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

At first, Shen Li never expected that the emperor would have such a letter that could be mistaken for a real one, so he was caught off guard.

After he came to his senses, he suddenly felt very calm again. Although the handwriting and writing style of these letters were indeed like his, they were not real after all. At least he had a clear conscience.

Shen Li kowtowed heavily to the emperor and the empress, and said in a calm and firm tone: "Your Majesty, I am loyal to the State of Zhao and Your Majesty, and I have done my best. The sun and the moon can testify to this. These letters were never written by me, and I will never stand with Prince Rui!"

After Shen Li finished speaking, seeing that the emperor and the empress still had no reaction, he continued in a loud voice: "The Shen family has been loyal to the royal family for generations, how could I do anything that goes against the ancestral teachings! My loyalty to Your Majesty cannot be denied by these forged letters. Although these letters are extremely realistic, if someone carefully examines them, they will definitely find the flaws. I beg the emperor to order someone to thoroughly investigate this matter to clear my name. During this period, I will fully cooperate with the investigation!"

Bo Muxi listened to Shen Li's words very seriously, but still did not express anything. The hall fell into dead silence for a while, and people felt a heavy sense of oppression.

Shen Zhiyao looked at Shen Li who was still kneeling on the ground, and felt emotional. No wonder treacherous officials have always liked to slander military generals since ancient times!

Most of the famous generals have a common problem: although they are good at military strategies when commanding troops in battle, they are too straightforward and frank in their personal dealings with others.

Shen Li's explanation was sincere enough, but the emperor might not buy it. Facing such a calculating and petty person like Bo Muxi, he needed to provide enough value in all aspects in order to have a chance of escaping the crime.

Moreover, Shen Zhiyao also keenly noticed one thing: the emperor could obviously go to court with Shen Li, but why did he choose to confront only the four of them in such an informal occasion?

There is only one explanation, that is, the emperor still trusts Shen Li very much. He regards this matter as a family affair. As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public, so he chooses to discuss and solve it in a small range first. If the effect is not ideal, he will escalate the solution.

Therefore, in Shen Zhiyao's opinion, instead of presenting facts and reasoning, they should play the emotional card more to win the emperor's sympathy and trust, and must not let the incident escalate any further.

Shen Zhiyao brewed her emotions for a while, and suddenly started crying on the spot. Big tears rolled down her delicate and white cheeks. Her crying face was really heartbreaking. Bo Muxi even had the urge to hug her immediately to comfort her.

"Why is my beloved concubine crying?" Bo Muxi asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I cry for my father and the 23 men of the Shen family who died on the battlefield with my father!" Shen Zhiyao choked with sobs, her tone both weak and tough. Her hands were clenched tightly, her fingertips turned white due to the force, and at this moment, her tears had wet her lapel.

The emperor and the queen were moved when they heard this. Yes! They even forgot one thing. Since Shen Li became the general, he had quelled the rebellion at the border of Zhao State many times.

Moreover, Shen Li brought the male members of the Shen family to join the war. A total of 23 male members have died in battles outside the Great Wall. The Shen family can be said to be full of loyal heroes!

The current situation in Zhao State is a mixture of multiple forces. Bo Muxi has always been deliberately suppressing the power of military generals. He is afraid that they will have too much power and thus plot treason, and he is also afraid that they will defect to other forces and increase the threat to the imperial power.

Bo Muxi also knew that military generals like Shen Li who had been stationed at the border for many years were actually very passive in the court. If they were not careful, they might become political victims.

When Shen Li saw Shen Zhiyao crying so sadly, he thought that his daughter was worried about him. He was instantly infected by the sadness and couldn't help but burst into tears.

He felt sorry for his daughter, and was also heartbroken that he was loyal to the court, but was still slandered by villains and was unable to prove himself.

It was the first time that Bo Muxi saw the strong-willed Shen Li cry. For a moment, he felt at a loss.

Shen Zhiyao noticed the emperor's embarrassment and laughed inwardly. Even an emperor who was usually so cruel and powerful had to fall for this kind of emotional blackmail.

"Your Majesty, my father has been serving the country loyally since I was old enough to understand. Since he decided to follow Your Majesty, he and Your Majesty have experienced a lot of blood and gore along the way. I remember that my father once came back home, covered in blood, and sighed to me that he had rolled through the edge of a knife again!" Shen Zhiyao choked.

"I judge others by myself. If I were your father and was framed, I would naturally feel at ease and would not worry that the emperor would believe the slander. But if I became estranged from the emperor because of his suspicion, it would really hurt my heart!" Shen Zhiyao's voice was not loud, but it was loud and clear, and her heart seemed to be filled with infinite sadness.

Shen Zhiyao stopped talking. At this moment, she looked particularly fragile. Her shoulders trembled helplessly and tears fell uncontrollably like tangled beads. Even her beautiful peach blossom eyes were swollen from crying.

Seeing that his daughter was so sad because of worrying about him, Shen Li hated himself for being incompetent and tears began to fall from his eyes.

Bo Muxi had never experienced such a thing before. The father and daughter in the hall were crying heartbrokenly in front of him. How could he remain indifferent with a hard heart?

The Queen was also shocked by Shen Zhiyao's unexpected action and her eyes widened. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something comforting for Bo Muxi, but she felt that she should not be the first to speak to comfort him.

Shen Zhiyao saw that both the emperor and the empress had emotional fluctuations, which proved that she had played the emotional card well in the first step. So she had to strike while the iron was hot and launch the second move.

"Since I was little... I have admired my father's... iron-hearted loyalty. I especially remember that when I was seven years old... I happened to see my father taking off his armor and changing his clothes... and his back was covered with scars..." At this moment, Shen Zhiyao was crying so hard that she couldn't even finish her words.

"Father... I have a request... Although it may be disrespectful, I beg you to take off your outer shirt and let the Emperor and the Empress see your... your back full of scars. Each and every scar... is evidence of your life and death for the State of Zhao..." Shen Zhiyao became more and more excited as she spoke, and this time she really burst into tears.

Arriving at the field, Shen Liji didn't care about anything else. He listened to his daughter's words. He immediately lifted up his shirt, knelt down, and kowtowed, revealing all the scars on his back.

Shen Li's back was covered with hideous scars of varying sizes, which was truly horrifying. No one could imagine how a normal person could possibly withstand so many serious injuries.

Even the ruthless Bo Muxi could no longer remain calm when he saw these ugly, twisted scars like centipede. He could not help but think of the storms that Shen Li had gone through with him in the past, and how Shen Li had protected him in order to win the favor of the late emperor, and had destroyed the Jinfeng Kingdom's camp several times outside the Great Wall, and had made great military exploits.

I still remember that at that time, Bo Muxideng had just received the will of the previous emperor and inherited the throne. Zhang Heng, the governor of Dadu City and the confidant of Prince Rui, had a large number of troops under his command. Prince Rui could lead his troops to rebel at any time and tamper with the will.

It was also Shen Li who personally led the frontier cavalry and rushed back to Dadu day and night. Together with Ping Xuanhou, he calmed the situation, removed Zhang Heng's military power, and ensured that Bo Muxi took the throne.

The past came to his mind. In so many life-and-death moments, it was Shen Li who protected and saved him. Bo Muxi closed his eyes and thought, unable to calm down for a long time.

Upon seeing this, the Queen quickly stood up and walked to Shen Zhiyao, stroked her back and consoled her: "Okay, Concubine Jin, don't cry. It hurts me just to see you. The Emperor has never doubted General Shen. It is because of his trust that he chose to verify this matter with you face to face. Calm down first. The Emperor will make the decision for you."

Shen Zhiyao was a person who was very good at taking advantage of others. Upon hearing that, she raised her head and looked at the queen with tears in her eyes. Seeing her reaction, the queen smiled gently and wiped away the tears from her face with a handkerchief.

God knows, this is the first time that the Queen has helped wipe someone else's tears. She feels helpless and powerless. When the Emperor came to her to discuss this matter before, he clearly looked determined to win, as if he wanted to stand on the moral high ground and give the Shen father and daughter a good lesson. But now she has to personally go out and appease the little concubine. She has really been turned into the host!