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

Shen Zhiyao followed Chang Qi into the central pavilion. In the inner hall, the Queen and Concubine Lu had already selected the craftsmen.

"Your servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen. May Her Majesty be blessed with good health!" Shen Zhiyao stepped forward and saluted.

"No need to be so polite. Jin Wanyi, I have already found all the people. We can start work after you give us some personal guidance." The Queen said in a gentle voice, sitting upright in the main seat.

"Yes, Queen."

Shen Zhiyao unfolded the drawn drawings and spread them on the desk one by one, and said: "Masters, please come forward, I will explain how to make saddles and stirrups." Shen Zhiyao said softly.

"The villain obeys your orders."

Upon hearing the sound, everyone gathered in front of the desk and listened very politely.

Shen Zhiyao pondered for a moment, then began to explain the production steps and key points to everyone in detail.

Everyone listened very carefully. The more they listened, the more shocked they became. They were actually deeply impressed by the insight and knowledge of this young concubine before them.

The old man used a ruler to draw on the blueprint for a long time, and asked Shen Zhiyao a lot of technical questions before he twirled his beard with satisfaction and nodded, "Madam, I basically understand it. I think I can complete the task."

"Your Majesty, there is no problem on our side either." Another couple followed suit.

"Empress Jin Wanyi, although I am just a reckless man, I understand that if I can successfully make a stirrup, it will be of great significance to our Zhao Kingdom. I am willing to give it my all!"

At this point, the blacksmith was completely overwhelmed with admiration for Shen Zhiyao. He was so excited that he knelt on the spot, making promises while kowtowed.

Shen Zhiyao sighed inwardly: The Queen really knows how to choose people. This person is simply an "artist obsessed with blacksmithing"!

To be honest, this kind of difficult task can only be accomplished by a fool.

"Okay! Masters, please stand up quickly! Starting from today, we must strive to complete it within two days. I don't know how to make it, so I have to rely on the masters! If we succeed, I will definitely thank you all handsomely!" Shen Zhiyao said with great pride.

Although Shen Zhiyao was a concubine, she did not use her status to order the craftsmen around. Besides, the saddle and stirrup were indeed an innovative invention, so everyone was naturally very enthusiastic and eager to try them out.

Seeing this, Concubine Lu stepped forward and said, "In the following production process, I will follow the craftsmen making the stirrups throughout the process, aiming to help you solve various problems you encounter. If you have any questions, you can communicate with me and I will do my best to solve them for you."

"Thank you, Lady Lu." The three of them knelt down and saluted.

"Hurry up, time is limited. Next, let's not stick to the complicated palace rules and etiquette for the time being. It is more important to make a satisfactory product as soon as possible."

Seeing how capable Lady Lu was, Shen Zhiyao felt at ease and handed the matter of making the saddle over to her, while she could fully assist the blacksmith in making the stirrups.

Afterwards, everyone took the blueprints and followed Shen Zhiyao and Lu Guiren out of the pavilion, each going about their own business.

"Shijin, you stay with Jin Wanyi, and Changqi follows Lu Guiren, they need to help more. This matter is extremely important, and I will be here to supervise the whole process for the next two days. If you encounter any difficulties, you must come to me as soon as possible to discuss it." The Queen said in a solemn voice.

"Your servant...your servant will obey the Queen's order!"

Shijin and Changqi responded in unison, and Changqi went out first. Just as Shijin was about to leave, the queen called him back.

"Pass on what I have to say. I still have important matters to attend to. The concubines do not need to come to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects in the mornings for the next two days." said the Queen.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Shijin agreed, and hurried out of the pavilion to do her work.

The head of the Imperial Household Department and a group of servants stayed in the cabinet to serve the Queen, so Shijin felt at ease.

"Please bring me the half-read book last time." The queen relaxed her body, leaned on the chaise longue, and said lazily.

The eunuch in charge hurriedly ran off to get the book, smiling.

In the blacksmith's workshop, the fire was burning, and the firelight reflected the determined faces of the blacksmith and his apprentice. They excitedly began to try...

The blacksmith confidently followed the drawing, heated the pig iron until it was red hot, and began to forge it into the shape of a stirrup.

But the first attempt failed, and there was a hideous crack on the stirrup.

Shen Zhiyao was not discouraged. She called the blacksmith and the young apprentice to summarize the experience together. While encouraging them, she tried her best to guide them to think divergently, find the root cause of the problem, and make timely adjustments.

However, the subsequent attempts were still unsuccessful, with either cracks or deformations occurring.

In the next two days, Shen Zhiyao and the blacksmith master and apprentice took the drawings, compared them with the casting materials, and kept looking for various reasons for the failure.

Shen Zhiyao led them to look for better material alternatives and discussed the range within which the temperature of the furnace should be controlled so that the iron blocks could be heated more evenly.

Even the force and frequency of forging were adjusted to ensure the accuracy of the stirrup's shape.

The perseverance displayed by Shen Zhiyao impressed the blacksmith and his apprentice greatly, and also greatly changed Shijin's impression of her.

Shijin had even begun to admire Shen Zhiyao.

On the night before the competition, after several attempts and improvements, the finished stirrup was finally successfully made!

Meanwhile, the saddle was successfully made.

"The Queen and Sister Lu are so kind. How could I be so worthy to have the privilege of being friends with you two? I am so blessed!"

In the hall, Shen Zhiyao held the Queen's arm with her right hand and Lu Guiren's arm with her left hand, laughing and shaking happily.

The two of them couldn't help but be infected by her emotions and smiled happily.

"Are you tired? How about we not take the sedan chair when we go back? It's quiet now, so let's walk slowly for a while!" Shen Zhiyao suggested.

Concubine Lu had no objection, so she looked at the Queen.

"Well, let's go for a walk, it would be pleasant," the queen nodded.

The three of them walked out of the Imperial Household Department and strolled along the path paved with blue bricks. The shadows of the trees were scattered on the road, which was quite artistic.

Chang Qi held a beautiful palace lantern and walked in front to illuminate the crowd, while the others followed the three sedan chairs arranged by the queen in advance, following behind them not too close or too far.

When the queen saw that Shen Zhiyao's hair was a little loose, she helped her to tidy it up.

Shen Zhiyao looked at her and suddenly missed the sister who used to dote on her very much in modern times. Her eyes towards the queen softened a little.

"The fact that we were able to successfully make stirrups with iron this time means that Zhao's ironmaking technology will also make great progress because of this breakthrough. Other craftsmen will also be motivated to start researching new technologies, and Zhao will be able to use this to balance other countries!"

The queen stood with her hands behind her back. The silvery moonlight sprinkled on her phoenix robe, looking particularly soft. She just stared at Shen Zhiyao quietly, with excitement flashing in her eyes.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right, but I am just a small concubine. I can't think that far. I just want to defeat Zhu Baolin, slap General Zhu in the face, and win honor for the women of our Zhao Kingdom!" Shen Zhiyao said with her chin up.

"You..." The queen was actually amused by her.

She gently stroked the patterns on the phoenix robe with her fingers, shook her head and smiled: "Shen Zhiyao, sometimes I really don't understand you..."

"Gu Yunran..." Shen Zhiyao looked back at the Queen and said in a tender voice, "If you can look at me with the most simple eyes, you will see that I am actually a very simple person, because what I want is simple."

Noble Lady Lu was shocked when she heard this. Jin Wanyi actually dared to call the Empress's name directly!

The other palace servants looked up at the sky, pretending that they were deaf...

The queen chuckled when she heard this, but she was not annoyed. She said softly, "Okay, the journey is long, let's not walk anymore, let's all get on the sedan chair."

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyao and Lu Guiren turned around to look for their own sedan chairs.

"Jin Wanyi..." When Shen Zhiyao turned around and got on the sedan chair, the queen called her.

Shen Zhiyao turned around and asked with a smile: "Does the Queen have anything else to say?"

The queen looked at her quietly. At this moment, Shen Zhiyao's face was half hidden in the moonlight, with a hazy and mysterious beauty.

The queen opened her cherry lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she could not utter a word. She only sighed faintly, turned around and got on the chariot and left...

Shen Zhiyao watched the queen's sedan chair going further and further away, and couldn't help but wonder what Gu Yunran wanted to say to her.

"My lady, it's late at night. I am ordered by the Queen to take you back to Cuiweixuan early." Chang Qi reminded softly.

Shen Zhiyao finally came back to her senses, and as she turned around and got on the sedan chair, she also sighed...