made a special trip on this hot summer day but failed to get anything done, she felt a little depressed.

Wei Wanyi was the empress dowager's confidant after all, so she didn't show any abnormality on her face. She smiled and said, "Don't be polite, sister. If you have any problems in the future, just ask the empress dowager for help."

Then, Wei Wanyi avoided the topic and chatted with Shen Zhiyao about some gossip. Then she made an excuse that she had something to do and got up and left.

Qiu Ji and Qiu Ling followed Shen Zhiyao's instructions and personally sent Wei Wanyi out, leaving only Qiu Yue to clean up the snacks on the table.

"Master, is the Queen Mother trying to win you over?" Qiuyue's voice was obviously full of excitement. She was naturally very happy that the Queen Mother Zhao appreciated Shen Zhiyao. If she could get close to the Queen Mother Zhao, her master would have a strong support in the palace in the future.

"Queen Dowager Zhao does have this intention, which surprises me very much." Shen Zhiyao shook her head and smiled.

"Then why didn't you agree just now? This is such a good opportunity, many concubines in the harem begged for it but couldn't get it!" Qiuyue said anxiously.

"You think too simply. The Queen Mother looks like a Buddhist and kind-hearted old lady, but in fact, she is an extremely complex and ruthless character. The situation in the palace is complicated. If I have to choose a side, I probably won't choose to stand on the side of Queen Mother Zhao." Shen Zhiyao said firmly.

Qiuyue didn't quite understand what she heard, but since Shen Zhiyao said so, she didn't want to persuade her any further.

"In fact, my attitude today is a clear rejection in the eyes of the Queen Mother. Given Queen Mother Zhao's personality, I'm afraid she will start to retaliate against me soon."

"Ah? Master, you have offended the Queen Mother, what can we do?!" Qiuyue was almost anxious to death after hearing her say this. She really couldn't understand why Shen Zhiyao had to openly reject the Queen Mother Zhao, even if she had pretended to agree first!

Qiuyue certainly couldn't understand the problems between Queen Mother Zhao and the Emperor and Empress. In her eyes, the Queen Mother was the Emperor's biological mother, and it was naturally a good thing to be appreciated by the Queen Mother.

"Don't be anxious. Now that things have come to this, I have no way out and can only deal with them as they come. In fact, I'm quite curious about what means Queen Dowager Zhao will use to deal with me." Shen Zhiyao said.

Qiuyue looked at Shen Zhiyao nervously, but she only saw that she looked relaxed, with even a calm smile on her lips, so she didn't know what to say.