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

After a while, Xingyue brought a bowl of watermelon shaved ice.

The ice was first-rate ice that Gu Shijin asked Xiao Linzi to get from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Originally, she couldn't use this kind of ice, but who could blame her for being in such favor now?

Gu Shijin's shaved ice is not complicated, it just contains brown sugar, fermented glutinous rice, watermelon, etc. But it is really comfortable to have such a bowl in the hot summer.

Gu Shijin had already eaten a bowl of shaved ice today. She couldn't eat too much icy food, so she could only watch Lu Junze eat.

"Here," Lu Junze scooped a small spoonful and handed it to Gu Shijin's mouth, "Eat a little less."

Gu Shijin was happy, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Gu Shijin ate three mouthfuls of a bowl of shaved ice, and the rest went into Lu Junze's stomach.

"Your Majesty, how is it? Is it delicious?" Gu Shijin asked Lu Junze expectantly.

Lu Junze nodded, "It's delicious."

In fact, it’s not particularly delicious, but it’s really comfortable to have a bowl of it when it’s so hot.

For the next period of time, Lu Junze was very busy and rarely went into the harem. Even when he did, he would go to Gu Shijin's Chenhua Palace or the palaces of several concubines with children.

"My lady, the emperor hasn't turned over your name card yet." He Ye said, looking at Concubine Wen who looked worry-free.

Although the Queen had put the young lady's green card back, the Emperor still hadn't turned over Concubine Wen's card.

When Wenpin heard He Ye's words, a trace of confusion and anger flashed in her eyes. She didn't understand why the emperor hadn't turned over her card yet. In Wenpin's opinion, even if it was to give face to the concubine dowager, the emperor would not fail to turn over her card.

At first she pretended to be sick to avoid the emperor's bed, because she felt that it was not the best time. Now she feels that the time has come, but the emperor is indifferent.

But Wenpin remained calm on the surface. She said, "The emperor has been very busy with government affairs recently, and there are envoys from other countries coming. It is normal that he has no time to enter the harem."

Wenpin was speaking to Heye, but actually she was also speaking to herself.

It must be so.

"Let's go to the Queen Mother's palace later." Wenpin said.

"Yes, my lord."

No one knew what Concubine Wen said to the Dowager Concubine's Palace, but one fact was that the Emperor turned over Concubine Wen's name card that night.

However, this incident did not cause any stir in the palace; another incident attracted more attention.

Gu Shijin was almost six months pregnant, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger. Of course, some people noticed her abnormally large belly.

It’s not like there’s no one who has been pregnant in the palace. A six-month-old belly shouldn’t be that big.

For a time, all kinds of speculations began to spread in the harem.

"Have you noticed Concubine Jin's belly?" In a corner of the Imperial Garden, several palace maids were discussing.

"I noticed that. Isn't Concubine Jin only less than six months pregnant? How come her belly is so big?"

"Yeah yeah."

There is no shortage of gossipers everywhere. There are thousands of palace maids in the imperial palace, and there are even more people gossiping.

"You said that Concubine Jin would not..." Several palace maids looked at each other, and the words were not finished, but everyone understood the meaning.

"No way."

"It's not impossible..."

"presumptuous!"

The sudden scolding startled several people. When they looked up and saw who it was, they collapsed to the ground.

Xiao Linzi had a gloomy face and stared down at the palace maids, while Xingyue looked at Gu Shijin with a worried look on her face.

"My Lord, are you okay?"

Gu Shijin shook her head to indicate that it was okay. She just thought it was funny. How could these palace maids dare to spread these rumors if there was no one behind the scenes signaling them?

"Xiao Linzi, tie these people up and take them to Fengyi Palace." Gu Shijin said coldly: "Xingyue, go and invite the emperor."

"Yes, my lord."

The two of them moved immediately.

Gu Shijin is a very Buddhist person, but he is not a soft persimmon that can be bullied. If a tiger doesn’t show its power, people will think she is a sick cat.

Today, Gu Shijin saw that the weather was not too hot, and remembered that the imperial physician asked her to walk around more, so she came to the Imperial Garden for a stroll. Unexpectedly, she would encounter a surprise here, which was really providence.

Just think about it, even the palace maids in the Imperial Garden were spread like this, and it is unknown how unbearable the situation in other palaces was.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Jin's personal maid requests to see you."

Lu Junze was processing memorials. When he heard the report, he put down the memorials in his hand and said, "Let her in."

"Yes."

As soon as Xingyue entered, she knelt on the ground, her eyes slightly red, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your servant pays respect to the emperor."

When Lu Junze saw her like this, he frowned and asked hurriedly, “But is Jin’er in trouble?”

"Your Majesty, please make the decision for our young master." Xingyue choked.

"Tell me slowly, what happened?"

"Yes, today we accompanied the young lady to stroll in the Imperial Garden, and inadvertently heard a few palace maids talking. They said that the young lady's belly was abnormally big, and they said... they said..." Xingyue at the back couldn't say anything and could only stammer.

But knowing who Lu Junze was, he immediately knew what was going on and understood what those people were talking about.

It's nothing more than harsh words like the child is not his.

"Oh!"

A cup was thrown to the ground by Lu Junze, and the fragments flew everywhere.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Xingyue and Su Deyuan knelt on the ground and shouted.

Lu Junze took a deep breath and asked, "Where is your young master?"

"Your Majesty, the young lady has gone to Fengyi Palace with several palace maids."

"Su Deyuan, go to Fengyi Palace." After saying that, Lu Junze added, "Keep your voice down, don't alarm others."

Su Deyuan understood and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Gu Shijin took Xingzhu and Xiao Linzi to help the three palace maids go to Fengyi Palace. They attracted a lot of attention along the way, and people from various palaces hurried back to report.

Of course, the people in the Queen's Palace were not surprised either.

"You said that Concubine Jin brought three palace maids to Fengyi Palace?" Shangguan Yan was writing and was a little surprised to hear the palace maids' words.

To be honest, although Gu Shijin was favored, he was not arrogant and never took the initiative to cause trouble for her.

"Your Highness, I saw it with my own eyes, and Concubine Jin didn't look well either."

"Understood, you go down first."

After the maid left, Yunzhi stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, what is Concubine Jin doing?"

Shangguan Yan finished writing the last word on his hand, put down his pen and said, "I don't know either. I'll find out when I go over and take a look."

"Even Concubine Jin, who has such a good temper, got angry. It's probably not a small matter." Shangguan Yan said.

Walking into Fengyi Palace, Gu Shijin was not surprised to see the Queen sitting upstairs waiting for them. It would have been strange if the Queen didn't know about her coming in such a high profile.

"Concubine, please see the Queen."

"Jin Jieyu, please get up quickly. It's inconvenient to be pregnant. Please sit down." Shangguan Yan pointed to the chair next to her, smiled gently, and then told Yunzhi to serve tea.

"Thank you, Queen."

"Jin Jieyu, what are you here for today?" Shangguan Yan glanced at the three palace maids.

"Your Majesty, I came here today to ask you to make a decision for me."