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

Ever since the Queen reminded Shen Zhiyao, she arranged for Qiuyue and Qiuling to gather information everywhere, and sure enough, they found out some incredible news.

Concubines of low rank in the harem were not allowed to get involved in state affairs, and even their contact with their families was subject to various restrictions.

Of course, the open-minded customs of the Zhao Kingdom did not mean that women were completely forbidden from participating in government affairs, but the rules and hierarchy within the Zhao Palace were strict.

For concubines, the position of sixth-rank noble concubine is a hurdle. Once they reach the position of noble concubine, the ban on contact with their families will be lifted.

The position of a third-rank concubine is another hurdle. Once you reach the third rank, you become one of the nine concubines. From then on, you can be considered to have truly gained a foothold in the harem and have a place, and your authority will be relaxed accordingly.

"Master, I got some information from Concubine Zhuang's maid today, which seems to be extremely unfavorable to the master..." Qiuyue said anxiously.

The master that Qiuyue mentioned is naturally Shen Zhiyao’s biological father, Shen Li.

As expected, the Queen Mother Zhao was going to attack the pillar of the Shen family just as Shen Zhiyao had expected.

But she really didn't expect that the empress dowager could be so cruel. Some things are the emperor's reverse scale, and touching them means death. The empress dowager does not intend to let the Shen family live.

Thinking of the many hints that the Queen hinted at when she invited me to drink tea a few days ago, I guess the Queen already knew the details of this matter.

The Queen's position is very delicate. She seems to want to help the Shen family, but she is unwilling to help with all her strength.

It seemed as if the Queen was only willing to speak a little and give some slight suggestions, and then leave it all up to the Shen family to resolve the situation on their own with their own abilities.

The queen just watched calmly, observing the strength of the Shen family in all aspects. She didn't want to waste any of her efforts. It was very realistic.

This is very much like the royal family, who often trap two crickets in the same jar to see who can win the fight. The winner is entitled to survive, while the loser will be ruthlessly eliminated and may not even have an intact corpse.

At this point, Shen Zhiyao knew too little information and really couldn't come up with a plan to deal with it. She thought for a long time and said, "Qiuyue, prepare some good eyebrow pencils. Let's go to Qingyue Pavilion to visit Lu Guiren."

Now the place where Shen Zhiyao has the best hope of getting information is definitely not Fengyi Palace, but only from Concubine Lu, who had just made peace with her and formed an alliance with her. This is based on the premise that Concubine Lu is not pretending to win her over.

When they arrived at Qingyue Pavilion, Concubine Lu warmly invited Shen Zhiyao to come in and sit down. After Shen Zhiyao gave her eyebrow pencil, she happily accepted it.

After chatting for a while, Concubine Lu looked at Shen Zhiyao again, and there was a bit more worry in her expression.

"Sister, to be honest, if you didn't come today, I would have come to find you later." Concubine Lu said as she observed Shen Zhiyao's expression.

"Sister, have you heard any news? You can tell me if you want." Shen Zhiyao tried her best to control her anxious emotions and asked patiently.

At no time should you be overly exposed to needs. The closer your allies are, the more careful you should be, because no one wants to associate with the weak, and human nature is to seek benefits and avoid harm.

"To be honest, when I was having a small gathering with my mother this morning, I heard some news circulating in the court recently. It was probably that General Shen Li and Prince Rui were secretly communicating with each other. Some people were also saying that General Shen might have sided with Prince Rui..." Concubine Lu went straight to the point, her voice full of concern.

In fact, Concubine Lu had just formed a brief alliance with Shen Zhiyao. She could have pretended not to know, or even watched the Shen family step by step into the abyss. In essence, they were still in a competitive relationship.

However, Concubine Lu had her own plans. If she could still have children, she would definitely not be willing to help Shen Zhiyao this time.

When she lost her loved ones and was even harmed to the point where she lost her fertility, in her heart, she had already lost her dignity as a woman.

After all, not wanting to have children and not being able to have children are two completely different concepts.

Of course, Concubine Lu understood that it was Concubine Zhao who had harmed her to this extent, so the Queen Mother Zhao behind Concubine Zhao could not escape the blame either.

The hatred in her heart was growing infinitely. She understood that joining the Queen's team would only make her live comfortably but not allow her to take revenge.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. The only way for her to truly take revenge is to recruit more allies who are also persecuted by the Zhao family.

The only thing that kept Concubine Lu alive was hatred. Her goals were different from those of the Queen. The Queen had been trying her best to maintain the balance in the harem, but she wanted to completely muddy the waters in the harem. She wanted to make all those who participated in the plot to murder her live a life worse than death.

Concubine Lu saw clearly that Shen Zhiyao had been forced into a desperate situation by Queen Mother Zhao, so she was the first ally in the harem who was worthy of her full support. Of course, this was only true when they had the same goals.

"Sister, do you know what methods the person who framed my father used? This is very important to me." Shen Zhiyao asked.

Lady Lu frowned and said, "I am also sincere for my sister's good, and my mother heard it from my father. It is said that the emperor may have intercepted some of the so-called correspondence between General Shen and Prince Rui. If the rumor is true, then this matter will be very tricky."

Lu Guiren's father, Lu Fengqi, is currently the Minister of Personnel, a first-rank civil official in the court. He is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, promotion, demotion, honors and transfer of all civil officials in the country. Naturally, he is well-informed and reliable.

After hearing this, Shen Zhiyao had a rough idea in her mind. The so-called correspondence must have been forged by someone with great effort. When she traveled through time, she had carefully summarized and sorted out the personalities of all the characters in the original owner's memory, as well as the relationships between them, and even made a careful mind map.

Although the original owner's father, Shen Li, was proficient in military tactics, he was rather loyal and conservative. He was devoted to the late emperor. When the late emperor was dying, he summoned Shen Li alone and instructed him on some things. Naturally, Shen Li would also be loyal to the successor appointed by the late emperor. This was his character and style of doing things.

Shen Li and Prince Rui have always maintained a proper distance. In fact, because Prince Rui once asked the Left Prime Minister to guarantee and act as a matchmaker, wanting Shen Zhiyao to marry into Prince Rui's mansion, Shen Li even tried to avoid suspicion everywhere.

Therefore, the rumors of collusion between the two are most likely pure fabrication.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyao frowned and didn't speak for a long time, Concubine Lu thought she was panicking and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but she still held Shen Zhiyao's hand tightly with pretended concern.

Lady Lu took a deep breath and said slowly, "Sister, although the situation is dangerous now, it may not be impossible to turn the situation around. I believe in General Shen's character. Sister, you need to hurry up and figure out how to resolve the situation. When needed, I will do my best to help you."

Although Concubine Lu spoke sincerely, her so-called full help was still a decision made after weighing the pros and cons. Concubine Lu would only help those who deserve help. If they were hopeless, they were not worth her sympathy and it would be better for them to die early.

Shen Zhiyao smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, sister. Although the other party is ruthless, they may not be able to do it perfectly. I will never back down, and the Shen family is not a pushover!"

Shen Zhiyao looked at Concubine Lu, and their eyes were filled with determination and courage, as if they were strong enough to overcome all difficulties, which made Concubine Lu look at her sideways.

As for Shen Zhiyao, she naturally did not trust Lu Guiren, and she would not pin her hopes on anyone.

Now that she knew the enemy's tactics and routines, she could only calmly analyze the possible logical loopholes and try to find ways to resolve them, so as to avoid danger...