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

The Queen thought for a long time and said, "I am not judging entirely by my feelings. It's just that the girl named Yongying beside you is suspicious. Moreover, Concubine Zhao and Zhao Wanyi are both eager to put the blame on Jin Wanyi, which is also very suspicious..."

"The girl Yongying has been serving me for two years. She is usually very low-key and considerate. If there really is a problem with her, it would be terrible." Concubine Zhuang sighed.

"I think there's something wrong with that girl. Let's interrogate her severely tonight!" The queen took a sip of tea and said in a cold voice.

"I will be watching the trial in the Ministry of Punishment tonight." Shijin said.

The queen hummed and fell into deep thought again.

Concubine Zhuang said worriedly, "Sister, this might be the Queen Mother's doing. If the Queen Mother really has such thoughts about me, the baby in my belly might be in danger!"

"It shouldn't be. The emperor currently has only one son. In the long run, it will be detrimental to the stability of the imperial power. Moreover, your child is the empress dowager's grandson. Murdering the prince will definitely do more harm than good to the empress dowager. She will never do such an unwise move for Concubine Zhao. You can relax!" The queen analyzed patiently.

What the Queen said made a lot of sense. If the Emperor had few offspring, it would inspire members of the royal family to harbor evil intentions, which was something the Queen Mother did not want to see.

"Okay, these things are not your concern. I will need to investigate the palace maids serving you later. You should drink some tonic and go to bed early. It's time for me to go back." The Queen said softly to Concubine Zhuang.

Concubine Zhuang had followed the Queen for many years and had become as close as a sister to her. She also listened to the Queen's words very much, so she called on her personal maid Cuibai to personally escort the Queen out of Yongfu Palace.

On the other side, Bo Muxi was reviewing memorials in the royal study in Changdeok Palace, but he couldn't help but think of what happened in Yongbokgung Palace, and felt very upset.

Bo Muxi suddenly slammed the memorial in his hand on the table, his face full of anger.

Eunuch An and Lin En, who were serving on the side, knelt down and apologized.

"There are more and more daring people in the harem! Not only do they attempt to harm the royal heir, they even try to frame others and try to kill two birds with one stone. Do they really think I'm a tyrant?" Bo Muxi laughed in anger.

Eunuch An and Lin En were both trembling with fear. They had been with the emperor for a long time and naturally knew his temper.

I am not afraid of the emperor getting angry, but I am afraid that the emperor will laugh when he should be angry.

The two eunuchs did not dare to speak, and the imperial study was eerily quiet for a while.

Bo Muxi had seen a lot of cruelty and deceit in the palace since he was young. Although he was cold-hearted, he still hoped that the situation would improve a little after he ascended the throne.

At least the children of key figures must be protected.

Bo Muxi hated this feeling of being out of control.

To be fair, he felt that his wife, the queen, had been exceptionally outstanding since she had taken charge of the six harems.

But the queen is a mortal after all, not a god. How can she predict so many things?

In fact, what Bo Muxi feared the most was that the Queen Mother would also get involved in this matter, and then their mother-son relationship would be on the verge of breaking down.

At this time, Shen Zhiyao had also returned to Cuiweixuan. She dismissed several palace maids and lay on the couch alone, carefully sorting out the whole incident.

In fact, as early as a month ago, Zhe Ni discovered that the scented bait sent by the Pharmacy to fill the sachets was mixed with a small amount of musk, which was extremely concealed.

Shen Zhiyao had never mentioned this matter to anyone, only she and Zhe Ni knew about it.

They studied it carefully and found that the bait sent by the Pharmacy contained very little musk.

It seems that he just wanted to achieve the contraceptive effect and did not really want to make her infertile.

Shen Zhiyao couldn't figure out who was behind this, so she didn't want to alert the enemy.

From then on, Shen Zhiyao no longer wanted to be on the defensive. She wanted to use this incident to severely damage the mastermind behind the scenes.

Therefore, Shen Zhiyao not only did not change the bait, but in order to ensure that the imperial physician could easily diagnose that she contained musk in her body, she even instructed Zhe Ni to reasonably increase the content of musk.

Zhe Ni was afraid of hurting his master's body, so he calculated the amount very carefully and strictly controlled the musk content to the maximum dose that would not harm the body.

So Shen Zhiyao always carried the sachet with her, and even hung it on the edge of the bed when she slept to ensure it was safe.

Shen Zhiyao had long felt that given Concubine Zhao's character, in order to preserve the eldest prince's status, she would never let go of Concubine Zhuang, who was already pregnant.

If the prince was born to a concubine of low status, he might be spared, but the child born to Concubine Zhuang was too threatening and must not be kept.

Shen Zhiyao believed that Concubine Zhao had been in the palace for many years and must have arranged a traitor in Yongfu Palace a long time ago.

So, yesterday afternoon, when she visited Concubine Zhuang, she deliberately threw the handkerchief that was soaked with musk in a very hidden place.

Shen Zhiyao believed that other people in Yongfu Palace might not keep a close eye on her, but Concubine Zhao's traitor would definitely keep a close eye on her all the time.

Shen Zhiyao has also thought about it. If it doesn’t work this time, she will have to look for another opportunity next time.

Unexpectedly, this morning, her handkerchief was handed to the Queen by a palace maid in Yongfu Palace.

Shen Zhiyao's move of "throwing a brick to attract jade" was intended to hook the "big fish" of Concubine Zhao.

Now, the palace maid named Yongying has been taken to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation. The result will probably be out tomorrow, so she just needs to wait patiently.

Shen Zhiyao thought for a long time, and after throwing away all the blame that should be thrown away, she fell asleep contentedly, getting enough rest so that she could fight again tomorrow.

The next day, Shen Zhiyao had just returned from paying respects at Fengyi Palace when she heard that the palace maid named Yongying had unfortunately died of a sudden illness while being tortured the night before.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyao sneered and said, "The Ministry of Punishment has been interrogating palace maids for many years and has a lot of experience. They are all very skillful. How could it be so clever?"

"I heard some people talking privately that the death of that palace maid was very strange!" Chu An said.

"I'd like to see who will be asked to take the blame this time." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

"Master, please don't worry too much. This time, it can't be blamed on us anyway. Please drink this bowl of medicinal food!"

As Zhe Ni spoke, he brought the medicinal food prepared by Imperial Physician Zhang for Shen Zhiyao to drink.

I finished my breakfast peacefully, and didn't hear any further news. The morning was quite peaceful.

In the afternoon, Concubine Zhao was so nervous that she went to Renshou Palace to pay a visit to the Queen Mother, but she could not avoid being scolded by the Queen Mother.

"Tell me the truth, does what happened in Yongfu Palace this time have anything to do with you?" Queen Dowager Zhao asked, staring into Concubine Zhao's eyes.

"Aunt..." Concubine Zhao wanted to deny it, but when she saw the hawk-like eyes of Queen Mother Zhao, she dared not lie anymore.

"Aunt..." Concubine Zhao knelt down hurriedly and said, "Aunt, please listen to my explanation. My original intention was not to harm Concubine Zhuang! Aunt, you once told me not to harm the royal heir again. I always keep it in mind and dare not disobey. I was going for Jin Wanyi!"

"Alas!" Queen Mother Zhao looked at her for a long time and said, "Alright, stand up and tell me the whole story in detail. Don't hide anything!"