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

The emperor concealed some emotions that were not suitable for outsiders in a very obscure way in a few lines of poetry. Shen Zhiyao, who graduated from the acting department, naturally had a high level of literary attainments and managed to capture them.

She carefully kept these secrets in mind, which were very important to her development in the harem. Holding these in hand meant she was far ahead of most of the concubines!

Isn’t this definitely winning at the starting line?

The next day was a good day for the emperor and the empress to invite all the concubines to enjoy the flowers and scenery in the imperial garden.

Shen Zhiyao deliberately wore a lilac-colored skirt. Although this chest-length skirt looked low-key, the workmanship was extremely exquisite. The patterns embroidered with gold thread embroidery technique exuded elegance and nobility in its low-key style.

Shen Zhiyao's skin was naturally fair and delicate, and this color made it look even whiter and more translucent. The lotus earrings hanging on her earlobes made her look very playful.

Women in ancient times did not know much about makeup techniques, so Shen Zhiyao, a modern film queen, could easily surpass them in this regard.

She was very careful to draw eyeliner on her inner eye today, and her eyes looked more lively and charming than usual.

After everyone greeted each other, they took their seats in a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.

"It's a rare opportunity for His Majesty to relax, so all the concubines must serve Him well today," the Queen ordered with a smile.

All the concubines echoed in unison and began to show off their charm like peacocks spreading their tails, racking their brains to attract the emperor's attention.

However, Bo Muxi's eyes kept glancing at Shen Zhiyao from time to time.

On weekdays, Shen Zhiyao was always low-key and dressed in a conventional way. Although there was nothing wrong with her, she was not outstanding. But today, she seemed like a different person, emitting a dazzling brilliance all over her body.

Shen Zhiyao specially combed her hair into a high bun, revealing her beautiful forehead, making her palm-sized oval face look particularly pretty.

Her pair of peach blossom eyes were smiling and charming, her nose was small and straight, and when she smiled there was a small dimple on her left cheek, which was very beautiful.

What's even more alluring is that Shen Zhiyao would occasionally look at Bo Muxi with affectionate eyes. Every time they looked at each other, Bo Muxi could feel the affection and concentration in her eyes, which undoubtedly satisfied a man's vanity to a great extent, which made Bo Muxi very happy.

Bo Muxi felt that Shen Zhiyao’s previous dislike for dressing up might not be due to intentional concealment, but because she was not yet happy with herself. Now that her heart and eyes are all on herself, it is natural that she would dress up with all her heart, as women dress up to please themselves.

Unfortunately, Bo Muxi didn't know that Shen Zhiyao, who was a Grand Slam actress in her previous life, could be extremely affectionate even if she was just looking at a piece of rag!

After all, when it comes to acting, Shen Zhiyao is a professional.

If the emperor really knew the truth, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood!

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

The emperor was lost in thought. The queen called him several times but was ignored. Following his gaze, the queen was speechless...

"Well... my queen is virtuous and kind, and has both moral integrity and talent. It is my fortune and the fortune of the world to have such a queen. All my beloved concubines must follow the queen's example in the future, abide by the rules of the harem, and remember to pay respects to the queen on time every day."

The emperor was in a good mood, so he said a few polite words to praise the queen, and at the same time supported the queen and established her authority.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I will take care of the trivial matters in the harem and share your worries." The Queen had a decent smile on her face and her tone was rarely tender.

The empress was of noble birth, the daughter of Marquis Chengxuan. She had never been good at deliberately pleasing the emperor. Of course, she did not hate the emperor, it was just her personality. The emperor naturally understood this and treated her with respect, but he just didn't like her and didn't love her.

Shen Zhiyao was enjoying the cakes. Bo Muxi looked over and saw that she was enjoying the cakes. He couldn't help but smiled gently and said, "Eunuch An, add two more cakes for Shen Baolin, a mixture of salty and sweet. I ate some delicious flower cakes a few days ago, let her try some too."

Eunuch An responded and went out to give the order, but on the way, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: Shen Baolin usually keeps a low profile, but now, I'm afraid he is about to rise up, so we have to take better care of him in the future!

The other concubines were chattering and didn't pay attention. Only the Empress and Concubine Zhao, who were closer to the Emperor, heard it.

Concubine Zhao glanced at Shen Baolin, her eyes full of jealousy and resentment, as if she wanted to devour Shen Zhiyao. However, when she remembered the conversation with the Queen Mother yesterday, she suppressed her unhappiness.

After a while, the pastries were specially placed in front of Shen Zhiyao. All the concubines were quiet now and looked at Shen Zhiyao with obvious jealousy in their eyes.

Bo Muxi smiled gently, seemingly unintentionally, and said, "Shen Baolin, I saw that you have a good appetite, so I gave you some more. Please eat more."

Shen Zhiyao was so angry that her teeth itched in her heart. The emperor always put her in the spotlight, but she smiled and leaned forward to thank him: "I thank the emperor and the queen for their grace."

Shen Zhiyao was quite clever. When she expressed her gratitude, she deliberately brought the queen along, thus subtly diluting the favor. The queen naturally sensed it and couldn't help but look at Shen Zhiyao a few more times. This Shen, though pure as a little white rabbit in appearance, was actually quite scheming. She had underestimated her before.

After expressing her gratitude, Shen Zhiyao calmly sat down, ignoring the sour looks from everyone, and began to eat calmly. Since she had been rewarded, she might as well enjoy it, there was no need to be pretentiously polite.

Concubine Zhao was very angry, but she had just shown her goodwill yesterday and it was inconvenient for her to get angry herself, so she gave Zhang Wanyi a look, and Zhang Wanyi naturally understood.

Zhang Wanyi smiled knowingly and said sarcastically, "Shen Baolin's appetite is indeed very good today. I guess he doesn't eat much of this kind of cakes specially made by the imperial kitchen."

This was an implicit criticism of Shen Zhiyao for having seen little of the world and having never tasted or seen anything. It was also an irony that she had not been favored in the palace for a year and had not been rewarded with special cakes, so she could now do things that were inappropriate in terms of the occasion.

Shen Zhiyao wiped the corners of her mouth elegantly with a handkerchief. After wiping it clean, she said leisurely, "I think Zhang Wanyi doesn't have a good appetite today, but these foods don't suit your taste?"

Zhang Wanyi raised her chin proudly and said with a hypocritical smile: "How can I have no appetite? It's just that my stomach is small and I can't eat too much. Sister, you should also be careful not to eat too much!"

"Sister is indeed delicate, unlike me. I have eaten a lot since I was a child, but no matter how much I eat, I never gain weight! To be honest, although I eat more than sister, my figure is not as 'plump and well-proportioned' as yours!" Shen Zhiyao seemed to be sincere, but there was a cunning light in her eyes.

This was clearly a satire on Zhang Wanyi for eating little but still being fat. Bo Muxi and the Queen almost burst out laughing when they heard it.

Some of the concubines couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud on the spot. Shen Baolin's mouth was not only powerful, but also extremely hurtful.

Zhang Wanyi only felt a burning pain on her face. The anger in her heart had reached its peak, but she did not dare to explode and almost passed out from anger.

The Queen looked at Shen Zhiyao, her lips slightly raised, her eyes flashing with some ambiguous light, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, you seem particularly happy today. There has been no newcomers in the palace for a long time. I am also thinking that it is better to choose a day today than to wait for another day. Let's choose two newcomers today?"

This topic obviously piqued Bo Muxi's interest. With a smile on his face, he slowly said, "Since the Queen has mentioned it, I naturally have no objection. I just wonder which two newcomers the Queen wants to promote?"