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

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is a very important day in the Great Xia Dynasty, the Emperor's birthday. Lu Junze's birthday is on October 16, exactly one month away from the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Last year, due to the drought in the south, the Emperor's birthday celebration was not held, but this year the celebration is planned to be a grand one.

First, this year's Great Summer Dynasty had good weather and good harvests, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment;

The second reason is that Lu Junze turns 25 this year, which is a relatively important birthday.

This year, envoys from other countries will come to Daxia to celebrate Lu Junze's birthday.

"My lady, what are you going to give to the emperor on his birthday?" Seeing that Gu Shijin didn't seem anxious at all, Xingyue couldn't help but ask.

It’s not that Gu Shijin is not anxious, but... she doesn’t know what to give.

Gu Shijin had made underwear and gloves for Lu Junze before, so she didn’t know what to give him now.

Maybe she could do something different for Lu Junze. After all, Lu Junze already had a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry.

Sometimes gifts don’t have to be expensive, but they should reflect a person’s thoughts.

So what to do?

Let me tell you, after thinking about it, since it’s a birthday, maybe I can make a birthday cake.

Gu Shijin: "Xiao Linzi, go to the imperial kitchen and get some food."

"My Lord, what would you like to eat?"

"No, go get some flour, eggs, milk..."

What Gu Shijin talked about were all the things needed to make a cake.

Chenhua Palace is many times larger than Ningyu Pavilion. There is a separate small kitchen here. Although Gu Shijin cannot use it according to his position, it is okay to use it secretly.

Besides, Gu Shijin was the only one living in Chenhua Palace, so no one would go out and spread rumors.

After Gu Shijin became pregnant and moved to Chenhua Palace, Lu Junze carefully investigated everyone in her palace. Anyone with any problems was replaced, so now Gu Shijin's Chenhua Palace is definitely the cleanest palace in the harem.

It is not difficult to make a cake, but the problem is that many things are not available in this era, so Gu Shijin needs to find substitutes and try them one by one.

Fortunately, Gu Shijin lacks everything now, except time, so he can try it slowly.

"My lord, what do you want to do? Let this servant do it."

For three days in a row, Gu Shijin stayed in the small kitchen every day, which made Xingyue very worried. The young lady is pregnant now.

Gu Shijin waved his hand, looking excited, "No, no, it's almost done."

Gu Shijin's body and face were covered with flour, which made him look very funny.

Xingyue and Xingzhu looked at each other, sighed, and could only pay more attention from the side.

The young lady didn’t know what to do. She had been excited for three days.

Gu Shijin saw the two people standing at the door of the small kitchen like door gods and said, "You guys go and do your work. You don't have to stand guard here."

"My lady, we servants have nothing to do." Xingyue said.

Gu Shijin paused for a moment, then continued.

She just forgot for a moment that she was in ancient times, and the most important job of her personal maid was to serve her.

Alas, feudalism...

After tinkering in the small kitchen for four days, Gu Shijin finally made a cake that was somewhat decent.

Gu Shijin looked at the round cake in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. Although the taste and appearance were not good, at least the first step was successful. He could just make gradual improvements based on this.

Xingyue and Xingzhu looked at the round thing with some curiosity. Although they didn't know what it was, the rich milky aroma made them think it should be delicious.

"It's a good thing I can do it." Gu Shijin sighed.

Many things needed to make cakes were not available in this era, so Gu Shijin tried many substitutes one by one and was quite successful.

What Gu Shijin needs to do next is to adjust the proportions little by little to make the cake taste the best.

Gu Shijin didn't make it difficult for herself. She just wanted to make a fruit cake, so she just had to make the cake base and the cream.

"Where is your young lady?" Lu Junze didn't see Gu Shijin in the palace, so he asked the palace maid next to him.

The maid bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the young lady is in the kitchen."

Lu Junze frowned. Gu Shijin was almost six months pregnant with twins. How could she go to the small kitchen to make trouble?

While thinking about Lu Junze, he walked towards the small kitchen.

He didn't think that Gu Shijin, a concubine, couldn't use the small kitchen.

Before he even reached the small kitchen, Lu Junze met Gu Shijin.

She was wearing a pink long dress with her wide sleeves tied up. Not only was her body dirty, but her face was also covered in white and black spots.

Gu Shijin was also surprised to see Lu Junze, and was at a loss for a moment.

"I have seen your Majesty."

Lu Junze was stunned for a moment, pulled the man up, and said speechlessly: "Jin'er, where have you been?"

Gu Shijin pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, I am cooking in the small kitchen."

Lu Junze was even more dissatisfied when he heard this, "Jin'er, let the imperial kitchen prepare whatever you want to eat, why do you do it yourself?"

As he said this, he helped Gu Shijin into the house, not caring about the white powder all over Gu Shijin's body.

"Jin'er, were you bullied by those servants in the imperial kitchen?" Lu Junze suddenly asked.

Junze knew that the servants in the harem were bullying the powerful and flattering the weak, but that was human nature and there was no way to deal with it all. He couldn't just kill all the palace people.

But Lu Junze didn't expect that these people could actually step on Gu Shijin's head.

Gu Shijin hurriedly shook her head, "No, Your Majesty, it's just that I want to make something myself."

Lu Junze stared at Gu Shijin carefully, and saw that her face was normal, and the secret guards had not reported anything unusual in Chenhua Palace recently. He was relieved and joked, "What delicious food did Jin'er go to make?"

Gu Shijin blinked and said playfully, "Don't tell the emperor."

“Hahaha…” Lu Junze pinched Gu Shijin’s nose, “Now Jin’er is hiding it from me too.”

"We're not hiding it. We want to give the emperor a surprise." Gu Shijin explained.

"Oh?" Lu Junze smiled unchanged, "Then I'll wait for Jin'er to surprise me."

Su Deyuan was surprised every time he came to Chenhua Palace. The emperor was always relaxed when he was with Concubine Jin. Today he was even more surprised. With so many people around, the emperor actually called himself "me".

"Your Majesty, please wait. You have definitely never seen anything I have made." Gu Shijin said bouncingly.

Lu Junze was frightened by her jump. Because she was pregnant with twins, Gu Shijin's belly was particularly big and the burden on her body was much heavier.

Lu Junze put his arm around Gu Shijin's waist to stop her from jumping around.

“Stop dancing, Jin’er isn’t tired.” Lu Junze said helplessly.

Gu Shijin smiled embarrassedly, knowing that his actions just now were too careless.

"Your Majesty, I asked them to make watermelon shaved ice today. Would Your Majesty like to try it?" Gu Shijin suggested when he saw that Lu Junze's forehead was covered with sweat.

The sun is still quite strong now, and we walked all the way from Chengqian Palace under the sun.

"Oh? Is this another new food made by Jin'er? Then try it."