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

Shen Li actually felt the emperor's temptation. He had been in Dadu for a day, and naturally someone informed him of the rumors about him in the court during this period.

He had never heard of these rumors while at the border, which showed that someone with ulterior motives had been deliberately blocking his information channels and plotting something.

Although Shen Li felt a little unhappy about the emperor's distrust and temptation, he could understand it.

He had experienced the struggle for the throne with the emperor, and he knew very well that the cruelty in the struggle had created today's cold-blooded emperor. If one wanted to survive under such an emperor, in addition to having outstanding abilities, one must also have absolute loyalty and obedience.

Shen Li still maintained a respectful attitude, bowed and said: "I am deeply grateful to the emperor, and I naturally miss the talented lady Jin. But the queen is only a talented lady now, according to the rules of the Zhaoguo Palace, I cannot enter the palace to visit her, so I naturally cannot overstep my authority."

Upon hearing this, Bo Muxi smiled and said, "General, you worry too much. However, with Jin Cairen's ability, it shouldn't be difficult for her to be promoted to a noble lady or above. I will give her more advice."

Bo Muxi's words were obviously a promise, meaning that as long as Shen Li did not let him down, he would definitely satisfy the Shen family.

To Shen Li, this sentence sounded like a promise but also a threat. No one could understand the sadness that Shen Li felt as a father, being threatened by his son-in-law with his daughter but unable to resist.

"I thank the Lord for his grace! I will serve the Emperor and the country with my life!" Shen Li bowed and replied.

After many attempts, Bo Muxi was very satisfied with Shen Li's reaction.

"Lin'en, please ask someone to escort the general back to his mansion to rest." Bo Muxi waved his hand.

Shen Li breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed: "I'm leaving."

After saying that, he followed Lin En out of the imperial study.

After watching Shen Li leave, Bo Muxi took out the letters from the cabinet again. He sat alone on the dragon chair, holding the letters in his hands, feeling quite conflicted.

On the one hand, he felt that this matter was strange. Perhaps someone deliberately framed Shen Li, and he had already judged who did it.

On the other hand, he was unable to dispel his doubts and completely trust Shen Li.

Two days passed before they knew it. During these two days, the Prince of Ying and Bo Muxi got along quite well. Bo Muxi was very pleased and decided to organize a hunting activity. He invited the Prince of Ying and the envoys to go together.

When the previous emperor was in power, he often organized various forms of hunting, but almost every time, this kind of activity would put great pressure on the princes. The princes who were capable of competing for the throne would try their best to demonstrate their riding and archery skills in order to catch the previous emperor's attention.

Since Bo Muxi ascended the throne, he has been busy with government affairs all day long and cancelled all hunting activities. This is the first time that Bo Muxi has organized a hunting event since he ascended the throne.

The emperor immediately decided that in addition to bringing some important ministers with him, he would also select some concubines to accompany him. The list of concubines would naturally be drawn up by the empress, who was the master of the harem, and after being reviewed and revised by the emperor, the list would be announced.

Some were happy while others were sad. The concubines on the list naturally began to prepare happily, while those who were not selected could only curse in secret.

As for Queen Mother Zhao, the emperor asked for her opinion, but she said frankly that the weather was too hot and she would not go with him this time.

Among them, there are two surprising things.

Firstly, General Shen Li, who everyone guessed would be taken to accompany the emperor, was unexpectedly not on the list. The reason given by Bo Muxi was: General Shen has been stationed at the border for many years and has worked tirelessly to maintain border stability, so let him recuperate at home and spend more time with his wife and children!

Secondly, Shen Zhiyao, who seemed to have been completely neglected and forgotten by the emperor, was selected for the list of companions. When the queen showed the list to the emperor, Bo Muxi saw Shen Zhiyao's name and did not say anything. He just curled the corners of his lips, which was considered as tacit approval.

In the past two days, Shen Li stayed indoors in the Shen Mansion and refused to see visitors.

The emperor sent a large number of imperial guards to be stationed around the Shen residence, under the pretext of protecting General Shen's safety.

This was actually a disguised form of house arrest, a buffer period given to both parties while the emperor had not yet figured out how to deal with the situation.

Now, Shen Li's military power has been temporarily handed over to Zhu Cheng, a first-rank admiral. Once the emperor makes up his mind, the situation will change.

Shen Zhiyao was very calm about this matter. She had been busy these past two days. She analyzed the matter calmly and collected evidence. She also sent the head palace maid Qiuyue to the Shen Mansion to give instructions. All that needed to be done had been implemented and the next step was to wait for an opportunity to gain the emperor's trust.

This hunting trip is a rare opportunity for the Shen family, and Shen Zhiyao must seize it.

After everyone was ready, the hunting team set out in a mighty manner early in the morning when it was still dark.

All the selected concubines must first gather with the queen, and then the female relatives set out together.

The Queen was quite democratic. When distributing carriages, she not only considered status, but also personal will, giving priority to free combination. So Shen Zhiyao and Concubine Lu reached an agreement and rode in the same carriage.

Because she had a whole day to travel, Shen Zhiyao was dressed particularly smartly today. She wore a light green skirt, tied her hair into a simple bun, and put on simple "Japanese makeup". She looked smart and cool, which was very different from her usual dressy look.

"Looking closely, Miss Shen is really beautiful and has a great foundation. Although I haven't met other members of the Shen family, I'm sure your brothers are also handsome." Concubine Lu sat opposite her and praised after looking at her carefully for a long time.

"Thank you for the compliment, sister. To be honest, I have a brother who is indeed handsome. If you hadn't entered the palace, it would have been great for you to marry my brother." Shen Zhiyao teased her deliberately.

Shen Zhiyao felt that since she had formed an alliance with Concubine Lu, although they were bound together by interests, if they wanted the relationship to be more solid, they still needed a certain emotional bond to maintain it.

Lady Lu always looks so stern and inviolable, which makes her look very awkward.

Shen Zhiyao had experienced a lot of people in her previous life, and was already a shrewd person. She knew at a glance how to "conquer" this kind of person. The more nervous the other party was, the more he had to use different ways to "win" her.

As expected, Concubine Lu was amused by her and her face turned red. She looked angry, but the corners of her mouth were inadvertently raised.

Noble Lady Lu couldn't understand how Shen Zhiyao, a lady from a noble family, could make such immoral remarks, but at the same time she found it very novel. She actually began to like this unconventional lady. In this harem where everyone pretended to be cool, Shen Zhiyao did give her some rare sense of reality.

We laughed and joked all the way, which was quite pleasant.

Everyone got up early today, and Shen Zhiyao soon felt sleepy due to the bumpy ride in the carriage.

Shen Zhiyao first fell to sleep on one side, but soon she felt it was too hard and uncomfortable. Seeing that there was enough space in the carriage, she insisted on sitting on the same side as Lu Guiren and began to "torture" Lu Guiren in various ways.

She first slept for a while leaning on Lu Guiren's shoulder, and indeed she felt much more comfortable. The more she slept, the more relaxed she felt. In the end, she simply treated Lu Guiren as a "big human pillow" and didn't care how Lu Guiren felt.

Concubine Lu felt very embarrassed by her torment. In her entire life, she had only been so close to the Emperor and his personal maid. Now that she was so close to Shen Zhiyao, her face unconsciously blushed.

People are like this, once the physical distance is broken, the distance in the heart will be shortened a lot. Maybe Concubine Lu just admired and wanted to use Shen Zhiyao before, but she didn't necessarily like her that much, she just didn't hate her.

But now, she couldn't help but like her a little bit, and there was less alienation and estrangement. Lu Guiren thought that maybe she could occasionally have a little heart-to-heart talk with Jin Cairen...