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

Such a big incident happened on the Wanshou Festival. The emperor was furious and investigated so many people. Suddenly everyone was in danger and became much more obedient, even the concubines in the harem.

Empress Shangguan Yan was under house arrest and no longer needed to pay respects at Fengyi Palace every day. Gu Shijin had a very comfortable life in the past month.

There is a small pond in front of the main hall of Chenhua Palace. Gu Shijin was not of high status, so he could not go there before. But one time, Gu Shijin was chatting with Xingyue and Xingzhu about this pond, and Lu Junze happened to hear it. Lu Junze waved his hand and asked someone to clean up the pond.

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules." Gu Shijin refused. It was too much for her, a concubine, to run to the main hall.

Lu Junze: "You are the only one living in Chenhua Palace, it's empty anyway, it's a good thing to clean it up."

"Besides, your belly is big now, so it's not convenient for you to go to the Imperial Garden. After cleaning up, I'll ask them to transplant some lotus flowers here so that you can enjoy the flowers more conveniently." Lu Junze said without allowing any refusal.

Things have come to this point, if Gu Shijin refuses again, it would be a bit ungrateful.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor issued an order, and the people under him worked very quickly. In just one day, they cleaned up the small pond and transplanted the best lotus flowers into it.

That's why Gu Shijin can now sit in Chenhua Palace and admire the lotus. The main hall of Chenhua Palace is in an excellent location. Sitting by the pond, a breeze blows over, bringing a faint floral scent, which is very pleasant.

Gu Shijin’s favorite thing to do this month is to come here to appreciate the lotus.

"My lady, some of the lotus flowers are already withering." Xingyue pointed at the lotus flowers in the pond.

"Yeah." Gu Shijin took a look, "It's already mid-October, and the lotus flowers are about to wither."

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, this year is about to end.

It has been six years since she traveled here. She was trapped in Ningyu Pavilion for the first four years. Although every day was a little boring, she felt at ease and did not have to worry about being persecuted every day. She lived a peaceful life.

Although her quality of life has improved after being favored by Lu Junze in the past two years, she still has to be careful and attentive in her daily life, for fear of being harmed by others if she is not careful.

But the luckiest ones are probably the two children in my belly.

Gu Shijin lowered his head and touched his belly tenderly.

Although Gu Shijin has never been alone, with the emperor and palace maids by her side, she has actually always been lonely and afraid in her heart.

She feels lonely because there is no one in this world who is her real relative, and she feels scared because she is worried that one day she will be assimilated by this world and will gradually forget where she comes from.

Now that he has his own child, Gu Shijin feels more or less at ease.

These two children came out of her belly and were conceived by her, Gu Shijin. They have an inseparable relationship with her. She finally has something in this world that truly belongs to her, Gu Shijin, and not to her original body.

Gu Shijin's parents, eldest brother, and third brother are all very good, but they are the original body's family, not her, Gu Shijin's family. They are kind to her because she has the body of the original body. If one day they know that the original body is dead, then Gu Shijin cannot guarantee that they will still like and love her.

As for Lu Junze, it is possible that he likes me, but the emperor's favor is like duckweed, it is not something that has a shelf life. Lu Junze can favor me for no reason, then one day he can also favor others for no reason.

"Baby, mom will definitely protect you." Gu Shijin touched her belly and said firmly.

At this moment, the baby in the belly kicked Gu Shijin's belly as if it heard what Gu Shijin said.

"Baby, did you hear what your mother said?" Gu Shijin asked with some surprise.

In May, Gu Shijin's belly had already started to move. She happened to be with Lu Junze at the time, and they were both excited for a while.

But now when Gu Shijin said this, the baby moved, as if responding to her, and Gu Shijin felt extremely satisfied.

"Ouch..." He was kicked in the stomach again, this time it was a bit heavy. Gu Shijin tapped his stomach and said, "You naughty boy."

In fact, Gu Shijin did not suffer much while pregnant with these two children. She did have severe morning sickness in the beginning, but before three months, Gu Shijin gradually got better. Until now, her day-to-day life is still the same as usual. Except for getting tired faster, there is no other abnormality.

Even Doctor Song was amazed.

However, Gu Shijin still insisted on exercising every day and not eating too greasy food. There was no such thing as caesarean section in ancient times. If she did not prepare well for delivery now, there was a real possibility that two lives would be lost during delivery.

Gu Shijin really didn't like the life here. She could see the end at a glance, but she didn't want to die either.

There is a saying that it is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. Besides, everything about her life now is pretty good except for the lack of freedom.

Freedom is precious, but life is more precious.

"Jin'er, what are you thinking about?"

As soon as Lu Junze came over, he saw Gu Shijin's loving expression. He walked a few steps closer, sat down next to Gu Shijin, and put his arm around her waist.

Gu Shijin naturally rested his head on Lu Junze's shoulder and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the baby kicked me just now, I was chatting with them."

"Oh? Then let father touch it too." Lu Junze put his hand on Gu Shijin's belly. The two babies were very considerate and actually kicked it.

"Wow!" Lu Junze pretended to be surprised, "So smart."

"Yes, they all know that they have to respond to father." Gu Shijin agreed.

Who wouldn’t be happy when their child is praised for being smart?

During this month, Lu Junze came to Chenhua Palace almost every day. Sometimes he would stay here, and sometimes he would come to see Gu Shijin and leave, making many concubines in the harem jealous.

"Jin'er, I have asked someone to find a midwife and a wet nurse for the child. I plan to have them stay in Chenhua Palace first." Lu Junze said.

The child is already seven months old. Although there are still about three months left until the due date, accidents can happen at any time. Lu Junze will feel at ease only when he has arranged for someone to be in place.

Gu Shijin nodded, "Okay, I will listen to the emperor."

It’s better to come now. The midwife and the wet nurse are both very important people and must be treated with caution.

Living in Chenhua Palace for a while, if there is any problem, Gu Shijin can find it earlier. Although Lu Junze picked all the people, she also believed that Lu Junze would not harm her, but it is better to be safe than sorry, and Lu Junze could not take everything into consideration.

"It's getting late, let's go back and have dinner. I'll stay with you today." Lu Junze took Gu Shijin's hand and said.

"Okay, the imperial kitchen just happened to prepare two new dishes, Your Majesty, please try them too."