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

The hairpin is beautiful and the person is beautiful too. When Gu Shijin went to pay her respects, everyone noticed the hairpin on her head.

The Ganoderma lucidum bamboo-node pattern jade hairpin is special in that it was presented by an official below. It is said that the jade is ice and snow jade, pure and flawless, extremely rare and a treasure.

When this hairpin was presented, everyone in the harem wanted to get it, but unexpectedly it ended up falling into the hands of a noble lady.

"I guess the thing Lady Jin is wearing on her head is the jade hairpin with Ganoderma lucidum and bamboo knot pattern." Li Xiuyuan spoke as soon as Gu Shijin sat down.

Gu Shijin didn't say anything, just smiled slightly.

Shunpin followed suit and said, "I heard that the jade used in this Lingzhi bamboo-node jade hairpin is a rare ice-snow jade. The emperor really loves sister Jin."

"I heard that this ice jade feels cool to the touch. I wonder if Lady Jin can let the sisters take a look at it?"

Gu Shijin smiled and said, "My sisters entered the palace earlier than me. They have seen all kinds of good things. Why would they care about this small jade hairpin with Ganoderma lucidum and bamboo knot pattern?"

Gu Shijin's words were quite polite, but everyone just felt uncomfortable.

"Okay, sisters, please stop teasing Concubine Jin." At this time, the queen came out to play the good guy.

"The emperor has already sent someone to ask for leave for Concubine Jin this morning. Why are you here, sister?" Shangguan Yan asked with a smile.

Gu Shijin: "It is my duty to pay respects to Her Majesty."

Shangguan Yan smiled with satisfaction.

There are so many people in the emperor's harem, how could she not care at all? But she is the queen, the mother of a country, she cannot be jealous, and she even has to settle the harem for the emperor. No one will know the pain in her heart.

Gu Shijin had no idea what the queen was thinking. Anyway, she just had to do what she was supposed to do, and other things had nothing to do with her.

She won't take the initiative to cause trouble, but she is not afraid of others causing trouble for her.

Up to now, it was just a few verbal battles, which was very easy for Gu Shijin.

"Your Majesty, is the Emperor paying too much attention to Concubine Jin?" Yunzhi said worriedly.

Shangguan Yan was sitting in front of the dressing table, having her face taken care of by the palace maids.

Shangguan Yan opened her eyes and was dazed for a moment when she looked at the elegant and dignified face in the mirror. She was only in her prime, but she already had wrinkles.

"He's just a noble. Can't I accommodate him?" Shangguan Yan said coldly.

"The women in this palace are like the flowers in the imperial garden. They bloom and wither, and eventually they will wither." Shangguan Yan waved her hand and asked them to leave. She continued, "What I have to do is to be a competent manager. I water the flowers when they bloom, and when they wither..."

The hairpin fell on the table with a thud.

"Just cut it off for her."

"Now that the emperor likes Lady Jin, I will naturally not do anything to upset the emperor."

The harem was very quiet for a period of time that followed. The emperor often went in and out of the harem, and the place he spent most of his time was Ningyu Pavilion, where Concubine Jin lived.

"Your Majesty, how is my handwriting today?"

Gu Shijin put down the brush and turned to look at Lu Junze, with an expression of waiting for praise.

"Hmm..." Lu Junze hesitated for a moment, and after seeing enough of the changes in Gu Shijin's expression, he said, "It's very well written."

"It's all thanks to the emperor's good teaching." Gu Shijin said sweetly.

Gu Shijin picked up the brush again. After a while, she put it down and walked to Lu Junze with a wronged look on her face.

Lu Junze was reading a book. Seeing this, he put down the book in his hand and pulled Gu Shijin to sit next to him: "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, I can't write this word well." Gu Shijin said in a low voice.

"What's the word?" Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's hair.

"Shi Jin."

"Don't be surprised at the pine's changing leaves at the end of the year, when the time comes, I will see brocade as clothes again..." Gu Shijin paused: "Shijin."

Lu Junze paused, then stood up and pulled Gu Shijin to the table.

"I'll teach you."

Lu Junze stood behind Gu Shijin, held her in his arms, held her right hand with his right hand, dipped it in ink, and wrote a line of words on the rice paper stroke by stroke.

"Don't be surprised at the pine's changing leaves at the end of the year, for when the time comes, you'll see brocade as clothing again."

Gu Shijin: "Your Majesty's handwriting is really good."

"How is it okay?"

Gu Shijin searched his mind for many words of praise, and finally said bluntly: "It's just good, it looks good."

Gu Shijin had never had good teaching resources in his previous life. He was not good at reading classical Chinese and could only recite a few lines of ancient poetry.

But her straightforward and unconcealed attitude pleased Lu Junze. Lu Junze had seen too many people with unpredictable hearts in the harem, but it was people like Gu Shijin who made him feel comfortable.

Lu Junze pinched Gu Shijin's nose and said, "You just flatter me."

"Your Majesty, that's not the case. What I said is all true." Gu Shijin said coquettishly.

“Can you write then?”

"Uh... I don't know. Your Majesty, please teach me again."

"Okay, I'll teach you."

The laughter in the study of Ningyu Pavilion continued until dinner.

Today's dinner was also arranged by Gu Shijin, including stir-fried beef with peppers, chicken with mushrooms, boiled shrimp, shredded cabbage, cabbage and tofu soup, and a dessert, glutinous rice cake.

The shrimps in the imperial kitchen are already peeled, so they are not so indecent to eat. In fact, according to Gu Shijin, you have to peel the shrimps yourself, but it is definitely not possible to eat with the emperor.

At least not yet.

"Your Majesty, this shrimp is delicious, please try it." Gu Shijin picked up one for Lu Junze with the serving chopsticks.

I never expected that the chef in the imperial kitchen had such great skills. Even the peeled shrimps were so chewy.

In the past, when Gu Shijin cooked shrimps at home, the meat would be very loose after peeling the shells and removing the shrimp threads.

"Eat more if you like it." Lu Junze also picked up some food for Gu Shijin.

The smile on Gu Shijin's face fell when she looked at the cabbage in the bowl. Although she asked the imperial kitchen to make hand-shredded cabbage, she didn't like it.

However, since this was picked by the emperor, Gu Shijin still ate it with a bitter look on his face. Seeing this, Lu Junze couldn't help but eat it.

He found the changes in Gu Shijin's facial expression particularly interesting.

Gu Shijin put down his chopsticks and said, "Your Majesty, you did it on purpose."

"What did I do?" Lu Junze asked.

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I don't like eating cabbage, yet he still deliberately bullies me." Gu Shijin turned around and faced Lu Junze.

"Isn't this the dish that my beloved concubine prepared herself?"

"This is what I prepared for His Majesty."

"Cabbage nourishes the stomach and strengthens the body. I prepared it specially for Your Majesty."

Lu Junze nodded and took Gu Shijin's hand: "That's right, Jin'er should eat more, your spleen and stomach are not in good condition."

After saying this, Gu Shijin and Lu Junze were both stunned.

Jin'er...

This name is really too intimate.

A strange feeling flashed through Gu Shijin's mind.

However, Lu Junze thought that this name was very good after he blurted it out.

Gu Shijin blushed and asked shyly, "How did Your Majesty know that my spleen and stomach are not good?"

"Imperial Doctor Song came to check your hand before, and he told me after he went back."

Gu Shijin blinked: "Doctor Song is really good at medicine. He can tell without taking the pulse."