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

The next morning, all the concubines went to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects as per the rules. Shen Zhiyao had stayed up late again the night before and got up late. She was afraid of being late, so she rushed to Fengyi Palace without even having breakfast.

Concubine Zhao, who had just been conferred the title of beauty and had served the emperor in bed, also came to Fengyi Palace to pay her respects. However, she was late because of the emperor's excessive demands last night.

The rules and etiquette in the harem are strict. The crime of being late for greeting in the morning can be a big or small one. Whether it will be pursued and to what extent it will be pursued depends entirely on the person's status in the harem.

Concubine Zhao, wearing a royal blue dress that reached her chest, knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the Empress and to all the sisters."

"Tsk, Concubine Zhao entered the palace overnight yesterday and slept with the queen that night. This is a skill that none of the sisters in the harem have! Which sister didn't enter the palace according to the etiquette and procedures? It can be seen that Concubine Zhao is "skillful", which is unique in this palace. This morning, when paying respects to the Queen, the sisters all arrived on time, but Concubine Zhao was late on the first day of paying respects. She really doesn't know the rules!" Concubine Zhao fired the "first shot" to attack Concubine Zhao in a sarcastic tone.

In fact, given Concubine Zhao's status, she is indeed not easy to mess with, and everyone is more or less afraid of the attitudes of Queen Mother Zhao and Concubine Zhao.

Now that Concubine Zhao has taken the initiative to attack, it sends a signal to everyone: this person is not on the same path as me.

The concubines had always disliked Concubine Zhao, and when they saw her attitude, they began to make trouble for her as well.

Since Concubine Zhao didn't protect her, it was impossible for Queen Mother Zhao to stand up for a minor noble.

Concubine Zhao was so choked that her face turned red. She couldn't understand why Concubine Zhao, who was also from the Zhao family, would be the first one to attack her.

She had just entered the palace and did not understand that there were no sisters in the harem. Here, even sisters would turn against each other in order to win favor, let alone those who were not blood relatives.

Concubine Zhao was well versed in poetry, literature and music theory, so how could she understand quarreling and bickering? Moreover, she was born in a noble family and had never experienced such a situation. She could only admit her fault and said, "It is my fault. I just arrived and I don't know the rules. It was the Emperor who said that I could come to pay my respects later, so I believed it..."

"Oh, Sister Zhao, I have to say something to you. It's your own laziness that delayed paying respects to the Empress. Why did you mention the Emperor? The Emperor has always been tolerant of his concubines. He may have said a few compassionate words, but you still have to abide by the rules consciously. What does it have to do with the Emperor?" Li Xiaoyi was very aggrieved by Shen Zhiyao's previous attacks. Now that she finally had the opportunity to show her performance, she could not bear it any longer and joined in the attack.

"That's not what I meant... It's all my own fault..." Concubine Zhao was obviously very aggrieved, her deer-like almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears, making her look lovable.

Shen Zhiyao looked at Concubine Zhao with pity. This woman was proficient in everything, but what was the use? How could a rigid child who was brought up under the strict etiquette and did not have a quick mind and a smart and adaptable mind be sent to the palace? She was afraid that she would not have a good life in this palace in the future.

"Tsk, Li Xiaoyi, please say less about Concubine Zhao. She was conferred the title of Concubine Zhao as soon as she entered the palace. She is truly a unique honor and favor! If she climbs higher and higher in the future, you'd better be careful of revenge!" Concubine Qi instigated without thinking too much.

However, Shen Zhiyao, who had seemed to be sharp-tongued these past two days, just stood aside and did not participate. It had nothing to do with her, and she was too lazy to get involved. Although she felt sorry for Concubine Zhao, the last thing she could have in the palace was a virtuous heart.

"Okay." The queen finally spoke up to stop the dispute.

The queen wore a jade belt with gold threads and sat on a high throne. She radiated a powerful aura that frightened everyone and the scene immediately became quiet.

"Lady Zhao, I understand that you are new to the palace and have not received any special training from a maid, so you don't understand the palace rules. But no matter what the reason is, the palace rules are the bottom line that cannot be crossed."

The Queen sat upright on the Phoenix Chair, showing off her majesty. She said solemnly, "I hope you can learn from your mistakes. Since you don't understand the palace rules, I will punish you to go back to the palace and recite them today. You don't have to come tomorrow morning. When you pass the test, come see me again!"

Although the Queen's tone was not harsh, every word she said was like a fierce slap in the face. This was not just a punishment, but the Queen also expressed her disapproval and dislike for her.

"Thank you, Her Majesty. I will recite it carefully when I go back and will definitely pass the test tomorrow. From now on, I will never dare to violate the palace rules again." Concubine Zhao suppressed the grievance and humiliation in her heart and bowed her head to admit her mistake.

"Yes." The queen nodded as if she was pleased.

However, none of the concubines were easy to deal with. Except for Shen Zhiyao, almost everyone ridiculed Concubine Zhao.

After paying their respects, everyone walked out of Fengyi Palace. On the way, they continued to ridicule Concubine Zhao as much as they could. Although Concubine Zhao wanted to escape as quickly as possible, she was unable to walk in front of the concubines with higher positions according to her status.

Shen Zhiyao was planning to watch the show peacefully, but the suicidal Concubine Qi couldn't stand her standing by and watching, so she dragged her in with a sarcastic tone: "This Concubine Shen is so unlucky. She has been in the palace for a year and has just become a beauty. She hasn't had time to shine yet, but has been overshadowed by a concubine who has just been in the palace for a day."

Seeing that Shen Zhiyao didn't react much, Lady Qi thought that Shen Zhiyao had been choked by her and had nothing to say, so she said in a mean way: "In terms of family background alone, Lady Zhao is superior to Lady Shen, not to mention that Lady Zhao is a master in both piano and dance. In my opinion, Lady Shen should become sworn sisters with Lady Zhao, and study her talents with her. In the future, show off more in front of the emperor, and don't lose his favor again."

"What Lady Qi said is totally unreasonable! I am not arrogant. When it comes to dancing, I am no worse than Lady Zhao. It's just that I have been brought up in a strict family and can only dance in front of my husband. I can't dance in front of so many people! Lady Qi, I don't see you have any talent to show off. How dare you mock me?"

Shen Zhiyao's remarks not only hit back at Concubine Qi, but also implicitly criticized Concubine Zhao for doing something shameful in order to seduce the emperor. It was really powerful.

Among the concubines, someone laughed out loud immediately, and then, sneers rang out one after another.

Concubine Wei Kang was always dignified, but she couldn't help laughing at this moment: "Oh, Lady Qi, why did you mess with Lady Shen for no reason? Haven't you had enough of Lady Shen's power?"

Lady Qi and Noble Lady Zhao looked unhappy and sent hateful glances to Shen Zhiyao at the same time. However, Shen Zhiyao did not care. She would never tolerate such people. If they did not accept it, just do it!

After everyone had enough of the teasing, they all dispersed back to the palace.

When Shen Zhiyao returned to Cuiweixuan, she learned that the emperor felt sorry for Concubine Zhao who had been wronged when she paid respects that morning, and specially gave Concubine Zhao the finest cloth from Persia...

Shen Zhiyao sneered in her heart, Emperor, you really think that Concubine Zhao is dying too slowly. If you continue to "favor" her like this, Concubine Zhao will probably fall into big trouble!

How ruthless and cruel is Bo Muxi?

He could pretend to be affectionate and visit and pamper women he did not love or even hated. He persecuted Zhao by using other women in the harem and used the military achievements of the harem to intimidate the officials in the court.

So, what is Lady Zhao in the emperor's heart? Just as the queen said, she is just a tool...

Shen Zhiyao couldn't help but think of Bo Muxi's favor to her in recent days. It was rare for an emperor like him to favor her without reason. What was he planning in his mind?