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

During the hunting expedition, on the morning when the emperor received the report of defeat, Shen Zhiyao paid her respects and then was accompanied by Qiuyue and Qiuling to tour the garden.

Shen Zhiyao was active, and when she saw so many hawthorn trees and peach trees, she walked deeper into the forest.

Unexpectedly, he happened to meet the Ying State Prince Zong Zheng Xiujie, who was also wandering around bored, and several Ying State envoys accompanying him.

Men and women should not touch each other, and Zong Zheng Xiujie was extremely polite. He did not come into contact with Shen Zhiyao and the others. He just greeted them from a distance and then hurriedly left.

This was a perfectly normal little thing, but it was seen by Baodie, a maidservant beside Lady Qi.

Baodie was simple-minded and originally just regarded this incident as a funny story and told it to Lady Qi for fun. However, Lady Qi became so jealous that she started to make a big fuss about it.

This matter began to be spread among some nosy servants below. In just a few days, the whole city was in an uproar, and people were saying all kinds of unpleasant things.

More than a month later, Shen Zhiyao went to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects as usual, but she didn't expect that someone would talk about her to her face.

"I've been hearing some outrageous gossip lately. I wonder if my sisters have heard it?" Zhao Wanyi took the lead and brought up the topic.

"I have also heard about it. It is too outrageous. It is said that during the hunting trip, Jin Wanyi took advantage of the emperor's meeting to have a secret meeting with the prince of Ying in the garden." Concubine Qi pretended to speak casually.

After hearing this, Shen Zhiyao was really shocked!

This rumor was both dirty and vicious. It was not just an attempt to ruin her reputation, but it even wanted to slander her for having an affair with a foreign minister, and even suspected her of betraying the country!

Shen Zhiyao was not timid either. She turned to Lady Qi and asked coldly, "Lady Qi, please don't say anything careless. Is it in accordance with etiquette for a concubine like you to say such obscene words in the Empress' Fengyi Palace?"

Seeing that every word she asked made sense, Lady Qi regretted her impulsive words and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Haha, Jin Wanyi, there's no need to rush to shut people up. If you didn't do it, why should you be afraid of what others say? However, I have heard a lot, and Qi's personal maid Baoli saw it with her own eyes!" Concubine Zhao snorted coldly and made a big deal out of it.

After these words were spoken, everyone was speechless. After all, this was a serious matter and no one dared to interrupt for a while.

"Empress, I am truly innocent! I have always followed your teachings, fulfilled my duties, and never done anything beyond the rules, let alone having a secret meeting with the Crown Prince of Ying! Please, Empress, uphold justice and clear my name!" Shen Zhiyao calmed herself and knelt down before the Empress.

The queen was used to watching the fire from the other side of the river, and didn't want to interfere in the daily fights among the concubines. However, there was only one thing that was the queen's bottom line, and that was to spread obscene words and frame a woman's innocence!

Before the Queen's sister got married, she was maliciously framed by someone with ulterior motives. Although the late Emperor personally cleared her name, those obscene words are still being spread maliciously to this day, which makes the Queen hate it.

The queen was still leisurely sipping tea a moment ago, but now she slammed the teacup heavily on the table and said with a sullen face, "Noble Concubine Zhao! As a second-rank noble concubine, you should help me with the affairs of the harem, but your behavior now is getting too much!"

There was a flash of anger in the queen's phoenix eyes, her fingers were gripping the back of the chair so tightly that they were almost white, her voice was cold and majestic, and every word was like an ice cone piercing one's heart.

Even though it was a hunt, the Queen never let her guard down and had instructed the secret guards to closely monitor the movements of several concubines. The Queen knew Shen Zhiyao's innocence better than anyone else.

No one had ever seen the queen so angry. For a moment, they were all frightened and kept silent.

"How can a noble concubine like you believe such unfounded rumors? How dare you spread such disgusting gossip in front of me? Do you still have respect for me, the queen?"

The queen's angry rebuke echoed in the hall, deafening.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhao knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I was inconsiderate. I was afraid that this matter would get bigger and bigger, so I said this because I wanted Your Majesty to get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible!"

"Since Your Majesty the Imperial Concubine was afraid that the matter would become a big deal, why didn't she inform Your Majesty the Empress as soon as she heard about it, so that Your Majesty could have a perfect response? Instead of waiting until everyone knew about it, you said it in public in Fengyi Palace. Isn't that a contradiction..." Shen Zhiyao added coldly, not giving any face to Your Majesty Zhao.

When the concubines saw that Shen Zhiyao dared to be so disrespectful to Concubine Zhao, regardless of whether she was right or wrong, they all secretly gave her a thumbs up and sighed that she was really brave!

Concubine Zhao was used to being domineering in the palace and had bullied many people. Normally, everyone had to swallow their anger. Now that Shen Zhiyao had appeared in the palace, they could finally vent their anger.

Nowadays, everyone really loves and hates Shen Zhiyao!

"Indeed! Sister Imperial Concubine, as your younger sister, I have to say something. Your behavior is indeed... not very kind..." Imperial Concubine Zhuang suddenly interjected in a sarcastic tone, mocking Imperial Concubine Zhao.

"Shut up! Concubine Zhuang, you really know how to behave! Why didn't you report this to the Empress earlier?" Concubine Zhao's face turned purple with anger as she retorted to Concubine Zhuang.

"Sister, what you said is right. I have been concentrating on taking care of my pregnancy and have never heard of this matter!" Concubine Zhuang simply pretended to be confused and put Concubine Zhao on the fire.

"You..." If Concubine Zhuang wasn't pregnant with the royal heir, Concubine Zhao really wanted to tear her mouth apart!

Shen Zhiyao smiled calmly and said, "Your Majesty, I am indeed wronged. You can send someone to investigate in detail. If I have done anything inappropriate, I will let you deal with me!"

"I have always been disgusted by those despicable acts, and I believe in my own judgment that Jin Wanyi is definitely not that kind of dirty person! Everyone present, listen carefully. I don't care how you fight in normal times, it's all based on your own abilities. But if you use some shabby tricks that are not worthy of being shown on the stage, don't blame me for severely punishing you!" said the Queen in a majestic voice.

"Shijin, pass on my decree to have the personal servant who spread gossips about Concubine Qi taken to the Ministry of Punishment for severe interrogation. Concubine Zhao will be fined three months' salary, forced to copy the palace rules twenty times, and her name card will be removed for one month, and she is not allowed to sleep with the Queen!" said the Queen.

"Zhao Wanyi caused trouble in Fengyi Palace, so she will be fined two months' salary and forced to copy the palace rules ten times; Qi Meiren failed to discipline her subordinates, so she will be fined three months' salary and her nameplate will be removed for one month!"

After the queen finished speaking, her sharp eyes swept over everyone. The three people who were punished all knelt on the ground and begged for their crimes. No one dared to raise any objections.

After Concubine Zhao stood up, she stared at Shen Zhiyao viciously, and even the muscles at the corners of her eyes could not help twitching. She had just been under house arrest for a month, and not long after she came out, her badge was removed again. How could she not hate it!

After the farce-like greeting ended, Shen Zhiyao returned to Cuiwei Palace, but she could not calm down for a long time.

Shen Zhiyao thought for a long time and said to Qiuyue: "If I keep quiet today, no matter how despicable a person is, he will dare to slander me in the future!"

"Qiuyue, Qiuling, Chuan, call everyone and go to Shu Ningxuan together!" After Shen Zhiyao said this, she quickened her pace and walked towards Shu Ningxuan.

Several people followed her in fear, fearing that the young lady would act impulsively and cause a disaster.

"Master, as the saying goes, if you are patient for a moment, you will have peace; if you take a step back, you will have a broad horizon. Master, you are so favored by the emperor. We can tell the emperor later and punish the talkative person. Wouldn't it be better?" Qiu Ling said urgently.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyao suddenly stopped, looked at Qiuyue and said, "Stupid! Remember what I said, if you want to survive in this cannibalistic harem, you can't just rely on the emperor for everything, you have to learn to do it yourself!"

"I've slapped nobles before, so why would I be afraid of a little beauty like her?!"

After Shen Zhiyao finished speaking, she walked towards Shu Ningxuan aggressively. She was determined to teach Lady Qi a lesson today to scare everyone!