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

A lot of things happened during this Wanshou Festival, and there were certain fluctuations in the former dynasty and the harem of Daxia.

But there was one person who profited from this Longevity Festival, and even he himself did not expect it.

That was Gu Shijin.

The cake made by Gu Shijin and the recognition of the pocket watch at the palace banquet greatly enhanced the reputation of the Great Xia Kingdom. The ministers of the previous dynasty immediately felt proud and immediately had a favorable impression of the Emperor's Concubine Jin.

When Gu Shijin heard Lu Junze mention this, he was also surprised. He never expected that something he did casually could cause such a big effect.

You know, most of the ministers of the previous dynasty were old stubborn people who never looked up to the emperor's concubines. Gu Shijin was a rare exception.

Lu Junze hugged Gu Shijin into his arms, kissed her forehead, and said, "My Jin'er is the smartest."

"Your Majesty." Gu Shijin lowered his voice and called out a little embarrassedly.

The matter of the poisoning of the envoys during the Wanshou Festival has been dealt with. Lu Junze acted decisively and exiled or beheaded the ministers, giving a satisfactory explanation to the two countries.

Of course, this was only on the surface. In order to make the two countries cooperate with him, Lu Junze gave them a lot of benefits.

However, he has now forced the wise king to the surface.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I forgot your jade pendant with me." Lu Junze was too busy during this period and had no time to come to the harem, so Gu Shijin forgot about the jade pendant. She suddenly remembered it today.

Lu Junze didn’t react for a moment and asked, “What jade pendant?”

Gu Shijin left Lu Junze's arms and took out the jade pendant from the box on the dressing table. The jade pendant was crystal clear and the carving was exquisite. It was obviously worth a lot of money.

"That's it." Gu Shijin said, holding up the jade pendant.

"This." Lu Junze pulled Gu Shijin over to sit down, then took the jade pendant and tied it around Gu Shijin's waist, "This is for you, I didn't forget it."

"Ah?" Gu Shijin was a little confused. This jade pendant had been worn by Lu Junze since the first day she met him. Gu Shijin had hardly ever seen Lu Junze take it off. But now... Lu Junze said that it was left for her. It would be strange if Gu Shijin was not surprised.

Lu Junze touched the jade pendant, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes, then he held Gu Shijin in his arms and said slowly: "This jade pendant was left to me by my mother."

"emperor……"

Lu Junze rubbed Gu Shijin's hair and whispered, "It's okay. Your mother will definitely be very happy if I give this jade pendant to you."

I'm glad that he finally has someone by his side and he won't be alone anymore.

Seeing that Lu Junze was not in a good mood, Gu Shijin did not say anything more, but solemnly promised: "Your Majesty, I will take good care of this jade pendant."

Lu Junze smiled, scratched Gu Shijin's nose, and said, "If I give it to you, it's yours. You can keep it however you want."

Gu Shijin nodded, a little hesitant, looked up at Lu Junze's smiling eyes and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you give this jade pendant to your concubine?"

Gu Shijin didn’t know what she wanted to hear, she just wanted to ask and know the answer in Lu Junze’s heart.

Lu Junze was stunned, obviously not expecting Gu Shijin to ask such a question. He was the emperor, so he gave it whenever he wanted, and no one had ever asked why.

"I just want to give it to you." Lu Junze said.

He was telling the truth. When he woke up that morning and looked at Gu Shijin who was sleeping soundly, Lu Junze suddenly felt a very warm feeling in his heart. Then he took off the jade pendant he was wearing and placed it next to Gu Shijin's pillow.

This jade pendant has a very different meaning to Lu Junze. He has never thought of giving it to anyone else, but when he gave it to Gu Shijin, Lu Junze did not hesitate at all.

Gu Shijin smiled and buried her head in Lu Junze's arms. She seemed to hear what she wanted to hear, but also seemed not to.

In fact, as an emperor, it is rare for him to say such words and do such things, but Gu Shijin is not satisfied.

She is now pregnant with two children. Now it seems that the people in the harem don't make things difficult for her, but if she gives birth to a boy, Gu Shijin believes that the troubles in the harem will come one after another.

Therefore, she must catch Lu Junze.

Gu Shijin wants all the favor, power and status.

Not just for yourself, but also for your children.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin's voice was a little hoarse. If you didn't listen carefully, you couldn't hear it clearly, but Lu Junze heard it immediately.

Lu Junze lowered his head and just saw the tears sliding down the corners of Gu Shijin's eyes.

"Jin'er, why are you still crying?" Lu Junze asked anxiously. When he saw Gu Shijin crying, he felt his heart achieving and he felt inexplicably distressed.

Gu Shijin reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, shook his head, and said, "It's okay."

"The emperor is so kind to me."

"Jin'er." Lu Junze held Gu Shijin in his arms, patting her back gently to soothe her emotions.

Since you have been so good to me, you should be even better to me and always be so good to me, Gu Shijin murmured in his heart.

"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you and our child." Lu Junze felt that Gu Shijin was a little uneasy, and thought that she was worried about the struggles in the harem, so he carefully comforted and assured her.

"I believe in the Emperor."

This was not the first time Lu Junze had promised, nor was it the first time Gu Shijin had said it.

Chenhua Palace is a warm and cozy place, but the other palaces are not like that.

In Changle Palace, Concubine Lan was very dissatisfied with Gu Shijin for stealing the limelight at the palace banquet. Now that the emperor had abandoned the queen and no one else was vying for her, it was her chance. However, Gu Shijin gained the favor of the ministers of the previous dynasty at this time.

"Qiaohui, find someone smart enough to keep an eye on Chenhua Palace and notify me if there is any disturbance."

The Chenhua Palace is now under strict guard by the Emperor. The palace maids inside have been replaced batch after batch, and their spies can't get in at all.

"Yes, ma'am."

After Shangguan Yan was confined, he had been staying quietly in Fengyi Palace. He really didn't care about anything. He was not interested in what Yunzhi told her about the reaction of the previous dynasty. He looked like he was really heartbroken.

"Empress." Yunzhi called out with some concern.

Shangguan Yan put down the book in her hand, somewhat helplessly, and said: "Yunzhi, I am under house arrest, what else can I do but read a book?"

Well, what the queen said makes sense.

"It's not like I haven't been under house arrest before. Why are you panicking? As long as I haven't made a serious mistake and my father is still the prime minister, the emperor will let me out sooner or later."

"That's what the Queen said."

"By the way, have you found a midwife for Concubine Jin?"

Yunzhi bent down and whispered, "Don't worry, Madam, I have found one. This midwife will definitely not make mistakes."

Shangguan Yan picked up the book again and started reading, "That's good."