The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Lu Junze was not angry, but smiled, rubbed Gu Shijin's hair, and said, "Jin'er is jealous?"

Gu Shijin buried her head in Lu Junze's arms and whispered, "I dare not."

She was indeed not jealous, but how could a woman not be jealous when the man she liked favored other women?

Sometimes, being a little pretentious can bring two people closer together.

"I don't want to either, but the harem involves so many people, I..."

Before Lu Junze finished speaking, Gu Shijin placed a finger on Lu Junze's lips, looked up at Lu Junze's eyes and shook her head gently, "Your Majesty, there is no need to explain. I believe in you."

The love and trust in Gu Shijin's eyes warmed Lu Junze's heart. He lowered his head and gently kissed Gu Shijin's lips, "Jin'er."

On this day, Lu Junze did not turn over other people's names and stayed overnight in Chenhua Palace.

For Gu Shijin, it was too easy to get what he wanted just by acting.

She had no love for Lu Junze, so naturally no matter what he did, it wouldn't hurt her heart.

In fact, Gu Shijin still doesn’t know how Lu Junze feels about her. He definitely likes her, but she doesn’t think how serious the love is.

What Gu Shijin needs to do now is to grasp Lu Junze's love and gradually strengthen this feeling.

She will no longer be alone, and she has to make plans for her children.

Not to mention how high her power and status must be, at least in the harem, no one dares to bully her, and no one dares to bully her children.

Gu Shijin would not think of relying on Lu Junze's protection forever, that was unstable. Liking such things was too illusory. Only by strengthening oneself could it be permanent.

"Your Majesty, I will not attend the palace banquet today."

In the morning, Lu Junze was getting dressed with the help of the palace servants, and Gu Shijin said while lying on the bed.

She was about to get up, but Lu Junze wouldn't let her.

Lu Junze didn't ask why after hearing this, he just nodded, "There are so many people at the palace banquet, it's really not safe."

"Then you should have a good rest in the palace. If you need anything, let the subordinates take care of it." Lu Junze put on his clothes, walked over and touched Gu Shijin's face.

"I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

The reason why Gu Shijin didn't want to attend the palace banquet was not only because he felt bored, but also because he was afraid of accidents.

Even though the emperor protects her very closely now, he won't care about that when he goes crazy. She is now a thorn in the eyes of everyone in the harem, and many people want to get rid of her.

If Gu Shijin was alone now, she wouldn't care, but now she has three people, and she should try to avoid some avoidable accidents, otherwise she will have no time to regret.

"You guys go down, I'll sleep a little longer."

"Xingzhu, go to Fengyi Palace and ask for leave for me."

As the months went by, Gu Shijin became more and more sleepy, and now he spent more than half of the day sleeping.

"Yes, my lord."

When Gu Shijin woke up again, it was already mid-morning. The sun was hanging high in the sky, and the sunlight shone in through the window, dazzling.

Fortunately, there was enough ice in the room, so Gu Shijin didn't feel hot.

"smell good."

Xingzhu heard Gu Shijin's words as soon as she came in. She smiled and said, "My lady, the emperor sent mooncakes over."

Gu Shijin doesn’t like sweets, and she likes them even less now that she’s pregnant, but since it’s been delivered to her, she still wants to try it.

After washing up and changing clothes, Gu Shijin came out and saw a plate of mooncakes on the table. The appearance was very delicate. Regardless of whether they tasted good or not, at least they looked very good.

Gu Shijin picked one up and took a bite, his eyes lit up, it turned out not to be filled with red bean paste or sesame seeds.

"My lady, the eunuch from the imperial kitchen who just delivered the filling said that this is a fruit filling that the emperor specially asked them to prepare. The emperor knows that you don't like sweet things, so he asked the imperial kitchen to put less sugar." Xingyue said.

Gu Shijin was a little surprised. There was no fruit filling in this era, and it must have taken a lot of time to prepare this.

But the mooncake made by the imperial kitchen is really good.

He ate five or six mooncakes in one go and drank a bowl of sour plum soup. Gu Shijin didn't feel hungry until lunch time.

"Forget it, let's serve the food later." Gu Shijin sighed. She shouldn't have eaten so much just now.

She hadn't eaten fruit-filled mooncakes in the four years since she came here, so she ate a little too much all of a sudden.

"My lady, how about taking a walk in the Imperial Garden?" Xingyue suggested.

Gu Shijin thought about it and nodded, "Okay."

The imperial physician also told her to move around more often so that the delivery would be smoother.

There were no caesarean sections in ancient times, and children had to be born naturally. She didn't want to lose her life by giving birth to a child.

Besides, everyone is going to attend the palace banquet today, so there won’t be too many people in the Imperial Garden.

This time, Gu Shijin went to Fubiting. Just as she thought, everyone was preparing for the palace banquet and there was no one there.

Being close to the lake, the breeze was quite refreshing, but there was one downside: there were too many mosquitoes.

"Xiao Linzi, go back to the palace and get the mosquito repellent incense that Doctor Song prescribed and light it up."

"Yes, my lord."

Since they wanted to walk more, they certainly couldn't just sit in the pavilion. Gu Shijin took Xingzhu's hand and walked slowly by the lake.

"My lady, please come in a little, it's too dangerous." Xingyue said worriedly.

Gu Shijin looked around and saw that she was still quite a distance away from the lake. However, Xingyue was also worried about her, so Gu Shijin obediently walked inside.

"Greetings to Concubine Jin."

Gu Shijin stopped when he heard the voice and turned around to see a woman in beige palace dress.

That day, the newlyweds went to Fengyi Palace to pay their respects for the first time. Although Gu Shijin was there, she did not get to see clearly what each of the newlyweds looked like. The people around her were probably afraid that she would think too much, so they did not tell her that Concubine Zhang looked somewhat similar to her.

Therefore, when he saw Concubine Zhang at this moment, Gu Shijin felt that she looked familiar, but he did not react at first that she looked like himself.

Seeing that Shi Jin was a little confused, Xing Zhu whispered, "My lady, this is Concubine Zhang."

Gu Shijin smiled and said softly, "Hello, Sister Zhang."

At this time, Gu Shijin also realized why she felt that this person looked familiar. She looked at her face reflected in the lake. Wasn't Concubine Zhang somewhat similar to herself?

Gu Shijin didn't know how to describe his mood. He just felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had eaten something dirty and couldn't swallow it or spit it out.

"Why is Concubine Zhang here? Didn't she attend the palace banquet?" Gu Shijin asked.

"The palace banquet is still some time away. My sister heard that the lotus flowers in the imperial garden are in full bloom in the summer and the scenery is beautiful, so she wanted to come and see it."

"Sister Zhang knows a lot." Faced with someone who looks similar to him, Gu Shijin could hardly maintain his good temper.

Concubine Zhang also noticed that Gu Shijin was unhappy. She pursed her lips, bowed, and said, "Jin Jieyu, I have something else to do. I will not disturb you from enjoying the scenery. I will take my leave now."

"Take care, Lady Zhang."