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

After a while, Concubine Song, Concubine De, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Gui also arrived one after another.

To be honest, Gu Shijin was a little surprised because everyone brought their children without any prior agreement. Except for the eldest princess, all the emperor's other children came.

Moreover, it was quite unexpected for Gu Shijin that Concubine Xian would come. She thought that Concubine Xian would at most bring a gift.

"I haven't seen the second and third princesses for a long time. They have grown a lot taller." Concubine Lan said when she saw the noble concubine and the virtuous concubine bringing the second and third princesses over.

"Hello, ladies and gentlemen." The two princesses bowed and greeted each other obediently. They looked so cute that Gu Shijin's desire for a girl suddenly came back.

Just hearing Concubine Lan say that he had grown taller, Gu Shijin thought of a TV series he watched in his previous life, in which the Third Prince had grown taller again.

Gu Shijin smiled. She had been thinking about her past life quite often recently.

The eldest prince and the second prince rarely leave the palace due to health reasons, especially the second prince. The eldest prince can be seen occasionally when he goes to the Shangshufang, but this is the third time Gu Shijin has seen the second prince after a long time.

The second prince seldom goes out, so his skin is very white and he looks weak, but among all of Lu Junze's children, he looks most like Lu Junze.

Although the second prince seldom left the palace, he was quite lively and after a short while he started playing with the two princesses.

When the eldest prince saw this, he pulled on Concubine Rong's sleeve and said, "Mother, I want to go play too."

Concubine Rong squatted down and straightened the clothes for the eldest prince, saying, "Go, play with your brothers and sisters."

The eldest prince has had less time to play since he started studying in the Shangshufang, and Concubine Rong also wants him to play more.

Gu Shijin observed for a while and found that these people were really attentive in treating the children. The children all had good personalities and there were no conflicts when they played together. The two princesses also helped the second prince.

It seems that the Queen is the only one in this palace who is not a good mother.

Just as I was thinking about it, the eunuch outside came to announce that the emperor and empress were coming.

"Your humble servant/concubine/son pays respects to His Majesty/Father, Empress/Mother."

"Everyone, get up." Lu Junze stepped forward and personally helped Gu Shijin up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

People present were a little surprised that the emperor and empress came together, as the emperor seldom went to the empress's Fengyi Palace recently.

The fact was that Lu Junze happened to meet the Queen on the way to Chenhua Palace. The Queen was also with the eldest princess. Lu Junze was not willing to give the Queen face in front of the child, so they came together.

The eldest princess is almost nine years old this year and is Lu Junze's oldest child. At the moment, she is wearing a red palace dress, which gives her the aura of a princess.

When everyone was present, Gu Shijin asked someone to notify the wet nurse to bring out the two princes. These people were all here to see the princes, and the protagonists had to come out.

The two little guys actually gave Gu Shijin some face and did not fall asleep. When the Fourth Prince was brought out, he was still smiling with his mouth open. That little look immediately aroused people's pity.

Lu Junze was no exception. He took the fourth prince from the nurse and asked, "What are you laughing at, Xiao Yuan'er?"

"Giggle..."

The Fourth Prince didn't understand either, but he just kept laughing in Lu Junze's arms.

The queen standing nearby was deeply hurt by this scene. How great it would be if these two children were hers.

The expressions of several other concubines who had children also changed. It was because the emperor had never been so meticulous and gentle to their children.

Now it seems that even children are different from each other.

"Her Majesty the Queen Mother and Her Majesty the Concubine are here."

I thought everyone was already here, but unexpectedly the Empress Dowager and the Concubine Dowager were also here. Fortunately, Gu Shijin had made arrangements for these two big guys when preparing seats, so there was no need to panic at this moment.

Before the banquet started, there was gift-giving. Gu Shijin actually didn't want this step at first. As for the gifts, they could just be discussed in private. But I don't know what Lu Junze was thinking. He insisted on keeping this process, so let's keep it.

Everyone was very sensible when giving gifts. Children are not suitable for receiving anything too expensive. Most people gave clothes, toys, etc. Only the Queen Mother gave two solid gold longevity locks and two gold necklaces.

"Empress Dowager, this is too precious." Gu Shijin stood up and said.

Because Gu Shijin was the host today, her seat was relatively close to the front and closer to the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother raised her hand and asked her to sit down. She said, "It's perfect. I have been preparing for a long time. These two are just right for my beloved granddaughter."

Gu Shijin looked up at Lu Junze, who nodded. Gu Shijin had no choice but to accept it.

She felt that the two children were too young and they couldn't accept such expensive gifts.

Moreover, the longevity lock was obviously heavy and could not be hung around the necks of the two children, so it could only be kept in collection.

The gifts given by the concubine were much more conventional. They were all things that children liked, and Gu Shijin did not feel burdened to accept them.

only……

The concubine suddenly took off a hairpin from her head and said, "This hairpin was given to me by the emperor. Now I will give it to you, Jin Xiuyi."

The hairpin was in the shape of a lotus flower. Gu Shijin thought it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

"She emerges from the mud without being stained, and washes in the clear water without being coquettish." The concubine smiled and said, "This hairpin is just right for you, Jin Xiuyi."

This hairpin was not a particularly valuable item, and Gu Shijin did not want to refuse the concubine's kindness, so he had to bite the bullet and accept it.

"Your Highness, thank you for your praise. Thank you very much."

The whole gift-giving process is over, and the next step is eating and drinking.

Lu Junze picked up the wine glass and drank a glass with everyone. Then he put down the glass, turned his head and looked at the queen mother, and said, "Mother, I have named the third and fourth princes. I would like to ask you for your advice."

The Queen Mother also put down her cup, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."

To be honest, Gu Shijin didn't expect Lu Junze to mention this matter at today's banquet. Lu Junze had previously told Gu Shijin that the names of the third and fourth princes had been included in the royal jade butterflies, so what happened today must have been intentional by Lu Junze.

"Everyone says that the time for the third and fourth princes to be born is a good time. I have also carefully considered it and finally decided on the names Chengjin and Chengyuan. What do you think, mother?"

"Chengjin, Chengyuan." The Queen Mother repeated the two names and smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, these two names are very good."

The Emperor and the Empress Dowager were satisfied, but the concubines below were not so satisfied, especially Concubine Song, whose hands were almost torn apart by her own scratching.

There had been rumors about this before, but Concubine Song did not take it too seriously. She felt that the emperor would not be such a willful person. She did not expect that the emperor would actually bring it up at the banquet today.

Cheng, Jin, Yuan, each of these three characters has a better meaning than her son's name.