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

I originally thought that Lu Junze would not come back so soon after his incognito tour this time. I don’t know if it was because he was angry because he knew that he was cuckolded, but Lu Junze returned to the palace on the third day.

After returning to the palace, Lu Junze did not deal with Huang Cairen's matter immediately. Come to think of it, this matter cannot be brought up openly, and even if it needs to be dealt with, it can only be done slowly.

Lu Junze ordered someone to control the head of the Yuan family business, and then went to Gu Shijin's Chenhua Palace.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health." Gu Shijin got down from the couch with a big belly and was about to salute when she was stopped by Lu Junze.

"I've told you so many times, if you have stomach discomfort, don't do these empty formalities." Lu Junze said helplessly.

Gu Shijin smiled slightly and didn't say much.

Now that Lu Junze dotes on her and likes her, he naturally doesn't care about these things, but if one day Lu Junze doesn't like her anymore, then all of these will be her fault.

"How have you been these past two days? Are you feeling okay?" Lu Junze asked with concern.

Although he had been away from the palace for two days, Lu Junze knew every move in the palace clearly, and naturally he also knew the little tricks done by Huang Cairen.

Moreover, Lu Junze even knew the people who were behind Huang Cairen's plan. However, Lu Junze didn't want to touch these people yet.

"Your Majesty, I am fine."

Lu Junze patted Gu Shijin on the back and assured him in a low voice: "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."

Compared to these, Gu Shijin was actually more worried about Lu Junze's mood. Being cuckolded would be unpleasant for any man.

Gu Shijin quietly looked up at Lu Junze, and seeing that his expression remained unchanged, he lowered his head again.

Lu Junze naturally knew what Gu Shijin was thinking. He waved to the palace servants in the room, and after they left, he lowered his head and kissed Gu Shijin's red lips.

"Your Majesty..." Gu Shijin called in a low voice.

Lu Junze slid the tip of his tongue into Gu Shijin's mouth and entangled with Gu Shijin.

After a passionate kiss, Gu Shijin collapsed in Lu Junze's arms, his face flushed and his eyes blurred.

"I'm fine." Lu Junze breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly, but Gu Shijin still heard a hint of awkwardness in these words.

Gu Shijin stopped asking and changed the subject, "Your Majesty, let's have dinner in Chenhua Palace tonight. I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare a mutton soup pot."

The weather is cold now, and a bowl of hot mutton soup is just right.

"Okay." Lu Junze said.

Lu Junze wanted to be affectionate with Gu Shijin and have a heart-to-heart talk, but was interrupted.

“Knock, knock, knock…” There was a knock on the door, and Su Deyuan’s voice came from outside the door, “Your Majesty, Concubine Yao and Concubine Shu want to see you.”

These two people must have wanted to see him about the Yuan family business, and Lu Junze didn't want to see them.

"No, let them go back." Lu Junze said impatiently.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Yuan Yao and Yuan Shu heard that the emperor didn't want to see them, they didn't make a fuss. They bowed and went back.

The Yuanshi Company had little to do with the two sisters, and the relationship between their second uncle's family and theirs was not very good. But after all, they were a family, and it would not sound good if they didn't even give each other some respect.

Moreover, if the Yuan family business can continue to develop, it will also be beneficial to their survival in the palace. No matter what the relationship between the second uncle's family and them is in private, in the eyes of others, they all have the surname Yuan and are blood relatives.

When one prospers, all prosper; when one suffers, all suffer; this is the most basic principle of the ancient aristocratic families.

When Lu Junze heard Su Deyuan come back and say that the two had left, his expression improved a little. It's okay, he's not an ungrateful person.

The pot for the Daxia Dynasty mutton soup was somewhat similar to the Beijing hotpot that Gu Shijin had eaten in his previous life, but the mutton soup they ate today was purer and tasted more delicious.

Lu Junze scooped a bowl for Gu Shijin and placed it in front of her, saying, "Come, try it and see if it tastes good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Shijin smiled.

When eating with Gu Shijin, Lu Junze no longer wants anyone to serve him. He likes to sit alone with Gu Shijin and eat, just the two of them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty will eat too."

"it is good."

After drinking a bowl of mutton soup, the whole body felt warm. Gu Shijin looked up and saw snow falling outside through the window.

The colored glaze technology of the Great Xia Dynasty was already very mature. The windows in the imperial palace were all made of colored glaze, through which one could see the situation outside very clearly.

"Your Majesty, look, it's snowing outside." Gu Shijin stood up and pointed outside.

Lu Junze had no choice but to put down his chopsticks, help Gu Shijin sit down, and admonished: “Be careful, I’ll go out with you for a walk after dinner.”

Gu Shijin smiled shyly, "Okay, thank you, Your Majesty."

After dinner, Lu Junze wrapped Gu Shijin tightly before going out.

Wearing too much, Gu Shijin had trouble walking. He pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, I'm wearing too much. It's hard to walk."

She was already pregnant, and it was inconvenient for her to wear so many clothes.

Lu Junze touched Gu Shijin's head and said, "You are about to give birth, you can't catch a cold, be obedient."

"Okay." Gu Shijin sighed. Pregnancy was too difficult.

……

Before the Chinese New Year, another major event occurred in the palace, that is, something happened to Concubine Huang.

This year, Gu Shijin didn't want to move during the New Year with a big belly. She didn't even make Laba porridge on the Laba Festival. It was Lu Junze's small kitchen that made a bowl of Laba porridge and sent it to her.

Gu Shijin didn't even finish the small bowl of Laba porridge. He felt full after drinking half of it.

The twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month was the last day of court attendance this year. The next day would be the day of rest. These ministers were probably anxious to get off work, so nothing was discussed at this morning court session, which ended quickly.

As soon as the court was over, Su Deyuan hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, something has happened."

Lu Junze glanced at Su Deyuan and said calmly, "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, Concubine Huang has fallen down, and the imperial physician has gone to Qingxin Pavilion."

Su Deyuan thought that Lu Junze would set off for Qingxin Pavilion immediately, but he heard Lu Junze say that he would go back to Chengqian Palace to change clothes first.

Su Deyuan was a little surprised. The emperor always cared about children, so why didn't he seem to be in a hurry at all today?

"Yes, Your Majesty."

When Lu Junze arrived at Qingxin Pavilion, the Queen had already arrived there.

Yes, Shangguan Yan has been released from house arrest, but the power over the six palaces has not yet been completely taken back. The emperor still asks Concubine Lan to assist her in managing the six palaces, so Concubine Lan is also in Qingxin Pavilion at this moment.

"What's going on?" Lu Junze asked after sitting down, his tone sharp.

Huang Cairen's maid came out and cried, "Today, the young lady wanted to go for a stroll in the Imperial Garden, but she accidentally slipped and fell down the stairs."

Lu Junze frowned and didn't speak for a while, and no one else dared to say anything.

Soon, the imperial physician came out with a look of trepidation on his face, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and failed to save the little prince."

Lu Junze: "How is Huang Cairen?"

"Huang Cairen is bleeding heavily and needs to be taken good care of."

Shangguan Yan staggered when he heard the words "little prince".