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

"emperor?"

Gu Shijin had just laid down when he was startled to see Lu Junze suddenly appear in the room.

She sat up and was about to get out of bed when Lu Junze held her down, "Don't get up, just lie down."

Gu Shijin didn't move again, and she actually didn't want to get up.

but……

"Your Majesty, why are you here with me? Isn't today the fifteenth?"

Gu Shijin was in a bad mood today and did not ask anyone about what happened at the palace banquet today, so she knew nothing.

"I came to see you. Are you feeling unwell today?" Lu Junze asked, touching Gu Shijin's stomach.

Gu Shijin shook his head, touched his belly tenderly, and said, "They are all very well behaved."

Lu Junze had already bathed in Chengqian Palace before coming. He took off his clothes and lay down next to Gu Shijin.

"Your Majesty?" Gu Shijin was really shocked. This... the Queen might cause trouble for her tomorrow.

Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin into his arms, patted her back, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything."

After hearing what Lu Junze said, Gu Shijin didn't say anything more.

But why did Lu Junze think of Chenhua Palace today?

"Did you meet Concubine Zhang today?" Lu Junze suddenly asked.

"Yes." Gu Shijin's voice was a little hoarse.

Lu Junze looked down and saw Gu Shijin buried her head in his arms, but he could still see that her eyes were red.

"Don't cry." Lu Junze reached out and wiped away the tears from Gu Shijin's eyes, and said distressedly: "I feel bad."

Gu Shijin pursed his lips and cried even harder.

Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin tightly, sighed, and gently stroked Gu Shijin's long hair, "I have never favored Concubine Zhang."

Without waiting for Gu Shijin to speak, Lu Junze continued, "I have never favored any of these newcomers. Jin'er, don't be sad anymore."

Hearing this, Gu Shijin raised his head with a hint of confusion and shock in his eyes.

"I don't like them. But there are some things that I don't have the power to do as I please, even as the king of a country." Lu Junze said this weakly.

Gu Shijin knew why Lu Junze came over tonight. He must have known that she had met Concubine Zhang today.

To be honest, Lu Junze came over specially to comfort her, and Gu Shijin was touched in her heart, but she was just touched.

"Your Majesty." Gu Shijin whispered softly in Lu Junze's arms.

"As for Concubine Zhang, the person behind her should be the same person as the one who murdered the heir to the throne. I allowed her into the palace in order to catch this person."

"Jin'er," Lu Junze lifted Gu Shijin's head, looked into her eyes and said solemnly, "You are unique in my heart."

It’s not a confession, but it’s better than a confession.

"Your Majesty, I believe in you." Gu Shijin also responded solemnly.

"Jin'er, give me some time..."

Lu Junze did not continue the conversation, and Gu Shijin pretended not to understand.

She didn't want to move either.

Don't have expectations of Lu Junze, and you will never be disappointed.

Leaning in Lu Junze's arms, Gu Shijin fell asleep soon. Before falling asleep completely, Gu Shijin saw Lu Junze's eyes full of tenderness, as if they were drowning him.

Lu Junze did not fall asleep, but patted Gu Shijin's back gently.

When he heard the secret guard say today that Gu Shijin had met Concubine Zhang, his first reaction was whether Gu Shijin would be sad, and he wanted to see her as soon as possible.

"Jin'er..."

Lu Junze might have been attracted to Gu Shijin at first because of her beauty. The girl walking among the roses in the imperial garden touched his heart.

But later, Lu Junze cared about Gu Shijin only because of Gu Shijin as a person, not because of how beautiful she was or how talented she was, but just because she was Gu Shijin.

When he is with Gu Shijin, Lu Junze feels particularly calm, and all the fatigue of the day can be swept away.

Some feelings just come inexplicably and unreasonable.

However, at this time, Lu Junze still knew that this was love. He just felt that Gu Shijin was different to him from other women in the harem.

The next day, Lu Junze left without waking up Gu Shijin and quietly returned to Chengqian Palace.

As soon as he entered, he saw Concubine Zhang still lying on the table. Lu Junze frowned and said, "Get rid of her."

Tianlin took a look, a hint of disgust in his eyes, and then carried the person to the bed in the side hall.

Anyway, when these concubines came to Chengqian Palace to serve him, Lu Junze never let them sleep on the dragon bed. Of course, there was one exception, Gu Shijin.

Even Shangguan Yan has never slept on Lu Junze's dragon bed.

Before, Lu Junze would favor concubines in the side hall, and after that he would go back to the dragon bed to sleep.

It doesn’t matter in other places, but in Chengqian Palace, Lu Junze really can’t stand these concubines sleeping on the dragon bed with him.

That artificial expression made Lu Junze feel sick.

So sometimes, Lu Junze is really ruthless.

"Su Deyuan."

"Your Majesty." Su Deyuan, who was on guard outside, heard the voice and hurried in, followed by palace maids and eunuchs holding basins.

As soon as Lu Junze went to court, Concubine Zhang woke up.

When Lady Zhang opened her eyes, she felt dizzy and, most importantly, her neck was extremely sore.

"hiss……"

She strained her neck as she sat up, her face twisted.

"My lady, are you awake?" the maid who was waiting outside asked when she heard the voice.

Concubine Zhang rubbed her neck and said, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and in came Concubine Zhang's personal maid, Xianghua.

"My young master." Xianghua's face was full of joy. Her master was now the emperor's favorite. Even Concubine Jin had never been accompanied by the emperor on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month.

With the help of Xianghua, Concubine Zhang sat in front of the dressing mirror, waiting for Xianghua to do her makeup.

"My lady, the emperor has told you not to go to Fengyi Palace to pay your respects today. You should have a good rest." Xianghua said.

This was the emperor's order before he went to the morning court.

Concubine Zhang shook her head and said, "Brush my hair in a simpler way. I'll go and apologize to the Empress later."

"Young Master?" Xianghua didn't understand. If Young Master went now, wouldn't she just be waiting to be bullied by the Queen?

Concubine Zhang said in a deep voice: "Just do as you are told."

"Yes, my lady." Xianghua didn't dare to say anything more.

Concubine Zhang narrowed her eyes slightly. She entered the palace not to win favor, but to do things for her master.

What happened last night was beyond her expectations, but she couldn't refuse, and now she can only try to make up for it.

Under the current circumstances, the Queen cannot be offended to death by her.

In Chenhua Palace, Gu Shijin has also woken up, and she is also preparing to pay her respects to the Queen today.

She mainly went there to watch the fun, as Lu Junze was in Chenhua Palace all night last night.

Gu Shijin was just about to get up from the bed when she suddenly touched something beside the pillow. She picked it up and saw that it was the emperor's jade pendant.

Lu Junze always wears this jade pendant, and Gu Shijin has never seen it leave his body.

Gu Shijin thought Lu Junze had forgotten about it, so he carefully put it away.