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

Chapter 161: Issue an edict of repentance, fast and pray for snow

Shen Zhiyao smiled sweetly: "From the perspective of a woman like me, if the emperor can take the initiative to do this, it will also stop the gossips of the officials of the previous dynasty, and people from all over the country will be happy. Who knows, some scholars may even spontaneously compose poems and chant couplets."

While the emperor's clone was thinking, Shen Zhiyao launched three killing moves in succession and occupied a lot of territory.

“But if I have done so much and still cannot get snow, wouldn’t it be…” Bo Muxi hesitated.

"I don't think it will come to that. Your Majesty need not worry." Shen Zhiyao smiled particularly sweetly. She was about to win this round.

"Why?" Bo Muxi looked at her suspiciously. How could she be so sure about such a thing?

"That's how I feel." Shen Zhiyao looked at the emperor with certainty.

"Feeling? Is your feeling so accurate?" Bo Muxi laughed.

"I have confidence in the Emperor and the Empress. Ancient books say that 'a ruler is holy if he is wise.' Since the Emperor ascended the throne, he has been diligent in state affairs and has a heart that loves the people. The Empress also has the bearing of a model for the country. The royal family has never done anything inappropriate. It snows every year in Zhao State, and this year will be no exception." Shen Zhiyao said with a smile.

"Oh? Is this what my beloved thinks?" Bo Muxi casually put down a piece and asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Of course. Besides, things have come to this point. Snow can't just fall whenever we want. It will be useless to delay it for a few more days. It is better to do it in advance. You have issued the edict, and all you have to do is fast and wait." Shen Zhiyao followed suit.

"You seem very confident... but I still need to think about it..." Bo Muxi hesitated rarely.

It is true that it is rare for an emperor of the Zhao Kingdom to issue a "self-criticism edict", and there are few precedents for promoting this practice. But from the perspective of Shen Zhiyao, a person who traveled through time, the "self-criticism edict" is a way of pleasing others.

Of course, this still requires Bo Muxi to do it personally. Shen Zhiyao has also given him some advice. I believe that with the emperor's high IQ, he will naturally understand it.

"Your Majesty..." Shen Zhiyao suddenly interrupted him and smiled happily: "I have already won!"

Bo Muxi came back to his senses and looked at the chessboard intently. As expected, he was attacked by the concubine and lost...

Although he lost, Bo Muxi smiled. After putting the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box, he said with a smile: "In this case, I will trust you this time, but... you have to fast with me and the queen!"

Bo Muxi was smiling like a fox stealing fish: "If it doesn't snow this time, I will punish you severely!"

"Your Majesty is too evil... He is only thinking about punishing me. Then why didn't you tell me that if it really snowed according to what I said, how should you reward me?" Shen Zhiyao felt that she was at a disadvantage, and she immediately didn't dare to do it anymore. She pouted and started to make a fuss.

Bo Muxi tapped her nose and smiled very gently: "You really can't stand any loss! If it really snows, I will reward you handsomely during this New Year!"

"It's a deal, your promise is real!" Shen Zhiyao hurriedly asked the emperor to make a promise.

"Hmph, I am the king of a country, how can I rely on your reward?" Bo Muxi said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm afraid that Your Majesty will forget about it... Your Majesty..." Shen Zhiyao acted coquettishly. She was terrified of the emperor's vengeful character.

"Okay. I promise you, if my beloved concubine's auspicious words come true, I will give you a very big reward, so big that you can't imagine." Bo Muxi said seriously.

"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty!" Shen Zhiyao achieved her goal and was naturally very satisfied.

The appearance of Hu Baolin was a heavy blow to Shen Zhiyao. Ever since her soul traveled to the harem, she had been doing smoothly, so much so that she was a little too content with the status quo.

Hu Baolin's special status in the emperor's heart made her realize that only by climbing to a high position as quickly as possible while she was favored could she gain a preliminary foothold.

"I have important things to do, so let Lin En take you back personally?" Bo Muxi pinched her face, his tone very gentle.

Shen Zhiyao knew that he was in a hurry to take action, so she didn't act pretentiously and responded sweetly, "Then I will not disturb the emperor from handling government affairs, and I will take my leave first."

The emperor smiled and waved his hand, then ordered Eunuch An to summon Hanlin University student Yan Yuanbo to meet him immediately.

Shen Zhiyao left Changdeok Palace, looked up at the gloomy sky, and suddenly smiled.

The knowledge of meteorology among the Zhao people is very shallow. Although Shen Zhiyao doesn't understand it very well, she has a special "skill."

When Shen Zhiyao was still in modern times, she was filming a costume drama. While hanging on the wire, due to a mistake made by the crew members, she unfortunately fell from a great height, resulting in a comminuted fracture of her left leg.

Even though she recovered later, the disease remained. For several years, her left leg would ache whenever it rained or snowed.

Her physical sensitivity caused her to start paying special attention to the weather, and she also developed the skill of judging rainy and snowy weather.

Through Shen Zhiyao's careful observation in recent days, she found that the clouds suddenly began to thicken and the altitude was very low. Because of the humidity, it seemed very depressing.

The temperature has risen significantly compared to the previous two days, but the air pressure has become very low, and the air has become very turbid...

All these signs indicate that snow is coming soon...

"Master, why are you in a daze? It's so cold, let's go back quickly..." Qiuyue was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she reminded her hurriedly.

Shen Zhiyao came back to her senses, smiled at Qiuyue again, and then sat on the sedan chair and slowly walked towards Cuiweixuan...

Bo Muxi acted quickly as expected, and on the same day he announced to the world the "edict of repentance" carefully written by the Hanlin Academy.

The content is written very sincerely, playing on the emotional card.

Bo Muxi was very smart and took on all the false accusations. Once the decree was issued, it received a very good response.

After the imperial court created hype, there was no shortage of praise from the people.

Although public opinion had improved, the emperor and the empress were still very nervous and abstained from eating meat in the palace built specifically for praying for blessings to show their sincerity.

As agreed, Shen Zhiyao stayed beside the queen and fasted together with her.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of fasting and praying, and the sky in Dadu was still dark, and it still did not snow as hoped.

The Chinese New Year was approaching, and the Queen still ordered people to buy New Year's goods and decorate the palace with lights and decorations, but the New Year atmosphere could not be brought to the palace.

Because of the matter of Qixue, everyone lived in fear, fearing that the emperor would point the finger at them.

"Empress, it's late. We should all go back and rest. Let's come back tomorrow." Shen Zhiyao persuaded the queen gently.

The queen raised her eyes and looked at her, but saw that there was no trace of sadness on her face, as if nothing had happened.

"A few days ago, you tried so hard to make the emperor happy, but now, the emperor is reluctant to pray for snow. I am worried that the royal family will lose face!" said the queen with a frown.

Shen Zhiyao knew that the Queen was not blaming her deliberately, but was simply worried that things would escalate to the point where they would be difficult to resolve.

"Empress, you pray devoutly every day and never slack off. I think it should snow in two days. You can rest assured." Shen Zhiyao smiled and comforted.

The queen didn't say anything else, she just looked at Shen Zhiyao and smiled bitterly. How could anyone predict for sure whether it would rain or snow?

This time, the Queen did not have much confidence in Shen Zhiyao's consolation...