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

On the way back to Renshou Palace to report, Wei Wanyi's personal maid Biyu asked in a low voice: "Jin Cairen is so strange, shouldn't she happily agree to it?"

"There is no free lunch in the world. Only those who have no one to rely on or no brains will agree without thinking." Wei Wanyi replied indifferently, and Biyu said no more.

Wei Wanyi admired Shen Zhiyao very much. She had no choice back then. Her family background was ordinary and she was not favored by the emperor. Fortunately, she had a good mind and was reliable, so she was able to join the Queen Mother Zhao's camp.

However, now that Concubine Jin has offended Queen Mother Zhao, her days will surely be difficult, and it will be difficult for her to be promoted further.

When they were almost at the gate of Renshou Palace, Wei Wanyi suddenly smiled and said, "Although the matter was not accomplished, it is a good thing for us."

Biyu hurriedly agreed with a smile: "It is indeed a good thing, Madam."

If Concubine Jin really surrendered to Queen Dowager Zhao, would there still be a place for Wei Wanyi?

After listening to Wei Wanyi's report, Queen Dowager Zhao looked calm and didn't say anything.

The last test has ended, the opportunity has been given, and the seeds of doubt in the emperor's heart have been planted. The next step is to take action.

After Wei Wanyi left, Queen Dowager Zhao threw the Buddhist beads in her hand onto the table.

"She is indeed tough. I am curious how tough her bones are!" Queen Mother Zhao sneered.

Queen Mother Zhao is now somewhat disappointed with Concubine Zhao, but of course she will not give up completely. After all, the blood relationship and the eldest prince are still there.

She originally wanted to win over Shen Zhiyao to assist her niece, but what a pity...

"Can this person still stay?" asked Nanny Wang.

"Of course she can't be kept, but there's no need to rush. It's easy to get rid of someone. I just need to move my fingers. But the emperor is very interested in Shen now, so we should be cautious." Queen Mother Zhao said with interest.

"What does the Empress Dowager mean?" Nanny Wang asked uncertainly.

“When a cat catches a mouse, it won’t bite it to death immediately. Instead, it will toy with the mouse until it is exhausted, making the prey completely lose the will to live and lie there waiting to die. That is considered a fatal blow.” Queen Dowager Zhao sneered. Her sinister voice was like a cold blade cutting through the air, causing Nanny Wang, who had followed the Queen Dowager for a long time, to shudder.

Nanny Wang nodded and said, "I will make the arrangements according to the Empress Dowager's wishes."

Queen Mother Zhao leaned back on the cushion and said lazily, "For now, let her suffer a little."

When Nanny Wang left, she shook her head and thought to herself, "This Jincairen is really not smart enough. She has offended Queen Mother Zhao in the harem. The consequences may be more terrible than offending the emperor. Shen's good days are over!"

At this time in Fengyi Palace, the Queen was reading history books while listening to Shi Jin reporting the news he had obtained.

"Little Dengzi, who was watching Cuiweixuan, reported that Wei Wanyi stayed in Cuiweixuan for a full hour before leaving. Wei Wanyi is on the side of Queen Mother Zhao and Concubine Zhao. Normally, Concubine Jin and Wei Wanyi don't have much interaction. But it just so happened that she rushed into Cuiweixuan at this moment. Could it be that Queen Mother Zhao wanted to win over Concubine Jin?" Shijin speculated. She knew that her master also wanted to win over Concubine Jin, and would definitely be interested in this news.

Upon hearing this, the queen just turned two more pages of the book and ignored Shijin. Just when Shijin thought that the queen didn't care about this matter at all and was about to leave, the queen suddenly threw down the book in her hand.

"The Empress Dowager naturally wants to win over the Shen family and the Shen family." The Queen whispered.

"Then, Your Majesty, how do you think we should deal with this matter? I will obey your orders." Shijin said.

"There's no need to be impatient. Let's see what choice Shen makes. If she is stupid enough to defect to that side, just destroy her." The queen said coldly.

"Your Majesty is right. She is just a talented person. It was I who was too impatient." Shijin said with a smile.

After a careful analysis, Shijin understood what the Queen meant. No matter what choice Shen Zhiyao made, the Queen would always be the beneficiary.

If Shen Zhiyao chooses to join Queen Mother Zhao, all the goodwill she has gained from the emperor will be wiped out. The emperor will not do anything to her for a while, but his favor for her will also end.

If Shen Zhiyao refused, given the ruthlessness and determination of Queen Mother Zhao, she would definitely not let her go. Then she would have no choice but to stand on the side of the Queen.

"I still hope that Shen can be smarter. It's rare that she has such a personality. It would be a pity if... she died." The queen sighed softly, looking very regretful.

"Empress, I'm afraid that this talented lady Jin can't resist the temptation...should we be on guard against her?" Shi Jin frowned and said worriedly.

"Are you on guard against her deliberately? That's not necessary. Just tell people to keep a close eye on Shen and see what she does." The queen's eyes were exceptionally sharp, as if she could see through all hypocrisy.

In the next few days, Cuiweixuan was on guard as if facing a great enemy. Shen Zhiyao also acted extremely low-key, trying her best to avoid conflicts with other concubines. She also reduced the frequency of going out and stayed in the palace to read poetry and books to enrich herself when she had nothing to do. There was no movement from Queen Mother Zhao.

However, the minds of other people in the palace became active, and rumors began to spread in the palace that Queen Dowager Zhao particularly appreciated Shen Zhiyao and specially sent Wei Wanyi to win her over. Presumably, Shen Zhiyao was now on Queen Dowager Zhao's side.

Shen Zhiyao just felt that her body was particularly heavy and sleepy these days. She didn't think much about it, just thought that it was because she read too much at night, went to bed late, or had heatstroke.

Unexpectedly, in the morning of that day, when everyone was paying respects in Fengyi Palace, Shen Zhiyao was sitting quietly when she suddenly felt a black screen in front of her eyes and fainted.

After all, such an incident in Fengyi Palace had a bad impact. The Queen's face was stern. She keenly realized that this matter was unusual, and immediately summoned Doctor Zhang to come for a consultation.

Doctor Zhang was a first-rank palace physician, second only to the imperial physician.

He was usually only responsible for examining and treating concubines of the second rank and above. Now the Queen specially summoned Imperial Physician Zhang, which showed how much importance she attached to the matter.

If a mere talented woman fell ill, it would be great if she could have a doctor of the imperial physician level to see her. The queen not only arranged for Doctor Zhang to see her, but also specially dismissed all the concubines and left Shen Zhiyao in the warm room of Fengyi Palace to rest and wait for the doctor, which shows how much the queen values ​​Shen Zhiyao.

This move made all the concubines in the harem look at her in surprise. They began to re-examine the relationship between Shen Zhiyao and the queen. Some concubines were so jealous that they wanted to bite their teeth off.

While waiting for Doctor Zhang to arrive, the Queen ordered the palace maids to take good care of Shen Zhiyao and make sure nothing went wrong.

"Why does Her Majesty go to so much trouble for a talented person?" Shijin frowned.

Since she followed the queen, she had never seen her treat any concubine so caringly.

"I am doing this for her, but more importantly for myself. Do you know what position Shen holds in the emperor's heart? Moreover, I am in charge of the harem now. If Shen is plotted against and something goes wrong during such a sensitive period, I will certainly be held responsible. How can the emperor not blame me?" The queen couldn't help but roll her eyes at Shijin.

"I am stupid. I just think that although Concubine Jin is more favored than before, she doesn't sleep with me more often..." said Shijin.

"You have a superficial view. The number of times you sleep with the emperor doesn't mean anything..." The queen looked towards the warm room and only said half of her words. There are some things that only she can understand.

Shen had always been in good health. She had only taken two leave in the palace for more than a year. But now she suddenly fainted in Fengyi Palace. This was extremely abnormal. I was afraid that someone wanted to kill Shen. I was even more afraid that someone wanted to kill two birds with one stone, or even drag her down with him...