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

Gu Shijin came to pay his respects today because he wanted to know what happened at the palace banquet yesterday, so he came relatively late, and when he entered, the Queen had already arrived.

"I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen. I am late, please forgive me." said Gu Shijin.

Shangguan Yan smiled and said, "Jin Jieyu, please get up quickly. You are pregnant, so you should walk slowly."

"Thank you, Queen."

After sitting down, Gu Shijin looked at Concubine Zhang who was kneeling in the middle.

"Noble Lady Zhang, the Emperor has already sent someone to ask for leave on your behalf. Why are you here again?" Shangguan Yan said nonchalantly.

Concubine Zhang lowered her eyes and said respectfully, "It is my duty to pay my respects to Her Majesty. How dare I slack off?"

Concubine Lan: "Mrs. Zhang, you are joking."

"Didn't Concubine Zhang stay at Chengqian Palace last night?"

So that's how it is. Lu Junze pulled Concubine Zhang out to block the knife.

Concubine Zhang did not make any excuses, and said, "It is my fault. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Regardless of whether the emperor did it voluntarily or not, she stole the queen's favor, and the queen will only hate her.

Concubine Zhang was wrong about this. Shangguan Yan also hated the emperor.

"It is Lady Zhang's duty to serve the Emperor. How could I punish her?"

After saying that, Shangguan Yan touched his head and said, "It's just that I've had a severe headache recently. The master said that I need to find a noble lady born in May to copy scriptures and pray for me. I remember that Noble Lady Zhang was born in May, right?"

Concubine Zhang understood and accepted it, "It is my honor to pray for the Queen. I will do my best."

"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Zhang."

Shangguan Yan's excuse was very dishonest, but everyone understood it.

What Concubine Zhang did was indeed excessive. It was like she pulled the emperor, who was already lying on the queen's bed, onto her own bed. Who wouldn't be angry?

"Since we are praying for the Queen, we need to be sincere." At this time, Concubine Zhou spoke up, "I'm afraid it's not suitable to sleep with her during the prayer period."

"Empress, I beg you to take away my green card so that I can concentrate on praying for you." Concubine Zhang took the initiative to say.

Shangguan Yan: "Then let's follow what Lady Zhang said."

Today's play was really good and exciting. Fortunately, she came today, otherwise she would have missed it.

But today Concubine Zhou has become smarter. I don’t know if the Queen is giving her guidance.

……

"Mammy, is this the person you said could be used?" In Shangguan Yan's bedroom, Shangguan Yan looked at the mammy kneeling on the ground and said coldly.

The maid said in panic, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't know that Concubine Zhang was so bold."

This nanny was exactly the same nanny who had appeared in Chuxiu Palace before.

Shangguan Yan sneered, saying that Concubine Zhang was not only bold, but also very smart.

"Keep an eye on it. I want to see what Mr. Zhang is going to do."

"Yes, ma'am."

Shangguan Yan actually couldn’t understand why the emperor did that yesterday. He didn’t believe that the emperor would be a person obsessed with love.

Now is not the time for the emperor to fall out with the Shangguan family, and the emperor should not do such irrational things.

"Has anything happened in the harem these two days that I don't know about?" Shangguan Yan asked.

Yunzhi thought for a moment and said, "My lady, I haven't heard of it."

"No..." Shangguan Yan lowered his head and thought, "Check it carefully again."

"Yes."

Judging from Concubine Zhang's behavior today, it was obvious that she didn't know why the Emperor favored her yesterday.

……

Good night. Gu Shijin did not return to Fengyi Palace immediately, but went to visit the Imperial Garden with Concubine Ning.

There's no sun today, so it's perfect for a stroll by the lake.

"Yuer, why haven't you come to Chenhua Palace recently?" Gu Shijin asked with a smile.

Lady Ning sighed silently and said, "Sister, I will come to play with you after you give birth to the baby in your belly."

Gu Shijin sensed something was wrong and frowned, "What's wrong?"

Lady Ning looked around and whispered, "Sister Jin, the new clothes that the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent me last month were fumigated with musk."

Gu Shijin was shocked, "Have you told the Queen?"

Noble Lady Ning shook her head and said, "Sister, the clothes of noble ladies like us have passed through countless hands. Even if we can find out, it will only kill a few palace maids in the end."

When Gu Shijin heard it, he realized it was indeed the case.

"My sister's Chenhua Palace is heavily guarded, and anything entering must be checked by the imperial physician. Seeing that they can't get into Chenhua Palace, these people set their sights on me." Concubine Ning rolled her eyes as she spoke.

She had often gone to Gu Shijin's palace to play for a while before, and these people wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

Ning Guiren is indeed not competitive in the palace and seems to know nothing, but she is not really stupid.

His grandfather was the former head of the Imperial Medical Bureau. How could she not recognize something like musk?

As they walked, Concubine Ning said, "Sister, although I know some medical skills, just in case, I will wait until you give birth before I go to Chenhua Palace to visit you."

Lady Ning did it for her, so Gu Shijin couldn't say anything. And Lady Ning was right, the palace's tricks were always hard to guard against.

Gu Shijin took Concubine Ning's hand and patted it, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Have you thrown away the clothes stained with musk? Have you asked the imperial physician to take a look? Don't let it affect your body!" said Gu Shijin.

"Don't worry, sister. I discovered it as soon as the clothes were delivered, and I had already asked the palace maids to burn them." Concubine Ning said.

The fact is, Concubine Ning still has the clothes in the box, and she thinks she might need them someday.

"That's good. You should also pay more attention to yourself."

After walking for a while, Su Deyuan came and said that Lu Junze invited her to Chengqian Palace.

"Sister, go quickly. My sister has also returned to the palace."

"Okay, Yue'er, be careful on the road."

Lu Junze asked Gu Shijin to come to Chengqian Palace because a new variety of grapes was offered as tribute, which was said to be called Kyoho grapes.

As soon as Gu Shijin walked into Chengqian Palace, he saw the grapes on the table. Each grape was plump and looked tempting.

"These grapes are very sweet, Jin'er, come and try them." Without waiting for Gu Shijin to salute, Lu Junze pulled her over and sat her down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

In his previous life, Gu Shijin loved eating grapes very much. Although there were grapes in the Great Xia Dynasty before, the taste was never very good. The grapes today looked very good.

Gu Shijin picked up one and tasted it, his eyes lit up, "Your Majesty, this grape is so sweet."

Lu Junze peeled a grape and put it next to Gu Shijin's mouth, saying, "If you like it, eat more. There are still a lot in the ice storage. I will ask them to send them all to Chenhua Palace later."

This grape is a new variety, and the amount offered as tribute this year was very small, so Lu Junze only sent some to the Empress Dowager and the Concubine Dowager.

"Your Majesty, no need." Gu Shijin refused, "I can't eat too much now."

Lu Junze: "Then put it in the freezer, eat a few pills every day, it will be fine for more than ten days."

Gu Shijin: “…”

Forget it, just be happy.