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

"I really have a great and good mother!" Bo Muxi sneered, ruthless but helpless: "She really knows how to make trouble for her son!"

The queen stood quietly aside, not saying a word, her phoenix eyes staring straight at the emperor's bookcase, as if she was extremely interested in one of the books and was not paying attention to what the emperor said.

"I have been determined since I was young to become the greatest emperor of all time, the greatest emperor of all time!" Bo Muxi smiled bitterly and said, "If there is a big conflict between us mother and son, it is that our ambitions are too high."

"Your Majesty, your mother has always had you in her heart." The Queen paused, and seeing that Bo Muxi did not show any anger, she continued, "I remember that year, your mother went to your thatched cottage three times to persuade my father to support your majesty. Your mother was a weak woman, but she endured hardships for decades, and she made plans and won the dynasty in one night. No matter what her position is now, I am grateful. If it weren't for your mother's miraculous operations, I would never be in my current position."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. The imperial power is now in your hands. You just need to work hard and gradually tighten your power. When the matter is settled, your mother will naturally stand with you again." After she finished speaking, the queen fell silent again.

The emperor always gives the empress problems. As a queen, she cannot completely ignore the emperor's complaints and complaints. She must give appropriate comfort and feedback at the right time. This feedback must neither go against the emperor's wishes nor blindly follow the emperor's emotions. This is why people often sigh that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger.

The emperor suddenly smiled in relief, and then said, "Lin En, I will obey your order."

Lin En, who was waiting on the side, stepped forward and knelt, saying, "I will obey your order."

"Mrs. Lu is jealous and has a bad way of teaching her servants. She will be fined one year's salary and will not be allowed to advance within one year."

"The manager of the Imperial Kitchen has mismanaged the business and will be dismissed from his post, fined one year's salary, and will not be allowed to be promoted within three years."

"In the Imperial Kitchen, any palace servant who holds a position of deputy supervisor or above shall be punished with fifty strokes of the cane, fined half a year's salary, and shall not be promoted within a year."

"Jin Cairen has been deeply wronged, so I have specially rewarded her with a few rare pieces of jewelry that Ying State has recently sent as tribute. Please pass on my message to her. I will allow her to take another month off to recuperate. She does not need to get up early in the morning to pay respects to the Queen. I tell her to take good care of her health. I will visit her more often when I have time."

"All the servants of Cuiweixuan will be released from the Ministry of Punishment, and each of them will be rewarded with an additional 20 taels as compensation." With this clause, the emperor gave Shen Zhiyao enough face.

"I will obey the imperial edict and do it right away." Lin En agreed and went back to arrange for people to handle it one by one.

The Queen understood that the Emperor was sympathetic to Lady Lu because she had just recently experienced the pain of losing her son and was now framed, and he couldn't bear to punish her severely.

Of course, this is only the superficial reason. The extremely utilitarian emperor actually preserved some strength for Concubine Lu, some strength that can fight against Concubine Zhao. In the future, Concubine Lu is very likely to join the Queen's camp.

The queen does need to absorb a group of reinforcements to maintain the balance of the harem and prevent the Zhao family from becoming too powerful.

The concubines in the harem now couldn't understand the emperor's actions. If it was to seek justice for Concubine Jin, then Concubine Lu was only given one year's salary and was not allowed to be promoted within a year, which was not a light or heavy punishment.

It doesn't seem like the emperor was protecting Concubine Lu, and many palace servants in the kitchen were also severely punished, which shows that the emperor is indeed dealing with this matter seriously.

After Lady Lu received the emperor's edict, Eunuch An added one more sentence: "Lady Lu, the emperor has another oral order, and he ordered me to tell you in person."

"Eunuch An, please speak. I am willing to listen to you." Concubine Lu knelt down again and kowtowed.

"Lu Guiren has a kind nature. It must be that she was foolish at the time, which led to such a disaster. From now on, Lu should take the queen as an example and cultivate her character. If you can change your ways, I will give you a chance."

Eunuch An left after he finished speaking. Concubine Lu had already felt disheartened, but after hearing this oral order, hope was rekindled in her heart.

The emperor's oral order clearly conveyed two messages: first, the emperor knew that she was wronged; second, the empress could recruit and promote her.

Shen Zhiyao was in Cuiweixuan. She heard the emperor's decision and accepted the jewelry sent by Bo Muxi. She felt very calm.

Lin En came in person and conveyed the emperor's words, but he saw that Shen Zhiyao had an icy face. Knowing that she was angry, he did not dare to say any more nonsense and left with a smile. He was afraid that Concubine Jin would vent her anger on him.

After returning to Changdeok Palace, Lin En did not dare to say much to the emperor. He was just a servant beside the emperor and dared not interfere in the affairs of his master, lest his master blame him for being nosy.

Of course Bo Muxi thought that Shen Zhiyao would be angry. After all, he had promised to give her justice, but how could the royal family really be fair?

There is no absolute right or wrong in the world, there is only the exchange of interests. Besides, he has considered Shen Zhiyao as much as possible, and the little concubine should be content.

At this time in Cuiweixuan, Qiuyue said angrily: "Master, you were poisoned so cruelly, but the poisoner was only fined one year's salary. It's really aggrieved..."

Shen Zhiyao didn't react too much. She didn't have much expectation in the first place. Concubine Lu was just a scapegoat. Such meticulous thinking was obviously from the hand of Queen Mother Zhao, and her niece, Concubine Zhao, obviously didn't have such a brain.

Not long after, Qiu Ling, Qiu Ji and the others also came back together. They looked fine, but it was obvious that they were not walking smoothly. They must have been tortured.

Although the emperor had personally ordered that severe punishments were not allowed, the palace servants in the Ministry of Punishment had many cruel methods, some of which would not harm a person's body but would destroy his or her will.

When everyone saw Shen Zhiyao, they felt very aggrieved and knelt down to greet her, but no one complained.

"I failed to save you this time, and you suffered a lot. We have been through thick and thin together. From now on, you are officially our family." Shen Zhiyao comforted softly.

Although she said this lightly, it carried great weight. It meant that from this moment on, Shen Zhiyao had truly recognized the identities of these servants, and they were truly her own people.

Everyone was so moved that they burst into tears.

In addition to the silver awarded to them by the emperor, Shen Zhiyao paid another 300 taels out of her own pocket and distributed it to several people. The maids and eunuchs in her own palace had to have seen and tasted it before they would not easily judge their masters for the sake of profit.

Although Shen Zhiyao understood the emperor's thoughts and thought that the emperor had handled the situation thoughtfully enough, she did not think that she should be wise and not get upset this time.

The emperor had already determined that Shen Zhiyao was a smart enough woman to understand the deep meaning of his treatment.

However, Shen Zhiyao believed that the more the emperor thought that he knew how to advance and retreat, knew the limits, and would pretend to be virtuous and give in, the more likely Shen Zhiyao would not do as he expected.

She knew very well that a man like Bo Muxi would never like a virgin, and there was no shortage of good-tempered women in the palace, so why should she join them?

Shen Zhiyao immediately decided that even if it was a bit radical and risky, she would make full use of this incident and "act on" the emperor at will. She was not an ordinary concubine who could be manipulated by the emperor at will.